OBITUARIES
Kathy Northrup
Feb 15, 2025
Kathy Northrup, born on November 18, 1960, in Tupelo, Mississippi, passed away on February 15, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center. A devoted wife to her beloved husband, Darrell Northrup, Kathy cherished her family with all her heart. She found joy in life’s simple pleasures, whether it was spending time with loved ones, embarking on new adventures, or embracing the...
Roger Hart
Feb 11, 2025
Roger Hart
Roger Legusta Hart, born on December 1, 1964, in Antioch, California, passed away on February 11, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. At the age of four, he was lovingly raised by his aunt and uncle, Alfred and Wilma Kelly, on their dairy farm, where he learned the value of hard work and dedication. He graduated from...
Adanne "Candy" Golden
Feb 10, 2025
Adanne “Candy” Cain Golden of Tupelo left this life on February 10, 2025. Private graveside services will be held later at Adaton Baptist Church Cemetery, Adaton, Mississippi. Pegues Funeral Directors has been entrusted with arrangements.
Candy was a retired civilian from the Department of Defense Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. She was preceded in death by her husband, Major E. Golden;...
Jean Beggs
Feb 9, 2025
Tupelo—Bobbie “Jean” Nanney Beggs, age 90, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 9, 2025, at the Oxford Health and Rehab Center. She was born November 23, 1934, in the Unity Community of Lee County to Clytee Horton Nanney and Lawrence Nanney. She was a 1952 graduate of Tupelo High School. Jean worked at Murdock Acceptance Corp...
Lamar Smith
Feb 5, 2025
Elvin Lamar Smith passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at his home in Saltillo. He was 87 years old. Lamar was a lifelong native of Lee County, born June 17, 1937 to Curtis Elvin Smith and Wilma Christine Troupe Smith. He worked as a self-employed insurance agent and served in the National Guard.
Survivors include three children, Gary Smith and fiancé,...
Gene Loden
Feb 5, 2025
Saltillo—Victor Gene Loden passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at the Sanctuary Hospice House. He was 84 years old. Gene was born April 7, 1940 to Fred and Leslie Loden of Mooreville. He was a graduate of Mooreville High School and Itawamba Community College and also attended Mississippi State University. A man of many skills and talents, he was a...
Benjamin Howard Nelson, Jr.
Feb 4, 2025
Benjamin Howard Nelson, Jr.
March 18th, 1951 - February 4th, 2025
Ben Nelson, known as “Pops” by his beloved family, passed away on February 4th, 2025. He was a devoted dad, a loving granddad, and a lover of the world that God created. He was an avid turkey hunter whose passion for the spring season was one of his greatest joys outside...
Joyce Ann Jones
Feb 4, 2025
Joyce Ann Jones, 81, passed away at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS on February 4, 2025, following an extended battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Joyce was born May 1,1943 in Canton, Illinois, the daughter of Oscar and Edyth M. Jones. Joyce was a 1961 graduate of Canton High School and attended Spoon River Junior College. In her early adult...
Dr. Jimmy Hamilton
Jan 30, 2025
Dr. Jimmy Lynn Hamilton died peacefully on January 30, 2025. He was a pillar of the community, helping and caring for thousands in Northeast Mississippi for 35 years as a devoted surgeon to his patients.
Jimmy was born October 29, 1946 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Dr. and Mrs. James Hamilton and subsequently moved to Houston, MS where his father was...
Fredna "Freddie" Rhudy
Jan 30, 2025
Richmond Community—At the age of 90, Fredna Mae “Freddie” Rhudy went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Freddie was born August 20, 1934, in Nettleton to Thomas and Alma Starling Cooper. In 1953 this young nineteen year old married her soul mate, James Artis Rhudy...
Terry Fowler
Jan 29, 2025
Fulton-Terry Dewitt Fowler, 58 passed away January 29, 2025. He was born July 5, 1966, in Tupelo, Mississippi to Billy and Velma Ellis Fowler. A dedicated mechanic, Fowler was known for his passion for racing and his love for country music. His favorite past times include eating chicken and French fries while relaxing.
Fowler cherished every moment spent with his daughter,...
Martha Ann Thompson
Jan 29, 2025
Martha Ann Stone Thompson died on January 29, 2025, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehab after an extended illness. She was born on January 29, 1936, in Tupelo to the late Woodrow and Mae Segars Stone. Her grandparents were the late Dr. and Mrs. G. C. Stone and the late Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Segars. After graduating from Tupelo High...
Kirt Smith
Jan 26, 2025
Tupelo—Murry Kirt Smith, 51, passed away peacefully to his heavenly home on Sunday, January 26, 2025, surrounded by family and friends. Kirt was born in Tupelo on June 30, 1973, to James Murry and Carolyn Orr Smith. He was a graduate of Tupelo High School and then went on to earn his Bachelor’s degree in English from Millsaps College in...
James Russell
Jan 26, 2025
Blue Springs—James Allan Russell passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at his home in Blue Springs. He was 77 years old. James was born January 5, 1948 in Dallas, Texas to James Marr and Betty Reed. After his high school graduation he served his country proudly in the United States Air Force. He then earned an associates degree...
Lowry G. Jones
Jan 24, 2025
Iuka, Formerly of Tupelo—Lowry G. Jones passed away Friday, January 24, 2025 at the Helen Keller Hospital in Sheffield, Alabama. He was 81 years old. Born August 24, 1943 in Pontotoc, he was the son of Laver and Mary Boland Jones. After his high school graduation, he proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. On October 28,...
David "Brent" Prather
Jan 22, 2025
He never met a stranger. David Brent Prather (61), a life-long resident of Tupelo Mississippi, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, following a brief illness. Brent’s professional career was primarily devoted to service and repair of air compressors and electric tools, but he was a gifted mechanic and skilled handyman able to repair almost any machine including vehicles and...
Doulson Kagen Livingston
Jan 21, 2025
Mantachie—Doulson Kagen Fisher Livingston, infant son of Samantha White and Corey Livingston, was born directly into the arms of Jesus on January 21, 2025. Although his tiny body could not survive on earth, Doulson will only know the complete joy of living every moment in Heaven with Jesus.
In addition to his parents, Samantha and Corey, he leaves behind his siblings,...
Jason Pearce
Jan 21, 2025
Tupelo—Jason Lee Pearce passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was 52 years old. The son of Howard Lee Pearce and Marilyn Howard Pearce Walsh, Jason was born in Amory on October 7, 1972. After his graduation from Shannon High School, he earned a bachelors degree at Ole Miss on a full scholarship. For...
Shirley G. Kabban
Jan 21, 2025
Tupelo- Shirley Geneva Kabban, 87, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at her home in Tupelo.
Born January 23, 1937, in Belden, Shirley was the beloved daughter of James Watson Campbell and Ophia Irene Hall Campbell. Shirley grew up grounded in strong family values that guided her throughout her life, shaping her role as a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.
In...
Aubrey Burns Patterson
Jan 21, 2025
Longtime businessman and community leader, Aubrey Burns Patterson, Jr. passed away on January 21, 2025, at the age of 82 at North Mississippi Medical Center. Born in Grenada, Mississippi, on September 25, 1942, to Aubrey B. Patterson and Elizabeth Staten Patterson, Aubrey spent his childhood in Grenada; Water Valley, Mississippi; and Oxford, Mississippi. Aubrey attended and graduated from Oxford University...
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