OBITUARIES
Edith Thomas
December 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...
Lester Fussell
December 21, 2013
LESTER L. FUSSELL Tupelo - Lester L. Fussell, 89, died Saturday, December 21, 2013, at Sanctuary Hospice House after a lengthy illness. A Jackson, Tennessee native, he was born August 11, 1924 to Lucas and Velma Jennings Fussell. He was raised in Jackson and graduated from Jackson High School. He served with the United States Army Air Corp during WW...
Judith Johnson
December 21, 2013
JUDITH JOHNSON Guntown - Judith Johnson, 75, passed away, Saturday, December 21, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born November 15, 1938, in Illinois to Art and Ruth Berry Whitaker. She retired after many years of service as a tax auditor with the Internal Revenue Service. Judith had many hobbies including sewing and reading. When asked, her...
Joseph Webster "Joe" Gary
December 21, 2013
JOSEPH WEBSTER "JOE" GARY Tupelo - Joseph Webster "Joe" Gary, 86, born, April 4th, 1927, in Byram, Mississippi, to Albert West Gary and Allie Robinson Gary went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 21, 2013, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by his daughters, Lynn and JoAnn as well as extended...
Perry Thomas
December 21, 2013
PERRY K. THOMAS, III Perry King Thomas III, 66, died unexpectedly early Saturday at his west Tupelo residence. Thomas, a former two-term member of the board of aldermen and later, a one-term member of the City Council, had lived in Tupelo all his life, and was deeply involved in many projects and undertakings in support of the city?s progress. Thomas,...
Perry K. Thomas, III
December 21, 2013
PERRY K. THOMAS, III Perry King Thomas III, 66, died unexpectedly early Saturday at his west Tupelo residence. Thomas, a former two-term member of the board of aldermen and later, a one-term member of the City Council, had lived in Tupelo all his life, and was deeply involved in many projects and undertakings in support of the city's progress. Thomas,...
Lester L. Fussell
December 21, 2013
LESTER L. FUSSELL Tupelo - Lester L. Fussell, 89, died Saturday, December 21, 2013, at Sanctuary Hospice House after a lengthy illness. A Jackson, Tennessee native, he was born August 11, 1924 to Lucas and Velma Jennings Fussell. He was raised in Jackson and graduated from Jackson High School. He served with the United States Army Air Corp during WW...
Ernest Ragsdale
December 21, 2013
ERNEST B. RAGSDALE Baldwyn - Ernest B. Ragsdale, 82, died on his birthday, Saturday, December 21, 2013, at his residence in the Friendship Community. A Desoto County native, he was born in 1931, to William Wesley and Minnie Bell Payton Ragsdale. He served in the U. S. Army and was stationed in Alaska during the Korean Conflict. Ernest loved baseball...
Joseph "Joe" Gary
December 21, 2013
JOSEPH WEBSTER "JOE" GARY Tupelo - Joseph Webster ?Joe? Gary, 86, born, April 4th, 1927, in Byram, Mississippi, to Albert West Gary and Allie Robinson Gary went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 21, 2013, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by his daughters, Lynn and JoAnn as well as extended...
Ernest B. Ragsdale
December 21, 2013
ERNEST B. RAGSDALE Baldwyn - Ernest B. Ragsdale, 82, died on his birthday, Saturday, December 21, 2013, at his residence in the Friendship Community. A Desoto County native, he was born in 1931, to William Wesley and Minnie Bell Payton Ragsdale. He served in the U. S. Army and was stationed in Alaska during the Korean Conflict. Ernest loved baseball...
Bruce Allen Taylor
December 17, 2013
BRUCE ALLEN TAYLOR Tupelo - Bruce Allen Taylor, 63, died Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. No services are schelduled.
Bobbie Taylor
December 17, 2013
BOBBIE TAYLOR Mooreville - Bobbie Taylor passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at the Meadows in Fulton. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by W. E. Pegues Funeral Directors.
Bruce Taylor
December 17, 2013
BRUCE ALLEN TAYLOR Tupelo - Bruce Allen Taylor, 63, died Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. No services are schelduled.
Bobbie Ellen Leslie Blanchard
December 17, 2013
BOBBIE BLANCHARD Mooreville- Bobbie Ellen Leslie Blanchard, 82, died Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at The Meadows, Daniel Health Care Inc. after an extended illness. A Mississippi native, she was born January 6, 1931, to Neville Harrison and Anna Mae Ballard Leslie. She was a 1949 graduate of Mooreville High School. At Mooreville she was a star on the high school...
Bobbie Leslie Blanchard
December 17, 2013
BOBBIE BLANCHARD Mooreville- Bobbie Ellen Leslie Blanchard, 82, died Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at The Meadows, Daniel Health Care Inc. after an extended illness. A Mississippi native, she was born January 6, 1931, to Neville Harrison and Anna Mae Ballard Leslie. She was a 1949 graduate of Mooreville High School. At Mooreville she was a star on the high school...
Jimmy C. Ellis
December 16, 2013
JIMMY C. ELLIS Blue Springs - Jimmy C. Ellis, 65, died Monday, December 16, 2013, at his residence after a short illness. A Blytheville, Arkansas, native he was born June 11, 1948, to C. A. and Dora Smith Ellis. In his youth he moved with his family to Mississippi where he had lived since then. Jimmy was employed with Day-Brite...
Pat Harris
December 16, 2013
PAT HARRIS Saltillo - Patricia Ann "Pat" Harris, 62, born May 20, 1951, in Lee County to Cecil Benton and Bobbie Jean Reaves Scott passed away Monday, December 16, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She worked at Dacus Foods many years where she met her future husband, Ted Harris. After her marriage to Ted in Panama City, Florida,...
Jimmy Ellis
December 16, 2013
JIMMY C. ELLIS Blue Springs - Jimmy C. Ellis, 65, died Monday, December 16, 2013, at his residence after a short illness. A Blytheville, Arkansas, native he was born June 11, 1948, to C. A. and Dora Smith Ellis. In his youth he moved with his family to Mississippi where he had lived since then. Jimmy was employed with Day-Brite...
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