OBITUARIES
Marzell Blake
Dec 9, 2021
Marzell Blake Saltillo- Marzell Clardy Blake at the age of 84 entered her eternal home and joined her Lord and Savior on Thursday, December 9, 2021. Marzell was born on October 17, 1937, in Oktibbeha County, to John William Andrew Clardy and Clara Jewel Crowson Clardy. On June 5, 1955, she married Ellis Blake; they were married for 55 years...
Shirley M. Chism
Dec 8, 2021
Tupelo- Shirley Lee Monaghan Chism, 86, entered her eternal home Wednesday, December 8, 2021. She was born April 18, 1935 in Lee County to Marvin Durell Monaghan and Lena Vivian Irvin Monaghan. Shirley graduated from Tupelo High School in 1954 and on November 19, 1955, she married Bobby W. Chism. After a rewarding career as an Executive Administrative Assistant with...
Dollie Byrd
Dec 7, 2021
Dollie Byrd Unity Community- Dollie Mae Palmer Magers Byrd at the age of 93 years old met her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. She is one of three daughters of Erma Palmer; she was born on October 11, 1928 in Lee County. Dollie was a strong and resilient woman, after a tragic boating accident that claimed the...
Katherine Barnes
Dec 6, 2021
Katherine Barnes Mooreville- Katherine Ruff Barnes at 101 years old, after a long and fulfilling life, met her Lord and Savior in her Heavenly home on Monday, December 6, 2021. She was born on September 29, 1920, in Plantersville. Katherine was the only daughter of Dave and Stella Armstrong Ruff. After graduating from Plantersville High School, Katherine married James Monroe...
Eldon Dwayne Grimes Sr.
Dec 5, 2021
Mooreville—Eldon Dwayne Grimes Sr., “Big Boy”, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021 at Divericare in Amory at the age of 78. Eldon was born August 22, 1943 in Mississippi County, Arkansas, the son of Rogie and Ruple Hood Grimes. He worked for many years as a truck driver which earned him the nickname, “Big Boy.” He later became a professional...
Bobby J. Parker Sr.
Dec 4, 2021
Walnut—Bobby Joe Parker Sr., 63, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021 at his residence. He was born April 8, 1958 in Tupelo, the son of John Elridge and Luella Allred Parker. Remembered by his family as a jack of all trades, Bobby worked in many different areas of the construction industry. He enjoyed raising game chickens during his retirement. His...
Laney Elizabeth Goff
Dec 3, 2021
Laney Elizabeth Goff passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 3, 2021 at her home. She was 25 years old. She was born December 27, 1995 in Tupelo, the daughter of Janson and Beth Laney Goff. Laney was employed at Kirkland’s and previously worked for Fred’s Dollar Store in Nettleton for four years. Laney was described by the people who loved...
James "Burney" Jr.
Nov 29, 2021
James “Burney” Jr. Pontotoc- James Herschel Burney, Jr. passed away Monday, November 29, 2021, at Courtyards Nursing Home in Fulton. He was born February 1, 1954, in Missouri and was the son of James Herschel and Mary Pauline White Burney. James was 67 years old and never married. His hobbies include riding motorcycles and he loved his westerns and drawing....
Jerry Scruggs
Nov 27, 2021
Jerry Scruggs Saltillo- Jerry Thomas Scruggs at the age of 75 went to his Heavenly home on Saturday, November 27, 2021. Jerry was born in Tupelo to Virgil Scruggs and Avo Beatrice Brown Scruggs. Due to his parents’ untimely deaths, he was raised from a young age by his maternal grandparents, Henry Green and Willie James Brown. Jerry married Judy...
Mary "Louise" Kisor
Nov 26, 2021
Mary “Louise” Plunkett-Kisor 1923 - 2021 Tupelo- Louise was born to Ellis and Bertha Plunkett of the Brewer Community, Mississippi on November 16, 1923. She celebrated her 98th birthday shortly before her death on November 26, 2021. She married her true love, Jack Kisor, in 1942. They lived in the Briar Ridge Community for 58 years. Louise worked several different...
