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Obituaries

Loretta Carol Luttrell

Loretta Carol Luttrell

Jan 9, 2023

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Loretta Carol Luttrell, age 57, passed away Monday evening, January 9, 2023 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.

Funeral services for Loretta will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park. The family...

Linda M. Tutor

Linda M. Tutor

Jan 7, 2023

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Linda Mae Wrenn Tutor, age 72, passed away Saturday morning, January 7, 2023, at her home in Tunica, MS.

The family will be celebrating Linda's life at 3:00 P.M. Thursday, January 12, 2023, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. They will receive friends beginning at 2:00 P.M. prior to the service.

Linda...

Doris Jones Pittman

Doris Jones Pittman

Jan 7, 2023

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Doris Jones Pittman, age 92, passed away Saturday morning, January 7, 2023, surrounded by her family at her home near Enid, MS, in the Teasdale Community.

Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Monday, January 9, 2023, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Marks Cemetery in Marks,...

Charles Loague Van Namen

Charles Loague Van Namen

Jan 5, 2023

Charles Loague Van Namen, age 70, of Batesville passed away peacefully at his home Thursday morning January 5th. 

Charles was born in 1952 to Ralph and Paula Van Namen in Greenwood, MS.  Charles spent his entire career (52 years) in the concrete industry finishing his career with Mississippi Materials Corporation.  He also was a member of the Cleveland Volunteer...

Vivian Bridges

Vivian Bridges

Jan 4, 2023

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Vivian Pearl “Sis” Murphree Bridges passed away on January 4, 2023 in Batesville, Mississippi, surrounded by her loving family. She was 90 years old.

A celebration of life will be 2:30 P.M. Saturday, January 7, 2023, at the First United Methodist Church in Batesville, MS. The family will be receiving friends prior to the service beginning...

Wesley Lamar Berry

Wesley Lamar Berry

Jan 4, 2023

Wesley Lamar Berry, 66, of Pope, MS, passed away Wednesday January 4, 2023 at his home. 

The family will receive friends at a memorial gathering on Tuesday evening January 10, 2023 from 5-8pm.

Wesley was born January 25, 1956 to James Lamar Berry and Margaret Ann Berry. A carpenter by trade, Wesley loved hunting. He also enjoyed gardening and...

Mack Hatcher

Mack Hatcher

Jan 1, 2023

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Douglas McArthur "Mack" Hatcher, age 80, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2023 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.

A memorial service will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, January 5, 2023, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends prior to the service at 1:00 P.M.

Mack was...

Margaret Bernice Burns Fox

Margaret Bernice Burns Fox

Dec 29, 2022

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Margaret Bernice Burns Fox, age 82, passed away Thursday morning, December 29, 2022, at her home near Batesville, MS.

The family will receive friends Sunday January 1, 2023 from 2pm unto the hour of service at 3pm. The funeral service will begin at 3pm in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment...

Brenda Ray Morrow

Brenda Ray Morrow

Dec 29, 2022

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Brenda Morrow, age 61, passed away Thursday morning, December 29, 2022, at North Mississippi Regional Center in Oxford, MS.

Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday, December 31, 2022, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Antioch Cemetery near Courtland, MS. The family will receive friends one...

Fay Morris Raines

Fay Morris Raines

Dec 26, 2022

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Fay Morris Raines, age 86, passed away at her home in Batesville on December 26, 2022. She was the wife of Durl Raines.

Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Thursday, December 29, 2022, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The...

Faye Ann Rich

Faye Ann Rich

Dec 24, 2022

FAYE ANN STITH RICH

December 16, 1939 – December 24, 2022

“Mothering is the gospel lived out as you hold your child’s heart in beauty, prayer and patience. It’s not the big decision, but the little ones, trusting God through it all.”

 

Faye Ann Stith Rich, 83, was born on December 16, 1939 to her parents, Lou Ann Stith...

Kenneth D. Shelton

Kenneth D. Shelton

Dec 23, 2022

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Kenneth D. Shelton, 76, of Batesville, passed away Friday December 23, 2022 at his home. 

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 27, 2022, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral home with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family will be receiving friends Monday evening...

Danny H. Watts

Danny H. Watts

Dec 23, 2022

Danny Homer Watts, age 73, passed away Friday afternoon, December 23, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS.

A graveside service will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. Danny's family will receive friends Tuesday evening, December 27, 2022, at Wells Funeral Home from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M.

He was born...

Nancy White

Nancy White

Dec 20, 2022

Nancy White, age 75, passed away on December 20, 2022 at the North MS Regional Center in Oxford, MS.

She is survived by her sister Linda Elmore. 

No services will be held at this time. 

Ruby J. Crow

Ruby J. Crow

Dec 20, 2022

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Ruby J. Crow, 80, of Lambert, MS, passed away Tuesday December 20, 2022 at her home.

The family will receive friends Friday December 23, 2022 from 11am until the hour of service at 12pm. The funeral service will begin at 12pm in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Lambert...

Carlin Herman

Carlin Herman

Dec 17, 2022

Carlin Herman, age 68, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022 at the Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS. 

Carlin was born on August 8, 1954 in Arkansas. She enjoyed to go shopping and fishing at the lake. 

The surviving family members left behind to cherish her memory include her three children, Edward Bridges of Arkansas, Joe Bridges of...

Eloise "Totie" Goodwin Bradley

Eloise "Totie" Goodwin Bradley

Dec 17, 2022

Eloise “Totie” Goodwin Bradley, age 82, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022 at her home in Crenshaw, MS. She was the widow of Mr. Herman H. Bradley.

A graveside service will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at Longtown Cemetery in Crenshaw, MS.

Totie was born July 28, 1940 in Mississippi to the late Clayton and Pauline Goodwin. She...

Edward Lawrence "Larry" Bowman, Jr.

Edward Lawrence "Larry" Bowman, Jr.

Dec 15, 2022

Edward Lawrence "Larry" Bowman, Jr., 74, of Sardis, MS, passed away Thursday December 15, 2022 at his home.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time. A full obituary will be posted later.

Michael Greer McArthur, Sr.

Michael Greer McArthur, Sr.

Dec 14, 2022

Michael Greer McArthur, Sr., age 73, passed away at his home in Sardis with his family by his side on December 14, 2022.

Michael was born July 27, 1949 to the late Bill and Betty McArthur in Memphis TN. Michael grew up in Sardis where he worked in sales. He was a devoted husband, father, grandad, and friend.

He...

Tommye Dean Benson

Tommye Dean Benson

Dec 14, 2022

Tommye Dean Benson, 90, of Courtland, MS, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Azalea Commons of Batesville, MS.

The family will receive friends Saturday December 17, 2022 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Wells Funeral home until the memorial service begins at 2:30 p.m. at Antioch cemetery.

 Tommye was born October 22, 1932 in Batesville, MS to the late Alonzo and...

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