Bedford – Ronald Lee Wells, 81, of Bedford, passed away at 9:00 am on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at Majestic Care in Bedford.

Born September 24, 1944, in Indiana, he was the son of Hazel Gray Wells. He married Betty Baurley on July 3, 1965, and she survives. He was the former pastor of the Dolan Ridge Church in Bloomington and had been a machinist at Reliance.

Survivors include his wife, Betty, of Bedford; two daughters, Pamela Jean Rismeller and husband, Curtis, of PA, and Donna Kay Brunk, of TX; a son, David Isaac Wells and wife, Caroline Sue, of Bedford; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a brother, Lloyd Wells, of West Lafayette, IN. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Ernest Leonard Wells.

A celebration of life will be scheduled at a later date at the Second Baptist Church in Bedford. Family and friends may express condolences at www.daycarter.com.