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Obituaries

Sharlott Ann Rupprecht

Sharlott Ann Rupprecht

Nov 11, 2019

Sharlott Ann Turnage Rupprecht, age 75, passed away Monday, November 11, 2019, at her home in Batesville, MS.

Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Thursday, November 14, 2019, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at...

John Wesley Box, Sr.

John Wesley Box, Sr.

Nov 11, 2019

John Wesley Box, Sr., age 50, passed away Monday morning, November 11, 2019, near Grenada, MS from injuries received in an auto accident.

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, November 14, 2019, at Willow Springs Assembly of God Church with interment to follow at Bethel Cemetery near Enid, MS. The family will be receiving friends Wednesday evening, November 13,...

Wayne S. Stephens

Wayne S. Stephens

Nov 3, 2019

Wayne S. Stephens, age 79, passed away Sunday, November 3, 2019 in Clarksdale, MS.

The family will be having a private memorial service for Mr. Wayne.

Wayne was born September 14, 1940 to the late Genova Atwell and Lewis Ruffin Stephens in Harmontown, MS. Wayne a retired factory worker and a member of Westside Church of Christ.

Those left behind...

Shirley Swindoll Kennedy

Shirley Swindoll Kennedy

Nov 2, 2019

Shirley Swindoll Kennedy, age 82, of Eads, TN, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019 near Batesville, MS.

Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Fisherville Baptist Church in Eads, TN with interment to follow in the Church cemetery. The family will be receiving friends Friday evening, November 8, 2019 at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, Mississippi...

Steve Michael Lindley

Steve Michael Lindley

Oct 30, 2019

Steve Michael Lindley, of Senatobia, formerly of Grenada passed away at the age of 71 on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at Saint Francis Hospital in Memphis, TN.

A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. at the North MS Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Kilmichael, MS with Bro. Ricky Harris officiating.

Those honored to...

Donald Davis

Donald Davis

Oct 24, 2019

Donald Davis, age 87, passed away on October 24, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.

Funeral services for Mr. Davis will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Batesville Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 Monday evening at the church. Interment will follow the service at Magnolia Cemetery in...

Mary Ann Thompson

Mary Ann Thompson

Oct 22, 2019

Mary Ann “Mickey” Walls Thompson, age 74, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at her home in Batesville, MS.

The funeral service will be 1:00 P.M. on Friday, October 25, 2019, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family will begin receiving friends at 11:00...

James Robert Hood

James Robert Hood

Oct 22, 2019

James Robert Hood, age 78, passed away Tuesday night, October 22, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.

Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Friday, October 25, 2019, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Memorial Gardens in Clarksdale, MS. The family will begin receiving friends one hour prior to the...

Albert Hugh Barnett

Albert Hugh Barnett

Oct 19, 2019

Albert Hugh Barnett, age 87, passed away Saturday morning, October 19, 2019, at the Sardis Community Nursing Home in Sardis, MS.

Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Sunday, October 20, 2019 at Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church near Batesville, MS with interment to follow in Pilgrims Rest Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the...

Mary Jane Norwood Avery

Mary Jane Norwood Avery

Oct 17, 2019

Mary Jane Norwood Avery, age 46, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2019 at the Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, MS.

The funeral service will be 2:00 P.M . Wednesday, October 23, 2019, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends Tuesday evening from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. A second visitation will be held Wednesday...

Lura Iona Ewing

Lura Iona Ewing

Oct 13, 2019

Lura “Tootie” Pittman Ewing passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019 at her home in Senatobia, MS.

She was the tenth of twelve children born to Alma Lloyd and Louis Patton Pittman who preceded her in death. She is also preceded in death by three sisters, Ruby Scruggs, Linda Lee, and Vera Lucius along with two brothers, Carl “Buddy” Pittman and...

Dorothy Melton Ott

Dorothy Melton Ott

Oct 6, 2019

Dorothy Melton Ott, age 53, passed away Sunday morning, October 6, 2019 in an auto accident near Harmontown, MS.

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, October 12, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at 12 noon.

Dorothy was born on July 4, 1966...

Evelyn G. Hester

Evelyn G. Hester

Oct 5, 2019

Evelyn G. Hester, affectionally known as “GG”, age 91, passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, October 5, 2019, at the Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS.

Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Sunday, October 6, 2019, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral home with interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS. The...

Linda Joyce Williams

Linda Joyce Williams

Oct 4, 2019

Linda Joyce Williams, age 70, passed away Friday night, October 4, 2019 at her home in Pope, MS.

Linda was born December 28, 1948 to the late Ollie Cox and John Ard in Marks, MS. Linda grew up in Marks with 12 other siblings.

While living in Memphis, she worked a proof supervisor for the Bank of Bartlett. Linda lived...

Mary Ruth Reichert

Mary Ruth Reichert

Oct 1, 2019

Mary Ruth Clark Reichert, age 90, passed away Tuesday morning, October 1, 2019 at her home in Batesville, MS. She was the widow of the late Vic Reichert.

Funeral services for Ruth will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 5, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 10:00...

Gwen McGregor

Gwen McGregor

Sep 30, 2019

Gwen Kitchens McGregor, age 80, passed away on September 30, 2019 at the Sardis Nursing Home in Sardis, MS.

Funeral services for Gwen will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 3, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 prior to the service. Interment...

Richard Timothy Watson

Richard Timothy Watson

Sep 29, 2019

Richard Timothy Watson, age 47, passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford.

Funeral services for Richard will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 12:00 noon. Interment will follow the service at Spring Hill Cemetery in Oakland....

Michael Anthony Wardlow

Michael Anthony Wardlow

Sep 28, 2019

Michael Anthony Wardlow of Batesville, MS, passed away at age 35 on September 28, 2019.  He was the husband of Wendy Wardlow.  The couple resided in Batesville, MS, for 2 years.

Born on July 23, 1984, in Maryville, MO, he was the son of Tony Wardlow and Antoinette (Toni) Lambert.  Michael attended Lafayette High School and graduated in 2001 from...

Larry Joe Whitworth

Larry Joe Whitworth

Sep 26, 2019

Larry Joe Whitworth, age 74, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, Ms.

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, September 28, 2019, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Curtis Union Cemetery in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends Friday evening,...

Elizabeth Moore Carter

Elizabeth Moore Carter

Sep 26, 2019

Frances Elizabeth Moore Carter, age 87, passed away Thursday morning, September 26, 2019, at the Sardis Community Nursing Home in Sardis, MS.

Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, October 1, 2019, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Union Baptist Church Cemetery in Sardis, MS. The family will be receiving...

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