Obituaries
James Robert Major
Jul 21, 2021
James Robert "J.R." Major, age 41, passed away at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford on July 21, 2021.
Funeral services for J.R. will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 23, 2021 at First United Methodist Church in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning at 9:30 prior to the service. Interment will be held at Shipp Cemetery in...
Hurston L. Newcomb
Jul 20, 2021
Hurston L. Newcomb, age 89, passed away Tuesday morning, July 20, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services for Hurston will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 22, 2021 at Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church in Batesville, with visitation beginning at 10:00 prior to the service. Interment will be held at the church cemetery.
Hurston...
Harold Dean Tubbs
Jul 17, 2021
Harold Dean "Tooter" Tubbs, age 84, passed away Saturday, July 17, 2021 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 22, 2021 at the Hosanna Family Worship Center with interment to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Sardis. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
"Tooter" was...
Don L. Nelson
Jul 16, 2021
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Don L. Nelson, age 73, passed away Friday, July 16, 2021 at his home in Courtland, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Longtown Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home...
Mark Byron Shuford, Sr.
Jul 13, 2021
Mark Byron Shuford, Sr., age 90, passed away Tuesday morning, July 13, 2021 at the Oxford Health and Rehab Center.
Mark was born on February 26, 1931 to the late Norman Clifford Shuford, Sr. and Grace Calif Byron Shuford in Smithfield, North Carolina. He was retired from his business, American Consolidators Inc. and was a member of St. Peter’s Episcopal...
Eddie Claire Freeman Rowsey
Jul 9, 2021
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Eddie Claire Freeman Rowsey, age 80, passed away, Friday, July 9, 2021, at her home near Enid, MS.
Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Sunday, July 11, 2021, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Bethel Cemetery near Enid, MS. The family will be receiving friends...
Jimmie Preston Bowles
Jul 2, 2021
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Jimmie Preston Bowles, age 83, passed away Friday morning, July 2, 2021 at his home near Batesville, MS.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 3, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. There will be no visitation prior to the funeral service. Mr. Jimmie will be...
Maebelle Pitcock
Jul 1, 2021
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Mrs. Maebelle Davis Pitcock, age 98, passed away Thursday morning, 7/1/2021, in Piperton, TN at the home she shared with her daughter and granddaughter.
The funeral will be at 11:00 am, Saturday, July 10, 2021 at Liberty Hill Baptist Church, with Dr. Gary Berry presiding. Interment will follow...
Bob Ford
Jun 27, 2021
Bob Ford, age 66, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2021 at the Sunshine Healthcare Facility in Pontotoc, MS.
A graveside service will be held on Wednesday morning, June 30, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery near Batesville. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening, June 29, 2021 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at Wells Funeral Home.
Bob...
Deborah Lynn Letke
Jun 26, 2021
Deborah Lynn Letke, age 70, passed away Saturday, June 26, 2021, at her home in Sardis, MS. Deborah was the widow of the late James Gordon Letke.
The family and friends will gather for visitation from 11:00 to 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 1, 2021 at Wells Funeral Home. Deborah will be laid to rest at Rose Hill Cemetery in...
Cathleen Wood
Jun 25, 2021
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Cathleen "Cathy" Wood, age 70, passed away Friday, June 25, 2021, at Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in Clarksdale, MS.
Funeral services will be 4:00 P.M. Monday, June 28, 2021, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Black Jack Cemetery near Batesville, MS. The family will be receiving...
Arthur C. Hollinger
Jun 24, 2021
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Arthur C. Hollinger, age 86, passed away Thursday, June 24, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Monday, June 28, 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...
John T. Mason, Sr.
Jun 24, 2021
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John T. Mason, Sr. age 84, passed away peacefully at his daughter and son-in-law's home near Sardis Lake on June 24, 2021. John was the widower of Doris Marie Still Mason.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00 on Saturday June 26, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family...
Pamela Renee Pierce
Jun 23, 2021
Pamela Renee Pierce, age 43, passed away Wednesday night, June 23, 2021 at the Tallahatchie General Hospital in Charleston, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, June 27, 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 friends prior...
Julia Ann Hemmings
Jun 22, 2021
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Julia Ann Davis Hemmings passed away June 22, 2021 after a long illness at her home in Batesville, MS. Ms. Hemmings was born in Courtland, MS on February 28, 1933 to the late Minton Simmes Davis and Emma Gertrude Sullivant Davis.
Funeral services will be 12:00 Noon on Saturday, June 26, 2021 in the Martin Willingham...
Otis Jenkins
Jun 21, 2021
Otis Jenkins, age 90, passed away Monday afternoon, June 21, 2021, at his home near Sardis, MS.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, June 24, 2021, at Peach Creek Baptist Church with the interment to follow at Peach Creek Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends Wednesday evening, June 23, 2021, at Peach Creek Baptist Church from 5:00 -...
Gayla Mae Cooper
Jun 20, 2021
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Gayla Mae Cooper, age 53, passed away Sunday morning, June 20, 2021 at the Baptist DeSoto Memorial Hospital in Southaven, MS.
Memorial services for Gayla will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, June 25, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from...
Tony Helmes
Jun 19, 2021
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Helmes, age 69, passed away Saturday afternoon, June 19, 2021 at the Baptist East Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN. He was the husband to Janet Helmes.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Crowder Cemetery. The family...
James Lorain Bolen
Jun 17, 2021
James Lorain Bolen, age 79, passed away on June 17, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. A graveside service will be Monday, June 21, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. at Bethel Cemetery with Rev. Tommy Darby officiating. James was born on December 19, 1941, to the late Walter Dewey, Sr. and Lois Jenkins Bolen of Friars Point, MS. He...
William "Bill" Henry Wilbanks
Jun 14, 2021
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Bill Wilbanks has been valiantly fighting the battle with cancers for many years. On June 14, 2021, we lost a husband, father, grandfather, brother, son, best friend, confidant, hero, and too many other titles to list. We will forever mourn the loss of someone who can never be replaced.
He has left behind his spouse, children,...
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This is a collection of obituaries for Batesville, Mississippi.
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