Obituaries

Sarah Fowler Duncan

Sarah Fowler Duncan

Jul 15, 2014

Ms. Sarah Fowler Wood Duncan, age 96, passed away late Tuesday evening July 15, 2014, at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte, Florida. Services will be 3:00 P.M. Saturday, July 19, 2014, at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in Magnolia Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral service on Saturday. Ms. Duncan...

Kathy Gregory Jablonski

Kathy Gregory Jablonski

Jul 15, 2014

Kathy Gregory Jablonski, age 59, passed away Tuesday afternoon July 15, 2014, at her home in Pope, Mississippi. She was the widow of the late Kenneth (Ken) Jablonski. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday, July 19, 2014, at Liberty Hill Baptist Church in Pope, MS with interment in Liberty Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior...

Stanley E. Bullard

Stanley E. Bullard

Jul 13, 2014

Stanley Eugene Bullard, age 73, of Sardis, MS, was born to Charlie and Louise Bullard on June 30th, 1941, and passed away Sunday, July 13, 2014, at Baptist Desoto Hospital in Southaven, MS. Stanley married Pam Jackson on the 8th day of June, 1963, and farmed until he started a very successful career in the oil refinery business where he...

Bessie Mae Smith Fite

Bessie Mae Smith Fite

Jul 13, 2014

Bessie Mae Smith Fite, age 85, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2014, at her daughter's home in Greenville, MS. She is the widow of the late Joe T. Fite. The funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 19, 2014, at the First Baptist Church in Batesville, MS, with the burial at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville. The family...

Benny Bounds Marberry

Benny Bounds Marberry

Jul 9, 2014

Benny Bounds Marberry, age 79, died Wednesday evening, July 9, 2014 in Baptist Memorial Hospital, Desoto Center, Southaven, MS. The family invites friends to a memorial visitation from 2:00-4:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 13, 2014 in Wells Funeral Home. Benny Marberry was born on May 19, 1935 in Crowder, Mississippi to the late Leslie Marberry and Ruth Bounds Marberry. He...

Louise D. Collins

Louise D. Collins

Jul 8, 2014

Louise D. Collins, age 88, passed away Tuesday afternoon, July 8, 2014, at Tallahatchie General Hosptial Extended Care Home, Charleston, MS. The funeral service for Ms. Collins will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 12, 2014, in Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Dan Beardain presiding. Burial will be held in Chapel Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin one hour prior to...

Sidney "Sid" Lambert

Sidney "Sid" Lambert

Jun 28, 2014

Sidney "Sid" Lambert, age 52, formerly of Batesville, MS, passed away in New Orleans, LA, Saturday, June 28, 2014. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening, July 1, 2014, from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. at Wells Funeral Home. A memorial service will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday afternoon, July 2, 2014, with Dr. Robert Self officiating at Wells Funeral Home with...

Ernest "Ernie" Munoz, Jr.

Ernest "Ernie" Munoz, Jr.

Jun 26, 2014

Ernest "Ernie" Munoz, Jr. age 72, died on Thursday afternoon in Baptist Desoto Hospital, Southaven, MS. The family will receive friends from 5:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday evening at Wells Funeral Home. Ernie was born to Elida Lopez & Ernest Munoz, Sr., on April 10, 1942 in Loredo, Texas. He worked for Panola County Sheriff's Department as a Work Release Supervisor....

William Marion Roden

William Marion Roden

Jun 25, 2014

William Marion Roden, age 66, passed away Wednesday morning, June 25, 2014 at his home near Batesville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Friday June 27, 2014 at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Tim Morgan presiding. Burial will follow in Good Hope Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday evening, June 26, 2014, from 5:00-8:00. William was born...

Jefferson Burl Pollock

Jefferson Burl Pollock

Jun 22, 2014

Jefferson Burl Pollock, age 85, passed away Sunday evening, June 22, 2014, at his home in Batesville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, June 26, 2014 at Wells funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Al Mullan officiating. Mr. Pollock will be interred in Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening, June 25, 2014...

