OBITUARIES
Norma Jean Dillard
Jan 5, 2025
Norma Jean Dillard
Norma Jean Sieben Dillard passed away on January 5, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center surrounded by her family and loved ones.
Norma was born in Aurora, Illinois on September 23, 1939, to Norbert and Pearl Sieben. Norma relocated to Blue Springs, Mississippi in 1958, where she settled and raised her children. She worked as a seamstress for 30...
Norma Wicker
Jan 5, 2025
Norma Wicker
Norma Jean Wicker, 96, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2025. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska on April 30, 1928. She married Ken Wicker in January of 1955 and traveled the world with him as an Air Force wife until they retired to Tupelo in 1970.
She was a tireless volunteer at First Baptist Church in Tupelo, where she prepared...
Gene Blount
Jan 4, 2025
Gene Blount
Gene Blount, 76, peacefully entered his Heavenly home on Saturday, January 4, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center following a sudden illness. Born on December 4, 1948, in Bruce, Mississippi, Gene was the beloved son of Alvin Wilson Blount and Hazel Annabelle Wakeland Blount.
Gene's talent and passion for football were evident from a young age. A standout athlete at...
John Carl Williams
Dec 29, 2024
John Carl “J.C.” Williams, age 84, passed away Friday, December 27, 2024 at the Rest Haven Nursing Facility in Ripley. John Carl was born October 17, 1940 in Tupelo, the son of Nathaniel Bruce and Hazel Raper Williams. He was a proud graduate of Tupelo High School, class of 1962. Immediately after graduation, he began his 52 year career as...
Kaye Clegg
Dec 27, 2024
Kaye Clegg
Tupelo- Sharon Kaye Clegg, 81, was welcomed into her Heavenly home on Friday, December 27, 2024, while vacationing with her family in Turks and Caicos.
Kaye was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, on September 22, 1943, the daughter of Maxine Loraine Courtwright Wise. At the age of 15, Kaye met her future husband, Milton Clegg, and they became high school...
Lawrence Edwards
Dec 27, 2024
Lawrence O. “Winky” Edwards passed away Friday, December 27, 2024 at Countrywood Manor & Lakeview Place in Mantachie. He was 84 years old. Born January 21, 1940 in the Richmond Community, Lawrence was the son of Joseph Orville Edwards and Ollie Mae Hunt Edwards. After his graduation from Mooreville High School, Lawrence worked at Day-Brite and his father’s farm. On...
Sally Garrant
Dec 27, 2024
In Loving Memory
Sally Garrant, age 85, who was reunited with her husband on Friday, December 27, 2024, surrounded by family at Charleston Place in Fulton, Mississippi. She was born August 17, 1939, in Plattsburgh, New York to Arthur H. Stone and Ruth (Dubuque) Stone. She proudly worked as the supervisor for housekeeping at Meadowbrook in Plattsburgh for over 20 years....
Craig Chancey
Dec 26, 2024
Saltillo- Our sweet precious Craig ran to meet Jesus in the early morning hours of December 26, 2024. Craig was the beloved son of Jack and Mary Chancey. He was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas on December 30, 1963. The family made the Tupelo area their permanent residence in 1973. Craig attended Tupelo Public Schools. Afterwards, he enjoyed being with...
William R. "Bill" Nettles, Jr.
Dec 25, 2024
Tupelo—Ret. Army Lt. Col. of Infantry and Assistant Comptroller of Mississippi State University, William R. “Bill” Nettles Jr. passed away on Christmas Day, December 25, 2024. He was 101 years old. Born in Tishomingo on February 15, 1923, he was the son of William R. and Lizzie Young Nettles. His education included Tishomingo High School, Mississippi State University and Syracuse...
James Herman Homan, Jr.
Dec 19, 2024
James Herman Homan, Jr.
Shannon- James Herman Homan, Jr. died Thursday, December 19, 2024, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born October 25, 1933, to Herman and Dot Buskirk Homan. He was a lifelong resident of the Shannon area, attending Shannon High School and graduating from the University of Mississippi in 1956.
