Curtis G.(Whoo-dat) Wells of 500 Green St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;April 19;1983;in Veterans Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was 72. Mr.Wells was born Jan.2;1911;in Belle Vernon;a son of the late Steward and Lilly Hopkins Wells. He was a member of the First Christian Church of Belle Vernon. A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon;Mr. Wells retired in 1971 from the Exxon Corporation;Pittsburgh. He was a veteran of World War ll;having served in the U.S.Navy. Mr.Wells was also a member of Belle Vernon F&AM Lodge 643;Scottish Rite Valley Lodge of Uniontown;the Consistory of Pittsburgh and the Belle Vernon American Legion. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother;Charles Wells;and a sister;Olive Palfrey. Survivors include his widow;Ann Dudgeon Wells;one son;Steward W.Wells of Sumner;Wash.;four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Friday;April 22;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Kenneth Neiderhiser;pastor of the Belle Vernon Church of the Nazarene;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.