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Drake Austin Wells
Tombstone Photo
Mount Zion Cemetery
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Obit posted by Martha Reddout
Sep 17, 1998 - Sep 17, 2017
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© Marietta Monitor
22 Sep 2017 Page 4
Source: © Watts Funeral Home
Services for Drake Austin Wells, 19,
of Thackerville will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, September 22 in
Marietta’s First Baptist Church with Brother Murray McMurray and
Reverend David Shahan officiating.
Interment will follow in Mt. Zion
Cemetery, Thackerville.
Born September 17, 1998 at Carrollton, Texas, the son of LaDona Voyles-Wells and Damon Wells, he died Sunday, September 17, 2017 near Welling. Drake, a resident of Thackerville since 2004, attended Thackerville Schools from Kindergarten through 12th grade, graduating as valedictorian of the 2017 class. In addition he served as senior class president and vice president of the FFA Chapter and was a member of the Student Council and the National Honor Society. Active in sports, Drake played baseball and football four years at Thackerville and was one of the “Young Money Brick Squad,” the high school football club. He loved being with his friends and family, especially his brothers and sister. In fact, Drake had worked in the family business, Wells Feed in Marietta, since age 10. A student at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, he had recently pledged Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Those who knew Drake will recall that his favorite color is purple. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Thackerville.
Preceding him in death was his Granny, Ann Voyles.
Survivors include his mother, LaDona Wells of Thackerville; father, Damon Wells, also of Thackerville; two brothers, Jared Wells and Grayson Wells of the home in Thackerville; sister, Lauren Wells, also of the home; maternal grandfather, Ronnie Voyles “PaPa” of Thackerville; paternal grandmother, Helen Wells “Grandma” of Rhome, Texas; uncles and aunts ,Ondy and Keeley Voyles, Randy and Deborah Voyles, Randy Wells, Jon Wells, and Carey Wells; and cousins, Stetson, Brayden, Landon, Laci, Megan, Matthew, Devin, Kelsey, Kaleb, and Kaden.
Casket bearers will be Stetson Voyles, Ethan Wilson, Zachary Stacey, Mauricio Badillo, Austin Vann, Justice Buckaloo, Akin Lee Shurbet, Brayden Voyles, Jared Wells, Chisum Shurbet, Tyler Wade, and Cody Morris. Honorary bearers will be his Kappa Sigma Fraternity Brothers and the 2016-17 Thackerville Wildcat Football Team.
Visitation for family and friends will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday, September 21 at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Drake Wells Memorial Scholarship Fund at First National Bank, Marietta.
Online guest book: wattsfuneralhome.com
A keepsake video is available through the funeral home.
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Thackerville teen killed in crash The Thackerville community remains in shock over the sudden death of Drake Wells. An acquaintance of the family told the story of Wells’ birthday celebrations with friends cut short by a fatal crash. Drake Wells, 19, was the 2017 Valedictorian at Thackerville High School. Described as a leader encourager and a willing helper, Wells was attending college at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah with his sights set on becoming a plastic surgeon.
He and four friends were traveling Sunday evening, September 17 at approximately 10:41 p.m. to have a small get-together for Wells’ birthday. The vehicle they were in departed the roadway to the right, striking a guard rail on the Welling Bridge 2.1 miles east and 4.1 miles south of Tahlequah. The vehicle then came back onto the roadway, departed to the left and went through the railing and off the bridge. It fell approximately 35 feet into the river below on its top, fully submerging under the water and trapping all passengers inside. First responders extricated the driver, 18-year-old Donovan Caldwell of Muskogee, and passengers Wells; Jessica Swartwout, 18, of McAlester; Lily Murphy, 18, of Gentry, Arkansas; and Rhiann Seely, 18, of Salina. All were pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel. Wells is the son of Damon Wells and LaDona Voyles-Wells and the grandson of Ronny Voyles Sr. and Helen Wells.
Funeral services are set at 10 a.m., Friday, September 22 at Marietta’s First Baptist Church.
Source: Marietta Monitor, 22 Sept 2017, cover page
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