Obituaries
Tim Dalrymple
May 13, 2023
William Timothy "Tim" Dalrymple, age 59, passed away Saturday morning, May 13, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.
The family will receive friends at Wells Funeral Home from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 with a graveside service to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. Rev. John Howell, Jr....
Leonard H. Locke, Sr.
May 12, 2023
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Leonard H. "Bud" Locke, Sr., age 82, passed away Friday, May 12, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.Funeral services will be 4:00 P.M. Saturday, May 20, 2023, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family...
Anglia Leshay Wells
May 10, 2023
Anglia Leshay Bowles Wells, age 57, passed away at her home near Batesville surrounded by her family on May 10, 2023.
A graveside service for Anglia will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, May 12, 2023 at Peach Creek Cemetery near Como, MS. The family will receive friends beginning at 2:00 prior to the graveside service at Wells...
Hollis Eugene Russell
May 9, 2023
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Hollis Eugene Russell, better known as “T-Boy” to family and friends, comfortably passed from this earth on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at his home at the age 80.
He was born to James K. Russell and Emily Corinne Hughes Russell in Tallahatchie County on October 17, 1942. He attended Locke Station school and Crowder Elementary...
Zachary Ryan Brooks
May 9, 2023
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Zachary Ryan Brooks, 26, of Oakland, MS, passed away Tuesday May 9, 2023 in Bessemer, Alabama.
The family will receive friends Sunday May 14, 2023 from 2pm 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 Hebron...
Robert David Burkhalter, Jr.
May 8, 2023
Robert David "Bobby" Burkhalter, Jr., 67, of Batesville, MS, passed away Monday May 8, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, May 12, 2023, at the First Baptist Church in Batesville, MS with the family receiving friends Thursday evening from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. at the church also. An additional visitation...
Lee Scott Scruggs
May 8, 2023
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Lee Scott Scruggs, age 53, passed away Monday, May 8, 2023 at the Merit Health River Oaks Hospital in Flowood, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 11, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville,...
Randall "Randy" McCarty
May 7, 2023
Randall "Randy" McCarty, age 63, passed away Sunday morning, May 7, 2023 at his home in Sardis, MS.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced once finalized by his family.
Linda Sayle Allison
May 6, 2023
Linda Sayle Allison, wife of Don Allison, passed away peacefully at her Teasdale, MS home on May 6, 2023.
Linda was born to the late Isaac E. and Sue Whitten Sayle on March 1, 1947 in Charleston, MS. Linda’s passions in life were faith, family, music, and friends. Her love and enthusiasm for music began early in life while learning...
George Wesley Taylor
May 4, 2023
George Wesley Taylor, 87, of Sardis, MS, passed away Thursday May 4, 2023 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
The family will receive friends Wednesday May 10, 2023 from 11am until 12pm and the funeral service will begin at 12pm in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. Interment will be held a Forrest Memorail Park.
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Ruth Clark Powell
May 4, 2023
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Ruth Clark Powell, also known to many as "Mama Ruth", passed away Thursday morning, May 4, 2023 at the age of 87 in Batesville, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 6, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS with the family receiving...
Jim Stubbs
May 2, 2023
Jim Stubbs, age 65, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at his home in Harmontown, MS.
James Verland Stubbs, known as "Jim", was born on October 31, 1957 to Peggy Sue Thrasher Haley and the late Robert Huey Stubbs, Jr. in Hayti, Missouri. Jim worked as a truck driver for most of his life. He loved spending time with...
Caroline Lamar
May 2, 2023
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Caroline Jagers Bell Lamar, age 81, passed away Tuesday morning, May 2, 2023, at North Mississippi Medical Center Nursing Home in Pontotoc, Missisippi. Caroline was born in Jackson, Mississippi, on November 15, 1941. Her parents were Frank Aubrey Bell, Jr. and Sara Jagers Bell. Her grandparents were Mr. Frank A. Bell and wife Margaret Young Bell...
Barry Wayne Terry
May 1, 2023
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Barry Wayne Terry, age 65, passed away at his home near Batesville on May 1, 2023.
Funeral services for Barry will be held at 2:00 on Friday May 5, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 12:00 noon. Interment will be held at Crowder Cemetery.
Barry...
Catherine Stengel
May 1, 2023
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Catherine Huffstickler Stengel, age 87, passed away Monday, May 1, 2023 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, Kansas.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, May 8, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS with the interment to follow at Longtown Cemetery in...
Rosa Lee Kahlor
May 1, 2023
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Rosa Lee Kahlor, age 82, passed away Monday morning, May 1, 2023, at Diversicare in Batesville, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends from 1:00 P.M. until service time. There will be no graveside service, but...
Sarah Darby
Apr 30, 2023
Sarah Louise Darby, age 86, passed away in Montgomery County, MS on April 30, 2023.
Funeral services for Ms. Darby will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at Willow Springs Assembly of God near Enid, MS. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 also at Willow Springs. Interment will follow the...
Hazel Dye Hudson
Apr 27, 2023
Hazel Dye Hudson, age 97, passed away Thursday afternoon, April 27, 2023, at her home near Batesville, MS.
A service to celebrate her life will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, April 30, 2023, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends 1:00 P.M. Sunday prior...
Elizabeth "Libba" Brame Byrd
Apr 26, 2023
Elizabeth "Libba" Brame Byrd, 77, went home to Jesus on April 26th, 2023, surrounded by family at the Azalea Commons in Batesville, Mississippi. Libba had courageously fought Alzheimer’s disease for almost seven years.
Libba's Celebration of Life will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 29th, at the First United Methodist Church of Batesville. The family will receive friends...
Joe David Warrington
Apr 25, 2023
Joe David Warrington, age 81, passed away peacefully at his home in Batesville, MS on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 1, 2023 at the Crowder Baptist Church with the interment to follow at Crowder Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday evening, April 30, 2023 from 5:00 to 8:00...
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This is a collection of obituaries for Batesville, Mississippi.
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