OBITUARIES
John Thomas "Tommy" Carr
May 3, 2025
Tupelo--John Thomas “Tommy” Carr passed away Saturday, May 3, 2025 at the North Mississippi Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. A lifelong resident of Tupelo, Tommy was born March 27, 1937 to Oscar Thomas Carr and Suzanne Poole Carr. He was a 1955 graduate of Tupelo High School and attended Mississippi State University. In 1958 he married his best...
Joyce Witt
May 1, 2025
Tupelo--Joyce Ann Witt, age 71, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2025 at the Tupelo Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born in Tupelo on June 17, 1953 to Hillary Dean “Hill” Witt and Geneva Wilson Witt. Joyce had an outgoing personality and loved being around people.
She is survived by her uncle and aunt who took care of her for many...
Sherri West Lazore
April 29, 2025
Tupelo—Sherri Lynn West Lazore died Monday, April 28, 2025, at her home in Tupelo. She was born in Washington DC on October 3, 1962, the daughter of John William “Bill” West and Bonnie Sue Workman West. A graduate of Tupelo High School, Sherri went on to earn both her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in education. In 1987 she married Michael...
Kenzie Holland
April 25, 2025
Kenzie Holland
Tupelo- Kenzie Holland passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 25, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Lee County to Thomas Earl Holland and Angela Dawn Deaton Nance, and from a young age, her stepfather, Chris, was a constant and supportive presence in her life. Kenzie had a special gift for connecting with people — she...
Jo Reed
April 22, 2025
Jo Doris Reeder Reed, 87, passed away on April 22, 2025, at her beloved Mitchell Center in Traceway. Born on June 6, 1937, in Smithville, Tennessee, she was the daughter of Clarence Edward Reeder and Nevelene Redmon Reeder. A proud graduate of DeKalb County High School, Jo was both a standout basketball player and Homecoming Queen during her senior year....
Tammy McCray
April 21, 2025
Tammy McCray
Fulton- Tammy Sue White McCray, 58, passed away on April 21, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after an extended illness. She was born August 11, 1966, in Amory, Mississippi, to Robert White and Pauline Starling White. A graduate of Itawamba Agricultural High School, Tammy was a devoted and loving mother who found joy in life’s simple...
James T. "Sonny" Lee
April 19, 2025
James “Sonny” T. Lee, 83, of Verona, Mississippi, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2025.
Born on March 4, 1942, Sonny was a devoted husband, father, stepfather, grandfather, brother, and friend. He spent much of his life in the Verona area, where he was known for his kindness, strong work ethic, and remarkable talent as a woodworker.
He was married to Oline...
Shirley J. Williams
April 17, 2025
Ecru—Shirley Jean Williams passed away peacefully and surrounded by her family on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at Church Street Assisted Living in Ecru. She was 85 years old. Shirley was born in Baldwyn on June 13, 1939, the daughter of Olan Thomas Wigginton and Inez Payne Wigginton. For over 27 years she worked in the quality department for Super Sagless....
Joyce Boyd Livingston
April 17, 2025
Joyce Boyd Livingston, age 97, of Tupelo, Mississippi, passed away peacefully in her home on April 17, 2025. She was born April 5, 1928 in Ecru, Mississippi, to Willis and Gladys Mounce. She was a graduate of Ecru High School and the University of Mississippi. She was a longtime member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Joyce was preceded in death by her...
Amanda Daniel
April 15, 2025
Amanda B. Daniel
Tupelo- Amanda Bethay Daniel, 50, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. She was born on May 20, 1974, to Danny Bethay and Julia Wright Bethay. Amanda was known for her compassionate heart, selfless spirit, and unwavering kindness. A member of First Baptist Church of Tupelo, she lived her life with...
James L. "Jim" Long
April 14, 2025
Memphis, Tenn.—James Lee “Jim” Long Jr. passed away Monday, April 14, 2025 at the Methodist Hospital in Memphis. He was 64 years old. A Tupelo Native, Jim was born September 29, 1960 to James Lee Long Sr. and Betty Cobb Long. He was a true patriot, serving in the United States Army for four years as an heavy weapons Infantryman...
John Leroy Long
April 12, 2025
John Leroy Long, age 88, died Saturday, April 12, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born April 24, 1936, to Noble Leroy Long and Hazel Wheeler Long in the Barrett Ridge Community. A graduate of Saltillo High School, he was a standout athlete and a member of the school’s 1953 Baseball State Championship team. John Leroy...
Janice Garner
April 11, 2025
Janice Garner
Janice Marie Wages Garner of Blue Springs, at the age of 75, passed away on peacefully Friday, April 11, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center. Born on September 24, 1949, to Hoil Wages and Myrtle Elma Watson Wages, Janice lived a life full of strength, spirit, and love. In her young adult life, she proudly drove a Peterbilt truck...
Carol Ruth Horton
April 5, 2025
Carol Ruth Horton passed away Saturday, April 5, 2025 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was 75 years old. Born in Tupelo on August 11, 1949, she was the daughter of Benjamin Edward Summers and Mary Lou Gunter Summers. Carol was a graduate of Mooreville High School and earned her bachelor’s degree in education at...
Drake Wortman
April 4, 2025
Saltillo- Drake Robert Wortman, 61, passed away Friday, April 4, 2025, at his home in Saltillo. He was born October 2, 1963, in Chicago, Illinois, to Welton Lee Wortman and Barbara VandenBerg Wortman.
A lifelong adventurer at heart, it was the National Geographic that first drew him to the South. He spent ten years working at Toyota and previously owned a...
Liz Rice
April 4, 2025
Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Moss Rice, 101, passed away peacefully Friday, April 4, 2025, 15 years after moving to the Tupelo Traceway Retirement Community.
She was born to the late William Robert and Emma Lydia Moss January 15, 1924, and grew up on a farm just south of Franklin, Tennessee. Upon graduating from George Peabody College for Teachers in 1945 with a...
Linda Caldwell Dickson
March 29, 2025
Linda Caldwell Dickson
Guntown- Linda Frances Caldwell Dickson, born on August 26, 1947, in Tupelo to Charles Houston Caldwell and Pansy Ruff Caldwell, peacefully passed from this life on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at Baptist Memorial in New Albany. A dedicated educator, Linda devoted many years of her life as a beloved teacher in Lee County Schools, touching the hearts and...
Carol Page
March 27, 2025
Carol Page
Tishomingo - Carol Lee Page, 83, of Fulton, Mississippi, passed away peacefully surrounded by those who loved her on Thursday, March 27th, 2025, at the Meadows of Fulton. She was born in the winter of 1941 in Missouri to Wendell and Ruth Humphrey. In August of 1957, she married Billy Gene Page, and they shared 55 wonderful years together...
Pauline Raburn
March 27, 2025
Pauline Raburn
Mooreville- Holland Pauline Raburn, 85, of Fulton, passed away peacefully on March 27, 2025, at The Meadows in Fulton. Born on January 13, 1940, to Rogie Holland Grimes and Ruple Pauline Hood Grimes, she was deeply loved by all who knew her. A devoted servant of the Lord, Pauline’s love for Christ and for others shone through her every...
Mauvalene Harris
March 27, 2025
Mauvalene Harris
Plantersville- Nora Mauvalene Harris, 93, passed away on Thursday, March 27, 2025. She was born on February 17, 1932, in Itawamba County, Mississippi, to Dirl and Lillion Franks Wimbs. On April 4, 1948, she married the love of her life, Carl B. Harris, and they shared many wonderful years together until his passing on December 26, 2021. While in...
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