Geneva Wells

Geneva M. Wells, age 90, passed away, Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at her home in Buffalo.  

She was born April 19, 1935, in Hodgenville, to her parents, Willie J. Nunn and Mildred Ward Nunn Marshall.

After raising her two sons and fully participating in their farm’s dairy and tobacco operations, she began another career in food service. She prepared food for the children and staff at Buffalo Elementary School for twenty years. She then turned her attention to her home garden, collecting and tending to Daylilies, Iris, Roses and other flowers. Many gardens across LaRue county have benefited from her generosity and sharing.

Geneva was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Lyford Wells; her parents; a sister, Vivian Rachel Nunn Johnson Straub and a brother, Raymond Donald Nunn.

She is survived by two sons, Boyce R. Wells and Dennis Lee (Sheilah) Wells; two grandchildren, Aaron Chism and Megan Wells; two great grandchildren, Landon Wells and Oakleigh Wells; a sister, Virginia (Steve) Becker of Omaha, Nebraska as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, October 6, at Dixon-Rogers Funeral Home in Magnolia with Bro. Sid Lewis officiating. Burial will follow alongside her husband in Buffalo Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and after 9 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.

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