Obituary for Amy Wells

“It’s been a long day without you my friends”

If you are reading this it means that I am in Heaven now because I gave my life to Jesus Christ.

What I wanna be remembered for aren’t all the bad things I did in life but the way I turned my life around because “I’ve came a long way from where I’ve began”.

I would like to be fondly remembered as a hard worker and a pretty tough chick.

How much I loved my family, even though we fought like true “south-enders” The love was always there and my grandkids owned my heart. All 6 of them, Jeneysa, Soul, Lily, Braxton, Dustin and Grayson. 

One of my best friends told me that I would maybe be a testimony and she was probably right. 

Thank you to everyone who believed in me even when I didn’t believe in myself! 

Scott Barrett, Lynn Webb Jones, Janet and Dick, Berta Flynn, Beck and Sandy, Vicky, Shanita, Tabby, Chase, Derrick and Kellie. All of you! You made my life worth living! 

I finally accepted the one fight I couldn’t win after spending 6 months beating the Hell out of cancer. Actually it beat the Hell out of me and to be clear cancer only won because it fought dirty and brought friends.

I passed away peacefully in my sleep on May 12, 2026, at my home. I arrived in this world on January 13, 1972, in Kenton, Ohio. I was born half Wells and half Wallace (I know, I know what an iconic-bad-ass make-up of DNA I was blessed with)

I lived life in my own unforgettable way, strong willed, funny, and never afraid to speak my mind.

I am now reunited with my Dad Gary and my Mom Dori with a “y” (The best Damn card player on the South Side of The Scioto River) and my brother Bub, all of whom I have missed dearly and spoke of often. 

While my family takes comfort in knowing we are all together, there is no doubt Heaven became a little louder the moment I arrived.

I leave behind the people I loved most, my daughters Shanita (Gilberto) Sigala and Tabby Harp, my sons, Chase and Derrick Newman, and my sister/best friend Vicky aka Wells aka Spencer aka Whitaker and all of my grandkids!

I had a sense of humor that could catch you off guard. I could make people laugh at the worst possible times and somehow make it exactly what was needed. Sometimes it was a sarcastic comment, a brutally honest opinion, or one of my stories that somehow got more dramatic and funny every time I told it. I had a way of keeping life interesting. I was the kind of person you never forgot after meeting me.

I faced many challenges throughout my life, but I kept going in the only way I knew how, with determination, stubbornness and humor. I loved deeply, laughed loudly, and lived authentically. 

My family and friends will remember not only the hard moments, but also the laughter, the memories, and the unmistakable personality that made me who I was.

In lieu of tears, I would prefer laughter and inappropriate jokes and ask that you bring them with you to my celebration of life. 

Donations for my services are welcomed (because I didn’t want to leave this on my children) but they are not required. And know that anything anyone does give is appreciated and I will be forever grateful. 

You are welcome to bring a dish if you can, an appetite if you can’t, and a good story about me either way! 

Thank you to everyone that ever loved me!

(The Queen of No Filter)

– Amy Wells

P.S. if there was anything that I never got a chance to tell you while I was here. 

“I’ll Tell You All About It When I See You Again”

There will be no formal services for Amy Wells, The Price-McElroy Funeral Home in Kenton is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorial donations, in Amy’s honor may be made to the funeral home.

Online condolences may be expressed at pricefh.net.