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Obituaries

Wendy Rose Goff Joyner

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Randy Wayne Boyette

Randy Wayne Boyette

May 1, 2018

Randy Wayne Boyette, age 54, passed away Tuesday evening, May 1, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.

Funeral services will at 11:00 A.M. Friday, May 4, 2018, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in McIvor Cemetery near Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends Thursday from 5:00...

Miriam Hawkins Herring

Miriam Hawkins Herring

Apr 29, 2018

Miriam Hawkins “MiMi” Herring, age 76, passed away Sunday evening, April 29, 2018, at Providence Assisted Living Home in Batesville, MS. MiMi was the widow of the late Leslie Herring.A Requiem Mass will be at 2:00 P.M. Friday, May 4, 2018, at the Holy Innocents Episcopal Church in Como, MS, where she was a parishioner.  The family will receive friends...

Gene Autry White

Gene Autry White

Apr 28, 2018

Gene Autry White, age 78, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.

Funeral services will be 12:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family receive friends two hours prior to...

Bobby Joe Rodgers

Bobby Joe Rodgers

Apr 28, 2018

Bobby Joe Rodgers, age 86, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018, at his home in Batesville, MS. Mr. Rodgers was the widower of the late Billie Locke Rodgers and Laverne Jones Rodgers.

Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 2, 2018, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Forrest Memorial Park...

Alice Colley

Alice Colley

Apr 27, 2018

Alice Evelyn Tucker Colley formerly of Memphis. Guided by a bright full moon Ms. Alice Evelyn Tucker Colley of Pope, MS passed on April 27, 2018 at the age of 93. Born June 10,1924 she is preceded in death by her husband Burt Colley, she leaves behind her two sons Phillip. A Colley of Atoka, TN and Jeffrey L Colley...

Ethel F. Bright

Ethel F. Bright

Apr 27, 2018

Ethel F. "Buddy" Bright, age 72, passed away Friday evening on April 27, 2018 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. Buddy was born August 19, 1941 to the late Helen Claire Franklin and Jessie Ethel Bright in Choctaw County, MS. He was a Thermos maintenance and electrician for 15 years and he previously served in the MS...

Louise Wright Iles

Louise Wright Iles

Apr 26, 2018

Louise Wright Iles, age 96, passed away April 26, 2018 at her home near Courtland, MS. Louise was the wife of the James Iles. Louise was born June 6, 1921 to the late J.A. Wright and Mable Draper Wright in Warren, AR. Louise was a homemaker during her lifetime and was a member of the Georgian Hill Baptist Church in...

James H. Hardy

James H. Hardy

Apr 19, 2018

James H. Hardy, age 89, passed away Thursday morning, April 19, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Saturday, April 21, 2018, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Chapel Hill Cemetery in Pope, MS with military honors. The family will be receiving...

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