OBITUARIES
Velva Johnston
August 13, 2024
Velva Johnston
Tupelo- Velva Lee Weaver Johnston, 94, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at Baldwyn Nursing Home. Velva was born September 7, 1929, in Menyard, Arkansas, to James Andrew Weaver and Fronia Townsley Weaver.
Velva was a woman of warmth and grace, someone who was truly easy to love. She dedicated her life to creating a nurturing home where...
Josephine Davis
August 6, 2024
Josephine Wollam Davis passed away at her residence on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 after declining health. She was 96 years old, born on November 12, 1927 to Ellis Clayton and Lula Holmes Wollam in Tupelo. She graduated from Tupelo High School and Mississippi College for women. She then earned a Master’s degree in Secretarial Science from the University of Mississippi....
Betty Shumpert
August 5, 2024
Betty Sue (Payne) Shumpert
Tupelo--Betty Sue Shumpert, aged 98, passed away peacefully on August 5, 2024 at Traceway Retirement Community in Tupelo, Mississippi. Betty Sue was born on March 27, 1926 in Tupelo and spent the majority of her later life in West Point. Betty Sue was a graduate of Mooreville High School where she played on the 1940 basketball team...
Bill "Paw" Carter
August 1, 2024
Bill Carter – Tupelo, MS
Bill “Paw” Carter, 81, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2024, at his home in Tupelo. He was born February 23, 1943, to Ed and Ruby Carter. He was a member of the All State Basketball team at East Union High School from which he graduated in 1962. Bill drove a truck for over 40 years for...
Tommy Gardner
July 31, 2024
Tommy Gardner – Tupelo, MS
Thomas Joseph Gardner IV, “Little” Tommy, 56, was born on April 29, 1968, and passed away on July 31, 2024, in Tupelo, Mississippi. He was a devoted son, husband and father, and the best girl dad and uncle ever. He had a sense of adventure and was always ready to try something new. He was an...
Brian Porter
July 31, 2024
Brian Porter – Saltillo, MS
Brian Stovall Porter, 53, of Saltillo, MS passed away peacefully July 31, 2024. He was the son of Bill Porter and the late Dianne Puckett Porter.
Surviving are his wife, Karen Porter; children, Will, Alli, Logan, and Leah; brother, Ben (Aimee); nephews, Barrett and Ethan; and a host of close cousins and friends.
He was preceded in death...
Martha Jo "Susie" Mansell
July 28, 2024
Saltillo—Martha Jo Poteet Mansell, affectionately known as Susie, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2024 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was 86 years old. Susie was born July 30, 1937 in Itawamba County, the daughter of Whitt and Fern Stevens Poteet. Her life was devoted to caring for her family and home. On July 24, 1957 she married the...
William P. Putt
July 28, 2024
Baldwyn—Just three days shy of his 81st birthday, William Perry “Butch” Putt passed away at his home in Baldwyn on Sunday, July 28, 2024. He was born in Tupelo on July 31, 1943 to Cleveland and Regina Rogers Putt. William was a loving husband, father, and grandfather, and a very talented musician. He was a lifelong tradesman who loved working...
Janice Hamblin
July 22, 2024
Janice Gwendolyn Hamblin, 87, of Tupelo, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2024, at the Sanctuary Hospice House. She was surrounded by her loving family.
Janice was born on April 20, 1937, in Booneville to Rowdy Joshua Floyd and Ira Martin Floyd. She was one of six children, with three brothers and two sisters. She grew up in Prentiss County and...
Shirley Newcomb
July 21, 2024
Shirley Newcomb
Mantachie--Shirley Ann Newcomb, 74, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 21, 2024, at the Traceway Manor Green House in Tupelo, MS. She was born April 28, 1950, to Jess and Cordie Mae Newcomb. Shirley enjoyed putting puzzles together, taking care of her baby doll, Peggy Sue, and playing bingo with her friends at the Green House. If you saw her,...
