Ava Nell Sewell

Graveside service for Ava Nell Sewell will be held Friday, November 13, 2026 at Perpetual Care Cemetery, Littlefield, Texas. She went to be with the Lord on November 5. Officiating the service will be Ava Nell's nephew, Larry Mitchell of First Baptist Church, Wheeler, Texas. Also, officiating will be her son, J.R. Sewell of Seminole, Texas.

Ava Nell Greenwood Sewell was born in Wells, (Lynn County) Texas on December IO, 1932, to Dewey and Mamie Jordan Greenwood. Ava Nell was raised with her sister, Elinor in a cotton farming community. She attended schools in Smyer and Spade, Texas.

She married her high school sweetheart, John Robert (Bobby) Sewell in 1949 and they made their home in Spade, Texas and later moving to Farwell, Texas in 1963. Ava Nell was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and aunt. She was also a devoted daughter, caring for her own Mother for many years. Some of the greatest joys in her life were her family. Ava Nell loved to cook and raised a garden each year, canning and freezing with special care. She enjoyed sewing and crocheted many beautiful afghans, caps and scarfs. She loved her cats, leaving behind her beloved "Pepper". She had a great sense of humor and was always fun to be around. Her family will fondly remember gathering at her and Uncle Bobby's farmhouse, especially on July 4th to celebrate his birthday! The memories we carry of her will remain long after today. Ava Nell was kind, generous, strong and independent. Through the years, Ava Nell's faith in God carried her through life's challenges and difficulties.

Ava Neil is survived by her only child, J.R. Sewell and his wife Debra of Seminole, Texas and their children: Doug Sewell and Stacy Sewell and their children: Jordan Sewell, Dusty Beaubian, Jesse Beaubian and a Great-grandchild, Zaryah, all of Seminole. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Bob, son Buddy De'Wayne Sewell, Granddaughter Mandy Mashell Sewell and sister, Elinor Dodd.