Bunny Wells, 83, of Steubenville, Ohio, passed away Feb. 1, in UPMC St. Margaret Hospital in Pittsburgh as a result of complications following surgery.

She was born in Salineville, Ohio, Jan. 18, 1926, to the late Walter and Alice Madden Kirkpatrick.

Before retiring, she was a longtime employee of the Williams Country Club in Weirton, W.Va., and a member of the Holy Family Church, Steubenville.

Bunny was an inspiration to all who knew her. She had strength beyond means and the wit of a comedian. Her "Bunnyisms" will be a source of humor for years to come. She was a small but mighty woman, loved by all.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her infant daughter, Susan Wells; a grandson, Chad Lewis; four brothers; and three sisters.

She was the loving mother of four children, Jerry Wells and his wife, Kathy, and Doug Wells, all of Fort Myers, Fla., Karen Lewis and her husband, John, of Butler and Kathy Tharp and her husband, Leonard, of Steubenville; her most cherished grandchildren, Kristen Roe and husband, her Squig, Michael Lewis and his wife, Nicole, Monica Jones and her husband, JP, Meghan Lewis and Abby Perko; and her adored two great-grandchildren, Kylie and Justin Roe and twin baby girl Lewises to be born in May.

She is also survived by one sister, Ida Haynes of Toronto, Ohio; a sister-in-law, Edna Kirkpatrick of Wintersville, Ohio; three step-grandchildren; and many loved nieces and nephews. She also will be missed by her four-legged granddogs, Tyson, Doug and Buffy.

<B>WELLS</B> — A funeral liturgy with Mass for Bunny Wells, who died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, was celebrated Feb. 5 at the Holy Family Catholic Church with Monsignor Gerald Calovini as celebrant. Burial was in the Mount Calvary Cemetery, Steubenville.