Obituaries
William David Bell
May 18, 2023
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William David Bell, 61, of Batesville, MS, passed away Thursday May 18, 2023 at his home.
The family will receive friends Monday May 22, 2023 from 1pm until 3pm at Wells Funeral Home. The funeral service will begin at 3pm in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Forrest...
Bart Beard
May 17, 2023
Bart Norsworthy Beard, age 62, passed away Wednesday morning, May 17, 2023 at his home in Sardis, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 Noon on Friday, May 19, 2023 at the Sardis United Methodist Church with the interment to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Sardis, MS. The family will receive friends prior the service beginning at...
Violet Christine Lucas
May 14, 2023
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Violet Christine Lucas, 94, of Sardis, MS, passed away Sunday May 14, 2023 at Diversicare in Batesville, MS.
A memorial service for Ms Lucas will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, May 19, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning at 2:00...
Jeremy George
May 14, 2023
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Jeremiah "Jeremy" Whitaker George, age 45, passed away at his home on May 14, 2023 in Hernando, Mississippi.
A celebration of Jeremy's life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 2, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. ...
Tim Dalrymple
May 13, 2023
William Timothy "Tim" Dalrymple, age 59, passed away Saturday morning, May 13, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.
The family will receive friends at Wells Funeral Home from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 with a graveside service to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. Rev. John Howell, Jr....
Leonard H. Locke, Sr.
May 12, 2023
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Leonard H. "Bud" Locke, Sr., age 82, passed away Friday, May 12, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.Funeral services will be 4:00 P.M. Saturday, May 20, 2023, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family...
Anglia Leshay Wells
May 10, 2023
Anglia Leshay Bowles Wells, age 57, passed away at her home near Batesville surrounded by her family on May 10, 2023.
A graveside service for Anglia will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, May 12, 2023 at Peach Creek Cemetery near Como, MS. The family will receive friends beginning at 2:00 prior to the graveside service at Wells...
Hollis Eugene Russell
May 9, 2023
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Hollis Eugene Russell, better known as “T-Boy” to family and friends, comfortably passed from this earth on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at his home at the age 80.
He was born to James K. Russell and Emily Corinne Hughes Russell in Tallahatchie County on October 17, 1942. He attended Locke Station school and Crowder Elementary...
Zachary Ryan Brooks
May 9, 2023
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Zachary Ryan Brooks, 26, of Oakland, MS, passed away Tuesday May 9, 2023 in Bessemer, Alabama.
The family will receive friends Sunday May 14, 2023 from 2pm until 3pm at Wells Funeral Home. The funeral service will begin at 3pm in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Hebron...
Robert David Burkhalter, Jr.
May 8, 2023
Robert David "Bobby" Burkhalter, Jr., 67, of Batesville, MS, passed away Monday May 8, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, May 12, 2023, at the First Baptist Church in Batesville, MS with the family receiving friends Thursday evening from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. at the church also. An additional visitation...
Lee Scott Scruggs
May 8, 2023
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Lee Scott Scruggs, age 53, passed away Monday, May 8, 2023 at the Merit Health River Oaks Hospital in Flowood, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 11, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville,...
Randall "Randy" McCarty
May 7, 2023
Randall "Randy" McCarty, age 63, passed away Sunday morning, May 7, 2023 at his home in Sardis, MS.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced once finalized by his family.
Linda Sayle Allison
May 6, 2023
Linda Sayle Allison, wife of Don Allison, passed away peacefully at her Teasdale, MS home on May 6, 2023.
Linda was born to the late Isaac E. and Sue Whitten Sayle on March 1, 1947 in Charleston, MS. Linda’s passions in life were faith, family, music, and friends. Her love and enthusiasm for music began early in life while learning...
Ruth Clark Powell
May 4, 2023
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Ruth Clark Powell, also known to many as "Mama Ruth", passed away Thursday morning, May 4, 2023 at the age of 87 in Batesville, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 6, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS with the family receiving...
George Wesley Taylor
May 4, 2023
George Wesley Taylor, 87, of Sardis, MS, passed away Thursday May 4, 2023 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
The family will receive friends Wednesday May 10, 2023 from 11am until 12pm and the funeral service will begin at 12pm in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. Interment will be held a Forrest Memorail Park.
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Caroline Lamar
May 2, 2023
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Caroline Jagers Bell Lamar, age 81, passed away Tuesday morning, May 2, 2023, at North Mississippi Medical Center Nursing Home in Pontotoc, Missisippi. Caroline was born in Jackson, Mississippi, on November 15, 1941. Her parents were Frank Aubrey Bell, Jr. and Sara Jagers Bell. Her grandparents were Mr. Frank A. Bell and wife Margaret Young Bell...
Jim Stubbs
May 2, 2023
Jim Stubbs, age 65, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at his home in Harmontown, MS.
James Verland Stubbs, known as "Jim", was born on October 31, 1957 to Peggy Sue Thrasher Haley and the late Robert Huey Stubbs, Jr. in Hayti, Missouri. Jim worked as a truck driver for most of his life. He loved spending time with...
Rosa Lee Kahlor
May 1, 2023
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Rosa Lee Kahlor, age 82, passed away Monday morning, May 1, 2023, at Diversicare in Batesville, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends from 1:00 P.M. until service time. There will be no graveside service, but...
Catherine Stengel
May 1, 2023
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Catherine Huffstickler Stengel, age 87, passed away Monday, May 1, 2023 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, Kansas.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, May 8, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS with the interment to follow at Longtown Cemetery in...
Barry Wayne Terry
May 1, 2023
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Barry Wayne Terry, age 65, passed away at his home near Batesville on May 1, 2023.
Funeral services for Barry will be held at 2:00 on Friday May 5, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 12:00 noon. Interment will be held at Crowder Cemetery.
Barry...
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