OBITUARIES
Bro. T. K. Brann
June 7, 2015
BRO. T. K. BRANN The Rev. Thomas Kermit Brann, 95, died Sunday, June 7, 2015 in Tupelo, MS. Bro. Brann, as he was called by most, was born November 10, 1919 in Weakley County, TN to Charlie Sebern Brann and Lurene Atkins Brann. Bro. Brann was a member of the "Greatest Generation" of the highest order. He and his sister...
Thomas Douglas "Tom" "Doug" Akers
June 6, 2015
THOMAS DOUG AKERS Saltillo - Thomas "Tom" Douglas "Doug" Akers, 60, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015, at his home. He was born in Illinois on November 12, 1954 to Samuel Franklin Eugene Akers and Wanda Lee David Akers. He was a veteran of The United States Navy. He was a welder and builder by trade. He was an avid...
Janet Sneed
June 6, 2015
Janet Sneed passed away June 6, 2015, at the age of 68 at her home in Verona, MS. Janet was born September 18th, 1946, in Sandwich, Illinois, the daughter of Clarence and Dorothy Ness. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Charlie Sneed of Willow Crest Nursing Home in Sandwich; a sister, Shirley (Bud) Anderson; a brother, Don...
Brenda McCormick
June 6, 2015
BRENDA J. MCCORMICK Saltillo - Brenda Jean McCormick, 71, died Saturday, June 6, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center. A Lee County native, she was born July 19, 1943 to William Earl and Ethel Mae Witt Repult. Brenda enjoyed going to yard sales and flower gardening. She served as a waitress/hostess for years and was a long time Rex Plaza...
Bobbie W. Holloway
June 6, 2015
Bobbie W. Holloway Tupelo- Bobbie Washington Holloway, 77, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 6, 2015, at 6:20 p.m. at North Mississippi Medical Center on Hospice Care. She was born January 6, 1938 to the late Clelon Earl Washington and Mary E. Washington of Pontotoc County. She was a member of Monument Drive Baptist Church. She was...
Rickey Ferguson
June 5, 2015
RICKEY FERGUSON Tupelo - Rickey Lee Ferguson, 63, died Friday, June 5, 2015, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born November 5, 1951 to Herbert and Mary Sowell Ferguson. He was a delivery driver with Auto Zone Parts. He loved to fish, hunt, enjoyed his puppies but most of all the time spent with family especially his grandchildren....
Tyler Stennis Young
June 4, 2015
TYLER STENNIS YOUNG Huntsville, AL - Tyler Stennis Young, 32, went to be with the Lord on June 4, 2015, at his home in Huntsville, AL, surrounded by his family. Tyler is survived by his wife, Mollie Hederman Young; son, Tyler Stennis Young, Jr.; and daughter, Carson Blair Young, due to be born in October. He is also survived by...
James R. Gaines, Jr.
June 3, 2015
JAMES R. GAINES, JR. Verona - James R. Gaines, Jr., 65, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at his home suddenly. He was born in Tupelo on April 30, 1950 to James R. and Annie Mae Gaines. He retired after 38 years of service to Lane Furniture. He was a Baptist by faith. He enjoyed spending time with his family...
Clayton Stewart
June 3, 2015
Clayton Stewart, 63, of Saltillo passed away today. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced late on Thursday.
Faye Saxon
June 3, 2015
FAYE SAXON Tupelo - Betty Faye Saxon, 74, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at Pontotoc Nursing and Rehab. She was born in Lee County, Mississippi on June 27, 1940 to William Claude and Lillian Ruth Welch. She was a 1958 graduate of Tupelo High School and received her masters in English from the University of Mississippi. She worked for...
Vira Gann
June 2, 2015
VIRA GANN Belmont, MS - Vira Gann, 71, passed away after an illness on June 2, 2015, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. She was born on September 10, 1943, in the town of Gorokhovets, Russia. She has lived most of her life in Sevastopol, Russia, where she worked with children as a speech therapist and a teacher. In 2002...
Margaret Short
June 2, 2015
MARGARET C. SHORT Tupelo - Margaret C. Short, 84, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at her home after an extended illness. She was born May 3, 1931 to Horace and Leontine Heard Carruth. She worked as a Bookkeeper/Office Manager at several local car dealerships for over 65 years including Metro Ford, Lincoln, Mercury Dealership, Friendly Ford, Trace Ford and...
Christina Johnson Rausch
May 30, 2015
CHRISTINA JOHNSON RAUSCH Fulton - Christina Michelle Johnson Rausch, 31, died Saturday, May 30, 2015, at her residence in Fulton after a sudden illness. She was born in Okinawa, Japan January 2, 1984, to William Glenn Johnson and Paula Coker Davidson. She attended Mooreville Elementery School until the third grade then homeschooled throughout the remainder of her education. She worked...
Alvin LeBlanc
May 29, 2015
ALVIN LeBLANC Saltillo - Alvin LeBlanc, 85, died Friday, May 29, 2015, at his residence in Saltillo after a lengthy illness. He was born in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, October 1, 1929 to John LeBlanc and Inez Orillion LeBlanc. Alvin was in the United States Navy where he served in Japan for four years. October 26, 1990, he married Mrs. Lola Dunaway....
Charlene Ray
May 29, 2015
CHARLENE NEWCOMB RAY Tupelo - Charlene Newcomb Ray, went to be with the Lord on May 29, 2015. Charlene passed peacefully at home while sleeping. She was struggling with a long time illness. Charlene was born on September 28, 1952 to Obie Newcomb and Pauline Johnson Newcomb in Hayti, Missouri. She went to Fulton High School and later graduated from...
Ruby Inmon "Ms. Ruby" Hutchison
May 28, 2015
Tupelo - Ruby Inmon "Ms. Ruby" Hutchison, 78, long time Nursery Director at Calvary Baptist Church died Thursday, May 28, 2015, in her home in Tupelo. A Lee County native, she was born July 17, 1936 to Felon Clyde Inmon and Ethel Dee Finney Inmon. Earlier in her life she worked a number of years as a telephone operator with...
Thelma Blaylock Haley
May 27, 2015
THELMA BLAYLOCK HALEY Tupelo - Thelma Blaylock Haley, 97, died Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born in Murray, Kentucky on December 21, 1917, to Arthur Scott and Gertrude Geist Blaylock. She was raised in Okolona and had graduated from Okolona High School. She went on to receive her Bachelors of...
Albert Lackey, JR
May 23, 2015
ALBERT LACKEY Tupelo - Albert P. Lackey, Jr., passed away May 23, 2015, at his home. He was born to Albert P. Lackey Sr. and Addie Holcomb Lackey on February 25, 1928, in Lee County, Mississippi. He was a member of Belden Baptist Church and enjoyed visiting West Jackson Baptist Church with his wife, Betty. He graduated from Verona High...
Eliza Benson
May 19, 2015
ELIZA BENSON Eliza Gabrielle Benson, child of the covenant and precious infant daughter of Kyle and Gabby Benson passed from this life into eternity with her Savior on May 19, 2015. She was born April 30, 2015 at the Women's Hospital, Tupelo, Mississippi. As a child of believing parents, Eliza is a member of the covenant of grace. Her parents...
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