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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...

Marsha Yvette Reasons

Marsha Yvette Reasons

Feb 3, 2023

Martha Yvette Reasons, 64, of Batesville, MS, graciously lost her fight with dementia on Friday February 3, 2023 at her home while surrounded by her loving family family.

The family will receive friends Monday evening February 6, 2023 from 5pm until 8pm at Wells Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held on Tuesday February 7, 2023 at 1pm at...

Rubenia Crawley

Rubenia Crawley

Jan 29, 2023

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Hazel Rubenia Stroup Crawley, went on to her New Beginning with Jesus on Sunday morning, Jan. 29, 2023, in her home in Sardis, MS, with loving family members at her side. Rubenia lived a long, full life of 92 years here on earth, but joyfully is spending an eternity with her Heavenly Father and many...

Jane Tucker

Jane Tucker

Jan 28, 2023

Jane Orr Wilson Tucker, age 95, passed away Saturday afternoon, January 28, 2023, at her home in Batesville, MS.

Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at the First United Methodist Church in Batesville, MS with the interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.

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Durl W. Raines

Durl W. Raines

Jan 25, 2023

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Durl W. Raines, age 87, passed away early Wednesday morning, January 25, 2023, at Regional One Medical Center in Memphis, TN.

Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 29, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 2:00 p.m. Mr. Durl will be laid to rest...

Bennie Baker Gaines

Bennie Baker Gaines

Jan 24, 2023

Bennie Gaines, 68, of Courtland, MS, passed away Tuesday evening January 24, 2023 at her home.

Funeral services for Bennie will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Eureka United Methodist Church with visitation beginning at 10:00. Interment will be held at Eureka Private Cemetery. Rev. Don Bollinger will officiate.

Bennie was born July 19, 1954...

Richard L. Shelly

Richard L. Shelly

Jan 24, 2023

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Richard Lynn Butts Shelly, age 75, passed away Tuesday morning, January 24, 2023, while under hospice care at his daughter's home in Byhalia, MS with his family by his side.

Funeral services for Richard will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 27, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with...

Robin Oliver

Robin Oliver

Jan 21, 2023

Robin Oliver, age 62, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2023, at Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS.

The family will be having a memorial gathering to celebrate Robin's life on Saturday, January 28, 2023 from 4:00 - 6:00 P.M. at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS.

Robin was born December 20, 1960 in Memphis, TN to William Alexander Oliver and...

Thurman Stone

Thurman Stone

Jan 21, 2023

Thurman Andrew Stone, Jr., 94, of Batesville, MS, passed away Saturday January 21, 2023. 

Funeral service will be 11:30 A.M. Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at the First United Methodist Church in Batesville, MS. A visitation will be held at the church prior to the service beginning at 10:00 A.M. The interment will follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville,...

Rev. Ray Legge

Rev. Ray Legge

Jan 21, 2023

Rev. Albert Ray Legge, age 86, passed away Saturday January 21, 2023 at his home near Sardis, MS.

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, January 23, 2023, at Hebron Baptist Church in Sardis, MS. The family will receive friends at 11:00 A.M. prior to the service. Following the service, the interment will at Hebron Cemetery.

Ray was born March...

Nancy Lewis McPhail

Nancy Lewis McPhail

Jan 20, 2023

Nancy Lewis McPhail, age 66, passed away at her home in Oxford on January 20, 2023.

The family will hold a Celebration of Life to honor Nancy at 11:00 a.m. on February 11, 2023 at Liberty Hill Baptist Church in Pope, MS.

Nancy was born on August 26, 1956 to the late Oscar Jones Lewis and Elizabeth Vick Lewis in...

Sandra Joan Dixon Tuttle

Sandra Joan Dixon Tuttle

Jan 20, 2023

Sandra Joan “Sandy” Dixon Tuttle, 82, of Byhalia, MS, went to be with her Savior on Friday January 20, 2023 at her home, with her loving daughters and her dear friend Betty Anderson by her side. Sandy was born on September 6, 1940 in Curlew, Iowa to Raymond and Opal Dixon. She was one of six children.

Sandy is survived...

Jacqueline "Jackie" Williamson Statham

Jacqueline "Jackie" Williamson Statham

Jan 19, 2023

Jacqueline Williamson "Jackie" Statham, age 61, passed away on January 19, 2023 at Diversicare in Batesville, MS.

The family will be having a memorial gathering Saturday, January 21, 2023 at Wells Funeral Home beginning at 4:00 P.M.

Jackie was born April 5, 1961 to the late Lloyd Earl Williamson and Alice Faye Stewart in Clarksdale, MS. Jackie enjoyed crocheting and...

Darrel Wayne Adams

Darrel Wayne Adams

Jan 19, 2023

Live Stream of Funeral Service   Darrel Wayne Adams began his next adventure on January 19, 2023. He spent 76 years in this life traveling, singing music, and making every soul he met smile.   Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, January 22, 2023, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Mt....

Christopher Thomas Abston

Christopher Thomas Abston

Jan 17, 2023

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Christopher Thomas Abston, age 34, passed away on January 17, 2023 in Oxford, MS.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 28, 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 one hour prior to the...

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