Obituaries
George Melvin Tobias
Nov 4, 2022
Mr. George Melvin Tobias, age 87, passed away Friday, November 4, 2022 at his home near Batesville, MS.
A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS.
George, also known as “Yank” to some, was born on November 4, 1935 to the late Jay Tobias and Frances Bates...
Martin Steven Little
Nov 2, 2022
Martin Steven Little, age 64, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at the Diversicare Nursing Home of Batesville, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at the Crowder Assembly of God Church in Crowder, MS with the family receiving friends beginning at 12 Noon. The interment will follow at Crowder Cemetery.
Martin was...
Maurice Pittman
Nov 2, 2022
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Maurice Pittman, age 68, passed away Wednesday morning, November 2, 2022, at his home near Enid, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, November 6, 2022, 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 Saturday evening...
Luz Contreras Saguiguit
Nov 1, 2022
Luz Contreras Saguiguit, 58, of Robinsonville, MS, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at her home.
Luz was born September 2, 1964 in Baguio City, Philippines to Drs. Gil Saguiguit and Remigia Contreras Saguiguit. After graduating from Lowndes High School in Valdosta, GA, she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics from Valdosta State University and a second Bachelor’s degree...
Johnny R. Johns
Nov 1, 2022
Livestream of Funeral Service Johnny Ray Johns, age 69, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at the MS State Veterans Home in Oxford, MS. Funeral services for Johnny will be 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 6, 2022 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends one hour prior to the funeral service. The...
Perry Wayne Massey
Oct 29, 2022
It was on a cold Saturday February 7, 1948, when a bright ray of sunshine came to the home of Thurman Massey and Maxine Coston Massey, they named this first child Perry Wayne Massey. Perry warmed their home with joy and love, and continued touching the lives of all he met for the next 74 years and 9 months, meeting...
Ray McClenic
Oct 27, 2022
Lonnie “Ray” McClenic, Jr., 57, of Courtland, MS, passed away Thursday, October 27, 2022 at his home.
The family will receive friends Monday, October 31, 2022 from Noon until 2pm with the funeral service immediately following at 2pm, all at Courtland Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Forrest Memorial Park.
Ray was born November 2, 1964 in Marks, MS and...
Holly Green Bridges
Oct 27, 2022
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Holly Green Bridges, age 51, passed away Thursday, October 27, 2022 at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North Mississippi in Oxford.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 31, 2022 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery. The family will receive friends...
Sonny Willis
Oct 25, 2022
Adreon K. "Sonny" Willis, age 85, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford, MS. The family will receive friends Friday October 28, 2022 from 12pm until 2pm at Wells Funeral Home. A graveside service will take place at Forrest Memorial Park at 2:15pm. Sonny was a retired US Air Force and US Army...
Patsy Lynn Long
Oct 25, 2022
Patsy Lynn Dulin Long, age 62, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday morning, October 25, 2022 at The Pinnacle in Oxford, MS.
Patsy was born on September 3, 1960 to the late Gene Montgomery Dulin and Katie Mae Carrback in Sardis, MS. She worked at several different factories throughout her lifetime, including Panola Mills, Batesville Casket Company, and...
Kristina Lynn Wirt
Oct 21, 2022
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Kristina Lynn Wirt, age 26, passed away Friday, October 21, 2022, in Pontotoc, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, October 30, 2022, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Pisgah Cemetery near Courtland, MS. The family will receive friends prior to the service beginning...
Paula Louise Whatley
Oct 21, 2022
Paula Louise Helms Whatley, age 96, passed away Friday morning, October 21, 2022, at Diversicare in Batesville, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, October 23, 2022, at Crowder Baptist Church with the interment to follow at Crowder Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 P.M. until service time on Sunday.
Born August 22, 1926, in Darling, MS...
Deborah Lynn Estep
Oct 20, 2022
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Deborah Lynn Estep, age 71, passed away at her home in Batesville, MS on October 20, 2022.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, October 29, 2022, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends one hour prior to the service. The committal service will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday,...
Charles Douglas Taylor
Oct 18, 2022
Charles Douglas Taylor, age 87 of Como, passed away unexpectedly in Florida on October 18, 2022. He was the husband of Catherine Elaine Wright Taylor of Como, MS.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Hazel Weed
Oct 18, 2022
Hazel Juanita Logan Weed, age 94, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at the Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS.
Hazel was born on February 22, 1928 to the late David Ben Logan and Ruthie Mae Huggins Logan in Coila, MS. Her career in life started out as an operator for a telephone company, then as a clerk for the...
Cynthia Frederick
Oct 18, 2022
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Cynthia Frederick, 59, of Courtland, MS, passed away Tuesday October 18, 2022 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
The family will receive friends Saturday October 22, 2022 from 11am until noon with the funeral service immediately following in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Forrest Memorial Park.
Cynthia...
Edward Alan Russell
Oct 17, 2022
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Edward "Big Ed" Alan Russell, 47, passed away at his home in Pope on October 17, 2022.
Funeral Services for Ed will be held on Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with visitation beginning at 11:00 prior to the service. Interment will be held at Black Jack Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Katherine Ashlyn Tutor Reed
Oct 15, 2022
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Katherine Ashlyn Tutor Reed, 20, of Courtland, MS, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2022.
The family will receive friends Thursday evening, October 20, 2022 from 5pm until 8pm at Wells Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held Friday, October 21, 2022 at 11am in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel at Wells Funeral Home. Interment will...
James Harvey Martindale
Oct 13, 2022
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James Harvey Martindale, age 79, passed away Thursday evening, October 13, 2022 at the Veterans Home in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, October 17, 2022 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 12 noon. Interment will be held at Forrest Memorial...
Jessica Grace Gates
Oct 12, 2022
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Jessica Grace Gates, age 48, passed away Wednesday afternoon, October 12, 2022 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
A memorial service to celebrate her life will be 3:00 P.M. Sunday, October 16, 2022, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family and friends will be gathering prior to the service...
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