Sherry Wells
Posted: January 21, 2021
Sherry “Dutter” Wells, 69, of Steens, MS passed away Friday, January 15, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT. A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 6, 2021, at 1:00 PM at Woodland Baptist Church. Mrs. Wells was born on February 5, 1951, in Columbus, MS to the late Doris Sides Wright and Sid Wright. She worked in Home Health for 40 years and retired from Kindred Home Health as a supervisor. Mrs. Wells loved hummingbirds, cooking, baking, traveling to the Smokey Mountains. She enjoyed spending time with her family especially grandchildren and great- grandchildren, and she loved spending time with her dogs, Zoey and Gigi. Mrs. Wells was the eldest of seven children and known by “Dutter” to her siblings, she was the “boss” of the family, loved by everyone that knew her, and will be truly missed. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Wells is preceded in death by her sister, Emma McKay; and brothers, Johnny “Pooh Bear” Wright and Sid Wright. Mrs. Wells is survived by her husband, James “Chad” Wells of Steens, MS; sons, Joe (MariChu) Casmus and Jamie (Amanda) Wells; daughter, Jennifer Wells; grandchildren, Nicholas Wells, Meghan Wells, Britney Casmus, Breanna Wells and Brandon Casmus; great-grandchild, Aspyn Rushing; brothers, Billy (Ann) Wright and Neil Wright; sister, Mary (Shawn) Miller; sister- in-law, Judy Wright; and brother-in-law, Neal (Nancy) Wells. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105 or to LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center P.O. Box 41817 Memphis, TN 38174-181. The family would like to say a special thanks to Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT 5th floor and CCU nurses and Dr. Williams, Dr. Wade, Dr. Bonetti.