OBITUARIES
Joyce Lucas Hood
May 26, 2017
Joyce Lucas Hood, passed away May 23, 2017, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born on July 5, 1934 to James Turnage Lucas and Lidie Markham. Private family services were held Friday, May 26, 2017.
Joanie E. Reap
May 23, 2017
JOANIE REAP Guntown – Joanie Elaine Reap, 55, passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Seminole, Texas on July 21, 1961. Joanie received her bachelor’s degree from Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas. She met Dennis Reap in Texas and on July 14, 2001, they were married in Western New...
Joyce Lucas Hood
May 23, 2017
Joyce Lucas Hood, passed away May 23, 2017, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born on July 5, 1934 to James Turnage Lucas and Lidie Markham. Private family services were held Friday, May 26, 2017.
Danny D. Boyd
May 22, 2017
Danny D. Boyd Belden - Danny D. Boyd, 75, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Monday, May 22, 2017, at Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford. He was born May 18, 1942, to Leonard Franklin and Opal McMillen Boyd. Danny graduated in the 1960 class of Belden High School and had also attended Mississippi State University. During...
Elder Marshall Boyd
May 22, 2017
MARSHALL BOYD Tupelo - Elder Hugh Marshall Boyd, 77, a man of great faith, left this world Monday morning in the Hospice Unit at the North Mississippi Medical Center to join his Lord and Savior. An Amory native, he was born July 7, 1939 to Billie N. and Virginia Bolding Boyd. He moved with his family to Tupelo as a...
Ruth A. Rainey
May 22, 2017
RUTH A. RAINEY Saltillo - Ruth Aleen Rainey, 91, passed away, May 22, 2017 at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born in Hollister, Missouri in August 10, 1925 to Harry Richard and Clara Bell Gasser Baublit. On August 7, 1948, she married James Harry Rainey in Piggott, Arkansas. Ruth's working life mostly revolved around fabric and sewing. She did sewing...
Milton "Buddy" Bryson
May 22, 2017
MILTON “BUDDY” BRYSON Pontotoc – Milton Bryson, 56, passed away Monday, May 22, 2017 at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born May 27, 1960 to Mary Inez Cole. He was raised by his grandparents, Mattie Lee Robinson, Clyde Bryson and Warner Robinson in the Frankstown area. He loved watching sports, gardening, fishing and grilling out with family and friends....
Mitchell A. Dickerson
May 22, 2017
MITCHELL A. DICKERSON Auburn Community - Mitchell Allen Dickerson, 66, passed away Monday, May 22, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born February 1, 1951, to William Odell and Geneva Curbow Dickerson. Mitchell retired after over 30 years from FMC as a machine operator. He was a volunteer firefighter in Mooreville for many years. In April of 1978,...
John Wesley Newell
May 21, 2017
JOHN WESLEY NEWELL Mooreville - John Wesley Newell, 54, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2017, at Greenwood Leflore Hospital. He was born in Red Bay, Alabama on July 25, 1962, to Johnny Olus and Betty Sue Wilemon Newell. John Wesley owned and operated Newell Brother's Plumbing for many years. He was a hard worker and enjoyed his work. He was...
Mercelle Clem
May 20, 2017
Merelle Clem Baldwyn, Mississippi, formerly of Panama City- Merelle Clem, 76, died Saturday, May 20, 2017 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. Merelle was born July 26, 1940 in Brisbane, Australia. She married Ted Clem on July 14, 1973. During her working life she was a bookkeeper holding many positions and worked at a number of...
Ryan Tackett
May 16, 2017
Ryan Tackett Guntown- Ryan Lee Tackett, 38, passed away May 16, 2017 at his home. Ryan, an only child, was born September 10, 1978 to Sherrie Overton Tackett. Ryan attended Red Bay schools where he participated in sports from a young age. Ryan’s grandfather gave him a love for baseball that lasted a lifetime. Ryan played baseball at Northwest Shoals...
Donald "Don" L. Worrell
May 16, 2017
Donald "Don" L. Worrell, 67, died Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. Services will be held at a later date.
Nancy Lumsden
May 14, 2017
NANCY LUMSDEN Saltillo – Nancy Denise Lumsden, 81, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017, at her home. She was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas on January 13, 1936 to Jack and Mattie Henson Bland. In 1957 she married Robert “Bob” Lumsden. Nancy was a founding member of the Lee County Master Gardeners. She was also a longtime contributor to the...
Vaudery "Pea Brain" Turner
May 14, 2017
Vaudery O’Neal Turner, Jr., 57 passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born in Baldwyn on October 11, 1959 to Vaudery O’Neal, Sr. and Ellar Faye Gattis Turner. He worked for Lee County Solid Waste on the back of the garbage truck for 11 years until he was unable to work. Vaudery,...
Stephen "Steve" Hudson, Sr.
May 13, 2017
STEPHEN "STEVE" HUDSON, SR. Tupelo - Stephen Gregory Hudson, Sr., 68, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born August 21, 1948, to James Truman and Norma June Key Hudson. An entrepreneur, Steve owned and operated multiple businesses during his life including, Crosstown Pawn Shop and a restoration business, Hudco. He was a very...
J. B. Payne, Jr.
May 11, 2017
B. PAYNE, JR. Mooreville - J. B. Payne, Jr., 63, passed away, Thursday, May 11, 2017. He was born July 13, 1953 to J. B. and Hazel Brock Payne and was raised in Tater Hills. He drove a truck for a number of years and retired from roofing after 20 years. J. B. was an avid hunter and fisherman. On...
Jeanette Lowry West
May 11, 2017
JEANETTE LOWRY WEST Tupelo - Jeanette Lowry West, 95, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017, at the Greenhouses at Traceway. She was born April 20, 1922, to John Herman and Johnnie Ruth Butler Lowry. She was married to Harry West for 57 years until his passing in 2005. She was a part of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and...
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