Ethel MacFarlane
Nov 20, 2021
Saltillo--Ethel Louise MacFarlane passed away Saturday, November 20, 2021 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was 82 years old. Ethel was born July 5, 1939, in South Weymouth, Massachusetts, the daughter of James A. and Hazel Cole MacFarlane. After spending her childhood in Massachusetts, she settled in North Mississippi where she worked as a hairdresser....
Nancy Haywood
Nov 18, 2021
Nancy Jane Haywood, age 85, passed away Thursday, November 18, 2021 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. Born October 16, 1936 in Indiana, she was the daughter of Gene and Anne Leffert Howard. Since the mid 1970’s Nancy lived in the Lee County area, primarily in Plantersville. Nancy was a member of East Main Church of Christ and she enjoyed...
Sharon Jones
Nov 17, 2021
Saltillo—Sharon Jones passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in Wichita, Kansas to C.L. and Dorothea Deaton. Raised in Oklahoma and Texas, Sharon married Lowry Jones October 28, 1969 and they enjoyed 52 years of marriage. She worked for the Lee County Sheriff’s Department for the past 17...
Joe Earl Hunt
Nov 16, 2021
Joe Earl Hunt Eggville Community- Joe Earl Hunt at the age of 86 entered his Heavenly home Tuesday, November 16, 2021. Joe was born in Baldwyn on June 27, 1935, to Clyde Wesley Hunt and Hettie Marie Brock Hunt. On April 18, 1954, Joe married the former Martha Brown. After a short time as a Brick Mason, Joe began changing...
Dr. Edith B. Davis
Nov 15, 2021
Tupelo- Dr. Edith Jewel Boyanton Davis, the accomplished trailblazer, joined her Lord and Savior, Monday, November 15, 2021, while residing at Generations Assisted Living Community at the age of 81. She was born in Brookhaven on January 29, 1940, to James Edwin “Ed” Boyanton and Bonnie Kate Woodall Boyanton. On May 29, 1965, she married, James T. Davis, they were...
Georgia “Lillan” Russell
Nov 14, 2021
Georgia “Lillan” Russell Nettleton- Georgia Ann “Lillan” Russell at the age of 78 joined her husband, Jerry in Heaven on Sunday, November 14, 2021. She was born in Tupelo to George McCollum and Lilly Sullivan McCollum on September 23, 1943. On August 20, 1977, she married Jerry Russell. After numerous years as a seamstress, she retired from Mid-South Packers and...
Sam Bethay
Nov 13, 2021
Sam Bethay Saltillo- Samuel “Sam” Lonis Bethay died unexpectedly on his 71st birthday, November 13, 2021, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in 1950 at his family’s home in Itawamba County to Jack and Daisy Bethay. For a number of years, Sam honorably served his country in the United States Army Reserves. Sam was a dedicated mechanic for...
Martha Earline Hammons
Nov 13, 2021
Martha Earline Hammons Tupelo - Martha Earline Hammons, 93, passed away peacefully on November 13, 2021, at her home in Tupelo. Martha was born July 25, 1928, in Pontotoc County to Icy Roberta Sparks and James Nathaniel Williams. She attended public school and was a talented basketball player. As a young adult, Martha attended Green Street Baptist Church. In 1962,...
Pat Owings
Nov 12, 2021
Pat Owings Tupelo- Patricia McQuien Owings at the age of 81 died Friday, November 12, 2021, at Traceway. Born on December 18, 1939, in Louisville, Mississippi, she is the daughter of Chester McQuien, Sr., and Florence Bradshaw McQuien. She grew up and attended High School in Louisville and on December 26, 1957, she married R. P. Owings. Pat was a...
Beverly Goddard, R.T. (R) (C.V.)
Nov 11, 2021
Beverly Goddard, R.T. (R) (C.V.) Tupelo- Beverly Ann Goddard at the age of 65 went to her Heavenly home Thursday, November 11, 2021. Beverly was born September 17, 1956, in New Albany to James V. Goddard and Dortha “Dot” Ann Grubbs Goddard. After graduating from East Union High School, she received her Associate's Degree in Radiologic Technology from Itawamba Junior...
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