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Wanda Sue Stevens

Wanda Sue Stevens

Jun 11, 2023

Wanda Sue Stevens, 68, of Fulton, MS, passed away Sunday morning June 11, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. 

The family will receive friends Wednesday June 14, 2023 from 1pm until the funeral service begins at 2pm, all at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. Interment will follow in Forrest Memorial Park.

Wanda was born January...

Mae Epps Bishop

Mae Epps Bishop

Jun 10, 2023

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Mae Epps Bishop, 92, of Batesville, MS, passed away Saturday June 10, 2023 at Yalobusha Nursing Home in Water Valley, MS. 

The family will receive friends Friday June 16, 2023 from 2pm until the funeral service begins at 3pm, all at Wells Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Forrest Memorial Park. 

Mae was born...

Annis "Anne" V. Allred Barnett

Annis "Anne" V. Allred Barnett

Jun 9, 2023

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Annis “Anne” V. Allred Barnett

Anne was born in Sledge, MS on November 15, 1934 to parents Lucius  A. and Jennie Allred.  She was the eighth of nine children. She had 6 sisters and 2 brothers. She was the last surviving sibling. She was a member of the Homemakers Club, Lyons Club and VFW Auxiliary.  Anne...

Delores Usry

Delores Usry

Jun 8, 2023

Delores DuBoise Usry, age 96, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2023 in Oakland, MS. She was the widow of Willis Buford Usry. 

Delores was born on October 16, 1926 to the late Foncie and Alma Brunson DuBoise in Grenada, MS. She was a devoted homemaker during her lifetime and a longtime member of the Brandon Baptist Church. 

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Sarah Ann Palmer

Sarah Ann Palmer

Jun 8, 2023

Sarah Ann Palmer, age 88, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2023 at her daughter's home in Horn Lake, MS. 

Sarah was born on June 24, 1934 to the late Jeff Davis Sanders and Christine Willingham Sanders in Tocowa, MS. She was a clerk for American General Life Insurance Co. for 36 years. Some of Sarah's favorite pastimes were shopping...

Grady Robertson

Grady Robertson

Jun 4, 2023

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Grady Robertson, age 95, went to be with Jesus on June 4, 2023. Grady was born in the Shine Turner Community near Lambert Mississippi on May 27, 1928 to Joe and Clara Robertson.

Funeral Services will be held at 11 am on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home...

George Hunter Pratt, Sr.

George Hunter Pratt, Sr.

Jun 1, 2023

George Hunter Pratt, Sr., age, 92, passed away at his home in Batesville on June 1, 2023. 

Funeral services will be held a 3:00 p.m. on Monday, June 5, 2023 at First Baptist Church in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 prior to the service. Interment will be held at Chapel Hill Cemetery in Pope, MS. ...

Kermit L. Vance

Kermit L. Vance

Jun 1, 2023

Kermit Ladell Vance, age 84, passed away Thursday morning, June 1, 2023 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS. 

Funeral services for Mr. Kermit will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 4, 2023 at the First Baptist Church of Sardis with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The...

Don Morris Dickson

Don Morris Dickson

May 30, 2023

Don Morris Dickson, age 71, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at his home in Batesville, MS.

Don was born on December 26, 1951 to the late Don and Vivian Blakeley Dickson in Mississippi. He was retired from Crown Cork and Seal in Batesville where he was the head machinist. Don had a passion for woodworking and he enjoyed taking...

Dottie Wells

Dottie Wells

May 30, 2023

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Dorothy Lee Wilson "Dottie" Wells, age 81, passed away in the early morning hours on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at Azalea Assisted Living Home in Batesville, MS.

A celebration of Dottie's life will be 1:00 P.M. Thursday, June 1, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with entombment at Forrest Memorial Park...

Tommy Tutor

Tommy Tutor

May 30, 2023

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Tommy Tutor, age 56, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at his home in Batesville, MS. 

Funeral services for Tommy will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Shady Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Dorothy Carter "Dot" Scruggs

Dorothy Carter "Dot" Scruggs

May 26, 2023

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Dorothy Carter "Dot" Scruggs, 93, of Sardis, died peacefully in her sleep on Friday May 25, 2023 at Azalea Commons in Batesville, MS.

The family will receive friends Tuesday May 30, 2023 from 1pm until 2pm at Wells Funeral Home with the funeral service immediately following at 2pm, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel at Wells...

John Leon Hanson

John Leon Hanson

May 25, 2023

John Leon Hanson, age 79, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2023 at the Baptist DeSoto Hospital in Southaven, MS. 

John was born on July 17, 1943 to the late Isaac H. Hanson and Mary M. Camdon Hanson in Boss, MO. He honorably served our country in the U.S. Marine Corps. John was retired from Thomas & Betts in Southaven...

Loamie Preston Murphree

Loamie Preston Murphree

May 25, 2023

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Loamie Preston Murphree, age 91, passed away Thursday morning, May 25, 2023, at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford, MS.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 28, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS. The...

Travis Rainey

Travis Rainey

May 23, 2023

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Jim Travis Rainey, Jr., age 62, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at the North MS Specialty Hospital in Batesville, MS. 

A memorial service for Travis will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 27, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends...

Millard Davis

Millard Davis

May 19, 2023

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Millard Davis, age 72, passed away Friday, May 19, 2023 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends one hour prior...

William David Bell

William David Bell

May 18, 2023

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William David Bell, 61, of Batesville, MS, passed away Thursday May 18, 2023 at his home.

The family will receive friends Monday May 22, 2023 from 1pm until 3pm at Wells Funeral Home. The funeral service will begin at 3pm in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Forrest...

Bart Beard

Bart Beard

May 17, 2023

Bart Norsworthy Beard, age 62, passed away Wednesday morning, May 17, 2023 at his home in Sardis, MS. 

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 Noon on Friday, May 19, 2023 at the Sardis United Methodist Church with the interment to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Sardis, MS. The family will receive friends prior the service beginning at...

Violet Christine Lucas

Violet Christine Lucas

May 14, 2023

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Violet Christine Lucas, 94, of Sardis, MS, passed away Sunday May 14, 2023 at Diversicare in Batesville, MS. 

A memorial service for Ms Lucas will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, May 19, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning at 2:00...

Jeremy George

Jeremy George

May 14, 2023

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Jeremiah "Jeremy" Whitaker George, age 45, passed away at his home on May 14, 2023 in Hernando, Mississippi. 

A celebration of Jeremy's life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 2, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. ...

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