Obituaries
Sheila Washington
Jul 10, 2020
Sheila Lanelle Washington, age 47, passed away Friday, July 10, 2020 at her daughter's home near Batesville, MS.
Sheila was born on July 29, 1972 to the late George Sowell and Mary Doris Carlisle Sowell in Marks, MS. She enjoyed making jewelry in her spare time, riding, talking with friends and family, and fishing.
Those she leaves behind to cherish...
Pearl E. Traywick
Jul 9, 2020
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Pearl E. Traywick, age 78, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2020, at Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS. Pearl was the widow of the late William D. (Bill) Traywick.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, July 11, 2020, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Magnolia...
Jerry Clark
Jul 9, 2020
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Jerry Eugene Clark, age 78, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2020, at Tallahatchie General Hospital Extended Care Facility in Charleston, MS.
A memorial service will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, July 11, 2020, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 P.M. prior to the service.
Jerry...
Betty Jo White
Jul 8, 2020
Betty Jo White, age 78, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at her home in Water Valley, MS.
Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. on Friday, July 10, 2020 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Longtown Cemetery. The family will receive friends at 11:00 A.M. prior to the service....
Rufus Darial McMinn
Jul 3, 2020
Rufus Darial “R.D.” McMinn, age 83, passed away Friday evening, July 3, 2020 at the Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS.
A graveside service will be 5:00 P.M. on Sunday, July 5, 2020 at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. Dr. Paul Middleton will be officiating.
R.D. was born on September 13, 1936 to the late Hubert E. McMinn and...
Julian Wardene Webb
Jul 3, 2020
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Julian Wardene "J.W." Webb, age 89, passed away July 3, 2020 at the Senatobia Health Care and Rehab Facility in Senatobia, MS.
Funeral services will be 4:00 P.M. on Monday, July 6, 2020 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning one hour prior to the service. The interment will...
Dr. Percie Lee Lamar, III
Jun 30, 2020
Dr. Percie Lee Lamar, III, age 78, passed away Tuesday afternoon, June 30, 2020 at Methodist Hospital in Olive Branch, MS. Percie Lee was born in Lambert, MS, on October 3, 1941. His parents were Kathryn Savage Lamar and Percie Lee Lamar, Jr. His grandparents were Mr. Van Savage and his wife Eva and Mr. Percie Lee Lamar, Sr. and...
Amanda Faye Dolden
Jun 30, 2020
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Amanda Faye Dolden, age 34, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020 in Water Valley, MS.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, July 6, 2020 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at 12 Noon prior to the service.
Amanda was born on...
Gladys Robin Self
Jun 29, 2020
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Gladys Robin “Robbie” Self, age 62, passed away Monday, June 29, 2020 at her son’s home in Greenwood Springs, MS.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, July 2, 2020, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends...
John C. Oates
Jun 27, 2020
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John C. Oates, age 74, passed away Saturday morning, June 27, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Chapel Hill Cemetery in Pope, MS. The family...
Helen Welch Dulin
Jun 24, 2020
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Helen Welch Dulin, age 73, passed away on June 24, 2020 at her sisters home in Thaxton, MS.
Funeral services for Helen will be held at 12:00 noon on Saturday, June 27, 2020 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 prior to...
Louise Wilson Staples
Jun 23, 2020
Louise Annelle Wilson Staples, 82, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020. Louise peacefully passed away after several years of battling health-related issues.
Louise was a devoted Christian, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend.
She was born on July 24th, 1937 (two minutes after her identical sister, Louanne) in Dallas, TX to H....
Larry Earl Kilgore
Jun 20, 2020
Pastor Larry Kilgore, age 72, passed away early Saturday morning, June 20, 2020, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS.
Due to the current health concerns surrounding the community, the funeral services will be attended only by Pastor Larry’s family. The services are scheduled for 10:00 AM Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at Crowder Baptist Church. A Facebook live feed...
Johnny Mac Duke
Jun 17, 2020
Johnny Mac Duke, age 58, passed away at his home near Batesville on Wednesday, June 17, 2020.
Johnny was born October 18, 1961 to the late Volney Shan Duke and Virginia Beard Duke in Panola County, MS. Johnny worked hard his whole life as a truck driver and farmer. He adored spending time with his loving family and friends.
Johnny...
Edna Jane Nettles
Jun 16, 2020
Edna Jane Nettles, age 67, passed away at her home near Sardis on June 16, 2020.
The family will hold a private memorial service for Edna on Friday, June 19, 2020.
Edna was born July 19, 1952 to the late William McGraw and Sallie Edna Beatty McGraw in Centerville, MS. Edna was a homemaker during her lifetime.
She will be...
Jessica Lee Turnage
Jun 15, 2020
Jessica Lee Turnage, age 35, passed away Monday evening, June 15, 2020, North MS Medical Center in Tupelo, MS.
The family will be celebrating Jessica's life Thursday afternoon, June 18, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. with a graveside service at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. They will be receiving friends at the cemetery one hour prior to the service.
Jessica...
Linda Bolen Respess
Jun 14, 2020
Linda Jane Bolen Respess, 73, of Crowder, Mississippi died Sunday evening, June 14, 2020, peacefully in her son’s home surrounded by family and friends after a three-year battle with sarcoma. Linda was the wife of Charles David Respess, whom she married in Crowder on November 7, 1966. She was born December 9, 1946 in Marks, Mississippi, to the late Birl...
Beatrice Mauney
Jun 13, 2020
Beatrice Mauney of Southaven, MS, passed away June 13, 2020 at her son's home near Enid, MS.
An inurnment service will be held June 25, 2020 at the Rotunda of the West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery.
Beatrice was born on December 31, 1928 to the late William Bryant Sweatman and Onnie Kincaid Sweatman in Ripley, MS. She was a homemaker...
Lynn Ragon Gray
Jun 12, 2020
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Lynn Ragon Gray, age 76, passed away Friday evening, June 12, 2020, in Batesville, MS. Lynn was the wife of Jimmy Gray.
Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Sunday, June 14, 2020, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Eureka Cemetery near Courtland, MS. The family will...
Ossie Fay White
Jun 8, 2020
Ossie Fay Fowler White, age 91, passed away at Rock Haven Nursing Home in Nacogdoches, TX Monday evening, June 8, 2020. Mrs. White is the widow of the late James White.
Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday, June 13, 2020 in Eureka Private Cemetery near Courtland, MS. Family Visitation will begin at 12:00 P.M.
Fay was born September...
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