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Kodi Layne Dodd

Kodi Layne Dodd

May 3, 2024

Kodi Layne Willow Dodd, infant daughter of Dallas Dodd, passed away on May 3, 2024 at LeBonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. 

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at the Sardis Lake Baptist Church Cemetery. 

The surviving family members include her mother, Dallas Dodd of Pope, MS; her brother, Cohen...

Terry Hill

Terry Hill

May 3, 2024

Terry Hill, age 76, passed away Friday, May 3, 2024 at his home in Batesville, MS. 

A memorial service to celebrate Terry's life will be held at 11:00 a.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home on Saturday, May 11, 2024. 

Terry was born on September 16 to the late Henry Hill and Lottie Waldrup...

Gerial Quay McMinn Dunn

Gerial Quay McMinn Dunn

Apr 30, 2024

Gerial Quay McMinn Dunn, age 89, of Batesville, MS, passed away Tuesday April 30, 2024 at Yalobusha Nursing Home in Water Valley, MS.

A graveside service will be held Thursday May 2, 2024 at 10am at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville.

Gerial was born June 24, 1934 to the late Hubert E. McMinn and Irene Howell McMinn in Panola County,...

Frances Elizabeth "Liz" Browning

Frances Elizabeth "Liz" Browning

Apr 29, 2024

Frances Elizabeth "Liz" Browning, 99, passed away Monday April 29, 2024 at Baptist Memorial Hospital North Mississippi in Oxford. 

The family will receive friends Wednesday evening, May 1, 2024 from 5pm until 8pm at Wells Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 1pm at Mt. Olivet Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Mt....

Robert D. Pearson

Robert D. Pearson

Apr 29, 2024

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Robert D. Pearson, age 94, passed away Monday, April 29, 2024 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital of North Mississippi in Oxford, MS.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2024 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery. The family will...

Elsie H. Everett

Elsie H. Everett

Apr 28, 2024

Elsie H. Everett, 91, of Courtland, MS, passed away Sunday April 28, 2024 at her home. 

The funeral service will be Wednesday May 1, 2024 at 11am at Courtland Baptist Church. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service. Interment will follow in Magnolia Cemetery.

Elsie was born September 22, 1932 to the late Roy Hawkins and...

Judy Russell Williams

Judy Russell Williams

Apr 27, 2024

Judy Russell Williams, 70, passed away Saturday April 27, 2024 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN. 

There will be graveside service held for Judy at 2:30 on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at Black Jack Cemetery in Sardis. The family will receive friends at Wells Funeral Home from 12:00 noon till 2:00 prior to the graveside. Mr. Hal Johnson...

Mary Wiggins

Mary Wiggins

Apr 27, 2024

Mary Ellen Isbell Wiggins, 82, of Sardis, MS, passed away Saturday April 27, 2024 at her home. 

Mary was born October 12, 1941 to the late William Isbell and Viola Blassengame Isbell in Truman, AR. 

Mary loved working in her yard, playing with her grandchildren, and cooking.

In addition to her parents, Mary was preceded in death by...

Johnnie Kay Stephens

Johnnie Kay Stephens

Apr 25, 2024

Johnnie Kay Stephens, age 78, of Sardis, MS, passed away Thursday April 25, 2024 at Oxford Health and Rehab in Oxford, MS. Johnnie was born December 30, 1945 to the late John Jarrett and Evelyne Katherine Goforth Jarrett. A member of Como Church of Christ, Johnnie loved spending time with her grandchildren and enjoyed reading in her spare time. In...

Agnes Greenwood

Agnes Greenwood

Apr 25, 2024

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Agnes Ruth Greenwood , 82,  ran to the arms of Jesus on April 25, 2024 after ending her battle with breast cancer. She was surrounded by her family at her home in Sarah, Ms. 

The family will receive friends Sunday April 28, 2024 from 2pm until the funeral service begins at 3pm, all at Wells...

Jimmy Dale Bailey

Jimmy Dale Bailey

Apr 23, 2024

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Jimmy Dale Bailey, age 72, passed away Tuesday morning, April 23, 2024 surrounded by his family at his home in Courtland, MS.

A memorial service to celebrate Jimmy Dale's life will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, 2024 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 11:30...

Lanelle Koenigs

Lanelle Koenigs

Apr 21, 2024

Lydia Lanelle Koenigs, 90, of Sardis, MS, passed away Sunday April 21, 2024 at her home.

Lanelle was born January 30, 1934 in Robinsonville, MS. She enjoyed dancing and later in her life would even dance in her wheelchair.

Lanelle was preceded in death by her husband, Lothar Koenigs, just two short weeks ago.

Those left to cherish her memory...

Terry Rogers Leslie

Terry Rogers Leslie

Apr 21, 2024

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Terry Rogers Leslie, age 65, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2024 at the Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS. 

Funeral services for Terry will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery near Enid,...

Robert "Buck" Broughton Wade, Jr.

Robert "Buck" Broughton Wade, Jr.

Apr 19, 2024

Livestream of Funeral Service Robert Broughton Wade Jr, known as Buck Wade, died peacefully at home Friday, April 19th, 2024. His daughter Amy, and grandson Stephen, were with him. He was 88 years old. Funeral services for Buck will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with...

Lawrence Anthony Schexnayder

Lawrence Anthony Schexnayder

Apr 16, 2024

Lawrence Schexnayder, age 81, passed away peacefully his home in Senatobia, MS, on April 16, 2024, He was surrounded by his family. 

Lawrence was born November 25, 1942 to the late Arthur John Schexnayder and Alice Mary Ann Chauvin Schexnayder in Welcome, LA. He retired from Shell Pipeline where he worked for 30 years. He was a member of...

Willie Mae Bradley Moore

Willie Mae Bradley Moore

Apr 10, 2024

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Ms. Willie Mae Bradley Moore, age 83, passed away on April 10, 2024 at Highland Hills Medical Center in Senatobia, MS. She was the widow of the late James A. Moore. 

Funeral services for Willie Mae will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, 2024 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of...

Tina Marter

Tina Marter

Apr 7, 2024

Tina Marter, age 71, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2024 at her home in Cordova, TN. 

A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 12, 2024 at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS. 

Tina was born on September 12, 1952 in Batesville, MS. She spent her early years in Grenada, MS where she was a...

Ronald "Ronnie" Preston Warrington

Ronald "Ronnie" Preston Warrington

Apr 7, 2024

Ronald Preston "Ronnie" Warrington, age 61, passed away unexpectedly on April 7, 2024 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, TN. He was the husband of Victoria Mitchell Warrington of Batesville, MS. 

There will be a celebration of Ronnie's life held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 10th, 2024 at Batesville First Baptist Church. The family will receive friends Tuesday...

Beverly Bray

Beverly Bray

Apr 5, 2024

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Beverly Houston Bray, age 72, passed away Friday, April 5, 2024 at the Baptist DeSoto Memorial Hospital in Southaven, MS. 

Funeral services for Beverly will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Friendship Cemetery in Como,...

Faye Hyland

Faye Hyland

Apr 2, 2024

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Faye Hyland, 74, passed away Tuesday April 2, 2024, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.

There will be a memorial service held for Faye at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 1:00. Rev. Derrick Simmons will officiate. 

Faye was born August 19, 1949...

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