OBITUARIES
Bobby "Bob" J. Earnest
September 3, 2014
Bob Earnest Tupelo- Bobby J. "Bob" Earnest died on September 3, 2014 at The North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born on February 21, 1934, in Itawamba County and was the son of Eulus Marcus and Ethel Montgomery Earnest of Golden, Mississippi. Bob graduated from Itawamba Agricultural High School and married his high school sweetheart, Betty Jane Thomas in 1952....
Robert Reed III
September 2, 2014
ROBERT WYLIE REED, III Tupelo- Robert Wylie Reed,III, passed away September 2, 2014. He was born on November 5, 1954, to Bob and Betty Reed of Tupelo, Ms. He graduated from Tupelo High School in 1972 and attended Vanderbilt University as well as The University of Mississippi. He was employed at Reed's Department Store. He joined Reed Manufacturing Company as...
Martha Ann McIlwain Cooper
August 31, 2014
MARTHA ANN COOPER Myrtle - Martha Ann McIlwain Cooper, 74, died Sunday, August 31, 2014, at her residence. A Starkville native, she was born April 1, 1940, to William M. and Edna Harmon McIlwain. While growing up, she lived in the Self Creek Community near Maben and also lived in Cleveland. A graduate of Maben High School, she then went...
Sybil Bailey
August 31, 2014
SYBIL BAILEY Tupelo - Sybil Bailey, 92, passed away Sunday, August 31, 2014, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks in Verona. She was born November 21, 1921 to Arthur and Etta Mullennix Bailey. Sybil was a graceful, southern lady who was a true saint and very dedicated to her church. She was very special and was loved greatly by her...
Dorothy Morris Ford
August 29, 2014
Tupelo - Dorothy Morris Ford, 100, died Friday, August 29, 2014, at the Golden Living Nursing Facility. She was born February 2, 1914 in the Auburn Community. She was married to the late Bro. Gordy Lee Ford. She enjoyed reading the Bible, teaching Sunday School classes, and loved serving her church. She was also involved in community service and enjoyed...
Susan McDonald Hughes
August 26, 2014
SUSAN MCDONALD HUGHES Tupelo - Susan McDonald Hughes, 66, died Tuesday, August 26, 2014, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born May 21, 1948. Susan was a loving wife and mother who enojoyed cooking for her family. She also enjoyed riding mortorcycles, going to the beach and dancing. Services will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, August...
Dr. Michael E. Swindle
August 26, 2014
DR. MICHAEL E. SWINDLE Michael Earl Swindle passed away with his wife and daughter by his side in his home in Saltillo on Tuesday, August 26th, 2014. He was born August 17th, 1947 in Tupelo, Mississippi to Lester Earl Swindle and Joyce Lavada Swindle. From being a railroad worker as a child, a lead singer in several bands as a...
Glenn Allen Best
August 26, 2014
GLENN ALLEN BEST Saltillo - Glenn Allen Best, 62, died Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at home. He was born June 1, 1952, in Oakman, Alabama, to Paul and Dorothy Best. He lived most of his life in Illinois before moving to Saltillo. He joined The United States Army serving in Vietnam. He married Patti Ann Patton on September 18, 1976....
Linda Wood Tanner
August 26, 2014
LINDA TANNER Saltillo - Linda Jo Wood Tanner, 56, died, Tuesday, August 26, 2014, at the Methodist Hospital, Memphis, TN after an extended illness. She was born in Tupelo, MS, November 23, 1957 to the late Joseph Wood and Geraldene "Jerry" Dickey Wood . She was a graduate of Saltillo High School. She later attended college in Memphis, TN. She...
Mike Brown
August 23, 2014
MIKE BROWN Furrs Community - Mike Brown, 63, passed away Saturday, August 23, 2014, at his residence. He was born in Meridian on May 1, 1951, to Walter Marden and Geraldine Gibson Brown and grew up in Columbus. Mike owned and operated Specialty Printing. He was an avid fisherman and hunter and loved fishing and hunting with his grandsons. He...
Tresa Hester Pitts
August 22, 2014
TRESA PITTS Booneville - Tresa Sue Hester Pitts, 34, died Friday, August 22, 2014, at North Mississippi Medical Center from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on the Natchez Trace. She was born in Tupelo on November 23, 1979, to Oscar Devan Hester and Lillie George Hester McVay. Tresa loved fishing, swimming and anything outdoors. She loved her children and...
Harry Arnold
August 20, 2014
HARRY ARNOLD Tupelo - Harry Arnold, 80, died Wednesday, August 20, 2014, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a short illness. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee on March 25, 1934 and grew up in Memphis, graduating from Whitehaven High School. In 1970, he moved to Tupelo with Dover Elevator. Harry had an avid love of airplanes, boats and...
Gloria Krumcke
August 15, 2014
Gloria Krumcke Tupelo- Gloria Juanita Wood Krumcke, 88, passed away August 15, 2014, at Traceway's Gregory House in Tupelo. She was born in Panama City, FL on December 26, 1925, to Luther Clayton and Lillian Bailey Wood. She grew up in Birmingham, AL and Oxford, MS. Gloria married the love of her life, James Franklin Krumcke, on May 15, 1945,...
Betty Jane Williams
August 14, 2014
BETTY JANE WILLIAMS Mooreville- Betty Jane Willams, 74, passed away Thursday, August 14, 2014, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice Unit. She was born Feburary 6, 1940 to Walter and Lizzie Clouse Hood. She was a factory worker and homemaker who loved spending time with her family. She liked to read, garden and enjoyed bowling. Services will be 1:30...
Bobby C. Nichols
August 13, 2014
Bobby C. Nichols TUPELO- Bobby Carl Nichols, 68, passed away August 13, 2014, at his residence after a six month long illness. A Tupelo native, he was born November 15, 1945, to the late Robert Nichols and Willie Bea Nichols Starling. Bobby was a long time member and elder of the East Main Church of Christ. He had a passion...
Keith Grissom
August 13, 2014
KEITH O. GRISSOM TUPELO - Keith O. Grissom, 89, passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford, MS after an extended illness. He was born in Mantachie, MS on July 1, 1925, to George C. and Alma Virginia Grissom. He served the Army in the "Hell on Wheels" division during World War II and...
Tommy McCoy
August 13, 2014
TOMMY McCOY Thomas Lee (Tommy) McCoy, 60, of Tupelo, MS, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, August 13, 2014. He was born November 26, 1953, in East Tupelo to Lawrence Noel and Katie Lee Putt McCoy. Tommy was employed for over 25 years with Delta International as a quality control supervisor. He enjoyed all sports and played football and ran track...
Robert Bruce Smith, IV
August 13, 2014
Bruce Smith Tupelo- Robert Bruce Smith, IV, 69, met an untimely death in a motor vehicle accident on Wednesday, August 13, 2014. Bruce was born on Flag Day, June 14, 1945, at the old Tupelo Hospital. He spent his childhood in Ripley, Mississippi, the son of Attorney Robert Bruce Smith, III, and Roberta Fagin Smith. Bruce moved to Tupelo in...
Elise Cashwell
August 13, 2014
ELISE CASHWELL Saltillo - Elise Cashwell, 95, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born in South Carolina on April 19, 1919, to Louis Tucker and Maude Weathersbea Hitt. Elise loved to work in her garden, cook, sew and do anything that was crafty. She...
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