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    Cameron Wells Sr.

    September 3, 1964 - June 28, 2020

    Cameron D. Wells Sr. was born September 3, 1964 in Kankakee, IL to William H. and Jacqueline L. Calbert Wells. At the age of eight, he joined the Morning Star Baptist Church under the pastorate of Rev. William H. Copeland Jr. He remained an active member and served in the Music Ministry, Media Ministry, Youth for Christ and Athletic Ministry. He graduated from Westview High School in 1982 and served in the United States Army Reserve for 10 years, having done his basic training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Cameron was employed by Armstrong World Industries for 26 years. He also worked for Lax Mortuary for many years. He was a member of St. Elmo Lodge #916. He enjoyed being a part of his sons’ lives and attending their sporting events. He also was an avid reader of the newspaper. He leaves to cherish his memory, two sons, Cameron Wells Jr. and Calin Wells, both of Kankakee, IL; his mother, Jacqueline L. Wells of Kankakee, IL; one sister, Michelle Wells of Wichita Falls, TX; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Rev. James and Janice Hudson of Paducah, KY and Kamari and Chelsea Wells of Bourbonnais, IL; three aunts, Marilyn Sykes of Vancouver, WA, Margaret Tarver of Bolingbrook, IL and Brenda Felton of Kankakee, IL; five uncles, Nathan Wells of Kenosha, WI, John and Viester Wells of San Bernardino, CA, Edward Wells, Murill and Celia Calbert and Charles and Leslie Thomas, all of Kankakee, IL. He was preceded in death by his father, and a son, Christian D. Wells.

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    Cameron D. Wells Sr. was born September 3, 1964 in Kankakee, IL to William H. and Jacqueline L. Calbert Wells. At the age of eight, he joined the Morning Star Baptist Church under the pastorate of Rev. William H. Copeland Jr. He remained an... View Obituary & Service Information

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