Obituaries
Arthur Lamar Martin
Aug 25, 2022
Arthur Lamar Martin, age 79, passed away at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS on August 25, 2022. He was the husband of Genevia Martin of Como.
There will be a memorial service held 1:00 p.m. on Monday, September 12, 2022 at the Como United Methodist Church in Como, MS. The family will receive friends beginning at 12 noon. Rev....
Roger D. Baldwin
Aug 24, 2022
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Roger D. Baldwin, age 71, passed away Wednesday morning, August 24, 2022 at the Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, August 29, 2022 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS....
Daniel L. Young
Aug 20, 2022
Daniel L. Young, age 73, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2022 at his home near Sardis, MS.
The family will have a celebration of Daniel's life at a later date.
Daniel was born on May 30, 1949 to the late Leory Young and Clara Wiltfong Young in Bakersfield, California. He honorably served in the U.S. Army for four years....
Rebecca Lee Slinkard
Aug 18, 2022
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Rebecca Lee Slinkard passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis.
The family will receive friends Monday, August 22, 2022 from 11am until the funeral service begins at 1pm, all at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. Interment will follow in Forrest Memorial Park.
Rebecca recently retired as the office clerk...
Hunter Blane Sprouse
Aug 18, 2022
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Hunter Blane Sprouse, age 22, passed away Thursday evening, August 18, 2022, in Memphis, TN.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 27, 2022 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Chapel Hill Cemetery in Pope, MS. The family will receive friends beginning...
Kathy Knight
Aug 16, 2022
Kathy Knight, 69, of Batesville, MS, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at her home.
The family will receive friends Saturday, August 20, 2022 from 10am until 11am at Wells Funeral Home. A memorial service will begin at 11am in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home.
Kathy was born October 15, 1952 to the late Robert Lee...
Jimmy Rowsey
Aug 14, 2022
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Jimmy Rowsey, age 83, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2022 at the Regional One Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 18, 2022 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Antioch Cemetery in Courtland, MS. The family will...
Christy Keeton
Aug 14, 2022
Christy Keeton, age 75, passed away Sunday afternoon, August 14, 2022 at the Sardis Nursing Home in Sardis, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at Calvary Baptist Church with the interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends at the church beginning at 11:30 a.m.
Christy...
Judy Masterson
Aug 13, 2022
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Judy Sanders Masterson, age 77, passed away Saturday afternoon, August 13, 2022 at the Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The...
Wanda Faye Cummins
Aug 13, 2022
Wanda Faye Cummins, age 61, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at her home near Crenshaw, MS.
Wanda Faye was born on August 30, 1960 to the late Thomas Jefferson Cook and Rosemary Barlow Cook in Marks, MS. She worked as a cashier at the old F O James Gas Station in Crenshaw. Wanda Faye had a special...
Thomas Samuel Peeples
Aug 11, 2022
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Thomas Samuel Peeples, 87, of Pope, MS, passed away Thursday evening, August 11, 2022 at Baptist Memorial Hosptial in Oxford, MS.
The family will receive friends Monday, August 15, 2022 from 9am until the funeral service begins at 10am, all at Wells Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Liberty Hill Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Kevin...
Catherine Virginia "Ginny" Kilgore
Aug 9, 2022
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Catherine Virginia "Ginny" Kilgore, 74, of Oxford, MS, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at her home.
The family will receive friends Thursday, September 8, 2022 from 1pm until the memorial service begins at 2pm, all at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville.
Ginny was a graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law...
Bennie Irby, Jr.
Aug 8, 2022
Bennie Irby, Jr, 52, passed away Monday, August 8, 2022.
Bennie is survived by his son, Bennie Nathaniel Irby, III, his sister, Jean Jackson, and his grandchildren, Tierra Harris, Rondisa Ladd, Harmony Ladd, Nariya Ladd, Nathan Ladd Irby, Moesha Benson, Jamirh Benson, Nicole, Jones, and Randy House.
Lawanda Gail Franklin Holcomb
Aug 8, 2022
LaWanda Gail Franklin Holcomb, age 61, passed away Monday, August 8, 2022 at Panola Medical Center in Batesville.
There will be a memorial service held for LaWanda at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 20, 2021 at Grace Place, 206 Pettit St. Batesville, MS.
LaWanda was born on January 5, 1961 at the Hospital in Batesville, MS. There was a...
Cosby Brett Ballard
Aug 6, 2022
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Cosby Brett Ballard, infant son of Cody Brett and Katie Grace Carlini-Ballard, is now resting in the arms of Jesus. Cosby was born August 6, 2022 in Memphis, Tennessee weighing 8 lbs and 20 1/2 inches long.
A memorial service will be 3:00 P.M. Sunday, August 28, 2022, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of...
Dudley D. "Duke" Mask
Aug 2, 2022
Dudley D. "Duke" Mask, 71, of Courtland, MS, passed away Tuesday August 2, 2022 at Tallahatchie General Hospital in Charleston.
A graveside service will be held Friday August 5, 2022 at 11am at McIvor Cemetery in Sardis, MS.
Duke was preceded in death by his parents, John Henry Mask and Johnnie Lee Self Mask, his son, Timothy Mask, one sister,...
Evelyne Hyde Waldo
Aug 2, 2022
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Evelyne Hyde Waldo, 81, of Batesville, MS, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday August 2, 2022 at 2:38pm surrounded by her loving family.
The family will receive friends Thursday August 4, 2022 from 12pm until 2pm with the funeral service immediately following at 2pm, all at Faith...
Lent Ervin Thomas
Aug 2, 2022
Lent Ervin (Sonny) Thomas, Jr, died Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS from a brief illness. He was ninety-two.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 4, 2022, at the First United Methodist Church at 12 PM with visitation beginning at 10:00 AM prior to the service. A private family interment will be at Batesville...
Bobby Gene Pitcock
Aug 2, 2022
Bobby Gene Pitcock, age 77, passed away August 2nd, 2022 at his home in Batesville, MS.
Graveside services will be held at Pleasant Grove Cemetery on August 3rd, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.
He was born June 14, 1945 to the late Garland Pitcock and Frances Deaton Pitcock. Bobby was a member of Batesville First United Methodist Church.
The family left...
Messiah Frost
Aug 1, 2022
Messiah Amir Frost was born into the arms of Jesus on Monday, August 1, 2022 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Mississippi.
Messiah was born sleeping at 9:09 p.m. weighing 3 lbs, 8 oz, and 16.5 inches long. His little life speaks volume.
The family Messiah leaves behind includes his mother, Lacambria Lashay Frost and his father, Terrance Ellis...
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