Obituaries

Terry Don File

Terry Don File

Apr 1, 2013

Terry Don File, age 65, died on Monday afternoon, April 1, 2013, while in ICU at Baptist Memorial Hospital, North MS, Oxford, MS. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at Calvary Baptist Church, 305 Keating Rd, Batesville. Dr. Paul Middleton will officiate the service and burial will follow in Chapel Hill Cemetery,...

Robert Dean Willard

Robert Dean Willard

Mar 31, 2013

Robert Dean Willard, age 79, of Enid, MS, passed away at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, MS on March 31, 2013. The funeral will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 4, 2013 in Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Marty Evans officiating. Interment will follow in Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday...

Ella Ruth Epps Young

Ella Ruth Epps Young

Mar 28, 2013

Ella Ruth Epps Young, age 97, passed away Thursday evening, March 28, 2013 at Baptist Desoto Hosppital in Southaven, MS. Reverend Charles Lipe will officiate the funeral service on Saturday, March 30, 2013, at 3:00 p.m. at Clear Creek Baptist Church in Oxford, MS with interment to follow in Magnolia Cemetery, Batesville, MS. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. on...

Ronald "Ronnie" Wayne Williams

Ronald "Ronnie" Wayne Williams

Mar 26, 2013

Ronald "Ronnie" Wayne Williams, age 62, passed away at his home Tuesday evening, March 26, 2013. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in Forrest Memorial Park. Reverend Terry Tribble will be officiating the service. Ronnie's family will receive friends Friday evening, March 29, 2013 from 5:00 -...

Howard Shields

Howard Shields

Mar 24, 2013

Howard Shields, age 85, widower of the late Mary Louise Shields, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Providence Assisted Living Home in Senatobia, MS. A memorial service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday evening, March 26, 2013, in Wells Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening. Howard was born to Clifton...

Laddie Glen "Ladd" Rogers

Laddie Glen "Ladd" Rogers

Mar 24, 2013

Laddie Glen "Ladd" Rogers, age 59, passed away at his home in Sardis, MS Sunday afternoon, March 24, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning, March 27, 2013 in Wells Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until service time on Wednesday. Interment to follow at 2:30 p.m. in Forrest Hill East...

Ruth A. Colson

Ruth A. Colson

Mar 24, 2013

Ruth A. Colson, age 74, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Baptist Desoto Hospital in Southaven, MS. Funeral service will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home...

Patrick Corey Tallant

Patrick Corey Tallant

Mar 20, 2013

Patrick Corey Tallant, age 35, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, MS. The family of Corey will have a memorial service at a later date. Complete obituary information will be posted when made available.

Melvin Wayne Ferrell

Melvin Wayne Ferrell

Mar 19, 2013

Melvin Wayne Ferrell, age 84, died at his home in Batesville on Tuesday morning, March 19, 2013. The funeral service for Mr. Ferrell will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, March 21, 2013 in Wells Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Tim Morgan and Rev. Dave Tribble officiating. Burial to follow in Good Hope Cemetery, Batesville, MS. The family...

Leon Elliott Ridgeway

Leon Elliott Ridgeway

Mar 18, 2013

Leon Elliott Ridgeway, age 80, passed away on Monday afternoon, March 18, 2013 at Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN. The funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 3/20/13, at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Doug Tutor, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Magnolia Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening, March 19, 2013 from 5:00-8:00...

Bobbie Nell Stapp

Bobbie Nell Stapp

Mar 18, 2013

Bobbie Nell Segars Stapp, age 74, passed away on Monday afternoon, March 18, 2013 in Tri-Lakes Medical Center, Batesville, MS. Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Stapp will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, 2013, at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ray Legge officiating. Burial will follow in Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00...

Audrey Hall Darby Simpson

Audrey Hall Darby Simpson

Mar 16, 2013

Audrey Hall Darby Simpson, age 85, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, IL. Mrs. Simpson is the mother of Panola County Sheriff, Dennis Darby. The funeral service for Mrs. Simpson will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 22, 2013 at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Kenny McMinn officiating. Burial will...

Doris Louise Darby Redwine

Doris Louise Darby Redwine

Mar 15, 2013

Doris Louise Darby Redwine, age 69, passed away Friday morning, March 15, 2013 at Baptist Desoto Hospital in Southaven, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 17, 2013 in Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Paul Bryant officiating. Interment will follow at Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from Noon until service...

Jewel Bay Pittman Myles

Jewel Bay Pittman Myles

Mar 15, 2013

Jewel Bay Pittman Myles, age 86, passed away Friday morning, March 15, 2013 at Golden Living Nursing Home in Batesville, MS. Graveside services will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, March 18, 2013 at Pisgah Cemetery near Courtland, MS with Rev. Brent Boseman officiating. Mrs. Myles was born October 12, 1926 in Oklahoma to the late Virgil and Lena Perkins Bay. She...

Bernice Dalrymple

Bernice Dalrymple

Mar 11, 2013

Mrs. Bernice Dalrymple, age 82, died on Monday afternoon, March 11, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Desoto. The funeral will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Tommy Snyder officiating. Mrs. Dalrymples family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until service time on Wednesday. Interment will follow in Forrest Memorial...

Dorothy Stanford Means

Dorothy Stanford Means

Mar 6, 2013

Dorothy Stanford Means, age 84, died on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, North MS. She was the widow of Charles L. Means of Batesville, MS. Funeral services will 2:00 P.M. Friday, March 8, 2013 at Central Academy Church of Christ in Batesville, MS with visitation beginning two hours prior to the service at 12:00 noon. Interment will...

Jane Cook Rosenkrans

Jane Cook Rosenkrans

Mar 5, 2013

Jane Cook Booth Rosenkrans, age 64, passed away Tuesday evening, March 5, 2013 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. Local visitation for Mrs. Rosenkrans will be held from 5:00-8:00 p.m. on Thursday evening, March 7, 2013, at Wells Funeral Home. Friday evening, March 8, 2013, the family will receive friends at the Mims-Mitchell Funeral Home from 5:00-8:00 p.m. in...

Jeff W. Johnson

Jeff W. Johnson

Mar 4, 2013

Jeff W. Johnson, 53, of Sardis, MS, passed away Monday evening, March 4, 2013 at Baptist Desoto Hospital in Southaven, MS. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, 2013, at The Como Church of Christ. The Johnson family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time on Thursday there at the church. Dr....

Rhonda Lynn Rupprecht Britt

Rhonda Lynn Rupprecht Britt

Mar 3, 2013

Rhonda Lynn Rupprecht Britt, age 47, died on Sunday, 3/3/13, in her home. Memorial Services for Mrs. Britt will be held at 1:00 p.m., on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at Apostolic Faith First United Pentecostal Church, 300 N. Hwy 7, Water Valley, MS. Rhonda was born in Memphis, TN, on March 8, 1965 to Sharlott Ann Turnage Rupprecht & John...

Virginia Rowsey Nelson

Virginia Rowsey Nelson

Mar 1, 2013

Virginia Rowsey Nelson, 87, passed away Friday afternooon, March 1, 2013 at Baptist Desoto Hospital in Southaven, MS. Mrs. Nelson is the widow of the late Jessie C. Nelson. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in Chapel Hill Cemetery in Pope, MS. Reverend Ray Owens will be...