Obituaries

Rod C. Bolen

Rod C. Bolen

Jan 25, 2014

Rod C. Bolen, 63, of Arlington, TN passed away Saturday afternoon at his brothers home in Bartlett, TN. Funeral services for Rod will be 1:00 P.M. Monday, January 27, 2014 at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in Crowder Cemetery in Crowder, MS. Visitation will begin two hours prior to the service at 11:00 A.M. Rod's pastor, Reverend...

Danny Darby

Danny Darby

Jan 24, 2014

Danny Darby passed away Friday evening, Janaury 24, 2014 at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis, TN. Funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at Bethany Baptist Church near Batesville, MS with interment following in Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends Monday evening, January 27, 2014 from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. at...

Cornelia E. Franklin McCullar

Cornelia E. Franklin McCullar

Jan 24, 2014

Cornelia E. Franklin McCullar, age 96, passed away Friday evening, 1/24/14, at her home in Como, Mississippi. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, 1/27/14, at the Como United Methodist Church, 101 N. Main St., Como, MS with Dr. Tom Atkins presiding. Interment will follow at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Cemetery, Batesville, MS. Mrs. McCullar's family will receive friends and...

Bonnie Wolfe

Bonnie Wolfe

Jan 22, 2014

Bonnie Wolfe, age 55, passed away at her in Courtland, MS Wednesday morning, January 22, 2014. Services are incomplete at this time and will be announced once they are made available.

Abigail Lynn Berryhill

Abigail Lynn Berryhill

Jan 20, 2014

Abigail Lynn Berryhill, infant daughter of Audrey and Eddie Berryhill, passed away Monday evening, January 20, 2014 at Methodist Germantown Hospital in Memphis, TN A private family graveside service will be Friday, January 24, 2014 at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends Friday afternoon from 2:00 - 3:00 P.M. at Central Academy Church of Christ....

James Larry Heath

James Larry Heath

Jan 20, 2014

Video Memorial TributeAfter losing a long battle with Alzheimer's disease, James Larry Heath, age 68, died, Monday afternoon, 1/20/14, in the Tunica Nursing Home, Tunica, MS. A memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, 1/25/14, in Wells Funeral Home Chapel, Batesville, MS. Larry’s daughters will receive friends and extended family from 9:00 a.m. until service time at Wells Funeral...

Rosemary Bracato Potts

Rosemary Bracato Potts

Jan 20, 2014

Rosemary Bracato Potts, 79, wife of Jimmy Potts, passed away Monday morning, January 20, 2014 at Golden Living Nursing Home in Batesville, MS. The family will have a memorial service at a later date. Rose was born May 9, 1934 in Coahoma County, MS to the late Sam Bracato and Estelle Garcie Bracato Harrington. She was a homemaker. Rose is...

Alicia Dickson Goodnite

Alicia Dickson Goodnite

Jan 19, 2014

Alicia Dickson Goodnite, 61, wife of George Goodnite, passed Sunday morning, January 19, 2014 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, TN. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at the First Baptist Church, 104 Panola Ave., Batesville, MS with interment to follow in Rosehill Cemetery, Sardis, MS. Visitation will begin at Noon on Wednesday at the church...

Tommy "Bubba" Caine, Jr.

Tommy "Bubba" Caine, Jr.

Jan 19, 2014

Tommy "Bubba" Caine, Jr., age 39, passed away Sunday Morning, 1/19/14, at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, Mississippi. The funeral service for Bubba will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 22, 2013 in Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Terry Caine presiding. Burial will follow in Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at Wells...

Ina Hollingsworth Lambert

Ina Hollingsworth Lambert

Jan 18, 2014

Mrs. Ina Hollingsworth Lambert, 87, widow of the late Floyd Lambert, passed away Saturday morning, Saturday January 18, 2014, at the Tunica Nursing Home. A service of rememberance will be 2:00 o'clock p.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at Wells Funeral Home Chapel followed by the interment in Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Clarksdale, MS. The family will receive friends one hour...

Edward Lee Rowsey, Jr.

Edward Lee Rowsey, Jr.

