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Obituaries

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...

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,...

Genevieve Hoholic Gigler

Genevieve Hoholic Gigler

Jan 30, 2019

Mrs. Genevieve Hoholic Gigler, age 104, passed away peacefully at Providence Assisted living in Batesville on January 30, 2019. She was the widow of Harry Gigler of Columbus. 

A Funeral Mass will be said at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Batesville. Wells Funeral Home has charge.

Genevieve was born October 24,...

James K. Rotenberry

James K. Rotenberry

Jan 30, 2019

In the early morning of January 30, James Kenneth Rotenberry peacefully passed away just as he would have wanted, surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, February 2 at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, followed by a Celebration of Life at 12:00 Noon conducted by Reverend Nick Sandusky. He will be laid to rest...

James E. Justice, Jr.

James E. Justice, Jr.

Jan 26, 2019

On Saturday, January 26, 2019, James “Jimmy” Everette Justice, Jr., devoted husband and loving father of three, passed away at the age of 75 after a long battle with cancer.

Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Saturday, February 2, 2019, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends one hour prior to the...

Barbara Allred Potts

Barbara Allred Potts

Jan 23, 2019

Barbara Nell Allred Potts, age 84, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at the Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS.

Funeral services for Mrs. Potts will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 27, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow...

Sue B. Sutton

Sue B. Sutton

Jan 21, 2019

Sue (Bailey) SuttonSue was born Dec. 2, 1938 in Lambert, MS, and went home to Jesus on Jan. 21, 2019, at the age of 80.Sue was a woman of many talents. She graduated from Northwest Cosmetology School and operated “Magic Mood” beauty shop, lovingly built by N.H. Sutton. Sue was an excellent homemaker and a devoted mother to her daughter,...

Myke Hubbard

Myke Hubbard

Jan 19, 2019

Myke Ashby Hubbard, age 74, passed away Saturday evening, January 19, 2019 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.

Myke was born February 16, 1944 to the late Lois Joyce Shreffler and Charles Henry Ashby in Pampa, Texas. During her lifetime she worked as a personnel consultant at Goodwin Personnel in Victoria, Texas. She was very involved with her...

Bill McCurdy

Bill McCurdy

Jan 19, 2019

Frank William “Bill” McCurdy, III, age 63, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019 at his home in Pope, MS.

Funeral services for Bill will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 21, 2019 in the Martin-Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 at Wells Funeral Home. Interment will...

Shirley A. Rodas

Shirley A. Rodas

Jan 17, 2019

Shirley A. Rodas, age 74, passed away January 17, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Southaven.  She was the wife of Wilfred F. Rodas, Jr. of Southaven.  Shirley was born September 29, 1944 to the late Betty Manues in Tunica, MS. She was a retired factory worker from Dover Elevator in Memphis, TN.  Per Mrs. Rodas request, no services will...

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