OBITUARIES
Dorathy Bass
Aug 23, 2022
Saltillo--Dorathy Ann Tackett Bass, age 77, was born to William Henry Tackett and Dora Mae Tackett on September 12, 1944, in Pontotoc. She was married to the late James Edward Bass for 62 years. Dorathy worked as a sewing machine operator in furniture manufacturing until she retired to care for her mother. She was a member of Hughes Chapel Baptist...
Dorothy Hall
Aug 23, 2022
Saltillo—Dorothy Jean Hall, 87, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at the Sanctuary Hospice House. A native and longtime resident of Lee County, she was born February 7, 1935 to Hollis and Lillie Scott Smith. For 39 years, Dorothy worked for Hunter-Saddler, retiring as office manager. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Saltillo and she enjoyed tending...
Joe Paul Sheffield
Aug 22, 2022
Mantachie—Joe Paul Sheffield, age 92, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at his home. He was born December 23, 1929, in Mantachie to Zeke and Ruth Boren Sheffield. After his high school graduation he attended Mississippi State University where he earned a degree in agricultural engineering and Ole Miss where he earned his degree in civil engineering. Joe also extended...
Dr. Bob D. Johnson
Aug 22, 2022
Dr. Bob D. Johnson Saltillo—Dr. Bob D. Johnson, 86, of Saltillo, died Monday morning, August 22, 2022, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born June 24, 1936, in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. A longtime educator, Dr. Johnson earned his Ph.D. in Zoology at Arizona State University, and then taught at Arkansas State University for more than 30...
Gary Joe Malone
Aug 21, 2022
Pontotoc- Gary Joe Malone, 69, died Sunday, August 21, 2022, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Gary Joe was born September 6, 1952, in Tupelo to Joseph “Little Joe” Mitchell Malone and Betty Jean McLarty Malone. He was a 1970 Tupelo High School Graduate. He served in the United States Army National Guard before beginning his career. Gary...
Janie Shelton Moore
Aug 21, 2022
Janie Shelton Moore Plantersville- Lydia Jane “Janie” Shelton Moore died Sunday, August 21, 2022 at River Place Nursing Center. She was born on July 13, 1932 to Oscar and Fronie Oliver in Nettleton. Janie was married to William Howard Shelton, Sr. for 53 years before his death on November 19, 2000. She later married Ezell Moore and they were married...
Jerry Clayton
Aug 20, 2022
Jerry Clayton Tupelo- Jerry Lee Clayton passed away Saturday, August 20, 2022, at Sanctuary Hospice House. Despite dealing with the results of Parkinson’s Disease for three years, until the last few weeks, Jerry steadfastly continued to enjoy visiting with friends, finding solutions for pressing issues and coaching errors with his coffee group, and driving his dog, Bentley, around town. A...
Bounmy Sirasombath
Aug 15, 2022
Tupelo—Bounmy Sirasombath, 77, passed away Monday, August 15, 2022 at his home in Tupelo after a lengthy illness. He was born June 5, 1945 in Vientiane, Laos to Thit Sy Sirasombath and Nang Khot Sirasombath. Growing up in Laos, Bounmy faced many hardships but during the 1980’s he was able to bring his family to the United States with the...
Lily Orman
Aug 13, 2022
Nettleton—Lilyth Amalie “Lily” Orman was born directly and safely into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, August 13, 2022. She was the infant daughter of Elizabeth Gann and Joshua Orman. She will forever be remembered in the hearts of every family member who loved her from the first moment. Though they are heartbroken at her loss, they take comfort in...
Annie Mae Smith Sanford
Aug 13, 2022
Tupelo— Annie Mae Richardson Smith Sanford, age 94, passed away peacefully on 13 August 2022, at Tupelo, MS. She was born on January 25, 1928 in Popular Creek, MS to Chalmers Henry and Annie Crowder Richardson. She married Thomas Jefferson Smith on March 12, 1949 in Montgomery County, MS and Sterling Louis Sanford on August 18, 2003 in Monroe County,...
