Obituaries

Betty Baldwin Scruggs

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...

Clinton Earl Sartin

Clinton Earl Sartin

May 26, 2021

Clinton Earl Sartin, age 60, passed away Wednesday morning, May 26, 2021 at the Baptist Memorial Golden Triangle Hospital in Columbus, MS.

Clinton was born on May 16, 1961 in Batesville, MS to the late Hershel John Thomas Sartin and Wilma Laverne Kehoe Sartin. Before he retired, he enjoyed being outside and farming. Clinton was a simple man and will...

Billie E. Shepard, Sr.

Billie E. Shepard, Sr.

May 25, 2021

Billie E. Shepard, age 92, went to meet his Lord and Savior on May 25, 2021.  Billie was born on a small farm outside of Como, Mississippi on July 17, 1928. After a courageous battle with cancer, Billie passed away peacefully while surrounded by his loved ones.   Memorial services for Billie will be held on Friday, May 28th at 10:00...

David Campbell

David Campbell

May 24, 2021

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David Campbell, age 66, passed away Monday, May 24, 2021 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 29, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Liberty Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior...

Mary Ann Tyler McCurdy

Mary Ann Tyler McCurdy

May 23, 2021

Mary Ann Tyler McCurdy, age 87, passed away Sunday, May 23, 2021 at Elmcroft Assisted Living in Oxford, MS.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 27, 2021 at Forrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 prior to the service at Wells Funeral Home.

Mary Ann was born on December 11, 1933...

Patricia "Pat" Hazel Travis

Patricia "Pat" Hazel Travis

May 22, 2021

Patricia Hazel Travis (Pat), of Durham, North Carolina, died peacefully surrounded by her family on May 22, 2021. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee, August 8, 1939 to her parents, Haward and Olive Hazel, who preceded her in death. Pat is survived by the love of her life, James L. Travis (Jim) with whom she began marriage sixty-three years ago,...

William "Killer" Horace Hudson

William "Killer" Horace Hudson

May 22, 2021

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William "Killer" Horace Hudson, age 84, passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Diversicare Nursing Home in Batesville, MS.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Peach Creek Cemetery in Sardis, MS. The family will receive friends...

William L. "Billy" Magee, Sr.

William L. "Billy" Magee, Sr.

May 20, 2021

William L. "Billy" Magee, Sr. age 84 , formerly of Batesville, passed away on May 20, 2021 at the Kerrville VA Medical Facility in Kerrville, TX. Billy was the husband of Patricia Magee of Uvalde, TX.

The family will hold a graveside service for Billy at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville. Rev. Kerry...

"Scrowney" Phillip Leo E. Stuart

"Scrowney" Phillip Leo E. Stuart

May 20, 2021

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"Scrowney" Phillip Leo E. Stuart, age 58, passed away Thursday, May 20, 2021 in Dundee, MS.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 23, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Riverside Cemetery in Friars Point, MS.

Scrowney was born on April 4, 1963 in...

Urmilebem J. Keriwala

Urmilebem J. Keriwala

May 19, 2021

Urmilebem J. Keriwala, age 91, passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at her son's home in Hernando, MS. 

Urmilebem was born on September 24, 1929 in Gujarat, India. She is survived by her husband, Jamnadas Keriwala; three sons, Uday Keriwala (Rita), Pamkaj Keriwala (Sujata), and Dilip Keriwala (Sangeeta); and a host of grandchildren. 

The family of Urmilebem held...

Bo Mathews

Bo Mathews

May 14, 2021

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Donald "Bo" Mathews, Jr., age 59, passed away Friday morning, May 14, 2021 at the Baptist Memorial Golden Triangle Hospital in Columbus, MS.

Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Sunday, May 16, 2021, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow in Cold Springs Cemetery near Sardis, MS....

Edie Jenkins

Edie Jenkins

May 11, 2021

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Edie Jenkins, age 48, passed away peacefully Tuesday afternoon, May 11, 2021 after a long battle with cancer at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 13, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park. The...

Minnie Ruth Robertson

Minnie Ruth Robertson

May 8, 2021

Minnie Ruth Robertson, age 70, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2021 at her home in Lambert, MS.

A graveside service will be at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, May 10, 2021 at Magnolia Cemetery with Mr. Jeremy Weldon officiating. The family will receive friends there at Magnolia Cemetery at 2:30 p.m.

Minnie was born on April 15, 1951 to the late...

Paul Hadinger

Paul Hadinger

May 7, 2021

Paul Edward Hadinger, age 81, passed away Friday, May 7, 2021 at his home in Batesville, MS. 

A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, June, 24, 2021 at Forrest Memorial Park with Rev. John Howell, Jr. officiating, along with military honors. The family will receive friends at 12 noon on Thursday prior to the graveside...

Harold "Pee Wee" Wayne Holland

Harold "Pee Wee" Wayne Holland

May 5, 2021

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Harold Wayne "PeeWee" Holland, 71, of Crowder, MS died late Wednesday evening, May 5, 2021, in Pope, MS at the home of Jimmy Rowsey after a battle with heart disease. PeeWee was the longtime companion of Bella Killough Michael. He was born August 13, 1949 at Lambert, MS, to the late James and Betty Jo Terry...

Charlotte Ann Jenkins

Charlotte Ann Jenkins

May 5, 2021

Charlotte Ann Reeves Jenkins, age 79, passed away at her home near Batesville in the early morning hours of May 5, 2021.

Funeral services for Charlotte will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Hosanna Family Worship Center in Batesville with visitation beginning at 9:00. A committal service will be held 3:00 p.m. on Saturday at...

Jack Franklin Phillips

Jack Franklin Phillips

May 3, 2021

Jack Franklin Phillips, age 71, passed away Monday morning, May 3, 2021 at Northwest Mississippi Medical Center in Clarksdale, MS.

Funeral services for Jack will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Marks Presbyterian Church in Marks, MS. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow the service at Marks Cemetery. Rev....

Donald H. Wright, Sr.

Donald H. Wright, Sr.

May 1, 2021

Donald H. Wright, Sr., age 81, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021, at Baptist Golden Triangle Hospital in Columbus, MS.

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, May 6, 2021, at Sardis Lake Baptist Church with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park. The family will be receiving friends prior to the service beginning at 12:00 P.M. at...

Shirley Irene Tabor White

Shirley Irene Tabor White

May 1, 2021

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Shirley Irene Tabor White, age 84, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021, at North MS Regional Medical Center in Tupelo, MS.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth White officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 12 noon...

Freddie Lee Foshee

Freddie Lee Foshee

Apr 29, 2021

Freddie Lee Foshee, age 84, of Sardis, went to be with his Heavenly Father and his cattle on a thousand hills on Thursday, April 29, 2021 while surrounded by his children in Oxford, MS.

Graveside services for Freddie will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at Rose Hill Cemetery in Sardis. Rev. Roger Howell will officiate.

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