OBITUARIES
Mike Thomas
May 14, 2022
Tupelo-- In the same way he lived his life, Michael Ruff Thomas, 73, passed away at his home Saturday, May 14, 2022 with great dignity, little fanfare, and surrounded by those he loved most. A pioneer in the furniture industry, and more specifically in the development of promotional furniture, Mike and his business partner and lifelong friend, Jim Wiygul, established...
June W. Crump
May 13, 2022
June W. Crump Saltillo- Marylinda June Wofford Crump passed away Friday, May 13, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center at the age of 80. She was the daughter of Daniel Hezzie Wofford and Avie Lee Mayes Wofford; she was born July 18, 1941, in Vernon, Alabama. A virtual attendee of Saltillo First United Methodist Church, June had an unwavering faith...
Thomas “Tom” Leon West
May 12, 2022
Thomas “Tom” Leon West Shannon- Thomas “Tom” Leon West, 85, died May 12, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Iuka. He was the only son of Leon West and Elizabeth Stephens West, born in Tupelo on May 17, 1936. He married the former Inez Stewart of Shannon in July of 1953. Tom attended Itawamba Junior College and then earned...
Bro. David Larrimore
May 11, 2022
Bro. David Larrimore Tupelo- David Larrimore has gone home, dying on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at the age of 95 years old after a recent illness. He was a long-time music minister and faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church in Tupelo where he became known for stirring trumpet solos he used to glorify his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Born...
Reba Faye Luther
May 5, 2022
Reba Faye Luther Nettleton—Reba Faye Sappington Luther passed away May 5, 2022 at the Tupelo Nursing and Rehab at the age of 90. The daughter of Wylie and Blanche Cobb Sappington, she was born December 17, 1931. Reba was the widow of Lamar Luther and they enjoyed nearly 50 years together and made their home in Nettleton. She was a...
Catherine Orsborn Guyton
May 3, 2022
Tupelo--Mrs. Catherine Orsborn Guyton, 80, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2022, after a long battle with cancer. She left peacefully after one final conversation with her husband and each of her children and grandchildren. Catherine was born in Greenwood on August 5, 1941, to Henry George and Cornelia Batton Orsborn. She grew up in Greenwood and graduated from Greenwood High...
Eleanor S. Woody
Apr 28, 2022
Eleanor S. Woody Shannon- Eleanor Shannon Woody passed away after 101 years dedicated to the service of others on April 28, 2022. Born on August 18, 1920, to farmers William Everett Shannon and Lily Abernethy Shannon, Eleanor was a wife, mother, and teacher whose heart was truly set on the Lord. She gained her Bachelor’s of Science Degree at Blue...
Terry Reese
Apr 27, 2022
Eggville Community -- Terry V. Reese died peacefully on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 after enduring an extended illness. He was born on February 15, 1954 in Lee County to Joe and Catherine Reese of the Eggville community. He graduated from Tupelo High School in 1972 and married his wife of 49 years, Vicki Reese, also from the Eggville Community. A...
Jackie O’Neal
Apr 26, 2022
Jackie O’Neal Mobile, Alabama, formerly of Tupelo- Gladys Unita “Jackie” O’Neal, the widow of George O’Neal, died Tuesday, April, 26, 2022 in Mobile. Jackie was born on August 2, 1931 in Tupelo. She is one of two daughters of the late Carl Elmo Ballard and late Sally Bishop Ballard. She is the mother of Ann O’Neal Minor and Lynn O’Neal...
Tim Hallmark
Apr 18, 2022
AUBURN COMMUNITY - Timothy Wayne Hallmark, 57, passed away Monday, April 18, 2022 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a courageous battle of cancer. He was born June 10, 1964 in Baldwyn, the son of Reuel and Mary Helen Williams Hallmark. Tim graduated from Tupelo High School and Itawamba Community College. For over 20 years, he worked for Weatheralls...
