OBITUARIES
Elsie Pryor Rhodes
January 1, 2024
Elsie Pryor Rhodes
(Reidsville, NC) Elsie Pryor Rhodes joined her beloved husband Walter in Heaven on January 1, 2024. Born in Rogers, Arkansas on January 7, 1923, she celebrated her 100th birthday at Penn Nursing Center in Reidsville with her family and friends this past January.
A private family memorial service will take place at Woodmont United...
Rev. Dr. Donald Ellis Wildmon
December 28, 2023
Rev. Dr. Donald Ellis Wildmon, one of the legendary leaders of American conservatism, died December 28, 2023, at Tupelo, Mississippi, after a long and courageous battle with Lewy Body Dementia.
Don was born in Dumas, Mississippi, on January 18, 1938, to Bernice and Ellis Wildmon. Don graduated from Ripley High School in 1956 and from Millsaps College in...
Danny Brazil
December 27, 2023
Tupelo- Danny Louis Brazil, 72, died Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born November 9, 1951 in Cleveland, Ohio to Louis Adren Brazil and Faye McCreary Redding. Following his high school graduation, he became a sought-after brick mason. He was also a talented country music singer. In 1971, he married Nada Brazil and they...
Dick Duffy
December 26, 2023
Dick Duffy
Tupelo, formerly of Corinth- Richard Louis Duffy died at the age of 86 after a brief illness on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born on September 21, 1937, in Dixon, Illinois to the late Raymond “Ray” Duffy and Helen Kreger Duffy. He spent the majority of his childhood and youth...
Brian Dry
December 26, 2023
Brian Dry
Amory— Brian Temple Dry, 59, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at his home in Amory. He was born March 18, 1964. Brian was a proud veteran of the United States Army National Guard, dedicating a significant part of his life in service to his country.
A true outdoorsman, Brian could often be found...
Troy Beadles
December 25, 2023
Troy Beadles
Troy David Beadles, 49, of Tupelo, Mississippi died Monday, December 25, 2023, following a lengthy battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). He was born March 7, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois to his mother, Joyce Ann Jones, and father, Gary Willis Beadles.
Troy was a 1992 graduate of Tupelo High School. He proudly served in the United...
Richard Nelms
December 20, 2023
Reform Community- Richard David Nelms, 72, died Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at his home. He was born in Greenwood on August 30, 1951, to Elmer Nelms and Willodine Blake Nelms. Following his high school graduation, Richard had a very long and successful career as a heavy machine operator. He was a retired member of the 624 local chapter of...
Betty Evans Ashe Wilbanks
December 20, 2023
Betty Evans Ashe Wilbanks
Tupelo- Betty Sue Evans Ashe Wilbanks, 97, died Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at Indywood Glen in Greenwood. Betty was a lifelong Tupelo native born on August 25, 1926 to Elmer and Pearl Evans. In 1945, she graduated from Tupelo High School. A devoted mother and wife, she was the widow of Carl L. “Doodlum” Ashe...
Jim Allen
December 20, 2023
Jim Allen
Tupelo- James “Jim” Melville Allen, 96, died Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at Traceway. He was born May 7, 1927, in Cockrum, Mississippi. He is the son of William Harris Allen and Edith French Allen. Jim graduated from Mississippi State University in 1948 with a degree in Electrical Engineering and was a lifelong enthusiastic Mississippi State sports fan....
Thera Runell Bryant
December 20, 2023
Thera Runell Bryant
Tupelo- Thera Runell Bryant, 101, passed away peacefully after a wonderful and fulfilling life on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at Traceway. She was the daughter of the late Dewey Burleson and Bertha Fewell Burleson; she was born on October 7, 1922. Thera retired from North Mississippi Medical Center after 25 years, she worked mostly in X-Ray...
Bryson Burks
December 18, 2023
Keller, Texas formerly of Tupelo- It is with great sadness we share that Bryson Burks gained his wings, December 18, 2023, just hours before his 20th birthday on December 19, 2023.
Bryson was born in Tupelo, Mississippi to Chris Johnson Burks and the late Brett Burks. At a young age, Bryson was baptized by his faith at North...
Mike "Tadpole" Davis
December 17, 2023
Amory—Charles Mike “Tadpole” Davis, age 53, passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born September 15, 1970 in Tupelo to Charles Q. and Sandra Reese Davis. Mike was a 1988 graduate of Tupelo High School. He worked in home construction as a talented painter and also for The...
Gale Pinion
December 17, 2023
Gwendolyn Gale Pinion, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend; passed into the arms of our Lord and Savior on December 17, 2023 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, Mississippi. She was a hero in the eyes of her friends and family, having courageously fought pancreatic cancer to the very end. The daughter of Ralph and Theomae Hargrove, she was born...
Frances Sheffield
December 13, 2023
Mantachie—Mary Frances DeVaughn Sheffield passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at the North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice Unit. She was 91 years old. Born July 1, 1932 in Mantachie, she was the daughter of Carlyn and Annice Franks DeVaughn. After her high school graduation, Frances attained her Bachelor degree from Blue Mountain College before earning her Master’s degree in English...
Faye Sexton
December 12, 2023
In Loving Memory of Faye Sexton
Faye “Nana” Sexton, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at her home in Horn Lake. She was born January 17, 1959, in Tupelo, the daughter of Robert Clark Fowler and Loraine Hopkins Fowler. After high school, Faye pursued her passion for caring for...
Terry L. Cox
December 11, 2023
Plantersville—Terry Lynn Cox, age 64, passed away December 12, 2023 after a sudden illness. He was born in Tupelo on September 5, 1959 to E. W. Cox and Gladys Taylor Cox Welch. He worked for CED for many years before his retirement. He enjoyed watching football and before his health failed, he played softball and ran the Gumtree 10K.
Terry...
Barry Johnson
December 9, 2023
Barry Johnson, Sr.
Randolph- Barry Dwain Johnson, Sr. died Saturday, December 9, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born on November 14, 1958 in Alabama to Roland and Qillie Johnson. At the age of 17, Barry joined the United States Army and proudly served his country. Following his military service, he was a truck driver for 32...
Terry Pannell
December 9, 2023
Mr. Terry Pannell
Blue Springs—Terry Clise Pannell, 74, passed away Saturday, December 9, 2023, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Born on December 3, 1949, in Tupelo, to C. C. Pannell and Juanita Vanlandingham Pannell, Terry was a graduate of Tupelo High School.After taking over the reins of the family business, Clearview Television (CTV), Terry distinguished himself as a pioneer...
Toni Miller
December 6, 2023
Toni Miller
Tupelo- Toni Gayle Parks Miller, 76, was born in Muncie, Indiana, on July 25, 1947. She passed away suddenly Wednesday, December 6, 2023, in Tupelo, Mississippi. She was a member of Saint James Catholic Church.
Beloved by all who were blessed to know her, Toni is survived by John Miller, her husband of fifty-three years....
Jane Threldkeld
December 6, 2023
Marjorie Jane Threldkeld died Wednesday, December 6, 2023. She was the daughter of Mildred Moore Sheffield and Philip A. Sheffield, the wife of Jim Threldkeld, and the mother of Mimi McGraw (Robin), Susan Kimbrough (Jim), and Sally Threldkeld. She was the grandmother of Jim McGraw (Allyson), Mary Jane Cook (Chris), Ned McGraw (Marianthi), Philip Kimbrough (Meagan), Chris White (Taylor), and Matt...
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