Obituaries

Lena Pearl O'Bannon

Lena Pearl O'Bannon

Aug 14, 2020

Webcast of Funeral Service

Lena Pearl O'Bannon, age 83, passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 in Sardis, MS.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Monday evening, August 17, 2020 from 5:00 to...

Valters A. Kuvers

Valters A. Kuvers

Aug 14, 2020

Valters Andrej Kuvers, age 64, passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.

Valters was born November 21, 1955 in Batesville, MS to the late Valters Hardls and Alicia Faye Coleman Kuvers. He was an engineer that loved building hot rods. His most prized rebuild was a 1976 Corvette Stingray. Valters was a member...

Jimmy Ray Sayles

Jimmy Ray Sayles

Aug 13, 2020

Jimmy Ray Sayles, age 68, passed away Thursday morning, August 13, 2020 at his home in Pope, MS.

A funeral service will be held 3:00 P.M. Sunday, August 16, 2020, at Hosanna Family Worship Center in Pope, MS with the interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral service at...

Jessie M. Kornegay

Jessie M. Kornegay

Aug 11, 2020

Jessie Mae Cleveland Kornegay, age 91, passed away Tuesday morning, August 11, 2020, at Diversicare Nursing Home in Batesville, MS. Jessie was the widow of James Thomas Kornegay.

Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, August 14, 2020 at Forrest Memorial Park.

Jessie was born March 26, 1929 to the late Anderson Veto Cleveland and Ila Mae...

Jacqueline Suzette Fife

Jacqueline Suzette Fife

Aug 11, 2020

Jacqueline Suzette "Jackie" Fife, age 63, passed away at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis on August 11, 2020.

The family will hold a memorial service for Jackie at 12:00 noon on Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Courtland Baptist Church. Rev. Allen McGraw will officiate.

Jackie was born April 19, 1957 to Montez Smith McMaster and the late Ottis Hammac in...

Coleman Lacy Ingram

Coleman Lacy Ingram

Aug 11, 2020

Coleman Lacy Ingram, age 68 passed away on August 11, 2020 near Rosenbloom, MS.

The family will hold a graveside service at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Smith Cemetery in Cascilla, MS. Rev. William Tribble will be officiating.

Coleman was born July 24, 1952 to the late Benton Jay Ingram and Melrose Ingram in Jackson, MS.  He...

Dorothy Langhofer

Dorothy Langhofer

Aug 11, 2020

Dorothy Jo Schwartz “Dottye” Langhofer went to be with the Lord on August 11, 2020, from Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian, Mississippi. She had moved from her beloved hometown of Batesville, Mississippi, to Meridian in July 2019, to be near her only daughter. She was a resident of Aldersgate Retirement Community. Her favorite saying was “’Press on toward the...

Nancy Rogers Igleheart

Nancy Rogers Igleheart

Aug 10, 2020

Nancy Rogers Igleheart, age 78, passed away peacefully from this world to the next at Grenada Health and Rehab on Monday, August 10, 2020.

Graveside services will be held on Saturday, August 15, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. at Oakland Cemetery in Oakland, MS.

Nancy was born January 1, 1942 to the late James G. Rogers, Sr. and Annie Trice Rogers...

Mary K. Wright

Mary K. Wright

Aug 9, 2020

Mary Kathryn Wright, age 65, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2020 at her home in Courtland, MS.

Mary was born May 4, 1955 to the late Marvin Weson Brewer and Martha Downs Brewer in Panola County. She was a homemaker during her lifetime and the seamstress for South Panola Band from 2004 until 2008. She was passionate about being involved...

Ronald Davis

Ronald Davis

Aug 9, 2020

Ronald Davis, age 62, passed away at UMMC in Jackson, MS on August 9, 2020.

Ronald was born October 27, 1957 to Dollie Ann Shumaker Powell and the late Wilford Leroy Davis. He worked as a service tech for Wiese USA. When not working, Ronald enjoyed anything outdoors. Hunting, fishing and riding 4-wheelers were a few of his favorites.

Ronald...

Susan Wright

Susan Wright

Aug 6, 2020

Susan Allen Wright, age 67, passed away today, August 6, 2020 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. Susan was the wife of Greg Wright of Sardis.

There will be a graveside service held for Susan at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville. Please remember to practice social distancing.

Susan was born February...

Charlie Overton

Charlie Overton

Aug 6, 2020

Live Stream of Memorial

Charles David "Charlie" Overton, Sr. passed away in the early morning hours of Thursday, August 6, 2020, at his home near Batesville, MS.

The family will hold a private family memorial service on Saturday, August 8, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. We will provide a live stream...

James Simmerman

James Simmerman

Aug 4, 2020

James E. "Jim" Simmerman, age 71, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at the VA Medical Center in Memphis, TN. He was the husband of Lynn Simmerman of Como.

The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 Friday evening at Wells Funeral Home. Due to the statewide mask mandate we ask that mask are worn during visitation and social...

Patricia Bridges

Patricia Bridges

Aug 3, 2020

Patricia Annette Manning Bridges, age 74, passed away Monday, August 3, 2020 at the University of Mississippi Medical Health Care in Grenada, MS.

Graveside service will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday morning, August 6, 2020, at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS with Dr. Tommy Snyder officiating. We ask that masks be worn for those in attendance so will be in compliance...

Rodger Dale Cummins

Rodger Dale Cummins

Aug 2, 2020

Rodger Dale Cummins, age 73, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2020 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.

There will be a Memorial Service held for Rodger on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will gather at 10:00 prior to the service. Due to the mask...

Dale Crowell

Dale Crowell

Jul 31, 2020

Dale Crowell, age 65, passed away Friday, July 31, 2020 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.

A graveside service will be 4:00 P.M. on Monday, August 3, 2020 at Magnolia Cemetery with Rev. Rusty Robertson officiating. Due to the mask mandate in Panola County, we please ask that you wear a mask during the graveside and practice social...

Jamie Kennedy

Jamie Kennedy

Jul 31, 2020

Jamie Kennedy, age 56, passed away Friday morning, July 31, 2020, at his home near Como, MS after a courageous battle with cancer.

Funeral services for Jamie will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, August 3, 2020, at Peach Creek Baptist Church with interment to follow at Peach Creek Cemetery near Como, MS. The family will be receiving friends Sunday evening, August...

Jamie Purser

Jamie Purser

Jul 29, 2020

Jamie Purser, age 21, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at his home in Memphis, TN.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. Mr. Ashley Harris will be officiating.

Jamie was born on March 18, 1999 to Dustin Purser and Heather Griffin Purser in Memphis, TN....

Pete Aguilar

Pete Aguilar

Jul 29, 2020

Pete Aguilar, age 63, passed away Wednesday July 29, 2020 at the Baptist DeSoto Hospital in Southaven, MS.

Funeral services for Pete will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Shelby, MS. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 8:00 on Friday evening at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. Due...

Darrel M. Arnold

Darrel M. Arnold

Jul 28, 2020

Darrel M. Arnold, age 85, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at North Sunflower Medical Center in Ruleville, MS.

A graveside service will be 10:30 A.M. on Friday, July 31, 2020 at Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Sardis, MS. The family will receive friends at Wells Funeral Home on Thursday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. Due to the mask mandate...