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Gordon Franklin "Frank" Vining

Gordon Franklin "Frank" Vining

Mar 12, 2023

Gordon Franklin “Frank” Vining, 70, of Batesville, MS, went home to be with the Lord on March 12th, 2023.

Frank was born in Memphis, TN.  He graduated from Treadwell High School in 1971 and served on the Shelby Co. Sheriff’s Department until his retirement in 1998.  His greatest loves in life were his family, his friends, his church, fishing, playing...

John Ross Manning

John Ross Manning

Mar 12, 2023

John Ross Manning, age 78, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2023, in Batesville, MS.

A graveside memorial service will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS.

Ross was born March 3, 1945 in Oxford, MS to the late John Barlow Manning and Katherine Laverne Keating Manning Still. He was a member of the First...

Tim Robertson

Tim Robertson

Mar 12, 2023

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Tim Robertson, age 79, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2023, in Jackson, MS.

Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS. The family will be receiving friends at 1:00 P.M. prior to the...

Sherry Holloway

Sherry Holloway

Mar 9, 2023

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Sherry Holloway age 72, passed away, Thursday morning, March 9, 2023, at Tallahatchie General Hospital in Charleston, MS.

A memorial service to celebrate her life will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, March 11, 2023, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will be receiving friends beginning at 10:00 A.M. prior to...

Amber Madison Melton

Amber Madison Melton

Mar 9, 2023

Amber Madison Noyes Melton, 36 of Batesville, MS, passed away on Thursday March 9, 2023 after a short battle with cancer. She was born on February 7, 1987 to Kim (Day) Tow and Leon H. Noyes and raised by her mother and Stepfather Craig Tow.  She was married to James Melton in September 2016.  She graduated from O’Fallon High School,...

Bonnie Waycaster

Bonnie Waycaster

Mar 7, 2023

Bonnie Appleton Gant Waycaster, 85, of Batesville, MS went home to her Lord and Savior Tuesday Evening, March 7, 2023.

The family will receive friends Thursday evening, March 9, 2023 from 5-8pm at Wells Funeral Home. The funeral service will be Friday, March 10, 2023 at 2pm at New Hope Church of God. Interment will follow in Forrest Memorial Park.

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Jerry Wayne Nelson

Jerry Wayne Nelson

Mar 7, 2023

Jerry Wayne Nelson, age 73, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at his home in Pope, MS. 

A memorial service to celebrate Jerry’s life will be held at Bethel United Methodist Church in Enid, MS on March 25, 2023, at 2:00pm.

Jerry was born January 16, 1950 to the late Tommy “Tuck” Nelson and Maudine “Dean Dean” Burks Nelson...

James Henry Russell

James Henry Russell

Feb 25, 2023

James Henry Russell, age 70, passed away Saturday morning, February 25, 2023 at the North MS Specialty Hospital in Batesville, MS.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at Calvary Baptist Church with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 5:00 to...

David Lee Nelson

David Lee Nelson

Feb 23, 2023

David Lee Nelson, age 76, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2023, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Grenada, MS surrounded by family.

A memorial service to celebrate David's life will be held at Bethel United Methodist Church Enid, MS on March 25, 2023 at 2:00pm

David was born on October 8, 1946, to the late Tommie Lee “Tuck”...

W.C. Arendale

W.C. Arendale

Feb 20, 2023

William Claude "W.C. Dub" Arendale, age 86, passed away Monday, February 20, 2023, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Mississippi.

Funeral services will be 1:00pm Friday, February 24, 2023, at the First Baptist Church in Batesville, Mississippi with the interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery.  The family will receive friends Thursday evening, February 23, 2023, from 5:00-7:00pm at Wells...

Harry Nelson Snelling

Harry Nelson Snelling

Feb 16, 2023

Harry Nelson Snelling, 73, of Batesville, MS, passed away Thursday evening, February 16, 2023 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.

The family will receive friends Monday February 20, 2023 from 10am until 11am with a memorial service beginning at 11am, all at Pope Baptist Church. 

Mr. Snelling was born September 5, 1949 to the late Glen Phillip and...

Robert Jerald McDonald

Robert Jerald McDonald

Feb 16, 2023

Robert Jerald McDonald, age 68, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2023, at his home in Courtland, MS. He was the widower of the late Carol Ann McDonald.

The memorial services will be in Jonesboro, AR on Saturday, February 25, 2023, with family and friends.

 

Robert was born on March 29, 1954 in Water Valley and worked at LifeTech...

Meda Jean Arendale

Meda Jean Arendale

Feb 14, 2023

Meda Jean Arendale, age 86, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, TN.

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, February 18, 2023, at the First Baptist Church in Batesville, MS with the interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday evening, February 17, 2023, from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. at...

William Roy Johnson

William Roy Johnson

Feb 11, 2023

William Roy Johnson, age 77, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.

A graveside service will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS.

William was born November 15, 1945 to the late Walter Leroy Johnson and Ruby Pauline Reed in Quitman County, MS. He...

Carolyn R. Steinwinder

Carolyn R. Steinwinder

Feb 5, 2023

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Carolyn R. Steinwinder, age 95, passed away at her home near Pope, MS on February 5, 2023. She was the widow of Jimmy Steinwinder.

Funeral services for Carolyn will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 10, 2023 at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. Visitation will begin at 9:00 prior to the service. Interment...

James Oscar Hardin

James Oscar Hardin

Feb 5, 2023

James Oscar Hardin, age 76, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2023 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. 

James was born on June 23, 1946 to the late Ethel Contini and George Hardin in Marked Tree, Arkansas. He honorably served our country in the United States Army and retired from Inca Presswood Pallets in Sardis where he worked...

Linda Patterson Cobb

Linda Patterson Cobb

Feb 5, 2023

Linda Patterson Cobb, age 75, passed away, Sunday, February 5, 2023, at her home in Lambert, MS.

A memorial service will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, February 11, 2023, at New Hope Church of God in Batesville, MS.

Linda was born November 19, 1947, in Houlka, MS to the late Dennis Deroy and Willie Mae Free Patterson. She was a retired...

Randy Lee Kizer

Randy Lee Kizer

Feb 4, 2023

Randy Lee Kizer, age 62, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2023, at his home in Batesville, MS. He was the widower of the late Rachel Holcomb Kizer,

The funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 9, 2023, at Calvary Baptist Church in Batesville, MS with the family receiving friends prior to the service at 12:00 P.M. The interment...

Georgia Ruth Qualls

Georgia Ruth Qualls

Feb 4, 2023

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Georgia R. Qualls, devoted wife and loving mother, age 102, entered the gates of heaven and joined her husband, Arthur of 67 years on February 4, 2023 in Harrison, AR.

Funeral services for Georgia will be held at 12:00 noon on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 11:00 prior to...

Dorothy Lee Pickett

Dorothy Lee Pickett

Feb 4, 2023

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Dorothy Lee Pickett, age 79, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.

Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday, February 11, 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...

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