Obituaries
Sam Chrestman, Jr.
Jul 11, 2019
S.W. "Sam" Chrestman Jr., age 79, passed away at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis on July 11, 2019. He was the husband of Betty Jean Chrestman and father of Tanya Hodges of Sardis.
Funeral services for Sam will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 14, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family...
Bonnie Brooks
Jul 8, 2019
Bonnie McElyea Brooks, age 86, passed away Monday morning, July 8, at Providence Assisted Living in Batesville, MS. Bonnie was the widow of Jack Brooks.
Funeral services for Mrs. Brooks will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 1:00. Dr. Paul...
Kenneth McGregor
Jul 7, 2019
Kenneth B. McGregor, age 82, passed away Sunday morning, July 7, 2019, at his home in Batesville, MS. Kenneth was the husband of Gwen Kitchens McGregor.
Funeral services for Kenneth will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 10, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 10:00. Interment will be...
Robert Lee Tamboli
Jul 7, 2019
Robert Lee “Bobby” Tamboli, age 57, passed away Sunday morning, July 7, 2019, at his home near Pope, MS.
The family will be receiving friends Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Wells Funeral Home from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. with the funeral service on Thursday morning at 11:00 A.M. Hosanna Family Worship Center. The interment will follow in Forrest Memorial Park.
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Eric Guthrie
Jul 4, 2019
Eric Samuel Guthrie, age 37, passed away, Thursday, July 4, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Sunday, July 7, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends at 1:00 P.M. prior to the service. The interment will follow the funeral service...
Jane Breland
Jul 1, 2019
Norma Jane Greer Breland, age 75, passed away, July 1, 2019, at Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS.
Jane was born on August 3, 1943 to the late Mavis Irene Burton Greer and Ferrell William Greer in Shaw, MS. During her lifetime she worked many jobs, but her most recent position was a meter reader for Entergy. In her spare...
Rose Randall
Jun 29, 2019
Rose Johnson Randall, 82, died June 29, 2019 in Coldwater, MS at the home of her granddaughter, Robyn Morgan. She was diagnosed in 2015 of dementia. There will be no services. She will be cremated. Wells Funeral Home of Batesville has charge. Ms Randall was born on Feb 8, 1937 in London, England to William Robert and Elsie Cooper Johnson. ...
JW Magness, Jr.
Jun 26, 2019
JW Magness, Jr., age 85, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at the Baptist DeSoto Hospital in Southaven, MS. He was the husband of Victoria Magness of Senatobia.
JW was born October 9, 1933 to the late JW Magness, Sr. and Lucille Denton Magness in Slate Springs, MS. JW proudly served his county in the U.S. Army. During his term...
Martha Todd Smith Rowsey
Jun 19, 2019
Martha Todd Smith Rowsey, age 101, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at the Yalobusha County Nursing Home in Water Valley, MS.
Funeral services for Mrs. Rowsey will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 1:00 prior to the service. Interment will be...
Brian Phillip Sergi, Sr.
Jun 18, 2019
Sgt. Brian Phillip Sergi, Sr. USMC(retired), formerly of Bridgewater, Massachusetts passed away at the age of 72 at his home in Batesville, MS on Tuesday, June 18, 2019.
Funeral services for Brian will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, June 21, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Thursday evening...
William Benjamin Holland IV
Jun 12, 2019
William Benjamin "Bill" Holland, IV, age 54, passed away at his home outside of Batesville on June 12, 2019.
There will be a memorial service held for Bill at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with family receiving friends at 2:00 prior to the service.
Bill was born December...
Benny E. Walters
Jun 10, 2019
Benny E. Walters, age 78, passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2019 at the Tallahatchie Nursing Home in Charleston, MS.
There will be a Memorial Service held for Mr. Walters on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with the family receiving friends beginning at 10:00 prior to...
Darryl Eugene Carter
Jun 8, 2019
Darryl Carter, age 64, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2019 at the Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, TN.
Funeral services for Mr. Carter will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment following at Forrest Memorial Park. The family will be receiving friends at 12 noon...
Durwood Gordon
Jun 6, 2019
Winston Durwood Gordon, Jr., age 72, passed away Thursday evening at his home in Batesville, MS.
The family will be having a memorial gathering Sunday afternoon, June 9, 2019, at the Batesville Presbyterian Church at 1:00 P.M. followed by a memorial service beginning at 2:00 P.M.
Durwood was born April 28, 1947 in Morton, MS to the late Winston Durwood...
Maxine Bishop Darling Purdy
Jun 5, 2019
Maxine Bishop Darling Purdy, age 95, passed away Wednesday afternoon, June 5, 2019, at her home in Sardis, MS.
Funeral services for Maxine will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday June 7, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 1:00 prior to the service. Interment will follow at Thyatira...
Betty Byers Russell
Jun 4, 2019
Betty Byers Russell, age 81, passed away Tuesday evening, June 4, 2019, at her home near Batesville, MS. Mrs. Russell was the wife of Billy W. Russell.
Funeral services for Betty will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday June 9, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 1:00 prior...
Stephen J. Carter
Jun 2, 2019
Stephen J. Carter, age 89, passed away late Sunday evening, June 2, 2019, at West Point Community Living Center in West Point, MS.
The family will be receiving friends Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at Wells Funeral Home from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. with the funeral service on Thursday morning at 10:00 A.M. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells...
William Eugene Still
Jun 2, 2019
William Eugene (Bill) Still of Sardis, Mississippi, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, June 2, 2019, in Sandy Springs, GA at the age of 84. He was the son of the late Rayford Eugene (Gene) Still and Robbie Goodnight Still, born on October 10, 1934 in the Cold Springs community near Sardis. He was married to his wife of 60...
Angela Teter
May 31, 2019
Angela Teter, age 24, passed away Friday May 31, 2019, at Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS from injuries received in an auto accident.
A memorial service for Angela will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, June 3, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends one hour prior to the service.
Angela...
Lola Kate Westerfield
May 30, 2019
Mrs. Lola Westerfield, age 67, passed away peacefully at her home near Batesville on May 30, 2019. She was the widow of Nathan Westerfield.
Services for Lola will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 2, 2019 at Goodway Pentecostal Church in Marks. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 at Wells Funeral Home. Entombment will...
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