Obituaries
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...
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
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
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Donald Van Dye
Jan 17, 2023
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Donald Van Dye, 65, passed away Tuesday January 17, 2023 at his home.
The family will receive friends Saturday January 21, 2023 from 10am until 12pm with the memorial service immediately following at 12pm in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home.
Born December 19, 1957 in Panola County, Van worked as a supervisor...
Paula Smith Findley
Jan 17, 2023
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Paula Jean Smith Findley, 76, passed away Tuesday January 17, 2023 at her home in Kingston Springs, TN.
The family will receive friends Friday January 27, 2023 from 12pm until the service begins at 2pm, all at Wells Funeral Home.
Paula was the first of five children born to the late Paul D. Smith, Sr. and...
Robert Bounds
Jan 15, 2023
Robert Gorman Bounds, age 81, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford, Mississippi. Born December 27, 1941 in Miami, FL, Robert was preceded in death by his brother Tom Bounds, and parents Gorman G. and Eva Johnson Bounds. The family he leaves behind include his daughter Elena Collins of Biloxi, MS;...
Troy Tutor
Jan 13, 2023
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Troy Tutor, age 64, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2023 in Batesville, MS.
Funeral services for Troy will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 11:00 a.m. prior to the service. The family will hold a private interment...
Mary Ray
Jan 12, 2023
Mary Ray, 81, of Obion, TN, passed away Thursday January 12, 2022 at her home. Mrs. Ray was the wife of Mr. Danny Ray, also of Obion, TN. There are no services scheduled at this time.
Cheyenne Lane Fellows
Jan 11, 2023
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Cheyenne Lane Fellows, age 27, passed away Wednesday evening, January 11, 2023 in Batesville, MS.
A memorial service for Cheyenne will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, January 14, 2023, in the Martin Willingham Memorial chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends at 12:00 P.M. prior to the service.
Cheyenne was born March 22, 1995...
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...
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,...
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...
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
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...
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This is a collection of obituaries for Batesville, Mississippi.
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