Julie Battaile
Aug 12, 2022
Julianne (“Julie”) Cecilia Sawyer Battaile of Saltillo, Mississippi died on August 12, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Her family was by her side. She was 84 years of age. She was born June 5, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois to the late Dr. and Mrs. Preston Walker Sawyer (Catherine Santschi). She was raised in Kankakee, Illinois with her...
Annie B. Martin
Aug 12, 2022
Tupelo—Annie Brewer Martin passed away Friday, August 12, 2022 at the North Mississippi Medical Center at the age of 83. She was born in Mississippi Delta town of Cascilla on May 20, 1939, the daughter of Hayden and Pauline Thomas Brewer. After her graduation from West Tallahatchie High School, Annie began her long career in insurance as a bookkeeper with...
Susan Virginia West O'Quinn
Aug 10, 2022
Susan Virginia West O’Quinn, 71, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, Susan was born August 29, 1950 to Herman and Frances West. She worked in Ripley at Timber Hills as a medical transcriptionist for several years. Susan adored animals, especially her cats. She...
Reginald F. Rose
Jul 31, 2022
Tupelo—Reginald Francis “Reggie” Rose passed away peacefully Sunday, July 31, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. He was 82 years old. Born in Roanoke, Virginia on June 10, 1940, Reggie was the son of Leslie F. and Odessa Eanes Rose. After his high school graduation, he earned his business degree from Virginia Tech. He married the love of...
Karrie Weathers
Jul 29, 2022
Eggville--Karrie Wilson Weathers, 91 of Eggville took his final flight July 29, 2022. He was born at home in Eggville on February 1, 1931 to the late Denver and Louie Weathers. He graduated from Mooreville High School in 1951 where he was a basketball all-star. Karrie joined the U.S. Air Force serving in the Korean War. He retired after 25...
Ricky E. "Rerun" Hester
Jul 27, 2022
Rickey Earl “Rerun” Hester, age 61, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at the North Mississippi Medical Center due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident on June 24. He was born in Guin, Alabama on December 5, 1960 to Ben Earl Hester and Ula Mae White Hester. Rickey was a truck driver all of his working career, most recently...
Roy O. Parker, Sr.
Jul 25, 2022
Roy O. Parker, Sr. Tupelo- Roy Octavus Parker at 91 years old died Monday, July 25, 2022 at his home surrounded by family. A son of farmers in the Mississippi Delta, he was born on September 10, 1930 in Midnight, Mississippi to Octavius Morelos “O.M” Parker, Jr. and Nellie Rachel Everett Parker. After graduating from Silver City High School, Roy...
Chris Boring
Jul 24, 2022
Chris Boring Belden- Christopher Michael Boring died Sunday, July 24, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Pontotoc at the age of 44. He was born August 19, 1977, in Birmingham, Alabama to Richard Michael Boring and Nancy Kathlyne “Kathy” McGowan Boring. He was a 1995 Tupelo High School graduate and received his Bachelor’s in Business Administration in 2000 from...
Sue Abernethy
Jul 22, 2022
Sue Abernethy Tupelo- Eleanore Sue Abernethy, at 84 years old, died Friday, July 22, 2022, at Magnolia Manor. Born in Mantachie on May 17, 1938, Sue is the daughter of Marshall Clay Rushing and Alice Ray Farrar Rushing. In 1956, she graduated from Mantachie High School, where she was a standout guard on the Mustang’s basketball team. Sue married James...
Faye Witt Moreland
Jul 22, 2022
Faye Witt Moreland Tupelo- The proud, self-confident, and ambitious Faye Witt Moreland, at 93 years old, died Friday, July 22, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center. A Tupelo native, she was born to Hosea Witt and Mary Caroline Witt on March 30, 1929, during the Great Depression. She was married to Charles E. Moreland for 61 years before his death...
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