OBITUARIES

David Ellis

David Ellis

Nov 4, 2018

David Ellis Evergreen Community- Byron David Ellis, 66, died suddenly Sunday, November 4, 2018, at his residence. He was born in Tupelo, February 26, 1952, to William and Lila Lamb Ellis. He was raised in Tupelo and graduated from Mooreville High School. He also attended Itawamba Community College. For four years, David served his country in the 101st Airborne in...

Scott Russell

Scott Russell

Nov 1, 2018

Pontotoc - Scott Allen Russell, 62, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, November 1, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Pontotoc January 18, 1956, to Lake and Geraldine McDonald Russell. Scott was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Survivors include wife, Lesa Russell of Pontotoc; one daughter, Lindsay Greer and her husband, Terry of Etta; three sons, Lee...

Pauline White

Pauline White

Nov 1, 2018

Richmond Community- Pauline White, 84, died Thursday, November 1, 2018, at her residence. She was born in Amory, August 7, 1934, to Walter G. and Lena Cooper Starling. Pauline loved reading books and collecting dolls. She was a loving mother and grandmother and a member of Richmond Pentecostal Church. Survivors include two daughters, Rhonda Kaye Ritter and her husband, Tim,...

Jeffrey A. "Poppy" Stanton

Jeffrey A. "Poppy" Stanton

Nov 1, 2018

Guntown- Jeffrey Allen Stanton, 57, died Thursday, November 1, 2018 at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee July 21, 1961 to James Allen “Al” and Alice Fay Keys Stanton and was raised in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. In May of 1990, he married Patricia Lynn Payne of Clinton, Tennessee.  After 11 years of...

Charles Twitty

Charles Twitty

Oct 30, 2018

Tupelo- Richard Charles Twitty, 85, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born May 19, 1933 in Pontotoc County to Elmer and Connie Twitty and was raised in the Hurricane Community. He received both his bachelors and masters degrees from Mississippi State University and was a life-long avid Bulldog fan. He was a veteran of...

Jackie Aldridge, Sr.

Jackie Aldridge, Sr.

Oct 29, 2018

Jackie Aldridge, Sr. Mooreville- Jackie Aldridge, Sr., 67, passed away Monday, October 29, 2018, at his home. Services will be held at a later date. Expressions of sympathy may be left at www.peguesfuneralhome.com

Avo Hutcheson

Avo Hutcheson

Oct 29, 2018

Tupelo- Avo M. Hutcheson, 97, died Monday, October 29, 2018 at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born June 28, 1921 near the Blair Community, to James Bell and Mandy Watson Erwin. She attended Cedar Hill School. She loved cats and always maintained a heart for strays. Avo was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Tupelo. She was...

Claribel Weathers Simmons

Claribel Weathers Simmons

Oct 28, 2018

Claribel Weathers Simmons Tupelo- Claribel Weathers Simmons, 97, died Sunday, October 28, 2018 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. Claribel was born October 15, 1921 in the Eggville Community. She was the only child of Thomas Delton Weathers and Daisy Agnes Powell Weathers. On April 29, 1939 she married Milton Edward "Pee Wee" Simmons and together...

Tom Bailey, Sr.

Tom Bailey, Sr.

Oct 27, 2018

Tom Bailey, Sr. Thomas Herbert “Tom” Bailey, 91, died Saturday, October 27, 2018, after a full life as a loving son, brother, husband, father and friend. He collapsed and died following an apparent heart attack as he approached Davis Wade Stadium to watch a Mississippi State University football game. He was born January 30, 1927 to George Samuel Bailey and...

Patricia "Pat" Gilmore

Patricia "Pat" Gilmore

Oct 25, 2018

Patricia "Pat" Gilmore Brewer Community - Patricia Ann Gilmore, 63, died Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born August 9, 1955 to Lonnie Gilmore and Aileen Baker Gilmore.  She graduated from Shannon High in 1973.  Patricia then started her long career in the hotel business.  She worked for Holiday Inn in her early career but worked...

