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Obituaries

John Lawson True

John Lawson True

Aug 24, 2014

John Lawson True, age 75, passed away Sunday morning, August 24, 2014, at his home in Batesville, Mississippi. Funeral services for Mr. True will be held Thursday, August 28, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS, with visitation preceding at 12:00 P.M. Interment will follow the funeral at Hopewell Cemetery in Water Valley, MS. Mr. Hal...

James Dowdle

James Dowdle

Aug 23, 2014

James Dowdle, age 74, passed away Saturday, August 23, 2014 at his home in Courtland, MS. Funeral Services for Mr. Dowdle will be at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, August 27, 2014 , at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS with interment to follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Grenada, MS. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. Tuesday August...

Annette Broome Demaidi

Annette Broome Demaidi

Aug 20, 2014

Annette Broome Demaidi, age 54, passed away Wednesday afternoon in Batesville, MS. Visitation will be held Saturday the 23rd of August at First United Methodist Church in Batesville MS at 10:00 a.m. with funeral services to follow at 11:00. Reverend Derrick Simmons and Reverend Keith Keeton will officiate the service. Annette was born July 31, 1960 in Sardis MS to...

Billy Wayne Woods, Sr.

Billy Wayne Woods, Sr.

Aug 20, 2014

Billy Wayne Woods, Sr., age 70, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2014, at his home near Sardis, MS. Billy was born October 1, 1943 in Marks, MS to the late Henry and Ella Woods. He was a retired farmer. Billy is survived by his wife, Joy "Missy" Woods of Sardis, MS; daughter, Barbara Lynn Woods White of Pontotoc, MS; step-daughter,...

Delma "Buddy" Burdine Wilder

Delma "Buddy" Burdine Wilder

Aug 20, 2014

Delma "Buddy" Wilder, 73, husband of Jean Eastham Wilder, passed away Wednesday evening at his home in Batesville, MS. Funeral services for Mr. Wilder will be 10:00 A.M. Friday morning, August 22, 2014 at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in Magnolia Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday morning beginning at 9:00 A.M. Dr. Tommy Snyder will...

Alice Margarette Sanders Tillie

Alice Margarette Sanders Tillie

Aug 19, 2014

Alice Margarette Sanders Tillie, age 64, passed away Tuesday morning, August 19, 2014 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. The funeral service for Mrs. Tillie will be at 2:00 P.M. Friday, August 22, 2014, at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS with interment to follow at Sardis Lake Baptist Church Cemetery in Sardis, MS. The family will receive...

David Harper

David Harper

Aug 19, 2014

David Harper, passed away Tuesday evening, August 19, 2014 at his home in Brookport, IL at the age of 59. David is survived by his fiancé Patricia Wright of Brookport IL. Graveside service will be held Friday the 22nd of August 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at Bethesda Cemetery in Senatobia MS.

Eleanor Day Pratt

Eleanor Day Pratt

Aug 17, 2014

Eleanor Day Pratt, 80, wife of Hunter Pratt, passed away Sunday morning, August 17, 2014 at Golden Living Nursing Home in Batesville, MS. The funeral service for Mrs. Pratt will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday morning, August 20, 2014, at the First Baptist Church in Batesville, MS with interment to follow in Chapel Hill Cemetery in Pope, MS. The family will...

Gary H. Kellum

Gary H. Kellum

Aug 17, 2014

Gary H. Kellum, age 66, passed away Sunday evening, August 17, 2014 at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS. He was the widower of the late Darlene Kellum. Funeral service will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with an interment to follow at 2:30 P.M. in Houston, MS. The family will receive friends...

Jeanie Aevenelle Marquis Hughes

Jeanie Aevenelle Marquis Hughes

Aug 15, 2014

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mrs. Jeanie Avenelle Marquis Hughes Mrs. Jeanie Avenelle Marquis Hughes, age 64, of Hanover, Indiana, entered this life on June 23, 1950 in Marks, Mississippi. She was the loving daughter of Homer Lee, Sr. and Mavis Avenelle Rodgers Marquis. She was a 1969 graduate of Lockport High School in Lockport, Illinois. She...

