Obituaries
Michael Lee Edwards
Aug 17, 2019
Michael Lee Edwards, age 62, passed away Saturday morning, August 17, 2019, at his home in Batesville, MS after a two-year courageous battle with cancer.
The family will be receiving friends Tuesday evening, August 20, 2019 from 5:00 – 8:00 P.M. at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. Another visitation will be held Wednesday, August 21, 2019 from 1:00 –...
Richard K. Northcutt
Aug 16, 2019
Richard Kelly "MoonDog" Northcutt, age 53, passed on August 16, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN.
There will be a memorial service for Kelly held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 25, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 1:00 prior to the service.
Kelly was born...
Alfred Earl Mills
Aug 16, 2019
Alfred Earl Mills, age 77, passed away Friday morning, August 16, 2019, at his home in Batesville, MS.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, August 19, 2019, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Union Cemetery in Sardis, MS. The family will receive friends prior to the service at 10:00 A.M....
Aubrey Burns Howe
Aug 15, 2019
Aubrey Burns “Horsefly” Howe passed into glory on August 15, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at Well Funeral Home in Batesville with interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville. The family will receive friends on Saturday evening Aug. 17 from 5-8 p.m. at Wells...
Dena Barnes Whittington
Aug 13, 2019
Dena Barnes Whittington, age 56, passed away on, August 13, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. She was the wife of Roger Whittington of Charleston.
Funeral services for Dena will be held on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends Friday evening...
Evelyn Hayes Lee
Aug 12, 2019
Evelyn Hayes Lee, 96 of Sardis, died peacefully at Providence Assisted Living Center in Batesville on August 12, 2019. She was preceded in death by her spouse, George Max Lee, Sr.; her daughter, Kitty Lee Jenkins; her parents; and nine brothers and sisters.
She is survived by her son, G. Max Lee, Jr.; daughter, Anne Lee Schwerdt (Steve); grandchildren, Jennifer...
Audrey Franklin Aldridge
Aug 9, 2019
Audrey Franklin Aldridge, age 62, passed away Friday, August 9, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at the First Baptist Church, 435 Williams Ave., in Sledge, MS with interment to follow in Longtown Cemetery in Crenshaw, MS. The family will be receiving friends Monday evening,...
Jaxon Tate Roberson
Aug 7, 2019
Jaxon Tate Roberson, the infant son of Cayla and Josh Roberson, passed away Wednesday morning, August 7, 2019 at the Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS.
There will be a graveside service at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 11, 2019 at Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery. A visitation will be an hour prior to the graveside at Wells Funeral Home.
Survivors...
Marilyn Harrelson
Aug 5, 2019
Marilyn Harrelson, age 64, passed away Monday, August 5, 2019, at Regional One Medical Center in Memphis, TN from complications of her extended stay in the hospital.
There will be a memorial service held for Marilyn at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Hosanna Family Worship Center.
Marilyn was born January 12, 1955 in Clarksdale to Bobby...
Virginia H. Martin
Aug 5, 2019
Virginia Hance Martin, age 73, passed away Monday August 5, 2019 at her daughter's home in Oxford, MS. She was the wife of Tony Martin of Batesville.
Funeral services for Virginia will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 8, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends Wednesday...
Willard T. Landis
Aug 3, 2019
Willard T. Landis, age 76, passed away at his home in Nesbit, MS.
Willard was born in Ohio to the late Robert Swain Landis and Ruby Hughes Landis on September 27, 1942. He worked as a warehouse worker during his lifetime and proudly served his country in the U.S. Army.
Survivors include his daughter, Tracie Milam; son, Jeff Landis; daughter-in-law,...
BJ Bridges
Aug 3, 2019
BJ Bridges, age 24, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2019, at Regional One Medical Center in Memphis, TN.
Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at Faith Baptist Church in Lambert, MS with the family receiving friends prior to the service beginning at 12:00 P.M. The interment service will follow at Lambert Cemetery in Lambert, MS.
BJ...
Thomas Warren Bailey
Aug 1, 2019
Thomas “T.W.” Warren Bailey of Starkville, and formerly of Batesville, passed peacefully in his sleep at the age of 93 on Aug. 1, 2019. He was born April 5, 1926 to the late Morton Turner Bailey and Sammie Dowdle Bailey in Charleston, and grew up in Grenada.
He served during WW11 as a B24 Waist Gunner for the Army. Following...
Robert Earl Sims
Jul 30, 2019
Robert Earl Sims, age 73, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford surrounded by his beloved family. He shared 51 and a half glorious years with his wife, Zelma Sims.
Funeral services for Robert will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 3, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home...
Peggy A. Turman
Jul 26, 2019
Peggy Ann Clark Turman, age 85, passed away, Friday, July 26, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS. Peggy is the widow of the late Dave Porter Turman, Jr.
Funeral services will be 4:00 P.M. Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at the Sardis Church of Christ in Sardis, MS with the family receiving friends beginning at 2:00...
Charles Anthony Howell
Jul 25, 2019
Charles Anthony Howell, age 61, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2019, at his home in Sardis, MS.
A memorial service will be 3:00 P.M. Saturday, August 3, 2019, in the Martin Wilingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with a gathering of friends beginning at 2:00 P.M. until service time.
Charles was born September 18, 1957 in Ruleville, MS to...
Betty H. Brooks
Jul 24, 2019
Betty Jane Henry Brooks was born June 27, 1930 in Water Valley, Mississippi. She passed away peacefully at her home in Fayetteville, Tennessee on July 24, 2019, surrounded by her family. She grew up in Water Valley, Mississippi and moved to Memphis, Tennessee after graduating from high school. She went to work at Kimberly-Clark where she met and married her...
Glenn Crafton
Jul 24, 2019
Glenn E. Crafton, age 67, passed away on July 24, 2019 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. Glenn was the husband of Karen Crafton of Batesville.
There will be a memorial gathering for Glenn on Saturday, July 27, 2019 from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. at Wells Funeral Home.
Glenn was born on September 23, 1951 to the late Walter Thomas...
Philip Ray Moore
Jul 23, 2019
Philip Ray Moore, age 65, passed away Tuesday evening, July 23, 2019 at his home in Batesville, MS. He was the widower of the late Diana Moore.
Funeral services for Phil will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 26, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with visitation at 9:00 prior to the service....
Nancy R. Burford
Jul 18, 2019
Nancy Elizabeth Rowsey Burford, 80, passed away on July 18, 2019 in Madison, Mississippi.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, July 21, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends Saturday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Wells Funeral...
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