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Find Wells Funeral Home Obituaries, Service Times and the Correct Location
Searching for recent Wells Funeral Home obituaries? Several separate funeral providers use the Wells name. Start by choosing the right city or state, then open that funeral home’s own obituary listing.
This guide brings together verified obituary pages, public business phone numbers, funeral-home addresses, cemetery information and official death-record instructions.
Quick Answer: Which Wells Funeral Home?
Waynesville, Canton & Candler
Wells Funeral Homes & Cremation Services serves Haywood, Buncombe and nearby western North Carolina communities.
Batesville
Wells Funeral Home & Cremation Services, associated with Forrest Memorial Park.
Wichita Falls
Wells Funeral Home on Harding Street, with a separate chapel location on Woods Street.
Stanton
Wells Funeral Home serves Stanton, Clay City and surrounding Powell County communities.
Plant City
Wells Memorial & Event Center, formerly Wells Memorial Funeral Home.
Wells Funeral Home Locations and Contact Numbers
Use the location mentioned in the obituary, death announcement or family message. Confirm the exact service venue separately before travelling.
| Funeral home | Official address | Telephone |
|---|---|---|
| Waynesville, NC | 296 N Main St, Waynesville, NC 28786 | 828-456-3535 |
| Canton, NC | 3715 Asheville Hwy, Canton, NC 28716 | 828-648-2371 |
| Candler, NC | 1 Chapel of Faith Dr, Candler, NC 28715 | 828-667-8717 |
| Batesville, MS | 340 MS Highway 35 N, Batesville, MS 38606 | 662-563-5700 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 909 Harding St, Wichita Falls, TX 76301 | 940-766-2921 |
| Stanton, KY | 777 W College Ave, Stanton, KY 40380 | 606-663-9480 |
| Liberty, TX | 300 Alabama St, Liberty, TX 77575 | 936-336-3831 |
| Plant City, FL | 1903 W Reynolds St, Plant City, FL 33563 | 813-752-1111 |
How to Find a Recent Wells Funeral Home Obituary
Waynesville, Canton and Candler Recent Obituaries
The North Carolina Wells Funeral Homes website serves Haywood County, Buncombe County and surrounding western North Carolina areas. Its obituary listing includes a name search and location filtering.
Waynesville
296 N Main St
Waynesville, NC 28786
Useful for Waynesville, Lake Junaluska, Maggie Valley and nearby Haywood County connections.
Canton
3715 Asheville Hwy
Canton, NC 28716
Check Canton, Clyde, Bethel, Candler and neighbouring communities.
Candler / Forest Lawn
1 Chapel of Faith Dr
Candler, NC 28715
Useful for Candler, Asheville, Enka and Buncombe County arrangements.
Official North Carolina obituary search
- Open Wells Funeral Homes’ obituary page.
- Enter the person’s name in the search field.
- Use the location selector when you know which chapel handled the service.
- Open the matching obituary and confirm family and community details.
- Recheck the service venue, as it may be a church or cemetery rather than the funeral-home office.
Services available
The provider describes traditional funerals, cremation, memorial services, veteran services, personalized tributes and options such as livestreaming for families who cannot attend in person.
It also provides pricing and preplanning information through its official website.
Wells North Carolina — Services Burial, cremation, veterans, memorials and service planningBatesville Wells Funeral Home Recent Obituaries
Wells Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Batesville provides a dedicated obituary archive. The provider is associated with Forrest Memorial Park, a separate cemetery location.
Funeral home
Wells Funeral Home
340 MS Highway 35 North
Batesville, MS 38606
The funeral home advertises telephone assistance 24 hours a day.
Forrest Memorial Park
24017 Highway 6 East
Batesville, MS 38606
This is a separate cemetery address. Confirm whether a burial or graveside service takes place here.
Microsteps after opening the Batesville obituary page
- Use the obituary search field to enter the person’s name.
- Browse more results or older pages when the name does not appear immediately.
- Open the complete memorial for visitation and funeral arrangements.
- Look for the burial or interment section.
- Confirm whether the service takes place at the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel, another church, or a graveside location.
Wichita Falls Wells Funeral Home Obituaries and Contact Details
The Wichita Falls Wells Funeral Home has a searchable obituary and memorial page. Its official website identifies separate addresses for the business office and its chapel.
