Obituaries
Naomi Grace Parker Dunn
Dec 21, 2021
Naomi Grace Parker Dunn, age 79, passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital of North Mississippi in Oxford, MS. She was the widow of the late V.H. Dunn.
The family will be receiving friends Thursday, December 23, 2021, at Wells Funeral Home from 11:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. followed by a graveside service at Longtown Cemetery...
Van Rose
Dec 17, 2021
Chesley Van Rose, age 84, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital of North Mississippi in Oxford, MS.
A memorial service will be held 2:00 P.M. Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Enid Lake Baptist Church near Enid, MS where he was a member. A gathering of friends and family will begin prior to the service...
Angela Carol Leeton
Dec 17, 2021
Angela "Angie" Carol Leeton, age 56, passed away peacefully at her home in Dundee, MS on Friday, December 17, 2021.
Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at the Flag Lake Baptist Church in Sarah, MS with interment to follow there at the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral...
Tommie Lou Curry Green
Dec 17, 2021
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Tommie Lou Curry Green, age 80, passed away Friday evening, December 17, 2021 at the Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS.
Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Monday, December 20, 2021, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS. The friends and family...
Harry M. Bainer
Dec 13, 2021
Mr. Harry M. Bainer, age 88, passed away Monday, December 13, 2021, at the Sardis Community Nursing Home in Sardis, MS.
A private family memorial service will be held at a later date.
Mr. Bainer was born in Moline, Kansas on September 4, 1933, to the late Mabel Bickel and Robert Eugene Bainer. After graduating from high school, he attended...
Rodney E. Vreeland
Dec 9, 2021
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Rodney E. Vreeland, age 92, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021 at the Bright Glade Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, December 18, 2021 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...
Sharil Faye Brown
Dec 8, 2021
Sharil Faye Brown, age 77, passed away at her daughters home in Oakland on December 8, 2021. The same date her son Kenny was born. Kenny precedes Sharil in death.
Born January 16, 1944 in Memphis, TN. Sharil was blessed with her parents Oliver "Pat" and Delois Watkins on March 1, 1944. After graduating White High School, Sharil married...
Melvin William Strough, III
Dec 5, 2021
Melvin William Strough, III passed away at the age of 62 on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at his home in Batesville, MS. Melvin was the widower of Pamela Strough.
Born January 28, 1959, one of two children, to the late Melvin William Strough, Jr. and Shirley Ann Overby Strough in Brandon, MS. He proudly served his country in the...
Steven H. England
Dec 5, 2021
Steven H. England, formerly of Holcomb, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021 at his home in Batesville, MS at the age of 67.
A celebration of Steven's life will be announced at a later date.
Steven was born on July 2, 1954 to the late Hugh Lee "T" and Marie Drewery England in Kosciusko, MS. He was retired...
Annie Ruth Copeland
Dec 5, 2021
Annie Ruth Copeland, age 87, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021 at her daughter's home near Sardis, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Central Academy Church of Christ with visitation beginning at 12:30. Interment will be held at Forrest Memorial Park.
Annie Ruth was born September 16, 1934 to the...
Barbara Cochran Locke
Dec 4, 2021
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Barbara Cochran Locke, age 79, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021 at the North Mississippi Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. She was the wife of Rev. Charles Locke.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 8, 2021, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at...
Jessie Phillip Darby, Jr
Nov 29, 2021
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Jessie Phillip "Phil" Darby, Jr., age 74, passed away at his home in Courtland on November 29, 2021. Phil was the husband of Gloria Griffis Darby.
There will be a memorial service held for Phil held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 3, 2021 at Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 12:00 noon. Rev. Terry...
Robert Ray Knight
Nov 29, 2021
Robert Ray Knight of Batesville, Mississippi, formerly a long time resident of Port Charlotte, Florida passed away November 29, 2021 with family by his side. Bob was born on June 12, 1936 in Barnesville, Ohio. The oldest child of Ray E. Knight and Edythe Kathleen Knight, he was raised in Hendrysburg, Ohio. A 1954 graduate of Barnesville High School, Bob...
Betty Campbell Moore
Nov 28, 2021
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Betty Campbell Moore, age 85, passed away Sunday morning, November 28, 2021, at the Sardis Nursing Home. She was the widow of the late Jolly Mack Moore.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 1, 2021, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial...
Curlee Fox
Nov 28, 2021
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Curlee Fox, age 74, passed away Sunday morning, November 28, 2021, at his home near Courtland, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 30, 2021, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends at 12:00 P.M. prior to the service. The interment will take place at Forrest...
Charlsa Erin McCachren
Nov 27, 2021
Charlsa Erin (Carr) McCachren, 35, of Raymond, MS went to her heavenly home on Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Merit Central Hospital in Jackson, MS. Born on October 4th, 1986 she was the daughter of Joe and Jean Pullen and Charles Carr.
Funeral services for Charlsa will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday December 4, 2021 at Sylva Rena...
Johnny Wayne Mitchell
Nov 25, 2021
Johnny Wayne Mitchell, age 74, passed away Thursday, November 25, 2021 at the Quitman Community Hospital in Marks, MS.
Funeral services for Johnny will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 28, 2021 with visitation beginning at 9:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Lambert. The interment will follow the service at Crowder Cemetery.
Johnny was born on February...
Sadie F. Lawrence
Nov 24, 2021
Sadie Faggert Lawrence passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on November 24, 2021, at her home in Sardis, Mississippi. Sadie was born on July 23, 1936, in Batesville, Mississippi, to Roy and Elizabeth Faggert. Sadie is survived by her sister Hazel Faggert Waldrip, daughter Wanda Lawrence Carmichael, and son George Preston Lawrence, Jr. (Darlene), four granddaughters (Whitney Veazey, Brookley Carmichael,...
Royce Clark Cobb, Jr.
Nov 22, 2021
Royce Clark Cobb Jr. of Batesville, MS passed away peacefully Monday, November 22, 2021 at his home in Sardis surrounded by his family.
He was born in Lambert, MS to Royce and Corrine (Sparks) Cobb on April 14, 1936. He married Sandra Gaines Busby on September 8, 1957 in Batesville, MS. He served in the U.S. Navy for four years...
Thomas H. Martindale
Nov 20, 2021
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Thomas H. Martindale, age 88, passed away Saturday, November 20, 2021 at his home in Pope, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 24, 2021, 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 be receiving friends at...
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