Obituaries
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...
Ellen Weeks McCachren
Apr 21, 2023
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Ellen Weeks McCachren, age 87, passed away in the early morning hours of Friday, April 21, 2023, at her home in Batesville, MS surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of the late John Floyd McCachren.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 22, 2023, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells...
Lester Paul Vanderford
Apr 20, 2023
Lester Paul Vanderford, 76, of Batesville, MS passed away Thursday, April 20, 2023.
Mr. Vanderford was born September 10, 1946 in Florence, AL to the late Lester Paul and Dezzie Horton Vanderford. Mr. Vanderford worked in regional management for Dunlap and Kyle.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Vanderford was preceded in death by his wife,...
Sheri Faith King
Apr 19, 2023
Sheri Faith King, 51, of Batesville, MS, passed away Wednesday April 19, 2023 at UMMC in Jackson, MS.
Sheri was born February 18, 1972 in Rockford, IL to Rondal King and Jan King. A dental technician by trade, Sheri loved crafting and trying new things such as parasailing and kayaking.
Sheri was preceded in death by numerous grandparents,...
Robert D. Kuczkowski
Apr 18, 2023
Mr. Robert D. "Bob" Kuczkowski, age 90, passed away at his home in Batesville, MS on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.
A graveside service to celebrate his will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Bethany Independent Baptist Church Cemetery near Courtland, MS.
Bob was born August 11, 1932 in Chicago, IL to the late John and Florence Diehl Kuczkowski....
Lorene Vaughan Jones
Apr 17, 2023
Lorene Vaughan Jones, age 79, passed away Monday, April 17, 2023 at her home in Batesville, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at the Shiloh United Methodist Church with the family receiving friends one hour prior to the service. The interment will follow there at the Church Cemetery.
Lorene was born on...
Emberly Jade Roden
Apr 15, 2023
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Emberly Jade Roden, daughter of Emily Toliver and Matthew Roden, passed away before making her arrival. In addition to her parents, her big brother, Coleson Roden, is left behind to mourn her passing.
The family will receive friends Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 10am until the memorial service begins at 10:30am in the chapel of Wells...
James R. Sorrells
Apr 13, 2023
James R. "Buddy Bob" Sorrells, age 76, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2023 at his home in Batesville, MS.
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 16, 2023 at Curtis Union Church Cemetery with Rev. Keith Bolen officiating.
James was born on November 1, 1946 to the late Rodric B. and Venis Card Sorrells in...
Tami Juanita Barger
Apr 12, 2023
Tami Juanita Barger, 59, of Batesville, MS, passed away Wednesday April 12, 2023 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
A celebration of life will be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Paris-Yates Chapel of the University Mississippi in Oxford, MS on Sunday, April 16, 2023.
Tami was born November 5, 1963 to the late Floyd Franklin Barger and Evelyn...
Iris Casteel
Apr 10, 2023
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Iris Casteel, age 72, passed away Monday morning, April 10, 2023 at the Diversicare Nursing Home in Batesville, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends beginning at 11:00 a.m. prior the...
JoAnne Shults Billingsley
Apr 8, 2023
JoAnne Shults Billingsley was born to the late Annie and Joe Shults in Oxford, MS on September 9, 1938. She left her earthly home on Saturday, April 8, 2023 at the age of 84 in Sardis, MS.
A memorial service to honor and celebrate JoAnne's life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at the...
Eileen Marie Hossenlopp
Apr 5, 2023
Eileen Marie Hossenlopp, 72, of Batesville, MS, passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN.
Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 13, 2023 at Kutis Funeral Home in St. Louis, MO. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 4:00 to 7:00 at Kutis Funeral Home. Interment will be held at...
Carolyn Williams Wright
Apr 5, 2023
Carolyn Ann Williams Wright, age 72, passed away on April 5, 2023 at Panola Medical Center in Batesville.
Carolyn was born in Memphis, TN. to the late John Cully Williams and Dorothy L. Billingsley Williams in Memphis, TN. Carolyn worked in the banking industry as a bank teller during her lifetime. She was an animal lover and was particularly fond...
Armando Rios
Apr 4, 2023
Armando Rios, Sr. passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at his home in Blytheville, Arkansas. He was 54 years old.
Armando was born on August 21, 1968 to Maria A. Garza Rios and the late Alfonso Rios in Wisconsin. He worked for Langston Enterprises, a cotton ginning service, in Blytheville for 25 years. He had a sense of humor and...
Barbara Joan Hamilton
Apr 4, 2023
Barbara Joan Hamilton, 76, of Sardis, MS, passed away Tuesday April 4, 2023 at Baptist DeSoto Hospital in Southaven. Barbara was the wife of Benny Hamilton.
There are no services planned at this time.
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