OBITUARIES
Robert L. "Bob" Bolen
September 7, 2015
ROBERT L. BOLEN Spring, Texas - Robert L. "Bob" Bolen, 82, passed away Monday, September 7, 2015, at Gamble Hospice in Bossier City, Louisiana. He was born July 19, 1933, in Lacey Springs, Alabama to Will and Daisey Edwards Bolen. Bob grew up in Mooreville and lived a short time in Verona. He loved to fish and to grill for...
Travis Gardner Garrett
September 6, 2015
TRAVIS GARRETT Shannon - Travis Gardner Garrett, 98, passed away at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks, Sunday, September 6, 2015. He was born June 14, 1917, to Clarence and Minnie Ola Garrett. Travis was a lifelong farmer and resident of Shannon. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, September 9, 2015, in The Jefferson Street Chapel of W. E. Pegues, with...
Bob Wiley
September 6, 2015
BOB WILEY Robert Allen "Bob" Wiley, 59, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015, at Eastport Marina on Pickwick Lake, Iuka, after a sudden illness. He was born July 30, 1956, to Thomas Lamar and Pearl Robbins Wiley in Tupelo, Mississippi. A 1974 graduate of Tupelo High School, he went on to Mississippi State University where he graduated in 1978 with...
Julie Whitehead
September 5, 2015
Julie Lynne Johnson Whitehead passed away on September 5, 2015, in Round Rock, Texas, after a lengthy struggle with cancer. She was a person of honor, integrity, and strong moral character. She had a sly and dry wit, and she inherited her father's ability to master a sweet deal. Being a true Southern lady, she could charm or crush with...
Willodine Nelms
September 2, 2015
WILLODINE B. NELMS Tupelo - Willodine Blake Nelms, 91, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Wednesday, September 2, 2015, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks after an extended illness. She was born in Mathiston on December 1, 1923 to William Watkins and Bertha Lee Shaffer Blake. She worked and later retired as a book keeper at Westbrook's. She...
Billy Herring
August 31, 2015
Saltillo - Billy Morris Herring, 80, died Monday, August 31, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A native and lifelong resident of Saltillo, he was born December 2, 1934 to Edgar Thurman and Johnnie Brock Herring. Earlier in his life, he was stationed in Germany while serving his country in the United States Army. After 42...
Morgan Taylor
August 28, 2015
Sherman - Morgan Taylor, 85, passed away Friday, August 28, 2015, in his home. He was born March 3, 1930, to Warren and Lois Morgan Taylor. Morgan was a self-made man and started his own successful businesses, one of which being, Taylor's Appliances. A lifelong salesman, he thoroughly enjoyed meeting and speaking with the public. Morgan and his wife had...
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...
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