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Obituaries

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:...

Harry Leon Russell

Harry Leon Russell

Jul 17, 2014

Harry Leon Russell, age 86, passed away in his home on Thursday Morning, 7/17/14. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 21, 2014, at Central Academy Church of Christ, Batesville, MS with Mr. Ed Casteel officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Olivet Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on 1:00 p.m. Monday at the church....

Frank W. Brown

Frank W. Brown

Jul 17, 2014

Frank W. Brown, age 68, passed away Thursday evening, July 17, 2014, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN. The funeral service will be 5:00 p.m. Sunday, July 20, 2014, at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Al Mullan officiating. Burial will follow in Peach Creek Cemetery, Sardis, MS. The Brown family will receive friends from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Saturday evening...

Sharon Tubb Martindale

Sharon Tubb Martindale

Jul 16, 2014

Sharon Tubb Martindale, age 53, passed away at her home, in Courtland, MS on Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, July 20, 2014, at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Bruce Wilkes officiating. Interment will follow in Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Sunday afternoon from 1:00 until service...

Sarah Fowler Duncan

Sarah Fowler Duncan

Jul 15, 2014

Ms. Sarah Fowler Wood Duncan, age 96, passed away late Tuesday evening July 15, 2014, at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte, Florida. Services will be 3:00 P.M. Saturday, July 19, 2014, at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in Magnolia Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral service on Saturday. Ms. Duncan...

Kathy Gregory Jablonski

Kathy Gregory Jablonski

Jul 15, 2014

Kathy Gregory Jablonski, age 59, passed away Tuesday afternoon July 15, 2014, at her home in Pope, Mississippi. She was the widow of the late Kenneth (Ken) Jablonski. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday, July 19, 2014, at Liberty Hill Baptist Church in Pope, MS with interment in Liberty Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior...

Bessie Mae Smith Fite

Bessie Mae Smith Fite

Jul 13, 2014

Bessie Mae Smith Fite, age 85, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2014, at her daughter's home in Greenville, MS. She is the widow of the late Joe T. Fite. The funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 19, 2014, at the First Baptist Church in Batesville, MS, with the burial at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville. The family...

Stanley E. Bullard

Stanley E. Bullard

Jul 13, 2014

Stanley Eugene Bullard, age 73, of Sardis, MS, was born to Charlie and Louise Bullard on June 30th, 1941, and passed away Sunday, July 13, 2014, at Baptist Desoto Hospital in Southaven, MS. Stanley married Pam Jackson on the 8th day of June, 1963, and farmed until he started a very successful career in the oil refinery business where he...

Benny Bounds Marberry

Benny Bounds Marberry

Jul 9, 2014

Benny Bounds Marberry, age 79, died Wednesday evening, July 9, 2014 in Baptist Memorial Hospital, Desoto Center, Southaven, MS. The family invites friends to a memorial visitation from 2:00-4:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 13, 2014 in Wells Funeral Home. Benny Marberry was born on May 19, 1935 in Crowder, Mississippi to the late Leslie Marberry and Ruth Bounds Marberry. He...

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