Obituaries

Christine Bowles Stewart

Christine Bowles Stewart

Nov 1, 2018

Christine Bowles Stewart, age 81, passed away, November 1, 2018, at her daughter's home in Brandon, MS.Funeral services for Christine will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 3, 2018, with visitation beginning 1 hour prior to the service in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. Interment will follow the service at Forrest Memorial...

Bobby Hentz

Bobby Hentz

Oct 30, 2018

Bobby Hentz, age 82, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at Diversicare in Batesville, MS. The family will hold a private funeral service for Bobby on Friday with burial at Eureka Private Cemetery. Rev. Clay Baker will officiate. Born August 3, 1936 to the late Fred Gaston Hentz and Mildred Gertrude Fowler Hentz in Panola County, Bobby was a farmer...

Billy Wayne Boyette

Billy Wayne Boyette

Oct 30, 2018

Billy Wayne Boyette, age 67, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS.There will be a memorial service for Billy at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 5, 2018 at Good Hope Baptist Church with Rev. Brad Burnett officiating.Billy was born on March 1, 1951 to the late Martha Elizabeth Stacey and Arvis Boyett in...

Billy D. Tutor

Billy D. Tutor

Oct 27, 2018

Billy "Bubba" Tutor, age 51, passed away October 27, 2018 at the North MS Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Mississippi. Funeral services for Bubba will be held at 3:00 p.m. Monday, October 29, 2018 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will be receiving friends two hours prior to the service. Bubba was...

Mary A. Morie

Mary A. Morie

Oct 27, 2018

Mary A. Morie, age 84, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2018 at the North MS Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. Arrangements for Mary are incomplete at this time and will be announced tomorrow afternoon by her family.

Danny Golden

Danny Golden

Oct 27, 2018

Danny Golden, age 46, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2018 in Batesville, MS. The family will be having a memorial service at date and time yet to be determined.Danny was born May 29, 1972 in Marks, MS to the late Elmer Earl and Emmia Jean Moore Golden. Danny was disabled but loved watching football. If a football game was, from...

Janis Lynn Davidson Hollis

Janis Lynn Davidson Hollis

Oct 23, 2018

Janis Lynn Davidson Hollis, age 63, passed away Tuesday morning, October 23, 2018, at her home near Batesville, MS.Janis was born December 20, 1954 to Carole Bishop Davidson Frayser of Senatobia and the late Joe Lee Davidson, Sr. in Hayti, Missouri. During her lifetime she earned a master's degree in elementary education and taught 4th and 5th grade for many...

Kevin V. Sharp

Kevin V. Sharp

Oct 22, 2018

Kevin Sharp, age 63, passed away late Monday evening, October 22, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN.Funeral services for Kevin will be held at 12:00 p.m. Thursday, October 25th, 2018 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 at Wells Funeral Home. Interment...

Debbie Goforth

Debbie Goforth

Oct 20, 2018

Deborah K. “Debbie” Goforth, age 59, passed away Saturday, October 20, 2018 at Grenada Health and Rehab in Grenada, MS.The family will be having a memorial service for Debbie on Tuesday afternoon, October 23, 2018, at 2:00 P.M. in the Martin Wilingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. A visitation will be from 12:00 P.M. Tuesday until the memorial service.Debbie...

Erma Gant Jenkins

Erma Gant Jenkins

Oct 14, 2018

Erma Gant Jenkins, age 82, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2018 at her home in Sardis, MS. Erma was the wife of Mr. Jimmy C. Jenkins. Funeral services for Mrs. Jenkins will be held on Wednesday, October 17th at 11:00 a.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. Interment will follow the service at Forrest...

Eugene William Eidson

Eugene William Eidson

Oct 12, 2018

Eugene William "Gene" Eidson, age 67, passed away Friday evening, October 12, 2018, at his home in Pope, MS. Mr. Eidson was the widower of the late Victoria Lynn Roebuck Eidson.Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 16, 2018, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with military honors to follow at Chapel Hill Cemetery in...

Norman Hughie Bland

Norman Hughie Bland

Oct 10, 2018

Norman Hughie Bland, age 82, passed away peacefully after a short illness at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS.Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday morning, October 13, 2018, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends Friday evening from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. at Wells Funeral Home. Mr. Hal Johnson and...

Leo L. Chrestman

Leo L. Chrestman

Oct 8, 2018

Leo L. Chrestman, age 68, passed away Monday night, October 8, 2018, at his home near Batesville, MS. He was the widower of the late Jeannett Turnage Chrestman. Leo was born June 9, 1950 to the late Lonnie Chrestman and Baby Rutherford in Panola County, MS. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. Leo leaves behind his...

Ricky Wilson

Ricky Wilson

Oct 5, 2018

Ricky Lee Wilson, age 68, passed away Friday, October 5, 2018, at his home in Hattiesburg, MS. Ricky was formerly of Batesville, MS.Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 9, 2018, in the Martin Wilingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS with military honors. The family will be...

Neail Hockaday

Neail Hockaday

Sep 26, 2018

Carl Neail Hockaday, age 79, passed away peacefully at his home in Batesville surrounded by his family on September 26, 2018. The family will hold a memorial gathering on Saturday, October 13, 2018, from 2:00 - 4:30 P.M. at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS.Born November 14th, 1938 in Corinth, MS, Neail moved to Batesville as young child with his...

Jason William Ridgeway

Jason William Ridgeway

Sep 25, 2018

Jason William Ridgeway, age 41, passed away September 25, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, September 28, 2018, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Forrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Thursday evening, September 27, 2018, at Wells Funeral Home from...

Chris Douglas

Chris Douglas

Sep 24, 2018

Chris Douglas, age 43, passed away Monday morning, September 24, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN.Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, September 29, 2018, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will be receiving friends two hours prior to the service on Saturday. The interment service will immediately follow in Forrest Memorial...

Jimmy Dean Berryhill

Jimmy Dean Berryhill

Sep 22, 2018

Jimmy Dean Berryhill, age 61, passed away Saturday morning, September 22, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN.Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 26, 2018 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 prior to the service on...

Susan Fay Tindall

Susan Fay Tindall

Sep 19, 2018

Susan Fay Wilkins Tindall, age 49, passed away at her home near Batesville, today, September 19, 2018. She was the wife of Daniel Tindall. Services for Susan will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Sardis Lake Baptist Church. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 at Sardis Lake Baptist. Interment will...

Margaret Ellen Saxton Haltom

Margaret Ellen Saxton Haltom

Sep 17, 2018

Margaret Ellen Saxton Haltom went home to be with her Lord at the age of 79 on September 17, 2018 at the Oxford Health and Rehab Center in Oxford, MS. Visitation will be held at the First United Methodist Church of Batesville's activities building at 1:30 P.M. on Thursday, September 20th, 2018 with a memorial service following at 3:00 P.M....