Obituaries
Dorothy Moore Golden
Sep 11, 2019
Dorothy Moore Golden, age 84, passed away at her home in Enid yesterday evening, September 11, 2019.
The family will receive friends for visitation from 5:00 to 8:00 on Friday evening, September 13, 2019 at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. There will be a private committal service held at Bethel Cemetery in Enid at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 14,...
Edna Scott
Sep 7, 2019
Edna Earlene Scott, age 96, passed away on September 7, 2019 at Pine Meadows Healthcare in Bolivar, TN.
There will be a graveside service held for Edna at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 11th at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville.
Edna was born July 3, 1923 to the late Roy Holt and Viola Vernon Holt in Bayville, AR. She...
Robert Hickey
Sep 6, 2019
Rev. Robert Alvin “Bob” Hickey, age 83, passed away Friday, September 6, 2019, at Baptist Desoto Hospital in Southaven, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, September 9, 2019, at the First Baptist Church in Batesville, MS with interment to follow at Barbee Cemetery in Lula, MS. The family will be receiving friends prior to service on Monday beginning...
Shirley Jean Russell
Sep 6, 2019
Shirley Jean Russell, age 83, passed away Friday, September 6, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, September 8, 2019 in the Marti Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Clarksdale, MS. The family will be receiving friends one hour prior to the...
Joyce Sanders
Sep 5, 2019
Linda Dorr "Joyce" Sanders, age 83, passed away on September 5, 2019 at Providence Assisted Living in Batesville, MS.
Funeral services for Joyce will be held on Monday, September 9, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 10:00 prior to the service. Interment will follow the service...
Monty Thomas
Sep 4, 2019
Monty Mobley Thomas passed away September 4, 2019 at The Boliver Medical Center in Cleveland. He was born August 14, 1956 to the late Mary Ruth Mobley Thomas and Lent E. Thomas, Jr. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Graveside services will be held September 6th at Curtis Union Church Cemetery with Dr. Tommy Snyder officiating.
He graduated...
Sarah Alice Sullivan
Aug 31, 2019
Sarah Alice Sullivan, age 68, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2019 at her home in Enid, MS. She was the widow of the late James Allen Bland, Sr.
Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 4, 2019, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends at 11:00 A.M. prior to the service....
Virginia S. Howell
Aug 30, 2019
Virginia S. Howell, age 82, passed away early this morning, August 30, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford.
A graveside service will be held at 4:00 pm. on Sunday, September 1, 2019 at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS.
Virginia was born January 8, 1937 to the late Samuel Carlton Smith and Frances Lillian Haddox Smith in Grand Rapids,...
Rex McMinn
Aug 25, 2019
William Rex McMinn, age 85, passed away Sunday morning, August 25, 2019, at his home in Gulfport, MS.
There will be a visitation on Saturday, August 31, 2019 from 2:00-3:00 P.M. at Wells Funeral Home with a graveside service to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS.
Rex was born August 28, 1933 to the late Clifford Tidwell Mougey...
Shirley Alice Thelen Estridge
Aug 24, 2019
Shirley Alice Thelen Estridge, age 82, passed away Saturday, August 24, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS. She is the widow of the late Clyde Morris Estridge.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 27, 2019, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends beginning at 9:00...
Milton Clyde Pardue, Jr.
Aug 22, 2019
Milton Clyde Pardue, Jr., age 66 of Monroe, GA, formerly of Batesville, MS, passed away on August 22, 2019. He was born in Batesville on July 27, 1953 to the late Milton Clyde Pardue, Sr. and the late Mary Kathleen McGlaun Pardue.
Surviving members of his family are several cousins including Judi Garrett and a cluster of close friends both...
Gilmer E. Jolley, Jr.
Aug 22, 2019
Gilmer E. "Gil" Jolley, Jr., age 71, passed away at his home in Batesville, MS Thursday, August 22, 2019.
A memorial service will be Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends one hour prior to the service.
Gil was born on August 1, 1948 to...
John Joseph Baldwin, Jr.
Aug 21, 2019
John Joseph Baldwin, Jr. age 73, passed away this afternoon, August 21, 2019 at his home in Batesville.
John was born November 12, 1945 to the late John Joseph Baldwin and Beatrice Eleanor Long Baldwin in Philadelphia, PA. During his life time he worked as a computer technician. He was of the Catholic faith.
In addition to his parents, John...
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,...
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