Obituaries
Annie Maude Cosby
Jan 13, 2020
Annie Maude Cosby, age 84, passed away Monday morning, January 13, 2020, at her home in Courtland, MS. She was the widow of the late Robert L. "Bob" Cosby, Sr.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, January 15, 2020 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS....
Garry W. Cannon
Jan 12, 2020
Garry W. Cannon, age 68, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.
The family will celebrate Garry's life Thursday afternoon, January 16, 2020, at 2:00 P.M. in the sanctuary of the First Baptist Church in Batesville, MS with interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening...
Hazel Wright Jones
Jan 11, 2020
Hazel Louise (Wright) Jones 03/09/1931 – 01/11/2020
Services will be held at Wells Funeral Home on Highway 35 in Batesville. Visitation will be Saturday, January 18, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM, and the funeral service will be held Sunday, January 19, at 12:00 noon. Interment will be held at Forrest Memorial Park.
Hazel was a country girl, born in a...
Lois Ann Bolen
Jan 11, 2020
Lois Ann Burns Bolen, age 74, passed away Saturday morning, January 11, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS. She was the widow of Bobby Bolen.
Funeral services for Lois Ann will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning at...
Howard E. O'Conner
Jan 10, 2020
Howard E. O'Conner, age 92, passed away, January 10, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Mississippi. He was the widow of Blanche O'Conner.
Funeral services for Mr. Conner will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, January 13, 2020 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends beginning at 2:00. Interment will...
Joan Maxey
Jan 10, 2020
Joan Keen Maxey, age 81, passed away Friday morning, January 10, 2020 at the Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS. She was the widow of the late Jake W. Maxey.
The family will be having a private family memorial service on Wednesday, January 15, 2020.
Joan was born December 26, 1938 in Coahoma County, MS to the late Homer Woodrow...
Michael Lynn Brown
Jan 8, 2020
Michael Lynn Brown, age 54, passed away early Wednesday morning, January 8, 2020 at the Baptist DeSoto Memorial Hospital in Southaven, MS.
A celebration of life will be 11:00 A.M. on Friday, January 10, 2020 at the Evansville Baptist Church in Coldwater, MS.
Michael was born March 19, 1965 to Barbara Ann Rodgers Brown and the late Charles Owen Brown...
Charles Bryan Tutor
Jan 8, 2020
Charles Bryan Tutor, age 55, passed away January 8, 2020 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services for Bryan will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 12, 2020 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 1:00. Interment will be held at Forrest Memorial Park. Rev. Derrick...
William "Bill" C. Harrison
Jan 6, 2020
William C. “Bill” Harrison, age 89, passed away Monday, January 6, 2020, at his home in Oakland, MS.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, January 9, 2020, at the First Baptist Church in Sardis, MS with interment to follow at Longtown Cemetery in Crenshaw, MS. The family will be receiving friends Wednesday evening, January 8, 2020, at Wells Funeral...
Elsie Jean Wootten
Jan 6, 2020
Elsie J. Wootten, age 91, passed away Monday, January 6, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS. She was the widow of the late Howard Wootten.
The family will receive friends Thursday, January 9, 2020, at Wells Funeral Home from 12:00 - 2:00 P.M. followed immediately by a graveside service at Rose Hill Cemetery in Sardis,...
Eva H. Scott
Jan 5, 2020
Eva H. Scott, age 70, passed away Sunday evening, January 5, 2020 in Enid, MS.
Eva was born April 13, 1949 to the late Thomas House and Johnnie Jones House. She was a homemaker during her lifetime.
Those she leaves behind to cherish her memory include her two daughters, Angelene Thane of Pensacola, FL, and Lynn Stewart of Enid, MS;...
Wayne Goodnite
Jan 4, 2020
Wayne Goodnite, age 88, passed away early Saturday morning, January 4, 2020 at Baptist East Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN.
The family will be receiving friends Tuesday, January 7, 2020, from 2:00 - 5:00 P.M. at Wells Funeral Home. The family will have a private committal service Wednesday morning at Blackjack Cemetery in Batesville, MS.
Wayne was born December 5,...
Johnie Keen Mason
Jan 2, 2020
Johnie Keen Mason, age 79, passed away Thursday morning, January 2, 2020 at The Blake Assisted Living Facility in Oxford, Mississippi.
A memorial service for Mrs. Mason will be held at 2:30 on Monday, January 6, 2020 at Black Jack Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends beginning at 12:00 pm prior to the service. Reverend Dr Ron Wilson,...
Suzanne Crawley
Jan 1, 2020
Suzanne Crawley, age 40, passed away January 1, 2020 in Benton County, MS.
A memorial gathering will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS.
Suzanne was born November 16, 1979 to Larry Ray Crawley and Sheila Ann Still Crawley in Memphis, TN. She was a homemaker during her lifetime....
William Andy Hightower
Dec 31, 2019
William Andy Hightower, age 69, passed away Tuesday morning, December 31, 2019, at Region One Medical Center in Memphis, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, January 4, 2019 at the First Baptist Church in Batesville, MS with interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends at the church from 12:00 P.M. until service time.
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John Ira Hardy
Dec 30, 2019
John Ira Hardy, age 72, passed away Monday, December 30, 2019 at the Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS.
There will be a memorial service held for John at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 3, 2020 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville.
John was born March 30, 1947 to the late Arthur Hardy and...
Ellen Vanhoozer
Dec 30, 2019
Ellen Vanhoozer, age 91, passed away Monday, December 30, 2019 at her granddaughter's home in Amory, MS. She was the widow of Ernest Edwin Vanhoozer.
Funeral services for Mrs. Vanhoozer will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 2, 2020 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 12 noon. Interment...
Ronald E. Lewis
Dec 26, 2019
Ronald E. Lewis, age 77, passed away December 26, 2019 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
Ronald was born on December 26, 1942 to the late Noble E. Lewis and Roberta Kincade Lewis in Pocahontas, AR. He was a retired auto mechanic and a U.S. Army Veteran. Along with his parents he is preceded in death by his...
Lizzie A. Dean
Dec 26, 2019
Lizzie A. Dean, age 81, passed away Thursday morning, December 26, 2019 at the Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS. She was the widow of Lewis Eugene Dean.
Funeral services for Lizzie will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 29, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at...
Harriett O'Quin
Dec 25, 2019
Harriett O'Quin, age 74, passed away Wednesday, December 25, at Providence Assisted Living, in Batesville, MS. Harriett is the widow of the late Rev. Donald O'Quin.
Funeral services for Mrs. O'Quin will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 28, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning one hour prior to the...
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