Obituaries
Judy Hudson Bland
Jul 7, 2022
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Judy Hudson Bland, age 77, passed away at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford on July 7, 2022. She was the wife of Johnny R. Bland of Marks.
Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Monday, July 11, 2022, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends beginning at 11:00 A.M....
Peter Hollingsworth
Jul 6, 2022
Peter Hollingsworth, age 54, of Memphis, died peacefully in his sleep on July 6, 2022 at Sardis Lake in Sardis, MS. It was a special place for him where he enjoyed spending much of his time.
He was born September 18, 1967 in Memphis, TN. He is survived by his son, Dillon Hollingsworth; of Lake Jackson, TX; brothers, John Hollingsworth...
Bobbie Prevallet
Jul 5, 2022
Bobbie Prevallet, age 77, of Pope, MS, passed away in the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 5, 2022.
Visitation will be held on Friday, July 8, 2022 from 11am until Mass begins at 1pm, all at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Batesville. Interment will follow in Chapel Hill Cemetery.
A parishioner of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Bobbie loved sports...
Gary Sykes Ritter
Jul 5, 2022
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Gary Sykes Ritter, age 72, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at the Yalobusha County Nursing Home in Water Valley, MS.
A celebration of Gary’s life will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, July 8, 2022 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to...
Annie Ruth Woods Dunn
Jul 4, 2022
Annie Ruth Woods Dunn, age 95, passed away Monday, July 4, 2022 at the Diversicare Nursing Home in Batesville, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon on Friday, July 8, 2022 at the New Hope Church of God with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the church two hours prior...
Ernestine Mahan Owen
Jul 3, 2022
Ernestine Brittain Mahan Owen, age 99, passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 3, 2022, at her home in Batesville, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, July 7, 2022, at the Batesville Church of Christ with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family will be receiving friends beginning at...
Reid Patton Dorr
Jun 30, 2022
Reid Patton Dorr, age 94, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2022 at his home in Sardis, MS.
Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Sunday, July 3, 2022, at the First United Methodist Church in Sardis, MS with the family receiving friends beginning at 1:00 P.M. at the church. Following the service, the interment will be at Rose Hill Cemetery...
Mattie Imogene Hester
Jun 28, 2022
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Mattie Imogene Jones Hester, age 91, passed away at Panola Medical Center in Batesville on June 28, 2022.
A service of celebration will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, July 2, 2022, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park. The family will begin receiving friends at...
Gloria Ann Bonner
Jun 26, 2022
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Gloria Ann Bonner, 77, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2022 at her home.
The family will receive friends Thursday, June 30, 2022 from 12pm until 1pm. The Funeral Service will follow at 1pm in the Martin Willingham Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS with Rev. Derrick Simmons officiating. Interment will follow in Bethel...
Carole Loreen Worthington
Jun 25, 2022
Carole Loreen Worthington, age 75, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2022 at the Regional One Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee.
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 30, 2022 at the Harmontown Baptist Church Cemetery in Harmontown, MS.
Carole was born on June 9, 1947 to the late Clarence Walls and Loreen Harlow Walls in...
Shane Lawrence
Jun 24, 2022
Shane Lawrence, age 45, passed away Friday afternoon, June 24, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS.
The family and friends of Shane are invited to a memorial gathering Saturday, July 2, 2022, from 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. at Wells Funeral Home to celebrate his life.
Shane was born February 5, 1977 in Oxford, MS to Winfred Lee...
Susan Wells Tillman
Jun 23, 2022
Susan Wells Tillman, age 67, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2022 at her home in Sarah, MS.
Susan was born January 13, 1955 to the late Richard Lee Wells, Sr. and Vester Geraldine Rodgers Wells in Greenwood, MS. For most of life, she worked as a bus driver. Susan had a special love for all animals and also enjoyed...
Eunice Nelson Holley Truelock
Jun 23, 2022
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Eunice Nelson Holley Truelock, age 87, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2022 at the Baptist DeSoto Memorial Hospital in Southaven, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 25, 2022 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at the Sardis Lake Baptist Church...
Allen Wayne Tomlin
Jun 20, 2022
Allen Wayne Tomlin, age 59, of Como, MS, passed away Monday, June 20, 2022 at Sardis Community Nursing Home in Sardis, MS.
The family of Allen will celebrate his life on Thursday, June 23, 2022 at the Harmontown Baptist Church in Como, MS. The memorial service will start at 5:00 p.m.
Allen was an avid hunter and fisherman and...
Jackie McMurry
Jun 17, 2022
Jackie Hodge McMurry, age 79, passed away Friday, June 17, 2022 at Panola County Medical Center in Batesville. A memorial gathering will be held on Friday, June 24, 2022 from 5-8pm at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. Jackie was a member of New Prospect Baptist Church in Oxford, MS. She enjoyed cross stitching and spending time with her family. In...
Laverne Johnson
Jun 17, 2022
Laverne Johnson, age 67, passed away Friday afternoon, June 17, 2022, at the North MS Specialty Hospital in Batesville, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 Noon on Monday, June 20, 2022 at the New Hope Church of God in Batesville, MS with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Sunday evening at...
Thelma Joyce Darby Sullivan
Jun 17, 2022
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Thelma Joyce Darby Sullivan, age 84, passed away Friday, June 17, 2022 at her home in Batesville, MS. Joyce was the widow of the late William Sullivan.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow...
Rouell O. Perkins, Sr.
Jun 17, 2022
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Rouell O. Perkins, Sr., age 91, passed away Friday, June 17, 2022 at his home near Batesville, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, June 20, 2022 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one...
Mary Ruth Jaudon
Jun 16, 2022
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Mary Ruth Goode Jaudon, age 86, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2022 at the Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 19, 2022 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Hebron Cemetery near Sardis, MS. The family...
Sherry Ann Roberts
Jun 13, 2022
Sherry Ann Roberts, age 56, passed away Monday, June 13, 2022 at her home near Courtland, MS.
A graveside service will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, June 16, 2022, at Magnolia Gardens Cemetery near Paynes, MS.
Sherry was born November 14, 1965 in Charleston, MS to the late Ira K. Nelson, Jr. and Linda Milam Nelson. She worked for a...
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