Mr. Wendell Newell Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Mr. Wendell Newell, 83, died October 4, 2017 at Willson Hospice House. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, October 6, 2017 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery. The Rev. Trey Brown will officiate. The family will receive friends on Friday from 1:00 PM until the Service Hour at Banks Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Newell was born in Worth County on March 12, 1934 to the late Daniel Claude & Janie Mae McDonald Newell. He had lived in Worth County all of his life. Mr. Newell was a Veteran having served in the United States Army. He worked in Civil Service at the Marine Corps Logistic Base as an Inspector. Mr. Newell was a Ford enthusiast who enjoyed drag racing and quail hunting. He loved his family and his animals above all else. Mr. Newell is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Jayne Collins Newell; sons, Gene Newell (Cherita), Tony Newell (Susie), Marty Newell (Buffy), Steve Newell (Stephanie), and Russell Newell (Sheran), all of Worth County; 12 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; siblings, Elvis Newell, Roy Newell, Ferrell Higgs, Carroll Cox and Faye Calhoun and a number of nieces, nephews and extended family. In addition to his parents, Mr. Newell was preceded in death by his siblings, Eric Newell, Vivian Hall, Doris Henderson and Charles Lawson "Teensie" Newell. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to Willson Hospice House, 320 Foundation Lane, Albany, GA 31707. Please sign our online guest registry at www.banksfh.com. Banks Funeral Home in Sylvester is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Wendell Newell

March 12, 1934 - October 4, 2017