Obituaries
Grady Robertson
Jun 4, 2023
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Grady Robertson, age 95, went to be with Jesus on June 4, 2023. Grady was born in the Shine Turner Community near Lambert Mississippi on May 27, 1928 to Joe and Clara Robertson.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 am on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home...
George Hunter Pratt, Sr.
Jun 1, 2023
George Hunter Pratt, Sr., age, 92, passed away at his home in Batesville on June 1, 2023.
Funeral services will be held a 3:00 p.m. on Monday, June 5, 2023 at First Baptist Church in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 prior to the service. Interment will be held at Chapel Hill Cemetery in Pope, MS. ...
Kermit L. Vance
Jun 1, 2023
Kermit Ladell Vance, age 84, passed away Thursday morning, June 1, 2023 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services for Mr. Kermit will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 4, 2023 at the First Baptist Church of Sardis with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The...
Don Morris Dickson
May 30, 2023
Don Morris Dickson, age 71, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at his home in Batesville, MS.
Don was born on December 26, 1951 to the late Don and Vivian Blakeley Dickson in Mississippi. He was retired from Crown Cork and Seal in Batesville where he was the head machinist. Don had a passion for woodworking and he enjoyed taking...
Tommy Tutor
May 30, 2023
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Tommy Tutor, age 56, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at his home in Batesville, MS.
Funeral services for Tommy will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Shady Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends...
Dottie Wells
May 30, 2023
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Dorothy Lee Wilson "Dottie" Wells, age 81, passed away in the early morning hours on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at Azalea Assisted Living Home in Batesville, MS.
A celebration of Dottie's life will be 1:00 P.M. Thursday, June 1, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with entombment at Forrest Memorial Park...
Dorothy Carter "Dot" Scruggs
May 26, 2023
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Dorothy Carter "Dot" Scruggs, 93, of Sardis, died peacefully in her sleep on Friday May 25, 2023 at Azalea Commons in Batesville, MS.
The family will receive friends Tuesday May 30, 2023 from 1pm until 2pm at Wells Funeral Home with the funeral service immediately following at 2pm, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel at Wells...
Loamie Preston Murphree
May 25, 2023
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Loamie Preston Murphree, age 91, passed away Thursday morning, May 25, 2023, at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 28, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS. The...
John Leon Hanson
May 25, 2023
John Leon Hanson, age 79, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2023 at the Baptist DeSoto Hospital in Southaven, MS.
John was born on July 17, 1943 to the late Isaac H. Hanson and Mary M. Camdon Hanson in Boss, MO. He honorably served our country in the U.S. Marine Corps. John was retired from Thomas & Betts in Southaven...
Travis Rainey
May 23, 2023
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Jim Travis Rainey, Jr., age 62, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at the North MS Specialty Hospital in Batesville, MS.
A memorial service for Travis will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 27, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends...
Millard Davis
May 19, 2023
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Millard Davis, age 72, passed away Friday, May 19, 2023 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends one hour prior...
William David Bell
May 18, 2023
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William David Bell, 61, of Batesville, MS, passed away Thursday May 18, 2023 at his home.
The family will receive friends Monday May 22, 2023 from 1pm until 3pm at Wells Funeral Home. The funeral service will begin at 3pm in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Forrest...
Bart Beard
May 17, 2023
Bart Norsworthy Beard, age 62, passed away Wednesday morning, May 17, 2023 at his home in Sardis, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 Noon on Friday, May 19, 2023 at the Sardis United Methodist Church with the interment to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Sardis, MS. The family will receive friends prior the service beginning at...
Violet Christine Lucas
May 14, 2023
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Violet Christine Lucas, 94, of Sardis, MS, passed away Sunday May 14, 2023 at Diversicare in Batesville, MS.
A memorial service for Ms Lucas will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, May 19, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning at 2:00...
Jeremy George
May 14, 2023
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Jeremiah "Jeremy" Whitaker George, age 45, passed away at his home on May 14, 2023 in Hernando, Mississippi.
A celebration of Jeremy's life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 2, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. ...
Tim Dalrymple
May 13, 2023
William Timothy "Tim" Dalrymple, age 59, passed away Saturday morning, May 13, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.
The family will receive friends at Wells Funeral Home from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 with a graveside service to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. Rev. John Howell, Jr....
Leonard H. Locke, Sr.
May 12, 2023
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Leonard H. "Bud" Locke, Sr., age 82, passed away Friday, May 12, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.Funeral services will be 4:00 P.M. Saturday, May 20, 2023, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family...
Anglia Leshay Wells
May 10, 2023
Anglia Leshay Bowles Wells, age 57, passed away at her home near Batesville surrounded by her family on May 10, 2023.
A graveside service for Anglia will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, May 12, 2023 at Peach Creek Cemetery near Como, MS. The family will receive friends beginning at 2:00 prior to the graveside service at Wells...
Hollis Eugene Russell
May 9, 2023
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Hollis Eugene Russell, better known as “T-Boy” to family and friends, comfortably passed from this earth on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at his home at the age 80.
He was born to James K. Russell and Emily Corinne Hughes Russell in Tallahatchie County on October 17, 1942. He attended Locke Station school and Crowder Elementary...
Zachary Ryan Brooks
May 9, 2023
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Zachary Ryan Brooks, 26, of Oakland, MS, passed away Tuesday May 9, 2023 in Bessemer, Alabama.
The family will receive friends Sunday May 14, 2023 from 2pm until 3pm at Wells Funeral Home. The funeral service will begin at 3pm in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Hebron...
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This is a collection of obituaries for Batesville, Mississippi.
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