Obituaries
Larry Fowler
Aug 28, 2023
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Larry Fowler, age 74, passed away Monday, August 28, 2023 at the North Mississippi Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services for Mr. Larry will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 2, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Eureka Private Cemetery...
Gail Wright
Aug 28, 2023
Janice Gail Wright, affectionately known by Gail, passed away Monday, August 28, 2023 at the Merit Health Central Hospital in Jackson, MS at the age of 84. She was born on August 12, 1939 to the late Horace Tims Thompson and Wilma Schoolar Thompson in Louisville, MS. During her lifetime, she worked as a bank receptionist up until her retirement....
John R. Robertson
Aug 27, 2023
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John Robert Robertson passed surrounded by loved ones at his home in the early morning hours of August 27, 2023, at the age of 80. He will be missed greatly for the caring and kind heart that he showed to all. John enjoyed the outdoors and was an avid hunter and fisherman.
John was born...
Paula Rogers Stewart Potts
Aug 26, 2023
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Paula Rogers Stewart Potts, age 72, passed away Saturday morning, August 26, 2023, at her home near Pope, MS.
The family of Paula will be gathering in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home from 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, August 29, 2023, with a memorial service to immediately to follow.
Paula...
Edward L. "Eddie" Ford
Aug 23, 2023
Edward L. "Eddie" Ford, age 77 passed away Wednesday evening, August 23, 2023, at Methodist LeBoneur Hospital in Memphis, TN.
The funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, August 26, 2023, at Willow Springs Assembly of God Church near Enid, MS with the family receiving friends beginning at 12:00 P.M. prior to the service.
Eddie was born January 22, 1946...
Susan McBroom Roberson
Aug 23, 2023
Susan McBroom Roberson, 77, passed away at her home in Batesville, MS on August 23, 2023.
Susan was a retired educator and loved the simple life. Her pleasures were canning, gardening, and reading. Her greatest pleasure was her family, though.
Susan and the love of her life, her husband Jimmy, were married for 55 years. During that time,...
Khai Van Nguyen
Aug 22, 2023
Khai Van Nguyen, 82, of Oxford, MS, passed away Tuesday August 22, 2023 at Baptist Memorial Hosptial North Mississippi in Oxford.
Mr. Nguyen was the husband of Phuong Thi Cao.
The family will hold a prayer service and visitation on Friday August 25, 2023 from 2pm until 9pm in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. A...
Dennis Keith Bray
Aug 19, 2023
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Dennis Keith Bray, age 60, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2023 at the Baptist DeSoto Hospital in Southaven, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 24, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the visitation beginning at 12 noon. Dennis will be laid to rest...
David Shane Knight
Aug 18, 2023
David Shane Knight, age 55, passed away at his home in Courtland on August 18, 2023.
Shane, as he was known, was born November 29, 1967 to Myrna Jean Smith Bell and the late Sanford Ray Knight in Memphis, TN.
Shane worked as an auto body repairman during his lifetime. He attended the Church of Christ.
Those...
Betty Lou Wilkerson
Aug 16, 2023
Betty Lou Wilkerson, age 75, passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at the North MS Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
A graveside service will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 20, 2023 at the Union Baptist Church Cemetery in Sardis, MS with Rev. Chris Cooksey officiating.
Betty was born on July 23, 1948 to the...
Jerelene F. Armstrong
Aug 16, 2023
Jerelene F. Armstrong, age 92, went to her heavenly home Wednesday evening, August 16, 2023, at the North MS Medical Center in Tupelo, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:30 P.M. Saturday, August 19, 2023, at Good Hope Baptist Church in Batesville, MS with the interment to follow at Good Hope Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends prior to the...
Allen Davis
Aug 13, 2023
Allen Davis, 91, of Batesville, MS, passed away Sunday August 13, 2023 at Azalea Commons in Batesville.
Allen was born July 28, 1932 in Dayton, OH to the late John Eldon Davis and Ardine Wildermuth Davis. He graduated from Upper Arlington High School in Columbus, OH in 1950 and then enlisted in the U.S. Navy. After leaving the Navy, Allen...
M. John Robinson
Aug 9, 2023
M. John Robinson, 85, of Senatobia, MS, passed away Wednesday August 9, 2023 at Wesley Meadows Retirement Community in Hernando, MS.
Mr. Robinson was born June 19, 1938 in Monroe, MI to the late John Marion Robinson and Laura Esther "Peggy" Endsley Robinson. Mr. Robinson earned his Ph.D in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Michigan and was employed for...
Malissa Lynn Fisk
Aug 5, 2023
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Malissa Lynn Fisk, age 56, passed away Saturday evening, August 5, 2023, at Methodist Le Bonheur Hospital in Germantown, TN.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 8, 2023, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Chapel Hill Cemetery in Pope, MS. The family will receive...
James Derrall Ringer
Aug 4, 2023
James Derrall Ringer age, 63, passed away Friday, August 4, 2023, at his home in Pope, MS.
There will be no services held at this time.
James Derrall was born July 8, 1960 in Helena, AR to the late James Ruble Ringer, Jr. and Jo Ashlin. James was a truck driver for Koppers, Inc. in Memphis, TN.
James lived a...
Normand Cote
Aug 3, 2023
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Normand Cote, 80, of Batesville, MS, passed away Thursday August 3, 2023 surrounded by his family at his home.
The funeral service will be Tuesday August 8, 2023 at 2pm in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends two hours prior, beginning at Noon. Interment will follow in Forrest...
Dorothy Faye Copeland
Aug 1, 2023
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Dorothy Faye "Dot" Stewart Copeland, age 87, passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at the Tallahatchie General Hospital in Charleston, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, August 6, 2023, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends prior to the service at 12:30. Following the...
Darrel Perkins
Jul 28, 2023
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Clayton Darrel Perkins, age 79, of Southaven, MS, passed away Friday July 28, 2023 at his home.
Funeral services for Darrel will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 31, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Cold Springs Cemetery. The family will receive...
Peggy Haley
Jul 27, 2023
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Peggy Haley, age 86, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2023 at the Oxford Health and Rehabilitation Center in Oxford, MS.
The funeral service will be held Saturday August 5, 2023 at 12pm in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior. Interment will take place...
Katie Woolfolk
Jul 26, 2023
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Eva "Katie" Woolfolk, age 70, passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at her home in Sardis, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 31, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Coldwater, MS. The family will begin to...
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This is a collection of obituaries for Batesville, Mississippi.
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