OBITUARIES
Margie Cook
April 7, 2014
MARGIE ESTES COOK Eggville - Margie Estes Cook, passed away peacefully on Monday evening, April 7, 2014, at North Mississippi Medical Center with her beloved family by her side. She was Executive Secretary to the President of Mid South Packers for 25 years. She then worked for Gilbert's Home Health and retired after 25 years of service. She truly enjoyed...
Lanelda "Nelle" Shirley
April 5, 2014
LANELDA "NELLE" SHIRLEY Tupelo - Lanelda "Nelle" Shirley passed away April 5, 2014, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a long illness. She was born May 9, 1924, in Clermont, Georgia, to Claud and Mae Whelchel, She graduated from North Georgia College. Furthering her education, she studied at Mercer University where she became the secretary of the president and...
Lanelda Shirley
April 5, 2014
LANELDA ?NELLE? SHIRLEY Tupelo ? Lanelda ?Nelle? Shirley passed away April 5, 2014, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a long illness. She was born May 9, 1924, in Clermont, Georgia, to Claud and Mae Whelchel, She graduated from North Georgia College. Furthering her education, she studied at Mercer University where she became the secretary of the president and...
Joe Hudspeth
April 4, 2014
Joe Alan Hudspeth Tupelo - Alan Hudspeth, 51, went to be with the Lord April 4, 2014, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in New Albany on November 23, 1962, to Leslie and Cornell Hudspeth. Alan was raised in Ashland and was a graduate of Mississippi State University and worked over 25 years with...
Joe Alan Hudspeth
April 4, 2014
Joe Alan Hudspeth Tupelo - Alan Hudspeth, 51, went to be with the Lord April 4, 2014, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in New Albany on November 23, 1962, to Leslie and Cornell Hudspeth. Alan was raised in Ashland and was a graduate of Mississippi State University and worked over 25 years with...
Regina Scott
April 3, 2014
REGINA SCOTT Tupelo- Audra Regina Scott, 59, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2014, at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born in Bay Springs, December 08, 1954 to Arnold Larue and Doris Perkins Johnson. She graduated from The University of Mississippi with a Masters of Speech Pathology. While at Ole Miss she played the flute in The Pride of the South's...
Opal Morgan
April 1, 2014
OPAL GREGORY MORGAN Tupelo - Opal Gregory Morgan, 90, passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2014. A Lee County native, she was born June 24, 1923, to William Hugh and Mary Edna Whitaker Gregory. She worked for Milam, Hunter-Sadler and H.I.S. as a factory worker before becoming the secretary of Shannon Middle School for five years. Later she served Mooreville Elementary...
Nicky Blanchard
April 1, 2014
Nicky Blanchard Mooreville - Jules Harrison "Nicky" Blanchard, 59, passed away Tuesday, April 01, 2014 at North Mississippi Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, on June 22, 1954 to John E. and Bobbie Leslie Blanchard. Nicky worked for People Lounger for the majority of his career. He also enjoyed leather crafting. He was...
Bill Johnson
March 31, 2014
BILL JOHNSON Natchez Trace Villas - Bill Johnson, 83, died Tuesday morning April 1, 2014, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. A Monroe County native, he was born November 30, 1930 to Irwin and Wilma Stanford Johnson. He was a 1948 Graduate of Tupelo High School and after completing his military duty, returned to further his...
Kathleen Tate Schumpert
March 31, 2014
KATHLEEN TATE SCHUMPERT Horn Lake, MS - KATHLEEN TATE SCHUMPERT, 88, passed away March 30, 2014. She is survived by her two children, Roger Daniel Schumpert (Judy) of Bridgeport, TX and Janie Schumpert Fitton of Horn Lake, MS and her brother, Romie Tate (Wade) of Memphis, TN. She was one of seven children. She had three grandchildren, Tracy, Marc (Joy)...
