OBITUARIES
Dr. Eugene Murphey
November 4, 2016
Eugene Moreau Murphey III, M.D.  Tupelo- Dr. Eugene Moreau Murphey III, 96, passed away on Friday November 4, 2016 in hospice care at North Mississippi Medical Center. He quietly and peacefully left this world surrounded by family members and his beloved wife of 71 years, Margaret Anne.  It was fitting that he spent his last days in the hospital that...
Jerry Lee Scott, Jr
November 3, 2016
Jerry Lee Scott Jr. Â Pontotoc- Jerry Lee Scott, Jr.,24, died Friday, November 3, 2016, at the North Mississippi Medical Center from injuries sustained in an automobile accident this past Saturday. He was born December 18, 1991, to Jerry Lee Scott Sr. and Joy Lynn Montgomery Hancock. After graduating from North Pontotoc High School in 2010, Jerry Lee attended Itawamba Community...
Velma Byars
October 29, 2016
VELMA BYARS Tupelo - Velma Allison Byars, 89, member of First Baptist Church, Tupelo, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2016, at the Greenhouses at Traceway. She was born in the Anchor Community on January 10, 1927, to Winifred and Ethel McQuary Lancaster. In 1947, Velma married her husband, M. B. "Buddy" Byars in Nettleton. She worked from home most of...
Jessie Mae Baggett
October 27, 2016
JESSIE MAE BAGGETT Tupelo - Jessie Mae Baggett went to be with our Lord and Savior Thursday, October 27, 2016, after an extended illness, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Collierville, Tennessee of April 28, 1926, to Earnest and Maggie Harris Pryor. She married the love of her life, R.C. Baggett, on October 24, 1959. They moved...
Bobbie Gale Pounds
October 27, 2016
BOBBIE GALE POUNDS Tupelo - Bobbie Gale Pounds, 47, went to her heavenly home Thursday, October 27, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born March 23, 1969, to Winona Hicks. She was a woman of many trades throughout her working life. Bobbie loved her Lord and loved to attend church while her health aloud her. She was a...
Ray Ellis Ford
October 26, 2016
RAY ELLIS FORD Tupelo - Ray Ellis Ford, 88, died Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at the Mississippi Veteran's Home in Oxford. He was born July 17, 1928, at Hazelurst to Shelby and Beulah Norman Ford. He was a member of St. Luke Methodist Church in Tupelo. He was a graduate of Hazelhurst High School and a proud member of the...
Helon Maynard
October 25, 2016
Tupelo- Helon Maynard passed away peacefully on October 25, 2016, at the Mitchell
James Ray Cryder
October 25, 2016
James Ray Cryder Tupelo - James Ray Cryder, 66, life-long resident of Tupelo, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at Baldwyn Nursing Home. He was born February 28, 1950, to Cozette and Erma Miller Cryder. He was a carpenter by trade. He was an avid collector, especially anything eagle related. James Ray loved his dog, Gimp and he was Baptist...
Lori Herring
October 25, 2016
LORI HERRING  Saltillo – Lori Herring, loving wife and mother, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2016. She was born in Wisconsin on September 9, 1964. Lori graduated from Saltillo High School where she was a cheerleader. She received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from North Alabama University. Lori loved taking care of her patients and did a lot of home...
Betty Jane Kellum
October 24, 2016
Tupelo - Betty Jane Kellum was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sibling, sister-in-law, aunt, and friend to many. She was born on September 27, 1923, in Coldwater, Mississippi. On October 24, 2016, surrounded by her loving children, she was able to painlessly walk into heaven, without assistance, where she was joyfully reunited with her husband of fifty-five years, Agrippa...
Edna Spain
October 23, 2016
Edna Spain Tupelo - Edna Spain, 92, died Sunday, October 23, 2016, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born October 4, 1924, to Charlie and Mattie Harris and lived in Tupelo and the Lee County area most of her life. She married the love of her life Charles Spain and had two wonderful children...
Betty Dykes
October 23, 2016
Betty Dykes Starkville - Betty Lou Dykes, 60, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2016, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born January 27, 1956, to Lonnie Ervin and Christine Dunn Edmonds. Betty was a homemaker who loved puzzle books, Nancy Drew books and the colors pink and purple. In her spare time Betty listened to music, made crafts...
Robert Woolard III
October 23, 2016
Robert "Bobby" Woolard III Saltillo- Robert Franklin Woolard III, 27, passed away Saturday, October 23, 2015, at his residence. He was born August 31, 1989, to Robert Franklin Woolard Jr. and Vilicia Raines Woolard. He was an outdoorsman who loved to fish, hunt and spend time with his friends. Helping others in times of need was his passion as well...
Eugene Tice
October 22, 2016
Eugene Tice  Saltillo - Eugene Milton Tice, 87, passed away Saturday , October 22, 2016, at the Greenhouses at Traceway.  He was born July 20, 1929, in Prequeisle, Wisconsin to parents Milton Tice and Margaret McCarty. Eugene joined the military in 1951and proudly served his country for twenty one years in the United States Navy in Submarine Service. He married...
Jimmy Bedford
October 21, 2016
Jimmy Clyde Bedford Tupelo - Jimmy Clyde Bedford, 68, passed away at his home surrounded by his family Friday, October 21, 2016. He was born June 16, 1948, in Tupelo, Mississippi to Hoyle W. Bedford and Pauline Malone. He married his loving wife, Ellie M. Bedford in 1979. He retired from the Tupelo Fire Dept in 1995 from Fire Station...
Louise M. Holcomb
October 19, 2016
Louise W. Holcomb Chesterville - Louise W. Holcomb, 92, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after a brief illness. She was born December 20, 1923, in Lee County, to Joel Sylvester and Alma Jackson Wilson. She attended school at East Tupelo High School followed by business school in Memphis. Louise was married to...
Jean Shurden Braden
October 15, 2016
JEAN SHURDEN BRADENJean S. Braden, 90, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016, at Traceway in Tupelo, Mississippi. She was born October 23, 1925 in Oktibbeha County to the late Steven Forest and Thelma Allen Shurden. Jean was married to Guy Brice Braden until his passing on January 2, 1972. She attended Wood Junior College, Mathiston and Mississippi State University. She...
William Riggan
October 14, 2016
WILLIAM RIGGAN Â Plantersville - William Alfred Riggan, 78, passed away after extended illness Friday, October 14, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Hamilton, Alabama on July 5, 1938, to Hilliard and Stella Morton Riggan. William worked at Tupelo Tool and Dye until his retirement. After his retirement he started Jenner Manufacturing in 1986. William enjoyed music...
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