Ann Wells

Funeral services for Mrs. Ann Groover Wells, age 84 of Quitman, GA, will be held Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at Climax United Methodist Church with Rev. Wayne McDonald and Chaplain Darwin Box officiating. Interment will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery with Larry Wells, John Moore, James Yerkes, and Harry Stafford serving as active pallbearers. Visitation will be immediately following the funeral services. Mrs. Wells died peacefully on June 12, 2010 surrounded by family. During her lifetime, she was an ardent humanitarian, always seeking to help those less fortunate. As well, she possessed a flair for creativity and enjoyed the arts. She was a retired teacher and librarian of thirty years with the Brooks County School System. One of eight children, she was born September 25, 1925 the daughter of the now late James Raymond Groover and Bessie Wilkinson Groover and was also raised by the late Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wilkinson of Claxton, Georgia. Mrs. Wells was a member of the Quitman United Methodist Church for over fifty years and resided in Quitman, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her husband of over 62 years, James Hubert Wells and her parents. Mrs. Wells is survived by two sons, Jim (and Beth) Wells of Sylvania, GA, and Ray Jones of Claxton, GA; one daughter, Susan Wells Moore of Tallahassee, FL; grandchildren, Joel Wells, Mark Wells, Melissa Jones, Hana Moore, John Michael Moore, and Susanna Moore; and several beloved nieces and nephews. Online guests may sign the register at www.coxfuneral.net