Days after Kelly Clarkson's ex-husband Brandon Blackstock died of cancer at 48 , his first wife has honored him in a heartfelt Instagram post. Despite divorcing in 2012 after 13 years of marriage, Melissa Ashworth Wells' post makes it clear that she and Blackstock were on good terms when he died. And it's easy to see she thought very highly of him, even when they were no longer together.

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Ashworth Wells' post began with a family photo of Blackstock posing with the two children the former couple shared together, 23-year-old Savannah and 19-year-old Seth, as well as Blackstock's only grandchild, Savannah's son Lake. The second photo showed Ashworth Wells and Blackstock on their wedding day. In

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