Virginia Dare Prewitt Wells

November 29, 1927 - June 8, 2017

Virginia Dare Prewitt Wells, 89, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born November 29, 1927 in Carrie, Kentucky to the late John Prewitt and Ottie Mae Prewitt Combs. After her graduation from Hindman Settlement School in 1947, she began a career in teaching. On March 29, 1952, she married Carl Wells, Sr. in Hazard, Kentucky and from that union had two sons, Carl Wells, Jr. and Paul Wayne Wells. After 17 years of teaching, she joined along side her husband in operating Wells Funeral Home and Ambulance Service where she became a licensed funeral director in 1966. Virginia was a former member of the Stanton Women's Club, Eastern Star, and Stanton Christian Church. She had a love for cooking and enjoyed having a crowd around her table. She was an avid Kentucky Wildcat fan and score keeper. Survivors include grandchildren, Josh Wells and fiancé Daphane, Megan and husband, David Davis, Heather and husband, Shannon Combs, and Rebecca Wells; great-grandchildren, Josh Davis, Virginia "Jenna" Davis, Grant Wells, Whitley Combs, and Braeden Combs; brother, Oliver and wife, Sylvia Combs, of Carrie; sister, Oreda Jane and husband, James Combs, of Lexington; sister-in-law, Doris Combs, of London, and Ann Combs, of Bowling Green. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Carl Wells, Sr., sons Paul Wayne and Carl Wells, Jr., brothers, Orbin B. Combs, Ova Combs, John Arthur Prewitt, and Bob Prewitt, and sister, Olive Pearl Combs Tolson. Services Sunday, June 11th, 2pm at Davis and Davis Funeral Home, Stanton. Visitation Saturday 5-9pm at the funeral home. Burial in Stanton Cemetery with Josh Wells, David Davis, Shannon Combs, Josh Davis, Braeden Combs, Grant Wells, and Kyle Berryman serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Darlene Smallwood, Brenda Tipton, Jennifer Singh, Theresa Newsome, Haley Berryman, Sonja Stone, Exia Combs, and all former employees of Wells Funeral Home and Ambulance Service.