OBITUARIES
Joan Aguirre
Jan 26, 2019
Velma Joan Frey Aguirre, 88, passed away at home surrounded by family, Saturday, January 26, 2019. A Wichita, Kansas native, she was born March 28, 1930, to Clifford Collins and Ethel Rowland Frey. On April 1, 1947, she married Conrado Aguirre. Together, they brought fine dining to Tupelo when they opened the Gaslight Inn in 1966 and Gloster 205 in...
Gina Vail Goff
Jan 26, 2019
TUPELO - Tupelo - Gina Ann Vail Goff, 56, died Saturday, January 26, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born November 19, 1962 in Tucker, Georgia to Henry and Maurine Watson Vail but called Tupelo home. Most of life, she worked as a CNA at several nursing homes, but she had also worked at North Mississippi Child Care...
Rolf Hall
Jan 21, 2019
Tupelo - Rolf Detlef Hall, 58, passed away Monday, January 21, 2019, at his residence after a brief illness. On February 3, 1960, he was born to Wilhelmine Luise Bach in Germany. Rolf came to the United States at the young age of 5 years old. He was employed with Westwood Industries in the frame shop for many years. He...
Hazel Barnes
Jan 21, 2019
Tupelo - Hazel Dean Barnes, 81, passed away Monday, January 21, 2019, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehab Center. On May 20, 1937, she was born to Joseph Bailey and Zera Fleming Bailey in Booneville. She was married to her soul mate and love of her life, the late Norman Barnes for 33 years and they made their home in Wilmington,...
Rev. Paul C. Burke
Jan 20, 2019
Tupelo - Rev. Paul Carl Burke, 88, died Sunday, January 20, 2019, after a battle with cancer. On April 24, 1930, he was born in Sycamore, Illinois to Garrett Joseph Burke and Anna Wald Burke. After graduating from Sycamore High School, and working two years in the local drugstore, he entered the United States Air Force where he served four...
Linda Estes Owen
Jan 20, 2019
Richmond Community - Linda Ruth Estes Owen, 75, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2019, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. On June 5, 1943, she was born to Oneal Estes and Evie Lou Waycaster Estes in Lee County. In 1961, Linda graduated from Mooreville High School. She was married to the love of her life, Winston Jerry Owen. Linda...
Wilhelmine Hall
Jan 20, 2019
Tupelo - Wilhelmine Hall, 77, passed away Monday, January 20, 2019, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born March 12, 1941 in Germany. Wilhelmine worked in the furniture industry as a seamstress in her earlier years. Private burial will be at Crossroads Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be left at www.peguesfuneralhome.com .
Bro. Fulton Lindsey
Jan 19, 2019
Fulton - Fulton Eugene Lindsey, 75, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019, at the Hospice Unit of North Mississippi Medical Center. On January 17, 1944, he was born to Elvie Reid Lindsey and Timey O.V. Cossey Lindsey in Pontotoc County. Bro. Lindsey attended Southeastern Baptist College with an Associate Degree in Christian Ministry. His last employment was with New Directions...
Polly Towery Phillips
Jan 17, 2019
Guntown – Polly Ann Towery Phillips, 74, died Thursday, January 17, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center. On May 30, 1944, she was born to Deach Towery and Elizabeth Henderson Towery. She graduated from Saltillo High School. Polly worked as a Nurse’s Aide for Cedars at Traceway Retirement for many years before becoming a Manager at Saving’s in East Tupelo...
Elizabeth "Libby" Tutor
Jan 17, 2019
Guntown – Elizabeth Ann Tutor, 75, died Thursday, January 17, 2019 at the Hospice Unit of North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. On January 13, 1944, she was born to Virgil Azberry Lott and Velma Rush Lot. She graduated from Saltillo High School. Elizabeth was a seamstress in the manufacturing industry for most of her working life. She...
Bob Waters
Jan 17, 2019
Blue Springs - Robert "Bob" Kirk Waters, 74, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany. He was born August 13, 1944. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. Bob worked for many years in the printing industry as a Print Specialist until his retirement. He was class car enthusiast and...
John Wayne Phillips
Jan 15, 2019
Tupelo - John Wayne Phillips, 80, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center. On August 7, 1938, he was born to Jim Phillips and Nannie Lou Oswalt Phillips in Eggville. He married the love of his life in December of 1973, the late Dorothy "Dot" South. John was employed for many years as a warehouse manager for...
Murle Kitchen
Jan 15, 2019
Tupelo - Murle Vernon Kitchen, 82, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Creekside Manor in Saltillo after an extended illness. On February 17, 1936, he was born to Richard Alvin Kitchen and Vernie May Lessel Kitchen in Tupelo. He married Nina Ruth Shirley on December 6, 1991. He proudly served his country in the United States Army National Guard. Murle...
Jeff Patty
Jan 14, 2019
Jeffery Alan Patty, 55, died Monday, January 14, 2019, at his residence. He was born in Leeds, Alabama, July 14, 1963, to Clyde Thomas and Alma Lucille Wood Patty. He grew up in Scottsboro, Alabama and was a 1981 graduate of Scottsboro High School. He also graduated from Averett University and received his Master's Degree in Business Administration from Wake...
Erlene Hall McCaskill
Jan 14, 2019
Erlene Hall McCaskill, 90, passed from this life into the arms of her Heavenly Father January 11, 2019, surrounded by her loving family at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. Erlene, known as “Nanny” to her family, was born July 2, 1928 in Plantersville, to Turnage and Jessie Mae Matthews Mattox. She graduated from Plantersville High School in...
Dona Sue Harrelson
Jan 11, 2019
Dona Sue Hodges Harrelson, 88, passed away peacefully with her daughters by her side Friday, January 11, 2019, at the hospice unit of North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in the Ratliff Community in Itawamba County, June 8, 1930, to Earl Farris and Opal Lala Houston Hodges. She was a 1949 graduate of Tupelo High...
Erlene Hall McCaskill
Jan 11, 2019
Erlene Hall McCaskill, 90, passed from this life into the arms of her Heavenly Father January 11, 2019, surrounded by her loving family at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. Erlene, known as “Nanny” to her family, was born July 2, 1928 in Plantersville, to Turnage and Jessie Mae Matthews Mattox. She graduated from Plantersville High School in...
Jim McCaulla
Jan 8, 2019
Tupelo - James Therrell "Jim" McCaulla, 86, a great Dad, grandfather and friend, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at the hospice unit of North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Grenada August 9, 1932, to Thomas Watson and Lucille McCaulla. He loved his family and the church. His family will miss...
Rev. Joseph William "Bill" Carroll
Jan 8, 2019
Tupelo- Rev. Joseph William “Bill” Carroll, 90, passed from this life Tuesday afternoon January 8, 2018 at his home at the Traceway Retirement Community. Rev. Carroll served in the Methodist pastorate before moving to Tupelo to lead Methodist Senior Services of Mississippi, beginning with the construction of Traceway Retirement Community, where he would eventually spend his last 25 years. Bill...
Shirley Russell Maynard
Jan 4, 2019
Tupelo - Shirley Russell Maynard, 93, died peacefully at Sanctuary Hospice on January 1, 2019. On November 15, 1925, she was born to Martha White Lindsey Russell and Dr. George Manuell Russell in Nashville, Tennessee. They later moved to Memphis, Tennessee where she graduated from Miss Hutchinson’s School for Girls in Memphis and attended Southwestern College, formerly known as Rhodes. ...
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