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Wayne Bullard
Jun 10, 2019
Wayne Bullard, 87, passed away Monday, June 10, 2019. Mr. Bullard grew up in Booneville and graduated from Booneville High School in 1950. He attended Mississippi College in Clinton. During these years, a part-time job led him to meet Dorothy Grisham and they married in 1955. He worked in the insurance industry for many years and was a part of...
Hilma Eola Stone Marlin
Jun 7, 2019
Hilma Eola Stone Marlin Clovis, California formerly of Tupelo- Hilma Eola Stone Marlin, 100, died Friday, June 7, 2019 at Armenian Home in Fresno, California. She was born near Tremont November 20, 1918 to Claude Acklee Stone and Ida Bell Gregory and was a long-time resident of Tupelo. She was a 1936 graduate of East Tupelo High School and later...
James Allen Baker
Jun 6, 2019
Saltillo-James Allen Baker, 55, died Thursday, June 6, 2019, at his residence. Visitation will be 12 p.m. until service time Sunday, June 9, 2019 at W. E. Pegues, Saltillo. Services honoring his life will be 2 p.m. Sunday, June 9, 2019 at Saltillo Chapel of W. E. Pegues with Rev. James Vandanr and Rev. Jacob Wilson. Graveside services will follow...
James Paul Loyd
Jun 6, 2019
James Paul Loyd, 87, died Thursday, June 6, 2019, surrounded by family at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. He was born in Lee County, June 25, 1931, to Thomas Noah and Farby Plunkett Loyd and was a graduate of Mooreville High School. Early in life, he served his country during the Korean War in Germany and France in the United...
Maude Marie Parker Cates
Jun 5, 2019
Maude Marie Parker Cates Nettleton - Maude Marie Parker Cates, 94, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at Traceway Retirement Community. She was born June 11, 1924, to Ralph and Ada Belle Herring. A caregiver by nature, Maude devoted her life to caring for those she loved. She enjoyed being outdoors working in her garden and loved spending time with...
Wanda Smith
Jun 3, 2019
Wanda Smith Brewer Community- Wanda Hattaway Kingsley Smith, 79, passed away Monday, June 3, 2019, surrounded by family, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Okolona, September 20, 1939 to Hugh and Ailene Smith Hattaway. Wanda's greatest joy was her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a great cook and often cooked meals for her family and friends....
Susan Herndon Russell
Jun 2, 2019
Susan Herndon Russell, 70, died peacefully at her home in Tupelo on June 2, 2019 following a courageous battle with ALS (otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) for the past year. Susan was born on July 26, 1948 in Tupelo to Robert and Winafred Herndon who both preceded her in death. Susan graduated from Shannon High School in 1966. After...
Katie Young
Jun 1, 2019
Katie Lou Young, 70, passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019, at the hospice unit of North Mississippi Medical Center. A native of Savannah, Tennessee, she was born June 10, 1948, to Jake and Daisey Hadley Kelley and for the past 11 years, she has called Pontotoc home. On November 20, 1998, she married Neil Young. Katie was an exceptional cook...
Kathy Schaper Vandevander
May 31, 2019
Kathy Ann Schaper Vandevander, 62, died unexpectedly Friday, May 31, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Southaven. She was born in Pana, Illinois December 21, 1956, to Kenneth Jean and Marilyn Brackett Schaper but has called Tupelo home most of her life. Kathy loved spending time with her family, church family and friends and enjoyed fishing and trips to the...
Lellei D. Earrey
May 28, 2019
Lellei Dillard Shackelford Earrey, 79, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at North Mississippi Medical Center. A life-long resident of the Union Community, she was born February 9, 1940, to Raymond H. and Maynard Minnie Hall Shackelford. She was a graduate of Nettleton High School and received a degree in nursing from Itawamba Community College. For over 30 years, she...
Wilna E. "Billie" Ballard
May 27, 2019
Mara Wilna E. "Billie" Ballard, 90, passed away Monday, May 27, 2019, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Lee County, September 27, 1928, to John and Lucille Clayton Elliott. For a number of years, she worked as a Congressional Aide for Congressman Jamie Whitten and had also worked as a secretary for John Osberg. She was a...
Carol Sanderford
May 27, 2019
Carol Sanderford, 83, died Monday, May 27, 2019, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. A Union County native, she was born April 7, 1936, to James and Thelma Froman but was raised by her precious grandmother in Myrtle. For 20 years, she lived in Olive Branch with her husband Richard until his death on December...
Quay Allen Stults
May 27, 2019
Saltillo – Quay Allen Stults, 73, entered his Heavenly Home on Monday, May 27, 2019, at the Hospice Unit of North Mississippi Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Saltillo. He enjoyed fishing, gardening and spending time with his grandchildren. He was a faithful member of Priceville Baptist Church for 46 years and served as a Deacon for many...
Wilma Kelly
May 26, 2019
Tupelo - Wilma Octavia Hart Kelly, 93, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 26, 2019. On July 26, 1925, she was born to Robert Lugustus Enlo Hart and Mary Davis Hart of Pinson, Tennessee. She married her husband of 49 years, Alfred P. Kelly, on May 9, 1942. Mother loved her Lord, her family and...
Carolyn "Lil Mo" Moran
May 26, 2019
Carolyn "Lil' Mo" Moran, 75, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. A native and lifelong resident of Lee County, she was born December 25, 1943, to Earl Lavern and Ethel Beam Waddle. Carolyn married the love of her life and best friend, Charles "Tommy" Moran, and they shared 55 wonderful years. Earlier in her...
Sherry McFerrin Gregory
May 25, 2019
Auburn Community- Sherry McFerrin Gregory, 60, went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 23, 2019, at her home surrounded by her family. She fought a long and incredibly courageous battle with cancer and is now perfectly healed in the arms of Jesus. She was born on June 27, 1958 to Bobby Joe and Mildred McFerrin of Mantachie....
Charles "Chuck" McCollum
May 24, 2019
Okolona - Charles Wayne McCollum, 83, passed away Friday, May 24, 2019, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. On March 14, 1936, he was born to Norbin McCollum and Onie Garner in Lee County. Chuck proudly served his country during the Korean War for approximately three years in the United States Air Force. For most of his working life,...
Bradley Michael Smith
May 24, 2019
Saltillo - Bradley Michael Smith, 41, died Friday, May 24, 2019, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born May 5, 1978, to Michael and Regina Newcomb Smith and was a 1996 graduate of Tupelo High School. For the last several years, he worked as a store manager for Automotive Color which brought him great joy. On October 22, 2017,...
Sherry McFerrin Gregory
May 23, 2019
Auburn Community- Sherry McFerrin Gregory, 60, went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 23, 2019, at her home surrounded by her family. She fought a long and incredibly courageous battle with cancer and is now perfectly healed in the arms of Jesus. She was born on June 27, 1958 to Bobby Joe and Mildred McFerrin of Mantachie....
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