Mrs. Joyce Herron Wells Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Big Stone Gap, VA Joyce Herron Wells, 73, of the Olinger Community, passed away on Wednesday (October 22, 2014) at her home. She was a lifelong resident of Lee County, VA. She was a Past Commander of the C. H. Hagy, Chapter #45, D.A.V. and she was founder of the Patriotic Helping Hands, to assist veterans with financial needs. She attended Appalachia Pentecostal Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Farrell “Art” Wells; daughter, Teresa Clark; her parents, Claude Elmer Herron and Sara Jane (Adams) Herron; and several brothers and sisters. She is survived by her daughter, Sherrie Hall and husband, Waylon of Olinger, Va.; son, Floyd Taylor, Jr. of Seminary, Va.; three grandsons, Peyton and Ryder Wells, and Steven Clark; three granddaughters, Morgan McMahan, Renee Clark and Lori Clark; three great grandchildren; three sisters, Edna Lipps of Florida, and Charletta Hall and Matilda McFall, both of Big Stone Gap; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday at Holding Funeral Home (17 E. 3rd St., N.) in Big Stone Gap. The funeral service will follow in the funeral home chapel with Dr. Roy Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Powell Valley Memorial Gardens. The family will serve as pallbearers. To view the obituary online and offer condolences, please visit www.holdingfuneralhome.com. Holding Funeral Home is serving the Mrs. Wells’ family.

Mrs. Joyce Herron Wells

August 28, 1941 - October 22, 2014