J.B. Wells
April 30, 1935 - March 31, 2014

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J.B. Wells, age78, of Monticello passed away Monday, March 31, 2014, at the Drew Memorial Hospital in Monticello, AR. He was born April 30, 1935 to the late John Wesley Wells and Emma Anna Frisby Wells.

He was a self-employed business owner, a United States Air Force Veteran and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Wells was an avid bowler, hunter and fisherman. He was also preceded in death by seven siblings, Bart Wells, Lucille Daley, Junus Wells, Mary Pennington, Essie Marhofer, Bessie Boyd and Dorothy Terry; and one grandson, Joshua Wells.

He is survived by his wife, Beatrice Griffith Wells of Monticello; two sons, Steve Wells and wife Cindy of Udall, Kansas and Chris Wells and wife Stephanie of Senatobia, MS; two daughters, Lisa Stringfellow and husband Keith of Arlington, Tennessee and Kathy Denman and husband Paul of Sterlington, LA; fourteen grandchildren, Justin, Alan, Jett, Katie, Christopher Ty, Nicholas, Kendall, Tyler, Corey, Sarah, Luke, Isaac, Shelby Nicole and Charley Kate; and one great-grandchild, Lane.