Office and funeral home
909 Harding Street
Wichita Falls, TX 76301
Telephone: 940-766-2921
Email: 909wells@gmail.com
Chapel for services
811 Woods Street
Wichita Falls, TX 76301
The chapel and the office have different addresses. Check which venue is named in the individual obituary.
The funeral home advertises phone availability around the clock and offers traditional burial, cremation, direct cremation, preplanning, veteran services and online memorials.
How to search
- Open the official Wichita Falls obituary listing.
- Use its search-by-name field.
- Read the full tribute for service and memorial details.
- Confirm whether a service is at Woods Street, a church or a cemetery.
- Call the funeral home when the public information is incomplete or conflicting.
Stanton and Powell County Wells Funeral Home Obituaries
Wells Funeral Home in Stanton serves Stanton, Clay City, Powell County and surrounding Kentucky communities. Its official website operates on the davisanddavisfuneralhome.com domain.
Wells Funeral Home, Stanton
777 West College Avenue
Stanton, KY 40380
Phone: 606-663-9480
Fax: 606-663-9485
How to use its obituary filters
- Open the official obituary page.
- Enter a name in Search Obituaries.
- Use the sorting option if you want recent deaths first.
- Try the A–Z surname links when the spelling is uncertain.
- Check the location filter and open the complete individual tribute.
Obituary email alerts
The Stanton provider also has a dedicated email-notification page. Enter your first name and email address to receive new obituary notifications. The signup page includes an unsubscribe option.
Stanton Wells Funeral Home — Email Notifications Official obituary subscription formLiberty Texas Wells Funeral Services Obituaries
The official obituary page provides a name-search field and a Show All / Browse Obituaries option.
Steps after opening the official page
- Choose Search the Obituaries.
- Enter the person’s name.
- Select Browse Obituaries if the search does not return a useful match.
- Open the notice to review funeral and burial details.
- Call the Liberty office to confirm arrangements when necessary.
Plant City Wells Memorial Funeral Home Obituaries
Some people still search for Wells Memorial Funeral Home in Plant City. The provider’s current name is Wells Memorial & Event Center, and its official page is part of Dignity Memorial.
The provider describes funeral services, cremation, celebration-of-life gatherings, preplanning and related memorial options. Its page includes obituary search, upcoming services and notification signup.
Search steps
- Open Wells Memorial & Event Center’s official page.
- Choose the Recent Obituaries or View All Obituaries section.
- Search by name or review the most recent notices.
- Open the individual memorial and verify service arrangements.
- Use Receive Obituary Updates if you want future notification options.
Which Wells Funeral Homes Offer Obituary Notifications?
| Location | Notification option | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| NC branches | Email obituary notifications | Official signup |
| Batesville MS | Subscribe to new-obituary alerts | Open obituary page |
| Stanton KY | Dedicated obituary email signup | Official signup |
| Liberty TX | Official email list | Open provider site |
| Plant City FL | Obituary updates | Open provider page |
These subscriptions belong to the individual funeral providers, not RecentObituaries.info. Availability, frequency and signup requirements can change.
How to Confirm Funeral, Visitation and Burial Details
An obituary can contain several events. Read each one separately instead of assuming every arrangement takes place at the funeral-home office.
Visitation
Check the date, start time, end time, building and whether the visitation is public.
Funeral or memorial
Confirm the ceremony address, start time, livestream availability and accessibility needs.
Graveside service
Check the cemetery’s full name, address and scheduled committal time.
Cremation
Do not assume a cremation includes a public service. Follow the arrangements stated on the memorial.
Flowers or donations
Follow family-authorized instructions and verify the charity before donating.
Guestbook or tribute
Share condolences through the verified memorial. Keep private information out of public comments.
Death Certificates: Which State Office and Fees Apply?
The funeral home arranging services does not decide which state issued the death record. The correct jurisdiction depends on where the death occurred.
| State | Current base fee | Official record route |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | $24 state search/first copy; $15 additional | NC Vital Records or the appropriate Register of Deeds |
| Mississippi | $17 first; $6 additional | Mississippi State Department of Health |
| Texas | $20 first; $3 additional at state level | Texas DSHS or an authorized local office |
| Kentucky | $6 per death-certificate search/copy | Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics |
| Florida | $5 state search/first copy; $4 additional | Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics or eligible local health department |
North Carolina: Haywood and Buncombe County options
Haywood County
Register of Deeds
215 N Main Street, Suite 213
Waynesville, NC 28786
Published hours: Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
The office handles certified death records for deaths occurring in Haywood County.
