OBITUARIES
Maurine W. Vail
August 21, 2017
MAURINE W. VAIL Tupelo - Maurine Watson Vail, 92, passed away Monday, August 21, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born September 30, 1924, to Rupert and Aletha Morris Watson. She was married to Henry H. Vail until his passing in 1984. Maurine was a homemaker and enjoyed raising her children. After they were grown she taught Kindergarten...
Helen Smythe Stiles Chisholm
August 20, 2017
HELEN SMYTHE STILES CHISHOLM Charleston, South Carolina formerly of Tupelo - Helen Smythe Stiles Chisholm, 93, widow of Ernest Robert Chisholm, III entered into eternal rest Sunday, August 20, 2017. Her Funeral Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, August 26, 2017, at the Jefferson Street Chapel of W. E. Pegues with interment in Tupelo Memorial Park. The family will receive...
Mary Ruth Estes
August 17, 2017
MARY RUTH ESTES Eggville Community - Mary Ruth Estes, 97, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017, at her home. She was born March 10, 1920, the third of five children, to Elmer Lindsey and Laura Maudie Keith Brooks on the farm in Shiloh Community. Mary Ruth married Holder C. Estes on August 23, 1936. After serving in WWII, Holder became...
Annie Laurie Allen Arnold
August 17, 2017
ANNIE LAURIE ALLEN ARNOLD Tupelo - Annie Laurie Allen Arnold, 95, died Thursday, August 17, 2017 at Sanctuary Hospice House. Annie Laurie was born in Baldwyn, Mississippi on September 1, 1921, the child of Frances and Howard Walker. She became a Christian at the age of eight. While in Baldwyn High School, she worked as a secretary to the school...
Renee Daniel
August 14, 2017
Renee Daniel Tupelo- Renee Harcrow Daniel, 59, died Monday, August 14, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Ms. Daniel was born March 30, 1958, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Martha Garner Toupous and Aaron L. Harcrow, Sr. Ms. Daniel was a loving daughter, sister, mother, and grandmother. She served the greater Columbus area for over 30 years helping families...
Keith Dunkle
August 13, 2017
Saltillo - Keith Dunkle, 69, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2017 at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born April 8, 1948 to Ernest and Carolyn Skinner Dunkle in Columbus, Ohio. Keith was raised in Westerville, Ohio. He and his wife, Kitty, moved to Saltillo where they resided the past 21 years. Keith worked in management positions at various retail...
Eloine Monaghan Reed
August 12, 2017
Eloine Monaghan Reed Saltillo - Eloine Monaghan Reed, 92, passed away Saturday, August 12, 2017 in her home. She was born February 24, 1925 to Marvin and Lena Monaghan in Lee County. Eloine graduated as valedictorian from Mooreville High School where she also played basketball. In 1943, she married John T. Reed. She lived as a homemaker who enjoyed sewing...
Lottie Sue Stevens
August 12, 2017
TUPELO - Lottie Sue Stevens, 87, passed away Saturday, August 12, 2017 at Creekside Manor. She was born June 18, 1930 to James Oscar and Siddie Potts Stevens in Tupelo, Mississippi. Lottie Sue spent her early years in Saltillo. Her family and friends described her as a woman of faith who thoroughly enjoyed writing poems and gospel songs, singing and...
Joy Ann Buckner
August 11, 2017
Joy Ann Buckner Saltillo – Joy Harrison Buckner, 64, died August 8, 2017 at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born April 2, 1953 in Calhoun City, Mississippi to H. G. (Tic) and Dorothy Lloyd Harrison. After graduating from Calhoun City High School, she took a job as an operator with South Central Bell/A. T. and T., and retired 35 years...
Aileen Gilmore
August 10, 2017
Aileen Gilmore Shannon - Aileen Gilmore, 82, passed away Thursday, August 10, 2017 at North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice. She was born August 26, 1934 to Ira and Evelyn Baker in Tupelo, Mississippi. Aileen was a Lee County resident all her life. She spent numerous years working at Lambs Nursing Home, Cedars Health Center, Tupelo Manor and Lee Manor as...
Joy Ann Buckner
August 8, 2017
Joy Ann Buckner Saltillo – Joy Harrison Buckner, 64, died August 8, 2017 at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born April 2, 1953 in Calhoun City, Mississippi to H. G. (Tic) and Dorothy Lloyd Harrison. After graduating from Calhoun City High School, she took a job as an operator with South Central Bell/A. T. and T., and retired 35 years...
Archie Bowen
August 7, 2017
ARCHIE BOWEN Tupelo – Archie Brooks (A. B.) Bowen, 85, passed away Monday, August 7, 2017 at Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born March 22, 1932 in Bossier City, Louisiana to Ross Earl and Frankie Olive Cross Bowen. He married Betty Jean Harris on December 19, 1950 in Jackson, Mississippi. A.B. was honorably discharged after his service in the United...
Dorothy Burleson Best
August 7, 2017
Dorothy Burleson Best Nettleton - Dorothy Burleson Best, 91, passed away Monday, August 7, 2017 at NMMC Hospice. She was born March 23, 1926 to Dewey and Bertha Burleson in Mississippi. Dorothy spent more than 70 years as a homemaker at her home and a babysitter for everybody in the Nettleton area. She was also a member of Victory Baptist...
Carol McClellan Sharp
August 7, 2017
CAROL McCLELLAN SHARP Tupelo - Carol Ann Sharp, 23, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017. She was born in Plant City, Florida on June 5, 1994, to Douglas Richard and Victoria Lynn Vaughn McClellan. In 2010, she moved to Tupelo and attended Tupelo High School. She enjoyed fishing and sketching graphic art. Carol was dearly loved by her family and...
Betty Malone Lackey
August 7, 2017
BETTY MALONE LACKEY Tupelo - Betty Jean Lackey, 84, passed away Monday, August 7, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born December 25, 1932, to Quay Grover and Verna Bass McLarty. She was married to Joe Malone for over 20 years before his passing in 1972. She married Al Lackey until his passing in 2015. Betty was the owner...
Naomi Barton
August 6, 2017
Auburn Community – Naomi Ruth Barton, 71, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017 at her home. She was born in Booneville on December 22, 1945 to Willie Dee and Rosa Edith Helton Smith. On July 19, 1962, she married Jimmie Barton, of Derma, in Oxford. She graduated from Calhoun City High School. Naomi and Jimmie moved from Birmingham, Alabama to...
Carol McClellan Sharp
August 6, 2017
CAROL McCLELLAN SHARP Tupelo - Carol Ann Sharp, 23, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017. She was born in Plant City, Florida on June 5, 1994, to Douglas Richard and Victoria Lynn Vaughn McClellan. In 2010, she moved to Tupelo and attended Tupelo High School. She enjoyed fishing and sketching graphic art. Carol was dearly loved by her family and...
William "Bill" Lee Burge, Sr.
August 5, 2017
William "Bill" Lee Burge, Sr. Aberdeen - William Lee Burge, 79, passed away Saturday, August 5, 2017, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee on March 11, 1938, to Leopold Moseline and Hortense Quay Parks Burge. He served his country in the United States Army Reserve for four years. On July 15, 1960, he married...
Kathryn "Kay" Cooley
August 5, 2017
Kathryn "Kay" Cooley Tupelo - Kathryn Cooley died Saturday, August 5, 2017 in the Cottages at Traceway Retirement Community. "Didi" to her San Francisco family was born in San Francisco, CA October 23, 1922 to Bella and George Malliaras. Kay was a graduate of Balboa High School in San Francisco. She was raised in the Greek Orthodox Church. During World...
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