OBITUARIES
Libby Whittington
Jul 2, 2023
Surrounded by her family and friends, Elizabeth (Libby) Givens Whittington passed away peacefully on the morning of July 2, 2023. She was 69 years old. Libby was born on July 13, 1953 in Hinds County, Jackson, Mississippi. She was the second daughter of Dorothy Tanner Givens and Emory Murray Givens. She was raised in Jackson and attended Callaway High School...
Heywood Washburn Jr.
Jul 2, 2023
Jesse Heywood Washburn, at the age of 92, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 2, 2023 at his home in Tupelo. Heywood moved to Tupelo in 1955, after completing two years in the Navy during the Korean Conflict. This High Point, North Carolina, native, son of Jesse Heywood Washburn and Edna Jordan Washburn, attended church the...
Kelly Page
Jun 28, 2023
Tupelo—Kelly Page, age 70, passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born February 19, 1953 in Tupelo, the son of Johnny Wade Page and Wilma Mae Morgan Page. Kelly worked as a truck driver for several companies, most recently for Home Depot. He was a member of Oak Ridge Christian Church. He found...
Maxine Gregory
Jun 27, 2023
Maxine Irene Gregory, 93, went to be with her Savior Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Maxine was born December 8, 1929 in Fulton to Allen Johnson and Densy Ledbetter Johnson. Maxine possessed a remarkable talent for knitting, crocheting, and crafting. Maxine’s professional journey led her to Blue Bell, where she worked for 25 years. Outside...
Mike Gattis
Jun 27, 2023
Spring Hill Community-- Michael Lopez “Mike” Gattis, age 60, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at his home. Mike was born February 18, 1963 in Tupelo, the son of Melvin Cortez Gattis and Nona Faye Smith Gattis. He worked for West Rock for many years as a forklift operator. Mike enjoyed fishing and playing poker. He loved watching football with...
Eddie Garner
Jun 25, 2023
Eddie Garner Tupelo- Edward Wesley Garner, 63, died Sunday, June 25, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born November 14, 1959 to Charles Edward Garner and Helen Juanita Hutcheson in Tupelo. After Eddie’s high school graduation and some number of years in the workforce he earned a specialized certification in transmissions at a Tennessee...
Douglas A. Johnston
Jun 25, 2023
Douglas A. Johnston Plantersville- Douglas Arlie Johnston, 87, died Sunday, June 25, 2023 at Countrywood Plantation in Mantachie. He was born March 7, 1936 to Arlie Johnston and Exie Davis Johnston in Lee County. Following his high school graduation, he honorably served his country in the United States Army as a cook. Douglas soon after earned his Diesel Mechanic Degree...
Jimmy Bingham
Jun 24, 2023
Jimmy Bingham Tupelo- James William Bingham, 82, passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after a lengthy illness. Jimmy was born on May 5, 1941, to James Washington and Jane Bryson Bingham. Raised in Guntown, he initially attended Guntown School before transferring to the Tupelo School District. Following graduation from Tupelo High School...
Ron Ratliff
Jun 24, 2023
Ron Ratliff Tupelo - Ronald Michael Ratliff, Sr., 79, died Saturday, June 24, 2023, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born April 18, 1944, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Arnold and Ruby McMichael Ratliff. He was a member of First Baptist Church Tupelo. After serving in the United States Air Force, his professional career consisted of working at Aircap, Metalloy,...
Edna Warren
Jun 24, 2023
Edna Warren Saltillo- Edna Ruth Prather Warren, 83, died Saturday, June 24, 2023, at her home after an extended illness. She was born June 7, 1940, to Noel Prather and Tishie Thrasher Prather. Edna was a dedicated Licensed Practical Nurse for Cedars Health Care Center for a number of years before she retired. She was a faithful member of New...
Martha P. Hunt
Jun 22, 2023
Martha P. Hunt Eggville Community- Martha Pearl Brown Hunt, 85, went to her eternal Heavenly home on Thursday, June 22, 2023. She was the daughter of Cecil Nelph Brown and Lola Barber Brown, born on May 11, 1938, in Itawamba. On April 18, 1954, at the age of 15 years old, she married Joe Earl Hunt. They spent 68 years...
Elizabeth Craig
Jun 22, 2023
Tupelo, formerly of Natchez-- Mary Elizabeth Wilson Craig passed peacefully in her sleep in her home on June 22, 2023. Born in Collins, on August 20,1939, she was the daughter of George Macon Wilson and Myra Speed Wilson. Elizabeth had a happy childhood in Collins and at the tender age of 17, she began her radiology technician career at the...
Barbara Marshall
Jun 22, 2023
Barbara Marshall Iuka formerly of Olive Branch- Barbara Gail Clark Marshall died Thursday, June 22, 2023, in Tupelo, she was born on October 10, 1952, in Chicago, Illinois to Mary Kathleen Clark and Sim Stewart Clark. She grew up in Memphis and attended Whitehaven High School Class of 1970, from there she served in the Army Reserves and attended the...
Melinda B. Lee
Jun 18, 2023
Melinda B. Lee Saltillo- Melinda Ann Bryant Lee, 65, died Sunday, June 18, 2023 at her home. She was born September 27, 1957 in Jackson to William Bryant and Bettie Johnston Bryant. She graduated from Jim Hill High School in 1975. She then graduated in 1979 from Mississippi State University with a Bachelor’s in Education, and her career flourished as...
Eva Webb
Jun 17, 2023
Eva Webb Saltillo—Eva May Spearman Webb passed away Saturday, June 17, 2023 at her daughter’s home. She was 87. Born June 5, 1936 in Saltillo, she was the daughter of Ernest Lee and Velma Lee Parker Spearman. Eva worked as a sales clerk in a shoe store for many years. She was the widow of Lawrence Webb and they enjoyed...
Jean Pittman
Jun 16, 2023
Catherine Jean Pittman, 90, passed away Friday, June 16, 2023 at the Baptist Hospital in Oxford. She was born November 4, 1932 in North Augusta, South Caroline to Emery Platt-Howard Ruland and Mildred Kennedy Ruland. Jean was the wife of James H. Pittman and they enjoyed 58 years of marriage before his passing in 2012. Jean spent most of her...
Ms. Maurice Swinney Gibson
Jun 16, 2023
Maurice Swinney Gibson of Starkville passed away Friday, June 16, 2023 at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo. Maurice was graduate of Tupelo High School and went on to study at Mississippi State University, where she received her Masters Degree. Ms. Gibson went on to teach for 37 years at various Mississippi school districts, ending her career with the Starkville School District....
PJ McKnatt
Jun 15, 2023
Tupelo—Peggy Jean “PJ” McKnatt passed away Thursday, June 15, 2023 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was 72 years old. She was born in California on June 28, 1958, the daughter of John C. McKnatt and Miranda McKnatt. Before she became disabled, PJ worked in housekeeping for several hotels. A true people person, PJ loved to help others and...
June C. Mitchell
Jun 13, 2023
June Claire Mitchell passed away at her home at the age of 80. She was born January 5, 1943 in Water Valley, the daughter of Carl Franklin Davidson and Minnie Margaret Pipkins Davidson. After her graduation from Oakland High School, she then attended Northwest Mississippi Junior College, where she received her Certificate in Secretarial Science in 1962. June worked for...
Steve Johnson
Jun 13, 2023
Steve Johnson Senatobia formerly of Tupelo – George Stephen “Steve” Johnson, 64, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. He was the son of James and Delores Featherston, born on October 9, 1958, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a proud veteran who served in the 155th Armored Brigade of the Army National Guard....
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