OBITUARIES
Charles B. Hill
October 30, 2013
CHARLES B. HILL Tupelo - Charles B. Hill, 74, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee after a short illness. Born April 30, 1939, in Ecru to James Rufus and Jettie Hill, Charles spent most of his life in Tupelo. A veteran of the United States Army and Army Reserve, he served as a...
Jackie Ray Hopkins
October 29, 2013
JACKIE R. HOPKINS Tupelo - Jackie R. Hopkins, 62, passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2013, at the Sanctuary Hospice House. Jackie was born in Red Bay, Alabama, on August 12, 1951, to Narvis D. and Florence Brock Hopkins. He served as shipping and receiving clerk for the Super Sagless of Tupelo for 38 years with an impressive perfect attendance. Pressure...
Jackie Hopkins
October 29, 2013
JACKIE R. HOPKINS Tupelo - Jackie R. Hopkins, 62, passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2013, at the Sanctuary Hospice House. Jackie was born in Red Bay, Alabama, on August 12, 1951, to Narvis D. and Florence Brock Hopkins. He served as shipping and receiving clerk for the Super Sagless of Tupelo for 38 years with an impressive perfect attendance. Pressure...
Phillip Starling
October 28, 2013
Centerville ? Phillip Ray Starling, 57, passed away Monday, October 28, 2013, at his residence. A Lee County native, he was born July 15, 1956, to Billy Joe and Bonnie Faye Gann Starling. A truck driver, he enjoyed singing and always carried a funny disposition. He loved his family and especially his two dogs, Rock and T-Bone. He attended a...
Phillip Ray Starling
October 28, 2013
Centerville - Phillip Ray Starling, 57, passed away Monday, October 28, 2013, at his residence. A Lee County native, he was born July 15, 1956, to Billy Joe and Bonnie Faye Gann Starling. A truck driver, he enjoyed singing and always carried a funny disposition. He loved his family and especially his two dogs, Rock and T-Bone. He attended a...
Bob Jones
October 26, 2013
BOB JONES Sherman - Bob Jones, 76, passed away Saturday, October 26, 2013, at his residence. He was born in Union County on August 22, 1937, to George and Selma Floyd Jones. After graduation, he joined the military and proudly served his country as a Marine. He had lived in Sherman for the last 22 years. He had traveled the...
Darrell Langston
October 25, 2013
DARRELL LANGSTON Saltillo - William Darrell Langston, 45, passed Friday, October 25, 2013, about 4:40 p.m. at home. He was born October 1, 1968, in Tupelo to William Earnest and Jean Langston. A life-long resident of Saltillo, he graduated from Saltillo High School in 1986. He was a maintenance worker by trade. The last several years he had devoted himself...
Charlene Tutor
October 24, 2013
CHARLENE TUTOR Georgia - Charlene Laverne Tutor, 85, passed away Thursday, October 24, 2013, at Roswell Nursing and Rehab Center in Roswell, Georgia. She was born on October 18, 1928, to Cudallas Veloris and Oda Jane Hall Wood. She lived most of her early life in Guntown. In 1960, she moved with her family to live on a private island...
Dorothy Pennington Clay
October 23, 2013
Dorothy Sloan Pennington Clay, 89, of Tupelo, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born in Amory on June 24, 1924, to Gainey and Dora Ridings Sloan. She grew up in a large family with nine brothers and sisters in and around the Carolina Community. She loved gardening and could make just about anything grow....
Norris Strickland
October 23, 2013
NORRIS STRICKLAND Golden - Norris Strickland died October 23, 2013, at his home. He was born March 14, 1933, in Franklin County Alabama to Clinton Aubrey Strickland and Flora Elizabeth Garrison. He was a communicant of All Saints Episcopal Church in Tupelo. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1952, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was stationed in Mobile, Alabama, Iceland,...
Dorothy Sloan Pennington Clay
October 23, 2013
Dorothy Sloan Pennington Clay, 89, of Tupelo, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born in Amory on June 24, 1924, to Gainey and Dora Ridings Sloan. She grew up in a large family with nine brothers and sisters in and around the Carolina Community. She loved gardening and could make just about anything grow....
Ruth Umfress
October 21, 2013
RUTH UMFRESS Mooreville- Johnnie Ruth Umfress, 97, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Monday, October 21, 2013. She was born in Lee County on December 26, 1915, to the late John and Earle Duncan and was a graduate of Draughn's Business College in Memphis. She had lived in Mooreville until approximately four years ago when she moved to...
Trentice Pannell
October 20, 2013
TRENTICE ?TRENT? PANNELL Tupelo ? Trentice ?Trent? Pannell, 76, passed away October 20, 2013, at the Traceway Manor, Green Houses, after an extended illness. A Lee County native, he was born May 31, 1937, to John Ed and Willie Snipes Pannell. A retired carpenter and painter, he spent most of his life in Tupelo. He was a very creative man...
Charlie Watts
October 20, 2013
CHARLIE WATTS Tupelo - Charlie Watts, 72, passed away Sunday, October 20, 2013, at his home in Shannon. He was born in Newborn, Tennessee on November 29, 1940, to Murrell and Eloise Watts. A well-known local musician and entertainer, Charlie never learned to read music but he had phenomenal tonal memory which gave him the ability to play musical instruments...
Trentice "Trent" Pannell
October 20, 2013
TRENTICE "TRENT" PANNELL Tupelo - Trentice "Trent" Pannell, 76, passed away October 20, 2013, at the Traceway Manor, Green Houses, after an extended illness. A Lee County native, he was born May 31, 1937, to John Ed and Willie Snipes Pannell. A retired carpenter and painter, he spent most of his life in Tupelo. He was a very creative man...
Christy Holmes
October 18, 2013
CHRISTIE COKER HOLMES Tupelo - Christie Coker Holmes, 39, died Wednesday, October 16, 2013, in Tupelo after an extended illness. She was born April 6, 1974 to Debbie Hosmer Coker. An avid reader, she loved to read and soaked up knowledge; she was the Cliff Clavin from Cheers. Services will be 3 p.m. Saturday, October 26, 2013 at her Mother's...
Helena Shurden
October 18, 2013
HELENA SHURDEN Blue Mountain - Helena Shurden, 68, died Friday, October 18, 2013, at her residence near Blue Mountain after a lengthy illness. A Columbus, Ohio native, she was born May 5, 1945, to William Printice and Helen Corrine Averill. She was raised in Fairfax,,Virginia and had lived a number of years in Tupelo where she served as a paralegal...
Clara Thompson
October 18, 2013
Clara Thompson Tupelo Clara Crawford Johnson Thompson passed away October 18, 2013 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS. Clara was born September 4, 1926 to Georgia Mae Payne and Mangum Crawford in Greensboro, Alabama. A member of First United Methodist Church in Tupelo, she served as Secretary/Treasurer and President of the UMW, Circle Chairman for her UMW Circle, song...
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