Jimmy Michael Wells

Mike was born in Brunswick on June 29, 1950, to the late Jasper Brooks Wells and Eula Lenora Wells. He was a lifelong resident of Brunswick and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He was a 1968 graduate of Glynn Academy and subsequently graduated from South Georgia Technical College in Americus. Upon graduation, Mike began working at what was then known as Brunswick Pulp and Paper and went through ownership changes including Scott-Mead, Koch Cellulose, and Georgia-Pacific. Mike held various roles at the mill but ultimately became an electrician and made friends with many co-workers in the electric shop and throughout the mill.

Mike’s favorite hobbies were old cars and trucks, especially restoring them and driving them around town. He especially enjoyed his 1955 Chevy Bel-Air and 1963 Chevy truck. Mike also enjoyed fishing, working in his yard cutting grass, fellowship with his church members, and singing in the Church choir.

Survivors who will cherish their memories include his loving son, Christopher Blake Wells of Waverly; sister, Robbie Wells Strickland and her husband, Phil of Valdosta; his special friend Marsha Seppala of Brunswick, and his beloved Boston Terrier named Maggie. Mike is also survived by his nephew, Joel Strickland and his wife Hope of Loganville, Georgia and his niece, Laurie Ann Wright of Valdosta. Additional survivors are great nieces and nephews, Cale Strickland, Addy Strickland, Cash Strickland, Megan Brook Tyre and her husband Jeffrey, and Alden Jean Eddy. Great-great nieces and nephews are Adaleigh Grace Tyre and Colson Wells Tyre.

A special thank you to the staffs of Bayview Physical Rehab Facility and Baptist Village for caring for Mike the past several months and to the emergency room and intensive care units at University of Florida North Hospital in Jacksonville who tried heroically to treat Mike in his final hours.

Visitation will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 pm on Wednesday, February 11th with his service to immediately follow at Calvary Baptist Church, 3105 Wildwood Drive, Brunswick, GA.

In lieu of flowers and in honor of Mike’s love for his church and his dog Maggie, contributions may be made to Calvary Baptist Church or the Humane Society of South Coastal Georgia in Mike’s memory.

Arrangements are entrusted to Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home in Brunswick.