OBITUARIES
Sandra McGuire
June 14, 2015
Sandra Sue McGuire, age 68, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2015, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation in Tupelo, Mississippi after battling a long-standing illness. She was born on October 15, 1946 to Warren Daugherty and Clara Eileen Butler in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She resided in Tupelo, Mississippi for approximately 55 years where she was employed as an insurance agent/educator and...
EVELYN SCHUMPERT YOUNG
June 12, 2015
Saltillo - Evelyn Schumpert Young, 84, died Friday, June 12, 2015, at the North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice Unit. She was born November 4, 1930 to Clyde and D'Arca Schumpert. She was a graduate of Shannon High School and a member of the first graduating class of Itawamba Junior College. She married Billy Young on June 23, 1950. They were...
Jo Nell Grissom
June 12, 2015
JO NELL GRISSOM Tupelo - Jo Nell Pearce Grissom, 96, passed away Friday, June 12, 2015, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born March 10, 1919, in Mooreville to Thomas Dewey and Mozelle Cayson Pearce. Jo Nell was a Tupelo High School graduate. In 1936, she married Horace W. Grissom. Jo Nell retired from Joyner Elementary School as...
Joy Friday Hurst
June 12, 2015
JOY FRIDAY HURST Verona - Joy Friday Hurst, 58, passed away unexpectedly Friday, June 12, 2015, at her home. She was born October 8, 1956, in Tupelo to Cecil E. Friday and Paulette Cockrell Friday. She attended Verona Elementary School and graduated from Tupelo High School in 1974. In 1978, she graduated from Mississippi State University and for a short...
Casey Ferguson, Jr.
June 11, 2015
Tupelo - Casey H. Ferguson, Jr., 82, died in the early morning hours of Thursday, June 11, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center. Born in 1932, he was the husband of Bonnie Bouchillon, both growing up in Winston County, Mississippi. Raised in the Ellison Ridge community of Winston County, he was the son of the late Casey Hamlet and Ophelia...
Linda Faye Clayton
June 11, 2015
FAYE CLAYTON Belden - Linda Faye Scott Clayton, 78, a lifelong and faithful member of Belden Baptist Church, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Thursday, June 11, 2015, at the Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A lifelong Belden native, she was born May 31, 1937 to Norbin Brownie and Gladys Lorraine Golding Scott. She was a...
Mary Frances Stepp Sutton
June 8, 2015
Mary Frances Stepp Sutton Mary Frances Stepp Sutton, 85, went home to be with her Lord on June 8, 2015 at home surrounded by her family. She was born August 17, 1929 in Pontotoc County to Harvey and Mamie Stepp. She married Clarence Richard Sutton, December 25, 1953. She retired from North Mississippi Medical Center after more than 20 years...
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...
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