Obituaries
Donald Wayne Finnie
Feb 28, 2018
Donald Wayne "Don" Finnie, age 71, passed away at North Delta Hospice in Southaven, MS on February 28, 2018. Don was born November 23, 1946 to the late William Homer Finnie and Betty Gordon Finnie in Panola County, MS. He was a professor for 20 plus years with Colorado Northwestern Community College in Rangely, CO. where he taught anatomy, biology,...
Alondra Cordero
Feb 24, 2018
Alondra Cordero, infant child, passed away at the Regional One Medical Center in Memphis, TN on February 24, 2018. Funeral services for Alondra will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday March 2, 2018 at the Primera Misión Bautista in Batesville, MS. Interment will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. Reverend Tino Trevino will officiate. Wells Funeral Home has charge. Survivors include...
Mark "Harley" Sivley
Feb 24, 2018
Mark "Harley" Sivley, age 46, passed away February 24, 2018 at his home in Batesville, MS. Mark was born November 25, 1971 to the late Mona Davis in Greenwood, MS. Mark's passion in life was playing music on his guitars and riding his motorcycle.Mark is survived by his wife, Wendy Sivley; children, Ashely Sivley, Michael John Sivley, Raven Milner, Brentney...
Mary Yeargin
Feb 23, 2018
Mary Lucille Hocutt Yeargin, age 91, passed away Friday morning, February 23, 2018, at her daughters home in Millington, TN. She was the widow of Thomas W. Yeargin. There will be a graveside service held for Ms. Yeargin at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 26, 2018 at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. Wells Funeral Home has charge. Mary was...
Martha Hill
Feb 20, 2018
Martha Hill, age 60, passed away Tuesday February 20th, at the Northwest MS Regional Medical Center in Clarksdale, MS.Funeral services for Ms. Hill will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 24, 2018 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with the family receiving friends beginning at 1:00 prior to the service. Interment will...
Shirley Turner Rotenberry
Feb 19, 2018
Shirley Turner Rotenberry, age 78, passed away Monday, February 19, 2018, at her home near Batesville, MS. She was the widow of the late Mack Rotenberry.Funeral services for Ms. Rotenberry will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 23, 2018 at Crowder Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 8:00 Thursday evening at Wells Funeral Home...
Johnnie Ford Rushing
Feb 17, 2018
Johnnie Ford Rushing, age 91, passed away Saturday morning, February 17, 2018, at her home in Batesville, MS. She is the widow of the late Bernard Rushing.Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 20, 2018, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS. The family will be...
Robert Louis Bush, Jr.
Feb 15, 2018
Robert Louis “Cotton” Bush, Jr., age 71, passed away at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo, MS on February 15, 2018. There will be a memorial service held for Mr. Bush at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 18, 2018 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. Friends will gather at 1:00 prior to the service....
Clint W. Williford. Sr.
Feb 13, 2018
Clint W. Williford, Sr., age 95, passed away Tuesday morning, February 13, 2018, at Providence Assisted Living Home in Batesville, MS. Funeral services for Mr. Williford will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Batesville First United Methodist Church with family receiving friends beginning at 1:00 prior to the service. Interment will follow at Chapel Hill...
Mike Cook
Feb 11, 2018
Mike Cook, age 58, passed away early Sunday morning, February 11, 2018, at his home near Marks, MS. Funeral service for Mike will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at New Hope Church of God, 209 West St. Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Wells Funeral Home...
Ralph Wayne Baughman
Feb 10, 2018
Ralph Wayne Baughman, age 61, passed away this afternoon, February 10, 2018 at his home near Crowder. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, February 13, 2018 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. Interment will be in Crowder Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. at Wells Funeral Home. Reverend...
Donald E. Ware
Feb 6, 2018
Donald "Duck" E. Ware, age 56 of Courtland, passed away February 6, 2018. He is the husband of Debbie Ware. Funeral services for Mr. Ware will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday February 10, 2018 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends Friday evening at the funeral home from...
James Roberson
Feb 6, 2018
James "Johnny" Roberson, age 86, of Marks, passed away February 6, 2018 at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo. Funeral services for Mr. Roberson will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 9, 2018 at Faith Baptist Church in Lambert. The family will receive friends at the church Thursday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Interment will follow the...
Marjorie P. Carson
Feb 5, 2018
Marjorie Pendergrass Carson, age 97, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 5, 2018 in Batesville, MS. Born in Birchwood, TN on July 10, 1920 to James O. Pendergrass and Addie Lee Friddel Pendergrass. She was loved dearly by her family, and all who knew her felt blessed to have such a kind sweet person in their lives. ...
Eunice "Pete" Mills
Feb 1, 2018
Eunice Marie Slaughter "Pete" Mills, age 69, passed away early Thursday morning, February 1, 2018, at her home in Pope, MS.Funeral services for Pete will be held on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends Friday evening at the funeral home from 5:00...
Keith Gardner
Jan 22, 2018
Keith Lynn Gardner, age 63, passed away on January 22, 2018 at his home in Batesville. He is the widower of Carol Gardner. Keith was born, October 12, 1954 to the late Cleavon Gardner and Marion Hartsell Gardner in Michigan. When Keith moved down South from Michigan he worked for the South Panola School District where he was a trusted...
John L. Bailey
Jan 21, 2018
John was born July 1, 1952, to parents Malcolm Douglas (“Doty”) Bailey and Glynda Taylor Bailey. He attended Lambert High School and Northwest Mississippi Community College and received a Bachelor of Arts in Banking and Finance from the University of Mississippi in 1973. After working for two years at Memphis Bank and Trust, he attended the University of Mississippi School...
Diane Bryant
Jan 18, 2018
Diane Bryant, age 72, passed away Thursday evening, January 18, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS. Funeral services for Diane will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 21, 2018 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 prior to the service....
Jimmy H. Herron
Jan 17, 2018
Jimmy Hartzell Herron, age 80, passed away early Wednesday morning, January 17, 2018, at Sardis Nursing Home. Jimmy is the widower of Betty Seale Herron. Graveside services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Antioch Cemetery near Courtland, MS. Dr. Doug Sullivan-Gonzalez and Mr. Michael Bates will officiate the service. Wells Funeral Home has charge of...
Brenda Pitcock Williams
Jan 12, 2018
Surrounded by her loved ones, Mrs. Brenda Joyce Pitcock Williams passed away, as the snow fell peacefully outside her bedroom window, on Friday, January 12, 2018. She took her last breath on the very hill where she played as a child. Born December 27, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Ann Pitcock of Pope. On August...
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