OBITUARIES
Ellen Avant
December 22, 2016
ELLEN AVANT Tupelo - Ellen Frances Avant, 70, long-time member of First Baptist Church, Tupelo, passed away December 22, 2016. She was born in Leavenworth, Kansas on September 13, 1946 to Alfred Medill and Dorothy Mae Settles Sexton. Ellen married Travis Avant April 12, 1966. Ellen and Travis moved to Tupelo in 1977 with Travis' work. She worked as a...
Arlin Hughes
December 15, 2016
Arlin Hughes Tupelo - Ellis Arlin Hughes, 90, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2016, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a short illness. He was born December 5, 1926, in Booneville to William and Alice Butler Hughes. Arlin worked for a number of years with Phillps Farm and Garden Center before starting his own landscaping company. For 35 years...
Oliver George Tann, III
December 13, 2016
Tupelo - Oliver George Tann III, 53, died Tuesday, December 13th, 2016 at North Mississippi Medical Center. Oliver was born June 1, 1963 in Clarksdale, MS to Oliver George Tann Jr. and Lois Legendre Tann. He married Terry (Swindle) Tann who was the love of his life on April 25, 1987 and they were happily married for 29 years. Oliver...
Evelyn Wright
December 13, 2016
Evelyn Wright Tupelo- Evelyn Margret Philpot Wright 93, died Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a long illness. She was born August 28, 1923, in the frog Island Community of Lee County to Dabner Clark and Edith Odelle Herring Philpot. She lived in Lee County most of her life. She worked in the medical field for...
Earline Cates Ellis
December 12, 2016
EARLINE CATES ELLIS Tupelo - Earline Ellis, 85, went to be with the lord on Monday, December 12, 2016, at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born September 20, 1931 to Cullen and Creasie Cates in Itawamba County. On December 5, 1953, she married T. L. Ellis, Jr. of Shannon. After working in the Verona School Cafeteria for many years, she...
Roy Barber
December 10, 2016
Roy Barber Belden - Roy Barber, 68, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016. He was born June 14, 1948, to Boyce and Eulah Abernathy Barber. In his younger years he served in the United States Army Reserve. He was a truck driver for many years. Roy enjoyed coaching softball, water skiing, patching up old cars and riding his motor cycle. ...
Kathy Sheffield Fowler
December 4, 2016
Kathy Sheffield Fowler Tupelo- Kathy Sheffield Fowler 63, a Tupelo native and lifelong resident, died Sunday, December 4, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born July 25, 1953, in Tupelo to Floyd Milton and Jewel Cole Sheffield. She was a member of the 1971 graduating class of Mooreville High School. Kathy was married to...
John Palmer
November 29, 2016
John Palmer Saltillo- John Lamar Palmer 88, died Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A Saltillo native, he was born July 5, 1928, to Lester Palmer and Gertie Brock Palmer. John was a member of the United States Army and proudly served his country in the Korean conflict. After serving in the Army,...
Carley Moore
November 28, 2016
Carley Moore Tupelo formally of Boonville- Carley Love Moore, 82, passed away Monday, November 28, 2016, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born July 24, 1934 in Booneville. Visitation will be 12 until 4 p.m. Friday, December 2, 2016 at W. E. Pegues, Tupelo Expressions of sympathy may be left at www.peguesfuneralhome.com .
Frances McIntosh Carpenter
November 26, 2016
FRANCES McINTOSH CARPENTER Mooreville - Frances McIntosh Carpenter, 94, returned to her heavenly home on November 26, 2016. Mrs. Carpenter was born to George W. McIntosh and Alma Richardson McIntosh in Itawamba County on June 22, 1922. When Mrs. Carpenter was two years old, the family moved to Mooreville. She attended schools in Mooreville and then graduated from Tupelo High...
Fred Strange
November 25, 2016
FRED STRANGETupelo - Fred Lewis Strange, 88, died Friday, November 25, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after a short illness. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at the Jefferson Street Chapel of W. E. Pegues with visitation from 11 a.m. until service time. A private family graveside service will follow in Lee Memorial...
Ruble L. Green
November 19, 2016
Tupelo- Ruble Linzy Green, 84, a native and lifetime resident of North Mississippi, died Friday, November 19, 2016, at Sanctuary Hospice House after a short illness. He was born January 6, 1932, in Itawamba County the only child of Dorsey Dillon Green and Blanche Christian Green. He played football at Itawamba High School for 3 years where he was a...
Patsy Carr
November 18, 2016
Patsy Carr Mooreville - Patsy Carr, 87, a native and lifelong resident of Lee County, died Friday, November 18, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born August 30, 1929, to Sam Thomas and Lilla Ellis Payne. Patsy married the love of her life “Demp” Carr in 1948 and they shared nearly 50 years together...
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