Donna Marie (Griffith) Wells

Donna Marie (Griffith) Wells, 85, of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday January 7, 2025 at MHP Medical Center.

She was born March 11,1939 in Shelbyville, IN to Ralph Griffith and Nellie (Featherstone) Griffith.

Donna married John Wells on April 21,1957 and he preceded her in death on June 18, 2007, just after celebrating 50 loving years of marriage together.   She graduated from Shelbyville High School with the class of 1957.  She has been a member of First Baptist Church for 73 years.  Donna enjoyed going to garage sales and tracing her lineage through genealogy.  She also enjoyed listening to Elvis.  She was a caring and loving person who loved to be active in her kid's lives.  Whether it was being a Den Mother or participating in PTA through the years, Donna's favorite title was Mom.

She is survived by her son, Kevin Wells; her daughters, Debra (husband, John) Coffin, Theresa (husband, Jim) VanNatta and Jana Wells (David Glassman); 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren and her special friend, Bud Carr.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her daughter, Wendy Wells; 2 brothers and 2 sisters and her beloved dog, Lucy.

Visitation will be Sunday, January 19, 2025 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 27 W. Broadway St., Shelbyville, IN.

Funeral services will follow at 4 p.m. at the church with Pastor Kevin Metz officiating.

A Celebration of Life will follow the services downstairs.

Burial will be at Bethesda Cemetery in Terre Haute, IN in the spring.

Funeral Directors, Greg Parks, Sheila Parks and Stuart Parks are honored to serve Donna's family.

Online condolences may be shared at www.murphyparks.com.