Geraldine Wells, 78, of Raleigh, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, at the Sunrise of Raleigh Nursing Home.
She was born in Powell County on Jan. 22, 1935, to the late Lloyd and Mabel Martin Wells; however, she grew up in Winchester. She was a graduate of Georgetown College and Winchester High School. She worked for many years at IBM and retired from there in Raleigh. She was a longtime member of Hayes-Barton Baptist Church in Raleigh.
Survivors include three brothers, Jack Wells and James Donald Wells of Winchester, and Harold Wells of Maryland; a sister, Norma Bailey of Iowa; a number of nieces and nephews; and special friends, Nancy and John Stainback and family of North Carolina.
She was preceeded in death by a brother, Paul J. Wells of Winchester.
Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, March 7 at Scobee Funeral Home. Funeral. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. by Dr. Ed Mesta. Burial will be in the Eaton Cemetery in Clay City, Ky.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions are suggested to a charity of one's choice.
The online guestbook is available at www.scobeefuneralhome.com and the 24-hour funeral information telephone line can be reached by calling 744-2122.
