Obituaries
Rosemary Hudson Davis
May 27, 2018
Rosemary Hudson Davis, age 84, of Batesville, passed away near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 27, 2018. She was the widow of Emmett Millard Davis, Sr. Funeral services for Ms. Davis will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday June 1, 2018 at Batesville Church of Christ with visitation beginning at 11:00 prior to the service. Interment will follow the...
Wendy Rose Goff Joyner
May 26, 2018
Wendy Rose Goff Joyner, age 43, of Covington, TN, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2018, a Baptist Tipton Hospital in Covington, TN.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 30, 2018, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Clarksdale, MS with Reverend John Goldwater officiating. The family...
Alex Parker
May 26, 2018
Alexander Wade Parker, age 61, passed away Saturday morning May 26, 2018, at his mother's home in Como, MS.Alex was born June 11, 1957 to Billie McNemar Parker and the late James Edward Parker in Lincoln Park, MI. Alex was a truck driver for Kentucky Clay. In his spare time he enjoyed fishing. Alex is survived by his mother, Billy...
Bobby G. Barnett
May 26, 2018
Bobby G. Barnett, age 88, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 in Oklahoma from injuries received in an automobile accident.Funeral service will be at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, May 31, 2018 at the First Baptist Church in Batesville, MS with the interment to follow in Magnolia Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends Thursday moring at the First Baptist Church beginning...
Lee Taylor
May 25, 2018
Lee Taylor, age 91, passed away at Sardis Nursing Home in the early morning hours of May 25, 2018. She was the widow of Leonard Taylor. Funeral Services for Ms. Taylor will be held on Monday, May 28, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning...
Lilawatiben M. DeSai
May 17, 2018
Lilawatiben M. DeSai, age 85, passed away Thursday evening at the North Oak Regional Medical Center in Senatobia, MS. She was born August 14, 1932 in India. She is survived by her two children, Virkam DeSai of Hernando, MS and Sangeeta Naik of Lafayette, LA. There will be a memorial service on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. with...
Lisa Ann Mills
May 15, 2018
Lisa Ann Mills, age 51, passed away in the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at her sisters home in Batesville, MS.Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, May 19, 2018, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow in Lambert Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday evening from...
Janice Moore
May 10, 2018
Janice “Jan” E. Moore, age 74, passed away Thursday morning, May 10, 2018, at her home in Pope, MS. Janice was the wife of the late Willie Moore, Jr. A memorial service will be at 4:00 P.M. Saturday, May 12, 2018 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will be receiving friends one hour prior...
Margaret Hunsicker
May 10, 2018
Water Valley, Mississippi. Margaret "Marguerite" Elizabeth Groves Hunsicker passed quietly into the arms of the Lord on Thursday, May 10, 2018. A memorial service will be at 1:00 P.M. Monday, May 14, 2018 at the Episcopal Church of the Nativity, 609 North Main St., Water Valley, MS 38965. The inurnment will follow in Pinecrest Memorial Gardens in Water Valley, MS....
Ronald Lee Oswalt
May 6, 2018
Ronald Lee “Ronny” Oswalt, Sr., age 59, passed away at his home in Sardis on May 6, 2018. The family will hold a memorial gathering to remember Ronny’s life on Thursday, May 10, 2018 from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Sardis Steak and Seafood in Sardis, MS with Jeremy Weldon presenting a eulogy at 6:30 P.M.Ronny was born March 15,...
Rebecca S. McKittrick
May 5, 2018
Rebecca S. “Becky” McKittrick, age 64, passed away late Saturday evening, May 5, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS. in Oxford, MS.
A service to celebrate her life will be at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday morning, May 8, 2018, at the First United Methodist Church in Batesville, MS. The family will be receiving friends Monday evening from 5:30 –...
Joani Karololine Howell
May 4, 2018
Joani Karololine Howell, age 39, received her angel wings on Friday, May 4, 2018 at her home in Memphis, TN. Joani was welcomed on this earth by her parents, Joseph Everette "Joey" Howell and Lawanda Howell Holcomb on October 28, 1979. Joani was a native of Batesville and attended South Panola High School. In her teen years she traveled to...
Joe Franklin Russell
May 4, 2018
Joe Franklin “Mighty Joe” Russell, age 81, passed away Friday, May 4, 2018 at Oxford Health and Rehab in Oxford, MS. Joe was the widower of the late Annie Mae Yon Russell.
Funeral services will be at 5:00 P.M. Monday, May 7, 2018 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Cold Springs...
Randy Wayne Boyette
May 1, 2018
Randy Wayne Boyette, age 54, passed away Tuesday evening, May 1, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services will at 11:00 A.M. Friday, May 4, 2018, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in McIvor Cemetery near Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends Thursday from 5:00...
Miriam Hawkins Herring
Apr 29, 2018
Miriam Hawkins “MiMi” Herring, age 76, passed away Sunday evening, April 29, 2018, at Providence Assisted Living Home in Batesville, MS. MiMi was the widow of the late Leslie Herring.A Requiem Mass will be at 2:00 P.M. Friday, May 4, 2018, at the Holy Innocents Episcopal Church in Como, MS, where she was a parishioner. The family will receive friends...
Gene Autry White
Apr 28, 2018
Gene Autry White, age 78, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services will be 12:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family receive friends two hours prior to...
Bobby Joe Rodgers
Apr 28, 2018
Bobby Joe Rodgers, age 86, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018, at his home in Batesville, MS. Mr. Rodgers was the widower of the late Billie Locke Rodgers and Laverne Jones Rodgers.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 2, 2018, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Forrest Memorial Park...
Ethel F. Bright
Apr 27, 2018
Ethel F. "Buddy" Bright, age 72, passed away Friday evening on April 27, 2018 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. Buddy was born August 19, 1941 to the late Helen Claire Franklin and Jessie Ethel Bright in Choctaw County, MS. He was a Thermos maintenance and electrician for 15 years and he previously served in the MS...
Alice Colley
Apr 27, 2018
Alice Evelyn Tucker Colley formerly of Memphis. Guided by a bright full moon Ms. Alice Evelyn Tucker Colley of Pope, MS passed on April 27, 2018 at the age of 93. Born June 10,1924 she is preceded in death by her husband Burt Colley, she leaves behind her two sons Phillip. A Colley of Atoka, TN and Jeffrey L Colley...
Louise Wright Iles
Apr 26, 2018
Louise Wright Iles, age 96, passed away April 26, 2018 at her home near Courtland, MS. Louise was the wife of the James Iles. Louise was born June 6, 1921 to the late J.A. Wright and Mable Draper Wright in Warren, AR. Louise was a homemaker during her lifetime and was a member of the Georgian Hill Baptist Church in...
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