OBITUARIES

Barbara Michael

Barbara Michael

Jan 25, 2021

Barbara Michael Tupelo- Barbara Annette Daniel Michael, 82, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, January 25, 2021. She was at home surrounded by her family in Tupelo. Barbara Annette Daniel was one of five children born to Grayford Thomas and Annie Elizabeth Thompson Daniel in Collinwood, Tennessee on July 27, 1938. Barbara loved...

Walter Barnett

Walter Barnett

Jan 25, 2021

Walter Barnett Nettleton- Walter Lee Barnett, a career United States Air Force veteran, died Monday, January 25, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center at the age of 69. Born March 10, 1951 in Illinois, he is the son of Leonard Leon Barnett and Virginia Naomi Himes Barnett. After graduating high school, Walter began his long and accomplished career in the...

Rebecca Cook

Rebecca Cook

Jan 24, 2021

The selfless, energetic and adventurous, Rebecca Sue Newcomb Cook at the age of 65, died Sunday, January 24, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center after a courageous battle with Covid-19, A native and lifelong resident of Tupelo, Rebecca was born November 4, 1955. She is the daughter of the late, James Oneal Newcomb and Betty Sue Gentry Newcomb. In 1974,...

Treva Sheffield

Treva Sheffield

Jan 24, 2021

Treva Sheffield Mooreville- Treva Darlene Davis Sheffield, 61, died Sunday, January 24, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was the eldest child of Vernon Davis and Rebecca Ann Clark Davis, born on June 19, 1959 in Tupelo. In 1977, Treva graduated from Mooreville High School. She spent the majority of her career at Johnny’s Drive-In and Tin Top Grill....

Ros Hutchinson

Ros Hutchinson

Jan 24, 2021

Tupelo- The Lord Jesus called Rosalyn Flowers “Ra-Ra” Hutchinson home. Heaven received a lady full of love, gentleness and faith on Sunday, January 24, 2021. Ros was born February 8, 1944, in West Point, Mississippi to Dr. Ramon Burnell “R.B.” Flowers and Mrs. Beulah Kent Flowers. She was a graduate of West Point High School where she was a varsity...

Fran Powers

Fran Powers

Jan 23, 2021

Fran Powers Tupelo- Frances “Fran” Fitz-Hugh Powers, 85, died Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo after a long illness. She was born on November 25, 1935, to Ben and Agnes Fitz-Hugh in Vicksburg. She attended All Saints Episcopal High School and Millsaps College. Fran married the love of her life, Hyde Powers, on August 3, 1957....

Mary Helen Sams

Mary Helen Sams

Jan 20, 2021

Mary Helen Sams Tupelo- Mary Helen McClure Sams went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at Sanctuary Hospice House after a long battle with breast cancer. Born on November 24, 1938, in West Point, Mississippi, she was the daughter of Charles N. and Mannie Mae Clenin and Roy W. McClure. She graduated from West Point High...

Mary Evelyn Bennett

Mary Evelyn Bennett

Jan 20, 2021

Mary Evelyn Bennett Tupelo- Mary Evelyn White Bennett, 65, died Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at her home. Mary was born November 28, 1955 in Saxton, Missouri to E. Y. White and Velma Iris White. At a young age, her family relocated to Itawamba County where she spent most of her childhood and youth. She graduated from Itawamba Agricultural High School...

Patsy "Pats" Roberts

Patsy "Pats" Roberts

Jan 20, 2021

The beloved Roberts family matriarch, Patricia Lee Webb Roberts, died Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at her home surrounded by family at the age of 83. She was a Tupelo native, born on April 30, 1937 to William “Bill” Webb and Eva Williams Webb. In 1955, she graduated from Tupelo High School and in 1957 she married Gene Roberts, together they...

Rhonda Hall

Rhonda Hall

Jan 19, 2021

Rhonda Hall Saltillo- Rhonda P. Hall, ran into the arms of her Savior on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness at the age of 59, surrounded by her family. A Tupelo native, she was born November 28, 1961 to John Delton Presley and Annie Cloyd Presley. In 1979, she graduated from Tupelo High...

