OBITUARIES
Richard Gatlin
Jul 27, 2023
Tupelo-- Richard L. Gatlin, 87, went to meet his Lord and Savior July 27, 2023, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Richard was originally from Myrtle. After graduating high school, Richard enlisted in the Air Force, serving for 3 years including a tour in Labrador. Post enlistment, he attended Mississippi State University and then began a life-long career as a...
Eva Turner Mencl
Jul 27, 2023
Tupelo--Eva Lou Turner Mencl, 76, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2023 at her home in the Ballardsville Community. Eva was born June 17, 1947 in Tupelo, the daughter of Clyde and Verna Brown Turner. For many years she worked in several different furniture factories before realizing her dream of attending cosmetology school. Eva then became a hair stylist for J.C....
Catherine Louise High Stegall
Jul 27, 2023
Catherine Louise High Stegall, a kind and compassionate soul, left us all too soon on July 27, 2023, after a brief battle with cancer at North Mississippi Medical Center. Born in Memphis, Tennessee on April 24, 1979, she touched the lives of many during her time on this earth. Catherine’s journey was one of love, dedication, and selflessness. She was...
Don “Donnie” Dickerson
Jul 27, 2023
Tupelo— Don Dickerson, 67, passed away July 27, 2023, at his home. He is survived by 2 daughters, Amy Bivins (Aaron), Ginger Dearman (James); sisters, Jean Webb and Billie Cole; brother, Jimmy Dickerson. 3 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews, 2 of which he was very close to, Terry and Greg Dickerson. He is preceded in death...
Joyce Hudson
Jul 24, 2023
Joyce Hudson Tupelo- Joyce McDaniel Hudson just one day shy of her 76th birthday, died unexpectedly Monday, July 24, 2023, at her home. Joyce was born on July 25, 1947. She was one of the six daughters of John and Viola Cherry McDaniel. Joyce had a larger-than-life personality who cherished her time spent with family and friends. She was a...
Charles T. Lee
Jul 19, 2023
Charles T. Lee Tupelo- Charles Thomas Lee, 95, entered the gates of heaven at Sanctuary Hospice House on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Charles was born March 12, 1928, in Lee County to Thomas Jefferson “Buddy” Lee and Velma Phillips Lee. At the age of 21, he accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior and in the years that followed, he and...
Donald Smith
Jul 18, 2023
Southaven- Donald Eugene Smith, 59, died Tuesday July 18, 2023 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Desoto County. He was born on October 11, 1963 in Tupelo. He is the son of Weaver Holland Smith and Frances and Jack Burnham. He lived the majority of his life in Tupelo, but relocated to Southaven when he married Carol Smith and they were...
Karen Reed
Jul 18, 2023
Karen Reed Mooreville—Karen Lyn Reed, 66, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at her daughter’s home. Karen was born August 1, 1956, to Edward ONeal Trice and Thelma Dean Parks Trice in St. Louis, Missouri. On January 1, 1981 right after midnight, Karen married Steve Randy Reed. They were married for over twenty years, building a life filled with love,...
Vickie Holcomb
Jul 10, 2023
Vickie Holcomb Mooreville- Vickie Jean Stults Holcomb, 57, died unexpectedly Monday, July 10, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born June 18, 1966 in Tupelo to Roy Lee Stults and Betty Jean Fowler Stults. She was a 1983 Mooreville High School graduate. On March 11, 1984 she married William “Tommy” Holcomb and they shared 32 years together before...
Frances Ramsey
Jul 8, 2023
FRANCES ANNE RAMSEY Tupelo – The Lord our God brought Frances “Fannye” Anne Ramsey home on Saturday, July 8, 2023, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo at the age of 88. She was born March 3, 1935 in Columbia, Tennessee to the late William and Frances Haywood. She graduated from Forest Hill High School in Jackson, Mississippi in 1954,...
Judy Jones
Jul 6, 2023
Saltillo- Judy Kathryn Scruggs Jones, 74, was born on January 11, 1949 in Tupelo. She was raised in the Church of Christ, starting at Skyline Church of Christ, and ending at East Main Church of Christ. She believed that Jesus died for our sins. She loved her mother, Grace Kathryn Bishop Potts with an innate deepness and had missed her...
Connie Herring Branyan
Jul 5, 2023
Connie Herring Branyan Saltillo- Connie Buse Herring Branyan, 93, passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at her home after an extended illness. She was born April 16, 1930 in Guntown, the daughter of Jessie Taylor Buse and Pearl Horton Buse. Following graduation from Guntown High School, Connie along with her family relocated to Saltillo where she made her permanent home....
Libby Whittington
Jul 2, 2023
Surrounded by her family and friends, Elizabeth (Libby) Givens Whittington passed away peacefully on the morning of July 2, 2023. She was 69 years old. Libby was born on July 13, 1953 in Hinds County, Jackson, Mississippi. She was the second daughter of Dorothy Tanner Givens and Emory Murray Givens. She was raised in Jackson and attended Callaway High School...
Heywood Washburn Jr.
Jul 2, 2023
Jesse Heywood Washburn, at the age of 92, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 2, 2023 at his home in Tupelo. Heywood moved to Tupelo in 1955, after completing two years in the Navy during the Korean Conflict. This High Point, North Carolina, native, son of Jesse Heywood Washburn and Edna Jordan Washburn, attended church the...
Kelly Page
Jun 28, 2023
Tupelo—Kelly Page, age 70, passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born February 19, 1953 in Tupelo, the son of Johnny Wade Page and Wilma Mae Morgan Page. Kelly worked as a truck driver for several companies, most recently for Home Depot. He was a member of Oak Ridge Christian Church. He found...
Maxine Gregory
Jun 27, 2023
Maxine Irene Gregory, 93, went to be with her Savior Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Maxine was born December 8, 1929 in Fulton to Allen Johnson and Densy Ledbetter Johnson. Maxine possessed a remarkable talent for knitting, crocheting, and crafting. Maxine’s professional journey led her to Blue Bell, where she worked for 25 years. Outside...
Mike Gattis
Jun 27, 2023
Spring Hill Community-- Michael Lopez “Mike” Gattis, age 60, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at his home. Mike was born February 18, 1963 in Tupelo, the son of Melvin Cortez Gattis and Nona Faye Smith Gattis. He worked for West Rock for many years as a forklift operator. Mike enjoyed fishing and playing poker. He loved watching football with...
Eddie Garner
Jun 25, 2023
Eddie Garner Tupelo- Edward Wesley Garner, 63, died Sunday, June 25, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born November 14, 1959 to Charles Edward Garner and Helen Juanita Hutcheson in Tupelo. After Eddie’s high school graduation and some number of years in the workforce he earned a specialized certification in transmissions at a Tennessee...
Douglas A. Johnston
Jun 25, 2023
Douglas A. Johnston Plantersville- Douglas Arlie Johnston, 87, died Sunday, June 25, 2023 at Countrywood Plantation in Mantachie. He was born March 7, 1936 to Arlie Johnston and Exie Davis Johnston in Lee County. Following his high school graduation, he honorably served his country in the United States Army as a cook. Douglas soon after earned his Diesel Mechanic Degree...
Jimmy Bingham
Jun 24, 2023
Jimmy Bingham Tupelo- James William Bingham, 82, passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after a lengthy illness. Jimmy was born on May 5, 1941, to James Washington and Jane Bryson Bingham. Raised in Guntown, he initially attended Guntown School before transferring to the Tupelo School District. Following graduation from Tupelo High School...
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