Obituaries

Charla Davis Tubbs

Charla Davis Tubbs

Jan 9, 2018

Charla Davis Tubbs, age 42, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2018 in Marks, MS. Charla is the the wife of Chris Tubbs of Courtland.Funeral services for Charla will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 13, 2018 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning at 11:00 a.m. prior...

Margaret Ann Sanders Harley

Margaret Ann Sanders Harley

Jan 7, 2018

Margaret Ann Sanders Harley, age 56, passed away at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis on 1/7/2018. The family will hold a memorial service for Margaret at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, January 12, 2018 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. prior to the service. Margaret was born May 4,...

Judy Arlene Wrenn

Judy Arlene Wrenn

Jan 7, 2018

Judy Arlene Wrenn, age 76, passed away Sunday afternoon, January 7, 2018, at Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS. She is the widow of Franky Gene Wrenn. The family will hold a private Memorial Service for Mrs. Wrenn.  Judy was born October 25, 1941 to the late Loren Archie Chiles and Sylvia Imo Veach Chiles in Vienna, IL. Judy held...

Thomas Lee Pinkston, Jr.

Thomas Lee Pinkston, Jr.

Jan 7, 2018

Thomas Lee "Pee Wee" Pinkston, Jr., age 60, passed away Sunday morning, January 7, 2018 at his home near Batesville, MS.There will be a memorial service held for Pee Wee at 2:00 on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00. Rev. Terrell McGregor...

Harl "Bud" O'Neal

Harl "Bud" O'Neal

Jan 6, 2018

Harl "Bud" O'Neal, age 97, passed away Saturday afternoon, January 6, 2018, at Oxford Health and Rehab in Oxford, MS. Mr. O'Neal is the widower of the late Mabel Aldison O'Neal.Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Hollywood Baptist Church in Sledge, MS with interment to follow in Longtown Cemetery near Crenshaw, MS with military honors....

Elizabeth "Sis" Poda Jones

Elizabeth "Sis" Poda Jones

Jan 5, 2018

Elizabeth Poda "Sis" Jones, age 97, passed away this afternoon, Friday, January 5, 2017 at Senatobia Health and Rehab in Senatobia, MS. Sis is the widow of Fred J. Jones. Funeral services will be 12 P.M. Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at Oak Hill Baptist Church in Hot Springs, AR with the family receiving friends one hour prior to the service....

Mildred Alice Malone

Mildred Alice Malone

Jan 5, 2018

Mildred Alice Malone, age 82, passed away late Friday evening, January 5, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS. She is the widow of the late Rex Allen Malone. A joint memorial service will be held for Mr. and Mrs. Malone on March 13th at 1:00 p.m., the day they were married. Mildred was born December...

Timothy Joe Weaver

Timothy Joe Weaver

Jan 3, 2018

Timothy Joe "T.J." Weaver, age 55, passed away in Pontotoc on January 3, 2018.Funeral services for T.J. will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 6, 2018 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 2:00 prior to the service. Interment will follow at Crowder Cemetery. Reverend Larry Kilgore will officiate. ...

Faye Evelyn Baker Smith

Faye Evelyn Baker Smith

Jan 2, 2018

Faye Evelyn Baker Smith, age 86, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at her home in Batesville, MS. Funeral services for Mrs. Smith will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January 5, 2018 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 11:00 prior to the service. Interment will follow the service...

Carol Joy Gardner

Carol Joy Gardner

Dec 31, 2017

Carol Joy Gardener, age 64, passed away Sunday, December 31, 2017, at her home near Batesville, MS.There will be no services per the families request.Carol was born July 28, 1953 in Memphis, TN to the late Sidney and Ida Rosenblum Markus. Mrs. Gardner was disabled.She leaves behind her loving husband, Keith L. Gardner of Batesville, MS.

Kathleen Alice Nerdahl

Kathleen Alice Nerdahl

Dec 29, 2017

Kathleen (Kathy)Alice Nerdahl, age 63, passed away at her parents home near Sardis Friday afternoon, December 29, 2017.  Kathy peacefully surrendered to her 5-month long battle with lung cancer.  The family will have a celebration of her life in the spring, the final date is yet to be determined. However, Kathy’s neighbors and friends are welcome to stop by Carol’s...

Dessie Mae Chrestman

Dessie Mae Chrestman

Dec 26, 2017

Dessie Mae Redwine Chrestman, age 65, passed away at her home near Sardis on December 26, 2017.Funeral services for Dessie will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 28, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 12 noon. Interment will follow at Forrest Memorial Park. Rev. Terry Floyd will...

James Allen Osbarn

James Allen Osbarn

Dec 25, 2017

James Allen Osbarn, age 55, passed away Monday, December 25, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.James was born March 15, 1962 to James Marvin Osbarn and the late Linda Fay Alford Osbarn in Clarksdale, MS. He was a HVAC Technician during his lifetime and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He leaves behind his wife; Pam Hargrove...

Ethel O. Santucci

Ethel O. Santucci

Dec 24, 2017

Ethel O. Santucci, age 87, passed away Sunday afternoon, December 24, 2017 at Sardis Community Nursing Home in Sardis, MS. Ms. Santucci is the widow of Raymond Santucci.A Prayer and Word Service for Ms. Santucci will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Batesville. The family will receive beginning at 10:00...

Ira L. "Sonny" Foster

Ira L. "Sonny" Foster

Dec 23, 2017

Ira L. "Sonny" Foster, age 72, passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife and children Saturday evening, December 23, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. after a lengthy illness.Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at Calvary Baptist Church with interment to follow in Hebron Cemetery near Sardis, MS. The family will receive friends beginning...

William Larry Hopper, Jr.

William Larry Hopper, Jr.

Dec 21, 2017

William Larry "Billy" Hopper, Jr., of Batesville, age 48, passed away on December 21, 2017 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. There will be a Memorial Service held for Billy at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 30, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning at 12...

Robert S. Scott

Robert S. Scott

Dec 21, 2017

Robert S. Scott, age 93, passed away early Thursday morning, December 21, 2017 at the Methodist Alliance Home Care in Memphis, TN. Funeral service for Mr. Scott will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 23, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 10:00 prior to the service. Interment...

Richard Todd Hatfield

Richard Todd Hatfield

Dec 21, 2017

Richard Todd Hatfield, age 43, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2017, at his home near Water Valley, MS.The family will be having a memorial service at a later date, which is yet to be determined.Todd was born April 28, 1974 in Oxford, MS to Wayne Richard Hatfield and Norma Langham Blanton. He was a graduate of Water Valley High School....

Billy Gordon Stroupe

Billy Gordon Stroupe

Dec 20, 2017

Billy Gordon Stroupe, age 81, passed away Wednesday morning, December 20, 2017, at his home in Batesville, MS. Funeral services for Mr. Stroupe will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday December 28, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 9:00 prior to the service. Interment will follow at Black Jack Cemetery....

Floyd Milton Fletcher, Sr.

Floyd Milton Fletcher, Sr.

Dec 17, 2017

"Capt." Floyd Milton Fletcher, Sr., age 89, passed away in his home in Batesville, MS of cancer on December 17, 2017. Floyd was born June 27, 1928 in Memphis, TN. In 1943 he joined the Navy and served on the USS Holland Submarine during World War II. Mr. Fletcher received a Battle Star in the capture of Tinian Island. In...