OBITUARIES
Tommy McCoy
Aug 13, 2014
TOMMY McCOY Thomas Lee (Tommy) McCoy, 60, of Tupelo, MS, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, August 13, 2014. He was born November 26, 1953, in East Tupelo to Lawrence Noel and Katie Lee Putt McCoy. Tommy was employed for over 25 years with Delta International as a quality control supervisor. He enjoyed all sports and played football and ran track...
Elise Cashwell
Aug 13, 2014
ELISE CASHWELL Saltillo - Elise Cashwell, 95, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born in South Carolina on April 19, 1919, to Louis Tucker and Maude Weathersbea Hitt. Elise loved to work in her garden, cook, sew and do anything that was crafty. She...
Bobby C. Nichols
Aug 13, 2014
Bobby C. Nichols TUPELO- Bobby Carl Nichols, 68, passed away August 13, 2014, at his residence after a six month long illness. A Tupelo native, he was born November 15, 1945, to the late Robert Nichols and Willie Bea Nichols Starling. Bobby was a long time member and elder of the East Main Church of Christ. He had a passion...
Robert Bruce Smith, IV
Aug 13, 2014
Bruce Smith Tupelo- Robert Bruce Smith, IV, 69, met an untimely death in a motor vehicle accident on Wednesday, August 13, 2014. Bruce was born on Flag Day, June 14, 1945, at the old Tupelo Hospital. He spent his childhood in Ripley, Mississippi, the son of Attorney Robert Bruce Smith, III, and Roberta Fagin Smith. Bruce moved to Tupelo in...
Charles "Scooter" Thad McMurry
Aug 12, 2014
Scooter McMurry Tupelo- Charles T. "Scooter" McMurry, 60, passed away at his home on Tuesday, August 12, 2014. He was born April 21, 1954, to Charles W. and Mary Ann McMurry. A 1973 graduate of Tupelo High School, he retired after many years as a lineman with the Tupelo Water and Light Department. Scooter was an avid horseman and rodeo...
Annie M. McKinney
Aug 11, 2014
ANNIE M. MCKINNEY Tupelo - Annie M. McKinney, 97, passed away Monday, August 11, 2014, at The Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born in Sturgis, MS, August 3, 1917 to Lonnie and Elma Hamill Green. In March of 1939, she married Thomas McKinney. She was a member St. Marks United Methodist Church. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, August 16,...
Rev. Wesley Kingsley
Aug 9, 2014
REV. WESLEY KINGSLEY Mooreville - Rev. William Wesley Kingsley, 65, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Saturday morning, August 9, 2014, at his home after an extended illness. He was born June 18, 1949, to Marlin and Loraine Payne Kingsley. As a teenager he worked a couple of years for Tindall Auto Parts. He worked a few years...
Ann "Totsie" Keith
Aug 8, 2014
ANN "TOTSIE" KEITH Nettleton - Gerald Ann Keith, 63, passed away Friday, August 8, 2014, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born September 2, 1950 to Cecil and Ruby Hood Clark. She loved singing gospel music with her sisters. She loved her family especially her children and grandchildren. She is a member of Professors of Jesus' Name...
Jason Page
Aug 6, 2014
Tupelo - Jason Thomas Page, 40, died Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of Oxford. He was born March 6, 1974 to Rebecca McElhenney Page and the late Charles LeRoy Page, Jr. Jason was a hero to those who knew him. With courage and strength, he inspired others while facing adversity as a quadriplegic. He had a fighter's...
Marvin Cox
Aug 3, 2014
MARVIN COX Saltillo- Marvin B. Cox, 78, passed away August 3, 2014, at home with his family by his side. He was born in McNairy Community, Tenn. on December 26, 1935 to Luther L. and Rose Zettie Henry Cox. Marvin married his wife, Mary, in 1957 and soon grew their family. He loved NHRA drag racing, wrestling, watching Dr. Haggia...
Rita D. Winters
Aug 3, 2014
RITA D. WINTERS Saltillo- Rita Diane Winters, 64, passed away August 3, 2014, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born April 11, 1950, to Fred and Mittie Thompson Hutcheson. She spent her working career as a seamstress for the furniture industry. She enjoyed gardening flowers and spending time with her family. Survivors include her...
Dot Carter
Aug 2, 2014
DOT CARTER Tupelo - Dorothy Carolyn Harlow Carter, 85, went to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Countrywood Plantation. She was born January 15, 1929 to Homer and Ona Harlow. She married Jimmie Carter in 1947 and they made their home in Tupelo where they owned and operated Tupelo Marble Works. She was an active...
Leonard Hinds
Jul 29, 2014
LEONARD L. HINDS Tupelo - Leonard Lawrence Hinds, 89, passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born January 2, 1925, to Earl and Ima McCarthy Hinds. He spent his early childhood in the Ratliff Community. He attended school at Unity. He was called to service for the Army in World War II, along...
Sibyl Kingsley
Jul 26, 2014
SIBYL KINGSLEY Memphis, TN - Sibyl Ann Kingsley passed away Saturday, July 26, 2014, at The Gardens of Germantown. She was born to Dewitt and Tennie Lee Malone Clark. She graduated from Shannon High School as valedictorian. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Shannon Cemetery with W. E. Pegues Funeral Directors in charge of the...
Diane DeVaughn
Jul 24, 2014
DIANE DEVAUGHN Mooreville - Hazel Diane DeVaughn, 70, passed away Thursday, July 24, 2014, at Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. She was born March 2, 1944 to James and Hazel Cruise Rayburn. She was a Saltillo High School graduate. She and her late husband owened Dee's Furniture Manufacturing in Tupelo for 20 years. She loved flower gardening and...
Felix Jackson
Jul 24, 2014
Felix Jackson Tupelo- Felix Jackson, 88, passed away July 25, 2014 at North Mississippi Medical Center in the Hospice Unit. He was born in Tupelo on August 6, 1925 to Crawford Asbury and Almee Shepard Jackson. He was retired from Tupelo Water and Light department. Private family graveside services will be held Sunday, July 27, 2014, at Glenwood Cemetery with...
W. C. Moore
Jul 23, 2014
W. C. MOORE, SR. Auburn Community - Willis Cleveland "W. C." Moore, Sr., went home to be with his Lord and Savior on July 23, 2014. W. C. was born at home in Philadelphia on June 27, 1939. He grew up in Edinburg and attended school at Laurel Hill. W. C. married the former Janet Kay Wheeler in 1957. He...
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