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Obituaries

Brian Keith Hudson

Brian Keith Hudson

Apr 21, 2016

Brian Hudson, age 41, passed away, April 21, 2016 near Batesville, MS. Funeral services for Brain will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, April 24, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends beginning at 3:00 prior to the service. Mr. Michael Bates will officiate the service. Interment will...

Johnnie Alvin Johnson

Johnnie Alvin Johnson

Apr 16, 2016

Johnnie Alvin Johnson, age 72, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016 at his home in Batesville, MS. Funeral services for Mr. Johnson will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 18, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends beginning at 11:00 prior to the service. Johnnie was born...

James R. "Bobby" Stewart

James R. "Bobby" Stewart

Apr 15, 2016

James R. "Bobby" Stewart, age 65, passed away, April 15, 2016 at North Oak Regional Medical Center in Senatobia, MS. Funeral services for Bobby will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, April 17, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Forrest Memorial Park. The family will be receiving friends Saturday evening from 5:00...

Virginia Richardson

Virginia Richardson

Apr 14, 2016

Virginia Richardson, age 83, passed away, April 14, 2016, in Memphis, TN. Funeral services for Mrs. Richardson will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 16, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends at 1:30 prior to the service. Interment will follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville....

Leon Braswell

Leon Braswell

Apr 13, 2016

Leon Braswell passed away April 13, 2016 at his home in Oakland, MS. Funeral services for Mr. Braswell will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Hosanna Worship Center in Pope, MS. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 8:00 Friday evening at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville MS. Interment will follow the service at Long...

Ruby Lee Koonce Sprabery

Ruby Lee Koonce Sprabery

Apr 12, 2016

Ruby Lee Koonce Sprabery, age 85, passed away April 12, 2016, at her home in Batesville, MS. She is the wife of Edward Lamar Sprabery. Funeral services for Mrs. Sprabery will be held Friday, April 15, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends beginning at...

Daniel Ray Perkins

Daniel Ray Perkins

Apr 10, 2016

Daniel Ray Perkins age 13, of Oxford, MS, passed away April 10, 2016 at LeBonheur Children Medical Center in Memphis, TN. Funeral services for Daniel will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 prior to the service....

Audrey Monroe Shepard

Audrey Monroe Shepard

Apr 8, 2016

Audrey Monroe Shepard, infant daughter of Jessica Carolyn Shepard of Batesville, MS, died Friday morning 4/8/16 at Baptist Desoto Hospital in Southaven, MS. Graveside services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 O'clock P.M. at the Cold Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery. Survivors include other than her mother, Maternal-Grandparents, Jeff & Carolyn Johnston of Nashville, TN. and Bill Shepard of...

Mary Frances Collins

Mary Frances Collins

Apr 6, 2016

Mary Frances Collins, age 92, passed away April 6, 2016, at her home in Batesville, MS. She is the widow of William Ray Collins. Funeral services for Mrs. Collins will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 8, 2016 at Batesville First United Methodist Church with the family receiving friends beginning at 10:00 a.m. prior to the service. A graveside...

Mary Alice Graves Thornton

Mary Alice Graves Thornton

Apr 3, 2016

American writer Annie Dillard said, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” If this is true, then Mary Alice Faulkner Graves Thornton’s life is a rich tapestry of unconditional love, tender compassion, happy laughter, and elegant grace. Mary Alice was born to Bobo J. and Janie Murphree Faulkner of Tocowa on Feb. 26, 1934....

Kim Ann Callihan

Kim Ann Callihan

Mar 24, 2016

Kim Ann Marshall Callihan, age 52, passed away at her home in Courtland, MS on March 24, 2016. The family will hold a memorial service for Kim on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. with visitation beginning at 1:00 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. Kim was born to the late...

Darryl Wesley Still-Griffin

Darryl Wesley Still-Griffin

Mar 19, 2016

Darryl Wesley Still-Griffin passed away Saturday March 19, 2016, at his home in Batesville. Born in Batesville, on March 24, 1958 to the late Hulet Wesley Still and Martha Lou McMinn Still. Darryl spent most of his life in his hometown where he was a well-known and valued hairstylist. He was the owner of Darian Color Studio. Darryl was a...

Lynda Aldy Weaver

Lynda Aldy Weaver

Mar 16, 2016

Lynda Aldy Weaver, age 67, passed away Wednesday evening, March 16, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, March 19, 2016 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 beginning one...

Piper Lee Moore

Piper Lee Moore

Mar 16, 2016

Baby Piper Lee Moore passed away on March 16, 2016, surrounded by love at the UAMS Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Moore family will hold a graveside service for Piper on Monday, March 21, 2016 at 11:00 AM in the Senatobia Memorial Cemetery. Brother Chris Williams of First Baptist Church of Senatobia will be presiding. The family will receive...

Marilyn Bland Spencer

Marilyn Bland Spencer

Mar 15, 2016

Marilyn Bland Spencer, age 39, passed away in Coldwater MS, March 15, 2016. Funeral services for Marilyn will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends beginning at 12:00 noon prior to the service. Interment will follow at Magnolia Cemetery...

Lonnie William Spencer

Lonnie William Spencer

Mar 15, 2016

Lonnie William Spencer, age 43, passed away in Independence MS, March 15, 2016. Lonnie was born May 17, 1972 to the late Lonnie Jackie Spencer and Evalene Grant Spencer in Panola County, MS. During his lifetime, Lonnie was as auto body repairman. He enjoyed cooking and working on cars in his spare time. Survivors include 2 children; Sabrina Paige Spencer...

Lisa Ryals Jones

Lisa Ryals Jones

Mar 15, 2016

Lisa Renae Rylas Jones, age 44, passed away her home in Sardis, MS, March 15, 2016. Lisa was born February 2, 1972 to Jimmy McAurther Ryals and the late Martha Jean Hartley Ryals in Rome, Ga. Survivors include 3 daughters; Sarah Jones of Beebe AR, Erica Jones and Miranda Jones of Sardis, MS, 1 sister, Kaylah Moody of Terry, MS,...

Harmon Glyntess Cox

Harmon Glyntess Cox

Mar 11, 2016

Harmon Glyntess Cox, age 88, passed away Friday morning, March 11, 2016 at his home in Marks, MS. Funeral services for Mr. Cox will be held Sunday, March 13, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends at 2:00 prior to the service. Interment will follow...

Glynda Brower Haley

Glynda Brower Haley

Mar 9, 2016

Glynda Brower Haley, age 70, passed away Wednesday evening, March 9, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS. in Oxford, MS Funeral services for Ms. Haley will be held on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at 2:00 PM in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Crowder Cemetery in Crowder, MS. Reverend Keith Bolen...

Ralph Edward Alderman, Jr.

Ralph Edward Alderman, Jr.

Mar 8, 2016

Ralph Edward Alderman, Jr., age 54, passed away March 08, 2016, at his home in Robinsonville, MS. Ralph was born on September 23, 1961, to Susan Proctor and Ralph E. Alderman, Sr. in Topeka, Kansas. He served his country as a member of the Air National Guard. Those left behind to cherish Mr. Alderman's memory include his two children Sarah...

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