OBITUARIES
Vic McAnally
Mar 12, 2021
Saltillo—Victor Bruce “Vic” McAnally, 56, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Pontotoc on January 13, 1965 to Leonard McAnally Jr. and Carroll Bridgman McAnally Driskill. Vic worked in manufacturing and also was the owner of Vic’s Place in Sherman. He was a member of the Anchor Church. Vic...
JT Hale
Mar 12, 2021
Fulton—JT Hale, 93, passed away Friday, March 12, 2021 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Fulton September 3, 1927, the son of Archie and Zadie Waddle Hale. JT worked as an elevator field engineer for the Dover Elevator Company for many years. Active in his community, he was a member of the Tupelo Civitan Club and...
Dr. Gary Johnson
Mar 9, 2021
Tupelo—Dr. Gary W. Johnson, 78, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Golden, Mississippi on September 14, 1942, the son of Vester Johnson and Thelon Johnson Cody. Gary was a graduate of Tupelo High School and The University of Mississippi. In 1967 he earned his doctorate from the University Of Tennessee...
Max Moore
Mar 8, 2021
Max Moore Saltillo- Max Hill Moore entered his heavenly home on Monday, March 8, 2021 at the age of 80. Being baptized into Christ, Max possessed the assurance of everlasting life with his Lord and Savior. Max was born July 11, 1940 to Clarence Benjamin Moore and Zella Gertrude Hill Moore in Belmont. After serving four years in the United...
Johnny "Joe" Baughman
Mar 6, 2021
Johnny “Joe” Baughman Mooreville- Johnny “Joe” Elvis Baughman died Saturday, March 6, 2021, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on Interstate 22 at the age of 69. Joe, as his family and friends adoringly called him, was born June 17, 1951 in Pontotoc to Henry Elvis Baughman and Sarah Adaline Williams Baughman. In his younger years, he was...
Bobbie Nell Harris Pitts
Mar 4, 2021
Bobbie Nell Harris Pitts Tupelo- Bobbie Nell Harris Pitts, at the age of 87, went to her heavenly home on Thursday, March 4, 2021. She was born in Prentiss County, Mississippi on November 30, 1933, to Troy and Ouida Harris. In 1951, Bobbie graduated from Itawamba Agricultural High School. She obtained an Associate’s degree from Itawamba Junior College. Following graduation,...
Gerald Adderholt
Mar 3, 2021
Gerald Adderholt Tupelo- Gerald Lee Adderholt, at the age of 84, died Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center. A lifelong Tupelo native, Gerald was born May 13, 1936 to Alton Adderholt and Beatrice McGregor Adderholt. After high school graduation, he joined the United States Army. After serving his country for over twenty years, he retired but continued...
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...
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