OBITUARIES
Timothy "Tim" Butler
December 9, 2018
Tim Butler Tupelo formerly of Falkville, Alabama- Timothy “Tim” Alonzo Butler, 73, died Sunday, December 9, 2018, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. On February 4, 1945, he was born to John Buford and Zippria Reno Butler in Decatur, Alabama. Tim grew up in Falkville, Alabama and lived there his entire life until last year moving to Tupelo to be...
B. J. Phillips
December 8, 2018
Pontotoc - Billy Joe Phillips, 45, died Saturday, December 8, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born September 9, 1973, to Oscar Sherman and Barbara Ann Phillips. Private memorial services will be held by the family at a later date.
Paul Larry Lyle
December 8, 2018
Tupelo - Paul Larry Lyle,75, died Saturday, December 8, 2018 at his residence. On May 31, 1943, he was born to Preston and Alice Lyle in Tupelo. Paul married the love of his life, Lynn Jackson Lyle, fifty-two years ago on July 17, 1966. He graduated from Mooreville High School in 1962 and began working for Rockwell Delta International. He...
Surinder Kaur
December 7, 2018
Surinder died Friday, December 7, 2018 at UAB in Birmingham, Alabama. She was born in India on July 27, 1969. The family will be having services 2 p.m. Saturday, December 8, 2018 at Saltillo Chapel.
Brenda Bridges
December 7, 2018
Tupelo- Brenda Kay Bridges, 75, (neé Berry) was called to heaven on Friday, December 7, 2018 at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, Mississippi. She is survived by her sons, Gregory Douglas Bridges and Phillip Smith Bridges and his wife, Tracy both of Tupelo, Mississippi; two grandsons, Ben Bridges and Jack Nelson Bridges, both of Tupelo; two brothers, Johnny L....
Bill Stevens
December 5, 2018
Bill Stevens Corinth – Billy Glen Stevens, 63, died Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at Longwood Nursing Home Hospice Center in Booneville. On June 16, 1955, he was born to Marvin Wallace Stevens and Mae Dean Roe Burns in Corinth. Bill was employed for many years as an over the road truck driver. Aside from driving a truck and prior to...
Susan Johns DeVaughn
December 3, 2018
Susan Johns DeVaughn, 64, passed from this life at home Monday, December 3, 2018 a after a lengthy illness. Born May 18, 1954 to Powell Eugene and Mae Sue Ferguson Johns, Susan was a native of the Holts Corner Community of Marshall County, Tennessee and graduated from Forrest High School in Chapel Hill, Tennessee. She was a member of Fellowship...
Warren Bernard Pierce
December 2, 2018
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date by W. E. Pegues Funeral Directors.
Medford Memory “Mem” Leake
December 1, 2018
Medford Memory “Mem” Leake Tupelo- Medford Memory “Mem” Leake, 90, died at home November 25, 2018 after a year-long battle with lung cancer. His three loving children were with him. Born June 12, 1928, Leake hailed from a long line of proud Tupelo natives, among them his wife Ann Gilpin Leake, parents Medford Ernest and Janye Strain Leake, his wife’s...
Phillip Myron Jaggers
November 30, 2018
Arrangements incomplete and will be announced at later date by W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors.
Jerry Lamar White
November 30, 2018
Evergreen Community- Jerry Lamar White, 49, died Friday, November 30, 2018 at his residence. An Itawamba County native, he was born in Amory February 24, 1969 to Robert C. and Pauline Starling White. Jerry enjoyed working on cars, fishing, hunting and playing softball. He especially loved spending time with his family. He was a member of Richmond Pentecostal Church. Survivors...
Margaret Susan Montgomery
November 26, 2018
Margaret Susan Montgomery Saltillo- Margaret Susan Montgomery, 64, died unexpectedly at home on Monday, November 26, 2018. She was born June 9, 1954 to John Ed Montgomery and Martha Jewell Andrews Montgomery in West Point. In 1972, she graduated from Saltillo High School. She enjoyed spending time outdoors, gardening, fishing or camping, but she especially enjoyed spending time with her...
Jim Collins
November 26, 2018
Tupelo - James Whitfield "Jim" Collins, 85, died Monday, November 26, 2018, at Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born in Holly Springs, November 14, 1933, to Conner Dewitt and Annie Lewis Collins. He was a 1954 graduate of Holly Springs High School and graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1958. After spending more than 10 years with Union Planters...
Ann Gusmus Sheffield
November 25, 2018
Ann Gusmus Sheffield Saltillo- Lois Ann Gusmus Sheffield, 82, died peacefully after a lengthy illness on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born on April 22, 1936, to Charlie Theodore Gusmus and Julia Lois Barrett Gusmus in Sheffield, Alabama. In 1937, she moved to Saltillo, Mississippi. During her years at Saltillo High School she was a...
Medford Memory “Mem” Leake
November 25, 2018
Medford Memory “Mem” Leake Tupelo- Medford Memory “Mem” Leake, 90, died at home November 25, 2018 after a year-long battle with lung cancer. His three loving children were with him. Born June 12, 1928, Leake hailed from a long line of proud Tupelo natives, among them his wife Ann Gilpin Leake, parents Medford Ernest and Janye Strain Leake, his wife’s...
Bobby Ainsworth
November 22, 2018
Guntown - Bobby Dale Ainsworth, 61, died Thursday, November 22, 2018, at his residence in Lee County. He was born December 13, 1956, in Taylorsville to Jim B. Ainsworth and Louis Matthews Watson. He was an independent plumber for several years until his retirement. Bobby enjoyed listening to music and watching television. He was also an avid deer hunter. He...
Brandi Nicole Williams Bishop
November 22, 2018
ALICEVILLE, ALABAMA, formerly of Tupelo, Mississippi - Brandi Nicole Bishop, 42 , passed away Thursday, November 22, 2018 as the result of an automobile accident. She was born April 8, 1976 to Danny and Brenda Gayle Milam Williams in Tupelo, Mississippi. On February 14, 1998, she married the love of her life, Brian Bishop. Brandi was a 1994 graduate of...
Lisa Lynn Keith Baggett
November 21, 2018
Tupelo - Lisa Lynn Keith Baggett, 43, died Wednesday, November 21, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness and met her Lord and Savior face to face. She was born and raised in Tupelo, June 2, 1975, to John Richard and Carol Ann Collier Keith. She was a 1993 graduate of Tupelo High School and attended Itawamba...
Bobby Gene "Bobbo" Ratliff, Jr.
November 19, 2018
Saltillo – Bobby Gene “Bobbo” Ratliff, Jr., 58, died Monday, November 19, 2018, at Traceway Nursing Home. He was born July 6, 1960, to Bobby G. and Betty Jo Hatcher Ratliff in Itawamba County. He was married for 28 years to Tracy Stacks Ratliff. Bobby proudly served his country for 12 years as a member of the United States Army...
Roy Morgan, Jr.
November 18, 2018
Auburn Community- Roy "Red" Morgan, Jr., 74, died Sunday, November 18, 2018 at his residence. He was born February 2, 1944 to Roy Morgan, Sr. and Ellosie Morgan. Early in life, he worked as a farmer with his father. Later, he owned and operated an air conditioning company. He enjoyed playing guitar, singing and listening to gospel music. He loved...
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