OBITUARIES
Ruby Betts Patterson
March 2, 2017
RUBY BETTS PATTERSON Tupelo - Ruby Laine Patterson, 82, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017, at Diversicare. She was born September 23, 1934, to Roy Wuster and Carrie Lewis Betts. Ruby grew up on the family farm picking cotton. Her family lived off the land and did not eat anything they did not grow. In her early life, she lived...
Alice Short
March 2, 2017
Alice Short Tupelo- Alice Short, 53, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. She was born October 3, 1963 to William Black and Eunice Harold Short. Survivors include one son, Jeffery Short. Expressions of sympathy may be left at www.peguesfuneralhome.com
Betty Sue Newcomb
February 28, 2017
BETTY SUE NEWCOMB Tupelo - Betty Sue Newcomb, lifelong Tupelo native, 81, passed away after an extended illness Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at her home. She was born April 27, 1935, to Curtis Eugene, Sr. and Lena Mae Hill Gentry. On March 14, 1954, Betty Sue married James Newcomb. She was a member of Gloster Street Church of Christ and...
Winafred Herndon
February 27, 2017
Tupelo - Winafred Elizabeth Herndon, 91, passed away Monday, February 27, 2017, at the Reed House at Traceway. She was born April 19, 1925, to Louie and Majella Marmer. On May 19, 1945, Winafred married Robert Earl Herndon, and they were married for 64 years until his passing in 2010. She and her husband owned and operated Herndon Well and...
Bob "Pop" Rundquist, Sr.
February 27, 2017
Saltillo – Robert W. Rundquist, Sr., 81, passed away Monday, February 27, 2017, at his home. He was born November 4, 1935 to Edward and Mabel Hermanson Rundquist in Illinois. Pop, as he was affectionately called by many, married Dorothy Ruth on June 1, 1963. He served his country in the United States Army and worked for Civil Service in...
Earl Gillentine
February 26, 2017
Earl W. GillentineNettleton- Earl W. Gillentine, 91, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. Earl was born, May 24,1925, in Mooreville to Claude and Viola Gillentine. Earl served proudly in the U.S. Army as a member of the military police. He was a bronze star recipient and served during World War II. He spent time...
Norma Price
February 25, 2017
Norma Ballard Price Tupelo - Norma Ballard Price, 83, died Saturday, February 25, 2017, at Magnolia Manor in Tupelo. Norma was born, May 4,1933, in Tupelo to Hoyle Preston and Eula Mae Ballard. Earlier in her life she lived a number of years in Palestine, Texas, Phoenix, Arizona and Lexington, South Carolina before returning to Tupelo in 1947. She was...
Rose Hutcheson
February 24, 2017
Rose Hutcheson Tupelo - Rose Hutcheson, 93, died Friday, February 24, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born June 6, 1923, in Lee County, Mississippi. She loved crossword puzzles, visiting with friends, and cooking. Rose was of the Jehovah's Witness faith. Survivors include her son, Billy Hutcheson (Janice) of Verona; two daughters Jean Jamison of Tupelo and Carolyn...
R. Phillip Long
February 22, 2017
R. Philip Long R. Philip Long, 89, long time Tupelo business man, died Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Tupelo. Philip was born to Jim and Mattie Wood Long January 27, 1928, in the Birmingham Ridge Community. Philip served our country in the United States Navy. He was a salesman for Commercial Distributors from 1954,...
Bonnie Stegall
February 20, 2017
Bonnie Fay Stegall Carolina Community - Bonnie Fay Stegall, 79, passed away Monday, February 20, 2017, at North Mississippi Center. Bonnie was born February 25, 1937, in Monroe County to Abner Garvin and Effie Mae Gann. Earlier in her life Bonnie worked in garment manufacturing as a seamstress but was a homemaker for most of her life. Bonnie loved to...
Robert L. Harris
February 20, 2017
ROBERT L. HARRISTupelo - Robert Lynn Harris, 98, passed away Monday, February 20, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born January 24, 1919, to Robert Sadler and Mary Eliza Staten Harris. He joined the Navy at the age of 18 and retired after 20 years of service. Robert received multiple medals during his service to his country. Robert married...
Avis Cayson
February 18, 2017
AVIS CAYSON Clint, Texas - Avis Hinton Cayson was born June 30, 1928 in Shannon and passed away at the age of 88 on February 18, 2017 in Clint, Texas. On August 18, 1948, Avis married Joe Cayson and was an Army wife until his retirement. While living in Tupelo, Avis and her husband were members of Sherman Baptist Church....
Sybil Witt Edwards
February 15, 2017
SYBIL WITT EDWARDS Tupelo - Sybil Witt Edwards, 88, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born April 4, 1928, to William Shelby and Ruby Ridings Witt. She graduated from Mooreville High School and worked on the assembly line at Delta International until retirement. Sybil was a feisty lady who loved to make...
Billy Conaway
February 15, 2017
BILLY CONAWAY Tupelo - Billy Gene Conaway, 70, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born July 14, 1946, to Roy and Lois Robison Conaway. He was raised in the Mt. Vernon area on the farm and he loved riding on the tractor. Billy served his country in the United States Army and fought...
Peggy G. Chaney
February 8, 2017
PEGGY G. CHANEY Tupelo - Peggy Galloway Chaney, 78, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. She was the daughter of Dr. Dolph Vernon Galloway and Edna Fay Spears Galloway. Peggy was born in Meridian on November 23, 1938 where she was welcomed by her older sisters, Patricia and Phyllis. Peggy attended Forest Hill in Jackson for 12 years....
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