Obituaries
Michael Putman
May 16, 2024
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Paul Michael Putman, age 47, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2024 at his home in Batesville, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, May 24, 2024, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Terza Cemetery in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends Thursday evening, May 23, 2024...
Frances Kiser Cain
May 15, 2024
Frances Kiser Cain, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2024, at Diversicare in Batesville, MS. She was born on October 27, 1940, to the late James Floyd Kiser and Bamer Hughes Kiser in Brewton, AL., and lived a life filled with love, joy and dedication to her family.
A Graveside Service to honor and...
Billy "Bobby" Morrow
May 13, 2024
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Billy “Bobby” Morrow, Sr., age 87, passed away Monday afternoon, May 13, 2024 at his home in Courtland, MS
Funeral services for Bobby will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Antioch Cemetery. The family will receive friends one...
Martha Chrestman
May 8, 2024
Martha Hughes Chrestman, age 74, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at her home in Batesville, MS. She was the widow of Mr. Lonnie Chrestman, Jr.
A celebration of Martha's life will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 3:00 p.m., along with the funeral services for Wendy Ingram, her daughter-in-law, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of...
Wendy Faye Ingram
May 8, 2024
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Wendy Faye Ingram, age 49, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at the North MS Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2024 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park. The family...
James "Sammy" Samuel Smith
May 7, 2024
Livestream of Funeral Service James Samuel "Sammy" Smith, 86, of Batesville, MS, passed away Tuesday May 7, 2024 at the North Mississippi Veterans Home in Oxford, MS. The funeral service will be held Friday May 10, 2024 at 11am in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service....
Jamie Whitten Howell
May 7, 2024
Jamie W. Howell, Sr. of Pope, Mississippi died peacefully in Collierville, Tennessee on May 7, 2024. Mr. Howell was born on March 14,1938 in Sumner, Mississippi to Burtrum Hy Howell and Ollie Baker Howell. As a child, Jamie was reared in Pope, Mississippi as the only boy of six children. Having five sisters shaped Jamie into a man who was...
Henry Allen "Hank" Robison, Jr.
May 5, 2024
Henry Allen "Hank" Robison, Jr., age 80, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2024 at the North MS Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. He was the husband of Jean Robison of Batesville.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at First Baptist Church in Batesville with visitation beginning 1:30. Interment will follow the...
Edward Gates
May 5, 2024
Edward “Ed” Gilbert Gates, age 79, passed away Sunday morning, May 5, 2024 at the AMG Specialty Hospital in Batesville, MS.
Ed was born on November 13, 1944 to the late John Gates and Florence Payment Gates in Detour, MI.
Ed was a resident of Panola County for 15 years. He was a 1963 high school graduate in Decatur,...
Deborah Ann Sanders
May 4, 2024
Deborah Ann Sanders, age 70, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2024 at the North MS Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
A memorial service will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, May 11, 2024, at Community Church of God in Charleston, MS.
Deborah was born January 15, 1954 to Willie Mae McGaritty Beardain and the late Charles Cobb Dempsey in Memphis,...
Terry Hill
May 3, 2024
Terry Hill, age 76, passed away Friday, May 3, 2024 at his home in Batesville, MS.
A memorial service to celebrate Terry's life will be held at 11:00 a.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home on Saturday, May 11, 2024.
Terry was born on September 16 to the late Henry Hill and Lottie Waldrup...
Kodi Layne Dodd
May 3, 2024
Kodi Layne Willow Dodd, infant daughter of Dallas Dodd, passed away on May 3, 2024 at LeBonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at the Sardis Lake Baptist Church Cemetery.
The surviving family members include her mother, Dallas Dodd of Pope, MS; her brother, Cohen...
Gerial Quay McMinn Dunn
Apr 30, 2024
Gerial Quay McMinn Dunn, age 89, of Batesville, MS, passed away Tuesday April 30, 2024 at Yalobusha Nursing Home in Water Valley, MS.
A graveside service will be held Thursday May 2, 2024 at 10am at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville.
Gerial was born June 24, 1934 to the late Hubert E. McMinn and Irene Howell McMinn in Panola County,...
Frances Elizabeth "Liz" Browning
Apr 29, 2024
Frances Elizabeth "Liz" Browning, 99, passed away Monday April 29, 2024 at Baptist Memorial Hospital North Mississippi in Oxford.
The family will receive friends Wednesday evening, May 1, 2024 from 5pm until 8pm at Wells Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 1pm at Mt. Olivet Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Mt....
Robert D. Pearson
Apr 29, 2024
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Robert D. Pearson, age 94, passed away Monday, April 29, 2024 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital of North Mississippi in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2024 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery. The family will...
Elsie H. Everett
Apr 28, 2024
Elsie H. Everett, 91, of Courtland, MS, passed away Sunday April 28, 2024 at her home.
The funeral service will be Wednesday May 1, 2024 at 11am at Courtland Baptist Church. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service. Interment will follow in Magnolia Cemetery.
Elsie was born September 22, 1932 to the late Roy Hawkins and...
Judy Russell Williams
Apr 27, 2024
Judy Russell Williams, 70, passed away Saturday April 27, 2024 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN.
There will be graveside service held for Judy at 2:30 on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at Black Jack Cemetery in Sardis. The family will receive friends at Wells Funeral Home from 12:00 noon till 2:00 prior to the graveside. Mr. Hal Johnson...
Mary Wiggins
Apr 27, 2024
Mary Ellen Isbell Wiggins, 82, of Sardis, MS, passed away Saturday April 27, 2024 at her home.
Mary was born October 12, 1941 to the late William Isbell and Viola Blassengame Isbell in Truman, AR.
Mary loved working in her yard, playing with her grandchildren, and cooking.
In addition to her parents, Mary was preceded in death by...
Johnnie Kay Stephens
Apr 25, 2024
Johnnie Kay Stephens, age 78, of Sardis, MS, passed away Thursday April 25, 2024 at Oxford Health and Rehab in Oxford, MS. Johnnie was born December 30, 1945 to the late John Jarrett and Evelyne Katherine Goforth Jarrett. A member of Como Church of Christ, Johnnie loved spending time with her grandchildren and enjoyed reading in her spare time. In...
Agnes Greenwood
Apr 25, 2024
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Agnes Ruth Greenwood , 82, ran to the arms of Jesus on April 25, 2024 after ending her battle with breast cancer. She was surrounded by her family at her home in Sarah, Ms.
The family will receive friends Sunday April 28, 2024 from 2pm until the funeral service begins at 3pm, all at Wells...
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