Yolo County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....WELLS , Joanne L. "Jody"  February 27 2004
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"The Davis Enterprise," Tuesday, March 2, 2004
Joanne L. Wells

Joanne L. "Jody" Wells of Davis died Feb. 27, 2004. She was 56.

She was born Joanne Louise Ayres to Vera T. and Wallace E. "Pat" Ayres on April
10, 1947, in Salem, Ore. She graduated from high school there, then attended the
University of Oregon, studying child development, before moving to California in
1968. She later enrolled at the UC Berkeley, obtaining her bachelor's degree in
1973.

An ardent downhill skier and hiker, she moved to Lake Tahoe, where she lived and
worked until meeting a flatlander, Stanley Wells. They were married Aug. 7,
1976, at the Christ Episcopal Church in Sausalito. They honeymooned in Alaska,
which became their destination on many subsequent vacations.

She grew to enjoy Davis, particularly her sewing friends, her family said. From
the Davis Embroiderers Guild, she and 11 other women formed an informal quilting
group they liked to call the "Quilter's Dozen," which has met weekly for 25 years.

During her early married life, she enjoyed travel, motorcycle touring, fly
fishing, sewing, cooking, reading and her home. Her family said that after her
son, Patrick Harvey Wells, was born June 21, 1991, she discovered her true
passion; she became a true soccer mom, enjoying every part of motherhood.

She touched the lives of many, particularly young children, with her kindness,
giving with unconditional love whatever care or boost was needed, her family
said. She enjoyed her years as a volunteer librarian at North Davis Elementary
School, making schooltime friends with many students.

She is survived by her husband, Stanley H. Wells; son, Patrick H. Wells;
brother, Roger Ayres, his wife, Julie and son, Robert; sister, Jean Ayres Clem
and her husband, Larry, and children, Yvette, Brad and Wade; lifelong friend
Mary Sigmund Kloster; close friend Annette Glabe; and stepchildren, Shell Wells
Kill, Michael A., Gregory A. and Russell H. Wells, Susan Luff Chritton and David
G. Luff and their children.

A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at St. Martin's Episcopal
Church, 640 Hawthorn lane in Davis.

In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to the Sutter Davis Infusion Center, 200
Sutter Place, Davis CA 95616.


Additional Comments:
Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street,
Davis, CA 95616.

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