Obituaries
Billy Ray Shipp
Jul 4, 2017
Billy Ray Shipp, age 81, formerly of Dallas, TX, passed away late Tuesday evening, July 4, 2017, at Diversicare of Batesville, MS. He is the widower of Pamela Shipp. There will be a graveside service at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 7, 2017 at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville. Rev. Jay Anderson will officiate.Billy was born February 12, 1936 to...
Doris Ann Jolley
Jun 30, 2017
Doris Ann Jolley, age 75, passed away Friday, June 30, 2017 at Diversicare Nursing Home in Batesville, MS.Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, July 5, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with a private family interment to follow in Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family will be receiving friends one hour prior...
Roy Douglas Fowler
Jun 30, 2017
Roy Douglas "Doug" Fowler, age 84, passed away at his home in Courtland Friday evening, June 30, 2017. Mr. Fowler is the widower of the late Marjorie Lee Bumpous Fowler.Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 5, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Eureka Private Cemetery near Courtland, MS....
William Yelverton
Jun 29, 2017
William Yelverton, age 65, passed away at his home in Sardis today, June 29, 2017. Per Mr. Yelverton's wishes no services will be held.
Robbie Glenn Bell
Jun 26, 2017
Robbie Glenn Bell, age 39, formerly of Marks, passed away in an auto accident in the early morning hours of June 26, 2017 in Memphis, TN. Funeral services for Robbie will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends from...
Billy Gene Crawford
Jun 20, 2017
Video Tribute Billy Gene Crawford, age 68, formerly of Grenada, MS, passed away Tuesday evening, June 20, 2017, at his home in Pope, MS. Funeral services for Billy will be held on Friday, June 23, 2017 at 11:00 at Willow Springs Assembly of God Church in Enid. Rev. Tommy Darby and Rev. Billy Davidson will officiate. The family will receive...
Phyllis Renee Brower
Jun 19, 2017
Phyllis Renee Brower, age 53, passed away at her home in Desoto County on June 19, 2017. Funeral Services for Phyllis will be held at 2:00 on Saturday, June 24, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. Visitation will be held on Friday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 at Wells. Interment will follow...
Oudia Dalton Clemons
Jun 18, 2017
Oudia D. Clemons, age 71, passed away Sunday morning, June 18, 2017, in Sarah, MS surrounded by her family.Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 21, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with internment to follow in Longtown Cemetery near Crenshaw, MS. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Wells Funeral...
Rickey Griffis
Jun 15, 2017
Rickey Griffis, age 61, passed away Thursday afternoon, June 15, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.The family will be gathering for a memorial service Sunday, June 18, 2017 at 3:00 P.M. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning one hour prior to the service. Dr. David Ball will be...
Katie Sartin
Jun 15, 2017
Katie Sartin, age 93, passed away today, June 15, 2017 at Merit Health in Batesville, MS. The family will hold a private memorial service for Katie at a later date. Wells Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Survivors include 3 children, Katie Mae McGinnis of Crowder, Jimmy Winter of Pope, and Larry Moon of Cleveland,
Betty Faye Manues
Jun 11, 2017
Betty Faye Manues, age 70, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2017, at Landmark of Desoto Nursing Home in Horn Lake, MS.There will be a private family graveside service held for Betty at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at Long Creek Cemetery in Courtland, MS. Wells Funeral Home of Batesville has charge of arrangements. Betty was born November 3,...
Margaret Geneva Creel
Jun 9, 2017
Margaret Geneva Croney Creel, age 96, passed away, June 9, 2017, at her home in Sardis, MS.There will be no services held. She will be interred with her husband at Memphis National Cemetery in Memphis, TN. Wells Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Margaret was born April 10, 1921 to the late Pete Croney and Magie Mae Jordan Croney in...
Kathleen Hays Ray
Jun 9, 2017
Kathleen Hays Ray, age 85, passed away Friday morning, June 9, 2017 at Tallahatchie General Nursing Home in Charleston, MS. Ms. Ray is the widow of the late Paul Edward Ray.Funeral services for Mrs. Ray will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 11, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS with visitation...
Frances Moore
Jun 7, 2017
Frances Legge Moore, age 97, formerly of Batesville, Mississippi, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, June 7, 2017 at Barton Hills Assisted Living in Austin, Texas.Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, June 17, 2017, at First Baptist Church in Batesville, MS with interment to follow in Forrest Memorial Park. The family will be receiving friends one hour...
Karen Rene Mathews
Jun 6, 2017
Karen Rene Mathews, age 48, passed away tragically in an auto accident Tuesday afternoon, June 6, 2017, near Sardis, MS.A memorial service for Karen will be held on Friday, June 9, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 11:00 a.m. prior to the service. Reverend Kevin Crofford...
Stoney Lee Harris
Jun 3, 2017
Stoney Lee Harris, age 41, passed away late Saturday evening, June 3, 2017 at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS.Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, June 6, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Magnolia Cemetery near Paynes, MS. The family will be receiving friends one...
Tammy Russell Jenkins
Jun 3, 2017
Tammy McGregor Russell Jenkins, age 56, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2017, at her home near Batesville, MS.Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, June 6, 2017, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Black Jack Cemetery near Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends prior to the service at 10:00 A.M.Tammy...
Halle Mitchell Walker
May 31, 2017
Out of love and respect for the Halle's family here in Batesville, we would like to post Halle's obituary to inform the community of her arrangements. Memorial Park Funeral Home of Memphis has charge of arrangements. Olivia Halle Mitchell Walker of Germantown, TN passed away peacefully on May 31, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. Her five year battle against...
Martha Frances McCown Phelps
May 28, 2017
Martha McCown Phelps, age 91, passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, May 28, 2017, at Providence Assisted Living in Batesville, MS. Ms. Phelps is the widow of the late Lucius Bernard Phelps after 64 years of marriage.Funeral services for Mrs. Phelps will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday May 30, 2017, in the Martin Willingham Memorial...
Shed M. Clemons
May 25, 2017
Shed M. Clemons, age 81, passed away late Thursday evening, May 25, 2017 at Baptist Desoto Hospital in Southaven, MS.Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, May 29, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Longtown Cemetery near Crenshaw, MS. Visitation will be one prior to the service at Wells Funeral...
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This is a collection of obituaries for Batesville, Mississippi.
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