Obituaries
Dorothy Mills Booth
Apr 22, 2020
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Dorothy Mills Booth, 83, passed away Wednesday morning, April 22, 2020 at her home in Batesville, MS. She was the widow of Mr. Bobby L. Booth.
A private family funeral service will be 12:00 P.M. Saturday, April 25, 2020, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park. ...
Barbara Lewis Logan
Apr 18, 2020
Barbara Lewis Logan, age 55, passed away Saturday, April 18, 202, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.
There will be no services for Ms. Logan at this time.
Barbara was born June 19, 1964 in Munich, Germany to the late Ron and Ursula Rehak Lewis. Barbara worked an a restaurant manger.
She is survived by her...
Edgar Lee Bowles, Jr.
Apr 18, 2020
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Edgar Lee Bowles, Jr., age 61, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.
A private family funeral service will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 21, 2020, in the Martin Williangham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Longtown Cemetery near Crenshaw, MS. Due...
Rita Southers Stansberry
Apr 18, 2020
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Rita Southers Stansberry, age 88, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020, at her home near Crowder, MS.
A private family funeral service will be 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The interment will follow at Crowder Cemetery in Crowder, MS.
Rita was born February 26, 1932...
Elizabeth Jones Pickett
Apr 18, 2020
Elizabeth Jones Pickett, age 96, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020, at Providence Assisted Living Home in Batesville, MS.
Per Mrs. Pickett's request, a private family graveside service will be held at Chapel Hill Cemetery in Pope, MS.
Elizabeth was born August 20, 1923 in Charleston, MS to the Dan and Leona Cox Jones. She was a retired dietician for...
Hoyle Alton McCain, Jr.
Apr 17, 2020
Hoyle Alton McCain, Jr., age 56, passed away Friday, April 17, 2020 at his residence in Sardis, MS.
Hoyle was born on June 29, 1963 to Stella Wilson McCain and the late Hoyle Alton McCain, Sr. in Sardis, MS. During his lifetime he worked as a registered nurse, and later in life went on to work as auditor for the...
William Lee Henry, Sr.
Apr 17, 2020
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William Lee "Wild Bill" Henry, Sr. age 71, traded his spurs for his angel wings on April 17, 2020 at his home in Batesville peacefully surrounded by his loved ones.
There will be a graveside service held at 3:00 Monday afternoon, April 20, 2020 at Forrest Memorial Park. Rev. Jerry King will officiate.
He was...
Jo Blair
Apr 12, 2020
Jo Darby Blair, age 78, passed away Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020 at her home in Batesville after an 8-year battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Just as she lived her life, she faced this difficult disease process prayerfully, courageously, and graciously. Because of her personal relationship with Christ, her deep faith and trust in her Heavenly Father endured to her last...
Mike Campbell
Apr 11, 2020
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Robert Michael "Mike" Campbell, age 68, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2020 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. He was the husband of Brenda Campbell of Pope.
There will be a memorial service held for Mike at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, 2020 at Hosanna Family Worship Center in Pope. We...
Wayne B. Burns, Jr.
Apr 3, 2020
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Wayne B. Burns, Jr., age 62, passed away Friday afternoon, April 3, 2020 at the North Sunflower Medical Center in Ruleville, MS.
Funeral services for the immediate family will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, April 6, 2020, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Forrest Memorial Park.
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Tommy H. Turner
Apr 3, 2020
Tommy H. Turner, age 56, passed away Friday afternoon, April 3, 2020 at his home in Sardis, MS.
A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 5, 2020 at Union Baptist Cemetery with Rev. Jerry Burke officiating.
Due to the current health concerns, the graveside service will be attended by Mr. Tommy’s family only. Wells Funeral...
Douglas Michael Smet
Apr 3, 2020
Douglas Michael "Doug" Smet, age 41, passed away Friday, April 3, 2020 at his home in Oxford, MS.
The family will be having a private graveside service on Saturday, April 11, 2020 at Cold Springs Cemetery in Sardis. They will hold a memorial gathering at a later date which is yet to be determined. The date and time will be...
Betty Thompson
Apr 1, 2020
Betty Faye Beard Thompson, age 87, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at the Yalobusha County Nursing Home in Water Valley, MS.
Due to the current health concerns, there will be no services at this time. A graveside service will be held later this summer and will be announced here by the family at a later time.
Betty was born...
Gerald H. Walker, Jr.
Mar 30, 2020
A great mans time on earth was too brief … at the age of 60, after a six year battle with cancer (Multiple Myeloma), my daddy took his last breath on earth and his first breath in Heaven. He was a fighter; he refused to give up hope but even as hard as he fought, on March 30, 2020, the...
Harold Vaughan
Mar 28, 2020
James Harold Vaughan, age 80, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, TN. Mr. Vaughan was the widower of the late Linda Ann McGee Vaughn and Gail Kemp Vaughan.
The family will be having a private graveside service Sunday at Magnolia Cemetery with Dr. Andy Brasher officiating. If you would like to sign a guest...
Bobbie Hatchett
Mar 27, 2020
Bobbie Hatchet, age 85, passed away Friday evening, March 27, 2020 at Diversicare Nursing Home in Batesville, MS.
Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, March 30, 2020, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Spring Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Waterford, MS.
Due to the current health concerns, services will...
Betty Vance
Mar 26, 2020
Betty York Whitaker Vance, age 87, passed away Thursday, March 26 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tn. after a long illness with cancer. Betty was the widow of the late Vernon Leon (Punk) Whitaker and the late Shelton Brooks Vance. There will be a graveside service Sunday, August 16th at 3 pm at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville....
George G. Randolph
Mar 20, 2020
George G. Randolph, age 94, passed away Friday evening, March 20, 2020, at Providence Assisted Living Home in Batesville, MS.
Due to the current health concerns surrounding our community, the funeral services will be attended by the immediate family of Mr. Randolph. The services are scheduled for 11:00 A.M. Monday, March 23, 2020, at Independence Presbyterian Church with interment to...
John Milton Mothershed
Mar 18, 2020
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John Milton Mothershed, age 91, of Batesville, Mississippi died on March 18, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was born in Crenshaw on July 15, 1928 to the late Kate Rayner Mothershed and John Allen Mothershed. As a youth, he and a friend were the first to receive the Distinguished Civilian award from the...
Slayter Ray Smith
Mar 16, 2020
Slayter Ray Smith, born December 2, 2019, passed away three short months later on March 16, 2020 at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, TN.
There will be a memorial gathering on Sunday, March 22, 2020 from 2:00 to 4:00 at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville.
Slayter was born in Memphis, Tennessee to Daniel Ray Smith and Chelsey Paige Wilson...
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