OBITUARIES
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...
Murray Akers
May 17, 2015
Jesse Murray Akers, 76, of Greenville, MS, died peacefully May 17, 2015.He was born in Bessemer, Alabama, to the late Jesse Curtis Akers and Mary Elaine Walker Akers. Murray graduated in 1957 from Tupelo High School. He received his Bachelor of Public Administration degree in 1964 from the University of MS and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of...
Robert "Bobby" Griffin
May 16, 2015
BOBBY GRIFFIN Tupelo - Robert " Bobby" Griffin, 79, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born January 28, 1936 to Vaudry and Clara Mae Johnson Griffin. Bobby was the co-owner of Griffin Sheet Metal, Heating and Air. He was a faithful charter member of Lee Acres Church of Christ for over 45 years...
The Rev. Dr. O. Gerald Trigg
May 15, 2015
The Rev. Dr. O. Gerald Trigg, 81, died Friday, May 15, 2015, under hospice care at Darlington Oaks. He was born in Clara, Mississippi, near Quitman, to the late O.K. and Cassie Evans Trigg. He was a graduate of Millsaps College, where he and his future wife, Rose Cunningham, were partners on an award-winning debate team. They were married in...
Alice Williams
May 15, 2015
ALICE WILLIAMS Tupelo - Alice Williams, 74, died Friday, May 15, 2015 at the Sanctuary Hospice House. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at St. Matthews Catholic Church in Ripley. A reception will follow services at the church. Burial will be held at a later date in Florida.
Frances Lamb Anglin
May 15, 2015
FRANCES ANGLIN Pontotoc - Frances Lamb Anglin, 98, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Friday, May 15, 2015, at her daughter's residence in the Troy Community. She was born in Lee County on December 3, 1916, to James Everett and Sarah Cook Lamb and was the last surviving member of six children. Frances was a lifelong resident of...
Brandon Lee Brock
May 15, 2015
BRANDON LEE BROCK Saltillo - Brandon Lee Brock, 21, passed away Friday, May 15, 2015. He was born in New Albany. Survivors include his wife of almost two years, Marleena Montgomery Brock and their two month old son, Hunter Lee Brock; father, Joel Wayne Brock (Jennifer) all of Baldwyn; mother, Stacie Hamblin (Jason) of Saltillo; siblings, Cody Brock, Wesley and...
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