Obituaries

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. &...

Johnny Hallmark

Johnny Hallmark

May 30, 2014

John Wesley "Johnny" Hallmark, age 64, passed away early Friday morning, May 30, 2014, in Courtland, MS. A life celebration service will be 5:00 O'clock P.M. Sunday, June 1, 2014 at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with visitation beginning two hours prior to the service at 3:00 O'clock P.M. Johnny was born March 8, 1950 in Memphis, TN to the late...

Jeff Scott Capwell

Jeff Scott Capwell

May 30, 2014

Jeffery "Jeff" Scott Capwell, age 52, passed away early Friday morning, May 30, 2014, in Courtland, MS. Jeff's family will celebrate his life 3:00 O'clock P.M. Sunday afternoon, June 1, 2014 at Pope Baptist Church in Pope, MS. Visitation will begin at 1:00 O'clock P.M. prior to the celebration Sunday at the church. Jeff was born August 3, 1961 in...

Alice Faye Walker

Alice Faye Walker

May 28, 2014

Alice Faye Walker, age 70, passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, MS. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, May 30, 2014 in Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Senan Gallagher officiating. Rosary will be held prior to the service at 12:45 p.m. Burial will follow in Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Those gentlemen honored...

James Young Robertson

James Young Robertson

May 27, 2014

James Young Robertson, age 78, passed away early Tuesday morning, May 27, 2014, at Golden Living Nursing Home in Batesville, Mississippi. A memorial service will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, 5/29/14, in Wells Funeral Home Chapel with visitation beginning at 9:00 a.m. James was born to Catherine Sanders & John Robertson in Panola County, Mississippi on April 10, 1936. He worked...

Dorothy Vaughan Chamblee Barnett

Dorothy Vaughan Chamblee Barnett

May 26, 2014

Dorothy Vaughan Chamblee Barnett, age 81, passed away Monday morning, May 26, 2014 at the Senatobia Convalescent Center in Senatobia, MS. Funeral services will be 3:00 O'clock P.M. Thursday, May 29, 2014 at the First Baptist Church in Batesville, MS with the family receiving friends prior to the service at 1:00 P.M. with interment to follow the service in Magnolia...

Kathryn "Kathy" Harris Rhea

Kathryn "Kathy" Harris Rhea

May 25, 2014

Kathryn "Kathy" Joyce Harris Rhea, age 71, passed away Sunday May 25, 2014 at her home in the Coles Point area of Batesville, Mississippi. The Rhea family will hold a visitation from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday, 5/28/14, at Wells Funeral Home. Kathy was born to Bill & Billie Sharbutt Harris on November 15, 1942, in Vincent, AL. She was a homemaker....

Margiree "Granny" S. Still

Margiree "Granny" S. Still

May 23, 2014

Margiree "Granny" Still, passed away on May 23, at the age of 96. Her funeral was at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS on May 25, with burial at Rosehill Cemetery in Sardis. Granny loved her church, her family, her many friends, gardening, and going places with friends and family. Her health recently prevented her from continuing her 36 years...

Faye Elizabeth "Momma Faye" Cook Adams

Faye Elizabeth "Momma Faye" Cook Adams

May 19, 2014

Faye Elizabeth "Momma Faye" Cook Adams, age 64, wife of Darrell Adams, went to her heavenly home Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014 at her home near Batesville, MS. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, 5/22/14, in Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Barry Warren & Dr. Paul Middleton presiding. Interment will follow in Mt. Liberty Cemetery,...

Bobbye Sorrells Hardin

Bobbye Sorrells Hardin

May 14, 2014

Ms. Bobbye Jo Sorrells Hardin, age 82, died on Wednesday, 5/14/14 in her home, outside of Batesville, MS. Funeral services will be 12:00 noon Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in Curtis-Union Cemetery. The family will receive freinds beginning at 10:00 A.M. Saturday and continue until service time. Rev. John Howell, Jr. will...

Rose Elizabeth Hill Morrow

Rose Elizabeth Hill Morrow

May 13, 2014

Rose Elizabeth Hill Morrow, age 74, died in her home, outside of Batesville, on Tuesday morning, 5/13/14. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 16, 2014 in Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Derrick Simmons officiating. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. The family will receive friends from Noon until service time on Friday at Wells Funeral Home. Those...