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Obituaries

Ursula Lewis

Ursula Lewis

Mar 1, 2019

Ursula Elfriede Rehak Lewis, age 74, passed away Friday, March 1, 2019 at her home in Pope, MS. 

Ursula was born October 2, 1944 to the late Berta Emma Elfriede Mueller and Franz Josef Rehak in Jueterburg, Germany. She lived in Germany until she met the love of her life, Ronald Lewis. They got married in Germany and then...

Billy Powell

Billy Powell

Feb 28, 2019

Billy Powell, age 60, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019, in Memphis, TN.

Funeral services are incomplete at this time and will be announced by his family once they have been finalized.

 

Shirley Gee Busby

Shirley Gee Busby

Feb 25, 2019

Shirley Gee Busby, age 88, passed away Monday, February 25, 2019 at Providence Assisted Living in Batesville, MS.

Funeral services will be 12:30 P.M. Thursday, February 28, 2019 at Shiloh United Methodist Church with interment to follow in the Shiloh Cemetery in Batesville, MS. The family will be receiving friends one hour prior to the funeral service. Wells Funeral Home...

Shirley Malone

Shirley Malone

Feb 24, 2019

Shirley Goodwin Malone, age 70, passed away Sunday morning, February 24, 2019, at the University of Arkansas Medical Services in Little Rock, AR.

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, February 28, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Memorial Gardens in Clarksdale, MS. The family will be receiving friends one...

Katherine Franks

Katherine Franks

Feb 24, 2019

Betty Katherine Morgan Fogarty Franks, age 68, passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, February 24, 2019.

Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 26, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family will be receiving friends one hour prior to...

David Earl Mills

David Earl Mills

Feb 24, 2019

David Earl Mills, age 54, passed away Sunday morning, February 24, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.

Funeral services for David will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 prior to the service. Interment will follow at...

Garrett Allen

Garrett Allen

Feb 24, 2019

Garrett Allen, age 20, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2019, near Durant, MS.

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 5, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will be receiving friends Monday evening, March 4, 2019, from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. and also one hour prior to the service on Tuesday.

Garrett...

Mary Janelle Horton

Mary Janelle Horton

Feb 24, 2019

Mary Janelle Doolittle Horton, age 92, of Oakland, MS, passed away Sunday afternoon, February 24, 2019, in Water Valley, MS. She was the widow of the late James Pritchard Horton.

Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, February 27, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Woodlawn Cemetery in Grenada, MS....

Mason Allen

Mason Allen

Feb 24, 2019

Mason Logan Allen, age 12, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2019, near Durant, MS.

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 5, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will be receiving friends Monday evening, March 4, 2019, from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. and also one hour prior to the service on Tuesday....

Dorothy Anne Lloyd

Dorothy Anne Lloyd

Feb 23, 2019

Dorothy Anne Lloyd, age 65, passed away February 23, 2019 at her home in Pope, MS.

Dorothy was born October 26, 1953 to Dorothy R. Brown Dempsey and the late Jay R. Dempsey in Philadelphia County, PA. Dorothy worked as the secretary for the School of Engineering at the University of Mississippi. When not working at the University, she enjoyed...

Tammy Lynn Tramel

Tammy Lynn Tramel

Feb 20, 2019

Tammy Lynn Tramel, age 45, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. 

Funeral services for Tammy will be held at 2:00 Sunday, February 24, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 at Wells Funeral Home....

Katherine Skipper

Katherine Skipper

Feb 18, 2019

Katherine Skipper, age 82, passed away Monday afternoon, February 18, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.

Funeral services for Mrs. Skipper will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 21, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 12 noon prior to the service. Interment...

Margaret Louise Roach

Margaret Louise Roach

Feb 17, 2019

Margaret “Louise” Lambert Roach, age 97, passed away February 17, 2019 at her home in Sardis, MS.

Funeral services for Louise will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday February 22, 2019 at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church. The family will be receiving friends one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow the service at McGehee’s Chapel Cemetery in...

Dexter M. Ellis, Sr.

Dexter M. Ellis, Sr.

Feb 16, 2019

Dexter M. Ellis, Sr., age 66, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2019 at the Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, TN.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 19, 2019, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends one hour prior to the service.

Dexter was born on February 19,...

Donald M. Bridges

Donald M. Bridges

Feb 13, 2019

Donald M. Bridges, age 84, passed away Wednesday night, February 13, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN. 

There will be a memorial service held for Mr. Bridges on Sunday, January 17th, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. with visitation beginning at 2:00 prior to the service. 

He was born in Quitman County Ms., on April 20, 1934, to...

Donald L. Key

Donald L. Key

Feb 8, 2019

Donald L. Key, age 71, passed away late Friday evening, February 8, 2019, in Vicksburg, MS.

Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, February 18, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends beginning at 10:00 A.M. prior to the service. The interment will immediately follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS

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Jay Appleton

Jay Appleton

Feb 8, 2019

Justin Jay Appleton, age 47, of Sardis, MS, passed away Friday, February 8, 2019, at his home in Sardis, MS.

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 12, 2019, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends beginning at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday morning prior to the service.

Jay was born December 12,...

Bonnie Buford Bice

Bonnie Buford Bice

Feb 7, 2019

Bonnie Wiggs Buford Bice, age 69, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2019 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.

A memorial service for Bonnie will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at Wells Funeral Home. The family will be receiving friends one hour prior to the service. Rev. Derrick Simmons will be officiating.

Bonnie was...

Linn Mitchell

Linn Mitchell

Feb 2, 2019

Linn Mitchell, age 69, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2019, at his home near Batesville, MS.

The family will receive friends Tuesday from 12:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. at Wells Funeral Home followed by a 2:30 P.M. graveside service at Crowder Cemetery in Crowder, MS.

Linn was born June 17, 1949, in Indianola, MS to the late Tom Byrd and...

Mary Beth McDonald

Mary Beth McDonald

Jan 31, 2019

MaryBeth McDonald, age 58, passed away at her home in Senatobia on January 31, 2019. 

There will be a memorial gathering on Monday, February 4, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville for MaryBeth.

Mary was born September 29, 1960 to the late Richard William McDonald and Betty Ann Peine McDonald in Maryville,...

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