Obituaries

Travis W. Tutor

Travis W. Tutor

Oct 1, 2016

Travis W. Tutor, age 54, passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS. A memorial service will be 3:00 P.M. Sunday, October 2, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends at 2:30 P.M. prior to the service....

Katherine Perkins Lewellyn

Katherine Perkins Lewellyn

Sep 30, 2016

Katherine Perkins Lewellyn, age 88, widow of the late Red Lewellyn, passed away Friday afternoon, September 30, 2016 at West Hills Health and Rehab in Knoxville, TN. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 4, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends beginning at 12:00 P.M. prior to the service....

Barbara Zangwill Blair

Barbara Zangwill Blair

Sep 25, 2016

Barbara Zangwill Blair, age 79, widow of Bobby Joe Blair, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016 at the Memphis Jewish Home in Cordova, TN. There will be a graveside service for Mrs. Blair held on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. Barbara was born June 11, 1937 to the late Sol Zangwill...

George Roberts "Bobby" Shields

George Roberts "Bobby" Shields

Sep 23, 2016

George Roberts "Bobby" Shields, age 71, husband of Alice Shields, passed away Friday afternoon, September 23, 2016. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, September 26, 2016 at Crowder Baptist Church in Crowder, MS with interment to follow in Crowder Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends Sunday evening from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. at Wells Funeral Home, and also...

Patsy A. Dulin

Patsy A. Dulin

Sep 22, 2016

Patsy Dulin, age 66, of Batesville, passed away September 22, 2016 at Baptist Hospital North MS in Oxford. Funeral services for Mrs. Dulin will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 24, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning at 9:00 a.m. prior to the service. Interment will...

Darrell Lee Cook

Darrell Lee Cook

Sep 22, 2016

Darrell Lee Cook, age 81, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2016, at his home in Batesville, MS. The family will be gathering at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, September 25, 2016 at Wells Funeral Home followed by a memorial service for Mr. Cook at 2:00 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. Born January 22, 1395...

Edward Wayne Willis

Edward Wayne Willis

Sep 19, 2016

Edward Wayne "Eddie" Willis, age 50, passed away in the early morning hours of Monday, September 19, 2016 at his home in Batesville, MS. Funeral services for Mr. Willis will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 21, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning at 12 noon...

Thelma Jean Bolen Avant

Thelma Jean Bolen Avant

Sep 18, 2016

Thelma Jean Bolen "Tiny" Avant, age 71, passed away Sunday morning, September 18, 2016 at her home near Batesville, MS. Funeral services for Ms. Avent will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 22, 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...

James Homer Massey

James Homer Massey

Sep 17, 2016

James Homer Massey, age 73, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at New Hope Church of God, 209 West St., Batesville, MS, with interment to follow in Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family will be receiving friends Monday evening, September 19,...

Ruby Jones Bolen

Ruby Jones Bolen

Sep 15, 2016

Ruby Jones Bolen, 91, of Batesville died September 15, 2016 peacefully in her home surrounded by friends and family. She was the widow of the late Birl M. Bolen. She was born August 6, 1925, to the late Abram E. Jones and Lillian Coggins Jones. Funeral services for Mrs. Bolen will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, September 18, 2016...

Kenneth Dale Lawson

Kenneth Dale Lawson

Sep 13, 2016

Kenneth Dale "Tree Man" Lawson passed away at his home in Batesville, on September 13, 2016. The family will hold a memorial service for Kenneth on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. 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. Kenneth was...

Tiffiney Gayle Moore

Tiffiney Gayle Moore

Sep 11, 2016

Tiffiney Gayle Moore, age 45, passed away Sunday morning, September 11, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS. Funeral services for Tiffiney will be held at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 14, 2016 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....

Clarence Lloyd "Rocky" Stonebraker

Clarence Lloyd "Rocky" Stonebraker

Sep 7, 2016

Clarence Lloyd “Rocky” Stonebraker, 62, of Batesville, MS, formerly of Memphis, TN, passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2016. He was retired after working many years at FedEx. He was preceded in death by his mother, Shirley Stewart, and his father Clarence Stonebraker. He is survived by his wife, Cynthia Stonebraker. Clarence was loving father to three children, Amelia Tudor,...

Maurice Beatty

Maurice Beatty

Sep 7, 2016

Maurice Bradford Beatty of Hernando, MS, age 97 passed away September 7, 2016 at her home in Hernando, MS. She was the widow of Samuel Hartford Beatty and a former resident of Pope, MS and Tupelo, MS. She was a member of Longview Point Baptist Church in Hernando. Services will be held Friday, September 9, 2016 at Wells Funeral Home...

Jerry L. Trusty

Jerry L. Trusty

Sep 4, 2016

Jerry L. Trusty, age 65, passed away Sunday Morning, September 4, 2016 at Quitman County Health and Rehabilitation in Marks, MS. Funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 7, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Longtown Cemetery near Crenshaw, MS. The family will be receiving friends Tuesday evening from...

Edward E. Colbert

Edward E. Colbert

Sep 4, 2016

Edward E. "Eddie" Colbert, age 69, passed away Sunday morning, September 4, 2016 at Baptist Desoto Hospital in Southaven, MS. Funeral services for Mr. Colbert will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 7, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Forrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to...

Quitman Grant

Quitman Grant

Sep 2, 2016

Quitman Grant passed away Friday morning, September 2, 2016 at his home in Batesville, MS. Funeral services for Mr. Grant will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 4, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Saturday evening at Wells. Interment will follow the...

Betty Seale Herron

Betty Seale Herron

Sep 2, 2016

Betty Seale Herron, age 79, passed away peacefully in the arms of her granddaughter. Mrs. Herron is the wife of Jimmy H. Herron. Graveside services will be 6:00 P.M. Sunday, September 4, 2016 at Antioch Cemetery near Courtland, MS. Per Mrs. Herron's request, there will be no visitation. Dr. Doug Sullivan-Gonzalez will be officiating over the service. Wells Funeral Home...

Cora Inez Garrard Malone

Cora Inez Garrard Malone

Aug 31, 2016

Cora Inez Garrard Malone, age 94, passed away in the early morning hours of Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at Golden Living Center in Batesville, MS. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. prior to the service. Interment will be...

Prudie Meredith Garton Moss

Prudie Meredith Garton Moss

Aug 31, 2016

Prudie Meredith Garton Moss, age 96, passed away Wednesday afternoon, August 31, 2016 at Starkville Manor Nursing Home in Starkville, MS. Ms. Moss is the widow of the late Byron Maddox "Tootsie" Moss. Funeral services for Ms. Moss will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday September 5, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville....