OBITUARIES
Sharon Johnson
August 27, 2015
SHARON JOHNSON Golden - Sharon Rose "Gator" Johnson, 65, died Thursday, August 27, 2015, at her home.
John F. Lamond, II
August 26, 2015
John F Lamond II of Williamsburg, formerly of Alexandria, and Clifton, Virginia, died at the Hospice House, Park St., in Charlottesville VA on August 26, 2015 at the age of 88. He was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma brain tumor on August 10, 2015. Prior to that morning in August, John was in excellent health. John was born to a Scottish...
Johnnie Mae Caldwell
August 25, 2015
Ripley - Johnnie Mae Caldwell, 99, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at home with her family after an extended illness. She was born April 6, 1916 to Grover and Addie Hatley Wiseman. Mrs. Caldwell was married to Robert J. Caldwell for 36 years before he passed away. Since April of 1951 Mrs. Caldwell has been a Jehovah's Witness. She...
Tom Schmoeller
August 22, 2015
Mooreville - Tom Schmoeller, 70, died Saturday, August 22 at Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born November 9, 1944, in Alton, Illinois to the late LeRoy Schmoeller and June Winters Schmoeller. He graduated from Southwestern High School and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Illinois. In June of 1964 he married Diana Weber. They had two children, Tom and Sheryl. Tom served...
Jane Kellum
August 22, 2015
JANE KELLUM Tupelo - Jane Newell Carr Kellum, 84, passed peacefully on August 22, surrounded by her family, at North Mississippi Medical Center. Originally from Leland, Jane was preceded by her parents, Samuel Frederick Carr and Pauline Newell Carr, brother, Dr. Fred Carr, and by her husband of nearly fifty-four years, Raymond Lester Kellum. She is survived by her children,...
Dorothy Pegram Wilson
August 22, 2015
DOROTHY PEGRAM WILSON Tupelo - Dorothy Pegram Wilson, 101 years, died August 22, 2015 after a week at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born October 13, 1913 to Dr. Robert Hugh Pegram, Sr. and Pearl West Pegram in Potts Camp, MS. In 1925, the family moved to Tupelo, where she grew up. She received a BS in Elementary Education...
Cassandra Gay Pearson
August 21, 2015
CASSANDRA GAY PEARSON Shannon - Cassandra Gay Pearson, 53, died Friday, August 21, 2015, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born May 29, 1962, to Melvin Edward and Margaret Dale McMurry Coker. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting and sewing. She was a happy- go-lucky lady, always with a smile on her face, and never met a stranger. She loved...
CLYDE M. MORGAN
August 20, 2015
CLYDE M. MORGAN Tupelo - Clyde Mitchell Morgan, 91, died peacefully at his home, Thursday, August 20, 2015. He was born in Lee County on January 6, 1924, to Joseph Whewell Morgan and Jewell Stevens Morgan. Clyde was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving in the 5th Air Force Service Command from June 23, 1943 until January...
Joseph Harold Richburg
August 19, 2015
HAROLD RICHBURG Tupelo - Joseph Harold Richburg, Sr. passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2015, at Golden Living Center in Tupelo and went to be with his heavenly father. Harold was born January 20, 1934, to Joe Edward and Pearl Baggett Richburg, in Clarendon County, South Carolina. In 1952 he graduated from Manning High School in Manning South Carolina, attended Clemson...
Stanley Hendrix
August 18, 2015
STANLEY HENDRIX Tupelo - Stanley Hendrix, 76, passed away Tuesday, August, 18, 2015, at Avonlea Assisted Living. He was born in Baldwyn, MS on June 21, 1939, to Banks and Eula Hendrix. He graduated from Mississippi State in 1963. For twenty-two years, Stanley worked at Blue Bell as a manager, with Pfaff Peagus in sales of industrial sewing machines and...
Shirley Smith
August 17, 2015
Saltillo - Shirley V. Smith, 76, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born August 21, 1938, to George and Cleta Vinson. A long-time resident of Saltillo, she worked at Metro Ford Auto Sales in the front office for almost 20 years before retiring. Shirley was an avid reader, enjoyed classical music, gardening...
Joe Kenneth Davidson
August 16, 2015
JOE KENNETH DAVIDSON Tupelo - Joe Kenneth Davidson, 75, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born December 25, 1939 to Marion J. and Rosetta Cockrell Davidson. Joe's parents died when he was very young. His older brother Alvie and Alvie's wife Augie raised Joe with their son, Gene. Joe and Gene were very...
Verna s. Williams
August 13, 2015
VERNA S. WILLIAMS Tupelo - Verna S. Williams, 86, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2015 at North Mississippi Medical Center. On June 17, 1929, she was born in Meridian, Mississippi. Verna began school at Martha Berry School for Girls in Mount Berry, Georgia. On July 28, 1948, she married Johnnie Roy Williams in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She was a member at...
Iden Levi Davis
August 13, 2015
Milton FL - Iden Levi Davis, 9 days old, earned his wings, Thursday, August 13, 2015 at Sacred Heart Childrens Hospital in Pensacola, Florida. He was born August 4, 2015 to Carroll Jr. and Leigh-Anda Davis. Iden Levi is also survived by his big brothers, Thomas of the home and Jerrid Davis of New Albany; his grandparents, Carroll Sr. and...
Rodney J. Kirk
August 11, 2015
Saltillo - Rodney J. "Papa" Kirk, 61, died on August 11, 2015 at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born August 8, 1954 in South Dakota. A long time resident of Saltillo, he worked for the city of Saltillo for 20 years. Rodney loved fishing, watching Mississippi State football games and spending time with his friends...
Mitchell L. Sisk
August 9, 2015
Old Union Community - Mitchell Louis Sisk, 90, went to his Heavenly home on Sunday, August 9, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice. He was born November 3, 1924, to Bruce and Alma Holmes Sisk. Mitchell was a lifetime farmer and loved farming and the land. He was a very patient and loving man. Mitchell loved the Lord, going...
Rita Horton
August 7, 2015
Saltillo - Rita Horton, 60, passed away Friday, August 7, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born January 22, 1955, to Elbert James and Earlene Griffin Watts. On Septmeber 10, 1971, Rita married the love of her life, Jacky C. Horton. Rita spent her spare time tending to her rose bushes and crossword puzzles....
Rondal Keith Presley
August 7, 2015
Rondal Keith Presley Guntown- Rondal Keith Presley, 57, died Friday, August 7, 2015, at his home. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, son, and brother. Keith was born March 16, 1958, in Baldwyn, Mississippi to Durell and Louise Presley. Keith served in The United States Army as a sergeant from 1977 until 1981. In 1986, Keith became a truck...
Barbara Franks Morton
August 4, 2015
Barbara Franks Morton Fulton- Barbara Franks Morton, 78, died Tuesday, August 4, 2015, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was a resident at Charleston Place in Fulton where she lived for the past three years. Prior, she lived in Saltillo where she was a proprietor of "Barbara's Place" Restaurant. Mother loved serving others, enjoying Gospel music, singing and of...
Ronald Poplin
August 3, 2015
Peaceful Valley - Ronald Lloyd Poplin, 72, passed away Monday, August 3rd, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice in Tupelo. He was born at Cabarras hospital in North Carolina to Lloyd Lenior Poplin and Kathleen Mae Wilkinson on September 8th, 1942. Ron served in the United States Air Force achieving the rank of Captain. For almost forty years, he...
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