OBITUARIES
Elena Floyd
July 4, 2017
ELENA FLOYD Tupelo - Elena Sandra Floyd, 68, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in Wichita, Kansas on September 4, 1948, to Conrado and Joan Frey Aguirre. In 1963, she moved to Tupelo and graduated from Tupelo High School in the class of 1966. For over 30 years,...
Alfred Cohen
July 3, 2017
Alfred E. Cohen Tupelo- Al Cohen, 79, died Monday, July 3, 2017. Al was born September 26, 1937 in New York, New York. Al went to undergrad at Hobart College in Geneva, New York and did graduate work at NYU and Stanford University. Al and his wife, Marilyn, have been members of Temple B'nai Israel since 1974 when they moved...
Debbi Holt Fooshee
July 2, 2017
Debbi Fooshee Mooreville - Debbi Holt Fooshee, 60, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017, at her home. She was born September 14, 1956, to Ronald and Virgina Holt in San Antonio, Texas. Her father was in the United States Air Force and stationed in Berlin, Germany where she was raised. Later moving to Mooreville, she went to Northeast Community College...
Annie Lois Beasley Parchman
June 30, 2017
Annie Lois Beasley Parchman Shannon - Annie Lois Beasley Parchman, 80, passed away Friday, June 30, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born September 4, 1936, to Curtis and Lota Wheeler Beasley. She married James Howard "Bub" Parchman, Jr. on October 2, 1952, during their lunch breaks. Annie worked at various places as a seamstress, even tailored for...
Martha Mae Campbell
June 28, 2017
MARTHA MAE CAMPBELL Morris, Illinois - Martha M. Campbell, 66, passed away, Tuesday, June 27, 2017 peacefully at her loving sister's home in New Albany, with her family by her side. Martha was born September 3, 1950, in Jackson, Tennessee. Martha prided herself on her work as a CPA. She retired after 20 years of employment for West 40 in...
Mike Christian
June 28, 2017
MIKE CHRISTIAN Tupelo - Tommy Michael Christian, 57, passed away at the North Mississippi Medical Center hospice care unit on June 24, 2017 after a brief illness with a very rare cancer. Mike was born August 22, 1959 and grew up in Tupelo. He graduated from Tupelo High School in 1977 and has been an automobile technician most of his...
Lisa Beam Lessard
June 28, 2017
Beam Lessard Fulton - Lisa Beam Lessard, 55, passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born July 8, 1961, to Doris Maxine King. Doris remarried, Richard Allen Beam who adopted Lisa at the age of two. She was raised in Azusa, California where she trained and served as a firefighter. Her best quality being...
Martha Mae Campbell
June 27, 2017
MARTHA MAE CAMPBELL Morris, Illinois - Martha M. Campbell, 66, passed away, Tuesday, June 27, 2017 peacefully at her loving sister's home in New Albany, with her family by her side. Martha was born September 3, 1950, in Jackson, Tennessee. Martha prided herself on her work as a CPA. She retired after 20 years of employment for West 40 in...
Sandra A. Bland
June 25, 2017
SANDRA A. BLAND Tupelo - Sandra Teresa Anderson Bland, 71, passed away Sunday, June 25, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born April 29, 1946, to Clyde and Dorothy Murphy Anderson and was raised in Savannah, Georgia. Sandra met her husband, Howard Bland, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and they were married on June 14, 1965. She was a homemaker...
Mike Christian
June 24, 2017
MIKE CHRISTIAN Tupelo - Tommy Michael Christian, 57, passed away at the North Mississippi Medical Center hospice care unit on June 24, 2017 after a brief illness with a very rare cancer. Mike was born August 22, 1959 and grew up in Tupelo. He graduated from Tupelo High School in 1977 and has been an automobile technician most of his...
Lavert "Slim" Wilson
June 24, 2017
LAVERT "SLIM" WILSON Tupelo - Lavert Wilson, 81, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017 at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born June 17, 1936 to L. C. and Vergie Olean Oliver Wilson. He worked as an auto mechanic at Slim Texaco. Lavert greatly enjoyed the outdoors and was Baptist by faith. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Martha...
Kay Edmonds
June 24, 2017
Kay Edmonds Starkville - Elvie Kay Edmonds, 67, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017, at her home. She was born April 19, 1950, to Lonnie Ervin and Elvie Christene Dunn Edmonds. She grew up in Longview, outside of Starkville. Elvie taught an Adult Basic Education for many years in Starkville at the J. L. King Center. She was a member...
Donald E. Noble
June 24, 2017
Baldwyn -- Donald E. Noble , 74, passed away on Saturday June 24, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by W. E. Pegues Funeral Directors. Expressions of sympathy may be left at www.peguesfuneralhome.com .
Lauren Smith
June 24, 2017
LAUREN SMITH Fulton – Lauren Lee Williams Smith, 32, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017 at her home. She was born in Meridian on October 14, 1984 to Cy and Betty Moore Williams. She was a sociology instructor at ICC. Lauren was full of laughter, loved to travel, loved her family and enjoyed living life to the fullest. She was...
Dr. D. F. Crowe
June 22, 2017
DR. D. F. CROWE Tupelo - Denvil F. Crowe, M. D., 93, died Thursday, June 22, 2017, at Generations Assisted Living. He was born August 27, 1923, to Otte Farris and Myrtle Callis Crowe. Born and raised in Braggadocio, Missouri, he graduated from Braggadocio High School at the age of 15. During his senior year of high school he took...
Ashlee Blaine Smith
June 21, 2017
ASHLEE BLAINE SMITH Furrs Community - Ashlee Blaine Smith, 28, passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017. She was born in Tupelo on July 15, 1988, to James Robert "Bobby" Smith, Jr. and Cathy Kilgo. She graduated from Vina High School. She previously worked at FedEx Ground and Wal Mart. Ashlee was a volunteer fireman. She enjoyed any genre of music,...
Josephine C. McVay
June 21, 2017
JOSEPHINE C. McVAYTupelo - Josephine C. McVay, 95, died Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice. She and her twin brother, Joseph were born May 11, 1922 in Plantersville to Argyle Columbus and Carrie McDole McVay. She was the last survivor of her sibling group. After graduating from Mooreville High School in 1941, she worked for a...
Jamie Lucille Lynn Smith
June 20, 2017
Jamie Lucille Lynn Smith, 22, passed away suddenly Tuesday, June 20, 2017. She was born in Springfield, Illinois on April 24, 1995, to Glenn Allen and Jeanette Basile Smith. She moved to Tupelo a few months ago and was working at O'Charley's as a waitress. Jamie loved the outdoors, especially hiking. She was very loved and will be dearly missed...
Eugene Spearman
June 20, 2017
EUGENE SPEARMAN SATILLO – Mr. Eugene Spearman, 91, passed away on June 19, 2017, at his home in Saltillo. His early years were spent near Coffeeville. He considered his childhood home to be God's country, and that is where he learned the kindness and sweet Christian faith that sustained him all his life. His young adult life was spent in...
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