Obituaries

Gracie Lane Messer

Gracie Lane Messer

Apr 30, 2019

Gracie Lane Messer, age 72, passed away Tuesday afternoon, April 30, 2019 at her daughter's home in Strayhorn, MS.

Funeral services for Gracie will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 3rd, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends for visitation Thursday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 at Wells Funeral...

Oliver Carothers

Oliver Carothers

Apr 28, 2019

Oliver Smylie Carothers, age 95, passed away Sunday afternoon, April 28, 2019 at his home in Batesville, MS. He was the widower of Earlie Mae Cummings Carothers who passed May 9, 2016.

There will be a memorial service at 4:00 P.M. on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at the home of Brent and Fonda Nickle located at 1370 Pine Lodge Road,...

Earl Wayne Capwell

Earl Wayne Capwell

Apr 27, 2019

Earl Wayne Capwell, age 83, passed away Saturday morning, April 27, 2019 at his home in Pope, MS.

Funeral services for Mr. Capwell will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, April 29, 2019 at the Pope Baptist Church with interment to follow in Milton Brown Family Cemetery in Pope, MS. The family will be receiving friends one hour prior to the service. ...

Tommy Ray McKee, Sr.

Tommy Ray McKee, Sr.

Apr 23, 2019

Tommy Ray McKee, Sr. age 40, passed away near Hernando on April 23, 2019. 

There will be a memorial service for Tommy held at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 4:00 prior to the service. Rev. Albert Beard will officiate.

Tommy was born May...

Shelby Ann Purser

Shelby Ann Purser

Apr 21, 2019

Shelby Ann Purser, age 21, passed away in Memphis, TN. on April 21, 2019. 

Funeral services for Shelby will be held on Saturday April 27 at 2:00 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends beginning at 12:00 noon prior to the service. Interment will follow at Forrest Memorial Park. Rev....

Terry S. Willson

Terry S. Willson

Apr 20, 2019

Terry S. Willson, age 64, passed away Saturday morning, April 20, 2019, at Region One Medical Center in Memphis, TN. Terry was the wife of Brent Willson.

Terry was born April 13, 1955 the late Charles Scruggs and Dorothy Russell Scruggs in Marks, MS. 

The family she leaves behind to cherish her memory include her husband, Brent Willson of...

Kenny Mitchell

Kenny Mitchell

Apr 20, 2019

Kenny Mitchell, age 67, passed away Saturday afternoon, April 20, 2019, at North Delta Hospice in Southaven, MS.

Kenny was born November 21, 1951 to the late Estel Boyd Mitchell and Lenora Jennings Mitchell in Clarksdale, MS. Kenny worked as a truck driver during his lifetime. He was a member of the MS National Guard. Kenny enjoyed seeing after his...

Susan Pamela Whitworth

Susan Pamela Whitworth

Apr 19, 2019

Susan Pamela "Pam" Whitworth, age 61, passed away Friday morning, April 19, 2019 at her home in Batesville, MS. 

There will be a memorial service held for Pam at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 22, 2019 at New Hope Church of God. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

Pam was born July 2, 1957...

Roger Floyd Russell

Roger Floyd Russell

Apr 18, 2019

Roger Floyd “Butch” Russell, Jr., age 51, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019 at Baptist Memorial of North MS in Oxford, MS.

Funeral services will be 4:30 P.M. Saturday, April 20, 2019, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends beginning at 3:00 P.M. prior to the service. The interment will follow the...

Geraldine Bradley

Geraldine Bradley

Apr 18, 2019

Marcia Geraldine Partain Bradley, age 90, passed away Thursday evening, April 18, 2019 at the Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS. She was the widow of Mr. Robert L. Bradley.

Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, April 22, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow Pleasant Grove Cemetery near Sardis, MS....

Bobby Wayne Hopper

Bobby Wayne Hopper

Apr 18, 2019

Bobby Wayne Hopper, age 71, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019 in Crowder, MS.

Per Bobby's request no services will be held. 

Bobby was born January 24, 1948 to the late Paul Walton Hopper and Hattie Marie McGee Hopper in Memphis, TN. He worked in construction during his lifetime. 

Survivors include his son, John Paul Hopper of Crowder;...

Cheryl Kay Linder

Cheryl Kay Linder

Apr 17, 2019

Cheryl Kay Pratt Linder, age 56, passed away Wednesday morning, April 17, 2019 at her home in Batesville, MS. She was the wife of David Linder, and they were married for 36 years. 

Funeral services for Cheryl will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Batesville First Baptist Church with interment to follow at Forrest...

Bryan Lance Bennett

Bryan Lance Bennett

Apr 17, 2019

Bryan Lance Bennett, age 55, passed away Wednesday afternoon, April 17, 2019 at the Baptist DeSoto Hospital in Southaven, MS.

Funeral services for Bryan will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 11:00 a.m. prior to the service. Interment will follow...

Andrew J. Waldo, Jr.

Andrew J. Waldo, Jr.

Apr 12, 2019

Andrew J. “Jack” Waldo, Jr., age 70, passed away Friday, April 12, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.

Funeral services will be 4:00 P.M. Sunday, April 14, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Elam Cemetery near Coffeeville, MS. The family will be receiving friends Sunday afternoon...

Jimmie Lee Barbee

Jimmie Lee Barbee

Apr 11, 2019

Jimmie L. Barbee, age 73, passed away Thursday afternoon, April 11, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church with the interment to follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends Saturday evening, April 13, 2019, at Wells...

Leo Allen Larson

Leo Allen Larson

Apr 11, 2019

Leo Allen Larson, age 70, passed away at his home in Horn Lake on April 11, 2019. Leo was the widower of Jeanette Larson.

There will be a memorial gathering for Leo from 2:00- 4:00 P.M. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home on Tuesday, April 16, 2019.

Leo was born on December 22, 1948 to the...

Melva Ware Bray

Melva Ware Bray

Apr 10, 2019

Melva Ware Bray, age 80, passed away at Desoto Health Center in Southaven on April 10, 2019. She was the widow of Jack Bray.

A graveside service will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, April 12, 2019 at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family will be receiving friends at Wells Funeral Home from 1:00 to 2:30 P.M.

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Sue Dahlke

Sue Dahlke

Apr 10, 2019

Mary Sue Dahlke, age 87, passed away Wednesday April 10, 2019 at Providence Nursing Home in Grenada, MS. She was the widow of Jerome “Joe” Dahlke.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday April, 13, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with interment to follow in the Hill Crest Cemetery in...

Hansel D. Pitts

Hansel D. Pitts

Apr 9, 2019

Hansel D. Pitts, age 93, passed away at Tallahatchie General Hospital in Charleston on April 9, 2019. He was the husband of Lena S. Pitts of Batesville.

Funeral services for Mr. Pitts will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 12, 2019 at Batesville First Baptist Church with visitation beginning at 10:00 prior to the service. Dr. Tommy Snyder...

Rose Lynchard

Rose Lynchard

Apr 9, 2019

Rose Lynchard, age 65, passed away Tuesday night April 9, 2019 at her home in Sardis, MS.

Funeral services for Ms. Rose will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 12, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service at 9:00 a.m. Interment...