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Brenda Dixon

Brenda Dixon

Oct 18, 2020

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Brenda Kaye Collins Dixon, age 66, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2020 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS.

Funeral services for Brenda will be 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 22, 2020 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Chapel Hill Cemetery in Pope, MS....

Hazel Hawkins

Hazel Hawkins

Oct 18, 2020

Hazel Price Hawkins, age 98, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.

Hazel was born on December 19, 1921 to the late Frank Price and Lottie Alma Wilson Price in Mississippi. She was a homemaker during her lifetime and ran an at-home daycare for children in Clarksdale, where she resided for many...

Richard Gilbert Gorman

Richard Gilbert Gorman

Oct 17, 2020

Richard Gilbert Gorman, age 77, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020 at the Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS.

Richard was born on October 20, 1942 to the late George Gilbert and Clara Latham Gorman in Alabama. Before he retired, he worked as a mechanic at MMC Materials. He was a simple man who loved and cared for his wife,...

Mary Catherine Halford

Mary Catherine Halford

Oct 13, 2020

Mary Catherine "Cathy" Halford, age 64, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital- Golden Triangle in Columbus, MS.

Cathy was born on December 19, 1955 to the late Cleon and Catherine Whitehead Bowman in Franklin County, MS. She worked as a cashier and was a member of the Leflore Baptist Church.

Those left behind to...

Doris Shields

Doris Shields

Oct 12, 2020

Doris McGee Shields, age 79, went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 12, 2020.

Funeral services for Doris will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at Shiloh United Methodist Church with interment to follow at Chapel Hill Cemetery in Pope, MS. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m....

Bobbie Jean Dickey

Bobbie Jean Dickey

Oct 9, 2020

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Bobbie Jean Dickey, age 90, passed away Friday, October 9, 2020, at her home in Batesville, MS. Ms. Dickey is the widow of the late Joseph D. Dickey.

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, October 11, 2020, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery...

Dr. Deck Stone

Dr. Deck Stone

Oct 6, 2020

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Dr. Deck Stone, age 90 of Batesville, passed away on October 6, 2020 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis.

Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Thursday, October 8, 2020 at the First United Methodist Church in Batesville, MS with the family receiving friends one hour prior to the service. The interment will follow at Magnolia...

Nell Dykes

Nell Dykes

Oct 6, 2020

Barbara Nell Aldison Dykes, age 78, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at the North Mississippi Regional Medical Center in Tupelo, MS.

Graveside service will be 9:00 A.M. Thursday morning, October 8, 2020 at Pleasant Grove Cemetery near Sardis, MS with the family receiving friends at the cemetery prior to the service at 8:30 A.M.

Nell was born July 4,...

Janie Raines Westmoreland

Janie Raines Westmoreland

Sep 27, 2020

Janie Raines Westmoreland, age 76, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at Diversicare in Batesville.

Janie was born September 10, 1944 to the late Lewis Crawford Raines and Bertie Lee Woods Raines. She worked from her home taking care of and raising her family. Janie enjoyed cooking, crocheting, watching old westerns and Atlanta Braves baseball.  She also enjoyed working...

Josefina Quenga Trotter

Josefina Quenga Trotter

Sep 27, 2020

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Josefina Quenga Trotter, age 91, passed away Sunday morning, September 27, 2020, at her home near Batesville, MS. She was the widow of John Wood "Jack" Trotter.

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, October 2, 2020, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral home with interment to follow at Davis Chapel Cemetery...

Mark Allen Farrish

Mark Allen Farrish

Sep 22, 2020

Mark Allen Farrish, age 65, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.

The family of Mark will be having a memorial service to celebrate his life at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Oxford, MS.

Mark was born on November 29, 1954 to the late Robert...

Bill Ivy

Bill Ivy

Sep 20, 2020

Bill Ivy, age 57, passed away September 20, 2020 at the Regional One Medical Center in Memphis, TN.

A memorial service will be 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 3, 2020 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends at 11:00 a.m.

Bill was born on June 5, 1963 to Nell...

Nellie Gibson Enders

Nellie Gibson Enders

Sep 19, 2020

Nellie Gibson Enders, age 80, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020, at Diversicare Nursing Home in Batesville, MS. Nellie was the widow of the late Lewis Enders. There are no services scheduled at this time. Nellie was born May 13, 1940 in Blue Mountain, MS to the late Thomas Jefferson and Helon Wommack Gibson. She was a retired clerk from...

Norma Arnold

Norma Arnold

Sep 17, 2020

Mrs. Norma Arnold, age 84, passed away peacefully at her home in Batesville on September 17, 2020.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at the First Baptist Church in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning at 11:00 prior to the service. Interment will be held at Magnolia Cemetery.

Norma was born October...

Robert "Bob" Haltom

Robert "Bob" Haltom

Sep 16, 2020

Robert Forrest Haltom, 80, went home to be with his Lord on September 16, 2020. He was born September 23, 1939, in Memphis, TN.  He was the son of Dick and Nina Haltom and a longtime resident of Batesville, MS, and a lifetime member of First United Methodist Church of Batesville.  He met his future wife Margaret Ellen Saxton Haltom...

Betty Zenor

Betty Zenor

Sep 13, 2020

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Betty Jean Rodgers Zenor, age 85, passed away Sunday evening, September 13, 2020 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.

Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, September 16, 2020 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family...

Melburn Quay White

Melburn Quay White

Sep 9, 2020

Melburn Quay White, age 86, passed away September 9, 2020 at the Yalobusha General Hospital and Nursing Home in Water Valley, MS.

Melburn was born on August 3, 1934 to the late Andrew White and Birdie Agnes Jenkins White in Lafayette County, MS. He worked as a safety director at LMT Trucking and a former member of Bethel Baptist Church....

Thomas Buck Jones

Thomas Buck Jones

Sep 7, 2020

Thomas B. Jones, age 48, passed away in a motorcycle accident in Desoto County on Monday, September 7, 2020.

Thomas was born October 17, 1971 in Rome NY. Thomas proudly served his country in the U.S. Army where he obtained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. He was a graduate of the West Point Military Academy in New York. Thomas worked...

Faye Burns

Faye Burns

Sep 5, 2020

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Faye Burns, age 81, entered the gates of Heaven Saturday morning, September 5, 2020, from her daughter's home in Oxford, MS.

Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Monday, September 7, 2020, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends prior...

Doris Middleton Carver

Doris Middleton Carver

Sep 5, 2020

Doris Middleton Carver, age 97, passed away Saturday evening, September 5, 2020, at Providence Assisted Living Home in Batesville, MS.

Graveside services will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS. For those in attendance, the family would like for you to remember your social distancing. 

Doris M Carver was born in rural Webster...

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