OBITUARIES
Anita Maples
Jan 18, 2025
Anita Maples
Plantersville- Anita Louise Maples, 87, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born October 3, 1937, to William Arthur Herring and Ruth Louise Robison Herring. Anita spent the majority of her career as a seamstress at Hunter-Sadler, where her skill and precision were widely admired. She married Billy Maples, and...
Hazel Riggs
Jan 17, 2025
Hazel Riggs
Tupelo- Hazel Leslie Riggs, 84, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2025, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Born on December 5, 1940, in Ballardsville, Mississippi, Hazel was the daughter of Harrison Leslie and Johnnie Mae Payne Leslie. A dedicated professional, she worked as an accountant for 30 years before retiring from The Southern Group.
Hazel was a devoted member...
Rich Lutz
Jan 16, 2025
Tupelo- Richard David Lutz, 61, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 16, 2025, at his home in Tupelo. Rich was born October 6, 1963, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Harry Lutz and Deloris Vandinter Lutz.
Rich was best known for his kind heart and generous spirit, always putting the needs of others before his own. An avid motorcyclist, Rich found freedom and joy...
Roger Hussey
Jan 15, 2025
Roger Hussey
Mooreville- Roger Allen Hussey, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on January 15, 2025, in Tupelo, Mississippi, at the age of 78. Born on April 4, 1946, in Tupelo, Roger’s life was a testament to dedication, hard work, and love for both his family and his faith.
Roger proudly served his country in the United States Army National...
Richard "Wilson" Ellis
Jan 13, 2025
Tupelo—Richard “Wilson” Ellis passed away Monday, January 13, 2025 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was 79 years old. Born March 13, 1945, in Jackson, Mississippi, Wilson was the son of Ormand and Maylor McCann Ellis. He was a 1963 graduate of Provine High School and went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering at...
William Evans "Bill" Doughty Sr.
Jan 7, 2025
William Evans Doughty entered his eternal home on Monday, January 7, 2024 at Sunshine Health Care in Pontotoc after an extended illness.
William Evans Doughty was born in Starkville on March 21, 1944 to Orus and Mae Doughty. Shortly after they moved to West Point and the family was raised there.
Bill attended West Point Schools where he earned the nickname “Lightning”...
Dickey Hagler
Jan 6, 2025
Tupelo—Dickey Barnes Hagler, age 83, passed away January 6, 2024 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 2, 1941 in Hattiesburg to James and Eula Bustin Hagler. Soon after his high school graduation, Dickey began his career in retail clothing distribution with the Big Yank Corporation in Hattiesburg where he advanced to shipping manager and...
Laverne Presley
Jan 6, 2025
Fulton—Thelma Laverne Presley passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at the North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice Unit at the age of 86. She was born July 12, 1938 in Nettleton, the daughter of Thomas Ellis Plunkett and Martha Worthy Hendon. Laverne attended Nettleton Schools and in 1954 she married her best friend and the love of her life, Milton Leon...
Norma Jean Dillard
Jan 5, 2025
Norma Jean Dillard
Norma Jean Sieben Dillard passed away on January 5, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center surrounded by her family and loved ones.
Norma was born in Aurora, Illinois on September 23, 1939, to Norbert and Pearl Sieben. Norma relocated to Blue Springs, Mississippi in 1958, where she settled and raised her children. She worked as a seamstress for 30...
Norma Wicker
Jan 5, 2025
Norma Wicker
Norma Jean Wicker, 96, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2025. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska on April 30, 1928. She married Ken Wicker in January of 1955 and traveled the world with him as an Air Force wife until they retired to Tupelo in 1970.
She was a tireless volunteer at First Baptist Church in Tupelo, where she prepared...
Gene Blount
Jan 4, 2025
Gene Blount
Gene Blount, 76, peacefully entered his Heavenly home on Saturday, January 4, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center following a sudden illness. Born on December 4, 1948, in Bruce, Mississippi, Gene was the beloved son of Alvin Wilson Blount and Hazel Annabelle Wakeland Blount.
