Obituaries
Karen Lynn Nelson
Feb 20, 2021
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Karen Lynn “Kitty” Jaudon Nelson, age 68, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021, at her home in Courtland, MS.
Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow Longtown Cemetery. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the...
Faye Boyette
Feb 17, 2021
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Jimmie Faye Boyette, age 51, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at her sisters home near Enid, MS.
Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. on Monday, February 22, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to...
Bobby Ramage
Feb 16, 2021
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Robert Harvey "Bobby" Ramage, age 45, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021, at Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS.
The family will be celebrating Bobby's life 2:00 P.M. Sunday afternoon in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends beginning at 1:00 P.M. prior to the service.
Bobby was...
Dorothy F. Mixon
Feb 11, 2021
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Dorothy Ford Mixon, age 90, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2021 at the Pinnacle Assisted Living in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 13, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends two hours prior...
Sheila Ann Heineman
Feb 10, 2021
Sheila Ann Heineman, age 71, passed away February 10, 2021 at her home in Batesville, MS.
Sheila was born on March 9, 1949 to the late Thomas Howard and Odelle Peacock Haley in Clarksdale, MS. She worked in insurance sales and after retiring, she enjoyed taking care of her two precious fur-baby's.
The family she leaves behind includes her...
Nathan Rocky Newman
Feb 8, 2021
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Nathan Rocky Newman, age 60, passed away February 8, 2021 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services for Nathan will be held on Sunday, February 14, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
Nathan was...
James D. Hicks
Feb 7, 2021
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Mr. James D. Hicks, formerly of Grenada, passed away at the age of 62 on Sunday, February 7, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services for Mr. James will be 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at...
Pearl F. Thompson
Feb 4, 2021
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Pearl F. Thompson, age 93, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2021 at her daughter's home in Bristow, Oklahoma.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 27, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Oakland Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior...
Helen T. Presley
Jan 31, 2021
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Helen T. Presley, age 78, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2021 at her home in Enid, MS surrounded by her loving family.
Funeral services will be at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Bethel Cemetery. The family will receive...
Edward Rodger Schwinn, Sr.
Jan 28, 2021
Edward “Eddie” Rodger Schwinn, Sr., age 73, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2021 at the Baptist East Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral services will be 11:00am on Monday, February 1, 2021 at the Bethany Baptist Church in Courtland, MS with visitation beginning one hour prior to the funeral. The internment will follow at the...
Janice McCown Barnes
Jan 27, 2021
Janice McCown Barnes, age 77, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus, MS.
A graveside service will be held on 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at Magnolia Cemetery with Dr. Tommy Snyder officiating. The family will receive friends at Wells Funeral Home prior to the graveside service from 12 Noon to...
Carol Ann Myers
Jan 25, 2021
Carol Myers, age 87, beloved Mother, was called to her eternal resting place on January 25, 2021 at her home in Sardis, MS.
Carol entered this world on April 15, 1933 in Milwaukee, WI, born to the late Emil and Rose Hauner. She worked as a clerk during her lifetime.
Along with her parents, she is preceded in death...
Hubert S. Griffin, Jr.
Jan 22, 2021
Hubert Griffin, Jr., age 84, passed away Friday, January 22 at Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in Collierville, TN. Mr. Griffin was the widower of the late Dorothy Ann Griffin.
The funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, January 25, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. Due to the inclement weather for Monday, the interment will...
Gerald R. Johnson
Jan 18, 2021
Gerald Rothwell "Jerry" Johnson, age 81, passed away Monday, January 18, 2021 at Methodist University Hospital North in Memphis, TN.
A graveside service for Jerry will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, January 22, 2021 at Longtown Cemetery near Crenshaw, MS.
Jerry was born October 19, 1939 in Thyatira, MS to the late Isaiah and Bessie Jeffords Johnson. He was raised in...
Dorothy Randolph Pitts
Jan 18, 2021
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Dorothy Randolph Pitts, age 95, passed away Monday morning, January 18, 2021 at Methodist Hospice House in Memphis, TN.
A private family service will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, January 20, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS.
Dorothy was born January 2,...
Bobby G. Finn
Jan 17, 2021
Bobby G. Finn, age 81, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021 at the Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS.
A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 18, 2021 at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Sardis, MS,
Bobby was born on August 14, 1939 to the late Garfield and May Thomas Finn in Houston, MS. He honorably...
Donald Thomas Clark
Jan 17, 2021
Donald Thomas Clark, age 67, of Batesville, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021 at the Desoto Health Care - Rehabilitation Center in Southaven, MS.
Donald was born March 28, 1953 to Margie Herron Clark the late Raymond Dudley Clark and in Marks, MS. Donald worked in construction during his lifetime.
Donald's loving family that he leaves behind include his wife,...
Jimmy C. Jenkins
Jan 16, 2021
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Jimmy C. Jenkins, age 85, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 16, 2021 surrounded by his family at his home in Sardis, MS.
Funeral services for Jimmy will be 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 in the Martin-Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park. The family...
Billy Earl Macknally
Jan 14, 2021
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Billy Earl Macknally, age 60, passed away in Lambert, MS on January 14, 2021.
A memorial service for Billy will be held on Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Rev. Kenneth Hall will...
William E. Trusty
Jan 12, 2021
William E. (Bill) Trusty, age 79, went to meet his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, face to face on January 12, 2021 from Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi in Oxford, MS.
Bill leaves behind his wife and soul mate, Latitia Fowler Trusty, whom he married on his 50th birthday. Those who will also be cherishing his memory are his...
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