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James Edward "Ed" Willis

James Edward "Ed" Willis

Mar 4, 2022

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James Edward "Ed" Willis, age 79, passed away Friday, March 4, 2022 at his home in Batesville, MS. 

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends beginning at 12:00 P.M. prior to the service. Pastor Jimmy Smith will...

W.T. "Billy" Wilson

W.T. "Billy" Wilson

Mar 3, 2022

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W.T. “Billy” Wilson, age 78, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022 at his home in Walls, MS.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral service.

Billy was born on...

Bessie Mae Rowland

Bessie Mae Rowland

Feb 27, 2022

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Bessie Mae Rowland, age 90, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital of North Mississippi in Oxford. She was the widow of Mr. Daniel Lee Rowland.

Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 2, 2022 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at...

James "Bo" Allen

James "Bo" Allen

Feb 26, 2022

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James "Bo" Allen, age 57, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital of North Mississippi in Oxford. 

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 4, 2022 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. 

James was born on November 18, 1964 to the...

Cathy Lynn Morgan

Cathy Lynn Morgan

Feb 25, 2022

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Cathy Lynn Morgan, age 58, passed away Friday, February 25, 2022 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. She was the wife of Tilford Morgan of Batesville.

There will be a memorial service held celebrating Cathy's life at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, February 28, 2022 at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. Rev. Whit Lewis will officiate.

Born,...

Kathleen Daugherty Bonner

Kathleen Daugherty Bonner

Feb 23, 2022

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Kathleen Daugherty Bonner, age 66, passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at Panola Medical Center in Batesville.

Funeral services for Kathleen will be at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 27, 2022 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday prior to the funeral.  ...

Yvonne Johnson Anthony

Yvonne Johnson Anthony

Feb 22, 2022

Yvonne Johnson Anthony, age 84, passed away peacefully at her home in Batesville on Tuesday, February 22, 2022.

Funeral services for Yvonne will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 25, 2022 at Calvary Baptist Church in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning at 12:00. Interment will be held at Forrest Memorial Park. Dr. Paul Middleton will...

Paul Hayden Windham

Paul Hayden Windham

Feb 19, 2022

Paul Hayden Windham, age 64, passed away Saturday morning, February 19, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.

In response to Covid-19, the family will have a private family graveside service at Sardis Lake Baptist Church Cemetery. A celebration of Paul's life will be held at a later date, which will be announced in the near...

Betty G. Davis

Betty G. Davis

Feb 18, 2022

Ms. Betty G. Davis, age 89, passed away this afternoon, February 18, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. She was the widow of Donald Davis of Batesville.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at Batesville Presbyterian Church. Visitation will begin at 11:00 prior to the service. Interment will be held at Magnolia...

Helen Faye Donaldson Sorrells

Helen Faye Donaldson Sorrells

Feb 17, 2022

Helen Faye Donaldson Sorrells passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 17th while at home with her daughter. She was born on November 26, 1929 in Batesville, Mississippi and grew up the youngest of five children. She attended Batesville High school where she excelled academically, graduating as the Valedictorian of her class.  Helen Faye was a dedicated employee of...

Salvador Samuel Totaro

Salvador Samuel Totaro

Feb 14, 2022

Live Stream of Funeral Service   Salvador Samuel Totaro passed away at 75 on Monday, February 14, 2022, surrounded by family.    Sal was born February 9, 1947, in New Orleans, LA to the late Salvador Samuel Totaro, Sr. and Dolores Moya Totaro. He proudly and honorably serviced his country in the U.S. Army and was of the Pentecostal faith. Sal worked...

Sue Kilpatrick

Sue Kilpatrick

Feb 14, 2022

Batesville, MS – Rebecca “Sue” Hinson Kilpatrick, age 83, born April 21, 1938 in Hohenwald, Tennessee to Luther Allen Hinson and Lady B. Hinson Churchwell passed away Monday, February 14, 2022 at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Friendship Baptist Church, but also attended Good Hope Baptist Church in Batesville, MS. Sue was a kind and...

Billie Jean Brown Capwell

Billie Jean Brown Capwell

Feb 11, 2022

Billie Jean Brown Capwell, age 83, passed away Friday, February 11, 2022 at the Tallahatchie General Hospital Extended Care Facility in Charleston, MS. 

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 13, 2022 at the Pope Baptist Church with the interment to follow in the Milton Brown Family Cemetery in Pope, MS. The family will receive...

JoAnn Ware

JoAnn Ware

Feb 10, 2022

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JoAnn Ware, age 72, passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022 at the North Mississippi Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, February 12, 2022 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Wells Funeral Home and a memorial service to honor her life on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in...

Jim Elmore

Jim Elmore

Feb 10, 2022

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Jim Elmore, age 73, passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022 at the North Mississippi Baptist Hospital in Oxford, MS.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Center Hill Cemetery in the Tocowa Community. The...

Pam Morrow

Pam Morrow

Feb 10, 2022

Pam Morrow, age 56, passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022 at the Baptist DeSoto Hospital in Southaven, MS surrounded by her husband and children.

Funeral services for Pam will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 18, 2022 at the Cold Springs United Methodist Church with the interment to follow at Cold Springs Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Jerone Blake Toliver

Jerone Blake Toliver

Feb 9, 2022

Jerone Blake Toliver, age 82, passed away peacefully on February 9, 2022 at Quitman County Health and Rehab in Marks, MS.

There will be a graveside service held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at Crowder Cemetery in Crowder, MS.

Jerone was born August 9, 1939 to the late Allen Henderson Toliver and Grace Burke Toliver in Crowder,...

Tommy K. Wells

Tommy K. Wells

Feb 9, 2022

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Tommy Kerr Wells, age 75, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS.

A celebration of Tommy’s life will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, February 14, 2022, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with entombment at Forrest Memorial Park immediately following the service. Friends and family are invited...

Jimmy Fred "Bud" Daugherty, Sr.

Jimmy Fred "Bud" Daugherty, Sr.

Feb 8, 2022

Jimmy Fred "Bud" Daugherty, Sr., age 78, passed away early Tuesday morning, February 8, 2022 at his home near Sardis, MS.

A graveside service to honor Bud's life will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at Chapel Hill Cemetery in Pope, MS. Rev. Albert Beard will be officiating. 

Bud was born on January 7, 1944...

Nona Pearl Weeks

Nona Pearl Weeks

Feb 6, 2022

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Nona Pearl Weeks, age 71, passed away Sunday morning, February 6, 2022, at her home near Courtland, MS.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 11, 2022 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Shiloh Cemetery in Courtland, MS. The family will receive...

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