Obituaries
Martha Todd Smith Rowsey
Jun 19, 2019
Martha Todd Smith Rowsey, age 101, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at the Yalobusha County Nursing Home in Water Valley, MS.
Funeral services for Mrs. Rowsey will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 1:00 prior to the service. Interment will be...
Brian Phillip Sergi, Sr.
Jun 18, 2019
Sgt. Brian Phillip Sergi, Sr. USMC(retired), formerly of Bridgewater, Massachusetts passed away at the age of 72 at his home in Batesville, MS on Tuesday, June 18, 2019.
Funeral services for Brian will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, June 21, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Thursday evening...
William Benjamin Holland IV
Jun 12, 2019
William Benjamin "Bill" Holland, IV, age 54, passed away at his home outside of Batesville on June 12, 2019.
There will be a memorial service held for Bill at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with family receiving friends at 2:00 prior to the service.
Bill was born December...
Benny E. Walters
Jun 10, 2019
Benny E. Walters, age 78, passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2019 at the Tallahatchie Nursing Home in Charleston, MS.
There will be a Memorial Service held for Mr. Walters on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with the family receiving friends beginning at 10:00 prior to...
Darryl Eugene Carter
Jun 8, 2019
Darryl Carter, age 64, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2019 at the Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, TN.
Funeral services for Mr. Carter will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment following at Forrest Memorial Park. The family will be receiving friends at 12 noon...
Durwood Gordon
Jun 6, 2019
Winston Durwood Gordon, Jr., age 72, passed away Thursday evening at his home in Batesville, MS.
The family will be having a memorial gathering Sunday afternoon, June 9, 2019, at the Batesville Presbyterian Church at 1:00 P.M. followed by a memorial service beginning at 2:00 P.M.
Durwood was born April 28, 1947 in Morton, MS to the late Winston Durwood...
Maxine Bishop Darling Purdy
Jun 5, 2019
Maxine Bishop Darling Purdy, age 95, passed away Wednesday afternoon, June 5, 2019, at her home in Sardis, MS.
Funeral services for Maxine will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday June 7, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 1:00 prior to the service. Interment will follow at Thyatira...
Betty Byers Russell
Jun 4, 2019
Betty Byers Russell, age 81, passed away Tuesday evening, June 4, 2019, at her home near Batesville, MS. Mrs. Russell was the wife of Billy W. Russell.
Funeral services for Betty will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday June 9, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 1:00 prior...
Stephen J. Carter
Jun 2, 2019
Stephen J. Carter, age 89, passed away late Sunday evening, June 2, 2019, at West Point Community Living Center in West Point, MS.
The family will be receiving friends Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at Wells Funeral Home from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. with the funeral service on Thursday morning at 10:00 A.M. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells...
William Eugene Still
Jun 2, 2019
William Eugene (Bill) Still of Sardis, Mississippi, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, June 2, 2019, in Sandy Springs, GA at the age of 84. He was the son of the late Rayford Eugene (Gene) Still and Robbie Goodnight Still, born on October 10, 1934 in the Cold Springs community near Sardis. He was married to his wife of 60...
Angela Teter
May 31, 2019
Angela Teter, age 24, passed away Friday May 31, 2019, at Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS from injuries received in an auto accident.
A memorial service for Angela will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, June 3, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends one hour prior to the service.
Angela...
Lola Kate Westerfield
May 30, 2019
Mrs. Lola Westerfield, age 67, passed away peacefully at her home near Batesville on May 30, 2019. She was the widow of Nathan Westerfield.
Services for Lola will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 2, 2019 at Goodway Pentecostal Church in Marks. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 at Wells Funeral Home. Entombment will...
James Belk Griffin
May 29, 2019
James Belk Griffin, Sr., age 82, passed away at Panola Medical Center in Batesville this morning, May 29, 2019.
James was born June 3, 1936 to the late Geraldine Belk and Clyde Edward Griffin in Calhoun, MS. During his lifetime he was self-employed and honorably served his country in the U.S. Army. James loved to build birdhouses, along with other...
Willie B. McDonald
May 26, 2019
Willie B. McDonald, age 73, passed away early Sunday morning, May 26, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Blackjack Baptist Church with interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family will be receiving friends at Blackjack Baptist Church from...
Naomi Carolyn Hall
May 26, 2019
Naomi Carolyn Hall, age 72, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
Funeral will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, May 27, 2019, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Jumpers Chapel Cemetery in Water Valley, MS. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the...
Bryan Eugene Tidwell
May 25, 2019
Bryan Tidwell, loving known as “Poppy”, age 40, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019, in Lafayette County, MS at Enid Lake after a tragic accidental drowning.
The family will have a memorial service to celebrate Bryan’s life at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 29, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends beginning...
Richard Brian Talley
May 24, 2019
Richard Brian "Ricky" Talley, age 52, passed away May 24, 2019 in Sardis, MS.
Ricky was born March 22, 1967 in Jackson, MO. to Richard Cox Talley and the late Betty Lavon Rodabough Talley. He worked as a carpenter during his lifetime and was a member of Union Baptist Church in Sardis.
Ricky leaves behind his father Richard...
Jerry Russell Crouch
May 19, 2019
Jerry Crouch, age 64, passed away Sunday morning, at his home in Water Valley, MS. He was the husband of Renee Crouch.
Funeral services for Jerry will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 11:00. Interment will follow the service...
Sherry Ann Bailey
May 15, 2019
Sherry Ann Taylor Bailey, age 56, passed away peacefully at her home in Courtland on May 15, 2019. She was the wife of Jack Bailey.
Funeral services for Sherry will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 25, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends Friday evening the...
Marguerite Braddock Williams
May 15, 2019
Marguerite Braddock Williams, 92, died May 15, 2019 at Providence Assisted Living in Batesville. Born August 27, 1926, she was the daughter of Joe and Frankie Braddock of Lexington.
She graduated from Mississippi State College for Women, earning a degree in home economics, and married Marcus Dean Williams in 1949. Later she earned a master’s degree in education from the...
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