OBITUARIES
William Robert "Spec" Mansell
January 11, 2018
Tupelo - William Robert "Spec" Mansell, 84, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center. A lifelong Tupelo native, he was born September 9, 1933, to Jack and Mary Edith Miller Mansell. On July 24, 1957, he married the love of his life, the former Martha Jo Poteet. He was affectionately called Spec by his family and...
Rev. Joseph William "Bill" Carroll
January 11, 2018
Tupelo- Rev. Joseph William “Bill” Carroll, 90, passed from this life Tuesday afternoon January 8, 2018 at his home at the Traceway Retirement Community. Rev. Carroll served in the Methodist pastorate before moving to Tupelo to lead Methodist Senior Services of Mississippi, beginning with the construction of Traceway Retirement Community, where he would eventually spend his last 25 years. Bill...
Calvin Dye
January 10, 2018
Calvin Dye Saltillo formerly of Cleveland- Robert Calvin Dye, 69, died Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. Calvin was born May 20, 1948 to Robert Green Dye and Martha Elizabeth Clark Dye. Calvin graduated from Vardaman High School and earned his bachelor's degree at Delta State University and graduated from the Mississippi School of Banking. On...
Noel L. Hubert
January 9, 2018
Noel Langston Hubert,80, passed away Monday, January 8, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Eggville, Mississippi on July 14, 1937 to Fountain H. and Harriett Jane Robinson Hubert. He proudly served his country in the United States Army for 28 years. Noel spent most of his military career serving overseas including the Vietnam War and the...
Noel L. Hubert
January 8, 2018
Noel Langston Hubert,80, passed away Monday, January 8, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Eggville, Mississippi on July 14, 1937 to Fountain H. and Harriett Jane Robinson Hubert. He proudly served his country in the United States Army for 28 years. Noel spent most of his military career serving overseas including the Vietnam War and the...
Annie D. Turner
January 7, 2018
Annie Turner Saltillo—Annie D. Turner, 83, passed away at home in Saltillo on Sunday, January 7, 2018. She was born on June 14, 1934, to Delmer and Ida Whitt in Tremont. She later became a standout basketball player at Tremont High School. On November 11, 1977, she married James Turner, sharing a wonderful life until his death in 2005. Before...
Elizabeth "Liz" Ann Boren
January 6, 2018
Guntown – Elizabeth Ann “Liz” Boren, 79, passed away Saturday, January 6, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice in Tupelo, Mississippi. She was born in Pratts, Mississippi on March 24, 1938 to Elzie and Laskie Reeves Boren.
Mama Sue Jenkins
January 5, 2018
Mama Sue Jenkins Tupelo- Mary Sue Jenkins, 82, died Friday, January 5, 2018 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Cullman County, Alabama on September 14, 1935 to Eugene Jenkins and Florence Ethel Vest Jenkins. She was more known by her family and friends by Mama Sue. Mama Sue was a member of Living Waters Community Church...
Maks Riznar
January 1, 2018
Tupelo - Maks Riznar, 90, passed away Monday, January 1, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center. Mr. Riznar was born September 22, 1927, in the country of Slovenia and later immigrated to the United States. In the 1960's, Maks and his wife, Anne, moved from Greendale, Wisconsin, to Tupelo, where they made their home for over forty years. Mr. Rizner...
Russell W Bethay
December 30, 2017
William Russel Bethay Evergreen - William Russel Bethay, 77, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2017 at his residence in Fulton. He was born May 10, 1940, in the New Chapel Community to William "Jack" Lonnis and Dassiy Hester Bethay. In 1963, he married Shirley Gibbs. He worked at Evan's Lumber Company for 37 years, Bond's Pavement for three years and...
Marian Cayson Webb
December 30, 2017
Auburn - Marian Cayson Webb, 61, went to be in the presence of her Lord Saturday, December 30, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born August 26, 1956, to Ralph and Ella Wayne Parker Cayson. She was a lifelong resident of Auburn Community and was a 1974 graduate of Mooreville High School. Marian married Fred Webb on April...
Shay Hart
December 30, 2017
Mantachie - Shay Hart, 31, died Saturday, December 30, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born July 20, 1986, to Billy Ray Meadows and Patsy Ann Schmitz Perez. Shay had been a resident of North Mississippi for about three years and worked at Jackson Furniture Company in Mantachie. She enjoyed canoeing, cooking, and getting lost in a good...
Fraser L. Hunter, Sr.
December 29, 2017
Tupelo- After an extended period of declining health, Fraser L. Hunter, 82, most recently of Tupelo, Mississippi, died on Friday, December 29, 2017. Mr. Hunter was born on November 18, 1935, in Tupelo, the fourth child of John Hunter and Alice Hunter Patterson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother John Hunter, Jr. and...
Lucille W. Travis
December 28, 2017
Lucille Travis, 87, long time resident of Blue Mountain, went to be with the Lord Thursday, December 28, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in Los Angeles, California February 10, 1930, to Henry and Martha Regier Wall. She was reared in Oklahoma and was a 1948 graduate of Stilwell High School. On June...
Blake Whitworth
December 28, 2017
Mooreville - Blake D Whitworth, 20, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born June 4, 1997 in New Albany to James and Holly Whitworth. Blake was a master welder for KI in Tupelo and he competed in State, Delta, and Regional welding competitions. He loved dirt bike riding and enjoyed working on everything...
Truman Lesley
December 27, 2017
Corinth- Truman Lesley, 74, passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at Cornerstone Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Corinth after a lengthy illness. He was born in Bragg City, Missouri August 31, 1943, to Dugan and Gracie Lillian Davis Lesley. In 1964, he married the love of his life Linda and together they raised their family in the Mantachie area. Truman...
Wayne Sims "Joe" Rutherford
December 26, 2017
Wayne Sims “Joe” Rutherford, whose editorial voice helped define the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal’s mission and leadership role for nearly four decades, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017 of complications from diabetes. He was 69. Rutherford, who as a small child chose to have himself called Joe, enjoyed a career with the Daily Journal that spanned 44 years, most of that...
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