Obituaries
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...
Preston Michael Baker
Jun 14, 2021
Preston Michael Baker, age 69, passed away Monday morning, June 14, 2021 at his home in Harmontown, MS.
The family will hold a memorial service at the Harmontown Baptist Church with the date and time to be announced at a later time.
Preston was born on February 2, 1952 to the late Preston and Norma Jean Baker in...
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,...
Barbara Dyan Jenkins
Jun 9, 2021
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Barbara Dyan Jenkins, age 69, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at her home in Oakland, MS.
A memorial service will held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 12, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends beginning at 9:00 a.m. Rev. Shirley Paisley will be...
Doyle Manning
Jun 8, 2021
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Doyle Manning, age 75, passed away at his home in Batesville on June 8, 2021.
Funeral services for Doyle will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, June 11, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 1:00. Interment will follow the service at Magnolia Cemetery. Dr. Paul Middleton...
Larry Rayburn
Jun 8, 2021
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Larry Rayburn, age 74, passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at the Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS.
A memorial service will be 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 12, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service.
Larry was born on...
Kathy Dunn Elmore
Jun 6, 2021
Kathy Dunn Elmore, age 69, passed away at Grenada Living Center on June 6, 2021.
The family will hold a memorial gathering at Wells Funeral Home Wednesday evening, June 9, 2021 from 5:00 to 8:00.
Kathy was born March 12, 1952 to the late Ezra Dunn and Ludie Corine Howell Dunn in Water Valley, MS. She was a homemaker during...
Leonard Roy Williams
Jun 1, 2021
Leonard Roy Williams, age 84, passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. Roy was the husband of the late Patricia Williams of Rio Oso, CA.
The family will hold a graveside inurnment service at Cold Springs Cemetery in Sardis at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 27, 2021.
Roy was born May 22, 1937...
Betty Baldwin Scruggs
Jun 1, 2021
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Betty Jean Baldwin Scruggs, age 53, passed away June 1, 2021 at her home in Sardis, MS.
Funeral services for Betty will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 4, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends beginning at 10:00. Interment will be held...
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