OBITUARIES
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...
Charles "Scooter" Thad McMurry
August 12, 2014
Scooter McMurry Tupelo- Charles T. "Scooter" McMurry, 60, passed away at his home on Tuesday, August 12, 2014. He was born April 21, 1954, to Charles W. and Mary Ann McMurry. A 1973 graduate of Tupelo High School, he retired after many years as a lineman with the Tupelo Water and Light Department. Scooter was an avid horseman and rodeo...
Annie M. McKinney
August 11, 2014
ANNIE M. MCKINNEY Tupelo - Annie M. McKinney, 97, passed away Monday, August 11, 2014, at The Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born in Sturgis, MS, August 3, 1917 to Lonnie and Elma Hamill Green. In March of 1939, she married Thomas McKinney. She was a member St. Marks United Methodist Church. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, August 16,...
Rev. Wesley Kingsley
August 9, 2014
REV. WESLEY KINGSLEY Mooreville - Rev. William Wesley Kingsley, 65, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Saturday morning, August 9, 2014, at his home after an extended illness. He was born June 18, 1949, to Marlin and Loraine Payne Kingsley. As a teenager he worked a couple of years for Tindall Auto Parts. He worked a few years...
Ann "Totsie" Keith
August 8, 2014
ANN "TOTSIE" KEITH Nettleton - Gerald Ann Keith, 63, passed away Friday, August 8, 2014, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born September 2, 1950 to Cecil and Ruby Hood Clark. She loved singing gospel music with her sisters. She loved her family especially her children and grandchildren. She is a member of Professors of Jesus' Name...
Jason Page
August 6, 2014
Tupelo - Jason Thomas Page, 40, died Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of Oxford. He was born March 6, 1974 to Rebecca McElhenney Page and the late Charles LeRoy Page, Jr. Jason was a hero to those who knew him. With courage and strength, he inspired others while facing adversity as a quadriplegic. He had a fighter's...
Rita D. Winters
August 3, 2014
RITA D. WINTERS Saltillo- Rita Diane Winters, 64, passed away August 3, 2014, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born April 11, 1950, to Fred and Mittie Thompson Hutcheson. She spent her working career as a seamstress for the furniture industry. She enjoyed gardening flowers and spending time with her family. Survivors include her...
Marvin Cox
August 3, 2014
MARVIN COX Saltillo- Marvin B. Cox, 78, passed away August 3, 2014, at home with his family by his side. He was born in McNairy Community, Tenn. on December 26, 1935 to Luther L. and Rose Zettie Henry Cox. Marvin married his wife, Mary, in 1957 and soon grew their family. He loved NHRA drag racing, wrestling, watching Dr. Haggia...
Dot Carter
August 2, 2014
DOT CARTER Tupelo - Dorothy Carolyn Harlow Carter, 85, went to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Countrywood Plantation. She was born January 15, 1929 to Homer and Ona Harlow. She married Jimmie Carter in 1947 and they made their home in Tupelo where they owned and operated Tupelo Marble Works. She was an active...
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