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Obituaries

Thomas Richard Trotter

Thomas Richard Trotter

Dec 6, 2017

Thomas Richard "Redd" Trotter, age 87, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at his home in Batesville, MS. He is the husband of Robbie Joiner Trotter. Funeral services for Mr. Trotter will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at Shady Grove Baptist Church. Rev. Tim McMillan and Rev. Rusty Robertson will officiate. The family will receive...

June Woodruff McCulley

June Woodruff McCulley

Dec 3, 2017

June Woodruff McCulley, age 70, passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, December 3, 2017, at her home near Batesville, MS surrounded by her family and close friends. June is the widow of the late Ronald M. McCulley.Funeral service will be 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at the Independence Presbyterian Church with interment to follow in Antioch...

Troy Neal Lambert

Troy Neal Lambert

Nov 29, 2017

Troy Neal Lambert passed peacefully on November 29, 2017. He was 91 years old, the son of the late Lillian Rawlison Phifer of Amory, MS and Neal Troy Lambert of Ecru, MS.He is predeceased by his son, Sid Lambert and survived by his daughters, Sandi McCraine and G. Scott Crossland; his four grandchildren, Claire Minnie, Seth McCraine, Casey McCraine and...

M SGT. (Ret.) Glispie Marquis

M SGT. (Ret.) Glispie Marquis

Nov 25, 2017

M SGT. (Ret.) Glispie Marquis, age 82, passed away Saturday evening, November 25, 2017 at Regional One Medical Center in Memphis, TN. Funeral service will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 29, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Forrest Memorial Park with full military honors. The family will receive friends Tuesday...

Edna McRee Sorrells

Edna McRee Sorrells

Nov 23, 2017

Edna McRee Sorrells, age 85, passed away Thursday night, November 23, 2017 at Sardis Community Nursing Home in Sardis, MS. She is the widow of L.B. Sorrells. Funeral services for Mrs. Sorrells will be held on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 2:00...

Robert Lee Anderson, Sr.

Robert Lee Anderson, Sr.

Nov 18, 2017

Robert Lee Anderson, Sr., age 70, passed away Saturday evening, November 18, 2017, at the State Veterans Home in Oxford, MS. Mr. Anderson is the widower of the late Frances Ann Alred Anderson.Funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 21, 2017, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Forrest Memorial Park....

James Edgar Dewey Lamb

James Edgar Dewey Lamb

Nov 14, 2017

James Edgar Dewey Lamb, age 75, passed away Tuesday morning, November 14, 2017, in Memphis, TN.Funeral service will be 4:00 P.M. Sunday, November 19, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends beginning at 2:00 P.M. prior to the service.James was born December 1, 1941 in Lambert, MS to the late James...

Jewel Epps Harwood

Jewel Epps Harwood

Nov 14, 2017

Jewel Epps Harwood, age 94, passed away early Tuesday morning, November 14, 2017, at her home in Batesville, MS. Mrs. Harwood is the widow of the late Paul Harwood.Funeral services will be 11 AM Friday, November 17, 2017 at the First Baptist Church in Batesville, MS with the family receiving friends at 9:30 prior to the service at the church....

Charlotte Ann Avery Bailey

Charlotte Ann Avery Bailey

Nov 14, 2017

Charlotte Ann Avery Bailey, age 77, passed away Tuesday afternoon, November 14, 2017 at North Delta Hospice in Southaven, MS.Funeral service will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, November 20, 2017, at Shiloh United Methodist Church near Courtland, MS with visitation prior to the service at 10:00 A.M. at the church. Interment will follow in Shiloh Cemetery.She was born November 2, 1940...

Dennis Burrowes

Dennis Burrowes

Nov 13, 2017

Dennis Burrowes, age 64, of Courtland, MS passed away Monday, November 13, 2017, at Regional One Medical Center in Memphis.The family will have a memorial service 3:00 PM Thursday, November 16, 2017 at Love Joy Church near Courtland, MS. They will be receiving friends one hour prior to the service at the church.Dennis was born June 23, 1053 in Oxford,...