After college he attended naval officer’s training school...
Mrs. Joan Carol Aston Clarkson
Dec 17, 2024
Mrs. Joan Carol Aston Clarkson
Tupelo- Joan Carol Aston Clarkson died Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Joan was born January 28, 1943, in Alabama. She was the daughter of James O’Neal Aston and Rose Mary Nickols Aston. Mrs. Joan dedicated many years to Ingalls Shipbuilding before retiring and starting a new chapter in Las Vegas. There,...
Sean Gambles
Dec 17, 2024
Sean Michael Allen Gambles
Sean Michael Allen Gambles, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at the age of 53 after an extended illness. Sean was born on October 24, 1971, in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada to Barry Michael Allen Gambles and Shirley Martha Donegan Gambles. Sean made a huge impact in a short...
Andy Kelly
Dec 13, 2024
Andy Kelly
Brewer Community- Anthony Ray Kelly, age 63, died at his home on Friday, December 13, 2024. He was born January 31, 1961, in Tupelo to Gene Paul Kelly, Sr. and Betty Ruth Bowles Kelly. Andy had a lifelong love for horses, a passion that began in his early childhood. As he grew older, Andy spent countless hours riding. Andy’s...
Maureen Miller
Dec 13, 2024
Maureen Miller
Tupelo- Maureen Reid Miller, at the age of 82, died peacefully on Friday, December 13, 2024, at her residence at Generations Assisted Living in Saltillo. Maureen was born and raised in Aberdeen, Scotland. She was the only daughter of Charles Reid and Helen Leiper Reid. Growing up, Maureen was an avid reader who dreamed of traveling the world. Her...
Joe Levy
Dec 3, 2024
Joe Levy
Tupelo- Joseph Howard Levy, age 86, died on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. Joe was born on December 30, 1937, to Harry and Sadie Horhovitz Levy. He was born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy. On March 15, 1958, he married the sunshine of his life, Linda Blatt Levy. Thirty...
John Raymond Anglin
Dec 3, 2024
John Raymond Anglin
Auburn Community - John Raymond Anglin, age 81, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at the Courtyard Nursing Facility in Fulton. He was born January 3, 1943, the son of Orbin Anglin and Annie Mae Caygle Anglin Barnes. John was a graduate of Mooreville High School. He began his working career at Tennessee Valley Authority at Yellow Creek,...
Marla Hussey
Dec 2, 2024
Marla Hussey
Mary Marla Hussey, 64, died peacefully at her home in Tupelo December 2, 2024, following a lengthy illness. She was born in Jackson on August 24, 1960, to James Morgan Hussey, Sr., and Maralyn Benton Holcomb Hussey. She attended Tupelo High School and Itawamba Community College. She moved home to Jackson in 2000 to be near her mother...
Zac Clayton
Nov 29, 2024
Saltillo--Robert Zachery “Zac” Clayton passed away Friday, November 29, 2024 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was 36 years old. Zac was born September 19, 1988 in Tupelo to Patrick Clayton and Tracy Riley Valentine. He was a young man with many interests and abilities. Most of his working career was spent as a woodworker for National Furniture. He...
Faye Vinson
Nov 27, 2024
Mt. Vernon Community—Martha Faye Vinson closed her eyes on this earthly life on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 and opened them in heaven with her Lord and Savior. She was a wonderful and precious mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and girl papaw to Candace Paige and Danni Kate. She was born on December 28, 1942 to Iva and Ureath Leathers. She was eight...
Helen Gann
Nov 25, 2024
Tupelo – Helen Ophilea Gann passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, November 25, 2024. She was born in Fayette County, Alabama on January 17, 1930. She was the daughter of B. L. Nicholson and Eunice McDonald Nicholson. Helen was a proud homemaker who cherished her time with family. She was a wonderful cook and would often provide home-cooked...
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