OBITUARIES
Jean Owens Michael
Jan 21, 2020
Martha Jean Owens Michael passed away peacefully on January 21, 2020. A longtime resident of Tupelo, Mississippi, she was born on November 21 in Wheeler, Mississippi, to the late Jack George Owens and Sara Jewell Elder Owens. Known affectionately as “Mama Jean” to her family and her many friends, Mrs. Michael was a graduate of Wheeler High School. She received...
Alice Jean Altom King
Jan 13, 2020
Alice Jean Altom King, 80, died Monday, January 13, 2020 at Magnolia Manor in Tupelo surrounded by family. A native and life-long resident of Belden, she was born June 21, 1939 to Norbin Jones and Jettie Irene Robbins Altom and was a 1957 graduate of Belden High School. On September 5, 1959, she married Philip Wayne “Phil” King. Earlier in...
Fanny J. "Cuqui" Hopson
Jan 13, 2020
Fanny Josefia “Cuqui” Hopson, 86, died Monday, January 13, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Puerto Rico April 27, 1933 to Raphael Julio and Epifannia Irizarry. For many years, she worked as a translator at the main unit of NMMC and later at The Women’s Center where she enjoyed working with new babies and their families....
J.B. Nanney
Jan 10, 2020
Tupelo- Joe Boyd “J.B.” Nanney, 92, died Friday, January 10, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center most expect due to a broken heart losing his wife, Ann, of 69 years just six weeks ago. He was born November 9, 1927, in Peppertown where he spent all his formative years. His parents were the late Will and Ruby Wilburn Nanney. He...
Charles Edwin "Charlie" Meador
Jan 9, 2020
Charles Edwin “Charlie” Meador passed away peacefully Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Sanctuary Hospice House. Charlie was born, August 23, 1937 one of four children to Ruic Welch and Anna May Trice Meador. Charlie grew up in Memphis, Tennessee graduating from Southside High School. After graduation he went to work for Lewis Supply Co. In 1960, he transferred with his...
Lorene Earwood
Jan 8, 2020
Lorene Strain Earwood, 87, died Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A native of Tupelo, she was born May 13, 1932 to John Clark and Lorene Basham Strain. She later moved to Memphis, Tennessee where she graduated from Memphis Tech High School. It was there she met William “Bill” Earwood and they were...
Keith Smith
Jan 8, 2020
Belmont- Bryan Keith Smith, 55, died Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at his home in Iuka. He was born in Orlando, Florida, August 8, 1964 to Paul Raburn Smith, Sr. and Rebecca Joan Smith. Keith’s love for the outdoors flowed through both his career and his hobbies. He spent most of his adult life working as a carpenter and enjoyed a...
John Lee "J.L" Colburn, Jr.
Jan 7, 2020
Roswell, Georgia - John Lee “J.L.” Colburn, Jr., 92, formerly of Tupelo, passed away in his sleep January 7, 2020 at the North Fulton Hospital in Roswell. He was born January 29, 1927 to John Lee Colburn and Minnie Mae Colburn Brunson in Houlka where he spent his childhood and early years of which he remembered with fond memories. He...
Bobbie J. Christian
Jan 5, 2020
Bobbie J. Christian Tupelo- Bobbie Jean Ellis Christian, 83, died Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Courtyards Community Living Center in Fulton. Bobbie was born October 11, 1936 in Tupelo to William Ellis and Lila Lamb Ellis. She was a nurse’s aide for North Mississippi Medical Center for over 30 years until her retirement in 2000. After her retirement, she worked...
T.J. Bowker
Jan 5, 2020
Mooreville-Thomas Edward Bowker, Jr., died Sunday, January 5, 2020 in Blue Springs. A native of Wisconsin, he was born January 26, 1979 to Thomas Edward Bowker, Sr. and Laura Miller Barker. On September 30, 2000, he married his high school best friend, Melissa Ciha. For most of his life, he worked in residential construction and had currently been furthering his...