Mancle Thomas McGovern, Jr.

Mancle Thomas McGovern, Jr.

Nov 12, 2017

Mancle Thomas McGovern, Jr., age 75,  passed away Sunday evening, November 12, 2017 at his son's home in Pope, MS. Mr. McGovern is the widower of the late Janice Melbena Cowgill McGovern.Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 15, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with a committal service to follow at 4:00 P.M....

Dorothy Nell Golmon Wells

Dorothy Nell Golmon Wells

Nov 12, 2017

Dorothy Nell Golmon Wells, age 77, passed away Sunday morning, November 12, 2017 at Diversicare in Batesville, MS.The family will have a memorial service at a later time that is yet to be determined.Dorothy was born June 1, 1940 in Franklin County, MS to the late Landon and Mamie Ballard Golmon. She was a homemaker. Dorothy is survived by her...

Benjamin (Benny) Reece Sullivant

Benjamin (Benny) Reece Sullivant

Nov 11, 2017

Benjamin Reece (Benny) Sullivant, age 56, passed away Saturday evening, November 11, 2017, in an auto accident near Pope, MS.Graveside service will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday morning, November 14, 2017, at Antioch Cemetery near Courtland, MS. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 5:30 - 7:30 PM, November 13, 2017, at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS.Benny was born...

William K. "Billy" Livingston, Sr.

William K. "Billy" Livingston, Sr.

Nov 10, 2017

William K. "Billy" Livingston, Sr., age 82, passed away at his home in Sardis, MS this morning, November 10, 2017. He is the husband of Betty Livingston. Funeral will be 1:00 P.M. Monday, November 13, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends two hours prior to the service.  Interment will follow...

Barbara Joyce Hope Ward

Barbara Joyce Hope Ward

Nov 7, 2017

Mrs. Barbara Joyce (Hope) Ward passed away peacefully surrounded by many of those she loved dearly during the early morning hours of Tuesday, November 7th in Monroe, GA. Mrs. Ward previously of Pope moved to Georgia 7 years ago to be near her only grandchild and her family for the remainder of her life. She continued to enjoy cooking or...

Joseph George Sherwood

Joseph George Sherwood

Oct 31, 2017

Joseph George "Joe" Sherwood, age 69, passed away at Baptist Memorial Hospital East on October 31, 2017. The family will hold a memorial service, celebrating the life of Joe, on Friday evening, November 3rd, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. on the top of the levee at Sardis Upper Lake. Joe was born February 17, 1948 in Lansing, Michigan. Joe was one...

Allisan Rose Orr

Allisan Rose Orr

Oct 29, 2017

Allisan Rose Orr, age 25, passed away in Batesville, MS on October 29, 2017. There will be a memorial service held for Allisan at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at Hossana Family Worship Center in Pope. Rev. Damon Plummer will officiate. There will be no visitation prior to the service but a reception will be held after the...

Mary Pearl Robertson

Mary Pearl Robertson

Oct 26, 2017

Mary Pearl Robertson, age 76, passed away October 26, 2017, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, TN. Funeral services for Mary Pearl will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at Batesville First Baptist Church with visitation being held from 5:00 to 8:00 on Saturday evening at the church. Interment will be held at Forrest Memorial Park....

Patsy R. Murphree

Patsy R. Murphree

Oct 25, 2017

Patsy R. Murphree, age 73, passed away on Wednesday, October 25, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS. Funeral services for Patsy will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at Pope Baptist Church with interment to follow at Bethel Cemetery. Rev. Derrick Simmons will officiate. The family will receive friends from 5:00...

William Tommy Brown

William Tommy Brown

Oct 21, 2017

Memphis, TN - William Thomas Brown, age 75, known to all as Tommy, passed away Saturday morning, October 21, 2017 at Baptist Trinity Hospice House in Collierville, TN.The family will receive friends from 10:00 am until the service time at 11:00am, Tuesday October 24th at Pope Baptist Church, 264 Front Street in Pope, MS. A private family burial service will...

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