OBITUARIES
Andy Leschen
February 20, 2016
ANDY LESCHEN Tupelo - Andrew G. Leschen, 68, died Saturday, February 20, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in New York, New York on August 6, 1947, to Robert and Phyllis Nager Leschen and was raised in the Jewish faith. Andy was drafted in 1967, after briefly attending college, to the United States Army and was stationed...
Ruth Young
February 15, 2016
RUTH YOUNG Verona - Jo Ruth McWhorter Young, better known as "Gabby" to her family and friends, went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 15, 2016, after a brief stay at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born on January 31, 1920, in Plantersville, Miss., to John and Manalieu McWhorter. She graduated from Plantersville High School, where she...
Alice Lyle
February 15, 2016
ALICE LYLE Tupelo - Alice Lyle, 92, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born April 5, 1923, to John and Navada Webb. She retired from Daybrite, but continued to work at Legends until the age of 83. Alice enjoyed traveling, quilting, fishing and loved gospel music. She was a member of Oak Ridge...
Albert E. Kruger
February 13, 2016
Albert Edward Kruger TUPELO, MS – Albert Edward Kruger, 94, passed away Saturday, Feb, 13, 2016 in Tupelo, MS. He was born in Chicago on October 22, 1921, to Albert and Anna Kruger (nee Westpfahl). He was a member of Christ the King Lutheran Church in Tupelo, MS and a long time member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Round...
Virginia Lamb
February 12, 2016
Tupelo - Virginia Lamb, 86, passed away Friday, February 12, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Lee County to Willie Samuel and Nora Estelle Clark on May 6, 1929. Virginia was a talented seamstress and worked from her home and had never retired from this profession. She loved listening to music especially blue grass. Virginia was...
Clayborne Davidson
February 11, 2016
C. A. DAVIDSON Verona - Clayborne Alexander Davidson, 83, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016, after an extended illness. He was born in Pontotoc on September 10, 1932, and served in the United States Army from 1951 until 1952. Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, February 14, 2016, at the Jefferson Street Chapel of W. E. Pegues with Rev. Carl...
Antonio "Bookie" Clay
February 11, 2016
My Life as Antonio Lamar “Bookie” Clay Well family it pains me to say this, but I have passed away. I knew it would happen someday. I know none of us expected it or even wanted this to happen. I'm flying high and I will see you again one day. On Monday, August 6, 1984 in Greenwood Ms. I was...
Charles Payne
February 11, 2016
Graveside Services will be 11:30 a.m. Thursday, July 7, 2016 at Saltillo Cemetery.
Betty Jane Reeder
February 9, 2016
BETTY JANE REEDER Tupelo - Betty Jane Reeder, 84, died Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at the Meadows in Fulton. A Tupelo native, she was born August 30, 1931, to Wade and Mildred Lumpkin Reeder. Betty Jane graduated from Tupelo High School in 1950 and remained close with a number of her classmates and met with them regularly throughout her life....
Betty L. Igert
February 9, 2016
BETTY IGERT Tupelo, Mississippi - Betty L. Igert, 89, formerly of Jeffersonville, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, Mississippi. She was born January 1, 1927, in Louisville, Kentucky to Ward and Mable Nally. She married Charles Igert July 15, 1950, and lived in Louisville and Jeffersonville, Indiana until 2012, when they moved to...
Joan Hardy
February 8, 2016
JOAN HARDY New Albany - Joan Margaret Hardy, 95, died Monday, February 8, 2016 at New Albany Health and Rehab. She was born in Cambridge, Mass. to Stephen S. and Lillian Whitney Shea on November 9, 1920, the sixth of eight children. In 1955, Joan and her husband, William F. Hardy, Jr., moved to California where they raised their family....
Larry Coker, Sr.
February 8, 2016
LARRY COKER, SR. Tupelo - Larry Coker, Sr., 69, passed away February 8, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice Unit. He was born to Homer and Helen Bolen Coker. He was a graduate of Belden High School. He served in the United States Reserves. He was a Christian and a Baptist by faith. Larry was an avid fisherman, enjoyed...
G. W. Jobe, Jr.
February 3, 2016
G.W. JOBE JR. Tupelo - G.W. (George Wesley) Jobe of Tupelo, Mississippi passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. Mr. Jobe was born January 9, 1930, in Nettleton, Mississippi. He grew up in the Evergreen/New Chapel community, son of the late Theresa Bethay and George Wesley Jobe. He served in the U.S....
Kermit F. Sides
February 3, 2016
KERMIT F. SIDES Belden - Kermit Franklin Sides, 83, died Tuesday, February 3, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born on February 13, 1932, to Robert Franklin and Jettie Frances Cox Sides. A high school graduate of Lee County Schools, he began his career in the furniture industry at Futorian Manufacturing in May 1955....
Pam Racheal Olive
January 31, 2016
PAM CUPPER OLIVERienzi - Pamerla Olive, 48, born November 11, 1967, died Sunday, January 31, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family and friends.
Lorene Montgomery
January 28, 2016
LORENE MONTGOMERY Mooreville - Lorene L. Hood Montgomery, 88, died at her home on January 28, 2016, surrounded by family. She was born December 1, 1927, in Fulton and lived almost all of her life in northeast Mississippi. Lorene was a longtime member of Union Grove Church and was passionate about studying the Lord's word and reading her Bible every...
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