Obituaries
John Mann Holland
Aug 24, 2021
John Mann Holland, age 53, passed away Tuesday morning, August 24, 2021, at his home near Pope, MS.
A graveside service will be 5:00 P.M. Thursday, August 26, 2021 at the Cole Family Cemetery, 785, Cole Rd, Enid, MS.
John Mann was born October 26, 1967
John Mann spend his career as an Ag Pilot having flown hundreds of...
Melanie Scott Yelton
Aug 20, 2021
Melanie Scott Yelton, age 88, passed away Friday afternoon, August 20, 2021, at Baptist Memorial of North MS in Oxford, MS. She was the widow of the late James A Yelton.
A graveside service will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, August 23, 2021 at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS.
Melanie was born May 23, 1933 in Batesville, MS to the late...
Augustus Holt
Aug 19, 2021
Augustus Holt, infant son of Dallas Dodd and Charles Ray Holt, III, went to join the Lord as an angel on August 19, 2021 at University of MS Medical Center in Jackson, MS.
Graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 22, 2021 at Sardis Lake Baptist Church Cemetery.
Survivors include his mother, Dallas Dodd; father, Charles...
Glenda Sue Bailey
Aug 18, 2021
Glenda Sue Bailey, age 74, passed away Wednesday morning, August 18, 2021, at her home near Marks, MS.
The family is having a private family ceremony.
Glenda was born on August 7, 1947 to the late Leslie Edgar Bailey and Eva Coleman Bailey in Clarksdale, MS. She was a homemaker during her lifetime and a member of the Batesville Church...
Joe Nell Berryhill
Aug 17, 2021
Joe Nell Berryhill, age 89, passed away Tuesday morning, August 17, 2021, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS. Ms. Berryhill was the widow of the late Ralph Berryhill.
Funeral services for Ms. Berryhill will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at First Baptist Church of Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning at 11:00 A.M....
Brenda Rose Shankle
Aug 17, 2021
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Brenda Rose Shankle, age 70, passed away Tuesday morning, August 17, 2021, at Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas, NV.
Funeral services for Brenda will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 29, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 11:00 prior to the service. Interment will...
James "Jimmy" Scott
Aug 17, 2021
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James Windon "Jimmy" Scott, age 79, passed away Tuesday evening, August 17, 2021 at his home in Sardis, MS.
Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Thursday, August 19, 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 be receiving...
Tina Cooper
Aug 17, 2021
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Ernestine Walls "Tina" Cooper, age 79, passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at her daughter's home in Batesville, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, August 20, 2021 in the Martin Wilingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family will be receiving friends...
William Donald McArthur
Aug 16, 2021
William Donald “Don” McArthur, age 74, passed away Monday afternoon, August 16, 2021, at his home in Sardis, MS.
The family will be having a private memorial ceremony to honor his life.
Don was born on January 4, 1947 to Betty Wilkes McArthur and the late William McArthur in California on an Air Force Military Base. He worked as an...
Larry Putman
Aug 16, 2021
Larry "Trigger" Putman, age 71, passed away at his home in Batesville on August 16, 2021.
Funeral services for Trigger will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 19, 2021 at Terza United Methodist Church with interment to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 at Wells Funeral Home. Rev....
Frances Garrison
Aug 14, 2021
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Frances Garrison, age 90, passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021 at the Baptist DeSoto Hospital in Southaven, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Sardis, MS. The family will receive friends one...
Louise Rutherford Aaron
Aug 10, 2021
Louise Rutherford Aaron, age 89, passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Grenada, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. on Friday, August 13, 2021 at the Courtland Baptist Church with interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends beginning at 12 Noon prior the service.
Louise was...
James D. McGregory
Aug 8, 2021
James D. McGregory, age 80, passed away at Panola Medical Center on August 8, 2021.
There will be a graveside service held for James at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville. Rev. Raymond Aven will officiate.
James was born November 25, 1940 to the late Dewey Wayne McGregory and Modess Clayton Cannon...
Dr. Keith Shaffer
Aug 7, 2021
Dr. James Keith Shaffer passed away on August 7, 2021 at the age of 58. He was born on January 12, 1963 in Clarksdale, MS. Attending Clarksdale Baptist School until ninth grade, Dr. Shaffer transferred and graduated from Clarksdale High School in 1985. Dr. Shaffer attended Delta State University where he earned all four of his degrees: Bachelor of Science...
Shane Tramel
Aug 5, 2021
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Shane Tramel, age 42, passed away on Thursday, August 5, 2021 in the Emergency Room at the Panola Medical Center.
A memorial service for Shane will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, August 13, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to...
J.W. Luttrell
Aug 3, 2021
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J.W. Luttrell, age 79, passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at the Methodist Olive Branch Hospital.
Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. on Friday, August 6, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Shiloh Cemetery in Courtland. The family will receive friends one hour prior to funeral.
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Bobby Shelton
Aug 2, 2021
Bobby Scott Shelton, age 79, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2021 at his home in Crowder, MS.
A graveside service followed by an inurnment will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS.
Bobby was born on April 9, 1942 to the late Benjamin P. and Letha Mae Wood Shelton...
Helen Jo Earnest Barlow
Aug 1, 2021
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Helen Jo Miller Earnest-Barlow, age 83, passed away Sunday, August 1, 2021 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital of North Mississippi in Oxford.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family...
Jerry Lee King
Jul 28, 2021
Jerry Lee King, of Pope, passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at the Tallahatchie General Hospital in Charleston at the young age of 33.
The family will hold a memorial service for Jerry at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 8th, 2021 at the Whosoever Church of God in Pope, MS. Rev. Derrick Berry will officiate.
Jerry was born on March...
Martha Ann Coleman
Jul 23, 2021
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Martha Ann “Peggy” Coleman, 81, of Benton, AR passed away on Friday, July 23, 2021. She was a faithful member of Highland Heights Baptist Church for over 40 years. Peggy was born on November 11, 1939 in Courtland, MS to Harvey and Gail Martindale. After graduating from nearby Batesville Highschool in 1957 she went on to...
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