OBITUARIES
Stephen N. Johnson
May 24, 2021
Dennis—Stephen Nathaniel Johnson passed away Monday, May 24, 2021 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. A vibrant 21 year old who inspired so many, he was born December 29, 1999 to the late William Johnson Jr. and Stacey Price Johnson Sweeney. Stephen was incredibly smart, graduating with honors from Belmont High School. In fact, he was often described as beyond...
Bob Mitchell
May 23, 2021
James Robert “Bob” Mitchell, 63, passed away Sunday, May 23, 2021 at the home of his son in Bartlett, Tenn. He was born May 22, 1958, to Dixie Germany Mitchell and the late Guy Thomas Mitchell. Bob graduated in 1976 from North Pontotoc Attendance Center in Ecru. After high school Bob worked various jobs, became certified in diving, was a...
Mike Putman
May 23, 2021
Mooreville--Michael Kenneth “Mike” Putman, 55, passed away Sunday, May 23, 2021 at the Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Tupelo. He was born in Wisconsin on November 3, 1965, the son of Al Putman and Linda Lund Putman. Mike worked for many years painting water towers until his health failed. He enjoyed watching sports and loved animals. He is survived...
Rebecca "Becky" Conaway
May 20, 2021
Tupelo—Rebecca Lynn “Becky” Conaway passed away Thursday, May 20, 2021 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. She was 49. Becky was a Tupelo native and lifelong resident, born June 29, 1971 to Gerald and Betty Conaway. She was a graduate of Tupelo High School and was a 15 year employee of Kroger....
Ross Epting
May 19, 2021
Ross Epting, 91, passed away May 19, 2021 at the Avonlea assisted living. Arvin was born January 12, 1930 in the Jericho Community of Union County to Samuel Ross Epting and Trudy White Epting. After high school and proudly serving in the U.S. Army Air Force in Japan during the Korean War, he earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting. He...
Tommy Williams
May 18, 2021
Tupelo—Tommy Lee Williams passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at his residence at the age of 59. A lifelong resident of Tupelo, he was born March 11, 1962 to Archie and Mary Hill Williams. Tommy worked many years laying ceramic tile. He loved his little Chihuahua, Bobo, and took care of him like a child. Tommy enjoyed hunting and spending...
Joe M."Red" Allen
May 14, 2021
Joe Michael “Red” Allen passed away Friday, May 14, 2021 at the North Mississippi Medical Center at the age of 68. A lifelong Tupelo resident, Red was born March 27, 1953 to Eugene and Hosford Payne Morgan. He worked for many years in auto sales and most recently drove a truck. He was a member of West Jackson Street Baptist...
George M. Green
May 13, 2021
Tupelo-George Michael Green, at the age of 74, died Thursday, May 13, 2021 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born December 25, 1946 in Canton, Ohio to Walter Frederick and Dorothy Rebecca Schiefer Green. George earned his bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University. He enjoyed playing golf and working in his yard. George is survived...
Bobbie G. Walker
May 12, 2021
Tupelo- Bobbie Grace Walker, 87, died Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Graveside Services honoring her life will be held Friday, May 14, 2021 at 3 p.m. at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery in Iuka. Expressions of sympathy may be left at www.peguesfuneralhome.com .
Ruth Jeanette Ponders Johnson
May 11, 2021
Ruth Jeanette Ponders Johnson Nettleton- Ruth Jeanette Ponders Johnson, 80, died Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany. She was born November 23, 1940 in Tupelo to Eldridge Ponders and Nora Dillard Ponders. Ruth was a faithful and lifelong member of New Life Pentecostal Church. She loved her family and particularly adored spending time with her...
Carolyn "Peggy" Berryhill
May 10, 2021
Carolyn “Peggy” Berryhill Tupelo- Carolyn Jo “Peggy” Berryhill, at the age of 88 years old, died Monday, May 10, 2021 at Countrywood Manor in Mantachie following an extended illness. She was born March 15, 1933 in Pontotoc and was one of the ten children of John Payne and Clara Stegall Payne. Peggy, as she was nicknamed at a young age,...
Cindy R. Davis
May 8, 2021
Cindy R. Davis passed away Saturday, May 8, 2021 at the North Mississippi Medical Center following a courageous battle with cancer. She was 58. Cindy was born in Illinois on April 22, 1963, the daughter of Harold and Jean Miller Sanford. She grew up in Lee County and graduated from Shannon High School. Cindy was a child care worker for...
Jane Griffin
May 7, 2021
Tupelo—Shirley Jane Griffin passed away Friday, May 7, 2021 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was 82. Born February 17, 1939 in Corinth, Jane was the daughter and youngest child of Claude and Wincie Stiles Turner. In 1957 she married Robert E. Griffin and they shared 58 years of marriage. Jane worked in food services for Pierce Street Elementary...
James E. Holcomb
May 5, 2021
Belden—James Earl Holcomb, 61, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born September 9, 1959 In Lee County to Thomas Gene Holcomb and Anita Herring Holcomb Maples. He leaves behind his son, Wesley Holcomb; his mother, Anita Maples and step-father, Billy; and two brothers, Robert Holcomb and wife, Teresa and Jimmy Holcomb; and...
Tony R. Barnett
May 1, 2021
Tony R. Barnett Tupelo - Tony R. Barnett, 59, died May 1, 2021, after a brief illness, at his residence surrounded by his family and friends. He was born in Burnsville on November 26, 1961, to Rubert Maury and Lela Hester Hale Barnett. On October 29, 2004, Tony married Missie Boren in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. For twenty-eight years, Tony worked for...
Tommy Layne Goff
Apr 29, 2021
Verona - Tommy Layne Goff, 78, died Thursday, April 29, 2021, at his residence. He was born in Acton, Tennessee, on November 16, 1942, to Hurley and Estelle Goff. Tommy worked for twenty-nine years at Malone and Hyde as a wholesale grocery salesman and for nine years he owned and operated Goff’s Country Market in the Richmond Community. He loved...
Donna Kathy Long
Apr 29, 2021
TUPELO - Donna Kathy Long, 69, passed away Thursday, April 29, 2021 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born September 3, 1951, the daughter of Lee Roy Harris Sr. and Mary Helen Harris. Kathy grew up in South Tupelo, Shannon, Louisiana, Sweetwater, Texas, and East Tupelo. She loved her grandmother's house in the Macedonia Community where her grandfather...
Dr. Bobby Gene Taylor
Apr 28, 2021
Tupelo-- Dr. Bobby Gene Taylor, DVM, 90, died Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. He was born December 4, 1930, in Randolph County, Delta, Alabama to the late Andrew Jackson Taylor and Annie Ellis Boyd Taylor. He was an avid hunter and fisherman among other trades he used to provide for the family. He...
Martha Kingsley
Apr 28, 2021
Martha Alexander Kingsley, 88, of Canton Ga., formerly of Saltillo, passed away Wednesday, April 28 2021 at Providence Village assisted living. She was born July 25, 1932 in Saltillo, a daughter of the late Thomas and Viola Alexander. She was a high school graduate that accomplished a lot in her life. Always providing for her family, she worked several jobs...
Cooper Prude
Apr 28, 2021
Tupelo – Cooper Prude died Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at Sanctuary Hospice House. After several years of disappointment that his heart disease, metastatic cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease were too much for his once strong body and quick mind to overcome, the Lord called Home His son and he is now at peace. Born on September 6, 1936, in Tupelo, Mississippi,...
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