OBITUARIES
Earlene R. Grissom
November 16, 2017
EARLENE ROEBUCK GRISSOM Murfreesboro, Tenn. formerly of Tupelo - Earlene Roebuck Grissom was born on May 2, 1919 and entered Heaven's Gates on November 16th, 2017 at 98 years of age. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, November 25, 2017 at the Jefferson Street Chapel of W. E. Pegues with visitation from noon until service time. Graveside services will follow...
Katherine Y. Philips
November 15, 2017
Katherine Y. Philips Tupelo - Katherine Cecelia Philips, ÂÂ93, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born November 7, 1924 in Memphis, Tennessee to T.S. and Lillie Stalnaker Young and raised in Smithville. She was married to Joseph A. Philips for 54 years until his passing in 2001. Joseph started Philips Farm and Garden, that...
John Van Humphrey, III
November 15, 2017
JOHN VAN HUMPHREY, III Unity Community - John Van Humphrey, III, 29, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born February 19, 1988, to John Van Humphrey, Jr. and Joyce Ann King Humphrey. John was a truck driver for Century Construction for the last few years. He loved his children and family. John enjoyed...
Katherine Y. Philips
November 14, 2017
Katherine Y. Philips Tupelo - Katherine Cecelia Philips, ÂÂ93, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born November 7, 1924 in Memphis, Tennessee to T.S. and Lillie Stalnaker Young and raised in Smithville. She was married to Joseph A. Philips for 54 years until his passing in 2001. Joseph started Philips Farm and Garden, that...
Kenith Williams
November 12, 2017
Kenith Williams Shannon- Kenith Ray Williams, 79, passed away with his family by his side at Pontotoc North Miss. Medical Center on Sunday, November 12, 2017. He was born May 17, 1938 in Pontotoc, Miss. to the late Sanders Williams and Sula Plunkett Williams. He was a graduate of Shannon High School in 1956 where he excelled in all sports...
James Dale Miller
November 9, 2017
JIMMY DALE "SLIM" MILLER Tupelo - Jimmy Dale Miller, 62, passed away Thursday, November 9, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Itawamba County on January 2, 1955, to Claudie and Alcie Bell Oswalt Miller. Most of his working life, Jimmy was in wood working. He was married to Shirley Marie Miller until her passing in 2007....
Kathleen Hussey
November 8, 2017
KATHLEEN WILLIS HUSSEY Mooreville - Kathleen Willis Hussey, 86, passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at Countrywood Manor. She was born June 14, 1931, to Teenie and Alma Willis. Her grandmother was a midwife that lived next door to Elvis's family, and they played together as children. On September 29, 1947, at the age of 16, Kathleen married Jimmy Hussey....
Dick Hollaway
November 4, 2017
DICK HOLLAWAY Birmingham Ridge Community - Richard Thomas Hollaway, 57, passed away Saturday, November 4, 2017, at Saint Francis Hospital - Bartlett in Memphis, Tenn. after a short illness. A life-long resident of Lee County, he was born in Tupelo on May 26, 1960, to Lee Thomas and Mary Nelle Wages Hollaway. He graduated from Tupelo High School in the...
Guy B. Springer
November 3, 2017
GUY B. SPRINGER Pontotoc - Guy Brown Springer, 76, passed away Friday, November 3, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after a lengthy illness. A native of Florence, Alabama, he was born January 15, 1941, to Guy N. and Thelma Laura Brown Springer. He was raised in the Florence area and was a 1959 graduate of Coffee High...
Bennie Carson
November 2, 2017
BENNIE CARSON Brewer Community - Bennie Ray Carson, 87, passed away Tuesday, October 31 at his home in the Brewer Community, where he was always happiest. His greatest joy was being surrounded by his large, loving family, especially the great-grandchildren. Bennie was born March 13, 1930, to Fulton and Christine Flynn Carson. After graduating from Shannon High School in 1949,...
Barbara Baccus
November 1, 2017
BARBARA H. BACCUS Tupelo - Barbara Fay Baccus, 68, passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born September 7, 1949, to Lewis and Angie Jank Hughes. In 1968, she married Jerry Baccus. Barbara worked in classified advertising at the Daily Journal for over 38 years until her retirement. She enjoyed traveling, especially the beach...
Bennie Carson
October 31, 2017
BENNIE CARSON Brewer Community - Bennie Ray Carson, 87, passed away Tuesday, October 31 at his home in the Brewer Community, where he was always happiest. His greatest joy was being surrounded by his large, loving family, especially the great-grandchildren. Bennie was born March 13, 1930, to Fulton and Christine Flynn Carson. After graduating from Shannon High School in 1949,...
Daniel Cook
October 30, 2017
DANIEL COOK Mooreville - Daniel Kyle Cook, 27, passed away Monday, October 30, 2017. He was born in Tupelo on September 10, 1990. He graduated from Mooreville High School in the class of 2010 and got his vocational certificate in Auto Body and Fender through Itawamba Community College. He was currently a Quality Control Specialists at Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi....
Eileen Yeager
October 27, 2017
EILEEN YEAGER Saltillo – Annie Eileen Yeager, 48, passed away Friday, October 27, 2017 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born in Aurora, Illinois on August 12, 1969 to Virginia Ann Grose and Junior Hamblin. Eileen loved looking for Indian artifacts and doing arts and crafts. She enjoyed fishing and camping. She...
Maurice Kellum
October 27, 2017
MAURICE KELLUM Tupelo - Maurice Evelyn Kellum, 89, passed away Friday, October 27, 2017, at the Leeper House at Traceway. She was born in Savage, Mississippi on April 11, 1928, to Joseph Goodall and Ava Mae White Lucas. On Feb 20, 1949, Maurice married Dr. W. C. "Bill" Kellum in Senatobia. They were married until his passing in 2005. Maurice...
Robert Earl Shirley
October 20, 2017
Robert Earl Shirley Tupelo - The Rev. Robert Earl Shirley died Friday, October 20, 2017 at the North Mississippi Medical Center at the age of 95. Brother Shirley, as he was known by almost everyone he knew, was born in 1922 in the small town of Desoto in southeast Mississippi and spent his childhood in nearby Shubuta. He served as...
Brandon Kyle Yeoman
October 20, 2017
Brandon Kyle Yeoman Saltillo - Brandon Kyle Yeoman, 28, is with Jesus. He was called home Friday, October 20, 2017 at 1:35 a.m. surrounded by family members who rejoice along with him at his homecoming. He fought so courageously and was such an example of perseverance. He will be missed, but oh so soon we will accompany him in a...
James Dale Spencer
October 17, 2017
James Dale Spencer Mooreville - James Dale Spencer, 82, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at his home. He was born March 27, 1935 to James and Janetta Spencer. After high school, James moved to Illinois where he owned and operated a Shell service station. He then moved down to Fulton to start his own meat business, eventually opening Spencer's...
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