Barbara Jo Wells, was born May 20, 1932, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to William Roy Edwards and Lillian Iness Tull Edwards of Scott, who preceded her in death. She passed away on January 9, 2018.
She has now been reunited with her husband of sixty years, Richard Vinson Wells, who passed away on January 16, 2013; two older sisters, Hazel Rhodes of Sheridan, Arkansas, and Lucille Parks of Birmingham, Alabama; and sister in law, Louise Edwards.
She is survived by her daughter, Jami Snider and her husband Scott; her son, Richard V. Wells II and his wife Paula; three granddaughters (her loves), Maggie Walters, Sarah Gray, and Naomi Jo Wells; one brother, Charles Edwards; one step-daughter, Jennifer Wells & her son Roy John; one special niece, Ann Williams; and five wonderful nephews, Bob Parks, William Rhodes, Paul Rhodes, Roy Edwards, and Phillip Edwards.
Memorials may be made to Special Olympics Arkansas, 2115 Main Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72114.
Funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, January 19, 2018, at Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery, 1501 West Maryland Ave, North Little Rock. Online obituary at
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