Obituaries
Rex McMinn
Aug 25, 2019
William Rex McMinn, age 85, passed away Sunday morning, August 25, 2019, at his home in Gulfport, MS.
There will be a visitation on Saturday, August 31, 2019 from 2:00-3:00 P.M. at Wells Funeral Home with a graveside service to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS.
Rex was born August 28, 1933 to the late Clifford Tidwell Mougey...
Shirley Alice Thelen Estridge
Aug 24, 2019
Shirley Alice Thelen Estridge, age 82, passed away Saturday, August 24, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS. She is the widow of the late Clyde Morris Estridge.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 27, 2019, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends beginning at 9:00...
Milton Clyde Pardue, Jr.
Aug 22, 2019
Milton Clyde Pardue, Jr., age 66 of Monroe, GA, formerly of Batesville, MS, passed away on August 22, 2019. He was born in Batesville on July 27, 1953 to the late Milton Clyde Pardue, Sr. and the late Mary Kathleen McGlaun Pardue.
Surviving members of his family are several cousins including Judi Garrett and a cluster of close friends both...
Gilmer E. Jolley, Jr.
Aug 22, 2019
Gilmer E. "Gil" Jolley, Jr., age 71, passed away at his home in Batesville, MS Thursday, August 22, 2019.
A memorial service will be Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends one hour prior to the service.
Gil was born on August 1, 1948 to...
John Joseph Baldwin, Jr.
Aug 21, 2019
John Joseph Baldwin, Jr. age 73, passed away this afternoon, August 21, 2019 at his home in Batesville.
John was born November 12, 1945 to the late John Joseph Baldwin and Beatrice Eleanor Long Baldwin in Philadelphia, PA. During his life time he worked as a computer technician. He was of the Catholic faith.
In addition to his parents, John...
Michael Lee Edwards
Aug 17, 2019
Michael Lee Edwards, age 62, passed away Saturday morning, August 17, 2019, at his home in Batesville, MS after a two-year courageous battle with cancer.
The family will be receiving friends Tuesday evening, August 20, 2019 from 5:00 – 8:00 P.M. at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. Another visitation will be held Wednesday, August 21, 2019 from 1:00 –...
Richard K. Northcutt
Aug 16, 2019
Richard Kelly "MoonDog" Northcutt, age 53, passed on August 16, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN.
There will be a memorial service for Kelly held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 25, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 1:00 prior to the service.
Kelly was born...
Alfred Earl Mills
Aug 16, 2019
Alfred Earl Mills, age 77, passed away Friday morning, August 16, 2019, at his home in Batesville, MS.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, August 19, 2019, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Union Cemetery in Sardis, MS. The family will receive friends prior to the service at 10:00 A.M....
Aubrey Burns Howe
Aug 15, 2019
Aubrey Burns “Horsefly” Howe passed into glory on August 15, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at Well Funeral Home in Batesville with interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville. The family will receive friends on Saturday evening Aug. 17 from 5-8 p.m. at Wells...
Dena Barnes Whittington
Aug 13, 2019
Dena Barnes Whittington, age 56, passed away on, August 13, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. She was the wife of Roger Whittington of Charleston.
Funeral services for Dena will be held on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends Friday evening...
Evelyn Hayes Lee
Aug 12, 2019
Evelyn Hayes Lee, 96 of Sardis, died peacefully at Providence Assisted Living Center in Batesville on August 12, 2019. She was preceded in death by her spouse, George Max Lee, Sr.; her daughter, Kitty Lee Jenkins; her parents; and nine brothers and sisters.
She is survived by her son, G. Max Lee, Jr.; daughter, Anne Lee Schwerdt (Steve); grandchildren, Jennifer...
Audrey Franklin Aldridge
Aug 9, 2019
Audrey Franklin Aldridge, age 62, passed away Friday, August 9, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at the First Baptist Church, 435 Williams Ave., in Sledge, MS with interment to follow in Longtown Cemetery in Crenshaw, MS. The family will be receiving friends Monday evening,...
Jaxon Tate Roberson
Aug 7, 2019
Jaxon Tate Roberson, the infant son of Cayla and Josh Roberson, passed away Wednesday morning, August 7, 2019 at the Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS.
There will be a graveside service at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 11, 2019 at Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery. A visitation will be an hour prior to the graveside at Wells Funeral Home.
Survivors...
Virginia H. Martin
Aug 5, 2019
Virginia Hance Martin, age 73, passed away Monday August 5, 2019 at her daughter's home in Oxford, MS. She was the wife of Tony Martin of Batesville.
Funeral services for Virginia will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 8, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends Wednesday...
Marilyn Harrelson
Aug 5, 2019
Marilyn Harrelson, age 64, passed away Monday, August 5, 2019, at Regional One Medical Center in Memphis, TN from complications of her extended stay in the hospital.
There will be a memorial service held for Marilyn at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Hosanna Family Worship Center.
Marilyn was born January 12, 1955 in Clarksdale to Bobby...
Willard T. Landis
Aug 3, 2019
Willard T. Landis, age 76, passed away at his home in Nesbit, MS.
Willard was born in Ohio to the late Robert Swain Landis and Ruby Hughes Landis on September 27, 1942. He worked as a warehouse worker during his lifetime and proudly served his country in the U.S. Army.
Survivors include his daughter, Tracie Milam; son, Jeff Landis; daughter-in-law,...
BJ Bridges
Aug 3, 2019
BJ Bridges, age 24, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2019, at Regional One Medical Center in Memphis, TN.
Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at Faith Baptist Church in Lambert, MS with the family receiving friends prior to the service beginning at 12:00 P.M. The interment service will follow at Lambert Cemetery in Lambert, MS.
BJ...
Thomas Warren Bailey
Aug 1, 2019
Thomas “T.W.” Warren Bailey of Starkville, and formerly of Batesville, passed peacefully in his sleep at the age of 93 on Aug. 1, 2019. He was born April 5, 1926 to the late Morton Turner Bailey and Sammie Dowdle Bailey in Charleston, and grew up in Grenada.
He served during WW11 as a B24 Waist Gunner for the Army. Following...
Robert Earl Sims
Jul 30, 2019
Robert Earl Sims, age 73, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford surrounded by his beloved family. He shared 51 and a half glorious years with his wife, Zelma Sims.
Funeral services for Robert will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 3, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home...
Peggy A. Turman
Jul 26, 2019
Peggy Ann Clark Turman, age 85, passed away, Friday, July 26, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS. Peggy is the widow of the late Dave Porter Turman, Jr.
Funeral services will be 4:00 P.M. Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at the Sardis Church of Christ in Sardis, MS with the family receiving friends beginning at 2:00...
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