OBITUARIES
Linda Gayle Young
Nov 30, 2020
GUNTOWN - Linda Gayle Young, 62, passed away Monday, November 30, 2020, at her residence after a lengthy illness. She was born September 17, 1958 in Tupelo to Earnest and Betty Lyles Stevens. Linda worked for 17 years at the North Mississippi Medical Center retiring as a Unit Coordinator. Linda loved her church, Sherman Pentecostal Church, where she and her...
Linda Whitley
Nov 28, 2020
Linda Whitley Tupelo- Martha Linda Whitley, 70, died Saturday, November 28, 2020, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Jackson, Mississippi, on October 8, 1950, to Johnny Burns and Mary Laverne Waltman Cliburn. Linda received her Bachelors of Science degree from Mississippi State College for Women in 1972. Soon after graduation, she married Elton Whitley and began her...
Bro. Lowell Johnson
Nov 27, 2020
Tupelo- Bro. Lowell Franklin Johnson, 73, went to be with Jesus, Friday, November 27, 2020 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany. He was born in Meridian, February 12, 1947 to Cecil F. and Ouida Rae Barker Johnson and relocated to Tupelo with his parents in 1950. He was a graduate of Shannon High School, received his Bachelors degree from...
Joe Kilgo
Nov 27, 2020
Joseph Wayne Kilgo, 80, passed away Friday, November 27, 2020 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. He was born in Tupelo, January 22, 1940 to Evans and Lena Faye Coley Kilgo. Joe graduated from Tupelo High School in 1957, Itawamba Junior College in 1959 and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Mississippi State University in 1961. He retired in...
Jerry Hopper
Nov 26, 2020
Saltillo- Jerry Luther Hopper, 52, died Thursday, November 26, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Lee County, June 30, 1968 to Joe Allen and Ruby Lucille Bateman Hopper. On April 16, 1994, he married Connie Ann Everett and together they had three children. For 23 years, he worked as a machine operator at Tecumseh. Jerry was...
Barbara Sheffield
Nov 24, 2020
Tupelo- Barbara Sheffield, 73, died Tuesday, November 24, 2020, at North Mississippi Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Tupelo, she was born June 11, 1947, to Leon and Maggie Elizabeth Little Blackwell. She was a graduate of Tupelo High School and received her Bachelor’s degree from Blue Mountain College. In May of 1974, she began working as an...
Robert Monaghan
Nov 23, 2020
Robert Wayne Monaghan Saltillo- Robert Wayne Monaghan, 85, died Monday, November 23, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center, Baldwyn Nursing Facility. He was born in Tupelo November 21, 1935 to Robert Babe “Daddy Babe” and Fannie Lou “Momma Fan” Monaghan and was raised in Mooreville. He retired after 20 years of commitment to his community as a fire fighter. He...
Brittany Rhea Phillips
Nov 22, 2020
Starkville- Just past midnight on November 22, 2020, the Lord carried our earthly angel, Brittany Rhea Phillips, 26, to her heavenly home. Brittany was born June 3, 1994 and was the loving daughter of Brad and Lane Phillips of Guntown and Stacie Kot Phillips of Starkville. Brittany was a Christian that loved her Lord and Savior. She attended Adaton Baptist...
Paul W. Smith
Nov 21, 2020
Paul W. Smith departed his earthly home on September 21, 2020 to find peace and rest at the feet of his Savior Jesus Christ. Paul was born to L. S. and Edith Smith on June 28, 1952. Paul had two loving siblings Hilda Franks (Harlan) of Saltillo, and Brother Melvin Smith (Gloria); a sister-in-law Wanda Gillentine (Bobby) of Nettleton and...
Bobbie Queen
Nov 21, 2020
Tupelo--Bobbie Queen, 73, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020, at the New Albany Health and Rehab Center. She will be laid to rest beside her husband of 43 years, Jerry Queen at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Corinth National Cemetery. Bobbie leaves behind three children, Jerry Queen, Matthew Queen, and Donnelle Krantz; and six grandchildren.
Betty McCollum
Nov 19, 2020
Betty Jean McCollum, 80, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2020 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born January 11, 1940 in Okolona, the daughter of Huey and Margaret Suzie Hall Hester. She was a Baptist by faith and loved sitting on her porch, enjoying her coffee, watching for family members to come for a...
Jimmy Ewing
Nov 18, 2020
James Tillman “Jimmy” Ewing, Jr. passed away peacefully in his home on November 18, 2020, surrounded by his family. Jimmy was born on November 13, 1956 in Tupelo to James Tillman “Jim” Ewing, Sr. and Jane Bishop Ewing. He grew up in the Carr Acres Subdivision, where he developed his love for motorcycles. He spent his summers at Pickwick Lake,...
Nancy Pannell
Nov 17, 2020
Nancy (Fletcher) Pannell, age 76, of Saltillo, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. She was born on December 6, 1943, to Sheldon and Artle Lee (Griffin) Fletcher in Cleveland, Miss. Nancy was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Saltillo. She graduated from Cleveland High School in 1961...
Jonathan Wade Carter
Nov 16, 2020
Jonathan Wade Carter, 39, died Monday, November 16, 2020 at his residence in Mooreville. A native of Lee County, he was born January 13, 1981 to Suzie and Ricky Dial, Sr. For 15 years, he worked as a supervisor and forklift driver at Component Builders in Mooreville. Jonathan was an avid outdoorsman, loved playing disc golf, camping and being with...
Clay Raper
Nov 15, 2020
Saltillo- Danny Clayton Raper, Jr., 52, died Sunday, November 15, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born January 1, 1968 to Danny Clayton and Judy Kelly Raper. On February 14, 1987, he married Suzan Machelle Grantham and for 34 years, you did not see one without the other. For a number of years he worked as...
Ray Blythe
Nov 13, 2020
Verona- Ray and Martha Ellis Blythe shared the kind of love you thought only existed in movies. On June 24, 1955, they vowed to love and cherish each other “in sickness and in health, ‘til death do us part” but neither sickness nor death could separate one from the other. After 65 years of marriage, careers, and raising three daughters,...
Franky McKay
Nov 12, 2020
Franky P. McKay Evergreen- Franky P. McKay, 50, died Thursday, November 12, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Aberdeen, November 18, 1969 to Elmer Ray and Nell Scott McKay. When he was young, he developed a passion for music, especially gospel, and learned how to play the piano. His musical talents not only allowed him the opportunity to...
Betty Jo Stacks
Nov 12, 2020
Betty Jo Stacks, 77, died Thursday, November 12, 2020 at her residence. A Lee County native, she was born March 24, 1943 to Bill Clarence and Oline Mullenix McKissick. She was a graduate of Saltillo High School and attended Itawamba Junior College. On September 21, 1963, she married Luther Clark “LC” Stacks. She and LC later settled in Tupelo where...
Martha Blythe
Nov 11, 2020
Verona- Ray and Martha Ellis Blythe shared the kind of love you thought only existed in movies. On June 24, 1955, they vowed to love and cherish each other “in sickness and in health, ‘til death do us part” but neither sickness nor death could separate one from the other. After 65 years of marriage, careers, and raising three daughters,...
Polly Williams
Nov 11, 2020
Pauline “Polly” Williams, 79, died Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center. A native and life-long resident of the Old Union Community, she was born August 21, 1941 to Condie and Nancy Clark Oliver. On October 2, 1958, she married Kenith Williams and together they had two children. For over 35 years, she worked as an educator; many...
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