Robert "Bob" Vernon Wells

Robert "Bob" Wells, 85, passed away in Kootenai, Idaho on October 31, 2009. He was born November 6, 1923 in Rapid City, South Dakota, son of Flossie and Vernon Wells. He grew up in Hulett, Wyoming and moved to Priest River, Idaho in 1934, graduating from Priest River High School in 1941. He married Connie Hoskins on December 7, 1945 in Treasure Island, California. He joined the US Navy and did his basic training at Farragut and then Radio School in Wisconsin. He was a Radio Operator on the USS Hadley, a Destroyer. He returned to Priest River and worked in logging and at local sawmills retiring, as a millwright, from East River Lumber Co. in 1980. Bob moved to Sandpoint in 1963 and then to Hope in 1980. He enjoyed lathe woodworking, hunting and mechanical work on his cars. He was a former member of the VFW in Sandpoint. He is survived by his wife Connie in Ponderay, 4 sons, Bob in Portland, Vernon, Bruce and Gary all of Sandpoint. 3 Grand daughters, Missie, Tove, and Niki; 3 Great Grandchildren Ava, Charlotte, and Jayden. He was preceded in death his parents and l sister, Rogene Fuher. Family Services will be scheduled later. Memorials may be made to the Shriner's Hospital in Spokane, Washington in memory of Bob Wells.