Obituaries

Dr. Musa B. Caffey

Dr. Musa B. Caffey

Dec 21, 2012

Dr. Musa B. Caffey, age 92 widow of Josh Caffey, Jr., died Friday morning, 12/21/12, at Graceland Care Center in Oxford, MS. Funeral services for Dr. Caffey will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, 12/23/12, at the First United Methodist Church, 119 Panola Ave., Batesville. Reverend Pat Ludlam & Reverend Ed Temple will officiate the service. Visitation will begin...

Vera Cook Whitworth

Vera Cook Whitworth

Dec 19, 2012

Video Memorial TributeVera Cook Whitworth, 75, passed away Wednesday morning, December 19, 2012 at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, MS. A funeral service for Mrs. Whitworth will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, 12/21/12, in Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Raymond Aven officiating. Interment will follow in Curtis Union Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00-8:00 p.m. on Thursday...

Sarah Mae Vaughn

Sarah Mae Vaughn

Dec 15, 2012

Video Memorial TributeSarah Mae Vaughn, age 67, passed away Saturday afternoon, December 15, 2012 at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, MS. Funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in Lambert Cemetery in Lambert, MS with Reverend Charles Lipe officiating. Visitation will begin at 9:00 A.M. Tuesday and continue...

Walter J. Bray

Walter J. Bray

Dec 14, 2012

Walter J. Bray, age 93, passed away Friday morning, December 14, 2012 at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, MS. A funeral mass will be 2:00 P.M. Monday afternoon, December 17, 2012 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Batesville, MS with visitation beginning one hour prior at 1:00 P.M. with Father Sam Messina offciating. Burial will follow in Forrest Memorial Park....

John Mark Pickett

John Mark Pickett

Dec 10, 2012

Video Memorial TributeJohn Mark Pickett, age 52, husband of Rachel Pickett, died on Monday morning, 12/10/12, at his home in Pope, MS. The funeral service for John Mark will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 12/12/12, at Wells Funeral Home Chapel. Interment to follow in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Pope, MS. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 11:00...

Joyce Herbert Kirkham

Joyce Herbert Kirkham

Dec 10, 2012

Joyce Herbert Kirkham, 89, passed away Monday evening, 12/10/12, at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Desoto in Southaven, MS. The family will receive friends from 12:00-12:30 at Wells Funeral Home on Friday, 12/14/12, with a graveside service to follow at 1:00 p.m. at Pilgrims Rest Cemetery, 470 Pilgrims Rest Road, Batesville, MS. Joyce was born on December 5, 1923 in Hunnington...

Opal Workman Hales

Opal Workman Hales

Dec 6, 2012

Video Memorial TributeOpal Workman Hales, 90, died December 6, 2012 at her daughter's home in Saltillo, MS. She was born in Harrisburg, AR, on May 28, 1922 to Robert F. Workman and Lola Burrow Workman. Opal married Raymond Hales in 1942. She spent most of her life in the Mississippi Delta living in Sledge, Marks, Lambert and Sardis. Mrs. Hales...

Sandra Gail Anthony

Sandra Gail Anthony

Dec 3, 2012

Video Memorial TributeSandra Gail Anthony, age 62, passed away Monday morning, December 3, 2012, at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, MS. Mrs. Anthony's funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, 12/6/12, at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Paul Middleton presiding. Interment will follow at Chapel Hill Cemetery, Pope, MS. The Anthony family will receive friends from...

Judith Howard

Judith Howard

Dec 3, 2012

Video Memorial TributeJudith Hope Howard passed away Monday morning, 12/3/12, at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Desoto in Southaven, MS. Reverend Terry Caine will conduct the funeral service for Judith at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 12/5/12, at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 12:00 until service time on Wednesday....

William "Bill" Bailey Peeples

William "Bill" Bailey Peeples

Nov 22, 2012

Video Memorial TributeWilliam Bailey "Bill" Peeples, age 74, husband of Linda Mahan Peeples, died Thursday morning 11/22/12 at his home, 344 Woodruff Street in Courtland, MS. Funeral services will be 2:00 O'clock P.M. Sunday, November 25, 2012 at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in Antioch Cemetery in Courtland, MS. Reverend Eric Payne will be officiating. Visitation will...

