OBITUARIES
Bessie Mae Smith
Apr 20, 2019
Saltillo - Bessie Mae Smith, 85, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019, at the Hospice Unit of North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Pontotoc, April 22, 1933, to Cecil and Ophe Shettles. Earlier in life, she worked as a sewing machine operator with Richey’s Furniture Manufacturing and also worked a short while with Lee Sportswear. Later in life,...
Debbie Causey
Apr 19, 2019
Debra Lynn "Debbie" Causey, 56, passed away Friday, April 19, 2019, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Amory, May 13, 1962, to George "Bub" Robert and Doris Faye Gaines Causey. She had recently been working as a waitress at Red Lobster. Debbie was a free spirit and enjoyed taking time to explore things that interested her. She...
Ina "Memee" Kelley
Apr 18, 2019
Nettleton - Ina Mae "Memee" Kelley, 68, died Thursday, April 18, 2019, at her residence after a sudden illness. She was born in Marietta, June 26, 1950, to Luther and Lena Mae Christian Mills and was a life-long resident of Nettleton and Mooreville area. In 1982, she married William "Bill" Kelley and for a number of years they owned and...
Ann Lollar
Apr 13, 2019
Mooreville - Annie Phene Lollar, 94, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. A lifelong resident of Mooreville, Ann was born December 15, 1924, to Elisha "E.L." and Nancy Brown Burcham in Lee County. She married W.B. "Bryan" Lollar and they shared sixty-six years together before his death in 2010. Ann retired from Blue Bell...
Lilia Cupino
Apr 8, 2019
Lilia Cupina, 82, passed away Monday, April 8, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Visitation will be from 4 until 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at W.E. Pegues, Tupelo.
Jody Laney
Apr 6, 2019
Mary Jo "Jody" Laney, 83, died Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Diversicare in Amory after a brief illness. A native and life-long resident of the Evergreen Community, she was born January 26, 1936, to Ronald Earl and Carrie May McDaniel. Jody spent most of her life taking care of her family at home but drove a school bus for a...
Steve Fowler
Apr 6, 2019
Shannon- Jimmy Steve Fowler, Jr., 55, died Saturday, April 6, 2019 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born in Tupelo, September 26, 1963 to Jimmy Steve and Velora Ann Fowler. On April 13, 1999, he married Debbie McCauley. Steve enjoyed fishing and playing the piano. He was a member of Tupelo Community Church. Survivors include his wife...
Mary Ann Kendall
Apr 6, 2019
Mary Ann Kendall Tupelo- Mary Ann Kendall, 90, died Saturday, April 6, 2019, at the Hospice Unit of North Mississippi Medical Center. A native of Newport, Arkansas she was born October 12, 1928 to David Longnecker and Opal Merle Murphy. In 1945, she married John W. Cudd, Jr. of Dallas, Texas. She worked as a secretary in the Aerospace Engineering...
Willie D. Schumpert
Apr 4, 2019
Plantersville - Willie David Schumpert, 80, died Thursday, April 4, 2019, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo after an extended illness. He was born in Itawamba County, September 23, 1938, to Curtis and Dovie Riley Schumpert and was a 1956 graduate of Itawamba Agricultural High School. On June 30, 1960, he married Burma Jo Ruff at Richmond Baptist Church. From...
Paul Hester
Apr 4, 2019
Cason Community - William Paul Hester, 85, went on to be with his Lord and Savior, Thursday, April 4, 2019, at Diversicare in Tupelo. He was born in Pontotoc County, February 3, 1934, to Gurvis and Viola Worthy Hester but was a life-long resident of the Nettleton area. On September 7, 1957, he married Martha Edwards. Early in life, he...
Avis Malone Taylor
Apr 4, 2019
Tupelo, formerly of Hattiesburg and Lucedale - Avis Geraldine Malone Taylor, 96, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019, at Avonlea Assisted Living in Tupelo after an extended illness. On December 4, 1922, Avis was born to Maurice and Lola Eubanks Malone and grew up in Lucedale. A 1940 graduate of Lucedale High School, she later attended college at Mississippi Southern. ...
Allen Jolley, Jr.
Mar 27, 2019
Baldwyn - Wiley Allen Jolley, Jr., 59, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after an extended illness. On December 4, 1959, he was born to Wiley Allen Jolley, Sr. and Verna Mae Culpepper Jolley in Delhi, Louisiana. Allen graduated from Hernando High School and later married his best friend, Melissa Grisham, and...
Janice Harris
Mar 26, 2019
Janice Strickland Harris, 64, died peacefully on March 25, 2019 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo surrounded by her loving family following a courageous battle against a lengthy illness. She was born August 5, 1954 to Joe E. and Cora White Strickland of Pheba.She graduated from West Point High School in 1972. She received a degree in Elementary Education from...
Janice Harris
Mar 25, 2019
Janice Strickland Harris, 64, died peacefully on March 25, 2019 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo surrounded by her loving family following a courageous battle against a lengthy illness. She was born August 5, 1954 to Joe E. and Cora White Strickland of Pheba. She graduated from West Point High School in 1972. She received a degree in Elementary Education...
James "Jim" Repult, Sr.
Mar 25, 2019
Tupelo- James C. Repult, Sr. “Papaw” passed away peacefully in his sleep, Monday, March 25, 2019. The youngest of three children, he was born in Tupelo on May 18, 1937 to Carl Foster Mable Harrison Repult. He graduated from Tupelo High School in 1955 and had attended Itawamba Community College on a band scholarship and had also attended Mississippi State...
William Carl "Bill" Long
Mar 24, 2019
Tupelo- William Carl “Bill” Long, 68, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 24, 2019, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born December 6, 1950, to Carl Vernon and Elizabeth Wiygul Long. He was a lifelong resident of East Tupelo, and lately at the Laney House at Traceway Retirement Community Greenhouses. Mr. Long attended Lawhon School and was a...
Toni Kilpatrick
Mar 24, 2019
Columbus - Toni Katherine Kilpatrick, 56, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2019, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo.Private family services will be held at a later date.Expressions of sympathy may be left at www.peguesfuneralhome.com .
Kimberly Lynn Dye
Mar 24, 2019
Saltillo- Kimberly Lynn Lansdell Dye, 59, went to be with the Lord from the comfort of her own home on Sunday, March 24, 2019. She was born in Mooreville, January 27, 1960 to J.W. and Charlene Alice Gunner Lansdell. For a number of years, she worked as a line supervisor in the sewing department of a furniture manufacturer. Kimberly loved...
Teresa Tidwell Till
Mar 24, 2019
Teresa Ann Tidwell Till, 65, died Sunday, March 24, 2019 at her parent’s residence. She was born in Oxford July, 23 1953 to Robert “Jack” Lamar and Allie Lee Tidwell. Earlier in life, she had worked as a secretary at EBCO and the University of Mississippi. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church. She loved her dog, Layla, and...
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