Obituaries
JoAnn "French" Smith
Sep 27, 2023
Mrs. JoAnn "French" Smith,75, of Wiggins, MS, passed away Wednesday September 27, 2023. She was a loving mother and a member of Word Alive Revival Center. Mrs. JoAnn loved children and worked at the Wiggins Child Care Center for years. She is best known for her delicious candy bear suckers.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Smith...
Lindy Elise Ward
Sep 23, 2023
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Lindy Elise Ward, age 16, passed away Saturday evening, September 23, 2023. Lindy was the daughter of Jennifer and Jeremy Ward and a Junior at North Delta School.
Funeral services for Lindy will be 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at the First Baptist Church in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends Wednesday...
Hershel "Peanut" Leo Winters, II
Sep 18, 2023
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Hershel Leo "Peanut" Winters, II, 58, of Courtland, MS, passed away in the early morning hours of Monday September 18, 2023 at his home. The family will receive friends Thursday September 21, 2023 from 5-8pm at Wells Funeral Home. The funeral service will be Friday September 22, 2023 at 1pm in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel...
Billy Ray Alford, Sr.
Sep 15, 2023
Billy Ray Alford, Sr., 75, of Batesville, MS, passed away Friday evening September 15, 2023 at his home.
There will be a private family memorial service at a later date.
Billy was born April 4, 1948 to the late Marvin Webb Alford and Katie Lou Peterson Alford. He married June Morrow in 1969 and together they celebrated 54 years...
Avi Vijay Patel
Sep 9, 2023
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Avi Vijay Patel, age 27, passed away at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Il. on September 9, 2023.
The family will hold a visitation Wednesday evening, September 13, 2023 from 5:30 to 7:30 at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. Services for Avi will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 14, 2023...
Georgia Burks
Sep 8, 2023
Georgia Mae Eads Burks, age 93, passed away Friday, September 8, 2023 at her home in Southaven, MS.
A graveside service for Georgia will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at Center Hill Cemetery in Courtland, MS. Bro. Jimmy Smith will be officiating.
Georgia was born on May 13, 1930 to the late Luther R....
Jennifer Denley
Sep 7, 2023
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Jennifer Denley, age 36, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2023.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 11, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends one hour prior to the service. The interment will the funeral service at Shady Grove Cemetery.
Jennifer...
Joseph Barnett
Sep 6, 2023
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Joseph Earl Barnett Jr.
July 3, 1934 - Sept 6, 2023
Joe was born July 3, 1934 in Banner, MS to the late Joseph Barnett, Sr. and Alice L. Kelly. He married Annis V. Allred in January 1953 and together they were blessed with 3 children, Dennis, Michael and Lori.
Along with his parents, Joe...
Katherine Russell Cannon
Sep 4, 2023
Katherine Russell Cannon, age 90, passed away at the home of her daughter and caregiver, Melissa Bolen (Kenny) in Batesville, MS.
Katherine will be interred in Magnolia Cemetery and there will be no public services per the family.
Katherine was born September 28, 1932 to the late Emily Russell Arnold and James K. Russell, Sr. Katherine was a homemaker...
Ricky Lee Darby
Sep 4, 2023
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Ricky Lee Darby , 64, of Batesville, MS, passed away Monday September 4, 2023 at Yalobusha County Nursing Home in Water Valley, MS.
The funeral service will be held Sunday September 10, 2023 at 3pm in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Scruggs officiating. The family will receive friends one...
Jason Chrestman
Sep 2, 2023
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Jason Chrestman, 70, of Batesville, MS passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday September 2, 2023 at his home.
The funeral service will be held Tuesday September 5, 2023 at 3pm in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from noon until the service begins. Interment will...
Paulette Norman
Aug 30, 2023
Lucy Paulette Norman, age 82, passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2023.
A celebration of Paulette’s life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at Batesville Presbyterian Church. Visitation will begin at 10:00 am at Batesville Presbyterian Church.
Paulette was born on May 23, 1941 to the late Paul Edgar Goree and Lucile Thomas Goree...
Gail Wright
Aug 28, 2023
Janice Gail Wright, affectionately known by Gail, passed away Monday, August 28, 2023 at the Merit Health Central Hospital in Jackson, MS at the age of 84. She was born on August 12, 1939 to the late Horace Tims Thompson and Wilma Schoolar Thompson in Louisville, MS. During her lifetime, she worked as a bank receptionist up until her retirement....
Larry Fowler
Aug 28, 2023
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Larry Fowler, age 74, passed away Monday, August 28, 2023 at the North Mississippi Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services for Mr. Larry will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 2, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Eureka Private Cemetery...
John R. Robertson
Aug 27, 2023
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John Robert Robertson passed surrounded by loved ones at his home in the early morning hours of August 27, 2023, at the age of 80. He will be missed greatly for the caring and kind heart that he showed to all. John enjoyed the outdoors and was an avid hunter and fisherman.
John was born...
Paula Rogers Stewart Potts
Aug 26, 2023
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Paula Rogers Stewart Potts, age 72, passed away Saturday morning, August 26, 2023, at her home near Pope, MS.
The family of Paula will be gathering in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home from 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, August 29, 2023, with a memorial service to immediately to follow.
Paula...
Edward L. "Eddie" Ford
Aug 23, 2023
Edward L. "Eddie" Ford, age 77 passed away Wednesday evening, August 23, 2023, at Methodist LeBoneur Hospital in Memphis, TN.
The funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, August 26, 2023, at Willow Springs Assembly of God Church near Enid, MS with the family receiving friends beginning at 12:00 P.M. prior to the service.
Eddie was born January 22, 1946...
Susan McBroom Roberson
Aug 23, 2023
Susan McBroom Roberson, 77, passed away at her home in Batesville, MS on August 23, 2023.
Susan was a retired educator and loved the simple life. Her pleasures were canning, gardening, and reading. Her greatest pleasure was her family, though.
Susan and the love of her life, her husband Jimmy, were married for 55 years. During that time,...
Khai Van Nguyen
Aug 22, 2023
Khai Van Nguyen, 82, of Oxford, MS, passed away Tuesday August 22, 2023 at Baptist Memorial Hosptial North Mississippi in Oxford.
Mr. Nguyen was the husband of Phuong Thi Cao.
The family will hold a prayer service and visitation on Friday August 25, 2023 from 2pm until 9pm in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. A...
Dennis Keith Bray
Aug 19, 2023
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Dennis Keith Bray, age 60, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2023 at the Baptist DeSoto Hospital in Southaven, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 24, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the visitation beginning at 12 noon. Dennis will be laid to rest...
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