Obituaries

Hilda Mae Austin

Hilda Mae Austin

Jan 17, 2013

Hilda Mae Austin, 78 years old, widow of John L. Austin, passed away Thursday morning, January 17, 2013 at her daughter's home in Enid, MS. Funeral Services for Mrs. Austin will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, 1/19/12, at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Larry Kilgore presiding. Burial will follow in Crowder Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Robert P. Hall

Robert P. Hall

Jan 15, 2013

Robert P. Hall, age 88, widower of Margaret Hall, died on Tuesday morning, 1/15/13, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North MS, Oxford, MS. The funeral for Mr. Hall will be held on Friday, 1/18/13, at 1:00 p.m. at the Pharsalia Baptist Church, Pope-Crowder Road with Rev. Ray Legge officiating. Burial will follow in Bethel Cemetery, Enid, MS. Visitation will be held from...

Robert "Kit" Christopher McArthur

Robert "Kit" Christopher McArthur

Jan 15, 2013

Robert "Kit" Christopher McArthur, 55, of Sardis, MS, passed away Tuesday, Janaury 15, 2013. Funeral services for "Kit" will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, 1/19/2013, at Wells Funeral Home with Rev. Brad Jones officiating. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mr. McArthur was born on January 7, 1957 to Robert & Martha Willingham McArthur in Marks,...

Michael Wayne Goforth

Michael Wayne Goforth

Jan 13, 2013

Michael Wayne Goforth, age 35, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013 at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis, TN. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Forrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends beginning Thursday morning at 11:00 A.M. and continue until service time. Mr. Robert Rawson will be officiating. Michael...

Hailey Holland Marmino

Hailey Holland Marmino

Jan 11, 2013

Hailey Holland Marmino, age 18, passed away Friday evening, January 11, 2013, near Water Valley, MS after an auto accident. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS. Visitation will begin at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday and continue until service time. Hailey was born September 19,...

Dorothy Virginia Moorman Lawson Fowler

Dorothy Virginia Moorman Lawson Fowler

Jan 11, 2013

Dorothy "Doris" Virginia Moorman Lawson Fowler, age 77, died on Friday morning, 1/11/13, in Oxford, MS at Baptist Memorial Hospital, North MS. The Fowler family will have a memorial service at later date in Gulfport, MS. Doris was born May 11, 1935 in Charleston, MS to the late Dexter D. and Nellie Jones Moorman. She was of the Baptist faith...

Norma B. McKee

Norma B. McKee

Jan 10, 2013

Norma B. McKee, age 86, died on Thursday morning, 1/10/13, at Tri-Lakes Medical Center, Batesville, MS. The funeral service for Mrs. McKee will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday morning, 1/12/13, in Wells Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Magnolia Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time on Saturday at Wells Funeral Home....

Eddie Mae Jones

Eddie Mae Jones

Jan 7, 2013

Eddie Mae Jones, age 88, passed away Monday evening, January 7, 2013 at Senatobia Convalescent Center in Senatobia, MS. The funeral for Mrs. Jones will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, 1/10/13, in Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Michael Tullos presiding. Burial will follow in Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00...

Lou Savage

Lou Savage

Jan 3, 2013

Lou Savage, age 68, mother of Paul and Michael "Chic" Savage of Batesville passed away early Friday morning at Baptist Hospital in Oxford, Mississippi. The family will be making Funeral arrangements this afternoon and will be announced once they have been finalized.

Stacy McKee Woodruff

Stacy McKee Woodruff

Jan 2, 2013

Mr. Stacy McKee Woodruff, age 58, died at the Sardis Community Nursing Home on Wednesday morning, 1/2/13. Funeral services for Mr. Woodruff will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, 1/4/13, at Good Hope Baptist Church, Batesville, MS with Rev. Tim Morgan & Rev. Charles Stubblefield presiding. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m....

