Wells, Jewell Kay

  • Saturday, May 21, 2016

Jewell Kay Wells, 77, of Lookout Mountain, Georgia, passed away peacefully at her home early Thursday morning May 19, 2016, surrounded by her family.

Jewell was a hardworking, selfless woman and always put her family's needs before her own. She was a loving mother, aunt, grandmother, sister and friend. 

She was preceded in death by her parents, Gene and Eloise Wells; sister, Viola(Hayes) Blevins; niece, Kathy Bearo; aunt, Nanny Kate Pearson; and uncles, Jim (Viola) Pearson and Mack Pearson.

Jewell is survived by her son, Joseph E. (Esther) Caruana of San Diego, CA; daughter, Angela R. McDade of Mauston, WI; grandchildren, Elijah Caruana, Jessica (Adam) Pianpiano and Shannon McDade; great-grandson, Alexander Caruana; sister, Juanita Holcomb of Lookout Mountain, GA; and nieces and nephews, Jennings, Kenny, Roger and Darrell Belvins, Eloise Lingerfelt, Marshall Simmons and Wawana Johnson, all of Lookout Mountain, GA. 

In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations to the McKamey Animal Center in Chattanooga, TN. www.mckameyanimalcenter.org 

Funeral Services will be held at 12 p.m. on Saturday May 28, in the chapel of Ryan Funeral Home. Interment will be held privately at a later date.

Family will receive friends from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. on Saturday at Ryan Funeral Home in Trenton, who has charge of the arrangements.

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