Thelma Anne Wells

Thelma “Anne” Wells, 90, of Annapolis, MD, passed away on June 16, 2026, at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware. She was born on October 16, 1935, at the original Anne Arundel Medical Center, to parents Sarah Elizabeth (Taylor) and James Benson Farrell, one of eight children, and their only child born in a hospital. Anne grew up in Bowie, Maryland, during a time when the closest general store was a train ride away, and attended Southern High School. She married Leslie Calvert Wells in 1952. Anne worked as a bookkeeper for Nationwide Insurance, until 1960 when she and Sammy established their roofing and remodeling company, Wells Home Improvement, in Annapolis, Maryland. They were true partners in life and love and did everything together over their 63 years of marriage. Anne continued to operate their business after Sammy’s passing in 2015.

Anne was an avid reader and kept several kindles filled with her favorite novels. She enjoyed outings to Harrington Raceway & Casino, ladies’ brunch dates, friendly card games, and scorekeeping for their family baseball and softball teams. She was ever faithful to her Lord, reading her Bible often and saying her prayers every night.

Anne is survived by her daughter, Debra M. Kilian and husband Jay; her son, Glenn M. Wells and wife Stacey; daughters-in-law Jane Redwood, and Kimberly Wells; sister Bernice Carr and husband Billy; brother John Farrell and wife Lorraine; eleven grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Leslie Calvert “Sammy” Wells, Sr.; her children, Margaret A. Dyke, Michael D. Wells, and Leslie C. Wells, Jr.; great-grandson Stephen Kilian; parents James and Sarah Farrell; siblings Elizabeth Isaacs, James Farrell, Virginia Cassidy, Dorothy Dove, and David “Buddy” Farrell.