Obituaries
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
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
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
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...
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....
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...
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
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...
Jim T. Rainey, Sr.
Sep 10, 2017
Jim Travis Rainey, Sr. age 80, passed away, September 10, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford. He is the widower of Evelyn Dee Rainey. There will be a memorial service held for Mr. Rainey on Saturday, September 16, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The...
Jimmy Neal Long
Sep 10, 2017
Jimmy Neal Long, age 74, passed away Sunday afternoon, September 10, 2017, at his home in Como, MS. He is the husband of Kay Collier Long of Como. Funeral services for Mr. Long will be held on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville MS with visitation beginning...
Roye Bruce Dawson
Sep 9, 2017
Roye Bruce Dawson, age 51, passed away at his home in Brandon, MS on September 9, 2017. There will be a memorial service held for Bruce at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, September 15, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning at 2:00 prior to the service. Bruce was...
Arthur E. Pool
Sep 7, 2017
Arthur Eugene "Art" Pool, age 83, passed away Thursday evening, September 7, 2017, at his home in Oxford, MS. Funeral services for Mr. Pool will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 11, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning at 12 noon prior to the service....
Jake Joiner, Jr.
Sep 7, 2017
Jake Joiner, Jr., age 74, passed away at Panola Medical Center in Batesville, MS on September 7, 2017. Jake was born December 31, 1942 to the late Jake Abraham Joiner, Sr. and Audrey Foster Joiner in Panola County, MS. Jake worked in construction most of his life. He was a member of the MS National Guard and Black Jack Presbyterian...
Donald "Don" Summers, Sr.
Sep 3, 2017
Dorris Donald "Don" Summers, Sr., age 86 , passed away Sunday evening at his home in Batesville, MS. Funeral services will be 2:00 O'clock P.M. Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at the First United Methodist Church with interment to follow in Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The Reverend's Martin Case and Ed Temple will be officiating the service. Tuesday evening,...
Terry Lee Vernon
Sep 2, 2017
Terry Lee Vernon, age 61, passed away peacefully in his sleep Saturday, September 2, 2017 at his home in Harmontown, MS.Funeral service will be 12:00 P.M. Thursday, September 7, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with a 3:00 P.M. committal service at Memphis Memory Gardens Cemetery in Memphis, TN. The family will be receiving friends...
Mary Childers
Aug 31, 2017
Mary Lynn Wells Childers, 64, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017 at Baptist Memorial in Memphis, TN. Mrs. Mary was born January 13, 1953 in Golden Pond, Kentucky to Martha Lee Hoskins and Blufard L. Wells, Sr. Mrs. Childers had retired after 46 years of various employments and enjoyed traveling and spending time with her family and pets. She is...
James Gray Hailey
Aug 25, 2017
James Gray "Jim" Hailey, age 82, of Pope, MS., passed away at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis TN. Friday, August 25, 2017. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, August 27, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Chapel Hill Cemetery in Pope, MS. The family will be receiving friends prior...
Candace Drake Belk
Aug 24, 2017
Candace Drake Belk, age 68, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, August 24, 2017, surrounded by her family. She was born on Christmas day in 1948 in Batesville, MS, where she resided for most of her life. Funeral services for Candace will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 26, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of...
Barbara Ann White Riley
Aug 20, 2017
Barbara Ann White Riley, age 82, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017 at University of MS Medical Center in Grenada, MS.Funeral services for Ms. Riley will be held at 12 noon on Thursday, August 24, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends beginning at 11:00 a.m. prior to...
William F. "Billy" Burnett
Aug 17, 2017
William F. "Billy" Burnett Sr., age 81, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017, at Baptist DeSoto Hospital in Southaven, MS.Funeral services for Mr. Burnett will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 20, 2017 at First Baptist Church in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning at 2:00 prior to the service. Interment will follow at Forrest Memorial Park...
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