Ouida Darnell “Snooks” Wells Blaine was born on Oc. 19, 1927 and passed away surrounded by her family at her home on Aug. 11, 2020.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Oscar B “Buddy” Blaine, one son, Lee Eric “Dusty” and one daughter, Uida Joyce. Her father and mother, Emmett and Dainth Wells, and three brothers, James Wells, Roy Wells, and E.L. Wells.
She is survived by one sister, Mary Alice McDaniel of Raleigh; two daughters, Uida “Ann” Stribling of Jackson, Tenn. and Dainth “Tootie” Brocato of Clarksdale; two sons, Arlis “Buster” Blaine (Donna) of Bartlett, Tenn. and Ronald “Rusty” Blaine (Renee) of Clarksdale. Also nine grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, three great great grandchildren, plus numerous nieces, nephews and friends that she helped raise.
Snooks Blaine had a life full of family and friends and possessed a love for The Lord. She was baptized at a young age in her hometown of Zama. She was raised in the Pentecostal Faith but attended a few Baptist churches during her life.
She loved all sorts of arts and crafts including quilting, ceramics, macrame, and in her latter years, coloring. But most of all she had a love for children and it showed in her home-life as well as her job. She not only raised her own children, but many others that she considered her own. Her family was not limited to immediate family only, but included many, many friends who called her “Momma” or “Aunt Snooks”. Her love for children overflowed into her job as she drove a school bus for Coahoma County School District for 32 years. She developed a unique love for each one of her students. To this day, the family hears stories from past students who are now adults of lessons she taught them and how they still hold much
love and respect for her. Her bus driving days included (now unheard of) her grandbabies riding in bassinets daily in the front seat.
Today, she has been reunited in Heaven to her loving husband and son who she missed dearly, and she is finally able to hold that baby girl who she never got the chance to love on. Services for Snooks Blaine will be held from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 at Meredith-Nowell Funeral Home for immediate family only, followed by graveside services at 11 a.m. at Memorial Gardens Cemetery for all family and friends. Pallbearers include her grandsons, Cameron Blaine, Richard Blaine, Bubba Blaine, and Jason Kellum, and great grandsons Joshua and Jacob Ford. Honorary Pallbearers are Kevin Blaine and Troy Burchfield.
Services will be officiated by her grandson, Michael Wilson and special guests, Larry Hernandez and Pastor Chad Roberson. Songs by great grand daughter, Sara Kate Blaine. Meredith-Nowell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
