OBITUARIES
Jimmy Johnson
April 21, 2014
JIMMY JOHNSON Jackson - Jimmy H. Johnson, 60, died Monday, April 21, 2014, at his residence in Jackson after a sudden illness. He was born May 19, 1953, to Grover Hoyle and Mary Edith Johnson. A 1971 graduate of Tupelo High School, he then went on to earn his bachelors and masters degrees from Mississippi College in 1975. He worked...
Yvonne "Janie" Norton
April 20, 2014
JANIE NORTON Tupelo - Yvonne "Janie" Norton, 68, died Sunday, April 20, 2014, at the North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice. A native of Lee County, she was born February 13, 1946, to Bud and Anna Doris Hendrix Culver. For over 20 years, she lived in California with a career in the music industry. She was an avid Elvis fan and...
Gus M. Ballard
April 19, 2014
GUS BALLARD Tupelo - Gus M. Ballard, 88, died Saturday, April 19, 2014, at Baptist Hospice North Mississippi in Oxford after a short illness. He was born in Mooreville on May 14, 1925, to David S. and Allie Mae Morgan Ballard. For the past twenty-eight years, he lived in the Endville Community. After graduating from Tupelo High School, he volunteered...
Lorine Fowler Dye
April 19, 2014
LORINE FOWLER DYE Belden - Lorine Fowler Dye, 78, passed away at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2014, at the Sanctuary Hospice House. She was the 13th child born in Lee County on October 5, 1935 to James Arthur and Sula Fowler at their home in Belden. She was the widow of Lawrence Lee Dye who passed away on...
Ottis Eugene Bass
April 16, 2014
OTTIS BASS Shannon - Ottis Eugene Bass, 49, died Wednesday, April 16, 2014. He was born January 21, 1965 to Bayward Talmadge and Carolyn Codelia Halcomb Bass. He was employed as a frame builder at United Furniture and was known for being a hard worker. Previously, he worked for both Ashley Industries and Lane Furniture. His hobbies included fishing and...
Fred Poole
April 16, 2014
FRED POOLE Walnut - Frederick Charles "Fred" Poole, 71, died Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a short illness. He was born in Willoughby, Ohio on August 24, 1942, to Chester and Virginia Harlow Poole. Some of his hobbies included watching tv, bird watching and working in his vegetable and flower garden. He loved animals....
Joseph "Joey" Bass
April 16, 2014
JOSEPH BASS Shannon - Joseph "Joey" Bass, 44, died Wednesday, April 16, 2014. He was born September 10, 1969 to Bayward Talmadge and Carolyn Codelia Halcomb Bass. He was employed as a framer at United Furniture Company and was proud to be working again. His work history included janitorial, construction and furniture work. He loved fishing, camping, outdoor events and...
Bea Mabry
April 10, 2014
BEA MABRY Tupelo - Bea Mabry, 88, formerly of Jackson, went to be with her Lord and Savior and husband, Carl L. Mabry, on Thursday, April 10, 2014, at the Traceway Retirement Community. She was born May 29, 1925, in the Shady Grove Community of Smith County to John Andrew and Mary Angeline Bryant Sellers. In the summer of 2008,...
Margie Estes 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...
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)...
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