Obituaries
Betty Jo Sowell
Jul 20, 2023
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Betty Jo Sowell, age 85, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2023, at her daughter's home in Sardis, TN.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, July 24, 2023, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Ecru Cemetery in Ecru, MS. The family will receive friends...
William Scott Lauderdale
Jul 18, 2023
William Scott Lauderdale, age 91, entered into his final resting place on Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at the Senatobia Healthcare and Rehab.
Funeral services for Scott will be held at 2:00 p.m on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at the Senatobia Church of Christ. The family will receive friends at 12:30 p.m. prior the service. Scott will be laid to...
Dorothy Fellows
Jul 18, 2023
Dorothy Jean Fellows, age 93, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at the Methodist LeBonheur Hospital in Germantown, TN.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 23, 2023 at the Sardis Church of Christ with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park. Visitation prior to the service will be at 1:00 p.m. The family will...
Emma Lucille Woods
Jul 14, 2023
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Emma Lucille Woods, age 82, passed away Friday, July 14, 2023 in Crowder, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 16, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Antioch Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to...
Jesse F. Daugherty
Jul 12, 2023
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Jesse F. Daugherty, age 79, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, July 15, 2023, in the Martin Willingham Memorial chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends beginning at 12:30 prior to the service. The interment will follow at...
Eley Kennedy "Kenny" Anderson, Sr.
Jul 12, 2023
Livestream of Funeral Service Eley Kennedy “Kenny” Anderson, Sr., 75, of Batesville, MS, passed away Wednesday July 12, 2023 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. The family will receive friends Sunday July 16, 2023 from 4pm until 7pm at Wells Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held Monday July 17, 2023 at 1pm in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel...
Larry Hardzog
Jul 11, 2023
Larry Milburn Hardzog, age 67, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at his home in Enid, MS.
A memorial service for Mr. Larry will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at the Hosanna Family Worship Center.
Larry was born on May 14, 1956 to the late R.B. and Anna Elizabeth Cosby Hardzog in Memphis,...
Tim Inman
Jul 10, 2023
Tim Inman, age 65, passed away Monday, July 10, 2023 at the North MS Medical Center in Tupelo, MS.
Tim was born on September 1, 1957 to the late Barney and Rosa Nell Smith Inman in Sardis, MS. He worked as a mechanic for Crown Cork and Seal in Batesville for many years and honorably served in the MS...
Janice M. Still
Jul 8, 2023
Janice M. Still, age 58, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2023 at her home in Courtland, MS.
A memorial service to celebrate Janice’s life will be held at 12:00 Noon on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at the Shiloh United Methodist Church near Courtland, MS.
Janice was born on July 21, 1964 to Richard Mills and the late Marty Juanita...
Mary Jo Mooneyhan
Jul 7, 2023
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Mary Jo (Bowman) Mooneyhan, age 80, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 7, 2023, at Briarhill Nursing Home in Florence, MS, where she had been a resident since 2020.
She was born in Coahoma County near Clarksdale, MS, on June 3, 1943, to the late Lonzo and Monell Bowman.
She was married to Bobby Gene Mooneyhan...
Frank Laster
Jul 6, 2023
Livestream of Funeral Service Frank Laster, age 73, passed away Thursday, July 6, 2023 at his home in Batesville, MS surrounded by his family. Funeral services for Mr. Frank will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 9, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends at 1:00 p.m. The interment...
Hattie Perkins
Jul 5, 2023
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Hattie Mason Groner Perkins, age 88, passed away Wednesday morning, July 5, 2023 at her home in Batesville, MS. She was the wife of Mr. Jerry Perkins.
There will be a memorial service held for Ms. Hattie at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive...
Jim Hannaford
Jul 1, 2023
William James "Jim" Hannaford, age 50, passed away Saturday, July 1, 2023, at his home near Oxford, MS.
Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Thursday, July 6, 2023, at Independence Presbyterian Church with the family receiving friends beginning at 11:00 A.M. prior to the service at the church. Following the service, the interment will be at Antioch Cemetery near Courtland,...
Nicholas Hayden Whitworth
Jul 1, 2023
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Nicholas Hayden Whitworth, 31, of Batesville, MS, passed away Saturday July 1, 2023 in Coldwater, MS.
The funeral service will be held Wednesday July 5, 2023 at 2pm in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from noon until the hour of service. Interment will follow in Forrest...
Thomas L. Alexander
Jun 28, 2023
Thomas L. Alexander, age 74, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.
Per Mr. Alexander's request, there will be no services scheduled, but he would like any memorial donations be forwarded to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Ronald Ray Boyette
Jun 28, 2023
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Ronald Ray Boyette, age 55, passed away on June 28, 2023 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, July 2, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. with visitation beginning 1:00pm at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. Mr. Boyette will be buried at McIvor Cemetery.
Ronald was born November 5, 1967...
Jimmy D. Copeland
Jun 25, 2023
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Jimmy D. Copeland, 87, passed away Sunday evening June 25, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
The family will be celebrating Mr. Copeland's life Tuesday morning, June 27, 2023, at 11:30 A.M. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends beginning at 10:00 A.M. prior to...
Kay Frances Ginn
Jun 25, 2023
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Kay Frances Ginn, 88, of Batesville, MS, passed away Sunday June 25, 2023 at Sardis Community Nursing Home.
The family will receive friends Thursday June 29, 2023 from 10am until 11am at Wells Funeral Home. The funeral service will immediately follow at 11am in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. Interment will...
James "Sonny" Wilson
Jun 22, 2023
Mr. James "Sonny" Wilson, age 96, passed away at his home near Batesville on the morning of June 22, 2023.
Funeral services for Mr. Sonny will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 24, 2023 at Black Jack Presbyterian Church with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. Interment will take place at Black Jack Cemetery where Sonny will be...
Robert Lee Durdin, Sr.
Jun 21, 2023
Robert Lee Durdin, Sr., 79, of Senatobia, MS, passed away Wednesday June 21, 2023.
A memorial service will be held Sunday June 25, 2023 at 2pm at Senatobia Church of God.
Robert was born June 26, 1943 in DeSoto County, MS to the late Clayton and Maggie Sanders Durdin. He was a 1961 graduate of Independence High School...
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