Dr. Charles Edward Moore
July 20, 2024
Dr. Charles Edward Moore, Sr.
Tupelo--Dr. Charles Edward Moore, Sr., son of Verna Ann Martin Moore and Archie Asbury Moore, departed this world on July 20, 2024, due to cardiac and other health issues. He is survived by his wife, Dr. Azalia Smith Moore; by his four children, Dr. Charles Edward Moore, Jr., Martha Lynn Moore Ray, Michael Andrew Moore, and...
Lynn "Nana" Stanton
July 15, 2024
Lynn Stanton – Guntown, MS
Patricia Lynn “Nana” Stanton, 67, passed away peacefully with her family by her side Monday, July 15, 2024, at her home in Guntown, MS. She was born June 27, 1957, to Phil and Barbara Payne of Clinton, TN. In the earlier part of her life, Lynn attended the First Baptist Church of Clinton, TN. In her...
Don West
July 15, 2024
Don West – Tupelo, MS
Ruble Ladon “Don” West, 75, passed away Monday, July 15, 2024, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born August 15, 1948, to Ruble and Beelah West. He was a member of Tupelo Fist Baptist Church. He also previously attended Monument Drive Baptist Church and Mount Sinai Baptist Church. Don was blessed with...
Linda "Snookie" Montague
July 15, 2024
Tupelo- Linda “Snookie” Fay Montague, 83, passed away Monday, July 15, 2024, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born on February 26, 1941 in Lee County to Earl Waddle and Ethel Beam Waddle.
Soft-spoken and kind, Linda graduated from Nettleton High School and went on to work as a ship-shore operator for many years as a civilian contractor.
When...
Mary M. Hill
July 13, 2024
Mary M. Hill
Mary Lillian McCombs Hill passed away peacefully with family by her side on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. A native of Aberdeen, Mary was born September 27, 1926 to John Knox and Troy Milam McCombs. She graduated from Aberdeen High School and continued her education at Mississippi State University where she was a...
Chip Waterer
July 12, 2024
Tupelo--Willie Frank “Chip” Waterer Jr. passed away Friday, July 12, 2024, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in Starkville, MS on October 30, 1957, the son of Willie Frank Waterer Sr. and Sue Odom Waterer. After graduation from high school Chip went to Mississippi State University where he earned a Masters Degree in...
Clara Ellis Black
July 11, 2024
Mrs. Clara Mae Ellis Black, 78, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2024. She was born September 6, 1945 in Lee County, Mississippi to the late William Byron Ellis and Lila Lee Lamb Ellis.
Mrs. Black worked for many years as a seamstress and then became the office manager for the family plumbing business. She enjoyed flowers, puzzles, watching game shows, and...
Bonna Jo Shanks
July 8, 2024
Bonna Jo Shanks – Saltillo, MS
Bonna Jo “BJ” passed peacefully from this life into her Heavenly home on Monday, July 8, 2024, with her family by her side. She enjoyed 74 years on this beautiful earth, and was a believer in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Bonna Jo “BJ” was born in Columbus, MS on March 11, 1950, to Howard Franklin Montgomery...
Minnie L. "Peggy" Ivy
July 8, 2024
Minnie L. “Peggy” Ivy, 99, of Tupelo went home to be with her Lord on 7/8/24. A loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, she passed away at peace at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo. Minnie was born on January 13, 1925 in Mantachie, Ms. to her parents Hollis Murphy and Alice Murphy and spent her childhood in Mantachie before moving to...
Phillip Michael "Mike" Cameron
July 6, 2024
Phillip Michael "Mike" Cameron
Saltillo-Phillip Michael “Mike” Cameron, 65, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2024, at his home in Saltillo, MS. He was born December 29, 1958, to Ernest Murdock Cameron and Samantha Inez Joyner Cameron. Mike faithfully served his country through the Mississippi National Guard in which he retired after 20 years of service. He was a hard worker and...
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