OBITUARIES
Cary D. Newcomb
June 19, 2015
CARY DEAN NEWCOMB Tupelo- Cary Dean Newcomb, 46, died Friday, June 19, 2015, at NMMC. He was born in Itawamba County on February 27, 1969 to the late Obie and Pauline Newcomb. At an early age, Cary was baptized. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, and spending time with his family. Services will be 1 p.m. Monday, June 22, 2015 at the...
Colton Brewer
June 18, 2015
Infant son of Dr. Justin M. and Brooke Brewer. Graveside services at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 20, 2015, at Tupelo Memorial Park
Opal Kirschman
June 17, 2015
Opal L Kirschman Sun City, AZ - Opal L. Kirschman, 95, passed away on June 17, 2015, at the home of her niece in Tupelo, MS. Opal was born near Prairie Home, MO on June 11, 1920. She was the daughter of Charles Porter Kirschman and Lola Adair Kirschman. She is survived by nieces and nephews. She was a former...
Eddie Shaffer
June 16, 2015
EDDIE SHAFFER Eddie D. Shaffer, 56, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Tuesday morning, June 16, 2015 in the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St Louis, MO. He was born April 17, 1959, in Waukegan, Illinois, the son of Billie Dean and Erma Brooks Shaffer. He moved with his family to Tupelo, MS at an early age. He made a...
Everett Cox
June 15, 2015
EVERETT COX Tupelo - Everett Eugene Cox, 76, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born November 12, 1938, to Everett Wilder and Irene Kingsley Cox. Everett was an active and faithful member of St. Luke United Methodist Church where he attended every Sunday with the help of loving members of the church...
NELLE BAILEY DEVAULT
June 15, 2015
NELLE BAILEY DEVAULT Okolona - Nelle Bailey Devault, at the age of 88, passed away June15, 2015, at her home in Okolona. She was born on November 18, 1928, in Saltillo, Mississippi to George Malone and Orella Bates Bailey. Nelle was a graduate of Saltillo High School, class of 1946. She and her husband, Jimmy DeVault, owned and operated Dixie...
Ricky Allen Dial, Jr.
June 14, 2015
Fulton - Ricky Allen Dial, Jr., 29, died Sunday, June 14, 2015, at his home. He was born in Tupelo on January 8, 1986 to the late Ricky Allen and Bonnie Suzette Carter Dial. He was Baptist by faith. He enjoyed working on cars, racing, helping others and would always give the shirt off his back. However, the great love...
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....
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