Nikkie Ennis

Nikkie Ennis

Jan 16, 2021

Nikkie Ennis Pontotoc- Annemarie Nicole “Nikkie” Ennis, 24, died in an automobile accident, Saturday, January 16, 2021. Nikkie, the daughter of Daniel Lea Ennis and Melissa Miles, was born September 1, 1996 in Tupelo. After graduating from North Pontotoc High School, she worked for Jackson Furniture in Mantachie. Nikkie enjoyed the outdoors especially fishing. She loved her children and being...

Roy N. Boggan Jr.

Roy N. Boggan Jr.

Jan 15, 2021

Roy N. Boggan, Jr. Tupelo- Roy Nisbet Boggan, Jr., 94, passed away peacefully Friday, January 15, 2021 at the Pontotoc Nursing Home after an extended illness. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, Roy was born November 15, 1926, the son of Roy Nisbet Boggan, Sr. and Kathryn Coman Boggan. After his graduation from Tupelo High School, he proudly served his...

Betty Turner Kingsley

Betty Turner Kingsley

Jan 13, 2021

Betty Turner Kingsley passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at the age of 80 at NMMC Gilmore Hospital in Amory after a lengthy battle with Post Covid double pneumonia. She was born in Lee County on August 4, 1940 to Cariel and Bertha Sample Turner. Betty loved the Lord and her family. She was a devoted minister’s wife for over...

Gail Langner

Gail Langner

Jan 11, 2021

Martha Gail Davis Langner, 71, was carried by the Angels to her eternal resting place after passing in the comfort of her home with her family at her side on Monday, January 11, 2021. She was born, August 3, 1949 to William “Billy” and Martha Davis. She will be remembered as a beautiful woman who could light up a room...

Edith Johnson Gurner

Edith Johnson Gurner

Jan 10, 2021

Collierville, Tenn.-Edith Johnson Gurner, lovingly known to her grandchildren, family and friends as Amma, went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, January 10, 2021 peacefully at home with her family by her side just a few weeks shy of her 104th birthday. Edith was born in Verona, Mississippi on March 14, 1917, to Rosebud Thomas and William Washington Johnson...

Kyle Eaton

Kyle Eaton

Jan 9, 2021

Tupelo- Matthew Kyle Eaton, 28, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born on August 11, 1992 in Tupelo to Mike and Jane Eaton. Kyle was a member of First Baptist Church, Tupelo and was a born again believer. He loved people and never met a stranger. Kyle enjoyed working alongside...

Bill Lyle

Bill Lyle

Jan 9, 2021

Tupelo- Billy “Bill” Barber Lyle, 92, died Saturday, January 9, 2021, at North Mississippi Medical Center. Born to Acles Ray and Ernye Lavelle Barber Lyle on June 30, 1928, Bill grew up in Tupelo. At a young age he became a member of the Methodist Church and attended services as long as his health permitted. After graduating from Tupelo High...

Mike Earrey

Mike Earrey

Jan 8, 2021

Mike Earrey Columbus- Michael A. Earrey, 60, died Friday, January 8, 2021, in Troy, Alabama. Mike was born October 1, 1960, to Ralph and Maria Lexis Earrey in Tupelo. He graduated from Shannon High School and went on to earn his Bachelor’s in Professional Accountancy from the Mississippi State University. He was a practicing accountant for over 30 years after...

Susan Harlow

Susan Harlow

Jan 5, 2021

Susan Harlow Belden – Margaret Susan Harlow, 68, went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at the Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory. The daughter of Kenneth and Maye Blythe Harlow, Susan was born in Tupelo on October 26, 1952. In 1970, she graduated from Tupelo High School and went on to attend Mississippi College. She was the...

KC Floyd

KC Floyd

Jan 3, 2021

Saltillo—KC Floyd, 72, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021 at his home in Saltillo. He was born February 7, 1948 in West Point, the son of Minor and Lucille Cox Floyd. He worked as a heavy equipment operator with the Lee County road crew. H always stayed busy, working in his yard or tinkering on his truck. He will be...

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