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Obituaries

Debbie Tidwell Caine

Debbie Tidwell Caine

Oct 21, 2017

Debbie Diane Tidwell Caine, age 62, passed away Saturday morning, October 21, 2017, at her son's home in Pope, MS.Funeral services for Debbie will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Wells...

Mildred Shaw Respess

Mildred Shaw Respess

Oct 16, 2017

After being blessed with 93 years here on this earth, Mildred Shaw Respess peacefully entered her heavenly home at noon on Monday, October 16, 2017 surrounded by her surviving sons, Don and Ronnie. Funeral services for Mildred will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Lambert First Baptist Church with visitation beginning at 12 noon. Rev....

Christina Lynn Sparks Basso

Christina Lynn Sparks Basso

Oct 15, 2017

Christina Lynn Sparks Basso, age 48, passed away at her home in Casper, WY, Sunday, October 15, 2017.Funeral services for Christina will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 21, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning at 11:00 a.m. prior to the service. Interment will follow...

Martha Roberson

Martha Roberson

Oct 13, 2017

Ms. Martha Roberson, age 86, passed away today October 13, 2017 at Methodist Hospital in Memphis, TN. Funeral services will be held on Sunday October 15, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. at Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends for visitation from 5:00 to 8:00 on Saturday evening, October 14, 2017 at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. Martha will be...

George W. Myers. Jr.

George W. Myers. Jr.

Oct 12, 2017

George W. Myers, Jr., age 64, passed away at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS today, October 12, 2017.  He is the husband of Ruby Myers. Funeral services for Mr. Myers will be held on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with Rev. Kevin Crofford officiating. The...

Harold Dean Ware

Harold Dean Ware

Oct 10, 2017

Harold Dean Ware, age 65, passed away at his home in Batesville on October 10, 2017.  The family will be receiving friends on Thursday, October 12, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The visitation will be followed with a memorial service held at Victory Baptist Church in Batesville at 12:30 p.m.Harold was born...

Mattie Mae "Matsy" Lauderdale

Mattie Mae "Matsy" Lauderdale

Oct 6, 2017

Mattie Mae "Matsy" Lauderdale, age 84, passed away peacefully in her sleep Friday October 6, 2017, at Diversicare in Batesville, MS. Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Sunday, October 8, 2017, at the Senatobia Church of Christ in Senatobia, MS with the family receiving friends beginning at 1:30 P.M. prior to the service. Interment will follow in Forrest Memorial Park...

Betty Sue Respess Foshee

Betty Sue Respess Foshee

Oct 6, 2017

Betty Sue Respess Foshee, age 82, passed away surrounded by family at Diversicare of Batesville, MS on October 6, 2017. She endured various illnesses over her lifetime and died of complications of leukemia, which she fought with treatments at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center for about 14 years.Sue was born September 21, 1935 in Lambert, MS to the late Ernest...

Carolyn T. Edwards

Carolyn T. Edwards

Sep 29, 2017

Carolyn Rose Tidwell Edwards, age 77, passed away Friday September 29, 2017, at her daughters home in Batesville, Mississippi. The family will be celebrating Carolyn's life Monday afternoon, October 2, 2017,  at 2:00 P.M. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends...

Sally Ann Black Buckley

Sally Ann Black Buckley

Sep 28, 2017

Sally Ann Black Buckley, age 85, passed away at the home of her daughter in Pope, MS on September 28, 2017. The family will hold a memorial service honoring Sally at 11:00 a.m. on October 19, 2017 at Chambers Hill United Methodist Church in Harrisburg, PA. Sally was born December 27, 1931 to the late Arthur and Hazel Marie Hiller...

Michael Andrew Darling, Sr.

Michael Andrew Darling, Sr.

Sep 27, 2017

Michael Andrew Darling, Sr., age 61, passed away at Baptist Hospital Desoto in Southaven, MS on 9-27-2017. There will be a graveside service held for Michael at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at Thyatira Cemetery in Senatobia, MS. Michael was born September 10, 1956 to Maxine Bishop Purdy and the late Herbert Wilkins Darling in Memphis, TN. Michael...

James Archie Morrow

James Archie Morrow

Sep 27, 2017

James Archie Morrow, age 79, passed away September 27, 2017, at Cleveland Nursing Home and Rehab in Cleveland, MS. He is the widower of Rose Hill Morrow. Funeral services for Mr. Morrow will be held at 12 noon Friday, September 29, 2017 with visitation beginning at 11:00 a.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville....

Betty Talley

Betty Talley

Sep 26, 2017

Betty Talley, age 73, passed away Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS on September 26, 2017. Betty was born June 7, 1944 to the late Harvey B. and Mary J. Payne Rodabaugh in Jackson County, MO. Mary was a retired factory worker. Survivors include her daughter, Denice J. Holland (Buddy) of Batesville; her son, Ricky B. Talley of Sardis; her...

Hudson Still

Hudson Still

Sep 25, 2017

Hudson Still, age 74, passed away Monday evening, September 25, 2017 at his home in Water Valley, MS. There will be a memorial service held celebrating the life of Hudson on Thursday, Septmeber 28, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. with visitation beginning at 9:00 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. Reverend Martin Case will...

Betty Swindoll Bailey

Betty Swindoll Bailey

Sep 24, 2017

Betty Swindoll Bailey, age 81, passed away Sunday morning, September 24, 2017 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, TN. Ms. Bailey is the widow of the late Robert F. Bailey.The family will be celebrating Ms. Bailey's life with a funeral service at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, September 30, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with...

Louise Holland Crowley

Louise Holland Crowley

Sep 24, 2017

Louise Holland Crowley of Batesville, Mississippi, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2017. Born February 17, 1920 in Blue Springs, Mississippi, she was the daughter of the late Whit and Jimmie Holland.Mrs. Crowley was an educator in the public schools for the state of Mississippi for 38 years and served as Principal of the Batesville Elementary School for 18 years...

Marvin K. Randall

Marvin K. Randall

Sep 20, 2017

Marvin Kenneth Randall, 82, died after a lengthy illness at Sardis Community Nursing Home in Sardis, MS.  He was born to John Odessa Randall and Nichol Johnson Mims Randall in the Gravel Hill Community in Carroll County, MS.  Mr. Randall was a 1953 graduate of Greenwood High School in Greenwood and immediately enlisted in the US Air Force during the...

Rachel Kizer

Rachel Kizer

Sep 20, 2017

Rachel Melinda Holcomb Kizer, age 57, passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.Funeral serviced for Rachel will be held at 3:00 on Saturday September 23, 2017 at Calvary Baptist Church in Batesville. The family will receive friends at the church beginning at 1:00. Interment will follow at Forrest Memorial Park. Dr....

James Harold Purser, Sr.

James Harold Purser, Sr.

Sep 13, 2017

Mr. James Harold Purser, Sr. passed away at his home in Southaven on September 13, 2017. Funeral services for Mr. Purser will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 16, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. Visitation will begin at 9:00 prior to the service. Interment will follow at Black Jack Cemetery....

Margaret M. Cole

Margaret M. Cole

Sep 11, 2017

Margaret M. "Peggy" Cole, age 72, passed away at her home outside of Batesville on September 11, 2017.  Funeral services for Peggy will be held at 12 noon on Friday, September 15, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow the service at Bethel Cemetery in...

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