OBITUARIES
Linda Estes Owen
January 20, 2019
Richmond Community - Linda Ruth Estes Owen, 75, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2019, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. On June 5, 1943, she was born to Oneal Estes and Evie Lou Waycaster Estes in Lee County. In 1961, Linda graduated from Mooreville High School. She was married to the love of her life, Winston Jerry Owen. Linda...
Bro. Fulton Lindsey
January 19, 2019
Fulton - Fulton Eugene Lindsey, 75, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019, at the Hospice Unit of North Mississippi Medical Center. On January 17, 1944, he was born to Elvie Reid Lindsey and Timey O.V. Cossey Lindsey in Pontotoc County. Bro. Lindsey attended Southeastern Baptist College with an Associate Degree in Christian Ministry. His last employment was with New Directions...
Polly Towery Phillips
January 17, 2019
Guntown – Polly Ann Towery Phillips, 74, died Thursday, January 17, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center. On May 30, 1944, she was born to Deach Towery and Elizabeth Henderson Towery. She graduated from Saltillo High School. Polly worked as a Nurse’s Aide for Cedars at Traceway Retirement for many years before becoming a Manager at Saving’s in East Tupelo...
Bob Waters
January 17, 2019
Blue Springs - Robert "Bob" Kirk Waters, 74, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany. He was born August 13, 1944. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. Bob worked for many years in the printing industry as a Print Specialist until his retirement. He was class car enthusiast and...
Elizabeth "Libby" Tutor
January 17, 2019
Guntown – Elizabeth Ann Tutor, 75, died Thursday, January 17, 2019 at the Hospice Unit of North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. On January 13, 1944, she was born to Virgil Azberry Lott and Velma Rush Lot. She graduated from Saltillo High School. Elizabeth was a seamstress in the manufacturing industry for most of her working life. She...
Murle Kitchen
January 15, 2019
Tupelo - Murle Vernon Kitchen, 82, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Creekside Manor in Saltillo after an extended illness. On February 17, 1936, he was born to Richard Alvin Kitchen and Vernie May Lessel Kitchen in Tupelo. He married Nina Ruth Shirley on December 6, 1991. He proudly served his country in the United States Army National Guard. Murle...
John Wayne Phillips
January 15, 2019
Tupelo - John Wayne Phillips, 80, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center. On August 7, 1938, he was born to Jim Phillips and Nannie Lou Oswalt Phillips in Eggville. He married the love of his life in December of 1973, the late Dorothy "Dot" South. John was employed for many years as a warehouse manager for...
Jeff Patty
January 14, 2019
Jeffery Alan Patty, 55, died Monday, January 14, 2019, at his residence. He was born in Leeds, Alabama, July 14, 1963, to Clyde Thomas and Alma Lucille Wood Patty. He grew up in Scottsboro, Alabama and was a 1981 graduate of Scottsboro High School. He also graduated from Averett University and received his Master's Degree in Business Administration from Wake...
Erlene Hall McCaskill
January 14, 2019
Erlene Hall McCaskill, 90, passed from this life into the arms of her Heavenly Father January 11, 2019, surrounded by her loving family at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. Erlene, known as “Nanny” to her family, was born July 2, 1928 in Plantersville, to Turnage and Jessie Mae Matthews Mattox. She graduated from Plantersville High School in...
Dona Sue Harrelson
January 11, 2019
Dona Sue Hodges Harrelson, 88, passed away peacefully with her daughters by her side Friday, January 11, 2019, at the hospice unit of North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in the Ratliff Community in Itawamba County, June 8, 1930, to Earl Farris and Opal Lala Houston Hodges. She was a 1949 graduate of Tupelo High...
Erlene Hall McCaskill
January 11, 2019
Erlene Hall McCaskill, 90, passed from this life into the arms of her Heavenly Father January 11, 2019, surrounded by her loving family at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. Erlene, known as “Nanny” to her family, was born July 2, 1928 in Plantersville, to Turnage and Jessie Mae Matthews Mattox. She graduated from Plantersville High School in...
Jim McCaulla
January 8, 2019
Tupelo - James Therrell "Jim" McCaulla, 86, a great Dad, grandfather and friend, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at the hospice unit of North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Grenada August 9, 1932, to Thomas Watson and Lucille McCaulla. He loved his family and the church. His family will miss...
Rev. Joseph William "Bill" Carroll
January 8, 2019
Tupelo- Rev. Joseph William “Bill” Carroll, 90, passed from this life Tuesday afternoon January 8, 2018 at his home at the Traceway Retirement Community. Rev. Carroll served in the Methodist pastorate before moving to Tupelo to lead Methodist Senior Services of Mississippi, beginning with the construction of Traceway Retirement Community, where he would eventually spend his last 25 years. Bill...
Shirley Russell Maynard
January 4, 2019
Tupelo - Shirley Russell Maynard, 93, died peacefully at Sanctuary Hospice on January 1, 2019. On November 15, 1925, she was born to Martha White Lindsey Russell and Dr. George Manuell Russell in Nashville, Tennessee. They later moved to Memphis, Tennessee where she graduated from Miss Hutchinson’s School for Girls in Memphis and attended Southwestern College, formerly known as Rhodes. ...
Johnny Floyd
January 3, 2019
Saltillo - Johnny B. Floyd, 68, died Thursday, January 3, 2019 at his residence. On October 31, 1950, he was born to Minor Floyd and Lucille Cox Floyd. Shortly after high school, Johnny proudly served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War from 1969 until 1972. Johnny worked for Omega Motion Industries until he was forced to retire...
Shirley Russell Maynard
January 1, 2019
Tupelo - Shirley Russell Maynard, 93, died peacefully at Sanctuary Hospice on January 1, 2019. On November 15, 1925, she was born to Martha White Lindsey Russell and Dr. George Manuell Russell in Nashville, Tennessee. They later moved to Memphis, Tennessee where she graduated from Miss Hutchinson’s School for Girls in Memphis and attended Southwestern College, formerly known as Rhodes. ...
Charlotte Sellers
December 31, 2018
Tupelo, formerly of Ford City, Pennsylvania - Charlotte Louise Sellers, 92, died Monday, December 31, 2018, at Avonlea Assisted Living. She was born July 18, 1926, to Ralph Edward and Jennie M. Cunningham Minteer. She worked at Livingood Store where she served as a postal clerk in Manorville, Pennsylvania Post Office before moving to Tupelo in 1969 where she worked...
William J. "Bill" Tallant, Jr.
December 31, 2018
Tupelo - William Jennings (Bill) Tallant, Jr., 92, passed away Monday, December 31, 2018 at his daughter's residence in Shannon after a brief illness. On August 30, 1926, he was born to William Jennings Tallant, Sr. and Eula Underwood in Oktibbeha County. He moved to East Tupelo when he was ten years old. Immediately after graduating from East Tupelo High...
Samuel Boone Branson
December 30, 2018
Samuel Boone Branson Saltillo- Samuel Boone Branson, infant son of Chris and Sonya Davis Branson, passed away December 27, 2018 at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. He was born in Tupelo, November 11, 2018. “Little Mighty Samuel” left an impact on many lives that will be felt for many years. He was only on this earth for forty-seven...
Avis Virginia Bishop Burleson
December 30, 2018
Dorsey- Avis Virginia Bishop Burleson, 84, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 30, 2018 at 12:07 a.m. surrounded by her loved ones. She was born July 31, 1934 to Dave Andrew and Lottie Dale Holcomb Bishop. On April 23, 1964, she married Harold Francis Burleson. Early in life, she managed Coleman's BBQ on East Main...
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