Buncombe County
Register of Deeds
205 College Street
Asheville, NC 28801
Published certified-copy fee: $10.
Office hours: Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Mississippi: Batesville and Panola County
Mississippi State Department of Health maintains death records from November 1912 onward. Its current published fees are $17 for the first certified copy and $6 for additional copies of the same record ordered together.
Mississippi requires qualifying requesters to submit the application and required photo identification. Ordering options include mail, online and other methods described by Vital Records.
Mississippi Death Certificate Application Instructions Fees, eligibility, ID and correctionsTexas: Wichita Falls and Liberty
Texas DSHS lists $20 for the first certified death certificate and $3 for an additional copy ordered at the same time.
Wichita Falls local service
The City of Wichita Falls currently lists $21 for the first death certificate and $4 for additional copies. Card transactions can add a convenience fee.
Liberty County local service
Liberty County Clerk provides a vital-record request route for deaths occurring in Liberty County, including online requests and pickup options.
Kentucky: Stanton and Powell County
Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics keeps death records from 1911 onward. Its published death-certificate search fee is $6.
Prepare the person’s full name, death date, county of death, requester contact information and number of copies needed.
Mail-order requests use the state application and payment instructions. Kentucky warns about expensive unofficial record-ordering vendors.
Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics — Death Records Record coverage, applications and state ordering informationFlorida: Plant City and Hillsborough County
Florida’s state office lists a $5 search fee including one certified copy and $4 for each additional certified copy.
A Florida death certificate without cause of death is available to adults under the state’s public-record rules. More restrictive eligibility applies to cause-of-death information for records less than 50 years old.
Florida Department of Health — Death Certificates Record types, confidentiality, application methods and current feesMicrosteps before ordering any death record
How to Find Older Wells Funeral Home Obituaries
When an obituary no longer appears on the first page, check the provider’s older obituary pages and local newspaper or archive collections.
Haywood County, NC
Haywood County Public Library provides searchable historic editions of The Mountaineer dating from 1880 through 2026.
Mississippi
Mississippi Department of Archives and History offers genealogy research guidance and historical death-record resources, including microfiche for state death records from November 1912–1943.
Kentucky
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives provides historical research tools, including county records and older death-record collections.
Better historical searching
- Search the full name and alternate spellings.
- Use the approximate year of death rather than a single day.
- Search the spouse’s or parent’s name when the surname is common.
- Try the town where the funeral took place.
- Search old newspapers using terms such as “death,” “funeral,” “interment” or “services.”
- Verify an archive citation against the original document when possible.
Funeral Costs, Veterans’ Benefits and Practical Assistance
Federal funeral price rights
The FTC Funeral Rule gives consumers important rights when buying funeral goods and services.
- Ask for price information by telephone.
- Request an itemized General Price List when discussing arrangements in person.
- Compare individual goods and services instead of assuming an unwanted package is required.
- Ask for an itemized statement showing selected services and prices.
Veterans’ burial and memorial benefits
Eligible veterans and qualifying families may receive assistance or benefits involving national cemetery burial, burial allowances, headstones or markers, burial flags and military funeral honors.
Prepare military discharge records, applicable death records and funeral documentation.
Social Security reporting
Funeral homes generally report deaths to Social Security. Ask the funeral director whether the death has been reported when needed.
Eligible surviving spouses, children or other family members may qualify for survivor benefits.
Check county and state programs
Some families may qualify for assistance with funeral or burial expenses. Programs are not automatic and generally have income, resource, residency or eligibility rules.
Ask the handling funeral home and relevant state or county benefits office about available options before assuming reimbursement is guaranteed.
Why You May Not Find a Wells Funeral Home Obituary
Wrong Wells provider
Check the state, city and funeral-home address before assuming the obituary is missing.
Name variation
The notice may use a nickname, maiden name, former surname or middle name rather than the expected first name.
Publication delay
The family may be completing arrangements before publishing a notice.
Private arrangements
Families may choose a private funeral, delayed public announcement or no online obituary.
Use our Obituary Search Guide for broader search techniques.
