Obituaries
Callie Grace Wimberly
Apr 23, 2021
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Callie Grace Wimberly, age 17, passed away Friday, April 23, 2021 near Courtland, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, April 26, 2021, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Longtown Cemetery near Crenshaw, MS. The family will be receiving friends beginning at 12:00 P.M. prior...
Mary Louise Hoop
Apr 21, 2021
Mary Louise Jones Vickery Hoop, age 84, formerly of Grenada, MS, passed away Wednesday morning, April 21, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.
There will be a memorial service held for Mary at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at Central Academy Church Church of Christ in Batesville.
Mary was born April 10, 1937...
Billy Joe Gee
Apr 18, 2021
Billy Joe Gee, age 57, passed away Sunday, April 18, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
A graveside service will be 2:00 P.M . Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at Crowder Cemetery in Crowder, MS. The family will receive friends at the cemetery prior to the service beginning at 1:30 P.M.
Billy Joe was born August 2, 1963 in Memphis,...
Billie T. Cox
Apr 16, 2021
Ms. Billie Terry Cox , age 87, passed away peacefully at Timeless Grace Assisted Living in Carriere, MS on April 16, 2021. For the last 4 years of her life, she was cared for by a loving staff at Timeless Grace. Preceding her in death were her husband of 60 years, Col. Wallace G. Cox, US Army (retired), her parents,...
Ronald Glenn Smith
Apr 15, 2021
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Ronald Glenn Smith, age 58, passed away Thursday morning, April 15, 2021 at his home in Enid, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 18, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Bethel Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 5:00 p.m. to...
Gladys Crowell Davis
Apr 15, 2021
Gladys Crowell Davis of Batesville, MS died April 15, 2021, at her home after a long illness. She was 89.
Gladys was born August 10, 1931, in Crowder, MS, to the late Jewel Elizabeth Bynum and Ercel Weldon Bynum.
She was a homemaker and a seamstress. Gladys worked at Hancock Fabrics and as a substitute teacher for Batesville Elementary...
Brooke Anne Austin
Apr 14, 2021
Brooke Anne Austin, age 21, passed away in Quitman County on April 14, 2021.
Brooke was born January 28, 2000 to Timothy Austin and Julie Michelle Watson in Memphis, TN. Brooke attended St. Peters Episcopal Church in Oxford.
Brooke leaves behind her parents; 2 children, Jax Amari Rogers and Mia Ella Rogers of Oxford; 3 siblings, Dylan Douglas Austin of...
Ricky L. Ware
Apr 9, 2021
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Ricky L. Ware, age 58, passed away Friday, April 9, 2021 in Tallahatchie County.
Funeral services for Ricky will be 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 12, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Crowder Cemetery. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service.
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Charles David Respess
Apr 4, 2021
Charles David "Charley" Respess, 76, of Crowder, Mississippi died Sunday morning, April 4, 2021, peacefully in his son's home at Enon after a battle with Alzheimer's. Charley was the husband of the late Linda Bolen Respess, whom he married in Crowder on November 7, 1966. He was born June 18, 1944 at home on Shine-Turner, Lambert, Mississippi, to the late...
Barbara G. McClenic
Mar 31, 2021
Barbara Gale McClenic, age 77, passed away at her home near Batesville on March 31, 2021.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Courtland Baptist Church with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family will be receiving friends one hour prior to the service on Saturday.
Barbara was born February...
Ralph D. Keating
Mar 29, 2021
Ralph D. Keating, age 93, passed away Monday, March 29, 2021 at the Sardis Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 1, 2021 at the First Baptist Church in Batesville, MS with interment to follow at Curtis Union Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the funeral service.
Ralph was...
Laverne Aldison Hornor
Mar 25, 2021
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Laverne Aldison Hornor, age 87, passed away Thursday morning, March 25, 2021 at the Pinnacle Assisted Living in Southaven, MS.
Funeral services will be 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 28, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Longtown Cemetery in Crenshaw. The family will receive friends one...
Frankie Aldison McCrary
Mar 24, 2021
Frankie Aldison McCrary, age 91, passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 24, 2021, surrounded by her loving family at her home in Senatobia, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, March 28, 2021, at the Frist Baptist Church in Senatobia, MS with the interment to follow at Longtown Cemetery in Crenshaw, MS. The family will receive friends one hour prior...
Joy Kelly
Mar 24, 2021
On March 24, 2021, Francis Joy (Jaudon) Kelly, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great-great grandmother went to be with her Lord at the age of 92.
A memorial service for Joy will be 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 25, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home.
Joy was born on December 23, 1928 at...
Lee McDonald Tomlinson
Mar 20, 2021
Lee McDonald Tomlinson, age 86, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, March 20, 2021, surrounded by hisfamily.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, March 22, 2021, at Clarksdale United MethodistChurch in Clarksdale, MS with the family receiving friends prior to the service beginning at 9:00A.M. The interment will follow at Oakridge Cemetery in Clarksdale, MS later in the day.
Lee...
Nyoka Rivers
Mar 20, 2021
Nyoka Rivers, age 73, passed away Saturday, March 20, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services will be 12:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at Hosanna Family Worship Center in Pope, MS with the committal service to follow at 4:00 P.M. at Belzoni City Cemetery in Belzoni, MS. The family will receive friends one hour prior...
Leslie Banks Brasell, Jr.
Mar 19, 2021
Leslie Banks Brasell, Jr., age 53, passed away Friday, March 19, 2021, at his home in Abbeville, MS.
A graveside service will be 3:00 P.M. Monday, March 22, 2021, at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS. The family will be receiving friends Monday afternoon at the cemetery beginning at 2:30 P.M.
Leslie was born November 18, 1967 in Clarksdale, MS to...
Frankie Purdy
Mar 17, 2021
Frankie Lanelle Sexton Purdy, age 74, passed away, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.
Funeral service for Frankie will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 20, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 9:00. Interment will be held at Forrest Memorial Park.
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Ethel Louise Wilson
Mar 15, 2021
Ethel Louise Wilson, age 77, passed away on Monday, March 15, 2021 at her home in Sardis, MS.
A private inurnment will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery at a later date.
Ethel was born on August 18, 1943 to the late Leo Bennett Rhodes and Etta Ellen Clemons Rhodes in Stuttgart, Arkansas. She was retired from Springs...
Bobby Gene Baker
Mar 14, 2021
Bobby Gene Baker, age 89, passed away Sunday evening, March 14, 2021 at his home in Batesville, MS.
Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Thursday, March 18, 2021, at the First United Methodist Church in Batesville, MS. The interment will follow at Magnolia Cemetery with military honors provided by the U.S. Army. the family will be receiving friends at the...
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