Elizabeth "Betty" M. Still

Elizabeth "Betty" M. Still

Jan 1, 2013

Elizabeth M. "Betty" Still, age 69, passed away Tuesday afternoon, January 1, 2013 at her home in Batesville, MS. A graveside service for Mrs. Still will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 3, 2013 in Magnolia Cemetery with Rev. Allen Mullan and Rev. Chris Cooksey presiding. Visitation will be held at Wells Funeral Home from 9:00-10:30 a.m. at...

Olive Clyde Herring Fitch Smith

Olive Clyde Herring Fitch Smith

Dec 28, 2012

Olive Clyde Herring Fitch Smith, age 90, passed away at her home Friday morning, December 28, 2012. Ms. Olive's funeral mass will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father Sam Messina presiding. Visitation will be held on Monday evening, 12/31/12, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Wells Funeral Home, with Rosary at...

Sherry Lynn Shivers

Sherry Lynn Shivers

Dec 25, 2012

Sherry Lynn Shivers, age 50, died Tuesday morning, 12/25/12, at Northwest Regional Medical Center in Clarksdale, MS. A funeral service for Sherry will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, in Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Barry Warren officiating. Interment will follow in Marks Cemetery, Marks, MS. Visitation will also be Friday, from 12:30 until service...

James Allen Jolly

James Allen Jolly

Dec 24, 2012

James Allen Jolly, 49, died Monday afternoon, December 24, 2012 at his home on Morris Lane in Batesville, MS. A graveside service for Mr. Jolly will be held in Ruleville Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, 12/29/12. Allen was born in Cleveland, MS on July 2, 1963 to Elle Louise White & James Selby Jolly. He is survived by his...

Dr. Musa B. Caffey

Dr. Musa B. Caffey

Dec 21, 2012

Dr. Musa B. Caffey, age 92 widow of Josh Caffey, Jr., died Friday morning, 12/21/12, at Graceland Care Center in Oxford, MS. Funeral services for Dr. Caffey will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, 12/23/12, at the First United Methodist Church, 119 Panola Ave., Batesville. Reverend Pat Ludlam & Reverend Ed Temple will officiate the service. Visitation will begin...

Vera Cook Whitworth

Vera Cook Whitworth

Dec 19, 2012

Video Memorial TributeVera Cook Whitworth, 75, passed away Wednesday morning, December 19, 2012 at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, MS. A funeral service for Mrs. Whitworth will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, 12/21/12, in Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Raymond Aven officiating. Interment will follow in Curtis Union Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00-8:00 p.m. on Thursday...

Sarah Mae Vaughn

Sarah Mae Vaughn

Dec 15, 2012

Video Memorial TributeSarah Mae Vaughn, age 67, passed away Saturday afternoon, December 15, 2012 at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, MS. Funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in Lambert Cemetery in Lambert, MS with Reverend Charles Lipe officiating. Visitation will begin at 9:00 A.M. Tuesday and continue...

Walter J. Bray

Walter J. Bray

Dec 14, 2012

Walter J. Bray, age 93, passed away Friday morning, December 14, 2012 at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, MS. A funeral mass will be 2:00 P.M. Monday afternoon, December 17, 2012 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Batesville, MS with visitation beginning one hour prior at 1:00 P.M. with Father Sam Messina offciating. Burial will follow in Forrest Memorial Park....

John Mark Pickett

John Mark Pickett

Dec 10, 2012

Video Memorial TributeJohn Mark Pickett, age 52, husband of Rachel Pickett, died on Monday morning, 12/10/12, at his home in Pope, MS. The funeral service for John Mark will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 12/12/12, at Wells Funeral Home Chapel. Interment to follow in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Pope, MS. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 11:00...

Joyce Herbert Kirkham

Joyce Herbert Kirkham

Dec 10, 2012

Joyce Herbert Kirkham, 89, passed away Monday evening, 12/10/12, at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Desoto in Southaven, MS. The family will receive friends from 12:00-12:30 at Wells Funeral Home on Friday, 12/14/12, with a graveside service to follow at 1:00 p.m. at Pilgrims Rest Cemetery, 470 Pilgrims Rest Road, Batesville, MS. Joyce was born on December 5, 1923 in Hunnington...