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Karen Anne Alexander
October 11, 2025
Tupelo – Karen A. Alexander, a person committed to her faith, was born in Santa Clara, CA on April 13, 1959. She passed away peacefully on October 11, 2025 at Sanctuary Hospice House at the age of 66 surrounded by her family. Karen lived her life always more concerned about giving to others what was special to them than with...
Billy Wayne Lindsey
October 11, 2025
Billy Wayne Lindsey
Billy Wayne Lindsey, 71, of Fulton, passed away on Saturday, October 11, 2025. He was born on January 15, 1954, in Baldwyn to the late Bruce and Virginia Bryan Lindsey.
Billy was a graduate of Mooreville High School, class of 1974, and continued his education at Itawamba Community College. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps...
Mary Magalene Dill Smith
October 10, 2025
Mary Dill Smith
Mooreville- Mary Magalene Dill Smith, age 88, passed away on October 10, 2025 at NMMC. She was born on December 18, 1936, to Coy Dill and Icelee Knox Dill.
After her birth at NMMC, Mary was raised in Mantachie until she married Virgil Smith in 1955 and moved to Mooreville. She shared 64 years with her husband until he...
Louise Bell
October 10, 2025
Louise Bell
Skyline Community- Louise Bell, age 94, passed away on Friday, October 10, 2025, at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born on September 10, 1931, to Mary Pauline Studdard Rogers and James Odell Rogers.
She was a faithful member of Skyline Baptist Church. She attended Lakeview Baptist when her children were young. She was incredibly hard working, even doing housework, such...
Rob Leake
October 9, 2025
Rob Leake
Tupelo- Robert Clark Leake, Sr., 92, of Tupelo, Mississippi passed away on October 9, 2025, at The Traceway Green Houses. Rob was born on December 14, 1932 at the Tupelo Community Hospital to Medford and Jayne Strain Leake.
He was a 1951 graduate of Tupelo High School and a 1954 graduate of Duke University. He was a lifelong member of...
Collin Amos
October 7, 2025
Collin Amos
Tupelo- Collin Amos, age 18, passed away on October 7, 2025.
Collin Anderson Amos lived a life as vibrant and full of motion as the waves he loved to ride. The beloved son of Crystal Crouch and Aaron Amos was born on September 6, 2007. Collin’s spirit reflected the calm and the current of the ocean — peaceful yet powerful,...
Jim Bearden
October 6, 2025
Jim Bearden
Tupelo- Jim Bearden, age 78, passed away on Monday, October 6, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born on December 12, 1946, to Mary Evelyn Bearden and James Winfred Bearden.
Jim grew up in Alabama and graduated from Bibb County High School, setting the foundation for a life dedicated to service, craftsmanship, and devotion to family...
Frances Morgan Dempsey
October 4, 2025
Frances Morgan Dempsey, age 61, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born on November 30, 1963, to the late James Milton Morgan and Luna Mae Rowland Morgan, Frances was one of eight children and grew up surrounded by strong family bonds that shaped her into the remarkable woman she became.
Though she...
Jo Nell Scribner Hall
October 2, 2025
Jo Nell Scribner Hall
Plantersville - Jo Nell Scribner Hall, age 96, passed peacefully on Thursday, October 2, 2025, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Born on October 27, 1928, to the late Thomas Scribner and Estelle Stovall Scribner, Jo Nell lived a life marked by creativity, compassion, and unwavering faith. She was a 1946 graduate of Plantersville High School. A...
Patricia "Pat" Dean Homan Vandiver
October 1, 2025
Tupelo – Patricia “Pat” Dean Homan Vandiver, age 79, was welcomed home into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on October 1, 2025. After a full life of love and laughter, she passed peacefully surrounded by the family she so dearly cherished.
Pat was born on June 17, 1946 to AC Homan and Teenie Dean Homan. From her...
Bob H. Smith
October 1, 2025
Bob H. Smith
Mooreville- Bobby Harlon Smith departed this life on the evening of October 1, 2025, at his home in Mooreville, Mississippi. He was born in Lee County to Oscar and Erma Langston Smith on February 3, 1932. He received his education in Lee County and Tupelo School Districts. He attended Itawamba Community College and Freed Hardeman University in Henderson,...
Sandra Smith McWhite
September 29, 2025
Sandra Smith McWhite
Salitllo – Sandra Smith McWhite, 83, passed away at home in Saltillo, Mississippi, after a long illness to her eternal rest in Heaven on September 29, 2025.
Born in Greenville, South Carolina in 1942, she was the daughter of Oliver Smith and Mellie Smith Revis, both deceased, and the husband of Leon M. McWhite.
Mrs. McWhite received an associate degree...
Linda Faye Riggan
September 29, 2025
Linda Faye Riggan
Tupelo – Linda Faye Riggan passed from this life on September 29, 2025, surrounded by her family. Her passion was art and she was an excellent artist and patient art teacher for many years. She also passed on her love of arts and crafts to her only granddaughter, Taylor, who she adored and was so proud of. Although...
Diane Hill
September 27, 2025
Syble Diane Hill, 77, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, September 27, 2025. She was born on October 28, 1947, to Henry Gattis and Aliene Norris Gattis. Diane shared 48 years of marriage with her beloved husband, Kenneth Hill, until his passing in February of 2021. She built a career as a beautician before spending many years as...
Royce Cantrell
September 26, 2025
Royce Cantrell
Verona- Royce Cantrell, age 88, passed away on Friday, September 26, 2025. He was born on October 19, 1936, to Elzie Lee Cantrell and Delma Coats Cantrell.
Royce was known for his strong work ethic and dedication. Throughout his life, he worked across North Mississippi repairing mobile homes for Chad Mills and James Sanderson. He was known far and wide...
Rose Clayton
September 23, 2025
Rose Clayton
Guntown- Rose Clayton, age 82, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, September 23, 2025. She was born on September 16, 1943, to Jane McGreger Warnick and Curtis Warnick.
Rose lived a life rooted in faith, family, and hard work. She found joy in the simple beauty of nature, especially through her love of gardening and flowers. She took pride in...
Joseph Alan Hancock
September 21, 2025
November 29, 1948 – September 21, 2025
Tupelo – With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Joseph Alan Hancock, who left us peacefully on Sunday, September 21, 2025, at the age of 76 after a brave battle with pancreatic cancer. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend. A man of generosity, humor, and unwavering loyalty, Joe’s presence brought...
Raul Sanchez
September 18, 2025
Raul Sanchez “Angel”
Belden – Raul Sanchez “Angel,” age 54, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 18, 2025. Born on July 13, 1969, to Leonila Lopez Ramos and Eusebio Sanchez, Raul lived a life defined by generosity, devotion, and a true love for family.
A man of Catholic faith, Raul carried himself with a kind spirit and a good heart. He was...
JoAnn Frazier Box
September 17, 2025
JoAnn Frazier Box
Tupelo – JoAnn Frazier Box passed away September 17, 2025, at age 93 following a long and lovely life. She was born January 23, 1932, in Church Hill, Tennessee, to William Miller and Emma Gertrude Hawthorne Price. The youngest of four girls, JoAnn grew up in Surgoinsville, Tennessee, graduating from Maxwell Academy, Surgoinsville High School, where she played...
Debra Rydberg Little
September 17, 2025
Debra Rydberg Little
Tupelo – Debra Rydberg Little, 68, passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at her home after a brief illness. She was born on November 13, 1956, to the late Travis Little and Barbara Niblit Little.
Whether she was tending to her garden, carefully planting and nurturing each flower, or simply enjoying the beauty of a bloom in full color,...
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