Obituaries

Lola Kate Westerfield

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...

James Belk Griffin

James Belk Griffin

May 29, 2019

James Belk Griffin, Sr., age 82, passed away at Panola Medical Center in Batesville this morning, May 29, 2019.

James was born June 3, 1936 to the late Geraldine Belk and Clyde Edward Griffin in Calhoun, MS. During his lifetime he was self-employed and honorably served his country in the U.S. Army. James loved to build birdhouses, along with other...

Willie B. McDonald

Willie B. McDonald

May 26, 2019

Willie B. McDonald, age 73, passed away early Sunday morning, May 26, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS. 

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Blackjack Baptist Church with interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family will be receiving friends at Blackjack Baptist Church from...

Naomi Carolyn Hall

Naomi Carolyn Hall

May 26, 2019

Naomi Carolyn Hall, age 72, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.

Funeral will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, May 27, 2019, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Jumpers Chapel Cemetery in Water Valley, MS. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the...

Bryan Eugene Tidwell

Bryan Eugene Tidwell

May 25, 2019

Bryan Tidwell, loving known as “Poppy”, age 40, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019, in Lafayette County, MS at Enid Lake after a tragic accidental drowning.

The family will have a memorial service to celebrate Bryan’s life at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 29, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends beginning...

Richard Brian Talley

Richard Brian Talley

May 24, 2019

Richard Brian "Ricky" Talley, age 52, passed away May 24, 2019 in Sardis, MS. 

Ricky was born March 22, 1967 in Jackson, MO. to Richard Cox Talley and the late Betty Lavon Rodabough Talley. He worked as a carpenter during his lifetime and was a member of Union Baptist Church in Sardis.

Ricky leaves behind his father Richard...

Jerry Russell Crouch

Jerry Russell Crouch

May 19, 2019

Jerry Crouch, age 64, passed away Sunday morning, at his home in Water Valley, MS. He was the husband of Renee Crouch.

Funeral services for Jerry will be held at 1:00  p.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 11:00. Interment will follow the service...

Sherry Ann Bailey

Sherry Ann Bailey

May 15, 2019

Sherry Ann Taylor Bailey, age 56, passed away peacefully at her home in Courtland on May 15, 2019. She was the wife of Jack Bailey.

Funeral services for Sherry will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 25, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends Friday evening the...

Marguerite Braddock Williams

Marguerite Braddock Williams

May 15, 2019

Marguerite Braddock Williams, 92, died May 15, 2019 at Providence Assisted Living in Batesville. Born August 27, 1926, she was the daughter of Joe and Frankie Braddock of Lexington.

She graduated from Mississippi State College for Women, earning a degree in home economics, and married Marcus Dean Williams in 1949. Later she earned a master’s degree in education from the...

Peggy Ann Murphree

Peggy Ann Murphree

May 15, 2019

Peggy Ann Murphree, age 88, passed away Wednesday afternoon, May 15, 2019, at Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS.

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, May 17, 2019, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Chapel Hill Cemetery in Pope, MS. The family will be receiving friends Friday from 12:00 P.M....

Terry Robert Wrenn

Terry Robert Wrenn

May 15, 2019

Terry Robert Wrenn, age 65, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at his home in Tunica, MS.

Terry was born June 28, 1953 in Ypsilanti, Michigan to the late James Franklin and Nina Downs Wrenn. He was a Vietnam veteran serving in the U.S. Army. While serving his country, he visited many places across the United States, Hong Kong, Japan,...

Jimmy Loyd Mills

Jimmy Loyd Mills

May 15, 2019

Jimmy Loyd Mills, age 68, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at the Baptist DeSoto Hospital in Southaven, MS. He was the widower of Lisa Mills.

Funeral services for Jimmy will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 2:00 prior...

Michael Green

Michael Green

May 12, 2019

Michael Green, age 65, passed away Sunday evening, May 12, 2019 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.

Funeral services for Michael will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at the Enid Lake Baptist Church with the family receiving friends one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Marks Cemetery in Marks, MS.

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Jewel A. McGehee

Jewel A. McGehee

May 9, 2019

Jewel McGehee, age 88, passed away Thursday night, May 9, 2019 at her home in Sardis. She was the widow of Clyde McGehee.

Funeral Services for Jewel will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 at...

Gary Wilson DeLoach

Gary Wilson DeLoach

May 7, 2019

Gary Wilson DeLoach, age 77, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday morning, May 7, 2019. He passed away peacefully at his home in Sardis, MS.

Gary was born on March 29, 1942 to the late Woodrow DeLoach and Ida Pearl DeLoach of Greenville, MS. He was a meat cutter by trade and retired from Kroger of Oxford,...

Lou Ellen Bennett

Lou Ellen Bennett

May 5, 2019

Lou Ellen Elmore Bennett, age 64, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2019 at University Medical Center in Grenada. She was the widow of Ernest Vernon McCoy.

There will be a memorial gathering held for Mrs. Bennett on Saturday, May 11, 2019 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. 

Lou was born January 4, 1955...

Donna H. Porter

Donna H. Porter

May 4, 2019

Donna H. Porter, age 65, passed away Saturday afternoon May 4, 2019, at her home in Pope, Mississippi.

Per Mrs. Porter's wishes, there will be no services.

Donna was born September 10, 1953 in Memphis, TN to the late Richard Terrell Hughes and Mabel Graham Hughes. She worked the majority of her life as a computer programmer.

She leaves...

Jimmy Arnold Carr, Sr.

Jimmy Arnold Carr, Sr.

May 3, 2019

Jimmy Arnold Carr, Sr., age 82, passed away Friday May 3, 2019, at Baptist Desoto Hospital in Southaven, Mississippi.

A memorial service will be 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 7, 2019, in the Martin Wilingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends prior to the service beginning at 1:00 P.M.

Jimmy was born June 21, 1936...

Luther Lee Woodall

Luther Lee Woodall

May 2, 2019

Luther Lee Woodall, Sr.,  age 73, passed away at his home in Senatobia today, May 2, 2019. He was the husband of Ruth Woodall. 

The family will be having a graveside service Monday afternoon, May 6, 2019, at 2:00 P.M. at Forrest Memorial Park with Rev. Damon Plummer officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 12:00 ...

Joy Irene Swindle Howe

Joy Irene Swindle Howe

May 1, 2019

Joy Irene Swindle Howe, age 77, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at her home near Senatobia, MS. She was a faithful servant to the Kingdom of God and mankind.

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, May 5, 2019 at Faith Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church, 325 Lakewood Dr. in Batesville, MS with...