Obituaries
Lula Vee Allen
Jan 14, 2019
Lula Vee Allen, age 84, passed away early Monday morning, January 14, 2019, at her home in Batesville MS.
Funeral services for Lula will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 in the Martin-Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 at Wells Funeral Home. Interment...
Peggy Ann Walters
Jan 12, 2019
Peggy Ann Walters, age 79, passed away peacefully on January 12, 2019 at Belmont Village Care home in Memphis, TN after a long illness. Funeral services will be held on January 19, 2019 at Wells Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Milton Whatley officiating. Burial will follow at Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Sardis, MS. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m....
Dale Leonard King
Jan 12, 2019
Dale Leonard King, age 78, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2019, at his home near Batesville, MS.
A Celebration of Life for Dale will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, January 18, 2019, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with family receiving friends beginning at 12:00 P.M. prior to the service.
Dale was born May 31, 1940 in...
Geraldine Stockton Foster
Jan 10, 2019
Geraldine S. Foster, age 82 of Courtland, passed away Thursday morning, January 10, 2019 in Canton Ohio.
Funeral services for Geraldine will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 13, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 2:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Eureka Cemetery in Batesville.
Geraldine was...
Bobby Lee Rowland
Jan 9, 2019
Bobby Lee Rowland, age 60, passed away January 9, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tn.
Funeral services for Bobby will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 11, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 12 noon. Interment will follow at Black Jack Cemetery in Batesville. ...
Rayford Lyonell Smith
Jan 8, 2019
Rayford L. Smith, 91, passed away late Tuesday night, January 8, 2019, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Mississippi. Rayford was the husband of Annie Lois Smith of Batesville.
Funeral services for Mr. Smith will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 12, 2019, at Batesville First Baptist Church, with visitation beginning at 12 noon. Interment will follow...
Lance Foster Shipley
Jan 5, 2019
Lance Shipley, age 34, passed away suddenly, January 5, 2019 at Baptist memorial Hospital in Oxford.
Lance was born May 23, 1984 to Scott Michael Shipley and Jo Elna Skaggs Shipley in Sacramento, CA. Lance worked for ACI Building Systems in Batesville and Oxford Bowling Alley. Lance was a unique man in many different ways. He enjoyed art, making...
Dorothy Elizabeth Boatright
Jan 1, 2019
Dorothy E. "Dot" Boatright, age 86, passed away January 1, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services for Mrs. Boatright will be held on Friday, January 4, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 5:00 to 8:00...
Carolyn King
Dec 31, 2018
Carolyn King, age 74, passed away late Monday, December 31, 2018, at her home near Holly Springs, MS.
Visitation will be held Thursday evening January 3, 2018 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 10:00 a.m. in the Wells Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Larry West will officiate. Interment...
Linda Jamison Patridge
Dec 30, 2018
Linda Jamison Patridge, age 94,widow of Senator Corbet Lee Patridge, died at Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS on Sunday afternoon, December 30, 2018.
The family will hold a graveside service for Mrs. Patridge at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 4, 2019 at Lehrton Cemetery in Ruleville. Dr. Paul Middleton will officiate.
Linda was born August 4, 1924...
Billy Wilson Durham
Dec 25, 2018
Billy Wilson Durham, age 66, passed away December 25, 2018 at the All Saints House in Grenada, MS.
The family will be having a private memorial service which will be announced at a later date.
Billy was born April 8, 1952 to the late Dovie Yarborough and Edgar Durham in Grenada, MS. In Billy’s life he was self-employed. During...
William T. "Bill" Burns
Dec 25, 2018
William T. "Bill" Burns, age 77, passed away peacefully at his home in Batesville, MS on December 25, 2018.
A Service of Reflection and Tribute will be held at Courtland Baptist Church at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 27, 2018. The family will receive friends beginning at 12 noon prior to the service at the church. Friends and family are...
Brenda Joyce Gitter
Dec 20, 2018
Brenda Joyce Gitter, age 70, passed away Thursday morning, December 20, 2018 at Diversicare in Batesville.
Funeral services will be 12:00 P.M. Saturday, December 22, 2018, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends at 10:00 A.M prior to the service.
Brenda was born August 3, 1948 in Memphis, TN to the late...
Betty Lee Robison
Dec 14, 2018
Betty Lee Hall Robison, age 87, passed away Friday, December 14, 2018, at her home in Batesville, MS. She is the widow of the late John Whitson Robison, Jr.
Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Thursday, December 20, 2018, at the Batesville Presbyterian Church with interment to follow in Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends beginning...
James Wood
Dec 13, 2018
James E. "Jim" Wood, age 73, passed away Thursday morning, December 13, 2018, at his home in Memphis, TN.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 15, 2018 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 12 noon. Interment will follow the service at Longtown Cemetery.
Jim...
Virginia Louise Ridgeway
Dec 10, 2018
Virginia Louise Ridgeway, age 77, passed away Monday, December 10, 2018 at her son's home in Batesville, MS.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, December 13, 2018, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Magnolia Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Rev Kolby Ganaway will...
Linda Harden Floyd
Dec 5, 2018
Linda Harden Floyd, age 73, passed away December 5, 2018, at her home in Pope, MS.
There will be a memorial service at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 8, 2018, at the First United Methodist Church in Batesville, MS. The family will be receiving friends one hour prior to the service on Saturday. Rev. Ed Woodall and Rev. Ed Temple...
Michael Paul McCullar
Dec 3, 2018
Michael Paul McCullar, age 35, passed away late Monday night, December 3, 2018 at his home in Sardis, MS.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, December 7, 2018, in the Martin Willingham Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Longtown Cemetery in Crenshaw, MS. The family will be receiving friends Thursday evening, December 6, 2018, from...
Elizabeth Wright
Nov 30, 2018
Mary Elizabeth Wright, age 28, passed away Friday morning, November 30, 2018 at her home in Courtland, MS. The family will receive friends for visitation time from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday evening, December 1, 2018 at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. Elizabeth was born June 23, 1990 to Tony Wayne Wright and Mary Kathryn Brewer Wright in Clarksdale....
Billie Gene McCarty
Nov 30, 2018
Billie Gene "Fish Lady" McCarty, age 88, passed away Friday, November 30, 2018, at her home near Sardis, MS. Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Monday, December 3, 2018, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Union Cemetery in Sardis, MS. The family will be receiving friends beginning at 1:00 P.M. Monday...
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