OBITUARIES
Charles T. Lee
July 19, 2023
Charles T. Lee Tupelo- Charles Thomas Lee, 95, entered the gates of heaven at Sanctuary Hospice House on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Charles was born March 12, 1928, in Lee County to Thomas Jefferson “Buddy” Lee and Velma Phillips Lee. At the age of 21, he accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior and in the years that followed, he and...
Donald Smith
July 18, 2023
Southaven- Donald Eugene Smith, 59, died Tuesday July 18, 2023 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Desoto County. He was born on October 11, 1963 in Tupelo. He is the son of Weaver Holland Smith and Frances and Jack Burnham. He lived the majority of his life in Tupelo, but relocated to Southaven when he married Carol Smith and they were...
Karen Reed
July 18, 2023
Karen Reed Mooreville—Karen Lyn Reed, 66, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at her daughter’s home. Karen was born August 1, 1956, to Edward ONeal Trice and Thelma Dean Parks Trice in St. Louis, Missouri. On January 1, 1981 right after midnight, Karen married Steve Randy Reed. They were married for over twenty years, building a life filled with love,...
Vickie Holcomb
July 10, 2023
Vickie Holcomb Mooreville- Vickie Jean Stults Holcomb, 57, died unexpectedly Monday, July 10, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born June 18, 1966 in Tupelo to Roy Lee Stults and Betty Jean Fowler Stults. She was a 1983 Mooreville High School graduate. On March 11, 1984 she married William “Tommy” Holcomb and they shared 32 years together before...
Frances Ramsey
July 8, 2023
FRANCES ANNE RAMSEY Tupelo – The Lord our God brought Frances “Fannye” Anne Ramsey home on Saturday, July 8, 2023, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo at the age of 88. She was born March 3, 1935 in Columbia, Tennessee to the late William and Frances Haywood. She graduated from Forest Hill High School in Jackson, Mississippi in 1954,...
Judy Jones
July 6, 2023
Saltillo- Judy Kathryn Scruggs Jones, 74, was born on January 11, 1949 in Tupelo. She was raised in the Church of Christ, starting at Skyline Church of Christ, and ending at East Main Church of Christ. She believed that Jesus died for our sins. She loved her mother, Grace Kathryn Bishop Potts with an innate deepness and had missed her...
Connie Herring Branyan
July 5, 2023
Connie Herring Branyan Saltillo- Connie Buse Herring Branyan, 93, passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at her home after an extended illness. She was born April 16, 1930 in Guntown, the daughter of Jessie Taylor Buse and Pearl Horton Buse. Following graduation from Guntown High School, Connie along with her family relocated to Saltillo where she made her permanent home....
Libby Whittington
July 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.
July 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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...
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