OBITUARIES

Earl Glenn "Tater" Thompson, Jr.

Earl Glenn "Tater" Thompson, Jr.

August 28, 2017

EARL GLENN “TATER” THOMPSON, JR. Saltillo – Earl Glenn Thompson, Jr., 59, passed away Monday, August 28, 2017 at his home. He was born August 18, 1958 to Earl Glenn and Evalyn Long Thompson. Earl was a truck driver for many years until being disabled. He enjoyed working with computers and building them, to which he passed on to his...

Darrell E. Beard

Darrell E. Beard

August 23, 2017

Darrell E. Beard Tupelo - Darrell Evans Beard, 81, died Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born July 22, 1936 in Kinmundy, Illinois, the son of Frank and Wilma Beard. A husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother, he was a faithful Christian who spent 60 years preaching the gospel, serving churches full time in 6...

Alvin L. "Pete" Russom, Jr.

Alvin L. "Pete" Russom, Jr.

August 23, 2017

Alvin L. "Pete" Russom, Jr. Pontotoc - Alvin L. "Pete" Russom, Jr., 65, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice after battling a brief illness. He was born January 27, 1952 to Alvin and Marie Russom in Waterford, Mississippi. Pete worked for the Mississippi Department of Transportation and, later, Marshall County Road and Bridge until...

Maurine W. Vail

Maurine W. Vail

August 21, 2017

MAURINE W. VAIL Tupelo - Maurine Watson Vail, 92, passed away Monday, August 21, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born September 30, 1924, to Rupert and Aletha Morris Watson. She was married to Henry H. Vail until his passing in 1984. Maurine was a homemaker and enjoyed raising her children. After they were grown she taught Kindergarten...

Helen Smythe Stiles Chisholm

Helen Smythe Stiles Chisholm

August 20, 2017

HELEN SMYTHE STILES CHISHOLM Charleston, South Carolina formerly of Tupelo - Helen Smythe Stiles Chisholm, 93, widow of Ernest Robert Chisholm, III entered into eternal rest Sunday, August 20, 2017. Her Funeral Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, August 26, 2017, at the Jefferson Street Chapel of W. E. Pegues with interment in Tupelo Memorial Park. The family will receive...

Mary Ruth Estes

Mary Ruth Estes

August 17, 2017

MARY RUTH ESTES Eggville Community - Mary Ruth Estes, 97, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017, at her home. She was born March 10, 1920, the third of five children, to Elmer Lindsey and Laura Maudie Keith Brooks on the farm in Shiloh Community. Mary Ruth married Holder C. Estes on August 23, 1936. After serving in WWII, Holder became...

Annie Laurie Allen Arnold

Annie Laurie Allen Arnold

August 17, 2017

ANNIE LAURIE ALLEN ARNOLD Tupelo - Annie Laurie Allen Arnold, 95, died Thursday, August 17, 2017 at Sanctuary Hospice House. Annie Laurie was born in Baldwyn, Mississippi on September 1, 1921, the child of Frances and Howard Walker. She became a Christian at the age of eight. While in Baldwyn High School, she worked as a secretary to the school...

Renee Daniel

Renee Daniel

August 14, 2017

Renee Daniel Tupelo- Renee Harcrow Daniel, 59, died Monday, August 14, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Ms. Daniel was born March 30, 1958, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Martha Garner Toupous and Aaron L. Harcrow, Sr. Ms. Daniel was a loving daughter, sister, mother, and grandmother. She served the greater Columbus area for over 30 years helping families...

Keith Dunkle

Keith Dunkle

August 13, 2017

Saltillo - Keith Dunkle, 69, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2017 at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born April 8, 1948 to Ernest and Carolyn Skinner Dunkle in Columbus, Ohio. Keith was raised in Westerville, Ohio. He and his wife, Kitty, moved to Saltillo where they resided the past 21 years. Keith worked in management positions at various retail...

Eloine Monaghan Reed

Eloine Monaghan Reed

August 12, 2017

Eloine Monaghan Reed Saltillo - Eloine Monaghan Reed, 92, passed away Saturday, August 12, 2017 in her home. She was born February 24, 1925 to Marvin and Lena Monaghan in Lee County. Eloine graduated as valedictorian from Mooreville High School where she also played basketball. In 1943, she married John T. Reed. She lived as a homemaker who enjoyed sewing...

