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Obituaries

Mary A. Pelts

Mary A. Pelts

Nov 5, 2015

Mary A. Pelts, age 71, passed away November 5, 2015 at Merit Health in Batesville, MS. She is the widow of Raymond Pelts. Services for Mrs. Pelts will be held Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends at 1:00 prior to the...

Doris Ann Blair

Doris Ann Blair

Nov 5, 2015

Doris Ann Roper Blair, age 73, passed away at La Maison Leisure Living Facility in Denham Springs, LA on November 5, 2015. The family will hold a graveside service Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Sardis Lake Baptist Church Cemetery in Sardis, MS. Doris was born January 12, 1942 tot he late Harold Roper and Maggie Bolen Roper...

William Christopher Melchior

William Christopher Melchior

Nov 4, 2015

William Christopher Melchior, age 47, passed away at Merit Health in Batesville MS on November 4, 2015. The family will hold a private memorial service for Chris at a later date. Chris was born March 3, 1968 to Marlene Davis Melchior and the late William Joseph Melchior in Alexandria, VA. William held an associates degree in social work. Those left behind...

Emma Jean Griffis

Emma Jean Griffis

Nov 1, 2015

Mrs. Emma Jean Sorrells Griffis, age 91, passed away in the early morning hours of November 1, 2015, at her home in Sardis Lake, Mississippi. Mrs. Griffis is the wife of the late Leland Griffis. Funeral services for Mrs. Griffis will be held in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home on Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at 3:00...

Kathryn Sullivant

Kathryn Sullivant

Oct 26, 2015

Kathryn "Kathy" Brown Sullivant, age 75, passed away October 26, 2015, at Methodist Hospice in Memphis, TN. Funeral services for Kathy will be held Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at 10:00. Interment will follow...

David Douglas "Dopey" Floyd, Sr.

David Douglas "Dopey" Floyd, Sr.

Oct 26, 2015

David Douglas Floyd, Sr. (Dopey to his friends) began his last great adventure on Monday, October 26, 2015. He was born July 4, 1938 to the late Alton Adolph and Annie Lee Miller Floyd of Sardis Mississippi, where he was a life-long resident. A Graveside service for Mr. Floyd will be held Saturday, October 31, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at...

Robert "Bobby" L. Hill

Robert "Bobby" L. Hill

Oct 25, 2015

Robert L. "Bobby" Hill, age 81, passed away Sunday morning, October 25, 2015 at his home in Pope, MS. Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Liberty Hill Baptist Church in Pope, MS with interment to follow in Liberty Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:00 P.M. until service time Thursday at the church...

Elizabeth Kay Hull

Elizabeth Kay Hull

Oct 23, 2015

Elizabeth Kay "Nurse Kay" Hull, age 65, passed away Friday, October 23, 2015 at her residence in Batesville, MS. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, October 27, 2015 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. The committal service will follow Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 P.M. in Jonesboro Memorial Cemetery in Jonesboro, AR. The family will receive...

William "Bill" Claude Gray

William "Bill" Claude Gray

Oct 21, 2015

William "Bill" Claude Gray, age 62, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Cullman Regional Medical Center in Cullman, AL. Funeral services for Bill will be held Sunday, October 25, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends at 1:00 prior to the service. Interment will follow...

James William Griffin

James William Griffin

Oct 14, 2015

Mr. James William "J.W." Griffin, passed away October 14, 2015, at his home in Courtland, Mississippi. Funeral services for J.W. will be held Friday, October 16, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. Interment will follow the service at Crowder Cemetery. Reverend Larry Kilgore and Reverend Bobby Holland will officiate....

Gary Skeen

Gary Skeen

Oct 10, 2015

Gary Skeen, age 66, passed away late Saturday evening, October 10, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. A graveside service will be held for Mr. Skeen on Wednesday morning, October 14, 2015, at 10:00 AM at Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery in Batesville. The family will receive friends prior to the service at the cemetery beginning at 9:30 AM....

Bennie Mason

Bennie Mason

Oct 4, 2015

Bennie Mason, age 75, passed away Sunday morning, October 4, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN. Mr. Mason is the husband of Johnie Keen Mason. The family will hold a memorial service for Mr. Mason at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Black Jack Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends at 9:00 a.m. prior to...

Johnny J. Fewell, Jr.

Johnny J. Fewell, Jr.

Oct 3, 2015

Johnny J. Fewell, Jr., age 75, passed away Saturday morning, October 3, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at Hebron Baptist Church near Sardis, MS with interment to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening, October 6, 2015 from 5:00...

John L. Rodgers

John L. Rodgers

Oct 2, 2015

John L. Rodgers, age 74, passed away Friday evening, October 2, 2015 at his home in Batesville, MS. Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Monday, October 5, 2015 at Locke Station Baptist Church with interment to follow in Marks Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells...

Donald Nardozzi

Donald Nardozzi

Oct 1, 2015

Donald Joseph Nardozzi, age 62, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2015 at M.D. Anderson Medical Center in Houston, TX. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 A.M. Monday, October 5, 2015 at St. Mary's Catholic Church with interment to follow in Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 5:00 - 8:00...

Travis Williams

Travis Williams

Sep 30, 2015

Travis Williams, age 75, formerly of Batesville, MS, passed away Wednesday afternoon, September 30, 2015 at the Methodist Hospice Home in Memphis, TN. Funeral services will be 12:00 P.M. Saturday, October 3, 2015 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with visitation beginning Saturday morning at 10:00 A.M. Interment will follow the service in Forrest Memorial Park...

Amaryllis Fair Avent

Amaryllis Fair Avent

Sep 28, 2015

Amaryllis Fair Avent, age 83, passed early Monday morning, September 28, 2015 at her home in Senatobia, MS. She is the wife of E.H. Avent of Senatobia, MS. Funeral services for Mrs. Avent will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, October 1, 2015 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The family will receive...

Ruby Lee Herring

Ruby Lee Herring

Sep 27, 2015

Ruby Lee Herring, age 80, passed away Sunday evening, September 27, 2015 at her daughters home near Courtland, MS. She is the widow of Roy Kenneth Herring. Funeral services for Ms. Herring will be held Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. Interment will follow at Magnolia...

Lyda Jo Brewer Vick

Lyda Jo Brewer Vick

Sep 26, 2015

Lyda Jo Brewer Vick, age 84, passed away early Saturday morning, September 26, 2015 at Oxford Health and Rehabilitation in Oxford, MS. Ms. Vick is the widow of the late Arthur "Jack" Vick. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, September 29, 2015 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends from 12:00...

Mary Gertrude Smith Poole

Mary Gertrude Smith Poole

Sep 21, 2015

Mary Gertrude Smith Poole, age 84, passed away September 21, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS. She is the widow of the late James Edward Poole. The family will hold a private memorial service for Mrs. Poole at a later date. Mary was born in Tipton County, TN to the late Nobel Bryant Smith and...

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