OBITUARIES
Johnnie Fay Williams
July 22, 2014
FAY WILLIAMS Saltillo - Johnnie Fay Williams, 79, died Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born April 27, 1935, to Everett and Gladys Edge Hodges. Fay was a resident of Saltillo for the last 45 years. She loved motor home camping, shopping and her family. Fay was a member of Faith Baptist Church in...
Erskin Cecil "Pete" Simmons
July 21, 2014
PETE SIMMONS Old Union Community - "Pete" Erskin Cecil Simmons, 81, passed away Monday, July 21, 2014, at his home. A Lee County native, he was born July 15, 1933, to Erskin Clinton and Berta Mae Smitherman Simmons. He was a 1952, Shannon High School graduate. He was a member of Old Union Baptist Church. Pete served with the Army...
Jerry Putt
July 21, 2014
JERRY PUTT Mooreville - Jerry Wayne Putt, 62, died Monday, July 21, 2014, at The Community Hospice in Verona, MS after a brief illness. He was born in Tupelo, MS., May 30, 1952, to Jimmy Joe and Ellen Estes Putt. He was a 1972 Mooreville High School graduate. Jerry enjoyed fishing, his dogs, and was an avid sports fan. Services...
Cynthia Kaye Hudson Feltenstein
July 19, 2014
Casey Feltenstein Tupelo - Cynthia Kaye Hudson Feltenstein, 61, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at her home. She was born November 11, 1952 to David and Evelyn Crenshaw Hudson. She grew up in Starkville and graduated from Starkville High School and then went on to Matty Hersee School of Nursing in Meridian. She married in 1989 to Ned Arnold...
Bobbie Schumpert
July 18, 2014
BOBBIE SCHUMPERT Tupelo - Bobbie Jean Schumpert, 81, went to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, July 18, 2014, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born September 5, 1932, to William Henry and Ivy McCormick Conwill. She graduated from Nettleton High School in 1950. After graduation, she worked as a seamtress at several...
Bill Towery
July 18, 2014
TUPELO - Bill Towery, 74, died Friday, July 18, 2014, at North Mississippi Medical Center surrounded by loved ones--family and friends.He was born April 28, 1940, in New Orleans, Louisiana and graduated from Dothan High School, Dothan, Alabama.Bill loved people, his work, and working with his hands. Although having retired from Malco Cinema after more than 30 years as manager,...
Rose Jennings
July 17, 2014
ROSE JENNINGS Potts Camp - Geneva Rose Jennings, 74, passed away Thursday, July 17, 2014, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. A Potts Camp native, she was born February 16, 1940, to Muldrew and Eunice Wilson. She retired from Daybrite Lighting after 26 years of service. She attended Bethleham Pentecostal Church in Potts Camp. She loved gardening, canning vegetables, and...
Nina Craft Gary
July 16, 2014
Nina Gary Tupelo - Nina Pearl Craft Gary, 91, born August 31, 1922, in Raleigh, Mississippi to John and Bessie Craft went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, after a brief stay at The North Mississippi Medical Center. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by her daughters, Lynn and JoAnn, to her eternal...
Clark Sanders
July 16, 2014
CLARK SANDERS Tupelo - Clark Edward Sanders, 55, died on Wednesday July 16th in Asheville, North Carolina. Visitation for family and friends will be this Sunday, July 20th at 2:00 p.m. at W. E. Pegues Funeral Home at 535 Jefferson Street in Tupelo, MS, followed a funeral service in The Jefferson Street Chapel at 3:00 p.m. Graveside service to follow...
Anzie Mozelle Lea
July 16, 2014
Anzie Mozelle Lea Chesterville- Anzie Mozelle "Moze" Lea, 85, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at her home in the Chesterville Community of Pontotoc County. She was surrounded by her family and friends. Moze was born December 23, 1928 to Melvin Lenard Bobo and Mary Lucille Duke. After the death of her father at...
Ethel S. Conover
July 14, 2014
ETHEL CONOVER New Albany - Ethel Sawyer Conover, 89, passed away peacefully Monday, July 14, 2014, with her family by her side. She was born in Pitt County, NC on August 20, 1924 to John Thomas and Effie Isabelle McKeel Sawyer. She moved to Washington, D.C. for 40 years, Helena, MT for 20 years, Charlottesville, VA for 6 years, Mount...
Marjorie Smith
July 11, 2014
MARGIE SMITH Tupelo - Marjorie Mae "Margie" Smith, 86, died Friday, July 11, 2014, at the Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born in Lee County on October 30, 1927, to William Joshua and Willie Mae Burleson Simmons. Early in her life, she worked as a telephone operator, and later at Kuhn's Department Store and NMMC. Margie enjoyed reading, going to...
Elois M. Hogue
July 10, 2014
ELOIS M. HOGUE Tupelo - Elois M. Hogue, 87, died Thursday, July 10, 2014, at the Golden Living Center after an extended illness. She was born November 4, 1926, to Ivy Lee and Minnie Mae McMullin. Elois lived in Cleveland during the early years of her life and later lived in Jackson for many years. While living in Jackson, she...
Mary Rutledge
July 10, 2014
MARY RUTLEDGE Guntown - Mary Crockett Rutledge died peacefully in her sleep on July 10, 2014. Mary was born March 5, 1924 to Ralph Crockett and Lurline Smith Crockett. She was a lifelong resident of Guntown, and for many years was actively involved in the Civitan Club as well as The Young at Hearts. For many years, Mary was a...
Richard Bethay
July 8, 2014
RICHARD BETHAY Fulton - Richard Anthony Bethay, 50, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2014, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. Richard was born in Amory, Mississippi on March 30, 1964 to Russell and Shirley Gibbs Bethay. He was an employee for the 5th District of Lee County for 14 years. Richard enjoyed fishing and gardening. Services will be held 2...
Brett Burks
July 7, 2014
BRETT BURKS Saltillo - Brett Burks, 44, passed away, Monday, July 7, 2014, at his Saltillo residence after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, he was born December 11, 1969 to Billy W. and Patty Bass Burks. A 1987 graduate of Tupelo High School, he then went on to Northeast Community College and Hinds Community College. Brett was an avid...
Mildred Gillentine
July 7, 2014
Mildred Gillentine Tupelo- Mildred Clayton Gillentine, 98, passed away, Monday, July 7, 2014 in her residence at The Griffis House, Traceway Retirement Community in Tupelo, Mississippi. A Lee County native, she was a life-long resident of Tupelo. Mildred was born December 26, 1915 to King Soloman and Annie Lou Morrison Clayton. She was a Licensed Cosmetologist for 10 years and...
Joyce Nichols
July 7, 2014
JOYCE NICHOLS Saltillo - Joyce Renee Nichols died on Monday July 7,2014 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born on April 1,1956, to Marshal and Lucille Randle Baskins. She is survived by one daughter Jennie Townsend of Blue Springs; one son Matthew Baskins of Pontotoc.;three sisters Charlotte Steffens of Saltillo, Pat Wood of Rogersville Ala., and Fay Daniels...
Lynne Furr
July 5, 2014
Lynne Whitehurst Furr February 19, 1922 - July 5, 2014 A memorial service will be held at two o'clock on Thursday afternoon, July 31st, 2014, at First United Methodist Church in Salem, Oregon for Lynne Whitehurst Furr, who died on July 5th in Salem. Mrs. Furr was born February 19, 1922, to William Sydney and Arelia Sweat Whitehurst in Sheffield,...
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