Lottie Sue Stevens

Lottie Sue Stevens

August 12, 2017

TUPELO - Lottie Sue Stevens, 87, passed away Saturday, August 12, 2017 at Creekside Manor. She was born June 18, 1930 to James Oscar and Siddie Potts Stevens in Tupelo, Mississippi. Lottie Sue spent her early years in Saltillo. Her family and friends described her as a woman of faith who thoroughly enjoyed writing poems and gospel songs, singing and...

Joy Ann Buckner

Joy Ann Buckner

August 11, 2017

Joy Ann Buckner Saltillo – Joy Harrison Buckner, 64, died August 8, 2017 at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born April 2, 1953 in Calhoun City, Mississippi to H. G. (Tic) and Dorothy Lloyd Harrison. After graduating from Calhoun City High School, she took a job as an operator with South Central Bell/A. T. and T., and retired 35 years...

Aileen Gilmore

Aileen Gilmore

August 10, 2017

Aileen Gilmore Shannon - Aileen Gilmore, 82, passed away Thursday, August 10, 2017 at North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice. She was born August 26, 1934 to Ira and Evelyn Baker in Tupelo, Mississippi. Aileen was a Lee County resident all her life. She spent numerous years working at Lambs Nursing Home, Cedars Health Center, Tupelo Manor and Lee Manor as...

Joy Ann Buckner

Joy Ann Buckner

August 8, 2017

Joy Ann Buckner Saltillo – Joy Harrison Buckner, 64, died August 8, 2017 at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born April 2, 1953 in Calhoun City, Mississippi to H. G. (Tic) and Dorothy Lloyd Harrison. After graduating from Calhoun City High School, she took a job as an operator with South Central Bell/A. T. and T., and retired 35 years...

Archie Bowen

Archie Bowen

August 7, 2017

ARCHIE BOWEN Tupelo – Archie Brooks (A. B.) Bowen, 85, passed away Monday, August 7, 2017 at Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born March 22, 1932 in Bossier City, Louisiana to Ross Earl and Frankie Olive Cross Bowen. He married Betty Jean Harris on December 19, 1950 in Jackson, Mississippi. A.B. was honorably discharged after his service in the United...

Dorothy Burleson Best

Dorothy Burleson Best

August 7, 2017

Dorothy Burleson Best Nettleton - Dorothy Burleson Best, 91, passed away Monday, August 7, 2017 at NMMC Hospice. She was born March 23, 1926 to Dewey and Bertha Burleson in Mississippi. Dorothy spent more than 70 years as a homemaker at her home and a babysitter for everybody in the Nettleton area. She was also a member of Victory Baptist...

Carol McClellan Sharp

Carol McClellan Sharp

August 7, 2017

CAROL McCLELLAN SHARP Tupelo - Carol Ann Sharp, 23, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017. She was born in Plant City, Florida on June 5, 1994, to Douglas Richard and Victoria Lynn Vaughn McClellan. In 2010, she moved to Tupelo and attended Tupelo High School. She enjoyed fishing and sketching graphic art. Carol was dearly loved by her family and...

Betty Malone Lackey

Betty Malone Lackey

August 7, 2017

BETTY MALONE LACKEY Tupelo - Betty Jean Lackey, 84, passed away Monday, August 7, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born December 25, 1932, to Quay Grover and Verna Bass McLarty. She was married to Joe Malone for over 20 years before his passing in 1972. She married Al Lackey until his passing in 2015. Betty was the owner...

Naomi Barton

Naomi Barton

August 6, 2017

Auburn Community – Naomi Ruth Barton, 71, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017 at her home. She was born in Booneville on December 22, 1945 to Willie Dee and Rosa Edith Helton Smith. On July 19, 1962, she married Jimmie Barton, of Derma, in Oxford. She graduated from Calhoun City High School. Naomi and Jimmie moved from Birmingham, Alabama to...

Carol McClellan Sharp

Carol McClellan Sharp

August 6, 2017

CAROL McCLELLAN SHARP Tupelo - Carol Ann Sharp, 23, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017. She was born in Plant City, Florida on June 5, 1994, to Douglas Richard and Victoria Lynn Vaughn McClellan. In 2010, she moved to Tupelo and attended Tupelo High School. She enjoyed fishing and sketching graphic art. Carol was dearly loved by her family and...