Mark Cook
Dec 30, 2019
Mark David Cook Tupelo- Mark David Cook, 62, died Monday, December 30, 2019 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. A native and life-long resident of Tupelo, he was born April 24, 1957 to Bobby Joe and Rebecca Marlin Cook. As a young man, he attended at First Baptist Church Tupelo with his family and remained Baptist by faith. He worked...
William "Billy" Overstreet
Dec 28, 2019
Tupelo- William Edgar "Billy" Overstreet, 69, died Saturday, December 28, 2019 at his residence. He was born October 26, 1950 to Edgar L. and Agnes O. Grantham Overstreet. He was a 1970 graduate of Tupelo High School and attended Itawamba Community where he took classes in electronics and automotive body and fender. Early in life, he worked in the body...
Helen F Williams
Dec 28, 2019
Tupelo- Helen F. Williams, 75, died Saturday, December 28, 2019 in the Laney Greenhouse at Traceway Retirement Community after a lengthy illness. A native of Okolona, she was born May 11, 1944 to Raymond F. and Mary Lou Cunningham and has been a Lee County resident for most of her adult life. She enjoyed cooking for her family, listening to...
Charlotte Ford Woods
Dec 27, 2019
Charlotte Ford Woods, 82, died Friday, December 27, 2019 at Sancutary Hospice House in Tupelo after a lengthy illness. A native and long-time resident of Lee County, she was born in Guntown August 22, 1937 to Carlton Talmadge and Ruby Charlotte Wildman Ford and was a 1954 graduate of Tupelo High School. Earlier in her life, she worked with her...
Willis Frederick
Dec 27, 2019
Mantachie - Willis Frederick, 83, passed away Friday, December 27, 2019, at the Meadows in Fulton. He was born in Vernon, Alabama, February 29, 1936, to A. C. and Jettie Myers Frederick and relocated to North Mississippi with his family during his early teens. He worked as a farmhand in both poultry and dairy farms throughout his working life. He...
Elmer Clark
Dec 26, 2019
Elmer Walter Clark, 91, went to be with Lord on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at the Meadows in Fulton. He was born June 13, 1928 in Tupelo to Lawrence and Ruby Whittenton Clark. He attended Tupelo High School where he lettered in four sports and was the quarterback for the Tupelo High School football team that went undefeated and won...
Bobbi Sue Dupree
Dec 26, 2019
Nettleton- Bobbi Sue Dupree, 52, died Thursday, December 26, 2019 at her residence in Nettleton after a lengthy illness. She was born in Chicago, Illinois September 2, 1967 to Larry and Barbara Joerns Douglas. Later in life she relocated to Nettleton where she raised five daughters. She loved butterflies and spending time with her daughters and grandsons. Bobbi was a...
Linda Collins McMinn
Dec 25, 2019
Linda Ann Collins McMinn, 78, died Wednesday, December 25, 2019 after a sudden illness. A native of Cullman County, Alabama, she was born October 5, 1941 to Clifford Mack and Agnes Carter Collins and was a graduate of Fairview High School. Linda enjoyed a fulfilling career within the healthcare field; working at several clinics including Campbell and Coleman Dental Clinic,...
Melvin Harris
Dec 18, 2019
Melvin Lyndon Harris, 92, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019, in the hospice unit at North Mississippi Medical Center. A native and life-long resident of Lee County, he was born July 18, 1927, to Elzie Farris and Lovie Parker Harris. On July 15, 1950, he married Jewel Edwards who died April 9, 2018 after 67 years of marriage. In 1995,...
Jerold Montgomery
Dec 17, 2019
Jerold Montgomery Tupelo- Jerold Reese Montgomery, 80, went to be with his Lord Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at his home after a brief illness. He was born in Lee County on May 21, 1939 to Gertrude Reese "Granny" Montgomery and Andrew W, Montgomery. Jerold enlisted in the United States Navy in July 1958. After completing Radar "A" School, he served...
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