Obituaries
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...
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...
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....
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 –...
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...
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...
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
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
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
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
Lana Britt Douglas
Apr 18, 2018
Lana Britt Douglas, age 58, passed away Wednesday morning, April 18, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS. Funeral services for Lana will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, April 20, 2018 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 11:00 a.m. prior to the service. Interment...
Steven Royce Fortune
Apr 13, 2018
Steven Royce Fortune, age 54, of Cabot, AR, formerly of Batesville, died Friday, April 13, 2018 in Little Rock, AR following a brief illness. Steve was preceded in death by his beloved parents, Jimmie R. Fortune and Shirley M. Fortune of Batesville, MS. He is survived by his fiance’, Kayla Baldwin of Cabot, AR.; his daughter, Meri Morgan Fortune of...
Virginia Johnson Ford
Apr 8, 2018
Virginia Johnson Ford, age 93, passed away Sunday afternoon, April 8, 2018, at Palm Bay Hospital in Palm Bay, FL.Funeral services for Virginia will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Union Baptist Church in Sardis with visitation beginning at 1:00 prior to the service. Interment will follow at Union Cemetery in Sardis. Rev. Terry Brown...
Charles A. Reynolds
Apr 7, 2018
Charles A. Reynolds, age 86, formerly of Clarksdale, MS, passed away late Saturday evening, April 7, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS. Funeral services will be 12:00 noon on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at the First Baptist Church in Batesville, MS with the family receiving friends beginning at 10:00 A.M. prior to the service at...
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