OBITUARIES
Keith Jones
March 18, 2014
KEITH JONES Mooreville - Cletis Keith Jones, 80, died Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at his home after an extended illness. He was born in Oxford on January 24, 1934, to Ivy and Cynthia Jones. A veteran of the United States Air Force and the Army Reserves, he proudly served and defended our nation. He was a self-employed trucker whose hobby...
Rev. Joel R. Sweat
March 18, 2014
REV. JOEL R. SWEAT Saltillo - Rev. Joel R. Sweat, 67, passed away, Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Selmer, Tennessee on November 5, 1946 to Raymond Lee and Louise Gurley Sweat. He was a 1964 graduate of Tupelo High School, a 1969 graduate of Mississippi State and in 1973, he received...
Sharon Griffith
March 14, 2014
SHARON GRIFFITH Tupelo - Sharon Platt Griffith, 74, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on March 14, 2014, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo after an extended illness. Sharon was born in Carthage, Missouri, on October 26, 1939, to Herman and Lola Platt. She graduated from Jasper High School in 1957 and moved to...
Steve Robinson
March 13, 2014
STEVE ROBINSON Verona - Stephen Randall Robinson, 56, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 13, 2014, at his home. He was born June 20, 1957, to Grady J. Robinson and Celester V. Robbins Robinson. An entrepreneur, he was a computer genius & electronic whiz. He owned many businesses where he fixed and sold computers,...
Louise Creely
March 13, 2014
LOUISE CREELY Tupelo - Louise Creely, 86, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice Unit. She was born May 29, 1927, to George and Effie Curry. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leon Creely on July 4, 1984. A cafeteria manager, she worked for numerous schools throughout Tupelo and retired at 65...
Bob Cook
March 9, 2014
BOB COOK Tupelo - Bobby Joe Cook, 82, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2014, at his home. Born April 30, 1931, in the Auburn Community to Thomas Blanchard "T.B." and Verlie Christian Cook. Bob graduated in 1949 from Tupelo High School, and in 1953 he graduated from Mississippi State University with a BS in Civil Engineering. He was an active...
Mitchell Lessel
March 8, 2014
MITCHELL LESSEL Tupelo - Addis Mitchell Lessel, 85, died Saturday, March 8, 2014, at Sanctuary Hospice House. A Lee County native, he was born June 12, 1928 to Walter Addis and Mamie Lou Wages Lessel. He was a 1947 graduate of Belden High School, he then went on to Itawamba Junior College, Sunflower Junior College and Mississippi State University. Mitchell...
Addis Mitchell Lessel
March 8, 2014
MITCHELL LESSEL Tupelo - Addis Mitchell Lessel, 85, died Saturday, March 8, 2014, at Sanctuary Hospice House. A Lee County native, he was born June 12, 1928 to Walter Addis and Mamie Lou Wages Lessel. He was a 1947 graduate of Belden High School, he then went on to Itawamba Junior College, Sunflower Junior College and Mississippi State University. Mitchell...
Dorothy Dot" White
March 7, 2014
DOROTHY WHITE Saltillo - Dorothy Hughlene ?Miss Dot? White, 68, went to be with the Lord Friday, March 7, 2014, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born in Bolivar, Tennessee on June 25, 1945, to Arlon "Bill" and Neola Sue Crowley Byant. She was a resident of Saltillo for over 20 years. For most of her adult...
Alana Hickman
March 7, 2014
ALANA HICKMAN Nettleton - Alana Hickman, 52, passed away Friday, March 7, 2014, at her home after a sudden illness. A Tupelo native, she was born September 26, 1961, to John Thomas and Jeanett Irvin Cayson. She was a long time resident of the VanBuren Community. A waitress, she had worked in the food court in the mall. Going to...
Dorothy "Miss Dot" White
March 7, 2014
DOROTHY WHITE Saltillo - Dorothy Hughlene "Miss Dot" White, 68, went to be with the Lord Friday, March 7, 2014, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born in Bolivar, Tennessee on June 25, 1945, to Arlon "Bill" and Neola Sue Crowley Byant. She was a resident of Saltillo for over 20 years. For most of her adult...
Ralph Riley
March 7, 2014
Ralph Riley Tupelo- Johnnie Ralph Riley, 95, died peacefully on Friday, March 7, 2014, at Sanctuary Hospice House surrounded by his family. He was born in Saltillo on December 9, 1918, to John and Bulah Riley. He was a graduate of Mississippi State and a veteran of the US Army Air Corps having served during World War II. He was...
Johnnie Ralph Riley
March 7, 2014
Ralph Riley Tupelo- Johnnie Ralph Riley, 95, died peacefully on Friday, March 7, 2014, at Sanctuary Hospice House surrounded by his family. He was born in Saltillo on December 9, 1918, to John and Bulah Riley. He was a graduate of Mississippi State and a veteran of the US Army Air Corps having served during World War II. He was...
Velna L. Luther, Jr.
March 6, 2014
VELNA L. LUTHER, JR. Nettleton - Velna Lamar Luther, Jr., 86, went to be with the Lord Thursday, March 6, 2014, at North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice Unit. A Thaxton native, he was born March 3, 1928, to Velna L. and Lucille Bost Luther. He served in the United States Army, during the Occupation of Japan, from 1946 to 1947....
Ginger McCarty Arnold
March 6, 2014
Ginger McCarty Arnold Tupelo- Mary Virginia "Ginger" McCarty Arnold died March 6, 2014 peacefully in the Reed Green House at Traceway Retirement Community. Ginger was born in Tupelo on May 4, 1946, to the late Bessie (Sissy) Rhodes McCarty and the late L. P. "Bud" McCarty. She graduated from Tupelo High School and attended Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia before...
Velna Luther
March 6, 2014
VELNA L. LUTHER, JR. Nettleton - Velna Lamar Luther, Jr., 86, went to be with the Lord Thursday, March 6, 2014, at North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice Unit. A Thaxton native, he was born March 3, 1928, to Velna L. and Lucille Bost Luther. He served in the United States Army, during the Occupation of Japan, from 1946 to 1947....
Ginger Arnold
March 6, 2014
Ginger McCarty Arnold Tupelo- Mary Virginia "Ginger" McCarty Arnold died March 6, 2014 peacefully in the Reed Green House at Traceway Retirement Community. Ginger was born in Tupelo on May 4, 1946, to the late Bessie (Sissy) Rhodes McCarty and the late L. P. "Bud" McCarty. She graduated from Tupelo High School and attended Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia before...
Nora Lee Gaines McBrayer
March 6, 2014
NORA MCBRAYER Sherman - Nora Lee Gaines McBrayer, 85, died Thursday, March 6, 2014, at Golden Living Center in Tupelo. She was born in Pontotoc County on April 21, 1928, to Reuben and Mary Caldwell Gaines. She was married on February 10, 1945, to Merle McBrayer, who died in 1983. She was a longtime resident of Sherman community until her...
Nora Gaines McBrayer
March 6, 2014
NORA MCBRAYER Sherman - Nora Lee Gaines McBrayer, 85, died Thursday, March 6, 2014, at Golden Living Center in Tupelo. She was born in Pontotoc County on April 21, 1928, to Reuben and Mary Caldwell Gaines. She was married on February 10, 1945, to Merle McBrayer, who died in 1983. She was a longtime resident of Sherman community until her...
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