Martha Frances McCown Phelps

Martha McCown Phelps, age 91, passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, May 28, 2017, at Providence Assisted Living in Batesville, MS. Ms. Phelps is the widow of the late Lucius Bernard Phelps after 64 years of marriage.Funeral services for Mrs. Phelps will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday May 30, 2017, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 12 noon. Interment will follow at Pilgrims Rest Cemetery. Martha was born August 12, 1925, to the late Charlie McCown and Jimmie Dees McCown in Batesville, MS. She was a homemaker and enjoyed taking care of her family. She was a member of Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Martha faithfully read her Bible, she had a love for traveling, she enjoyed crappie fishing, reading and sewing in her spare time. Those she leaves behind include her children, Teresa Phelps Wright (Willis) of Batesville, Martha Lynn Phelps Bowles (Dean) of Courtland, Annette Phelps Kornegay (Gary) of Batesville, and Donald Bernard Phelps (Angie) of Courtland; grandchildren, Michael Shane Phelps, Olivia Michelle Phelps, Donald Bernard Phelps, Jr., Brandon Hinton, Jack Bernard Wright, Richard Phelps McMahan, Chad Holcombe McMahan, and 8 Great Grandchildren. The family ask for those wishing to make memorial contributions in Mrs. Phelps' honor to please do so to Explorers Bible Study, P.O. Box 425 Dickson, TN 37056, or Gideons International, Panola County Gideon Camp, P.O. Box 791, Batesville, MS., or the charity of the donor's choice.