Jan 18, 2014

Video Memorial TributeEdward Lee Rowsey, Jr., age 72, husband of Kathleen Rowsey, passed away Saturday evening, January 18, 2014 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, TN. The funeral service for Mr. Rowsey will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2014, in Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Ed Woodall and Reverend Ed Temple presiding. Interment will follow in Pisgah United...

Harvey Gayle Bridges

Harvey Gayle Bridges

Jan 16, 2014

Harvey Gayle Bridges, age 63, husband of Patricia Bridges, passed away Thursday evening, January 16, 2014 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. Funeral services for Mr. Bridges will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 20, 2014 at The Crowder Assembly of God Church in Crowder, MS. Bro. Murphy Eubanks & Bro. Lucian Young will officiate the home going service of...

Jessie Lamar Standard

Jessie Lamar Standard

Jan 15, 2014

Jessie "Lamar" Standard, age 75, passed away Wednesday morning, 1/15/14, in Tallahatchie County Extended Care Facility, Charleston, MS. The funeral service for Mr. Standard will be 11:00 a.m. on Friday morning, 1/17/14, in Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Gary Berry presiding. Interment will follow in Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation for Mr. Standard will be one hour prior to...

Bettye B. Brown

Bettye B. Brown

Jan 13, 2014

Bettye B. Brown, age 87, widow of R.E. Brown, passed away Monday afternoon, 1/13/14, at Forrest City Medical Center in Forrest City, AR. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, 1/19/14, in Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charlie Jones, presiding. The Brown family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. until service time on Sunday. Mrs. Brown will be buried...

Richard "Ricky" Leroy Gore

Richard "Ricky" Leroy Gore

Jan 13, 2014

Richard "Ricky" Leroy Gore, age 56, passed away Monday, January 13, 2014 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, North MS, Oxford. A family led Memorial service will be held on Friday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. in Graceland Nursing Care Facility, 1301 Belk Blvd., Oxford, MS. Ricky was born to Curtis Leroy & Velma King Gore on January 3, 1958, in Marks, MS....

Rebecca "Becky" Duke Jolley

Rebecca "Becky" Duke Jolley

Jan 12, 2014

Rebecca "Becky" Duke Jolley, age 62, passed away Sunday afternoon, Janaury 12, 2014, at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. A Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, 1/20/14, at St. Mary's Catholic Community Church, Batesville, MS, with Father Sam Messina presiding. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the Church. Becky was born...

Ida Marlene Daugherty

Ida Marlene Daugherty

Jan 10, 2014

Video Memorial TributeIda Marlene Daugherty, age 82, passed away Friday evening, January 10, 2014, at her home in Courtland, Mississippi. Mrs. Daugherty is the widow of the late Thomas Selmer Daugherty. Funeral will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, January 13, 2014 at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in Liberty Hill Cemetery near Pope, MS. The family will receive...

Jack Brooks

Jack Brooks

Jan 10, 2014

Video Memorial TributeMr. Jack Brooks, age 95, passed away Friday, January 10, 2014 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, TN. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 13, 2014, at Calvary Baptist Church, 305 Keating Rd, Batesville, MS. Dr. Paul Middleton will officate the home going service. Mr. Brooks will be buried at 2:30 p.m. in Memorial Park Cemetery,...

Deborah Collier Holland

Deborah Collier Holland

Jan 9, 2014

Video Memorial TributeDeborah Collier Holland, age 50, passed away late Thursday evening, 1/9/14, at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, Mississippi. A memorial service will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, 1/15/14, in Wells Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will held from 12:00 p.m. until service time on Wednesday. Deborah was born in Belzoni, MS on December 24, 1963, to the late Claiborne Leon...

Glenda Daughtery Tutor

Glenda Daughtery Tutor

Jan 6, 2014

Glenda Tutor, age 56, passed away Monday evening at Baptist Memorial Hospital North Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi.A graveside service will be 2:00 p .m. Monday, February 17, 2014 in Magnolia Cemetery, Batesville, MS.Glenda was born in Independence, MS to Haywood & Freindna Daughtery Cook on November 22, 1957.  During her working life, she was a factory employee.  Her survivors include...