OBITUARIES
Anita Henry
March 10, 2016
ANITA HENRY Saltillo - Anita Loise Henry, 51, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice Unit. She was born October 19, 1964 to Arthur and Mirths Conway Henry. Anita was a lovely woman and will be missed by all her friends and family. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, March 12, 2016, at the Saltillo...
Ruth A. Thorn
March 8, 2016
RUTH A. THORN Nettleton - Ruth Aileen Thorn, 84, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born June 7, 1931 to Carlos and Earlie Potts Fowler. Ruth worked at Three Rivers Area Agency on Aging as a Site Manager and with Lee County School System as a bus driver for 20 years. She was...
Roy Riddle
March 6, 2016
ROY RIDDLE Tupelo - Roy Riddle died Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Sanctuary Hospice House. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by W. E. Pegues Funeral Directors.
Rhonda Sanderford
March 6, 2016
RHONDA SANDERFORD Saltillo - Rhonda Marie Powell Sanderford, 56, joined her devoted husband P.K. and beloved children Dwayne and Sandra at the feet of our Lord at 10:32 PM on March 6, 2016. She was surrounded by her loving family at the time of her passing, in hospice care at the North MS Medical Center, after a long battle with...
Connie Dalee
March 5, 2016
CONNIE DALEE Tupelo - Connie Love Dalee, 95, died Saturday, March 5, 2016, at The Meadows, in Fulton. She was born in Tennessee on February 6, 1921, to Connie Estes and Amenda Flossie Love Montgomery and lived in Tupelo most of her life. Connie’s working career was spent creating window displays for Pryor’s and Reed’s Department Stores. She was a...
Gladwin Snipes
March 3, 2016
GLADWIN SNIPES Safety Harbor, FL - Gladwin Gilbert Snipes, 84, died Thursday, March 3, 2016, at Consulate Healthcare of Safety Harbor in Florida. He was born in Northville, Michigan on February 26, 1932 to Frank Lamar and Audrie Fay Lowery Snipes. His early life was spent mostly in Tupelo and he was a 1950 graduate of Tupelo High School. During...
Larry D. Dunaway
March 1, 2016
LARRY D. DUNAWAY Saltillo - Larry D. Dunaway, 57, went to be with his heavenly father, Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. Larry was born in Marks, Mississippi on May 16, 1958 to Herman Dunaway and Iva Nell Watts Dunaway. In Hamilton, Alabama on August 30, 1978 he married Charlotte Marie Stephens....
Ronny Scruggs
February 27, 2016
RONNY SCRUGGS Tupelo - Ronny Scruggs, 71, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016, at his home. He was born September 21, 1944 to James and Joe Kate McMaham Scruggs. Ronny accepted Christ at an earlier age at Harrisburg Baptist Church. He spent most of his work history in produce grocery business and later in life retired from Stone Container. Ronny...
Mark Hudson
February 25, 2016
MARK HUDSON Sherman - Richard Mark Hudson, 56, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2016, at his home. He was born in New Albany on July 1, 1959 to Thomas and Martha Mayer Hudson. He was in the United States Navy from 1981 until 1987 as a support mechanic. Mark worked at Pepsi Co. as a forklift operator for 15 years...
James Carlton
February 20, 2016
JAMES CARLTON Tupelo - James Benard Carlton, Jr., 77, went to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday, February 20, 2016 following a sudden illness. A Hamilton, Alabama native, he was born March 19, 1938 to James Benard Carlton, Sr. and Alma Irene Sullins Carlton. James served in the Army for ten years and also in the National Guard from...
Andy Leschen
February 20, 2016
ANDY LESCHEN Tupelo - Andrew G. Leschen, 68, died Saturday, February 20, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in New York, New York on August 6, 1947, to Robert and Phyllis Nager Leschen and was raised in the Jewish faith. Andy was drafted in 1967, after briefly attending college, to the United States Army and was stationed...
Ruth Young
February 15, 2016
RUTH YOUNG Verona - Jo Ruth McWhorter Young, better known as "Gabby" to her family and friends, went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 15, 2016, after a brief stay at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born on January 31, 1920, in Plantersville, Miss., to John and Manalieu McWhorter. She graduated from Plantersville High School, where she...
Alice Lyle
February 15, 2016
ALICE LYLE Tupelo - Alice Lyle, 92, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born April 5, 1923, to John and Navada Webb. She retired from Daybrite, but continued to work at Legends until the age of 83. Alice enjoyed traveling, quilting, fishing and loved gospel music. She was a member of Oak Ridge...
Albert E. Kruger
February 13, 2016
Albert Edward Kruger TUPELO, MS – Albert Edward Kruger, 94, passed away Saturday, Feb, 13, 2016 in Tupelo, MS. He was born in Chicago on October 22, 1921, to Albert and Anna Kruger (nee Westpfahl). He was a member of Christ the King Lutheran Church in Tupelo, MS and a long time member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Round...
Virginia Lamb
February 12, 2016
Tupelo - Virginia Lamb, 86, passed away Friday, February 12, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Lee County to Willie Samuel and Nora Estelle Clark on May 6, 1929. Virginia was a talented seamstress and worked from her home and had never retired from this profession. She loved listening to music especially blue grass. Virginia was...
Clayborne Davidson
February 11, 2016
C. A. DAVIDSON Verona - Clayborne Alexander Davidson, 83, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016, after an extended illness. He was born in Pontotoc on September 10, 1932, and served in the United States Army from 1951 until 1952. Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, February 14, 2016, at the Jefferson Street Chapel of W. E. Pegues with Rev. Carl...
Antonio "Bookie" Clay
February 11, 2016
My Life as Antonio Lamar “Bookie” Clay Well family it pains me to say this, but I have passed away. I knew it would happen someday. I know none of us expected it or even wanted this to happen. I'm flying high and I will see you again one day. On Monday, August 6, 1984 in Greenwood Ms. I was...
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