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Shelby Jean Mills Roberson

Shelby Jean Mills Roberson

Dec 5, 2020

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Shelby Jean Mills Roberson, age 82, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020, at Providence Assisted Living Home in Batesville, MS.

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, December 17, 2020, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Shiloh Cemetery near Courtland, MS. The family will be receiving...

Jack Kennedy

Jack Kennedy

Dec 2, 2020

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Jack Kennedy, age 84, passed away at Panola Medical Center today, December 2, 2020. Jack was the husband of Freida Kennedy.

Funeral services for Jack will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 5, 2020 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 8:00 Friday...

Constance Long O'Neal

Constance Long O'Neal

Dec 2, 2020

Constance "Connie" O'Neal, age 71, passed away at The Blake in Oxford on December 2, 2020.

There will be a graveside service held for Connie at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, December 4, 2020 at Longtown Cemetery in Crenshaw.

Connie was born December 28, 1948 to the late Malcolm Thomas Long and Opal Berry Long in Askew, MS. Connie worked for...

Kenneth Foster

Kenneth Foster

Dec 2, 2020

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Kenneth O. Foster, age 94, passed in the early morning hours on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at his home in Batesville.

Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 5, 2020 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour before the service.

Kenneth was born on...

Irene Ray Burt

Irene Ray Burt

Dec 2, 2020

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Irene Ray Burt, age 87, passed away at her home near Batesville on Wednesday, December 2, 2020.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 4, 2020 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends one hour prior to the service. The interment will be at Crowder Cemetery.

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Charles Allen Bayer, Sr.

Charles Allen Bayer, Sr.

Dec 2, 2020

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Charles A. "Chuck" Bayer, Sr, age 65, passed away December 2, 2020 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford.

Funeral services for Chuck will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 6, 2020 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 prior to the...

Paul Eugene Emery

Paul Eugene Emery

Nov 29, 2020

Its is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Paul Eugene Emery, born July 9, 1952 in Southbend, Indiana to James and Georganna Emery. Paul died peacefully at his home on Sunday, November 29, 2020 from a terminal illness.

He was preceded in death Cody Lee and Elijah Emery. Paul leaves behind his wife and best friend of...

Hardin W. Williams

Hardin W. Williams

Nov 28, 2020

Hardin W. Williams, age 83, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.

Due to the recent spike in COVID, the family will have a private graveside service 11:00 A.M. Tuesday morning, December 1, 2020 at Antioch Cemetery near Courtland, MS.

Hardin was born January 19, 1937 in Panola County, MS to...

Julie Castleberry Martin

Julie Castleberry Martin

Nov 28, 2020

Julie Castleberry Martin, age 58, passed away Saturday morning, November 28, 2020, at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital in Germantown, TN.

Julie was born on May 25, 1962 to the late Billy Joe Castleberry and Bettie Mae Whitworth Castleberry in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She leaves behind her only daughter, Bettie Jean Martin of Batesville; one brother, Gayle Castleberry of Hernando;...

John Talmadge Goodnite

John Talmadge Goodnite

Nov 25, 2020

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John Talmadge Goodnite, age 95, passed away at his home in Batesville surrounded by family Wednesday morning, November 25, 2020.

Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, November 28, 2020 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends one hour prior to the service. Following the service, the...

Otis Ervin Wolfe

Otis Ervin Wolfe

Nov 22, 2020

Otis Ervin Wolfe, age 84, passed away Sunday evening, November 22, 2020 at the Sardis Nursing Home.

Otis was born February 23, 1936 to the late Otis Estein Wolfe and Annie Stephens Wolfe in Tyro, MS. Otis proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force. He worked as a self employed roofer during his lifetime. Otis was a member...

Jonathan Paul Middleton

Jonathan Paul Middleton

Nov 22, 2020

Jonathan Paul Middleton, age 23, passed away, Sunday, November 22, 2020 at Region One Medical Center in Memphis, TN.

A celebration of Jonathan's life will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Calvary Baptist Church with the family receiving friends Tuesday evening, December 1, 2020 from 5-7 at the church. There will also be a visitation prior the service...

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...

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