Margarete E. Munn

Margarete E. Munn

Jun 19, 2014

Margarete E. Munn, age 84, passed away Thursday evening, June 19, 2014 at her home near Sardis Dam. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday June 22, 2014 at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Tim McMillen presiding. Burial will follow in Forrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service at 12:00 Noon. Margarete...

Jimmie Weaver Allen

Jimmie Weaver Allen

Jun 18, 2014

Jimmie Weaver Allen, age 81, passed away early Wednesday morning, June 18, 2014 in Poplar Grove, AR. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 20, 2014, in Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Johnny Tullos presiding. Burial will follow in Crowder Cemetery. Those men honored to serve as pallbearers include: Damon Weaver, Chad Weaver, Ronnie Weaver, Gary Wayne Weaver,...

Shirley K. Childress

Shirley K. Childress

Jun 15, 2014

Shirley K. Childress, age 78, passed away Sunday morning, June 15, 2014, at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, 6/18/14, in Wells Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Forrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Shirley was born on June 30, 1935 to George...

James D. Savage

James D. Savage

Jun 14, 2014

James "Gig" Savage, age 56, widower of the late Pamelia Brown Savage, passed away Saturday afternoon, June 14, 2014, at Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Funeral services for James will be 2:00 O'clock P.M. Tuesday June 17, 2014 at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in Forrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Tuesday...

Margret Lucile Moore Beaver

Margret Lucile Moore Beaver

Jun 12, 2014

Margret Lucile Moore Beaver, age 59, passed away early Thursday morning, June 12, 2014, at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, Mississippi. The funeral service for Margret will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, 6/14/14, in Wells Funeral Home Chapel, with her son, Rev. Dale Beaver presiding. Burial will follow at Curtis Union Cemetery, outside of Batesville. Extended family and friends are invited...

Brian Keith Roach

Brian Keith Roach

Jun 11, 2014

Brian Keith Roach, age 50, died Tuesday evening, 6/10/14, after an automobile accident in Iuka, Mississippi. He was the father to Andrea Cecerre of Pope, MS and David Roach of Batesville, MS. A graveside service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning, June 14, 2014 in Bethel Cemetery, Enid, MS. Brian was born to Sonny & Patsy Goodrich Roach on August...

Perry William Hignite

Perry William Hignite

Jun 11, 2014

Perry William Hignite, age 65, died on Wednesday, June 11, 2014 after an automobile accident in Panola County, MS. A memorial service will be held at a later date by the family of Mr. Hignite. William was born to Troy Lee & Ethel Virginia Chisim Hignite in Memphis, TN on February 12, 1949. He served his country in the United...

Judy Gay Martin

Judy Gay Martin

Jun 11, 2014

Judy Gay Martin, age 69, passed away Wednesday morning, 6/11/14, in Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, TN. A memorial service will be held by the family at a later time. Judy was born to Tom & Alice Thiesissen King on May 25, 1945 in Nebraska. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Ms. Martin is survived by her 2...

William L. Nickle

William L. Nickle

Jun 6, 2014

William L. "Bill" Nickle age 83, of Batesville, MS passed away Friday evening, June 6, 2014 at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Desoto in Southaven, MS. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, June 9, 2014 at the Batesville Presbyterian Church with interment to follow in Magnolia Cemetery. The family of Mr. Nickle will receive friends from 5:00 - 7:00 P.M....

Mamie Earlene Dalrymple McCollister

Mamie Earlene Dalrymple McCollister

Jun 4, 2014

Mamie Earlene Dalrymple McCollister, age 87, died on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, in Oxford, MS at Baptist Memorial Hospital, North Mississippi. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2014, at 2:00 p.m., in Colbert Memorial Gardens, 700 Hwy 43 South, Tuscumbia, AL. Reverend J.C. Hand will officiate the service. Ms. Earlene was born to Bulah L. &...