James Tulon "Jim" Reeves

James Tulon "Jim" Reeves

Oct 23, 2018

Corinth- James Tulon “Jim” Reeves, 73, passed away October 19, 2018 at his residence. He was born February 5, 1945 to Tulon and Maxine Reeves. Jim loved fishing, finding arrow heads, spending time with his family, and was a hard worker. Survivors include his wife, Cathy Reeves; daughter, Becky Reiner; two granddaughters, Tosha Guerrerro and Courtney Reeves; five great-grandchildren; three...

Karanveer Singh

Karanveer Singh

Oct 22, 2018

Booneville- Karanveer Singh, 23, died Monday, October 22, 2018. He was born November 12, 1994 to Sukhdev Singh and Rajwant Kaur. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, October 27, 2018 at the Saltiilo Chapel of W.E. Pegues. Expressions of sympathy may be left www.peguesfuneralhome.com .

Walter E. "Shorty" Collins

Walter E. "Shorty" Collins

Oct 21, 2018

Shannon - Walter Edward Collins, 85, died Sunday, October 21, 2018, at Sanctuary Hospice House.  A native and life-long resident of Shannon, he was born April 18, 1933, to Walter Allen and Lola Collins. In 1951, he graduated from Shannon High School and attended both the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University. In 1989, he retired after a long...

Diane Justice Cullum

Diane Justice Cullum

Oct 20, 2018

Saltillo- Diane Cullum, 64, left her earthly home for the last time to move to her heavenly home Saturday, October 20, 2018. An angel on earth, who never complained, is going to be missed by all who knew her. One of ten children, she was born in Marietta, February 22, 1954 to Edward and Nadine Tyra Justice. She had five...

James Tulon "Jim" Reeves

James Tulon "Jim" Reeves

Oct 19, 2018

Corinth- James Tulon “Jim” Reeves, 73, passed away October 19, 2018 at his residence. He was born February 5, 1945 to Tulon and Maxine Reeves. Jim loved fishing, finding arrow heads, spending time with his family, and was a hard worker. Survivors include his wife, Cathy Reeves; daughter, Becky Reiner; two granddaughters, Tosha Guerrerro and Courtney Reeves; five great-grandchildren; three...

Wilma Williams

Wilma Williams

Oct 15, 2018

Tupelo - Wilma Jeanette Williams, 86, died Monday, October 15, 2018, at Diversicare after a lengthy illness. She was born in Tupelo, March 1, 1932, to Buck and Estelle Marcy Parker. Early in life, she worked as a seamstress at Reed's Manufacturing before retiring to raise a family. Her greatest joys in life were working in her flower garden, especially...

David Allen

David Allen

Oct 12, 2018

Blue Springs- David Glen Allen, 60, died Friday, October 12, 2018 at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Russellville, Kentucky April 5, 1958 to Harold Houston and Willie Katherine Rust Allen. On June 30, 1979, he married Frances Karen Beard. David worked at BorgWarner in Water Valley and Phillips Lighting in Tupelo and most recently as a manager...

Danny Wilbanks

Danny Wilbanks

Oct 12, 2018

Tupelo -- Danny Wilbanks , 72, passed away on Friday October 12, 2018, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehab in Tupelo. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors. Expressions of sympathy may be left at www.peguesfuneralhome.com .

Hoyt Sheffield

Hoyt Sheffield

Oct 10, 2018

Tupelo- Pershing Hoyt Sheffield, 83, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born in Plantersville, September 26, 1935, to Lurton Hoyt and Elizabeth Lucille Foster Sheffield. He was a graduate of Mooreville High School and attended Itawamba Junior College. Hoyt worked in the car business for 60 years in Tupelo....

John Richard Thorderson

John Richard Thorderson

Oct 10, 2018

Tupelo – Dr. John Richard Thorderson, 80, passed away Tuesday evening, October 2, 2018, after a lengthy illness at his home in Tupelo. He was born in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, on December 26 , 1937 to Parley Eugene and Winona Seely Thorderson. He was raised in Kaysville, Utah where he graduated from Davis High School in 1956. He attended...

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