Kathleen Schumpert
March 31, 2014
KATHLEEN TATE SCHUMPERT Horn Lake, MS - KATHLEEN TATE SCHUMPERT, 88, passed away March 30, 2014. She is survived by her two children, Roger Daniel Schumpert (Judy) of Bridgeport, TX and Janie Schumpert Fitton of Horn Lake, MS and her brother, Romie Tate (Wade) of Memphis, TN. She was one of seven children. She had three grandchildren, Tracy, Marc (Joy)...
Cindy Kilbourne
March 31, 2014
CYNTHIA KILBOURNE Shannon - Cynthia Kilbourne, 53, passed away Monday, March 31, 2014, at the Sanctuary Hospice House. A celebration of life will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at The Jefferson Street Chapel of W.E. Pegues with Rev. Kevin Meritt officiating. Visitation will be 5 - 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at the funeral home. Survivors include...
Johnny Christopher, Sr.
March 30, 2014
JOHNNY CHRISTOPHER, SR. Oxford - Johnny Taylor Christopher, Sr., 80, passed away Sunday, March 30, 2014, at the Mississippi State Veterans Home after a lengthy illness. He was born April 9, 1933, to Ben and Ada Laney Christopher in Tupelo. A United States Army veteran, he served his country during the Korean War Conflict. Fishing or working endlessly in his...
Johnny Christopher
March 30, 2014
JOHNNY CHRISTOPHER, SR. Oxford - Johnny Taylor Christopher, Sr., 80, passed away Sunday, March 30, 2014, at the Mississippi State Veterans Home after a lengthy illness. He was born April 9, 1933, to Ben and Ada Laney Christopher in Tupelo. A United States Army veteran, he served his country during the Korean War Conflict. Fishing or working endlessly in his...
Robert Edwin "Ed" Lesley
March 29, 2014
Robert Edwin Lesley Saltillo - "Ed" Lesley, 96, died Saturday, March 29, 2014, at Sanctuary Hospice House surrounded by his family. He was born February 28, 1918, the youngest child of Griffin and Icia Lesley. He was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Saltillo. He worked for Futorian Manufacturing Company as a truck driver and ran bush hog and...
Edna Depew
March 29, 2014
EDNA DEPEW Tupelo - Edna Depew, 87, of Tupelo died peacefully on March 29, 2014 at Sanctuary Hospice house after an extended illness. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, April, 6, 2014, at First Presbyterian Church in Tupelo with memorial service, officiated by Rev. Dr. Tom Groome and Rev. Dr. Ron Richardson, immediately following. W.E. Pegues...
Robert "Ed" Lesley
March 29, 2014
Robert Edwin Lesley Saltillo ? ?Ed? Lesley, 96, died Saturday, March 29, 2014, at Sanctuary Hospice House surrounded by his family. He was born February 28, 1918, the youngest child of Griffin and Icia Lesley. He was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Saltillo. He worked for Futorian Manufacturing Company as a truck driver and ran bush hog and...
John Whitten Street
March 28, 2014
JOHN WHITTEN STREET Tupelo - John Whitten Street, 88, died Friday, March 29, 2014, at The Veteran's Home in Oxford. He was born April 15, 1925, in Tippah County, Mississippi, to Effie Whitten Street and Vibrait Lee Street. He grew up in Dumas, Mississippi, and graduated from Dumas High School in 1943. He served in WWII in the U.S. Navy...
James Bennett
March 28, 2014
JAMES ?JIM? DUANE BENNETT Guntown - James ?Jim? Duane Bennett went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 28, 2014. He was born on March 2, 1938 in Hammond, Indiana to Serge & Pauline Bennett. He married Rita Coggins Bennett on March 20, 1999. Jim retired from North Mississippi Medical Center then continued to volunteer there until he...
John Street
March 28, 2014
JOHN WHITTEN STREET Tupelo ? John Whitten Street, 88, died Friday, March 29, 2014, at The Veteran?s Home in Oxford. He was born April 15, 1925, in Tippah County, Mississippi, to Effie Whitten Street and Vibrait Lee Street. He grew up in Dumas, Mississippi, and graduated from Dumas High School in 1943. He served in WWII in the U.S. Navy...
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