OBITUARIES
James West
Jan 18, 2014
JAMES A. WEST Tupelo - James A. West, 80, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014, surrounded by his loving family at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice Unit. He was born in Sturgis on November 5, 1933, to Arlie and Aileen Williams West. In his early years, he worked as a pharmacist at the landmark TKE in Tupelo. In 1985,...
Mary Darling Bryant
Jan 18, 2014
MARY DARLING BRYANT Tupelo--Mary Darling Bryant died on January 18, 2014, at Graceland Nursing Home in Pontotoc, MS. She was born on December 29, 1923 to Luther Alexander Bryant and Virginia Ozelee Darling Bryant. She was a member of the Non-Denominational Church. She was a 1942 graduate of Amory High and lived most of her adult life in Tupelo and...
James A. West
Jan 18, 2014
JAMES A. WEST Tupelo - James A. West, 80, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014, surrounded by his loving family at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice Unit. He was born in Sturgis on November 5, 1933, to Arlie and Aileen Williams West. In his early years, he worked as a pharmacist at the landmark TKE in Tupelo. In 1985,...
Mary Bryant
Jan 18, 2014
MARY DARLING BRYANT Tupelo--Mary Darling Bryant died on January 18, 2014, at Graceland Nursing Home in Pontotoc, MS. She was born on December 29, 1923 to Luther Alexander Bryant and Virginia Ozelee Darling Bryant. She was a member of the Non-Denominational Church. She was a 1942 graduate of Amory High and lived most of her adult life in Tupelo and...
Delisa "Dee" Hood
Jan 14, 2014
DELISA HOOD Saltillo - Delisa A. Hood ?Dee?, 54, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at her residence. A Tupelo native, she was born August 18, 1959, to Daniel Russell and Charlene V. Langley Forrester. A devoted housewife and mother, she loved spending time with her family and friends, especially her grandchildren. Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, January 21,...
Delisa A. "Dee" Hood
Jan 14, 2014
DELISA HOOD Saltillo - Delisa A. Hood "Dee", 54, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at her residence. A Tupelo native, she was born August 18, 1959, to Daniel Russell and Charlene V. Langley Forrester. A devoted housewife and mother, she loved spending time with her family and friends, especially her grandchildren. Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, January 21,...
Roxanna Kirk
Jan 14, 2014
ROXANNA KIRK Belden - Roxanna Kirk entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born on December 16th to Nina Holcomb. For many years, she worked as a teacher's assistant in the public school system. She was Baptist by faith. Private family services will be held at a later date. W....
Ken Dye
Jan 14, 2014
KEN DYE Brewer - Ken Dye, 60, born January 14, 1954, in Tupelo to Arvad L. and Margaret M. Dye passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He grew-up in the Nettleton area graduating from Nettleton High School in 1972. Afterwards, he attended Itawamba Junior College where he was a member of the football team....
Ken
Jan 14, 2014
KEN DYE Brewer - Ken Dye, 60, born January 14, 1954, in Tupelo to Arvad L. and Margaret M. Dye passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He grew-up in the Nettleton area graduating from Nettleton High School in 1972. Afterwards, he attended Itawamba Junior College where he was a member of the football team....
Dorothy Sanders
Jan 12, 2014
DOROTHY SANDERS Unity - Dorothy Sanders, 65, born in Lee County on October 22, 1948, to Osley and Odean Hardy Clark, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2014, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of Oxford. A C & A, she worked at the North Mississippi Medical Center for about thirty-five years as well as with Region Three. Fishing and watching races where...
Joe O'Callaghan
Jan 12, 2014
JOE O'CALLAGHAN Tupelo - Joseph Walter "Joe" O'Callaghan, 85, died Sunday, January 12, 2014, at Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. He was born February 17, 1928, to James P. and Lucy Francis O'Callaghan. He graduated from Tupelo High School in 1945, then attended Millsaps College and Mississippi State University. He was a veteran of the United States Marines...
Clarence Morris
Jan 6, 2014
CLARENCE MORRIS Belden - Clarence Morgan Morris, 94, passed away Monday, January 6, 2014, at Rosewood Residence after an extended illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident of Tupelo, he was born October 21, 1919, to L.B. and Carrie Bourland Morris. In 1956 he married his wife, Jimmie Wallace Morris. A veteran, he served four years in the U.S....
Nancy Jean Chism
Jan 5, 2014
NANCY JEAN CHISM Saltillo - Nancy Jean Chism, 68, went to be with the Lord, Monday, January 5, 2015, at her home. She was born in Dodge Center, Minnesota on born June 20, 1946, to Earl and Nell Christoffersen and raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin. She was hardworking, generous and sweet. Private family graveside services will be at Mantanchie Cemetery. W....
Ann Lauderdale
Dec 31, 2013
ANN LAUDERDALE Tupelo - Ann Lauderdale, 78, born March 24, 1935, to Houston "Shorty" and Lula Langston Ramsey passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at the Sanctuary Hospice House. She worked at several different places including Cotton Bolt and Bassett Furniture. She enjoyed shopping and gardening. She was a member of Tupelo Free Will Baptist Church. A celebration of...
Dorothy Cooley
Dec 30, 2013
DOROTHY COOLEY TUPELO - Dorothy Marie Tillman Cooley went to be with the Lord on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013 at Magnolia Manor. She was born Dec. 12, 1922 in Bridgeport, Connecticut and spent summers on Long Island Sound. She loved the memory of her father, lighthouses and the sea. She was born again at Black Rock Community Church in 1939....
Scott Easterling
Dec 28, 2013
SCOTT EASTERLING Saltillo - Scott Easterling, 42, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born July 11, 1971, in Tupelo to Hoyle and Rebecca Waters Easterling. A Saltillo resident all his life, he was a 1989 graduate of Saltillo High School. He served as a construction worker and carpenter. An artist, he enjoyed...
Jeff Church
Dec 26, 2013
JEFF CHURCH Tupelo - Jeff Church, 57, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2013, at his home. He was born November 16, 1956, to Van Buren and Arlene Yvonne Dortch Church. He spent his childhood growing up in Brandywine, Maryland. Survivors include his wife of thirty-two years, Lisa Church of Tupelo; one son, Matthew Church (Elizabeth) of Tupelo; one brother, Van...
Edith R. Thomas
Dec 25, 2013
EDITH THOMAS Tupelo - Edith Ruff Thomas, 93, a founder of Tupelo Community Theatre and the Tupelo Symphony Orchestra, died at her Tupelo residence Wednesday following a period of declining health. Mrs. Thomas, Tupelo's Citizen of the Year in 1987, was a leader in the development of the musical and dramatic arts in Tupelo for more than 40 years. She...
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