Obituaries
Clara Nell Kennedy Whitten
Jun 9, 2018
Clara Nell Kennedy Whitten, age 85, passed away Saturday evening June 9, 2018 at her home in Batesville, MS. She was the widow of the late James Gorden Whitten, Sr. Funeral services for Clara will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 in the Martin Willingham Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation one hour...
T.L. Shields, Jr.
Jun 6, 2018
T.L. "Pee Wee" Shields Jr., age 61, passed away at his home in Courtland on June 6, 2018. Funeral services for T.L. will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 9, 2018 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 10:00 prior to the service. Interment will be held at Pisgah...
Mary P. Morrow
Jun 1, 2018
Mary Elizabeth Poe Morrow, age 88, of Batesville, passed away on June 1, 2018 at NW MS Regional Medical Center in Clarksdale, MS. Funeral services for Ms. Morrow will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 3, 2018 at Locke Station Baptist Church with visitation beginning at 1:00 prior to the service. Interment will follow the service at Forrest...
Mavis Rodgers Marquis
Jun 1, 2018
Mavis Avenelle Marquis (Rodgers), 89, of Walls, MS, formerly of Batesville, MS, entered into eternal peace on June 1, 2018, at her home in Walls, MS.The family will receive friends at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS, 340 Highway 35 North, on Wednesday evening, June 6, 2018, from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. and also one hour prior to the service...
Robert Andrew Woodward
Jun 1, 2018
Robert Andrew Woodward, age 69, passed away June 1, 2018 at the Nursing Home in Charleston, MS. Robert was born July 4, 1948 to the late John B. Woodward and Ceresa Mason Woodward in Portage, WI. Robert was a farmer during his life time. He leaves behind one brother, John F. Woodward, Sr. of Horn Lake. Per Roberts request no...
Keith Travis Tidwell
May 29, 2018
Keith Travis Tidwell, age 47, left this world to join our Lord while he was in San Francisco, CA on Tuesday, May 29, 2018The family will hold a graveside gathering at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.Keith was born July 21, 1970 to Phil Tidwell of Gulfport and Shelby McFarland Tidwell Wages of...
Mamie E. Bray
May 28, 2018
Mamie "Trixie" Elizabeth Pearson Bray, age 94, passed away Monday, May 28, 2018, at her home in Batesville, MS. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, May 30, 2018, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Batesville, MS, where she was member, with visitation beginning one hour prior to the service. The interment will follow in...
Rosemary Hudson Davis
May 27, 2018
Rosemary Hudson Davis, age 84, of Batesville, passed away near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 27, 2018. She was the widow of Emmett Millard Davis, Sr. Funeral services for Ms. Davis will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday June 1, 2018 at Batesville Church of Christ with visitation beginning at 11:00 prior to the service. Interment will follow the...
Wendy Rose Goff Joyner
May 26, 2018
Wendy Rose Goff Joyner, age 43, of Covington, TN, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2018, a Baptist Tipton Hospital in Covington, TN.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 30, 2018, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Clarksdale, MS with Reverend John Goldwater officiating. The family...
Alex Parker
May 26, 2018
Alexander Wade Parker, age 61, passed away Saturday morning May 26, 2018, at his mother's home in Como, MS.Alex was born June 11, 1957 to Billie McNemar Parker and the late James Edward Parker in Lincoln Park, MI. Alex was a truck driver for Kentucky Clay. In his spare time he enjoyed fishing. Alex is survived by his mother, Billy...
Bobby G. Barnett
May 26, 2018
Bobby G. Barnett, age 88, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 in Oklahoma from injuries received in an automobile accident.Funeral service will be at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, May 31, 2018 at the First Baptist Church in Batesville, MS with the interment to follow in Magnolia Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends Thursday moring at the First Baptist Church beginning...
Lee Taylor
May 25, 2018
Lee Taylor, age 91, passed away at Sardis Nursing Home in the early morning hours of May 25, 2018. She was the widow of Leonard Taylor. Funeral Services for Ms. Taylor will be held on Monday, May 28, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning...
Lilawatiben M. DeSai
May 17, 2018
Lilawatiben M. DeSai, age 85, passed away Thursday evening at the North Oak Regional Medical Center in Senatobia, MS. She was born August 14, 1932 in India. She is survived by her two children, Virkam DeSai of Hernando, MS and Sangeeta Naik of Lafayette, LA. There will be a memorial service on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. with...
Lisa Ann Mills
May 15, 2018
Lisa Ann Mills, age 51, passed away in the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at her sisters home in Batesville, MS.Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, May 19, 2018, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the interment to follow in Lambert Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday evening from...
Margaret Hunsicker
May 10, 2018
Water Valley, Mississippi. Margaret "Marguerite" Elizabeth Groves Hunsicker passed quietly into the arms of the Lord on Thursday, May 10, 2018. A memorial service will be at 1:00 P.M. Monday, May 14, 2018 at the Episcopal Church of the Nativity, 609 North Main St., Water Valley, MS 38965. The inurnment will follow in Pinecrest Memorial Gardens in Water Valley, MS....
Janice Moore
May 10, 2018
Janice “Jan” E. Moore, age 74, passed away Thursday morning, May 10, 2018, at her home in Pope, MS. Janice was the wife of the late Willie Moore, Jr. A memorial service will be at 4:00 P.M. Saturday, May 12, 2018 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will be receiving friends one hour prior...
Ronald Lee Oswalt
May 6, 2018
Ronald Lee “Ronny” Oswalt, Sr., age 59, passed away at his home in Sardis on May 6, 2018. The family will hold a memorial gathering to remember Ronny’s life on Thursday, May 10, 2018 from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Sardis Steak and Seafood in Sardis, MS with Jeremy Weldon presenting a eulogy at 6:30 P.M.Ronny was born March 15,...
Rebecca S. McKittrick
May 5, 2018
Rebecca S. “Becky” McKittrick, age 64, passed away late Saturday evening, May 5, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS. in Oxford, MS.
A service to celebrate her life will be at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday morning, May 8, 2018, at the First United Methodist Church in Batesville, MS. The family will be receiving friends Monday evening from 5:30 –...
Joe Franklin Russell
May 4, 2018
Joe Franklin “Mighty Joe” Russell, age 81, passed away Friday, May 4, 2018 at Oxford Health and Rehab in Oxford, MS. Joe was the widower of the late Annie Mae Yon Russell.
Funeral services will be at 5:00 P.M. Monday, May 7, 2018 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Cold Springs...
Joani Karololine Howell
May 4, 2018
Joani Karololine Howell, age 39, received her angel wings on Friday, May 4, 2018 at her home in Memphis, TN. Joani was welcomed on this earth by her parents, Joseph Everette "Joey" Howell and Lawanda Howell Holcomb on October 28, 1979. Joani was a native of Batesville and attended South Panola High School. In her teen years she traveled to...
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This is a collection of obituaries for Batesville, Mississippi.
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