Obituaries
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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
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
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
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.
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
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...
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...
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...
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
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.
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
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....
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