Deloris Ann "Dee" Wells, 77, of Mexico, passed away on Friday, August 8, 2025, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia.

A visitation is from 4-6 p.m. on Friday, August 15, at Arnold Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 6 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home.

Dee was born on October 8, 1947, in Mexico, the daughter of Bert Johnston Jr. and Mary Elizabeth Robison Johnston. She was a 1965 graduate of Mexico High School.

On May 6, 1967, Dee married Donald Joe Anderson at the First Church of the Nazarene in Mexico. Together, they had three children: Bryon, Amy, and Tessa. Later in life, she married Larry G. Wells on January 23, 2001, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dee began her career at the unemployment office in Mexico, Missouri. She later worked for the State of Missouri in Jefferson City, followed by a position as a legal secretary at Brett and Erdel. After the birth of her third child, Tessa, Dee opened and operated her own daycare for several years. She then worked for the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA). Her career continued in real estate, where she spent many years with Coldwell Banker Botts and Company and later worked with Nancy Roe.

After her time in real estate, Dee opened Cora's Antiques on the square. In retirement, she continued to stay active, working part-time for the Mexico-Audrain County Library.

Dee was also committed to community involvement. She was a member of the Noon Lions Club and served multiple terms on the board of United Credit Union.

Survivors include her husband, Larry G. Wells of the home; three children, Bryon (Julie) Anderson of Whitehall, Michigan, Amy Robbins of Auxvasse, and Tessa (Steve) Spires of Hallsville; two step-sons, Rick Wells of Mexico, and Darwyn Wells of Jamestown; eight grandchildren, Will Anderson, Bryson Anderson, Claudia Robbins, Sophie Spires, Ben Spires, Miranda Fennewald, Brennan Wells, and Ryan Wells; four great-grandchildren, Clayton Fennewald, Brenlynn Fennewald, Nova Wells, and Jake Wells; two siblings, James William Johnston of Paris and Fannie Garrett of Mexico; and one sister-in-law, Teresa Johnston of Mexico.

Dee was preceded in death by her mother, Mary (husband Espy) Duvall; father, Bert (wife Ruby) Johnston Jr.; one brother, Robert Johnston; and one sister, Connie Garrelts.

Memorial donations may be made to the Mexico-Audrain County Library. They may be sent in care of Arnold Funeral Home, 425 S. Jefferson Street, Mexico, MO 65265.