OBITUARIES
Sarah Ewing
Aug 3, 2020
Sarah Evelyn Grant Ewing was born in Tupelo, MS on March 9th 1931 to Bessie and Fletcher Grant. She went to her heavenly home August 3, 2020 at 89 years old in Memphis where she lived for most of her life. She worked at St. Francis Hospital for 15 years where she enjoyed helping people. She was a faithful member...
Billy Warren Sexton Jr.
Aug 1, 2020
Billy Warren Sexton, Jr., 63, died Saturday, August 1, 2020 at his residence in Erin, Tennessee. He was born in McKenzie, Tennessee, October 22, 1956 to Billy Warren and Faye Greenwell Sexton. Like many young men of Billy’s generation, he proudly answered his country’s call to arms, serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He received...
Phillip Warren
Aug 1, 2020
Saltillo—Phillip Anthony Warren, 56, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020 after a long illness. He was born March 26, 1954, the son on James Harrison and Edna Ruth Prather Warren. Phillip worked for Tecumseh Products for 17 years as a welder. Phillip enjoyed hunting, fishing, and spending time with his grandkids. In Phillip's own words, "I worked hard at a...
Lindon "Peewee" Baker
Aug 1, 2020
Saltillo—Lindon F. “Peewee” Baker, 87, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020 at his home in Saltillo. He was born September 7, 1932 in Itawamba County to John W. and Ernie Mae Baker. Peewee was a longtime truck driver for MW Windows and Doors, receiving a safety award for 21 years of accident free driving. He had a generous heart and...
Dorothy Faye King
Jul 29, 2020
Dorothy Faye Arnold King, 91, departed this life on July 29, 2020 at Baldwyn Nursing Facility following a lengthy illness. Dorothy was born on April 6, 1929, near Iuka, and was the oldest of nine children born to James Carl and Addie Irene Pinch Arnold. In early 1938, the family moved to Lee County, Saltillo area, where Dorothy resided the...
Kerry Hamlett
Jul 29, 2020
Pontotoc- Kerry Hamlett, 49, died Wednesday, July 29, 2020. He was born in Tupelo, April 13, 1971 to William Thomas and Arlena Willingham Hamlett. Kerry was a hard working, fun loving person with an exceptional sense of humor. He enjoyed working in the yard, planting flowers and trees, fishing, and going to the beach. He loved spending time with his...
George Simpson
Jul 27, 2020
George Davis Simpson, 90, died Monday, July 27, 2020. A native of Okolona, he was a prominent merchant, religious and civic leader. The son of John Walter Simpson and Virginia Davis Simpson, he was a graduate of Mississippi State University, where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity, a principal musician Maroon and R.O.T.C Bands and was also an...
Sam Turner
Jul 26, 2020
Tupelo- Sammy “Sam” Jones Turner, 70, died Sunday, July 26, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Tupelo, June 20, 1950 to Burton Davis and Palmer Jones Turner and was a graduate of Shannon High School. He retired from North Mississippi Medical Center after working full time as a painter for a number of years. Sam was a skilled...
Sue Shepherd
Jul 24, 2020
Tupelo- Linda Sue Shepherd, 72, passed away Friday, July 24, 2020 at the Sanctuary Hospice House. Our fun loving, redheaded Sue was born in Tupelo, August 15, 1947 to Cyrus Tapscott and Jewel Anderson Roberts and was raised in Nettleton. On July 20, 1979, she married Clarence Macon Shepherd; they recently celebrated 41 years of marriage. After receiving her bachelor’s...
David Christopher
Jul 24, 2020
Brewer- James David Christopher, 78, died Friday, July 24, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born July 6, 1942 to James Roy “Bill” and Lura Christine Ritter Christopher. On October 4, 1963, he married Mary Jobe at Cason Baptist Church and together they had three children. He worked as a master carpenter for many years and owned and...
Kelly Cantrell Clark
Jul 22, 2020
Tupelo- Kelly Lynn Cantrell Clark, 45, died Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Akron, Ohio, December 28, 1974 to Freddie Wayne and Fredda Fae Tindall Cantrell. Due to her father’s career in the military, she moved from Akron to Germany, Texas and Louisiana before settling in Tupelo. In 1993, she graduated from Tupelo...
Bobby F. Gory
Jul 21, 2020
Bobby Franklin Gory, 76, died, unexpectedly, Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at his residence. He was born in Sherman, February 12, 1944 to Norbin and Dollie Clayton Gory and was a graduate of Shannon High School. On September 19, 1964, he married Helen Ruff and they shared life for 38 years before her death on November 30, 2003. He spent the...
Danny Smith
Jul 20, 2020
Tupelo— Charles Danny Smith, 63, passed away Monday, July 20, 2020, at Diversicare of Ripley after a sudden illness. Danny was born on February 21, 1957, the son of Charles Lindon Smith and Bobbie Lansdell Smith. For most of his life, Danny was a seller and trader of horses and jewelry. He took great pride in his memories of owning...
Mrs. Linda Sue Jarvis
Jul 18, 2020
Linda “Sue” Randolph Jarvis, 78, was born on September 8, 1941 and journeyed to her heavenly home on July 18, 2020 surrounded by her family at her daughter’s home. She was born in New Albany, MS to Curtis and Beulah Randolph. She graduated from Center High School in 1959 and later that year married her high school sweetheart for 53...
Alberta E. Robitille
Jul 17, 2020
Tupelo—Alberta E. Robitille, 86, passed away Friday, July 17, 2020 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born April 13, 1934 in Keene, New Hampshire, the daughter of Ernest and Lillian Harper Knowlton. Alberta lived in Claremont, New Hampshire for many years before moving to Tupelo in 2000 to be near her daughter. She was...
Jeremy Clippard
Jul 15, 2020
Jeremy Lee Clippard, 19, died Wednesday, July 15, 2020 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A lifelong resident of Lee County, he was born February 22, 2001 to Roger Clippard and Carolyn Martin Clippard. Jeremy was a graduate of Shannon High School where he loved playing sports including track, football, and baseball. He had recently joined the United...
Kitty Hill Brewer
Jul 13, 2020
Tupelo- Kitty Hill Brewer, 88, died Monday, July 13, 2020. She was born in Mantachie, May 4, 1932 to Leonard and Lorine Cummings Hill and was a 1950 graduate of Tupelo High School. On October 3, 1959, she married William Hopkins Brewer. Kitty was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church in Tupelo where she was active in WMU. She...
Alice Lucille Putt
Jul 12, 2020
Alice Lucille Putt, 89, died Sunday, July 12, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born November 30, 1930 to William Washington and Bertha Frazier Martin and was a graduate of Saltillo High School. In 1948, she married Junior Putt and they shared 39 years together before his death in 1987. She retired from North Mississippi Medical Center after...
Paul Bailey
Jul 10, 2020
Sgt. Richard Paul Bailey, 50, died Friday, June 10, 2020 at home, as the result of complications of pneumonia. He was born in Tupelo, May 29, 1970 to Philip and Joye Collier Bailey. Paul worked for Westmoreland Glass for over 25 years before joining the Tupelo Fire Department. For a little more than the last 20 years, he has dedicated...
Philip Terry Little
Jul 8, 2020
Tupelo—Philip Terry Little, 78, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born December 27, 1941 to Fair and Huldie Little in Marigold, the youngest of eight siblings. Philip worked in the grocery business for over 50 years. In high school, he played football and continued to enjoy watching sports. He is survived by...
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