OBITUARIES
Rhonda Hall
January 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
January 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.
January 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
January 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
January 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
January 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
January 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
January 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
January 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
January 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
January 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...
Mike Reid
January 3, 2021
Michael Duane Reid, 64, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Southaven. A native of Tupelo, Mike was born July 1, 1956 in Kilmichael to the late Ishmael Roy and Erma Evon Holloman Reid. A long-time resident of Ecru, Mike was a maintenance technician at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi and for many years, owned his own...
Kai Robinson
December 31, 2020
Drakonis Kai Robinson, 18, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2020. Kai was born April 17, 2002, the son of Kirk and Angel Duncan Robinson. He was a senior at Tupelo High School and was known for his love of music and singing. He also enjoyed playing video games, especially “League of Legends.” He will be greatly missed by his family...
Arnold J. Kennedy
December 31, 2020
Saltillo-Arnold James Kenedy, 60, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2020 at the Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born in Michigan on February 2, 1960. He worked as a grocery clerk for several years. His friends from church will honor his memory with a memorial service at 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at Agape Ministries in Saltillo with Rev....
Andy Burczynski
December 30, 2020
Andrew Steven Burczynski, 48, of Nashville, Tennessee- a beloved son, grandson, brother, nephew, uncle, cousin and friend- passed away on December 30, 2020 in Nashville. A grave-side service will be held at the Saltillo Cemetery in Saltillo, Mississippi on Sunday January 3, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. with Revs. James Lewis, Randy Bostick and Tommy Vinson officiating. W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors...
Linda Hand
December 30, 2020
Mooreville- Linda Gail Hand, 73, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Mooreville, she was born April 14, 1947, to Evelyn Johnson Brannen and Raymond Wheeler and was a 1965 graduate of Mooreville High School. Linda married the love of her life, Perry, on August 16,...
Sales Presley
December 30, 2020
Tupelo—Sales Marion Presley, 80, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at his home. He was born July 7, 1940, the son of Sales and Annie Cloyd Presley. He was a lifelong resident of Tupelo. Sales proudly served his country in the United States Army completing three tours in Vietnam. He was a self employed truck driver and also worked for...
Tom Hollaway
December 29, 2020
Lee Thomas “Tom” Hollaway, 89, met his Lord & Savior Tuesday, December 29, 2020. He was born in Tupelo November 04, 1931 to Dewey and Mildridge Rowland Hollaway. He was a graduate of Tupelo High School, Itawamba Community College, Delta State and received his Masters Degree from Mississippi State University. He enjoyed a fulfilling career at Lawhon and Tupelo High...
Clifford Payne
December 29, 2020
Clifford Leroy Payne, 82, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at his home in Tupelo after a brief illness. He was born May 10, 1938 in Prague, Oklahoma, the son of Roy Lee Payne and Lucy Tudor Payne. He grew up primarily in Dos Palos, California. After moving to the Tupelo area, Clifford was a truck driver for Leggett and...
Melissa Ann Phillips Davis
December 28, 2020
Tupelo—Melissa Ann Phillips Davis, 72, passed away Monday, December 28, 2020 at Tupelo Nursing and Rehab after a lengthy illness. She was born July 13, 1948 in Mobile, Alabama, the daughter of Valmer E. and Archevia M. Christian Phillips. Melissa grew up in Vernon, Alabama where she graduated from high School. Most of her adult life was spent in Columbus,...
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