OBITUARIES
Mildred Calmes
April 7, 2015
MILDRED CALMES Saltillo - Mildred Ruth Calmes, 76, died Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at her home. She was born November 24, 1938 in Union County to Willie Dove and Orelia Lessel Pannell. She attended Birmingham Ridge Baptist Church and enjoyed traveling, shopping and spending time with her family Services will be 2 p.m., Thursday, April 9, 2015 at The Jefferson...
Betty Jean Graves
April 6, 2015
BETTY JEAN GRAVES Ohio - Betty Jean Graves passed to her heavenly home following an illness, on Monday April 6, 2015. She was living in her winter residence in Englewood, Florida and enjoyed her last days surrounded by her loving family. She was 84 years of age. Betty was born in Winston County, near Louisville on September 2, 1930. Her...
Beatrice Hagerty
April 6, 2015
Beatrice "Bunny" Elaine Hagerty March 24, 1947 - April 6, 2015 Biloxi - MS Beatrice "Bunny" Elaine Hagerty, age 68, died Monday, April 6, 2015 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. from unknown complications associated with Cancer. Beatrice was born in Flint, MI and grew up in Swartz Creek, MI, the daughter of William Leroy Hill and...
James Hanson
April 6, 2015
JAMES E. HANSON Tupelo-James E. Hanson, 75, passed away Monday, April 6, 2015, in Marietta, Georgia, after an extended illness. He was born February 5, 1940, in Fort Wayne Indiana to Albert and Ruth Mart Hanson. Jim graduated from South Side High School in Fort Wayne IN. After 32 years, he retired with Acosta Sales and Marketing Company. He served...
Tyler Pennington
April 3, 2015
SGT. TYLER PENNINGTON Saltillo - Andrew Tyler Pennington, 28, passed away Friday, April 3, 2015. A Tupelo native, he was born June 12, 1986, to Roy Fenton Pennington, Jr. and Penny Bishop Moran. A graduate of Saltillo High School, he then went on to the Marine Corps where he served his country for almost nine years. Tyler married Jena Higgins...
Leighton Dillard
April 2, 2015
LEIGHTON DILLARD Tupelo - Leighton "Rocky" Dillard, 68, died Thursday, April 2, 2015, at his residence. He was born November 3, 1946 to Lacy Sampson and Doler Morgan Dillard. Rocky enjoyed playing his guitar, listening to country music, messing around the house, and playing with all his grandchildren. He was a long distance truck driver retiring after fifty years of...
Betty Mae Bethay
April 2, 2015
BETTY MAE BETHAY Tupelo - Betty Mae Bethay, 87, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2015, at her home in Tupelo. She was a native of Lee County and lifelong resident of Tupelo. Betty was born to Longino L. Bethay and Mamie Clifford Pettigrew on April 2, 1928. Betty was employed at Prentiss Manufacturing Company of Booneville as Corporate Secretary until...
Vince "Rusty" Cole
April 2, 2015
TRUMAN VINCENT "VINCE" COLE Aberdeen- Truman Vincent "Vince" Cole, 73, died peacefully and surrounded by those he loved Thursday, April 2, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Miss. Vince, affectionately called "Rusty" by his family, was born August 23, 1941, in Kermit, Texas, to Harold Lamar and Frances Eileen Cole. Always at the ready with his sharp and...
Iva Nell Roberts
April 1, 2015
Tupelo - Iva Nell Roberts, 88, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born June 15, 1926 to William Holder and Amy Erin Gambrell Price and was a long time resident of Macedonia Community. Iva Nell worked for many years at Blue Bell Manufacturing where she retired. She was an avid Ole Miss fan,...
Linda Murphree
March 29, 2015
Belden - Linda Longino Murphree, loving wife of David W. Murphree II, 66, passed onto the Lord , March 29, 2015, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born September 20, 1948 to the late Prince and Hazel Longino. Linda was a proud graduate of Mississippi State College for Women. There will be private family services at a later...
Tony L. White, Sr.
March 28, 2015
TONY L. WHITE, SR. Mooreville - Tony L. White, Sr., 57, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015, at his hunting club in Splunge Community. He was born in Zion, Illinois on January 18, 1958 to Johnny and Martha White. He was a parts specialist with Napa Auto Parts for 39 years. He loved the outdoors, fondly known by his CB...
Terry Holliday
March 27, 2015
TERRY L. HOLLIDAY Saltillo - Terry Lagrone Holliday, 55, died Friday, March 27, 2015, at a friend's home unexpectedly. He was born July 22, 1959 to the late Talmadge Lagrone Holliday and Jean Bolen. He worked in construction and carpentry. The time he spent with his family and friends were greatly valued. He was a fan of Nascar and enjoyed...
Dalton Lackey, Jr.
March 26, 2015
DALTON LACKEY, JR. Tupelo - Dalton Eldridge Lackey, Jr., died suddenly Thursday night, March 26 at his residence. He was born in Tupelo on Feb. 15, 1949 to Dalton Lackey, Sr. and his wife Fannie Lee "Rustie" Walton Lackey. Mr. Lackey attended Lawhon School through ninth grade, graduated from Tupelo High School and attended Itawamba and Northeast Junior Colleges. He...
Dorothy Corrine
March 26, 2015
Dorothy Corrine (Dottie) Strain Tupelo - Dorothy Corrine Strain passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015 after a lengthy illness. Born July 17, 1945 in Tupelo, she was the only child of the late James Albert (Abb) Strain and the late Blanche Lamar Reed Strain. Dottie graduated with honors from Tupelo High School and received a Bachelor of Arts in English...
Joe Carter
March 22, 2015
Plantersville - Joseph Luke Carter, Jr., 67, went to his heavenly home Sunday, March 22, 2015, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice Unit. He was born November 25, 1947 to Luke and Erma Roberson Carter. He served in the United States National Guard, Army. Joe worked 40 years at Super Sagless and transfered to Omega Motion for one year...
Bess Minnix
March 20, 2015
Loveland, Colorado- Bess Minnix, 96, formerly of Tupelo, died Friday, March 20, 2015 at The Green House Homes at Mirasol in Loveland, CO where she was a resident. Bess was born January 1, 1919 in Marlow, Ok to Alva and Hazel Hoskins Stitch. She was married to John Minnix and in 1962 they moved from Wichita Kansas to Tupelo with...
Donnie Moore
March 17, 2015
DONNIE R. MOORE Saltillo - Donnie Ray Moore, 56, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born October 3, 1958 in Booneville to Jimmy R. Moore and Marjorie Letson Armstrong. A truck driver by trade, he loved wrestling, hunting, talking, especially on the CB and was crazy about his pets. Services will be 11...
Syvera McCullough
March 17, 2015
SYVERA A. MCCULLOUGH Corinth - Syvera A. McCullough, 93, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015, after an extended illness. Syvera was born in Verona, MS the daughter of the late Charles Lee McCullough and Sadie Wilson McCullough. She graduated High School in Shannon, MS. After attending Business School, she worked for Columbus Air Base in Columbus, MS, and Internal Revenue Service...
Judith K. Michael
March 15, 2015
Judith K. Michael Baldwyn- Judith Karen Michael, 72, died March 15, 2015, at the Baldwyn Nursing Facility. Ms. Michael was born in Vicksburg on May 10, 1942 to Rebecca Moore Michael of Houston and Edward G. Michael of Rochester, New Hampshire. The family lived in Houston and Yazoo City. After graduation from Yazoo High School, she attended Millsaps College and...
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