Ann Stanford
Apr 18, 2022
Tupelo—Ann Stanford passed away Monday, April 18, 2022 at the Sanctuary Hospice House at the age of 80. Ann was born February 5, 1942, in Union County to Willard L. and Rosetta Adair Kuyrkendoll. After her graduation from high school, she worked in several area banks as a teller. She then began her career with the North Mississippi Medical Center...
Carrie Mae Rogers
Apr 18, 2022
Saltillo—Carrie Mae Buchanan Rogers passed away Monday, April 18, 2022 at the Sanctuary Hospice House. She was 91 years old. Carrie was born on Christmas Day in 1930, in Lee County, the daughter of Robert Buchanan and Millie Mae Heflin Buchanan Faulkner. She worked for many years at Reed Manufacturing and then as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Tupelo Nursing...
Carrie Marie Gannon Weathers
Apr 18, 2022
Saltillo—Carrie Marie Gannon Weathers , 89, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2022 at the Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born on September 1, 1932 to James and Ella Gannon in Rienzi. On June 3, 1961, she married Hubert Weathers, a member of the United States Air Force who she met a few years earlier, becoming a devoted wife, and...
Stuart Hallmark
Apr 18, 2022
West Memphis, Ark.--Samuel Stuart “Stu” Hallmark, age 71, passed away Monday, April 18, 2022, at his home. Stu was born May 8, 1950 in Amory, the son of Samuel H. Hallmark and Lucille Boozer Hallmark. He worked in the security industry, achieving the rank of Lieutenant. Stu was a talented musical artist, playing in bands and writing songs. He lived...
Carol J. Smith
Apr 17, 2022
Carol J. Smith, age 60, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2022 at her home in Southaven. She was born July 6, 1961 in Torrance, California to Jimmy and Joan Clough Whitbey. Carol worked 34 years as a histology technician for Methodist Central Hospital. A Baptist by faith, she was known as a kind and sincere person. She enjoyed taking cruises...
Lerah Ann Peters Edwards
Apr 16, 2022
Guntown- Lerah Ann Peters Edwards, 77, passed away peacefully at Sanctuary Hospice House on Saturday, April 16, 2022. She was born December 29, 1944, in Tupelo to James Carroll Peters and Virginia Grace Jamieson Peters. Lerah graduated from Nettleton High School in 1962. She married Lawrence O. “Winky” Edwards on July 5, 1965. In 1971, the couple bought the Albert...
Joyce Mae Putt
Apr 15, 2022
Joyce Mae Putt Saltillo- Joyce Mae Putt at the age of 77 years old went to her heavenly home on Friday, April 15, 2022 at her home. Joyce was also bubbly and congenial to everyone around her. She was born October 7, 1944 in Itawamba County to Dennis Williams and Mary Jane Outon Williams. On November 22, 1981, she married...
Travis Avant
Apr 15, 2022
Travis Avant Tupelo- Travis Wayne Avant, 80, passed away Friday, April 15, 2022 at the Leeper Greenhouse at Traceway in Tupelo. He was born in Newton, Alabama on April 1, 1942 to John Floyd Avant and Louise Blackmon Avant. He faithfully served his country in the United States Army and was a proud veteran. He retired as the District Manager...
Dr. Jeanette Zurawski
Apr 13, 2022
Mooreville- The one-of-a-kind, out-spoken and witty, Dr. Jeanette Zurawski more affectionately known as “Dr. Z”, died Wednesday, April 14, 2022, at The Meadows. Born on June 30, 1951, to Arthur August and Betty Lou Terry Zurawski in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. She graduated from P. J. Jacobs High School in Stevens Point where she had a special group of friends, Jane,...
Elbert Dillard
Apr 13, 2022
Elbert Dillard Saltillo- Elbert Cecil Dillard Jr., 74, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, Mississippi. He was born on March 12, 1948, in Tupelo to Elbert Cecil Dillard and Mable Estelle Miller Dillard. He leaves behind his high school sweetheart, Brenda Vines Dillard, which he married on February 12, 1970 and they were...
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