OBITUARIES
Chris Hester
June 17, 2017
Chris Hester Belden - Christopher Michael Hester, 34, went fishin’ with Jesus Sunday, June 18, 2017. He was born December 15, 1982, to Mike and Vickey McKnatt Hester in Dallas, Texas. Chris owned and operated Hester’s Cleaning Services. He loved baseball and coaching his son’s little league team and listening to country music. Chris was a loving and caring person...
Mary Agnes Livingston Cook
June 16, 2017
Mary Agnes Livingston CookTupelo - Mary Agnes Livingston Cook, 96, died peacefully in her sleep June 14, 2017, at Avon Lea Assisted Living Tupelo. She will be remembered for her exuberance of life, jovial nature and passionate commitment in whatever she was doing. For most of her childhood and adolescence she was a native of the Flowerdale community in present...
I. B. Davis
June 15, 2017
I.B. Davis Belden - Irving "I. B." Davis, 100, died Thursday, June 15, 2017, at Countrywood Manor in Mantachie. He was born in Batesville, August 15, 1916, to Ashton and Minnie Christian Davis. I. B. served with distinction in WWII as a Tech Sergeant with the 1st Division, Co. A, 26th Infantry. He took part in the D-Day invasion of...
Mickey Aldy
June 15, 2017
Mickey Aldy Tupelo--- Roy Mitchell “Mickey" Aldy, 66 left this world Thursday June 15, 2017 at North Mississippi Medical Center and by HIS grace united with his Lord and Savior. He was born July 5, 1950 in Winfield Parish, LA to Billy Ray and Agnes Cheek Aldy. Mickey was raised in Crowder, MS. He attended Northwest Community College where he...
Mary Agnes Livingston Cook
June 14, 2017
Mary Agnes Livingston Cook Tupelo - Mary Agnes Livingston Cook, 96, died peacefully in her sleep June 14, 2017, at Avon Lea Assisted Living Tupelo. She will be remembered for her exuberance of life, jovial nature and passionate commitment in whatever she was doing. For most of her childhood and adolescence she was a native of the Flowerdale community in...
Mary Imogene Shedd Herndon
June 14, 2017
MARY IMOGENE SHEDD HERNDON Fulton - Mary Imogene Herndon, 95, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at her home. She was born May 11, 1922, to James Matthew and Minnie Minerva Pruitt Shedd. She was raised in the Fawn Grove Community and raised her children in the Vanburen Community. She was married to W. L. Herndon until his passing in...
Taylor King
June 14, 2017
TAYLOR KING Tupelo - Taylor King, wonderful husband, father, brother and son, 46, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center, after a short illness. He was born April 1, 1971, to Arnold Taylor King, Sr. and Nancy Ann Underwood King. Taylor was born and raised in Cleveland, Mississippi, graduating from Cleveland High School in the class...
Mae King
June 14, 2017
Mae King Saltillo - Willie Mae King, 81, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born March 10, 1936, to Virgle and Avo Brown Scruggs in Mooreville. She worked several years at the family’s business, King’s Grocery, in Palmetto. Mae was a machinist for 20 years at Tecumseh until her retirement. She enjoyed...
I. M. Kelly
June 11, 2017
I. M. KELLY Tupelo - Isom Milfige Kelly, 91, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born October 11, 1925, to Lester Howard and Dollie Collier Kelly. I. M. worked at White Rose as a route salesmen. He married Mary Folger on December 22, 1945 and they were married for 69 years until her...
William Eugene "Bill" Earwood
June 9, 2017
William Eugene "Bill" Earwood Tupelo - William Eugene "Bill" Earwood, 86, passed away Friday, June 9, 2017, at home after an extended illness. Mr. Earwood was born December 2, 1930, to William Edgar and Ann Haney Earwood. He graduated from Memphis Tech High School in 1949 and prior to retirement was a salesman for Barton Equipment and Scribner Equipment. He...
