Mr. Lionel Holloway Wells

WELLS, Mr. Lionel Holloway - Age 81, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2023 at Hurley Medical Center. Family Hour 10:00 AM Friday, November 3, 2023 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM. Pastor Allen C. Overton Jr., officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the chapel 10:00 AM Friday. Mr. Wells will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home and may be viewed from 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Thursday. Lionel “Lonnie” Holloway Wells was born on October 04, 1942, in Flint, Michigan to the union of Leandres (Sonny) and Berry Lee Wells. Lonnie was the third child and son of this union. In which the Three Wells Brothers were formed. Shortly thereafter, the family was extended with two beautiful sisters for him to adore and making him the peacemaker middle child. Lonnie wed Elizabeth on June 05, 1987, and for 36 years they had a marriage that was full of love and life. Lonnie was the proud father of four children; Lionel Gilmer, Marcy Antionette, the late Albert Boyd and Belinda Ann and an even prouder grandfather of four grandchildren; Bre’El Chantelle, Vincent Holloway, Alissia Simone, and Alaire Boyd. Lionel was a lifelong resident of the Flint area in which he was a superior athlete. He was also gifted an immense intelligence and stoic wisdom that could only come from the most high, our Lord and savior. As a native of Flint, Lionel attended Jefferson Elementary, Emerson Junior High and Central High School. During his school years, Lionel was Flint’s First Black All-State Quarterback, 1961 All-Valley Quarterback and earned letters in three sports, baseball, basketball, and football. Lonnie's athleticism earned him a baseball scholarship to Western Michigan University. Lonnie would later master and enjoy bowling and golfing to stay physically active. Throughout his life, Lonnie would scrimmage and coach other athletes on the importance of conditioning, wellness, and endurance to succeed in sports and life. Lonnie promoted excelling as an athletic scholar. He was later inducted in the 1997 Class of the Greater Flint Afro-American Hall of Fame in the category of Multiple Sports. Lionel’s desire to learn and research his world and the wonders of it allowed him to receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from the University of Michigan-Flint. Lionel was employed with Consumers Energy in Flint, Michigan for over 35 years. In which he started as an engineer then rose through the ranks to retire as an Auditor of Engineers. In his retirement, Lonnie was able to learn a new talent as a master gardener. His motto was “the Lord said feed my people” and with his organic garden Lonnie nourished family, friends, and neighbors. Lonnie was a kind and generous person and he believed that he should be a role model to his children, nieces, nephews, friends, and neighbors. Dada/Uncle Lonnie/Papa/Mr. Wells’ goal was to lift someone up and educate them while doing it. Mr. Lionel Holloway Wells leaves to cherish his memory: wife of 36 years, Elizabeth Wells; 2 daughters, Marcy A Wells of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Belinda A (Marcus) Wells-Terry of Grand Rapids, Michigan; son, Lionel G Wells of Flint, Michigan; 4 grandchildren, Bre’El C. Lang-Wells of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Vincent H Wells of Los Angelos, California, Alissia S Wells of Troy, Michigan and Alaire B Wells of Grand Blanc, Michigan; daughter-in-law, Thelma Denise Koger-Wells of Grand Blanc, Michigan; 2 sisters, Dora Mardean Taylor and Deborah Ann Foster, both of Mt. Morris, Michigan; brother; Lawrence Maurice (Juanita) Wells of Flushing, Michigan; sister-in-law, Barbara O’Neal;19 nieces; 15 nephews, and numerous great-nieces and nephews and extended family; mother of children, Bobbie Ann Wells; a host of friends including Ruthy Quarles, Veronica Brown, Pat Spencer, Kathy Dotson, Lillian Banduesen, the Langston and Williams Family and the Harwood Drive neighbors. Lionel was preceded in death by son, Albert B. Wells; parents, Leandres Wells and Berry L Wells; brother, Leandres (Fuzz) Wells; grandparents, Gus and Fannie Wells and Berry Holloway and Dora Taylor; nephew, Muhammad Abdur-Rahman; sisters-in-law, Genevieve O’Neal and Deborah O’Neal; brothers-in-law, Larry Foster, Charles O’Neal and Amos Taylor.

Mr. Lionel Holloway Wells

October 4, 1942 - October 26, 2023