Judy Carol Snell

Tuesday, October 12, 1948 - Friday, March 7, 2025

Mrs. Judy Carol Watson Snell of Slocomb passed away Friday, March 7, 2025 at Southeast Health. She was 76. 

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, March 10, 2025, at Slocomb First Baptist Church with Rev. Brad Price, Rev. Larry Newton, and Rev. Wendell Holmes officiating.  Interment will follow in the Slocomb City Cemetery with Sorrells Funeral Home of Slocomb directing. 

The family with receive friends at the church on one hour prior to service time. 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and the American Cancer Society in honor of Judy. 

Mrs. Snell was born on October 12, 1948 in Pensacola, FL to Geraldine and Elton Watson.  Judy’s younger years were spent in Pensacola training in baton and dance. She received high accolades as Junior Miss and Miss Majorette of America as a teenager.  After graduating from Pensacola High School, her professional career took her all over the world performing baton and dance at Radio City Music Hall with the Rockettes and USO shows with Bob Hope to name a few.  She taught baton, dance, and gymnastics for a number of years in Florida where she met her beloved husband of 47 years, David Snell. Their travels continued with David’s coaching career taking them from Tallahassee, FL to Livingston, AL and Stillwater, OK, but their home base has always been Slocomb, Alabama. Judy worked as a travel agent for many years and even started her own business, Time Out for Travel in Enterprise, AL.  Her heart eventually called her to complete her degree in teacher education at Troy University in Dothan.  She impacted the lives of innumerable students during her career as an English teacher at Geneva County High School and Slocomb High School.  Upon her retirement, her greatest joy in life was spending time with her grandchildren and traveling to watch their events.  It is impossible to put into words Judy’s impact in this life.  She was a loving and supportive wife to Coach Snell and she considered each student and athlete her own child.  She spent countless hours on the sidelines videoing games and creating highlight films so that the kids would have special memories.  She poured into her own children and especially her grandchildren to create memories and traditions that are everlasting.  She loved music and productions, and she always found a way to make any event more special.  Her laugh and smile filled every room.  With her loss, there is a hole that can never be filled, but we can rejoice that her body is no longer in pain and she is celebrating in the arms of Jesus. 

Judy is preceded in death by her father, Elton “Shorty” Watson; her sister Cindy Bardol; her mother-in-love, Mary Harris Snell; father-in-love David R. Snell; and sister-in-love, Cindy Snell.  

Survivors include her loving husband, David Snell; mother, Geraldine Watson; son Mike Snell (Lori); daughters: Michelle Farmer (Rocky), Jennifer Ballard (Mark), and Dava Leverette (Chris); grandchildren: Anna Tucker, Jake Tucker, Emma Snell, Alex Snell, Jaycie Ballard, Will Ballard, Tymofii Zvirych, Myroslava Zvirych, and Chase Foster; sisters-in-love: Nora Snell, and Ellen Hartman; nieces: Amy Grace, Marsha Grace, Sara Catherine Hartman, Sara Beard, and Lara Lookabaugh; nephew, Matthew Lee; and other extended family and friends.