Gene's talent and passion for football were evident from a young age. A standout athlete at...
John Carl Williams
Dec 29, 2024
John Carl “J.C.” Williams, age 84, passed away Friday, December 27, 2024 at the Rest Haven Nursing Facility in Ripley. John Carl was born October 17, 1940 in Tupelo, the son of Nathaniel Bruce and Hazel Raper Williams. He was a proud graduate of Tupelo High School, class of 1962. Immediately after graduation, he began his 52 year career as...
Kaye Clegg
Dec 27, 2024
Kaye Clegg
Tupelo- Sharon Kaye Clegg, 81, was welcomed into her Heavenly home on Friday, December 27, 2024, while vacationing with her family in Turks and Caicos.
Kaye was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, on September 22, 1943, the daughter of Maxine Loraine Courtwright Wise. At the age of 15, Kaye met her future husband, Milton Clegg, and they became high school...
Lawrence Edwards
Dec 27, 2024
Lawrence O. “Winky” Edwards passed away Friday, December 27, 2024 at Countrywood Manor & Lakeview Place in Mantachie. He was 84 years old. Born January 21, 1940 in the Richmond Community, Lawrence was the son of Joseph Orville Edwards and Ollie Mae Hunt Edwards. After his graduation from Mooreville High School, Lawrence worked at Day-Brite and his father’s farm. On...
Sally Garrant
Dec 27, 2024
In Loving Memory
Sally Garrant, age 85, who was reunited with her husband on Friday, December 27, 2024, surrounded by family at Charleston Place in Fulton, Mississippi. She was born August 17, 1939, in Plattsburgh, New York to Arthur H. Stone and Ruth (Dubuque) Stone. She proudly worked as the supervisor for housekeeping at Meadowbrook in Plattsburgh for over 20 years....
Craig Chancey
Dec 26, 2024
Saltillo- Our sweet precious Craig ran to meet Jesus in the early morning hours of December 26, 2024. Craig was the beloved son of Jack and Mary Chancey. He was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas on December 30, 1963. The family made the Tupelo area their permanent residence in 1973. Craig attended Tupelo Public Schools. Afterwards, he enjoyed being with...
William R. "Bill" Nettles, Jr.
Dec 25, 2024
Tupelo—Ret. Army Lt. Col. of Infantry and Assistant Comptroller of Mississippi State University, William R. “Bill” Nettles Jr. passed away on Christmas Day, December 25, 2024. He was 101 years old. Born in Tishomingo on February 15, 1923, he was the son of William R. and Lizzie Young Nettles. His education included Tishomingo High School, Mississippi State University and Syracuse...
James Herman Homan, Jr.
Dec 19, 2024
James Herman Homan, Jr.
Shannon- James Herman Homan, Jr. died Thursday, December 19, 2024, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born October 25, 1933, to Herman and Dot Buskirk Homan. He was a lifelong resident of the Shannon area, attending Shannon High School and graduating from the University of Mississippi in 1956.
After college he attended naval officer’s training school...
Mrs. Joan Carol Aston Clarkson
Dec 17, 2024
Mrs. Joan Carol Aston Clarkson
Tupelo- Joan Carol Aston Clarkson died Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Joan was born January 28, 1943, in Alabama. She was the daughter of James O’Neal Aston and Rose Mary Nickols Aston. Mrs. Joan dedicated many years to Ingalls Shipbuilding before retiring and starting a new chapter in Las Vegas. There,...
Sean Gambles
Dec 17, 2024
Sean Michael Allen Gambles
Sean Michael Allen Gambles, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at the age of 53 after an extended illness. Sean was born on October 24, 1971, in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada to Barry Michael Allen Gambles and Shirley Martha Donegan Gambles. Sean made a huge impact in a short...
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