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Floyd Hill

Floyd Hill

Nov 21, 2020

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Floyd Hill, age 80, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020 at his home in Sardis, MS.

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 24, 2020, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at McIvor Baptist Church Cemetery near Sardis, MS. The family will receive friends beginning at 12:00...

Betty Joyce Canankamp

Betty Joyce Canankamp

Nov 20, 2020

Betty Joyce Canankamp, age 62, passed away Friday, November 20, 2020 at her brother's home in Hernando, MS.

The family of Ms. Betty will have a memorial service at a later date. 

Betty was born on October 4, 1958 to Martha Jo Richards Nichols and the late Billy Joe Henry in Illinois. She worked as a secretary and will...

Doris Standard

Doris Standard

Nov 20, 2020

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Doris Jean Dillon Standard, age 81, passed away at Charleston Nursing Home in Charleston, MS in the early morning hours of November 20, 2020. Doris was the widow of Jesse Lamar Standard.

There will be a private family funeral service for Doris at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at Wells Funeral Home Chapel in...

Otis Eugene Johnson

Otis Eugene Johnson

Nov 18, 2020

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Otis Eugene Johnson, age 91, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. 

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 21, 2020 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS with interment to follow at Hebron Cemetery in Sardis, MS. The...

Alan Dale Warmath

Alan Dale Warmath

Nov 16, 2020

Alan Dale Warmath, age 64, passed away Monday, November 16, 2020 at his home in Senatobia, MS. 

Alan was born on October 2, 1956 to the late A.B. Warmath and Ota Warmath Pipkin in Humboldt, TN. He retired from Goodyear after 30 years while serving in the National Guard for over 20 years.  Alan was also in the auto...

Linda Beard

Linda Beard

Nov 15, 2020

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Linda Beard, age 72, passed away in South Texas on November 15, 2020. Linda was the wife of Missionary Thomas Beard.

Funeral services for Linda will be held at 1:00 Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Wells Funeral Home Chapel in Batesville. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 at Wells Funeral...

Joshua Lee Ward

Joshua Lee Ward

Nov 14, 2020

Joshua Lee Ward, age 34, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020, in Memphis, TN.

A memorial service for Joshua will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, November 21, 2020, at Enid Lake Baptist Church with the family receiving friends one hour prior to the service.

Joshua was born February 1, 1986 in Vero Beach, FL to the late Mark Allen Ward and...

Bobbie Jean Rodgers

Bobbie Jean Rodgers

Nov 14, 2020

Bobbie Jean Wimberly Rodgers, age 78, passed away Saturday, November 14, at Oxford Health and Rehabilitation.

A graveside service will be held 11:00 A.M. Tuesday morning, November 17, 2020, at Marks Cemetery in Marks, MS.

Bobbie was born May 26, 1942 in Lambert, MS to the late Ralph Wimberly, Sr. and Pauline White Wimberly. She was a member of...

Elvis Vance Potts

Elvis Vance Potts

Nov 13, 2020

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Elvis Vance Potts, age 74, passed away Friday, November 13, at his home in Batesville, MS.

Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, November 16, 2020, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Mt. Liberty Cemetery near Water Valley, MS. The family will receive friends beginning at...

Brenda Jo Heathcock

Brenda Jo Heathcock

Nov 12, 2020

Brenda Jo Sullivan Heathcock, age 63, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at her home in Oxford, MS. 

Funeral services for Brenda will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at Sardis Lake Baptist Church. The family will receive friends beginning at 11:00 prior to the service. Interment will be...

Sonny Jennings

Sonny Jennings

Nov 11, 2020

Alfred "Sonny" Eugene Jennings, age 91, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at the Baptist DeSoto Hospital in Southaven, MS. 

Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS.

Sonny was born February 9, 1929, in Vance, MS to the late Thomas Arthur and Opal Tabb Jennings. He...

Murray Randall Wilson

Murray Randall Wilson

Nov 11, 2020

Murray Randall "Randy" Wilson, age 66, passed away Wednesday evening, November 11, 2020 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.

There will be a memorial service held for Randy at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at Central Academy Church of Christ. The family will receive friends at 1:00 prior to the service. Rev. Ed Casteel will officiate.

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John D. Aldison

John D. Aldison

Nov 10, 2020

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John D. "Duck" Aldison, age 86, passed away Tuesday morning, November 10, 2020 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford.

The private family service will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, November 12, 2020, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Longtown Cemetery in Crenshaw, MS.

Duck was born...

Barbara Onkst McCarley

Barbara Onkst McCarley

Nov 8, 2020

Barbara Catherine Onkst McCarley, age 89, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020, at her home in Batesville, MS. Ms. McCarley was the widow of the late Harold Bell McCarley, Sr.

The family will have a private graveside service. 

Barbara was born on March 17, 1931 to the late Robert Monroe Onkst and Nora Catherine Eubanks Onkst in Panola County....

Dinah Mitchell Dugger

Dinah Mitchell Dugger

Nov 8, 2020

Due to the recent spike in the COVID-19 pandemic, the family ask that mask be required for visitation tonight, Wednesday, November 11.

Dinah Mitchell Dugger, age 74, passed away Sunday morning, November 8, 2020, at the Baptist Memorial Golden Triangle Hospital in Columbus, MS.

A private family graveside service will be held Thursday morning at Magnolia Cemetery for Dinah. The...

Earlie Gene Moore

Earlie Gene Moore

Nov 4, 2020

Earlie Gene Moore, age 82, passed away Wednesday morning, November 4, 2020 at his home in Batesville, MS.

Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, November 7, 2020, at Willow Springs Assembly of God Church with interment to follow at Bethel Cemetery near Enid, MS. The family will be receiving friends two hours prior to the service at the church....

David Dale Pruett

David Dale Pruett

Nov 1, 2020

David Dale Pruett, age 65, passed away at this home in Covington, TN. on November 1, 2020. He was the husband of Deborah M. Pruett.

Funeral services for David will be held at 11:30 on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at Faith Baptist Church in Lambert with visitation beginning at 9:30. Interment will be held at Marks Cemetery. Rev. John Roberson...

Shelby Gene Brower

Shelby Gene Brower

Nov 1, 2020

Shelby Gene Brower, of Coffeeville, passed away at the age 65 on November 1, 2020 in Yalobusha County. 

There will be a memorial service held for Shelby at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at New Hope Baptist Church in Coffeeville, MS. 

Shelby was born on June 30, 1955 to the Lillian Juanita Williams Brower and the...

Louise Aldridge

Louise Aldridge

Oct 30, 2020

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Virginia Louise Aldridge, known affectionately as Mama Louise, age 92, passed away Friday, October 30, 2020 at her home in Crowder.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 1, 2020 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Center Hill Cemetery in Courtland, MS. The family will...

Robert Pearson Finley

Robert Pearson Finley

Oct 26, 2020

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Robert P. Finley was born March 2, 1932 in Tupelo, MS and passed away on October 26th at the home of his son, Chris Finley, in Fort Worth, TX. He was the son of George Robert Finley and Ola Belle "Peachie" Turner Finley.

Funeral services will be 2:30 P.M. Saturday, November 7, 2020, in the...

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