James Leonard “Lenny” Wells, 47, a resident of Nashville, Tenn., and formerly of Elizabethton, Tenn., passed away Friday, October 11, 2019, at the Erlanger Medical Center, Chattanooga, Tenn. He was born March 8, 1972, in Warren, Mich.
Lenny enjoyed the art of finding, repurposing, and sharing found treasures at yard sales, estate sales, and flea markets. He liked traveling adventures; writing and journaling; and loved to send cards, especially to the ill and downtrodden.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Linda Wells; father, Jimmy Wells; and grandparents, B.D. “Bern” and Myrtie Foster, and Reed and Edna Wells.
Survivors include a sister and brother-in-law, Della LuAnne and John Camacho of Charlotte, N.C.; nephews and niece, Isaiah Camacho, Josiah Camacho, Alexas Camacho and Elijah Camacho; and several other relatives and friends.
The family will receive friends Saturday, October 19, from 11 a.m. until noon in the old sanctuary of Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, 115 Old Hen Valley Road, Oliver Springs, TN 37840. Funeral services will follow on Saturday at noon at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church with Pastor Garvan Walls officiating. Committal services and interment will follow in the Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Oliver Springs, Tenn. An online register is available at www.evansmortuary.biz.
Evans Mortuary of Rockwood, Tenn., is serving the family of James Leonard “Lenny” Wells.