OBITUARIES
Coach Ben D. Jones
Jul 7, 2017
COACH BEN D. JONES Tupelo --On Friday, July 7, 2017, Coach Ben David Jones passed away at Methodist Hospice Residence in Memphis, Tenn. at the age of 87 years old. He was born in Hatley, Miss. on March 18, 1930 to Woody Victor Jones and Annie Durrett Jones. Visitation will be Tuesday, July 11th from 4 until 7 p.m., and...
Debbie Adkins
Jul 6, 2017
Debbie Adkins Nettleton - Debbie L. Adkins, 60, passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017, at her home in Nettleton. She was born August 18, 1956, to Tommy and Virginia Moore Hosmer. Debbie enjoyed gardening, connecting with friends on facebook, and her cats. Survivors include her special friend, Henery Mayhall; three daughters, Rebecca Adkins of Nettleton, Kacy Heal (Timmothy) of Smithville...
Johnny "J. D." Moore
Jul 6, 2017
JOHNNY “J. D.” MOORE Saltillo – Johnny Douglas Moore, 73, passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017 at home surrounded by his family and friends, after a two year battle with lung cancer. He was born December 12, 1943 to B. C. and Zella Hill Moore of Belmont. He graduated from Belmont High School in 1962, where he excelled in football...
Mary Land
Jul 6, 2017
MARY LAND Montgomery, Texas- Mary Eleanor (Davis) Land, age 78, died July 6th, 2017, in Tupelo, MS. The cause of death was a stroke. Born October 23, 1938 in Houston, TX, she lived in California and Nevada, before settling in Montgomery, TX with her husband Dr. Robert Land. Mary graduated from Louisville High School in Louisville, MS, in 1956, and...
Elena Floyd
Jul 4, 2017
ELENA FLOYD Tupelo - Elena Sandra Floyd, 68, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in Wichita, Kansas on September 4, 1948, to Conrado and Joan Frey Aguirre. In 1963, she moved to Tupelo and graduated from Tupelo High School in the class of 1966. For over 30 years,...
Alfred Cohen
Jul 3, 2017
Alfred E. Cohen Tupelo- Al Cohen, 79, died Monday, July 3, 2017. Al was born September 26, 1937 in New York, New York. Al went to undergrad at Hobart College in Geneva, New York and did graduate work at NYU and Stanford University. Al and his wife, Marilyn, have been members of Temple B'nai Israel since 1974 when they moved...
Debbi Holt Fooshee
Jul 2, 2017
Debbi Fooshee Mooreville - Debbi Holt Fooshee, 60, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017, at her home. She was born September 14, 1956, to Ronald and Virgina Holt in San Antonio, Texas. Her father was in the United States Air Force and stationed in Berlin, Germany where she was raised. Later moving to Mooreville, she went to Northeast Community College...
Annie Lois Beasley Parchman
Jun 30, 2017
Annie Lois Beasley Parchman Shannon - Annie Lois Beasley Parchman, 80, passed away Friday, June 30, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born September 4, 1936, to Curtis and Lota Wheeler Beasley. She married James Howard "Bub" Parchman, Jr. on October 2, 1952, during their lunch breaks. Annie worked at various places as a seamstress, even tailored for...
Martha Mae Campbell
Jun 28, 2017
MARTHA MAE CAMPBELL Morris, Illinois - Martha M. Campbell, 66, passed away, Tuesday, June 27, 2017 peacefully at her loving sister's home in New Albany, with her family by her side. Martha was born September 3, 1950, in Jackson, Tennessee. Martha prided herself on her work as a CPA. She retired after 20 years of employment for West 40 in...
Mike Christian
Jun 28, 2017
MIKE CHRISTIAN Tupelo - Tommy Michael Christian, 57, passed away at the North Mississippi Medical Center hospice care unit on June 24, 2017 after a brief illness with a very rare cancer. Mike was born August 22, 1959 and grew up in Tupelo. He graduated from Tupelo High School in 1977 and has been an automobile technician most of his...
Lisa Beam Lessard
Jun 28, 2017
Beam Lessard Fulton - Lisa Beam Lessard, 55, passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born July 8, 1961, to Doris Maxine King. Doris remarried, Richard Allen Beam who adopted Lisa at the age of two. She was raised in Azusa, California where she trained and served as a firefighter. Her best quality being...
Martha Mae Campbell
Jun 27, 2017
MARTHA MAE CAMPBELL Morris, Illinois - Martha M. Campbell, 66, passed away, Tuesday, June 27, 2017 peacefully at her loving sister's home in New Albany, with her family by her side. Martha was born September 3, 1950, in Jackson, Tennessee. Martha prided herself on her work as a CPA. She retired after 20 years of employment for West 40 in...
Sandra A. Bland
Jun 25, 2017
SANDRA A. BLAND Tupelo - Sandra Teresa Anderson Bland, 71, passed away Sunday, June 25, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born April 29, 1946, to Clyde and Dorothy Murphy Anderson and was raised in Savannah, Georgia. Sandra met her husband, Howard Bland, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and they were married on June 14, 1965. She was a homemaker...
Mike Christian
Jun 24, 2017
MIKE CHRISTIAN Tupelo - Tommy Michael Christian, 57, passed away at the North Mississippi Medical Center hospice care unit on June 24, 2017 after a brief illness with a very rare cancer. Mike was born August 22, 1959 and grew up in Tupelo. He graduated from Tupelo High School in 1977 and has been an automobile technician most of his...
Donald E. Noble
Jun 24, 2017
Baldwyn -- Donald E. Noble , 74, passed away on Saturday June 24, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by W. E. Pegues Funeral Directors. Expressions of sympathy may be left at www.peguesfuneralhome.com .
Lavert "Slim" Wilson
Jun 24, 2017
LAVERT "SLIM" WILSON Tupelo - Lavert Wilson, 81, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017 at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born June 17, 1936 to L. C. and Vergie Olean Oliver Wilson. He worked as an auto mechanic at Slim Texaco. Lavert greatly enjoyed the outdoors and was Baptist by faith. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Martha...
Kay Edmonds
Jun 24, 2017
Kay Edmonds Starkville - Elvie Kay Edmonds, 67, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017, at her home. She was born April 19, 1950, to Lonnie Ervin and Elvie Christene Dunn Edmonds. She grew up in Longview, outside of Starkville. Elvie taught an Adult Basic Education for many years in Starkville at the J. L. King Center. She was a member...
Lauren Smith
Jun 24, 2017
LAUREN SMITH Fulton – Lauren Lee Williams Smith, 32, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017 at her home. She was born in Meridian on October 14, 1984 to Cy and Betty Moore Williams. She was a sociology instructor at ICC. Lauren was full of laughter, loved to travel, loved her family and enjoyed living life to the fullest. She was...
Dr. D. F. Crowe
Jun 22, 2017
DR. D. F. CROWE Tupelo - Denvil F. Crowe, M. D., 93, died Thursday, June 22, 2017, at Generations Assisted Living. He was born August 27, 1923, to Otte Farris and Myrtle Callis Crowe. Born and raised in Braggadocio, Missouri, he graduated from Braggadocio High School at the age of 15. During his senior year of high school he took...
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