Obituaries
Ben Stafford, Sr.
Sep 14, 2026
Ben Stafford Sr., age 79, passed away Monday, September 14, 2026, at North Mississippi Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
Family and friends are invited to gather for visitation on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Wells Funeral Home. Following the visitation, the graveside service will be held at Pleasant Grove Cemetery on Highway 315 near...
David H. Polson, Jr.
Sep 13, 2026
David H. Polson, Jr., age 53, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2026, at North Mississippi Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Mississippi.
Funeral services for David will be held on Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, Mississippi. The family will...
Leonard David "Lenny" Baronowski
Sep 10, 2026
Leonard David "Lenny" Baronowski, age 81, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2026, at Baptist Memorial of North MS in Oxford, MS.
The funeral service will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, September 14, 2026, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Sardis, MS. The family will begin receiving friends Monday,...
DeAnna Dean Welch
Sep 10, 2026
DeAnna Dean Welch, age 88, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at BeeHive Homes of Batesville in Batesville, Mississippi.
Services for DeAnna will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 13, 2026 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Saturday evening,...
Mary A. Parker
Sep 4, 2026
Mary A. Parker, of Batesville, Mississippi, passed away on September 4, 2026, in Batesville at the age of 84. She was born on February 7, 1942, in Crowder, Mississippi.
A graveside will be held at 5:00 P.M. Saturday, September 5, 2026, at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS.
Mary will be remembered as a woman who worked faithfully as a seamstress, a calling she...
Gerald Wayne Ballard
Sep 3, 2026
Gerald Wayne Ballard, age 74, passed away Thursday morning, September 3, 2026 at the Shepherd Hospice House in Southaven, Mississippi.
A graveside service for Gerald will be held at 10:00 a.m. at the Good Hope Cemetery in Batesville, Mississippi on Saturday, September 5, 2026.
Gerald, known as "Buddy" to his family and close friends, was born on April 14, 1952 in Newellton, Louisiana...
Tony Earl Dunson
Sep 2, 2026
Bro. Tony Earl Dunson, age 60, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at the Baptist DeSoto Hospital in Southaven, Mississippi.
Funeral services for Tony will be held at 12 Noon on Monday, September 7, 2026 at the Faith Chapel Holiness Church in Senatobia, Mississippi with the family receiving friends one hour prior to the service. The interment will follow the service...
Anita Carol Camp
Sep 2, 2026
Anita Carol Camp, age 73, passed away Wednesday evening, September 2, 2026, at her home in Pope, MS.
At this time, there will be no services scheduled.
Anita was born on September 6, 1952, in Water Valley, Mississippi to the late Arvis Earl Camp and Betty Rodgers Zenor.
Throughout her life, Anita worked as a factory worker and cashier, but she was most...
Sara O. Trotter
Aug 26, 2026
Sara O. Trotter, age 87, passed away Wednesday evening, August 26, 2026, at her home in Batesville, Mississippi. Sara was the widow of the late James Edwin "Jimmy" Trotter.
Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 A.M. Monday, August 31, 2026, at the First Methodist Church in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends Sunday evening, August 30, 2026, from 4:00 -...
Gary Eugene Joslin
Aug 25, 2026
Gary Eugene Joslin, age 72, passed away Tuesday evening, August 25, 2026, at his home in Batesville, MS.
A memorial service for Gary will be held at 1:00 p.m. September 5, 2026 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
Gary was born on February 8, 1954 to the...
Homer Newel Stewart
Aug 24, 2026
Homer Newel Stewart, age 93, passed away Monday, August 24, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Thursday, August 27, 2026, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The friends are invited to visit with the...
Jennifer Allen-Martin
Aug 19, 2026
Jennifer Allen-Martin, age 55, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at the Baptist East Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
Friends and family are invited to remember and celebrate Jennifer’s life at a visitation on August 23, 2026, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Wells Funeral Home. A funeral service honoring Jennifer will be held the following day, August 24, at...
Geraldine Putnam
Aug 18, 2026
Geraldine Putnam, age 82, of Oxford, entered her eternal home on August 18, 2026.
Funeral services for Geraldine will be held at 2:00 on Sunday, August 23, 2026 at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with the family receiving friends at 12:00 noon. Geraldine will be laid to rest at Bluff Springs Cemetery in Eupora, MS.
Born in Batesville, Mississippi on July...
Michael "Mike" Kenneth Coleman
Aug 18, 2026
Michael Kenneth Coleman, affectionately known as Mike or "Cheeto", passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at the age of 65.
Mike was born on August 14, 1961 to the late Stanford Eugene Coleman and Nina Lou Fisher Coleman in Sardis, Mississippi. He spent the majority of his life working as a truck driver, a career that took him down many roads...
Wayne Arnold Brown
Aug 18, 2026
Wayne Arnold Brown, age 91, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Tuesday morning, August 18, 2026, in Ripley, Mississippi.
Funeral services for Wayne will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 20, 2026, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home, with a private interment to follow the service. The family will receive friends one hour...
Jimmy "Jim" Warren Edwards,Sr.
Aug 17, 2026
Jimmy “Jim” Warren Edwards, Sr.
Jimmy “Jim” Warren Edwards, Sr., 74, of Batesville, MS, was born on November 10, 1951, in Charleston, Mississippi, and departed this earth on August 17, 2026, at his home, surrounded by loved ones.
A celebration of his life will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday August 20, 2026, at Wells Funeral Home Batesville, MS with the family...
Ruth Jaudon Crosswhite
Aug 17, 2026
Ruth Jaudon Crosswhite, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and cherished member of the Batesville community, passed away peacefully on August 17, 2026, at her home in Batesville, Mississippi. She was born on July 1, 1945, in the same State, to the late Clifton Jaudon and Gertrude Darby Jaudon and throughout her life, she touched the hearts of all who had the...
Dennis Rousseau Sanders
Aug 16, 2026
Dennis Rousseau Sanders, born on July 6, 1954, in Charleston, Mississippi, passed away peacefully at his home in Pope, Mississippi, on August 16, 2026. He was 72 years old.
Throughout his life, Dennis exemplified dedication and service—in his career and to his country. He proudly served in the United States Navy, carrying forward a sense of duty and discipline that would...
Chad Deaton Smith
Aug 14, 2026
Chad Deaton Smith, age 50, passed away Friday, August 14, 2026, at his home in Prattville, AL.
A celebration of his life will be 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, August 19, 2026, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS. A time of visitation will be Tuesday evening, August 18,...
Joyce Ingram Casillas
Aug 13, 2026
Joyce Ingram Casillas, age 83, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2026, in Nesbit, MS.
Joyce was born on June 24, 1943, in Scott County, MS to the late Ray and Frances Collins.
Joyce’s story is woven with warmth, compassion, and an unwavering devotion to family, faith, and friends. Throughout eighty-three years, she exemplified kindness in every aspect of her life, gently shaping...
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