Obituaries
Edward Rodger Schwinn, Sr.
Jan 28, 2021
Edward “Eddie” Rodger Schwinn, Sr., age 73, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2021 at the Baptist East Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral services will be 11:00am on Monday, February 1, 2021 at the Bethany Baptist Church in Courtland, MS with visitation beginning one hour prior to the funeral. The internment will follow at the...
Janice McCown Barnes
Jan 27, 2021
Janice McCown Barnes, age 77, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus, MS.
A graveside service will be held on 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at Magnolia Cemetery with Dr. Tommy Snyder officiating. The family will receive friends at Wells Funeral Home prior to the graveside service from 12 Noon to...
Carol Ann Myers
Jan 25, 2021
Carol Myers, age 87, beloved Mother, was called to her eternal resting place on January 25, 2021 at her home in Sardis, MS.
Carol entered this world on April 15, 1933 in Milwaukee, WI, born to the late Emil and Rose Hauner. She worked as a clerk during her lifetime.
Along with her parents, she is preceded in death...
Hubert S. Griffin, Jr.
Jan 22, 2021
Hubert Griffin, Jr., age 84, passed away Friday, January 22 at Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in Collierville, TN. Mr. Griffin was the widower of the late Dorothy Ann Griffin.
The funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, January 25, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. Due to the inclement weather for Monday, the interment will...
Gerald R. Johnson
Jan 18, 2021
Gerald Rothwell "Jerry" Johnson, age 81, passed away Monday, January 18, 2021 at Methodist University Hospital North in Memphis, TN.
A graveside service for Jerry will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, January 22, 2021 at Longtown Cemetery near Crenshaw, MS.
Jerry was born October 19, 1939 in Thyatira, MS to the late Isaiah and Bessie Jeffords Johnson. He was raised in...
Dorothy Randolph Pitts
Jan 18, 2021
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Dorothy Randolph Pitts, age 95, passed away Monday morning, January 18, 2021 at Methodist Hospice House in Memphis, TN.
A private family service will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, January 20, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS.
Dorothy was born January 2,...
Bobby G. Finn
Jan 17, 2021
Bobby G. Finn, age 81, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021 at the Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS.
A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 18, 2021 at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Sardis, MS,
Bobby was born on August 14, 1939 to the late Garfield and May Thomas Finn in Houston, MS. He honorably...
Donald Thomas Clark
Jan 17, 2021
Donald Thomas Clark, age 67, of Batesville, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021 at the Desoto Health Care - Rehabilitation Center in Southaven, MS.
Donald was born March 28, 1953 to Margie Herron Clark the late Raymond Dudley Clark and in Marks, MS. Donald worked in construction during his lifetime.
Donald's loving family that he leaves behind include his wife,...
Jimmy C. Jenkins
Jan 16, 2021
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Jimmy C. Jenkins, age 85, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 16, 2021 surrounded by his family at his home in Sardis, MS.
Funeral services for Jimmy will be 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 in the Martin-Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park. The family...
Billy Earl Macknally
Jan 14, 2021
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Billy Earl Macknally, age 60, passed away in Lambert, MS on January 14, 2021.
A memorial service for Billy will be held on Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Rev. Kenneth Hall will...
Chase Ostheimer
Jan 12, 2021
Chase Ostheimer, age 24, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at his mother's home in Oxford, MS.
Graveside services for Chase will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January 15, 2020 at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville.
Chase was born on October 19, 1995 to Richard H. Ostheimer and Kimberly Renee Segars Ostheimer in Memphis, TN. While in...
William E. Trusty
Jan 12, 2021
William E. (Bill) Trusty, age 79, went to meet his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, face to face on January 12, 2021 from Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi in Oxford, MS.
Bill leaves behind his wife and soul mate, Latitia Fowler Trusty, whom he married on his 50th birthday. Those who will also be cherishing his memory are his...
Patrick Alan Smith
Jan 11, 2021
Patrick Alan Smith passed away while surrounded by family at his home in Sardis, MS on Monday, January 11, 2021. He was 61.
Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. on Friday, January 15, 2021 at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. A graveside service will follow immediately after at 3:00 p.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery in Sardis, MS...
Edward E. Atkinson
Jan 9, 2021
Edward E. Atkinson, age 78, passed away early Saturday morning, January 9, 2021, at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford, MS.
A Memorial Gathering will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 14th, 2021 at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville.
Edward was born November 3, 1942 in Memphis, TN to the late Jack and Edna Sharp...
Lytricia A. Wilson
Jan 6, 2021
Lytricia Simmons Wilson, age 51, passed away at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford on January 6, 2021.
There will be a graveside service held for Lytricia 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville. Rev. Derrick Simmons will officiate.
Lytricia was born February 19, 1969 to Luther Roy and Rebecca Ratton Simmons in Batesville, MS....
Norma Jean Kennedy
Jan 6, 2021
Norma Jean Kennedy, age 77, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
Norma was born on August 15, 1943 to the late Edward W. and Beulah Marie Simmons Fleener in Kokomo, Indiana. She was a homemaker during her lifetime. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her sister, Shelia...
Betty Jane Broome
Jan 1, 2021
Betty Jane Broome, age 89, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 at her home in Batesville, MS. A graveside service for Betty will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 9, 2021, at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville with Dr. Tommy Snyder officiating.
Betty was born on January 16, 1931 to the late Fred and Hallie Batte Teer in...
Eileen N. File
Dec 30, 2020
A live stream of the graveside service will be provided on our Wells Funeral Home Facebook page.
Eileen Nelson File, age 73, passed away early Wednesday morning, December 30, 2020, at UAB Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Eileen was the widow of the late Terry Don File.
A graveside service for Eileen will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday,...
Nolan Mettetal
Dec 28, 2020
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Retired State of Mississippi Representative and State Senator, Nolan Mettetal, age 75, passed away in the early morning hours of Monday, December 28, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS with his loving wife and family by his side.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 29, 2020, in the...
Robert W. Milam
Dec 27, 2020
Robert Wesley Milam, age 72, passed away Sunday, December 27, at his home in Batesville, MS.
Robert was born on February 7, 1948 to the late David Lee and Christine Thomas Milam in Water Valley, MS. He retired from Muscle Shoals Rubber Company in Batesville. Robert enjoyed fishing, reading, and cooking for his family.
His memory will be cherished...
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This is a collection of obituaries for Batesville, Mississippi.
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