Obituaries
Robert Earl Reed
Nov 18, 2022
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Robert Earl Reed, age 66, passed away Friday, November 18, 2022 near Winona, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, November 21, 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 will receive friends two hours...
Ernest Edward Brooks, Sr.
Nov 16, 2022
Ernest Edward Brooks, Sr. was born November 18, 1932 in Madison County, Alabama, to Ernest Odell and Nancy Lou Smith Brooks. He passed away peacefully at his home in Fayetteville, Tennessee on November 16, 2022; two days shy of his 90th birthday, surrounded by his loving daughters. He moved to Memphis, Tennessee and lived with his beloved aunt and uncle,...
Charles Donald Scruggs
Nov 13, 2022
Livestream of Funeral Service Charles Donald Scruggs, age 94, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2022 at his home in Batesville, MS surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 17, 2022 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will...
Rena McDonald
Nov 11, 2022
Rena Agnes Davenport McDonald passed away on Friday, November 11, 2022 at the age of 79, after a courageous battle with cancer. She passed in her home in Batesville, MIssissippi, where she was surrounded by her loving family, who will continue to honor her legacy for generations to come.
The family will receive friends Monday November 14, 2022 from 10am...
Charles Larry Cummins
Nov 8, 2022
Charles Larry Cummins, 71, passed away Tuesday November 8, 2022 at Panola Medical Center.
A celebration of his life will be Sunday November 13, 2022 at the Batesville Presbyterian Church in Batesville, Mississippi. The family will receive friends from 1:30 PM until 3:00 PM followed by the funeral services at 3:00 PM. Interment will follow in Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville,...
Bennie Carl Joiner
Nov 8, 2022
Bennie Carl Joiner, 66, of Senatobia, MS, passed away Tuesday November 8, 2022 at Tunica Nursing Home.
The family will receive friends Friday November 11, 2022 from 1pm until 2:30pm at Wells Funeral Home. A Graveside service will be held at 3pm at Forrest Memorial Park.
Bennie was born September 3, 1956 in Sardis, MS to Ernest Lee Joiner and...
Collins Bailey
Nov 7, 2022
Morris Collins Bailey died peacefully Monday, November 7, 2022, at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford, Mississippi.
A celebration of his life will be Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at the First United Methodist Church in Batesville, Mississippi. Visitation is from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm, followed by the funeral at 2:00 pm.
Collins was born May 5, 1934,...
Brandon Douglas Fowler
Nov 5, 2022
Brandon Douglas Fowler, age 35, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2022, at his home in Southaven, MS.
Funeral services will be 1 P.M. Saturday, November 12, 2022, at the Eureka United Methodist Church with the interment to follow at Eureka Private Cemetery near Courtland, MS. the family will be receiving friends one hour prior to the service.
Brandon was born...
Rebecca Michelle Ryals Hawthorne
Nov 5, 2022
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Rebecca Ryals Hawthorne, age 50, passed away Saturday morning, November 5, 2022 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, TN.
Services will be held Friday, November 11, 2022 with visitation beginning at 11:00 a.m. till 12:45 p.m. followed by a memorial service starting at 1:00 p.m. at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS.
Rebecca was born...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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