OBITUARIES
Leon Black
Jul 30, 2019
Robert Leon Black Jr., 80, died Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at his home. He was born April 4, 1939 in Shannon to Robert Black Sr. and Stella Melvin Tackett Black. On September 9, 1961, He married the former Clara Mae Ellis together they have two daughters, Tina and Zina. Leon was a lifelong plumber, before his retirement from B&E Plumbing,...
Julia Skebo Tallant
Jul 28, 2019
Tupelo- Julia Skebo Tallant, 88, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019 at Lakeview Place at Countrywood Manor in Mantachie after an extended illness. On May 28, 1931, she was, one of ten children, born to Samuel Skebo and Bessie Stanchic Skebo. She was born and raised in Olanta, Pennsylvania. In 1962, she transferred from Erie, Pennsylvania to Tupelo with Griffin...
Carl Simmons
Jul 28, 2019
Carl Simmons, 78, died Sunday, July 28, 2019 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. He was born in Lee County, April 6, 1941 to Purdy and Earnestine Simmons. Born into a family of musicians, Carl began singing for an audience at the age of four when he performed with his brothers at the Mississippi-Alabama State Fair and won first place....
Lee Roy Wells, Jr.
Jul 27, 2019
Lee Roy Wells, Jr. Tupelo formerly of Vicksburg- Lee Roy Wells, Jr., age 88, “graduated,” as he used to say, from this life into eternity on July 21, 2019, after several years of declining health. Born on December 24, 1930, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, he was the son of Lee Roy Wells, Sr. and Varie Lahatte Wells. After his mother’s untimely...
Beatrice Peters Parker
Jul 26, 2019
Beatrice Peters Parker Plantersville-Beatrice Peters Parker, 89, passed away peacefully at 9:35 p.m. on Friday, July 26, 2019. She was at home in her room at the Greenhouses surrounded by members of her family and one very special hospice nurse. She was the oldest of seven children born to the late James Carroll Peters and Virginia Grace Jamieson Peters on...
Clyde Stone Metcalfe
Jul 24, 2019
Palmetto- Clyde Stone Metcalfe, 75, died Thursday, July 24, 2019 at his daughter’s residence in the Palmetto Community. He was a native and lifelong resident of the Palmetto Community, where he was born, raised, and worked on Metcalfe family farm. He enjoyed boating, spending time with his family, and was an avid Nascar fan. Earlier in his life he loved...
Scott Alan Callahan
Jul 22, 2019
Scott Alan Callahan Fulton- Scott Alan Callahan, 73, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Monday, July 22, 2019 at his home in Dorsey. He was born July 13, 1946 to Robert Daniel and Clara Houser Callahan. A Navy Veteran, Scott is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Patricia June Carter Callahan; three...
Lee Roy Wells, Jr.
Jul 21, 2019
Lee Roy Wells, Jr. Tupelo formerly of Vicksburg- Lee Roy Wells, Jr., age 88, “graduated,” as he used to say, from this life into eternity on July 21, 2019, after several years of declining health. Born on December 24, 1930, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, he was the son of Lee Roy Wells, Sr. and Varie Lahatte Wells. After his mother’s untimely...
Michael Alexander Tkacz
Jul 21, 2019
Michael Alexander Tkacz, 97, passed away at his home Sunday, July 21, 2019. Born July 15, 1922, in Novosilka, Ukraine, he was detained in Germany during World War II, where he worked as a mechanical engineer. After being wounded in the war and then subsequently identified as a potential citizen with needed skills by the U.S., he sailed from Germany...
Maralyn B. Holcomb
Jul 16, 2019
Maralyn Benton Holcomb, 84, died peacefully at her home in Jackson July 9, 2019 surrounded by her children following a lengthy illness. She was born in Tupelo October 14, 1934 to William Benton Holcomb, Jr. and Mary Reed Pegues Holcomb. She graduated from Tupelo High School in 1952 and maintained many lifelong friendships with her classmates. An only child who...
Clarence Oxner
Jul 16, 2019
Mooreville- Clarence Marlin Oxner, 76, died Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Clarence was born January 29, 1943 to Samuel Luther Oxner and Mary Ella Hussey Oxner. He worked for Evan's Lumber Yard for over 40 years before their closing. He retired from Tri-State Lumber. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends and...
Martha Owens Booth
Jul 13, 2019
Tupelo- Mrs. Martha Owens Booth, 95, died Saturday, July 13, 2019 at Avonlea Assisted Living where she was a resident for almost 15 years. She was born in Amory, August 3, 1923 to Walton Green Owens and Erbie Mae Irvin Owens; she was the first of their four children. The Owens family soon moved to Aberdeen where Martha graduated as...
Sammy Thomas Rice
Jul 13, 2019
Sammy Thomas Rice, 79, died Saturday, July 13, 2019, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a long, courageous battle with cancer. A native and life-long resident of Tupelo, he was born August 12, 1939, the only child of Charles Dabney and Lottie Agnes Green Rice and was a 1957 graduate of Belden High School. After high school, Sammy joined the...
Doug Mattox
Jul 12, 2019
James Douglas Mattox, 58, died unexpectedly, Friday, July 12, 2019, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Pontotoc, September 4, 1960, to James Arnold and Frances Louise Dunlap Mattox and was raised in Plantersville where he remained a resident all his life. For a number of years, he owned and operated Bestco Construction Company. Doug loved working, spending...
Connie M. Morgan
Jul 11, 2019
Connie Mae Hester Morgan, 86, passed peacefully at Sanctuary Hospice House on Thursday, July 11, 2019. Connie was born in Nettleton, March 7, 1933 to Verdo Mansell and Annie Lee Harris Hester. On December 22, 1951, she married John “Hugh” Morgan and they set down permanent roots in Verona. Connie spent much her time gardening and caring for her family. ...
Mitchell Savery
Jul 10, 2019
James Mitchell Savery, 88, died Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center with his family by his side. He was born in Tupelo May 18, 1931 to James M. "Ikey" and Beulah Bell Savery. He attended Tupelo City Schools and was a 1950 graduate of Tupelo High School where he participated in football, baseball and track. He received...
Maralyn B. Holcomb
Jul 9, 2019
Maralyn Benton Holcomb, 84, died peacefully at her home in Jackson July 9, 2019 surrounded by her children following a lengthy illness. She was born in Tupelo October 14, 1934 to William Benton Holcomb, Jr. and Mary Reed Pegues Holcomb. She graduated from Tupelo High School in 1952 and maintained many lifelong friendships with her classmates. An only child who...
Johnny M. Tackitt
Jul 8, 2019
Pontotoc - Johnny Michael Tackitt, 64, died Monday, July 8, 2019, at his residence surrounded by family. A native of Pontotoc, he was born November 7, 1954, to William Henry and Dora Mae McGloflin Tackett and at a young age moved to Michigan with his family. On December 16, 1978, he married Carol Elaine Hankins in Sister Lakes, Michigan. For...
William "Smokey" Freeman
Jul 8, 2019
William “Smokey” Freeman Saltillo- William Laverne “Smokey” Freeman, 84, died Monday, July 8, 2019 at his residence surrounded by family. He was born in Como, September 10, 1934 to William Henry and Virgie Pauline McAlister Freeman and was a graduate of Como High School. In June of 1960, he married Mary Elizabeth Palmer and together they shared 53 years until...
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