OBITUARIES
Neal Anderson
January 1, 2016
Neal Anderson Tupelo- Neal Anderson, 82, a native and lifetime resident of Mississippi, died Sunday, January 1, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born February 13, 1934, in Pontotoc County to Earl and Roverta Anderson. He loved to spend time with his grandsons and great-granddaughters. He owned and operated his own business Anderson Refrigeration and Appliance Services for 40...
Linda Edwards
December 30, 2015
LINDA EDWARDS Tupelo - Linda Edwards, 56, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at Rest Haven Nursing Home in Ripley after an extended illness. She was born July 20, 1959, to Earl and Shirley Green. Linda enjoyed listening to music, especially rock and roll. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, January 2, 2016, at the Jefferson Street Chapel of W....
Billy H. Breland
December 27, 2015
Billy H. BrelandTupelo-Billy H. Breland, 84, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2015 at University of Alabama Birmingham hospital facilities in Birmingham after a short illness. He was born January 22, 1931. A native of Green County, Miss., Mr. Breland was the son of the late Harold L. Breland and the late Martha Kittrell Breland. He completed high school in McLain,...
Martha Estes Gordon
December 26, 2015
MARTHA ESTES GORDON Okolona - (1946 - 2015) Martha Ann Estes Gordon, 69, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015. She was born July 27, 1946, to Walter Herman and Ocie Marie Estes. A school teacher at Okolona High School, she loved politics, playing the piano, and traveling. She was a member of Okolona First Baptist Church, the Lanier Club, and...
Sandra Post
December 25, 2015
SANDRA POST Tupelo - Sandra K Post, 66, died Friday, December 25, 2015, at her home. She was born in Tupelo on February 10, 1949 to Ozell and Lottie Hill and lived all of her life in Tupelo. Sandra loved her family, church family, and caring for others - especially her grandchildren. She spent her earlier years working at the...
Marie Gann
December 22, 2015
WILLIE GANN Saltillo - Willie Gann, 86, died Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice Unit. Visitation will be 5 until 9 p.m. Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at W. E. Pegues, Tupelo. Expressions of sympathy may be left at www.peguesfuneralhome.com .
Kenneth "Ken" Thrasher
December 13, 2015
KENNETH THRASHER Blue Springs - Kenneth Thrasher, 54, died Sunday, December 13, 2015, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice Unit, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on November 14, 2015. Services will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, December 16, 2015, in the Jefferson Street Chapel of W. E. Pegues with Rev. Bobby Holland officiating. Graveside services will follow in...
Ellen Estes Stroup
December 12, 2015
ELLEN STROUP Mooreville - Ellen Estes Stroup, 84, died Saturday, December 12, 2015, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice Unit. She was born in Mooreville on March 22, 1931 to Mannie and Selma Shumpert Estes and lived all of her life near her birthplace. Ellen loved fishing and enjoyed camping and quilting. In 1977, she married Robert Stroup and...
Marilyn Six
December 11, 2015
MARILYN SIX Saltillo - Marilyn Six, 83, died Friday, December 11, 2015, at her residence in Saltillo after a sudden illness. She was born March 22, 1932 to Alvin and Bernice Doan Reed. She was born and raised in Dodge City, Kansas. She had lived most of her adult life in California before moving to Saltillo in 2005. In Marilyn’s...
Linda Spencer-Stewart
December 9, 2015
Linda Spencer/Stewart Tupelo – Linda Carol Spencer/Stewart, 59, died Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. Linda was a long time resident of Lee Co. She was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Sept, 2 1956 to Sue Steele Baker and the late Elmer Steele of Fulton. Linda was raised in Fulton MS where...
Jacob Sheffield
December 6, 2015
JACOB SHEFFIELDTupelo - William Jacob Sheffield, 29, died Monday, December 7, 2015, in Germantown, Tennessee. Jacob who was a lifelong Tupelo resident was born October 17, 1986 to Don and Melissa Gray Sheffield. In 2005, Jacob graduated from Tupelo High School and then from Itawamba Community College before studying Managerial Finance at The University of Mississippi, earning his degree in...
Sam Hallmark
December 6, 2015
On a hot day in the middle of August, 1917, Samuel Hallmark came into the world. He was born to Ellick and Mary Hallmark and grew up on a small truck farm near Tupelo, MS. He was part of a fairly large family of 3 brothers and 2 sisters.Through out his youth he pulled his weight by helping his dad...
Bruce H. Gresham, Sr.
December 5, 2015
BRUCE H. GRESHAM, SR. Tupelo - Bruce Howard Gresham, Sr., 87, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Skeen, Mississippi on October 26, 1928. Bruce was a successful businessman as a CEO of advertising in communications and owned multiple businesses. He was an accomplished drummer from the age of 14. He was...
Cy Williams
December 5, 2015
CyWilliams, 60, died peacefully in his home Saturday, December 5, 2015. Cy made his entrance into this world November 11, 1955, in the red hills of Union, Newton County, Mississippi. The son of parents with farming backgrounds, he realized early he wanted something different in his life. When exposed to television as a young boy, comedy became his great companion....
Kathryn Wroten
December 3, 2015
Booneville - Kathryn Wroten, 87, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2015 at North Mississippi Medical Center. A Memorial Mass will be held in her honor Friday, December 11, 2015 at 1 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in New Albany. Visitation will be held from 6 until 7 p.m. Thursday night at the church.
Becky Cook
December 1, 2015
REBECCA COOK Tupelo - Rebecca Marlin Cook, 81, passed away on December 1, 2015 at the Greenhouses at Traceway in Tupelo. She was born August 7, 1934, in Lee County to Homer T. and Mamie Sims Marlin. She lived most of her young life in the Auburn Community, and she attended school at Lawhon and graduated from Tupelo High in...
James Kilgore, III
November 27, 2015
James Robert Kilgore, III Tupelo – James Robert Kilgore, III passed away November 27, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center. Born October 6, 1926, in Etta, Mississippi, he was the son of Bessie and James Robert Kilgore, II. After graduating from University High School in Oxford, Mississippi, James attended Mississippi College for two years before joining the U.S. Navy, where...
Richard LaPak
November 27, 2015
RICHARD LAPAK Tupelo - Richard John LaPak, 86, died on Friday November 27, 2015 at the Green Houses at Traceway. He was born in Norwalk, Connecticut on March 10, 1929 to Frank and Bertha Stako LaPak. Richard was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served from 1948 to 1952 during the Korean Conflict. On April 25, 1953 he...
Dan Hales
November 26, 2015
DAN HALES Tupelo- Daniel Fred Hales, 80, died Thursday, November 26, 2015 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born April 22, 1935, to Harold John Hales and Ruth “Leone” Carson. Dan was raised in Clarion, Pennsylvania. In 1953, he graduated from Clarion High School. After graduation he enlisted in the United States Navy. He then went to the...
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