Annie "Doris" Clayton Streit
June 8, 2017
Annie "Doris" Clayton Streit Saltillo - Annie Doris Streit, 81, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born December 17, 1935, to Ben Howardton and Annie J. McCarty Clayton. She graduated from Tupelo High School and attended University of Mississippi through the ICC branch. She retired as an accountant from Delta International after 27 years....
Helen Harris
June 4, 2017
Helen Harris Saltillo - Mary Helen Harris, 84, passed away Sunday, June 4, 2017 at her home. She was born in the Macedonia Community to Percy and Ovie Price Witt. She grew up in the Macedonia Baptist Church where her mother played the organ and her father was a deacon. She attended school in Sherman. Helen loved to travel and...
Betty Comer Roberts
May 30, 2017
Betty Comer Roberts Tupelo - Betty Comer Roberts, 81, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, died Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. She was born September 19, 1935 to Goldon and Gertrude Comer. She was raised in the Fawn Grove Community in Itawamba County and was a 1953 graduate of Itawamba Agriculture High School. In...
Rhonda Saunders
May 30, 2017
Rhonda Saunders Fulton - Rhonda Diane Regnier Saunders, 52, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born in Salina, Kansas on August 8, 1964, to Ronald D. and Ellen Louise Knisley Regnier. Rhonda moved with her family to Kansas City, Missouri and Lubbock, Texas prior to moving to Little Rock, Arkansas...
Maurice A. Stacy
May 30, 2017
Maurice A. Stacy Brewer Community- Maurice A. Stacy, 87, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. He was born January 10, 1930, to Dewey and Virgie Crenshaw Stacy. Maurice served his country in the United States Marine Corps. In 1955, Maurice married Janie West Stacy; they were married for 61 wonderful years. He worked...
Ames Brooks
May 29, 2017
AMES BROOKS Tupelo – Ames Edwin Brooks, 79, passed away Monday, May 29, 2017 at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in Tupelo on December 4, 1937 to Willie Marshall and Jessie Elsie Gregory Brooks. After a brief time in Mantachie and Arkansas, Ames returned to Tupelo to begin school and graduated from Tupelo High...
James "Sonny" McGonagill
May 29, 2017
JAMES "SONNY" McGONAGILL Mooreville - James "Sonny" McGonagill, passed away suddenly and went to join his beloved sister, Barbara, cherished mother, Eunez Hamm and father, Jullian McGonagill. Sonny grew up in Tupelo and later moved to Memphis graduating from Treadwell High School and working at the Memphian Theatre, where Elvis would relax watching movies. After serving in the Air Force,...
Ruby Floyd Mansell
May 28, 2017
RUBY FLOYD MANSELL Mooreville – Ruby Mansell, 92 passed away Sunday, May 28, 2017 at the Greenhouses at Traceway. She was born on September 9, 1924 to Thomas Elihu and Rohoda Ellen Bates Floyd. Ruby married Elzie Mansell on August 17, 1944 and they were married until his passing October 29, 2008. Ruby enjoyed gardening and spending time with her...
Trudy Hutson
May 27, 2017
TRUDY HUTSON Tupelo - Trudy Christian Hutson, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and daughter, passed away Saturday, May 27, 2017 after an extended illness. A private family graveside service was held Monday, May 29, 2917 at Tupelo Memorial Park. Trudy is survived by her husband, David; daughters, Katie (Cal Youngblood) and Wendy (T.J. Little); son, Henry; mother, Martha W. Miller; father,...
James "Sonny" McGonagill
May 27, 2017
JAMES "SONNY" McGONAGILL Mooreville - James "Sonny" McGonagill, passed away suddenly and went to join his beloved sister, Barbara, cherished mother, Eunez Hamm and father, Jullian McGonagill. Sonny grew up in Tupelo and later moved to Memphis graduating from Treadwell High School and working at the Memphian Theatre, where Elvis would relax watching movies. After serving in the Air Force,...
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