After You Find the Correct Obituary
- Save the original memorial URL and the correct Wells Funeral Home contact number.
- Confirm visitation and funeral addresses before travelling.
- Check whether the cemetery is separate from the funeral-home location.
- Follow only the family-approved flower, donation and livestream links.
- Ask relevant institutions whether certified death certificates are required.
- Check whether Social Security and relevant benefit agencies have been notified.
- Keep receipts, record orders and important communication together.
- Avoid publishing private health, financial or family information in guestbooks.
Wells Funeral Home Obituaries: Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find Wells Funeral Home recent obituaries?
Choose the correct Wells Funeral Home location first. Official obituary pages are available for Waynesville/Canton/Candler, NC; Batesville, MS; Wichita Falls, TX; Stanton, KY; Liberty, TX; and Wells Memorial & Event Center in Plant City, FL.
Are all Wells Funeral Homes part of one company?
No. Several separate funeral providers use the Wells name. They have different official websites, telephone numbers and funeral-service locations.
How do I find Wells Funeral Home obituaries in North Carolina?
Use wellsfuneralhome.com/obituaries. The official obituary listing includes name searching and a location selector for the Waynesville, Canton and Candler provider.
Where can I find Wells Funeral Home obituaries in Batesville, Mississippi?
Use wellsfuneralhome.net/obituaries for the Batesville funeral home’s official obituary listings. The business phone is 662-563-5700.
What is the phone number for Wells Funeral Home in Wichita Falls?
The official Wichita Falls Wells Funeral Home lists 940-766-2921. Its office is at 909 Harding Street and its chapel is at 811 Woods Street.
Why does the Stanton Kentucky Wells Funeral Home use a different domain?
The official Wells Funeral Home website in Stanton is hosted at davisanddavisfuneralhome.com. Verify the 777 W College Avenue address and telephone number 606-663-9480 when using the site.
Does Wells Funeral Home offer obituary email alerts?
Several locations do. The North Carolina, Batesville, Stanton and Plant City providers have obituary notification options. Use the subscription service on the correct official website.
What is Wells Memorial Funeral Home in Plant City called now?
The provider currently operates as Wells Memorial & Event Center. It is at 1903 West Reynolds Street in Plant City, Florida, and lists telephone number 813-752-1111.
Can I order a death certificate through Wells Funeral Home?
A funeral home may help families understand death-certificate arrangements, but certified records are issued by authorized government offices. The correct office depends on where the death occurred.
How much is a Mississippi death certificate?
The Mississippi State Department of Health currently lists $17 for the first certified copy and $6 for an additional copy of the same record ordered at the same time.
How much is a Kentucky death certificate?
The Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics currently lists a $6 death-certificate search fee. Review its application and ordering requirements before paying.
Can I find older Wells Funeral Home obituaries?
Yes, depending on the location and available archive coverage. Start with the funeral home’s older obituary pages, then search local newspapers, libraries and state historical collections.
How can I verify a Wells Funeral Home service time?
Open the matching person’s memorial, check the service section and call the correct Wells Funeral Home location if the details are incomplete or the service is approaching.
What if the family has not published an obituary?
Not every death has a public obituary. A family may delay publication, use another publisher or choose not to publish a notice. Respect the family’s stated arrangements.
Official Source Links
Wells Funeral Homes — North Carolina ObituariesWaynesville, Canton, Candler and nearby communities Wells Funeral Home — Batesville, MississippiObituaries, memorials and Forrest Memorial Park information Wells Funeral Home — Wichita Falls, TexasOfficial obituary search and tribute pages Wells Funeral Home — Stanton, KentuckyName search, sorting and alphabetic obituary browsing Wells Funeral Services — Liberty, TexasOfficial funeral-home obituary listings Wells Memorial & Event Center — Plant CityOfficial provider, obituary and service information North Carolina Vital Records FeesState record charges and ordering guidance Mississippi Death RecordsApplication, fees, eligibility and corrections Texas DSHS Death Record FeesState certified-copy charges Kentucky Death CertificatesState death-record application and instructions Florida Death CertificatesCertified records, eligibility and feesBefore You Share, Travel or Pay
Identify the correct Wells Funeral Home first. Confirm the person’s identity, original obituary and current funeral arrangements. Use the correct government office for certified death records, and verify cemetery addresses separately.
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