OBITUARIES
Lazette Puckett
November 23, 2025
Tupelo- Lazette Puckett, age 80, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 23, 2025. She was born on June 27, 1945, to Weaver Murphy Farrar and Louis Cockrell Farrar; she grew up surrounded by the love of a close family who shaped her kind and steady spirit.
Lazette was a devoted member of Priceville Baptist Church, where her faith remained constant throughout...
Virginia R. Jaggers
November 22, 2025
Pontotoc – Virginia R. Jaggers, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, peacefully joined her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at the age of 90 on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at Pontotoc Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born on Tuesday, November 12, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Ivy Hilton Rackley and Cordelia Wages Rackley.
Virginia was a deeply loving and caring...
Frances Holland Land
November 21, 2025
Tupelo – With grateful hearts, we said goodbye to our precious Mother on Friday, November 21, 2025, at her home. She was a Godly woman, full of grace, with a joyful soul and a merry heart. We will miss her more than words could ever express, but we celebrate her reunion with Christ her Savior and Lord of her life.
Frances...
Gayle Kinsey
November 18, 2025
Gayle Kinsey passed away November 18, 2025. Services will be Friday, December 5, 2025 at 12 p.m. at the Jefferson Street Chapel. Visitation will be 10 a.m until service time Friday, December 5. Burial will be in Tupelo Memorial Park. A full obituary will be published as soon as it becomes available.
Dorothy "Dot" Jean Beasley
November 17, 2025
Tupelo- Dorothy “Dot” Jean Beasley passed away peacefully, November 17, 2025, at inpatient hospice care at Union County Hospital.
She was born April 22, 1937. Her father passed away at an early age, she was raised by her mother Ruth Boudreaux in New Orleans, Louisiana. She attended catholic school and was taught by nuns. She later was baptized in the Baptist...
Sherry Bolen
November 16, 2025
Sherry Ann Bolen, age 88, passed away on Sunday, November 16, 2025. She was born on December 23, 1936, in Waukegan, Illinois, to Raymond Laursen and Violet White Laursen.
Sherry spent many years in the restaurant industry, where she managed with both skill and kindness, always offering a warm smile or a kind word. She loved the quiet comfort of a...
Rooney Maharrey
November 15, 2025
Rooney Maharrey
Tupelo- Rooney Maharrey peacefully passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2025. She was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, on August 30, 1936, to Fred S. Anderson and Susie Mae High Anderson. Although named Martha Sue Anderson at birth, she was affectionately known as “Rooney” by family and friends.
Rooney graduated from Tupelo High School in 1954 and subsequently attended Itawamba Junior...
Earl Vandam
November 14, 2025
Earl Vandam
Guntown- Earl Van Dam, a highly decorated Army veteran who embodied the American Dream, died at his home in Guntown on November 14, 2025, at the age of 90. Earl was born in Indonesia and developed an early admiration for America while in an internment camp with his mother during World War II. After learning that Americans had liberated...
Pat McMillan
November 14, 2025
Patrick McMillan
Pat McMillan, 71, passed away on Friday of November 14, 2025, at his home. He was born November 7, 1954, in Santa Monica, California, to Donald McMillan and Nan Su McMillan, spending his younger years here before moving to the South, where he met his wife Kay McMillan in Guntersville, Alabama. Their marriage surpassed over 50 years, building a...
Faye Ellen Yarbrough
November 14, 2025
Faye Ellen Yarbrough
Tupelo- Faye Ellen Yarbrough, age 90, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 14, 2025, at Landmark Lifestyles. She was born on September 1, 1935, to Flemon Booker and Eudie Mae Vandiver Booker, and was raised in the close-knit New Salem community of Itawamba County.
Faye spent 28 dedicated years in Advertising Sales at WTVA, where she formed lifelong friendships...
Bobby Lane Kelly
November 9, 2025
Tupelo – Bobby Lane Kelly, age 61, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2025, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born March 22, 1964, in Savannah, Tennessee to Jake Kelly, Jr. and Louise Kelly. He enjoyed being able to work on Chevrolet vehicles and was a painter by trade. Bobby had a way of being able...
Arthur Austin Marshall III
November 8, 2025
Tupelo- Arthur Austin Marshall III died on November 8, 2025. He was born to A. A. Marshall, Jr. and Lucy Marshall at Columbus Hospital on August 24, 1945.
Austin, as he was known, went through grades one through twelve in Columbus, and graduated from S. D. Lee High School in 1963. He attended Mississippi State University for a short time. He...
Brandi Claire Woods Brannon Williams
November 5, 2025
Brandi Claire Woods Brannon Williams
Tupelo – Brandi Claire Woods Brannon Williams, 47, passed away on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at her home in Tupelo. Born on April 24, 1978, to the late James and Carrie Woods, she will be remembered for her kind and loving spirit and her readiness to lend a helping hand.
She is survived by her husband of...
Rick Crone
November 3, 2025
Rick Crone
Tupelo- Roderick “Rick” Dean Crone, age 70, passed away on November 3, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born on August 4, 1955, in Mansfield, Ohio to Calvin Crone and Madge Byerly Crone.
Rick and his family made the move to Mississippi when he was nine years old, paving the way for his life path. When he was...
Linda C. Carruthers
November 1, 2025
Linda C. Carruthers
Belden- Linda Carol Carruthers, age 74, passed away on November 1, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born on August 22, 1951, to James Wallace Kidd and Sarah Elizabeth Wiseman Kidd.
Linda was an amazing woman; she lived a life full of happiness and love. She worked as a Factory Supervisor at Lane manufacturing. Her favorite past-time...
Bob Parker
October 25, 2025
Bob Parker
Tupelo- Robert “Bob” Parker, age 85, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at his home. Born on March 29, 1940, to Estelle Tinsley Parker and Fred Parker, Bob lived a full and meaningful life devoted to his family, his work, and his many passions.
Bob proudly served his country in the United States Navy from 1959 to 1967....
Becky Carlton
October 24, 2025
Becky Carlton
Plantersville- Rebecca Sue Carlton, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, October 24, 2025, at the age of 79. Born on July 16, 1946, to George Gillentine and Louise Deason Gillentine, Becky’s life was marked by a deep commitment to others and a selfless heart. A proud Registered Nurse for 30 years with North Mississippi Medical Center, she...
Ruby Nell Boggan
October 23, 2025
Ruby Nell Boggan
Ruby Nell Filgo Boggan, long time Tupelo resident, passed away peacefully Thursday, October 23, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center. Born on November 27, 1926, to Alva Roy Filgo and Gertrude Benson Filgo, she was just shy of her ninety-ninth birthday. She spent her childhood in Okolona, Mississippi and graduated from Okolona High School in 1944. She furthered...
J. R. Hood
October 23, 2025
J. R. Hood
Millport, Alabama- J. R. Hood, age 77, passed away on Thursday, October 23, 2025. He was born on January 28, 1948, to Beatrice Montgomery Hood and Haskell Henry Hood.
J. R. was a wonderful man. He lived a life of simple pleasures: hunting, fishing, and gardening. He was always very proud of his garden, telling everyone who visited and...
Sara Harris
October 22, 2025
In Loving Memory of Sara Frances Harris
Richmond Community – With hearts full of love and sorrow, we bid farewell to Sara Frances Harris, 90, who passed away peacefully in the arms of her loving daughter on October 22, 2025, in her home in the Richmond community near Tupelo. Sara lived a life radiant with kindness, grace, and an unwavering faith...
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