OBITUARIES
Richard Carey Lindsey
Dec 6, 2020
RICHARD CAREY LINDSEY Mantachie-Richard Carey Lindsey, 75, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2020, at his residence in Mantachie. He was born on November 14, 1945, in Pontotoc, the son of Elvie Reid and Timey Lindsey. Richard honorably answered his nation’s call and served with the 58th Infantry Division during the Vietnam War as a proud soldier in the United States...
Thomas E. Markiewicz
Dec 5, 2020
Thomas Edward Markiewicz, 67, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020 at his home in the Lake Piomingo area. He was born March 15, 1953, in Waukegan, Illinois, the son of Raymond and Elizabeth Proctor Markiewicz. Thomas was a 1971 graduate of North Chicago Community High School and proudly served in the United States Navy. He retired to Lee County 20...
Marvin Paul Tinsley
Dec 2, 2020
Marvin Paul Tinsley, 79, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford. He was born May 19, 1941 in Granite City, Illinois, the son of Marvin T. and Alberta Lamkin Tinsley. Paul proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy and was a 16 year member of the American Legion, Post 16 where he...
Lawrence "Cecil" Payne
Dec 2, 2020
Lawrence Cecil Payne, 89, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at the Diversicare of Tupelo. He was born in Skyline on June 19, 1931, to Lawrence B. and Lorene Vaughn Payne. He served in the Army and fought in the Korean War and Vietnam War. He attended Allen Chapel Methodist Church in Skyline. Survivors include...
Fred Grass
Dec 2, 2020
Frederick Keith Grass, 53, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at his home. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, he was born April 10, 1967, the son of Keith and Terry A. Grass. Fred was a graduate of Tupelo High School and Southern Miss University and worked for 26 years in the IT Department of North Mississippi Medical Center....
Tom Robinson
Dec 1, 2020
Tom Robinson, 37, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. His family will honor Tom's memory with a memorial service at a later date
Judy Armentrout
Dec 1, 2020
Judith Voelp Armentrout, age 77, passed away peacefully at Sanctuary Hospice House on December 1, 2020. She was lovingly surrounded by her family and minister, The Rev. Olin McBride of First Presbyterian Church in Tupelo. Judy was born on August 31, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Penn. to Harry Kay Voelp and Alberta Friesell Voelp. She graduated Peabody High School in Pittsburgh,...
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...
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