OBITUARIES
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...
Frances Yarbrough
October 18, 2013
FRANCES YARBROUGH Tupelo - Frances Yarbrough passed away peacefully at the Sanctuary Hospice House Friday, October 18, 2013, after an extended battle with heart disease. She was born April 20, 1927, in the Union Community to Homer and Winnie Griffin. She grew up with her two sisters, Minnie (Marion) and Sue (Sherman). They were early members of Union Methodist Church...
Bobby Taylor
October 17, 2013
BOBBY TAYLOR Mooreville - Bobby Taylor, 83, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice. He was born in Lee County on January 12, 1930, to Samuel Lavert "Happy" and Ruby Cole Taylor. A United States Army veteran, he served with the Signal Corp. A successful business man, in 1956, Bobby co-founded with Ed Dickerson,...
Billy Frazier
October 15, 2013
BILLY FRAZIER Mantachie - James Billy Frazier, 80, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice. He was born in Itawamba County on February 8, 1933, to John and Fena Tipton Frazier. He was a life-long resident of Itawamba County and had lived in Mantachie since the early 1960's. He worked at SuperSagless for many years....
Mary Roach
October 9, 2013
MARY J. ROACH Tupelo- Mary Jeanette ?MaMaw? Roach, 77, died Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at The Meadows Nursing Home in Fulton after a short illness. A native of Nashoba County, she was born Christmas Day in 1935 to Erbin Aaron Parker and Ada Almeta Druwry . Mary and her young family lived in Canton for 15 years where she worked...
Mary J. Roach
October 9, 2013
MARY J. ROACH Tupelo- Mary Jeanette "MaMaw" Roach, 77, died Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at The Meadows Nursing Home in Fulton after a short illness. A native of Nashoba County, she was born Christmas Day in 1935 to Erbin Aaron Parker and Ada Almeta Druwry . Mary and her young family lived in Canton for 15 years where she worked...
Lynn Smith Carr
October 8, 2013
Lynn Smith Carr Saltillo - Lynn Smith Carr, 64, went to be with the lord Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. Born in Lee County, she was born February 18, 1949, to Clyde and May Dell Smith Sudduth. She was originally from Mooreville and Skyline until moving to Saltillo in 1992. Lynn was...
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