Obituaries
Freida Jeanette Kennedy
Nov 10, 2023
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Freida Jeanette Kennedy, 86, of Como, MS, passed away Friday November 10, 2023 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford.
The funeral service will be held Monday November 13, 2023 at 2pm in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends two hours prior, beginning at 12pm. Interment will follow in...
James Horace "Jimmy" Brown
Nov 8, 2023
James Horace "Jimmy" Brown, 77, of Pope, MS, passed away Wednesday November 8, 2023 on his beloved farm in a tractor accident.
The funeral service will be held Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 11am at Pope Baptist Church. The family will receive friends beginning at 9am. Interment will follow in Brown Family Cemetery in Pope.
Jimmy was born January 6,...
Tommy Edward Presgrove, Jr.
Nov 7, 2023
Tommy "Eddie" Edward Presgrove, Jr., age 70, passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at his home outside of Batesville, MS.
Eddie was born on May 16, 1953 to the late Tommy Edward Presgrove and Annie Mae Neal Presgrove in Lansing, MI. He worked as a construction framing inspector for the Southaven City Hall for many years.
Eddie had a...
Joe Rivers
Nov 6, 2023
Joel Louis "Joe" Rivers, Jr., age 72, passed away Monday morning, November 6, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN.
Funeral services for Joe will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, November 10, 2023 at the Batesville First Methodist Church with the interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday evening, November 9, 2023...
Robert Lawrence Benson
Nov 3, 2023
Robert L. Benson, “Benny”, age 83, born on December 30th, 1939, of Hattiesburg, MS (formerly Madisonville, TX) went to be with the Lord on Nov 3, 2023.
Benny is survived by his wife of over 40 years Martha, son Jerry Lynn Butler (Deloris) of Hattiesburg, MS., daughter Jill Moore of College Station, TX., daughter-in-law Maricel Butler of Wylie, TX., granddaughters...
Randy Wayne Leverett
Nov 1, 2023
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Randy Wayne Leverett, 34, of Crenshaw, MS, passed away Wednesday November 1, 2023 at his home.
A memorial service will be held Sunday November 5, 2023 at 2pm in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service.
Randy was born January 12, 1989 to...
William "Liam" Haze Baker
Nov 1, 2023
William Haze "Liam" Baker, infant son of Chip and Neeley Baker was stillborn on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at Methodist Olive Branch Hosptial.
A graveside service will be held Saturday November 4, 2023 at 3pm at Longtown Cemetery.
Liam was preceded in death by his grandmother, Bonnie Williams.
In addition to his parents, Liam is survived by his...
Edith Marie Miller Horn
Oct 30, 2023
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Edith Marie Miller Horn passed away on October 30, 2023, at The Lodge at the Lane Nursing Home in Zachary, LA. She was 103.
Known as Marie to her friends and family, and 'Rie to her sisters, she was born June 6, 1920 to the late John Miller and Letha Merriam Miller in Rienzi, MS. For...
Wilma Jaqueline Cox
Oct 29, 2023
Wilma J. "Jackie" Cox, age 73, passed away at her sisters home on October 29, 2023.
A memorial service will be 12:00 P.M. Saturday, November 11, 2023, at 1799 Sanders Road, Enid, MS. All friends and family are invited to attend.
Jackie was born December 1, 1949 to the late William Howard Cox and Hortense Marshall Cox in Marks,...
Jerry Don Freeman
Oct 27, 2023
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Jerry Don Freeman born on March 12, 1944 in Direct Texas to J.B. and Minnie Freeman. He passed from this life into the arms of God gaining victory over his long-term battle with Parkinson’s on October 27, 2023.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Laquetta; daughter- Renae May (Joe) of Batesville; son-...
Ellis Byrd
Oct 24, 2023
Edward Ellis Byrd, 81, went home peacefully to our Lord on October 24, 2023, with family by his side at the State Veterans Home in Oxford, Mississippi. Funeral services for Mr. Ellis will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 27, 2023 at the Batesville First Methodist Church with the interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS....
Jerry L. Dover
Oct 23, 2023
Jerry L. Dover, age 63, passed away Monday morning, October 23, 2023, at his home in Pope, MS.
At this time there are no services scheduled but a memorial service will be held at a later date.
Jerry was born May 8, 1960 in Quitman County, MS to the late Bobby and Norma Jean Bonner Dover. During his life, Jerry...
Pauline D. Kirby
Oct 23, 2023
Pauline D. Kirby, age 83, passed away at the Sardis Community Nursing Home in Sardis, MS on October 23, 2023.
Funeral service will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 28, 2023, at Sardis Lake Baptist Church with the interment to follow in the church cemetery. The visitation will begin one prior to the funeral service at the church.
Pauline was...
Shirley Redwine Cochran
Oct 22, 2023
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Shirley Redwine Cochran, age 75, passed away Sunday, October 22, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN.
Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Saturday, October 28, 2023, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park. The family will be receiving friends prior to the...
Faron Earl Scruggs
Oct 20, 2023
Faron Earl Scruggs, age 70, passed away Friday, October 20, 2023 at his home in Hernando, MS.
The family will hold a memorial service for Faron at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville.
Faron was born July 28, 1953 in Augusta, GA to the late Charles Donald and Earlene Tucker Scruggs. He...
Richard Monroe Youngblood
Oct 19, 2023
Richard Monroe Youngblood, age 74, passed away on October 19, 2023 at Baptist Memorial Hospital East.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Lula Pearl Pittman Hubbard Morrissey
Oct 19, 2023
Lula Pearl Pittman Hubbard Morrissey, 80, formerly of Batesville, MS, passed away in the early morning hours of Thursday October 19, 2023 at the Greenhouse Cottages of Wentworth in Magnolia, AR where she had resided for the last few years.
The funeral service for Lula will be held Sunday October 22, 2023 at 3pm at Faith Tabernacle United Pentecostal...
Claudette Ruth Sals McGehee
Oct 18, 2023
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Claudette Ruth Sals McGehee, 61, of Batesville, MS, passed away Wednesday October 18, 2023 at her home.
A memorial service will be held Monday November 20, 2023 at 2pm in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from noon until the service begins.
Claudette was born September...
Webster Mehan
Oct 15, 2023
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Webster Mehan, age 94, passed away Sunday, October 15, 2023, at his home in Pope, MS.
A Celebration of Webster's Life will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, October 18, 2023, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Bethel Cemetery near Enid, MS. The family will...
Edith "Bunny" Berniece Samuels Jenkins
Oct 14, 2023
Born on January 2, 1933, in Crenshaw, Panola County, Mississippi, Edith Berniece “Bunny” Samuels Jenkins was the only child of Walter and O’Dell Samuels. Bunny grew up enjoying farm life and many adventures with friends and cousins. Bunny played basketball in high school and graduated from Sardis High School in 1950.
At the age of seventeen, Bunny married her...
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This is a collection of obituaries for Batesville, Mississippi.
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