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Obituaries

Doris C. Hunt

Doris C. Hunt

Jul 27, 2015

Doris C. Hunt, age 84, passed away Monday afternoon, July 27, 2015, at her daughter's home in Peachtree City, GA. Mrs. Hunt is the widow of the late Hugh R. Hunt. Funeral services for Mrs. Hunt will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 30, 2015 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with visitation one hour...

Lynda Boykin Irwin

Lynda Boykin Irwin

Jul 21, 2015

Lynda Boykin Irwin, age 75, passed away, along with her husband, Ret. Major William H. "Buddy" Irwin, Sr., Tuesday afternoon, July 21, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital- DeSoto in Southaven, Mississippi following an auto accident in Panola County, MS. Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, July 26, 2015, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with...

Ret. Major William H. "Buddy" Irwin, Sr.

Ret. Major William H. "Buddy" Irwin, Sr.

Jul 21, 2015

Ret. Major William H. "Buddy" Irwin, Sr. age 81, passed away, along with his wife, Lynda Boykin Irwin, Tuesday afternoon, July 21, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital- DeSoto in Southaven, Mississippi following an auto accident in Panola County, MS. Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, July 26, 2015, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with...

Charlene Tutor Womble

Charlene Tutor Womble

Jul 20, 2015

Charlene Tutor Womble age 78, died Monday morning 7/20/2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North Mississippi in Oxford, MS. Mrs. Womble is the widow of Joseph Edward Womble. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, MS. The family...

John T. Nelms, Sr.

John T. Nelms, Sr.

Jul 18, 2015

John T. Nelms, Sr., age 88, died Saturday morning 7/18/15 at the Vaiden Community Living Center in Vaiden, MS. The family of Mr. Nelms will be having a private family graveside service. John was born October 1, 1926 in Carroll County, MS to the late Lester Rickman and Elizabeth Wall Nelms. He owned and operated Nelms T.V. and Appliances for...

Jerome Minyard

Jerome Minyard

Jul 18, 2015

Jerome Minyard, age 79, passed away early Saturday morning at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, MS. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Monday, July 20, 2015 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with family receiving friends beginning at 11:00 A.M. The committal service will follow at 4:00 P.M. in Enon United Methodist Church Cemetery near Carrollton,...

Timothy J. White

Timothy J. White

Jul 16, 2015

Timothy J. White, age 73, passed away at his daughters home in Byram MS Thursday, July 16, 2015. A Memorial service and celebration of life for Mr. White will be held at Wells Funeral Home Saturday, July 18th at 1:00 p.m. with visitation prior to the service at 12 noon. Tim was born December 15, 1941 to the late Wilbourn...

Herbert Holmes

Herbert Holmes

Jul 14, 2015

Herbert Reed Holmes, 91 years old, died Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at his daughter’s home in Columbus, MS. Graveside services, with military honors, will be held in Augusta Memorial Park, Augusta, AR on Friday, July 17, 2015 at 2:30 PM with Dr. Bobby Douglas officiating. Wells Funeral Home in charge. The son of the late Reed L. and Elizabeth White...

Horace Wayne Potts

Horace Wayne Potts

Jul 12, 2015

Horace Wayne Potts, age 39, passed away early Sunday morning, July 12, 2015, at his home near Batesville, MS. A celebration of Horace's life will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends Monday evening from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. The interment will follow the service...

Julia Frances Crafton Williamson

Julia Frances Crafton Williamson

Jul 11, 2015

Julia Frances Crafton Williamson, age 71, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015, at her home in Batesville, MS. Mrs. Williamson is the wife of Harry Williamson. The family will have a Service of Remembrance 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 15, 2015 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with inurnment to follow in Forrest Memorial Park. The family...

Jamie Ray Ledbetter, Sr.

Jamie Ray Ledbetter, Sr.

Jul 8, 2015

Jamie R. Ledbetter Sr., age 84, of Batesville, MS, passed away today, Wednesday, July 8th, 2015 at Baptist Hospital in Oxford, MS. He is the husband of Mary Ledbetter. Funeral services for Mr. Ledbetter will be held Friday, July 10, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville MS. The family will...

Nelson Clark Robison

Nelson Clark Robison

Jul 7, 2015

Nelson Clark Robison, age 35, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at his home in Lonoke, AR. He is the son of Rocky and Diane Robison of Teasdale, MS. A memorial service for Nelson will be held Saturday, July 11th, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel at Wells Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one...

Sheila Ann Barber

Sheila Ann Barber

Jul 4, 2015

Sheila Ann Barber, age 82, of Nashville, TN., passed away July 4, 2015 at the Alive Hospice Center in Nashville. She is the widow of George D. Barber. Prior to Mr. Barber's passing the couple had been married for 60 years. Mrs. Barber was born May 25, 1933 in Glenside, PA to the late Peter Allen Grindrod and Eleanor Russett...

Albert L. Gray

Albert L. Gray

Jul 2, 2015

Albert "Bubba" Gray, Sr., age 76, passed away Thursday evening, July 2, 2015, at his home near Batesville, Mississippi. Bubba is husband to the late Ginger Gray. Services for Mr. Gray will be held Sunday, July 5, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. in the Martin Willingham Chapel at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends 2 hours...

Earnest K. Gordon

Earnest K. Gordon

Jun 28, 2015

Mr. Earnest K. Gordon, age 82, passed away Sunday morning, June 28, 2015, at his home in Batesville, Mississippi. He is the husband to Ms. Peggy Gooch Gordon. Funeral services for Bro. E.K. Gordon will be held Friday, July 3, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Bethany Baptist Church. The family will receive friends Thursday, July 2, 2015 at the Martin...

Raymond "Ray" E. Putman, Jr.

Raymond "Ray" E. Putman, Jr.

Jun 18, 2015

Raymond "Ray" E. Putman, Jr., age 45, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2015 at his home in Batesville, MS. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, June 20, 2015, at Terza United Methodist Church with interment to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. at Wells Funeral Home and also...

Reginald Jones

Reginald Jones

Jun 18, 2015

Mr. Reginald Jones, age 89, passed away Thursday evening, June 18, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the husband of Helen Jones of Batesville MS. Funeral services for Mr. Jones will be held Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Batesville Church of Christ with visitation one hour prior to the service. A committal...

Sidney Denson Burns, Sr.

Sidney Denson Burns, Sr.

Jun 9, 2015

Sidney Denson Burns, Sr., age 91, passed away Tuesday evening, June 9th, 2015 at Sardis Community Nursing Home in Sardis, MS. The funeral service for Mr. Burns will be held Saturday, June 13th, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Martin Willingham Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville MS. The family will...

Maritza Elsner

Maritza Elsner

Jun 7, 2015

Maritza Elsner, age 74, passed away Sunday evening, June 7, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS. There will be a memorial service held for Mrs. Elsner Friday, June 12, 2015 at 10:45 at the West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery in Memphis, TN, where she will be laid to rest by her husband Kenneth E. Elsner. The...

Amos E. Harrison

Amos E. Harrison

May 31, 2015

Amos E. Harrison, age 81, passed away peacefully at his home in Pope, Mississippi on Sunday, May 31, 2015. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, June 4, 2015 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow in Chapel Hill Cemetery in Pope, MS. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening, June 3, 2015...

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