Harvey Lowery

Harvey Lowery

Nov 19, 2012

Mr. Harvey Lowery, age 69, died on Monday morning, 11/19/12, while at Baptist Memorial Hospital, North MS, Oxford. Harvey was born in Winona, MS on November 16, 1943, to Henry Clay & Thelma Louise Vance Lowery. He was a self employed entrepreneur. Mr. Lowery leaves his wife, Bernice McBride Lowery of Kosciusko, MS and his daughter Felicia L. Martiin also...

Harold D. Berry

Harold D. Berry

Nov 15, 2012

Video Memorial TributeHarold Deen Berry was born on June 23, 1933 in East Prairie, MO, to Ralph Lee Berry and Marie Huffman Berry and departed this life peacefully at his home on November 15, 2012. At the age of 19, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served with the 1st Division Headquarters Battalion in Inchon, Korea. He was previously...

Lillian Sharp Hinton

Lillian Sharp Hinton

Nov 11, 2012

Video Memorial TributeLillian Sharp Hinton age 80, widow of Clifton Hinton, Jr., died Sunday afternoon, 11/11/12, at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, MS. Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Lillian will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 11/13/12, in Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Tommy Snyder officiating. Interment will follow in Magnolia Cemetery with Don Phelps, Eric Swindle, Billy McCullar,...

Bruce Leo Spaur

Bruce Leo Spaur

Nov 7, 2012

Bruce Leo Spaur, 78, of Sardis, MS passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2012, afternoon at his home. No services are scheduled at this time. Mr. Spaur was born in Medford, Oregon, to Fred & Pearl Lula Watts Spaur on Dec. 24, 1933. He served his country as an Airman First Class in the United States Air Force. Bruce was a...

David Andrew Stengel

David Andrew Stengel

Nov 3, 2012

David Andrew Stengel, age 76, passed away Saturday morning at his home near Batesville, MS.A funeral service for Mr. Stengel will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, 11/7/12, at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Father Sam Messina & Reverend Howard Beam officiating.  Interment will follow in Longtown Cemetery, Crenshaw, MS.  The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening, 11/6/12, from 5:00-7:00 p.m....

James William Tuttle

James William Tuttle

Nov 2, 2012

James William "Kingsnake" Tuttle, age 75, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend to many went to meet his master on Friday morning, 11/2/12, at his home in Byhalia, MS. He died peacefully in his home with his beloved family and friends by his side. The funeral service for Mr. Tuttle will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, 11/5/12, at...

Thelma Marie McClain

Thelma Marie McClain

Nov 1, 2012

Video Memorial TributeThelma Marie McClain, age 96, widow of Rev. Thomas A. McClain, died on Thursday morning, 11/01/12, at Tri-Lakes Medical Center, Batesville, MS. The funeral for Mrs. McClain will be held on Monday, 11/5/12, at 2:00 p.m. in Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jerry Richards and Rev. Chet Bush officiating. Burial will follow in Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery....

Herman Smith

Herman Smith

Oct 31, 2012

Video Memorial TributeHerman Smith, age 48, of Batesville, MS, died Wednesday, 10/31/12, at The Med in Memphis, TN. A funeral for Herman will be held on Tuesday, 11/6/12, at 11:00 a.m. in Wells Funeral Home Chapel with visitation from 9:00 a.m. until service time. Mr. Smith will be buried in Lovejoy Cemetery, Pope, MS. Herman was born on December 10,...

Audrey Mae Nelson Melton

Audrey Mae Nelson Melton

Oct 28, 2012

Video Memorial TributeAudrey Mae Nelson Melton, age 87, widow of the late Billy Melton, passed away Sunday afternoon at her home near Batesville, MS. Mrs. Melton's funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 10/31/12, in Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Melton & Rev. Dale Beaver officiating. Serving as Pallbearers will be: Mike Melton, Billy Joe Melton,...

Quitman "Boo" Elliott Harrison

Quitman "Boo" Elliott Harrison

Oct 26, 2012

Video Memorial TributeVideo Webcast of ServiceQuitman Elliott "Boo" Harrison, age 74, died Friday afternoon, 10/26/12, in his home in Lambert, MS. Visitation will be at the family's home near Lambert, MS Sunday afternoon from 2:00 - 4:00 P.M.The family will also receive friends Monday at 1:00 P.M. at Wells Funeral  Home with a Celebration of Life Service from 2:00 - 3:00...