OBITUARIES
Hoyle Ray Mansell
February 12, 2020
Mooreville- Hoyle Ray Mansell, 70, died Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at his residence. A native of Tupelo, he was born October 27, 1949 to Elize Van and Ruby Pearl Floyd Mansell. Hoyle spent most of his adult life working as a truck driver hauling for Sunshine Mills where he met no strangers and created many lasting friendships. When he wasn’t...
Billy Hudson
February 12, 2020
William Albert “Billy” Hudson, Jr., 58, died Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Hospice Unit at North Mississippi Medical Center. A native and life-long resident of Saltillo, he was born June 20, 1961 to William Albert and Faye Yvone Lee Hudson. In 1979, he graduated from Saltillo High School. Billy always had a positive attitude and a smile on his face....
George Benjamin "Benny" Burnett, Jr.
February 11, 2020
George Benjamin “Benny” Burnett, Jr.’s spirit was lifted from this earth Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at the hospice unit of North Mississippi Medical Center at the age of 69 after a long illness. A native and long-time resident of Stockton, California, he was born into this world September 15, 1950. In 2012, he relocated to Saltillo to be with family....
James Hall
February 11, 2020
James Robert Hall, 85, died Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born in Houston, February 3, 1935, to Jerry and Gwen Riddle Hall and was a graduate of Sherman High School. On April 25, 1954, he married Peggy Davis at Brewer Baptist Church. In 1957, he answered his country’s call to arms and served in the...
Cherry Kidd
February 10, 2020
Corinth- Cherry Randall Lyle Kidd, one of the last Great Fictional Detectives, solved her final case on February 10, 2020. Born in Becker (just yonder of Amory) on September 16, 1948. She was convinced to immigrate to Dallas, Texas after a seven day courtship and two viewings of True Grit. “I don’t ever want to see that stupid movie again!”...
Jeanette McCoy
February 7, 2020
Tupelo -- Jeanette McCoy , 74, passed away on Friday February 07, 2020, at Creekside Manor in Saltillo. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors. Expressions of sympathy may be left at www.peguesfuneralhome.com
Mildred Allred Johnson
February 7, 2020
Mildred Ione Allred Johnson, 85, died Friday, February 7, 2020 in the Hospice Unit at North Mississippi Medical Center. A native and life-long resident of Tupelo, she was born April 29, 1934 to Lonnie and Gladys Stanford Allred and was a 1952 graduate of Tupelo High School. On March 5, 1954, she married Charles Jefferson Johnson and together they had...
Bonnie Greene
February 6, 2020
Bonnie Greene Saltillo- Bonnie Ray Fires Greene, 82, died Thursday, February 6, 2020 at Courtyards Community Living Center in Fulton. She was born in Arkansas October 18, 1937 to Elzie Ray and Hilda Clay Fires. In 1970, she married Jack Greene in Hawaii while he was stationed at Pearl Harbor. In 1983, she graduated from Wabash Valley College in Mt....
Chuck Dickerson
February 6, 2020
Charles “Chuck” Dickerson, 49, died Thursday, February 6, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Tupelo, June 24, 1970 to William Clarence “Pete” and Virginia Long Dickerson and was a 1988 graduate of Tupelo High School. Chuck was a huge Florida Gators fan and enjoyed spending time with his family, grilling out, hanging around bonfires and shooting pool. He...
James T. "Jimmy" Jackson
February 6, 2020
James Thomas “Jimmy” Jackson, 82, died Thursday, February 6, 2020 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo surrounded by his family after a short illness. He was born in Pontotoc, November 10, 1937, to James L. and Zadie Seals Jackson. At the age of 17, he joined the United States Army and served for four years; most notably as a Jump...
Ronald Stewart Vaughan
February 4, 2020
Ronald Stewart Vaughan went to be with the Lord on his 77th birthday, February 4, 2020. He was born in Grenada in 1943 to Homer and Omalene Vaughan. He graduated from John Rundle High School in Grenada and went on to graduate from Ole Miss where he served as a Platoon Leader in the ROTC. He continued proudly serving his...
Sara S. Williams
February 2, 2020
Sara S. Williams Tupelo- Sara Lee Stanley Williams, 97, loving mother and wife, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2020 at Avonlea Assisted Living in Tupelo after a short illness. Sara was born October 4, 1922 in Tuscumbia, Alabama to Walter Lee Stanley and Laura Alice Harris Stanley. On December 7, 1944 she married Charles “Chuck” Williams. She was known to...
Mariella Hays
February 1, 2020
Mariella Hays Tupelo- Mariella Shipton Hays, 90, died Saturday, February 1, 2020. at Diversicare in Amory. She was born June 9, 1929, to Freddie Paul Shipton and Lena Lorene Johnson Shipton in Hayti, Missouri. Mariella graduated from Hayti High School and continued her education with a Bachelor’s in Business from Arkansas State and a Master’s in Education from the University...
John Capps
January 31, 2020
John Capps Tupelo- John G. Capps, 74, died Friday, January 31, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family in Tupelo after a long illness. He was born August 21, 1945, in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late J. B. and Carol Capps. He graduated from Ware County High School in Waycross, Georgia in 1963. He then served in the U.S....
Clara J. Sheffield
January 28, 2020
Mooreville- Clara J. Sheffield, 77, died Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after a brief illness. She was born one of eight children to Murrey and Fannie Cochran in Pontotoc County September 7, 1942 and was a graduate of Sherman High School. In February of 1963, she married Jack Sheffield and moved to Mooreville, where...
James R. "J.R." Turner
January 28, 2020
James R. “J.R.” Turner, 92, died Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at his daughter’s residence after a year long illness. A native of Durman, he was born August 3, 1927 to Frank and Lena Harville Turner. He joined the United States Navy and was in transit to the South Pacific when his ship was ordered to return to port after the...
Frances Bobbie Loper
January 24, 2020
Iuka -- Frances Bobbie Loper , 90, passed away on Friday January 24, 2020, at Countrywood Plantation in Mantachie. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors. Expressions of sympathy may be left at www.peguesfuneralhome.com .
Linda Tucker Gilmore
January 23, 2020
Linda Lee Tucker Gilmore, 72, died Thursday, January 23, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center surrounded by her family after a lengthy illness. She was born in the Nettleton area, April 10, 1947 to James Henry “June” and Della Sue Allbritton Tucker. Earlier in her life, she was a Salvation Army soldier. For most of her working life, she owned...
Jean Owens Michael
January 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
January 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...
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