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Billy A. Herron

Billy A. Herron

Dec 14, 2022

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Billy A. Herron, age 88, passed away on December 14, 2022 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Southaven, MS.

Funeral services for Billy will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 12:00 noon. Interment will be held at...

Richard "Rick" Alan Hudson

Richard "Rick" Alan Hudson

Dec 13, 2022

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Richard Alan "Rick" Hudson, age 58, passed away Tuesday evening, December 13, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family.

A memorial service will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, December 17, 2022, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the inurnment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to...

Mattie Jo Jaudon

Mattie Jo Jaudon

Dec 12, 2022

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Mattie Jo Dover Jaudon, 87, of Batesville, MS, passed away Monday December 12, 2022 at her home. 

Funeral services for Mattie will be held at 12:00 noon on Saturday, December 17, 2020 at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be held at Shiloh Cemetery.

Mattie was born January...

Phyllis G. Byrd

Phyllis G. Byrd

Dec 11, 2022

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Phyllis G. Byrd, age 88, passed away Sunday evening, December 11, 2022, in Courtland, MS

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 14, 2022, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The visitation will be from 12:00 P.M. until service...

Christopher Steven Gray

Christopher Steven Gray

Dec 11, 2022

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Christopher Steven Gray, age 37, passed away with his family by his side on December 11, 2022 at his home in Oakland, MS.

Funeral services for Christopher will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 19, 2022.  Brother Damon Plummer will be leading the service at The Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home...

Alison Claire Cook

Alison Claire Cook

Dec 10, 2022

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Alison Claire Cook, age 33, passed away on December 10, 2022 in Crowder, MS.

There will be a memorial service held for Alison at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 18, 2022 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. Rev. Tracy Reed will officiate. The family will receive friends beginning at...

Patricia Ann Darby

Patricia Ann Darby

Dec 9, 2022

Patricia Ann Darby, 74, of Marks, MS, passed away Friday December 9, 2022 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.

The family will receive friends Tuesday December 13, 2022 from 10am until the memorial service begins at 11am, all at Marks United Methodist Church.

Patricia was born September 5, 1948 in Memphis, TN to the late Raymond and Marie Lanier...

Sherry Burton

Sherry Burton

Dec 9, 2022

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Sherry Potts Burton’s Heavenly Father called her home to celebrate an eternal life with Him in Friday, December 9, 2022, after a week in the critical care unit of Baptist Hospital, Oxford, MS. She was 51 years young.

Funeral Services for Sherry will be held in the Martin Willingham Chapel of Wells Funeral Home on...

Teresa Mae Little Grant

Teresa Mae Little Grant

Dec 6, 2022

Teresa Mae Little Grant, age 74, passed away Tuesday afternoon, December 6, 2022, at her home in Batesville, MS.

A memorial service will be 2 P.M. Saturday, December 10, 2022, at the family's home, 12586-B Hwy 6 West, Batesville, MS.

Teresa was born April 1, 1948 in Texas to the late Robert Thurman and Allie Mae Barnes Little. She was...

Milly Hockingheimer

Milly Hockingheimer

Dec 4, 2022

Milly Hockingheimer, age 79, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2022 at Azalea Commons in Batesville, MS.

Milly was born August 27, 1943 to the late Jesse McCormick Hockingheimer and Juliet Archibold Hockingheimer in Jackson, MS. She worked as a secretary for the New Orleans Saints organization during her lifetime. Milly was also an accomplished author who had several books...

Caleb David Goddard

Caleb David Goddard

Dec 3, 2022

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Caleb David Goddard, age 45, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2022 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 9, 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...

Chris Standard

Chris Standard

Dec 3, 2022

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Chris Standard, age 71, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2022 at the North MS Specialty Hospital in Batesville, MS.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 9, 2022 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Bethel Cemetery near Enid, MS. The family will...

Angeline (Ann) McDaniel Dunlap

Angeline (Ann) McDaniel Dunlap

Dec 2, 2022

Angeline (Ann) McDaniel Dunlap, age 88, passed away Friday, December 2, 2022, at her home in Como, MS.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 5, 2022, at Union Baptist Church near Sardis, MS. The family will be receiving friends Sunday evening from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The interment...

Donald Eugene Parker

Donald Eugene Parker

Dec 2, 2022

Live Stream of Funeral Service Donald Eugene Parker, age 77, passed away Friday, December 2, 2022, at his home in Duck Hill, MS. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, December 6, 2022, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends beginning at 10:00 A.M. The interment will follow at Walker Cemetery near...

Sandra K. Gentry

Sandra K. Gentry

Dec 2, 2022

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Sandra K. Gentry, age 63, passed away on December 2, 2022 at the Sardis Nursing Home in Sardis, MS. Sandra was the widow of Claude Gentry.

There will be a Memorial Service held for Sandra at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 4, 2022 at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning...

Betty Katherine Daugherty

Betty Katherine Daugherty

Dec 2, 2022

Betty Katherine Griffin Swindoll "Kathe" Daugherty, age 69, passed away on December 2, 2022 at her daughter’s home in Bruce, MS.

Memorial Services for Kathe will be held on Monday, December 5, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 11:00.

Kathe was born February 19, 1953, one of eight children to the late...

James Calvin Johnson

James Calvin Johnson

Dec 2, 2022

James Calvin Johnson, age 81, passed away on December 2, 2022 at Diversicare Nursing Home in Batesville, MS.

James was born September 25, 1941 to the late Otis Johnson and Louise Arnold Johnson in Panola County, MS. James was a home builder during his lifetime. He enjoyed all sports but baseball was his favorite. He also liked to spend time...

Jimmy Dale Keen

Jimmy Dale Keen

Dec 2, 2022

Livestream of Funeral Service   Jimmy Dale Keen passed away December 2nd at his home in Grenada Mississippi. Jimmy was born February 25, 1956 in Marks Mississippi to the late Homer W. Keen and Eunice C. Snyder. He was a resident of Salinas California for over 10 years but spent most of his life between Batesville and Grenada Mississippi.   Funeral Services...

James E. Thornburg

James E. Thornburg

Nov 28, 2022

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James E. Thornburg, age 75, passed away Monday, November 28, 2022 at his home near Batesville, MS.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 3, 2022 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Friday evening...

John Carlisle Cole

John Carlisle Cole

Nov 24, 2022

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John Carlisle Cole died November 24, 2022 at the Baptist Hospital in Oxford. He was born June 11, 1935 in Charleston, MS the first born of his parents Mary Myrtle Carlisle Cole and Eugene M. Cole. He was 87 years old.

John married his Pope School sweetheart, Charlie Ruth Onskt when they were both twenty...

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