Obituaries

Heather Pruett Glidewell

Heather Pruett Glidewell

Dec 27, 2021

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Heather Pruett Glidewell, age 44, passed away at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN. on December 27, 2021.

Funeral services for Heather will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 30, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 11:00. Interment will be held at Forrest...

Emogene Goodnite Brown

Emogene Goodnite Brown

Dec 26, 2021

Emogene "Gene" Goodnite Brown, age 94, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021 at her home in Batesville, MS. Gene was born on July 9, 1927 to the late John Felix and Bertha Marshall Goodnite in Sardis, MS. 

There will be a private interment on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at Rose Hill Cemetery in Sardis, MS. 

Gene was a...

Joe McGehee

Joe McGehee

Dec 26, 2021

Joe McGehee, age 66, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021 at his home in Pope, MS.

A memorial gathering to celebrate Joe's life will be held on Thursday, January 13, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. 

Joe was born on September 25, 1955 to the late Joe Sanders McGehee, Sr. and...

Randall E. Yancey

Randall E. Yancey

Dec 26, 2021

Randall E. Yancey, age 75, passed away at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford on December 26, 2021. He was the husband of Barbara Yancey of Sardis.

Funeral services for Randall will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at First Baptist Church in Sardis with visitation beginning at 12:00 noon. Interment will be held at Rose Hill...

Naomi Grace Parker Dunn

Naomi Grace Parker Dunn

Dec 21, 2021

Naomi Grace Parker Dunn, age 79, passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital of North Mississippi in Oxford, MS. She was the widow of the late V.H. Dunn.

The family will be receiving friends Thursday, December 23, 2021, at Wells Funeral Home from 11:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. followed by a graveside service at Longtown Cemetery...

Tommie Lou Curry Green

Tommie Lou Curry Green

Dec 17, 2021

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Tommie Lou Curry Green, age 80, passed away Friday evening, December 17, 2021 at the Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS. 

Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Monday, December 20, 2021, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS. The friends and family...

Angela Carol Leeton

Angela Carol Leeton

Dec 17, 2021

Angela "Angie" Carol Leeton, age 56, passed away peacefully at her home in Dundee, MS on Friday, December 17, 2021.

Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at the Flag Lake Baptist Church in Sarah, MS with interment to follow there at the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral...

Van Rose

Van Rose

Dec 17, 2021

Chesley Van Rose, age 84, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital of North Mississippi in Oxford, MS. 

A memorial service will be held 2:00 P.M. Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Enid Lake Baptist Church near Enid, MS where he was a member. A gathering of friends and family will begin prior to the service...

Harry M. Bainer

Harry M. Bainer

Dec 13, 2021

Mr. Harry M. Bainer, age 88, passed away Monday, December 13, 2021, at the Sardis Community Nursing Home in Sardis, MS.

A private family memorial service will be held at a later date.

Mr. Bainer was born in Moline, Kansas on September 4, 1933, to the late Mabel Bickel and Robert Eugene Bainer.  After graduating from high school, he attended...

Rodney E. Vreeland

Rodney E. Vreeland

Dec 9, 2021

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Rodney E. Vreeland, age 92, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021 at the Bright Glade Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, December 18, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends...

Sharil Faye Brown

Sharil Faye Brown

Dec 8, 2021

Sharil Faye Brown, age 77, passed away at her daughters home in Oakland on December 8, 2021. The same date her son Kenny was born. Kenny precedes Sharil in death. 

Born January 16, 1944 in Memphis, TN. Sharil was blessed with her parents Oliver "Pat" and Delois Watkins on March 1, 1944. After graduating White High School, Sharil married...

Annie Ruth Copeland

Annie Ruth Copeland

Dec 5, 2021

Annie Ruth Copeland, age 87, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021 at her daughter's home near Sardis, MS.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Central Academy Church of Christ with visitation beginning at 12:30. Interment will be held at Forrest Memorial Park. 

Annie Ruth was born September 16, 1934 to the...

Melvin William Strough, III

Melvin William Strough, III

Dec 5, 2021

Melvin William Strough, III passed away at the age of 62 on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at his home in Batesville, MS. Melvin was the widower of Pamela Strough. 

Born January 28, 1959, one of two children, to the late Melvin William Strough, Jr. and Shirley Ann Overby Strough in Brandon, MS. He proudly served his country in the...

Steven H. England

Steven H. England

Dec 5, 2021

Steven H. England, formerly of Holcomb, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021 at his home in Batesville, MS at the age of 67. 

A celebration of Steven's life will be announced at a later date. 

Steven was born on July 2, 1954 to the late Hugh Lee "T" and Marie Drewery England in Kosciusko, MS. He was retired...

Barbara Cochran Locke

Barbara Cochran Locke

Dec 4, 2021

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Barbara Cochran Locke, age 79, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021 at the North Mississippi Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. She was the wife of Rev. Charles Locke.

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 8, 2021, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at...

Robert Ray Knight

Robert Ray Knight

Nov 29, 2021

Robert Ray Knight of Batesville, Mississippi, formerly a long time resident of Port Charlotte, Florida passed away November 29, 2021 with family by his side.  Bob was born on June 12, 1936 in Barnesville, Ohio. The oldest child of Ray E. Knight and Edythe Kathleen Knight, he was raised in Hendrysburg, Ohio.  A 1954 graduate of Barnesville High School, Bob...

Jessie Phillip Darby, Jr

Jessie Phillip Darby, Jr

Nov 29, 2021

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Jessie Phillip "Phil" Darby, Jr., age 74, passed away at his home in Courtland on November 29, 2021. Phil was the husband of Gloria Griffis Darby.

There will be a memorial service held for Phil held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 3, 2021 at Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 12:00 noon. Rev. Terry...

Betty Campbell Moore

Betty Campbell Moore

Nov 28, 2021

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Betty Campbell Moore, age 85, passed away Sunday morning, November 28, 2021, at the Sardis Nursing Home. She was the widow of the late Jolly Mack Moore.

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 1, 2021, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial...

Curlee Fox

Curlee Fox

Nov 28, 2021

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Curlee Fox, age 74, passed away Sunday morning, November 28, 2021, at his home near Courtland, MS.

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 30, 2021, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends at 12:00 P.M. prior to the service. The interment will take place at Forrest...

Charlsa Erin McCachren

Charlsa Erin McCachren

Nov 27, 2021

Charlsa Erin (Carr) McCachren, 35, of Raymond, MS went to her heavenly home on Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Merit Central Hospital in Jackson, MS. Born on October 4th, 1986 she was the daughter of Joe and Jean Pullen and Charles Carr.

Funeral services for Charlsa will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday December 4, 2021 at Sylva Rena...