Our beloved and devoted wife and Mom, Ellen Diane (Jones) Mims, passed away peacefully at her home in Bay Springs, Mississippi, on February 6, 2026, at the age of 82. She will be deeply missed by her loving husband, Douglas Wayne "Pete" Mims, and her cherished daughter, Belinda Suzanne "Lindie" Mims.

Ellen was born in her family home two and a half miles south of Bay Springs to William David "Willie" Jones and Carrie Jewel Pittman Jones. She married the love of her life, Wayne, in 1960. Together, they began their life in Arizona, where their only child, Lindie, was born. The family also lived in New Mexico and Tennessee before returning home to Mississippi in 1983. She was known for her gentle spirit, generous heart, and quiet strength. She devoted her life to caring for her family and home, always placing the needs of others before her own. Her love was constant and unconditional, and her presence brought comfort to all who knew her. She leaves behind a legacy of unconditional love and kindness that will be cherished always. Diane found joy in tatting, crochet, painting, needlepoint, Scrabble, music, and cooking, and she generously gave her time as a volunteer for Relay for Life. During her life, she worked as an administrative assistant at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tn, a medical transcriber at South Central Hospital in Bay Springs and on the family farm raising chickens.

She is preceded in death by her Daddy, Mother, and a brother, Johnny Jones. She was the heart and strength of her surviving family, a devoted wife to Wayne Mims and Mama to Lindie Mims.

Family and friends are invited to attend a visitation at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Bay Springs on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, from 11:30 am until 1 pm followed by the funeral service. A graveside service will be performed at Old Mount Nebo Cemetery on County Rd 18-5 afterward. Brother Tony Johnson of First Baptist Church of Moss will officiate. Pallbearers are Diane's cousin Tommy Jones, nephew Andy Haden and family by affection Speedy Yanez, Brandon Yanez, Alex Yanez, Tony Yanez. Honorary pallbearers are her cousin Charlie Jones and niece Stacey Haden.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial donations be made to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Colonial Chapel of Bay Springs.  An online guestbook may be signed and viewed at www.colonialchapelbaysprings.com