Obituaries
Jimmy Newton
Jul 5, 2016
Mr. Jimmy Newton, age 68, passed July 5, 2016 at his home in Counce, TN. Funeral services for Mr. Newton will be held at 5:00 p.m. Thursday, July 7, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends beginning at 3:00 p.m. prior to the service. Interment will be held...
Cynthia Ann Russell
Jul 5, 2016
Ms. Cynthia Russell, age 60, of Batesville, passed away this morning at Merit Health in Batesville, MS. Funeral services for Ms. Russell will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 7, 2016 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. Interment will follow...
A.D. Gatewood
Jun 28, 2016
A.D. Gatewood, age 81, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at his home in Pope, MS. Funeral services for A.D. will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 30, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends beginning at 12 noon prior to the service. Interment will follow...
Reverend Gerald Walker
Jun 28, 2016
Reverend Gerald Walker, age 79, passed away Tuesday evening, June 28, 2016 at his home in Oxford surrounded by his loving family. There will be a graveside service held for Reverend Walker at 11:00 Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Evergreen Cemetery in Gulfport, MS. The family will receive friends graveside at 10:30 prior to the service. Rev. Jimmy Porter will...
Carolyn Sue O'Quinn Wilson
Jun 26, 2016
Carolyn Sue O'Quinn Wilson, age 68, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2016 at her home in Horn Lake, MS. Ms. Wilson is the widow of the late James A. "Jimmy" Wilson. Funeral services for Mrs. Wilson will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning at...
T. Wayne Hall
Jun 23, 2016
T. Wayne Hall, age 70, passed away, June 23, 2016 at the V.A. Medical Center in Memphis, TN. The family will hold a memorial service for Mr. Hall at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Chickasaw Hill Pavilion at Enid Lake in Pope, MS. Wayne was born February 27, 1946 to the late Clifton Clyde Hall and Rosie Welch...
Stan Sherwood
Jun 20, 2016
Stan Sherwood, age 63, passed away June 20, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS. Stan is the husband of Pam Sherwood of Batesville. Funeral services for Stan will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 23, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 4:30 p.m. prior to the...
E.H. Avent
Jun 18, 2016
E.H. Avent, age 88, passed away, June 18, 2016 at Baptist Desoto Hospital in Southaven, MS. Mr. Avent is the widower of the late Amaryllis Fair Avent of Senatobia, MS. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 22, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS....
Katie Murphree Brewer
Jun 16, 2016
Katie Murphree Brewer, age 79, passed away Thursday Evening, June 16, 2016 at her home in Union, MS. Ms. Brewer is the widow of the late Charles R. "Bob" Brewer. Funeral services for Mrs. Brewer will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 19, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends...
William Thomas "Bill" Egbert
Jun 10, 2016
William Thomas "Bill" Egbert, age 45, passed away at his home in Pope, MS. Memorial service for Bill will be 1:30 P.M. Tuesday, June 14, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with inurnment to follow in Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS. Mr. Michael Bates will be officiating the service. The family will receive friends beginning...
Ruby Dean Sullivant
Jun 7, 2016
Ruby Dean Sullivant, age 73, passed away June 7, 2016 at Sardis Nursing Home in Sardis, MS. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at Independence Presbyterian Church with the family receiving friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Reverend Dr. Douglass Sullivan-Gonzalez will officiate the service. Interment will follow the service at Antioch...
James C. "Jim" Hill
Jun 4, 2016
James C. "Jim" Hill, age 51, passed away Saturday morning, June 4, 2016 at Northwest MS. Regional Medical Center in Clarksdale, MS. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 8, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Cold Springs Cemetery near Sardis, MS. The family will receive friends one hour...
Earl F. Anderson
Jun 2, 2016
Earl F. Anderson, age 64, passed away at his home, June 2, 2016, in Water Valley, Mississippi. The family will hold a memorial service for Mr. Anderson on Sunday, June 5, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. with visitation beginning at 1:00 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. Earl was born, November 17, 1951 to...
Henry Julian Caffey
May 23, 2016
Henry Julian "Hank" Caffey, age 82, past away May 23, 2016 at Grace Health and Rehab in Grenada, MS. There will be a graveside service for Hank at Charleston Cemetery in Charleston, MS at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 26, 2016. Reverend Ed Woodall will officiate. Hank was born September 17, 1933 in Rosedale, MS to the late Robert Ray Caffey...
James Hellums
May 20, 2016
Mr. James Hellums, age 86, passed away May 20, 2016 at Methodist Hospital in Memphis, TN. James was born November 19, 1929 in Booneville, MS to the late Lawrence G. Hellums and Irrie Lenora Hord Hellums. During his lifetime James worked as a truck driver. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army and was a member of the...
Arley R. Whitsell
May 17, 2016
Arley R. Whitsell, age 77, passed away May 17, 2016 at North Delta Hospice in Southaven, MS. The family will receive friends Saturday, May 21, 2016 from 12 noon untill 2:00 at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The visitation will be followed by a private family service for Mr. Whitsell. Interment will follow the service at Forrest Memorial Park...
Dolores W. Barnett
May 17, 2016
Dolores "Dr. B" W. Barnett, age 84, passed away May 17, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, May 21, 2016 at the First Baptist Church in Batesville, MS with Dr. Tommy Snyder officiating. Interment will follow the service at Pilgrims Rest Cemetery in Batesville. The family will receive...
Guary Lee Hunt
May 15, 2016
Guary Lee Hunt, age 58, passed away Sunday evening, May 15, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS. Honoring the wishes of Guary, there will be no services. Interment will be in Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. Guary was born November 28, 1957 in Tuscaloosa, AL to the late Ben Frank and Elizabeth Ann Harmon...
James Edward "Doc" Tramel, Jr.
May 14, 2016
James Edward "Doc" Tramel, Jr., age 90, passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 14, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, May 16, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Shady Grove Cemetery. Dr. Robert Self and Reverend Tim McMillen will be officiating....
Terry Lynn Heskett, Sr.
May 11, 2016
Terry Lynn Heskett, Sr. age 69, passed away May 11, 2016, at Methodist University hospital in Memphis, TN. Terry is the husband of Grace Heskett of Oakland, MS. The family will hold a memorial service for Terry Friday, May 20, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The family will...
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