Obituaries
Mildred Gordon
Mar 6, 2019
Mildred Gordon, age 88, passed away March 6, 2019 at the Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS.
There will be a memorial service for Mildred on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at 1:30 P.M. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS, followed by a catered reception here at the Funeral Home as well.
Mildred...
Pam Franklin
Mar 6, 2019
Pamela Starr "Pam" Franklin, age 69, passed away March 6, 2019 at her home in Batesville, MS. She was the wife of Mr. Paul Franklin.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 8, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 10:00 prior to the service. Interment will...
Mary K. Kennedy
Mar 5, 2019
Mary Kathleen (Pierce) Kennedy of Collierville, Tennessee, passed away at age 80 on March 5, 2019. She was the wife of Thomas (Tom) Kennedy. The couple formerly resided in Batesville, MS, for 37 years.
Born on March 11, 1938, in Portland, Oregon, she was the daughter of Leroy Pierce and Evelyn Cole Pierce. Mary graduated from Ventura (CA) High...
Owen Lee Harden
Mar 5, 2019
Owen Lee Harden, age 62, passed away at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo, MS Tuesday morning, March 5, 2019.
The family will have a memorial service at a later time, yet to be determined.
Owen was born October 15, 1956 in Batesville, MS to the late Grady E. and Mariola Shinn Harden. He was an engineering tech and a member...
Jody Wade Bland
Mar 4, 2019
Jody Wade Bland, age 35, passed at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS Monday, March 4, 2019.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, March 7, 2019, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends one hour prior to the service.
Jody was born on April 7,...
Hazel Best
Mar 3, 2019
Hazel Best passed away March 3, 2019 at the Oxford Health and Rehab Facility in Oxford, MS. Hazel was the widow of Eddie Paul Best, Sr.
Funeral services for Mrs. Best will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, March 8, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning one hour...
James Gordon Letke
Mar 2, 2019
James Gordon Letke left this life for a better one on March 2, 2019 at the age of 81. He was Navy Veteran, a farmer, and businessman. He is survived by his wife, Deborah, his son, David, and three grandchildren. He also leaves behind a sister, Mary Mergler and a brother, Roland.
Visitation will be held at Wells Funeral Home...
Ursula Lewis
Mar 1, 2019
Ursula Elfriede Rehak Lewis, age 74, passed away Friday, March 1, 2019 at her home in Pope, MS.
Ursula was born October 2, 1944 to the late Berta Emma Elfriede Mueller and Franz Josef Rehak in Jueterburg, Germany. She lived in Germany until she met the love of her life, Ronald Lewis. They got married in Germany and then...
Billy Powell
Feb 28, 2019
Billy Powell, age 60, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019, in Memphis, TN.
Funeral services are incomplete at this time and will be announced by his family once they have been finalized.
Shirley Gee Busby
Feb 25, 2019
Shirley Gee Busby, age 88, passed away Monday, February 25, 2019 at Providence Assisted Living in Batesville, MS.
Funeral services will be 12:30 P.M. Thursday, February 28, 2019 at Shiloh United Methodist Church with interment to follow in the Shiloh Cemetery in Batesville, MS. The family will be receiving friends one hour prior to the funeral service. Wells Funeral Home...
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...
David Earl Mills
Feb 24, 2019
David Earl Mills, age 54, passed away Sunday morning, February 24, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
Funeral services for David will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 prior to the service. Interment will follow at...
Mason Allen
Feb 24, 2019
Mason Logan Allen, age 12, 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....
Shirley Malone
Feb 24, 2019
Shirley Goodwin Malone, age 70, passed away Sunday morning, February 24, 2019, at the University of Arkansas Medical Services in Little Rock, AR.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, February 28, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Memorial Gardens in Clarksdale, MS. The family will be receiving friends one...
Katherine Franks
Feb 24, 2019
Betty Katherine Morgan Fogarty Franks, age 68, passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, February 24, 2019.
Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 26, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family will be receiving friends one hour prior to...
Mary Janelle Horton
Feb 24, 2019
Mary Janelle Doolittle Horton, age 92, of Oakland, MS, passed away Sunday afternoon, February 24, 2019, in Water Valley, MS. She was the widow of the late James Pritchard Horton.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, February 27, 2019 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Woodlawn Cemetery in Grenada, MS....
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
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
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
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...
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