OBITUARIES
Tommy Johnson Jr.
Feb 27, 2021
Blue Springs—Tommy Ray Johnson Jr., 57, passed away Saturday, Feburary 27, 2021 at the North Mississippi Medical Center following an extended illness. He was born in Amory on April 20, 1963, to Mary and Tommy Ray Johnson Sr. Tommy worked as a safety and compliance officer in the trucking industry for several years, most recently for D and D Transport....
Annie Jean Sheffield
Feb 26, 2021
Mantachie—Annie Jean Sheffield, 83, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born February 28, 1937 in Fulton to Hershel and Mildred Raper Senter. Annie Jean was a business owner for many years, her last factory being Lee Sportswear. She was an avid garden and seamstress. She also enjoyed playing...
Jacob Brown
Feb 26, 2021
Jacob Dale Brown passed away Friday, February 26, 2021 at the age of 19, due to an automobile accident. He was born December 6, 2001 in Southaven, the son of April Brown and Bryan Brown. He grew up in Saltillo and was a 2020 graduate of Saltillo High School where he was a tuba player for the Saltillo High School...
John "Gerald" Wilson Sr.
Feb 25, 2021
Unity Community—It is with deep sorrow that we mourn the peaceful passing of John “Gerald” Wilson, Sr. of the Unity Community on February 25, 2021 at the age of 77. Gerald was born in Baldwyn on December 22, 1943 to John T. and Audrey. He worked as a diesel mechanic at Waste Management until he retired in 2003. He married...
Jimmy Jalette
Feb 24, 2021
Tupelo—James Gerard “Jimmy” Jalette, 73, passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. The son of Gerard Rosaire Jalette and Kathleen Mary Creighton Jalette, he was born December 17, 1947 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. His memories in Rhode Island with his family and friends are full of questionable shenanigans, debatable antics and...
Roger Clippard
Feb 23, 2021
Shannon—Roger Lee Clippard, 64, passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at his home in Shannon. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, he was born March 13, 1956 to Leonard and Avis Burleson Clippard. Because of his dedication to taking care of his family, Roger was always known as a hard worker his entire life. He operated his own construction...
Kenneth Hanks
Feb 21, 2021
Pontotoc- William Kenneth Hanks, age 81, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2021, at the Pontotoc Health and Rehab Center where he was a resident and was lovingly cared for by its staff since 2018. Kenneth was born on June 13, 1939 in Pontotoc, Mississippi to Haskell and Marion Hanks. He married his wife, Mary Little Hanks, on December 1,...
Kenneth Harry Hill
Feb 21, 2021
Tupelo—Kenneth Harry Hill, 77, passed away Saturday, February 21, 2021 at the Med in Memphis, Tenn. He was born August 2, 1943 in Lee County, the son of Benjamin Harry Hill and Valeria Davis Hill Stovall. Kenneth grew up in the Beech Springs Community and attended Beech Springs Free Will Baptist Church. He was a survey engineer for the highway...
Marion Allen Hartzog
Feb 21, 2021
Blue Springs- Marion Allen Hartzog, 62, died Sunday February 21, 2021, at his home in Blue Springs. Private family services will be held in Florida. Expressions of sympathy may be left at www.peguesfuneralhome.com .
Mike Griffin
Feb 21, 2021
Mike Griffin Tupelo- Robert Mike Griffin, 63, died Sunday, February 21, 2021 at Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation. Mike was born February 20, 1958 in Tupelo. He is the son of Robert Edward Griffin and Shirley Jane Turner Griffin. Mike was a gifted musician and vocalist. He was a devoted member of the quartet, Foyer Boyz. He was employed by the...
David Carl Harris
Feb 21, 2021
David Carl Harris Mantachie- David Carl Harris, 65, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. David was born December 31, 1955 to Willie Aubrey and Laura Mae Mann Harris. David grew up in Saltillo and in 1973; graduated from Saltillo High School. He obtained his Bachelor’s of Art in...
Diann Priddy
Feb 18, 2021
Diann Priddy Avon, Ohio formerly of Tupelo, Mississippi- Diann Doris Priddy went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 18, 2021, following a battle with multiple illnesses. At the time of her passing, she was a resident of The Woods on French Creek nursing home in Avon, Ohio, where she lived near her son, daughter-in-law, and her three grandchildren....
Dr. Gil Garmon
Feb 17, 2021
Dr. Thomas G. Garmon Mineral Bluff, Georgia- Dr. Thomas Gilmer Garmon, retired dentist and former Tupelo resident, died Wednesday, February 17, 2021, due to COVID-19 complications, at the age of 63. Born on April 28, 1957, Gil was the son of the late Bobby and Mary Tom Garmon. Gil was born and raised in Tupelo, where he proudly earned the...
Reba Brown
Feb 16, 2021
Reba Hill Brown Tupelo¬ – Reba Hill Brown died Tuesday, February 16, 2021, in her Tupelo home at the age of 80. She was born December 20, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Clarence Leroy Hill and Bernice Lorette Tidwell. After graduating from Tupelo High School, Reba attended Mississippi State College for Women, now more commonly known as...
Clyde Peters
Feb 15, 2021
Clyde Peters Plantersville- Clyde Lee Peters, 78, departed this life on Monday, February 15, 2021 at Traceway in Tupelo. He was the fourth of seven children born to James Carroll Peters and Virginia Grace Jamieson Peters on December 21, 1942 in Lee County and according to his oldest sister “he was the prettiest kid Momma had.” He was self-employed with...
Frances Smith
Feb 14, 2021
SERVICES ARE RESCHEDULED FOR 11 AM SATURDAY. VISITATION WILL BE 10 a.am UNTIL SERVICE TIME SATURDAY Savannah, Tenn - Frances Moveline Brock Smith, age 90, of Savannah, Tennessee left this world to be with her Lord and Savior on February 14, 2021. Our precious Frances was a loving mother and a member of the Stantonville Church of Christ. She loved...
Larry Patterson
Feb 13, 2021
SERVICES HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR 1 PM SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21. VISITATION WILL BE 12 PM UNTIL SERVICE TIME Eggville Community—James Larry Patterson, 73, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2021 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born December 30, 1947 in Prentiss County, the son of Jim and Edna Chism Patterson. Larry worked as a press operator for Air...
Paul Brown
Feb 12, 2021
Paul Arthur Brown, 63, of Saltillo, MS, passed away February 12, 2021. Paul was born in Grand Rapids, MI to K.C. and Darlene Stroup Brown on January 21, 1958. As soon as Paul learned to walk, he learned to ride. He grew up riding motorcycles with his brothers, Ken and Bruce. His first passion was competing in motocross racing. Paul...
Emogene G. Otts
Feb 10, 2021
SERVICES HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULED TO 1 P.M. ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2021. VISITATION WILL BE 11 A.M. UNTIL SERVICE TIME ON MONDAY . Pontotoc—Emogene G. Otts, 87, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at the Sunshine Rest Home in Pontotoc. She was born August 13, 1933 in Pontotoc County, the daughter of Robert and Stella Otts. Emogene worked for several...
Billy Scruggs
Feb 10, 2021
Saltillo—Billy Wayne Scruggs passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at his home in Saltillo at the age of 79. He was born in Lee County on October 24, 1941. Billy owned and operated C & S Tile and Marble for over 60 years. A true outdoorsman, he loved the water, whether deep sea fishing or on his pontoon boat with...
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