Peggy Tutor

Peggy Tutor

Aug 11, 2014

Ms. Peggy Tutor, age 53, passed away Monday morning August 11, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Southaven, Mississippi. The Tutor family will receive friends from 12:00 P.M. til service time on Friday, August 15, 2014, at Wells Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, August 15, 2014 in Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Kevin Doyle...

Emily Grace

Emily Grace

Aug 7, 2014

Emily Grace, age 88, passed away early Thursday August 7, 2014, at Sardis Nursing Home. The family will have a 10:00 A.M. memorial service Saturday, August 9, 2014 at Independence Presbyterian Church south of Batesville, MS. Complete biographical information will be provided as it becomes available.

Scotty W. Bland

Scotty W. Bland

Aug 6, 2014

Scotty W. Bland, age 53, passed away Wednesday morning, August 6, 2014 at Allegiance Hospital in Greenville, MS. Funeral services will be 5:00 P.M. Friday, August 8, 2014 at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in Forrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Thursday evening, August 7, 2014 from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. at Wells Funeral Home....

Marty Keith Sharp

Marty Keith Sharp

Aug 4, 2014

Marty Keith Sharp, age 55, passed away Monday, August 4, 2014 in Batesville, MS. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, August 8, 2014 at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends Friday beginning at 12:00 noon and continuing until the funeral service. Marty was born February...

Larry Wayne Hamblin

Larry Wayne Hamblin

Aug 1, 2014

Larry Wayne Hamblin, age 62, passed away Friday morning, August 1, 2014 at his home in Batesville, MS. He is the widower of Debbie Potts Hamblin. Graveside services will be 4:00 P.M. Sunday, August 3, 2014 at Forrest Memorial Park with the family receiving friends from 2:00 - 3:30 P.M. Sunday afternoon at Wells Funeral Home. Reverend Raymond Aven will...

Janet Wray Avery Roberson

Janet Wray Avery Roberson

Jul 28, 2014

Janet Wray Avery Roberson, age 69, passed away Monday, July 28, 2014 at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, MS. The family will be having a private memorial service at a later time. Janet was born August 30, 1944 in the Tocowa community near Courtland, MS to the late Claude Hubert Avery, Sr. and Ruby Wray Avery. She was a member...

Billy Keith McMinn

Billy Keith McMinn

Jul 26, 2014

Rolling Meadows, Il - Billy Keith McMinn, age 80, passed away Saturday, July 26, 2014 at his son's home in Oakland, MS. Mr. McMinn is formerly of Batesville, MS. Funeral services will be 12:00 Noon on Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at Wells Funeral Home Chapel. The McMinn family will receive friends on Tuesday evening, July 29, 2014, from 5:00-8:00 PM,...

Ginette Yvette Broquet Garrett

Ginette Yvette Broquet Garrett

Jul 25, 2014

Ginette Garrett, age 71, passed away Friday morning, July 25, 2014 at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, MS. The family will be having a private family graveside service on Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery east of Batesville, MS. Mrs. Garrett was born June 7, 1943 in Boucq, France to the late Marcel and Marie Broquet. She was...

Ray Elisha Slaughter, Jr.

Ray Elisha Slaughter, Jr.

Jul 22, 2014

Ray Elisha Slaughter, Jr. age 67, husband of Linda Slaughter of Batesville, MS, passed away Tuesday morning July 22, 2014, at Yalobusha General Hospital in Water Valley, Mississippi. Full Military honor funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 24, 2014, in Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Roger Richards presiding. Burial will follow in the Veteran's Section...

Charles Lonzo Martin

Charles Lonzo Martin

Jul 18, 2014

Charles L. Martin, age 76, of Pope, MS, passed away on Friday morning, July 18, 2014 in Oxford, Mississippi, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, North Mississippi. The funeral will be 10:00 a.m. Sunday, July 20, 2014, at Whosoever Church of God, Pope, MS, with Rev. Matt Hill officiating. Interment will follow in Crowder Cemetery. Those honored to serve as Pallbearers include:...

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