OBITUARIES
Kathryn Herring
July 18, 2018
Tupelo - Kathryn Harlow Herring, 82, died Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at Methodist University Hospital after a sudden illness. She was born in Pontotoc County, March 6, 1936, to Purvie Hazel and Verna Grace Palmer Harlow. She was a graduate of Belden High School. On March 16, 1955, she married J.L. Herring. She retired from Internal Medicine Associates after working...
Mollie Winchester
July 17, 2018
Mollie Imogene Winchester Tupelo - Mollie Imogene Winchester died Tuesday July 17, 2018 at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born on October 6, 1932 to Luther Bounds and Levera Patrick in Paris, Texas. She grew up in the Mississippi Delta with her three brothers and two sisters. For 50 years, she raised her two children in the Evergreen Community....
Mary H. McNeil
July 17, 2018
Mary H. McNeil Tupelo - Mary Houston McNeil, 90, died Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at Valley View Heath and Rehabilitation in Madison, Alabama. She was born August 30, 1927, in Carthage to Andrew Jackson Houston and Aileen Houston Gross. On April 9, 1948, she married Ed McNeil. She retired from the Tupelo Public School System as a secretary/bookkeeper for Tupelo...
Liz Todhunter
July 14, 2018
Tupelo - Elizabeth Sue Todhunter, 51, passed away Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born in Joplin, Missouri, February 24, 1967, to Richard and Clara Fern Aston Todhunter. Liz enjoyed connecting on Facebook and loved making people smile and laugh. Survivors include her mother, Fern Frisk of Miami, Oklahoma; two sisters: Paula Landers of Miami, Oklahoma;...
Jerry W. Turner
July 14, 2018
Jerry Weaver Turner, 77, died Saturday, July 14, 2018, at his residence. He was born in Itawamba County, February 7, 1941, to Samuel Dew and Mazie Weaver Turner. He was a truck driver and the owner and operator of Trail Blazer Truck Stop in Mooreville. Jerry served as President of The Tupelo Gun Club and enjoyed shooting skeet. Survivors include...
Wayne Beasley
July 10, 2018
Horace Wayne Beasley, 92, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born October 13, 1925, to Ezra and Linnie Lee Lindsey Beasley. He attended Itawamba Agricultural High School and Mississippi State University. On December 20, 1946, he married Sara Nell Black. He and his wife owned and operated Beasley Construction Company. Wayne served in the...
Jean Vinson Lessel
July 9, 2018
Jean Vinson Lessel Belden - Bonnie Jean Lessel, 87, passed away June 7, 2018, at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born February 23, 1931, to Walter Henry Vinson and Paralee Dillard Vinson. She graduated from Belden High School. On March 23, 1953, she married Mitchell Lessel. Jean was a long time member of Macedonia Baptist Church. She was a wonderful...
Shelba Otts
July 9, 2018
Shelba Otts Tupelo - Shelba Ann Otts, 80, passed away Monday, July 9, 2018 at Tupelo Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born in Amory on November 20, 1937, to Dalton Bryan and Bernice Noe Bryan. She married Mitchell Douglas Otts and together they raised their four children. Shelba was a long time and faithful member of West Main Church...
Bob Knight
July 8, 2018
Robert Eugene Knight, 70, died surrounded by the love of his life and his family, Sunday, July 8, 2018, in Aruba. He was born September 3, 1947, to George Ephraim and Allie McMahan Knight. Bob was a 1965 graduate of Tupelo High School and attended Mississippi State University. On January 30, 1970, he married the former, Nancy Christian. Early in...
Bill Wright
July 7, 2018
Bill Wright Mooreville - Billy Wayne Wright, 70, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018 from an extended illness. He was born October 5, 1947 to James Edward Wright and Mary Christine Wright. As a teenager, he was saved and became a member of the Baptist church. In 1965, he graduated from Tupelo High School. On January 16, 1971, he married...
Jean Vinson Lessel
July 7, 2018
Jean Vinson Lessel Belden - Bonnie Jean Lessel, 87, passed away June 7, 2018, at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born February 23, 1931, to Walter Henry Vinson and Paralee Dillard Vinson. She graduated from Belden High School. On March 23, 1953, she married Mitchell Lessel. Jean was a long time member of Macedonia Baptist Church. She was a wonderful...
Henry R. Rowe
July 5, 2018
Henry Ruble Rowe, 94, passed away Thursday, July 5, 2018, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. He was born in the Pontocola Community, October 9, 1923, to Lee Henry and Cordy Elizabeth Mann Rowe. Henry proudly served his country as a Corporal in the United States Army during World War II. Before and after his military service, he worked as...
Harvey Young
July 1, 2018
Tupelo - Harvey Lee Young, 86, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2018, at Sunshine Health Care in Pontotoc. He was born October 14, 1931, to Audie Lee and Ruby Russell Young. He worked a number of years in sales and installation at MAC's Tire Center. Harvey enjoyed deer and fox hunting and had won numerous trophies in fox hunting field...
Harold Roberts
June 29, 2018
Harold Roberts Tupelo-Harold Roberts, 85, passed away Friday, June 29, 2018 at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born April 28, 1933, in Union County to Joe Wheeler Roberts and Ada Estell Lessel Roberts. After attending New Harmony High School, he worked for a local concrete business. At age 21 he was drafted by the U.S. Army and served in...
Mattie Carter
June 28, 2018
Mattie Fay Dickey Carter Tupelo - Mattie Fay Dickey Carter, 81, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born in Alcorn County, April 25, 1937, to Joe and Viola Dickey. She worked a number of years in the laundry at North Mississippi Medical Center. She enjoyed reading and watching vintage...
Jeffery Reynolds
June 27, 2018
Jeffery Reynolds Plantersville - Jeffery Curtis Reynolds, 17, died suddenly, Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Tupelo January 11, 2001, to Steven Jeffery Reynolds and Jeanine Collums Morphis. He was a student at Shannon High School, an avid sports fan and enjoyed playing video games. He especially loved aggravating his siblings. He was...
Randy Martin
June 25, 2018
Randy Martin Tupelo - James Randy Martin, 40, passed away June 23, 2018 at his home surrounded by family. He was born on December 27, 1977 to James Jerry and Pearlie Mae Engle Martin in Tupelo. For many years, he worked at Toyota as a Machine Operator. On September 26, 2015, he married Kristina Martin. For a while, he ran...
Allen Spencer McCurdy
June 24, 2018
Allen Spencer McCurdy Mooreville - Allen Spencer McCurdy, 75, died Sunday, June 24, 2018 at Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born in Greenwood on December 16, 1942, to Jessie Elbert and Blanche Chassaniol McCurdy. In 1961, he graduated from Greenwood High School and served in the United States Navy from September 6, 1961 until August 31, 1967. While in the...
Etola "Tobie" Murphy
June 23, 2018
Etola "Tobie" Murphy Belden- Etola Wayne "Tobie" Murphy, 90, went to be with her Heavenly Father on June 19, 2018. She was born September 27, 1927 and lived a remarkable life. She co-authored the book, "Tobie and Carl," which detailed how she was a strong and forgiving woman. Tobie loved all of God's creatures, (particularly dogs and birds) and all...
Randy Martin
June 23, 2018
Randy Martin Tupelo - James Randy Martin, 40, passed away June 23, 2018 at his home surrounded by family. He was born on December 27, 1977 to James Jerry and Pearlie Mae Engle Martin in Tupelo. For many years, he worked at Toyota as a Machine Operator. On September 26, 2015, he married Kristina Martin. For a while, he ran...
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