OBITUARIES
Nancy Jean Chism
January 5, 2014
NANCY JEAN CHISM Saltillo - Nancy Jean Chism, 68, went to be with the Lord, Monday, January 5, 2015, at her home. She was born in Dodge Center, Minnesota on born June 20, 1946, to Earl and Nell Christoffersen and raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin. She was hardworking, generous and sweet. Private family graveside services will be at Mantanchie Cemetery. W....
Ann Lauderdale
December 31, 2013
ANN LAUDERDALE Tupelo - Ann Lauderdale, 78, born March 24, 1935, to Houston "Shorty" and Lula Langston Ramsey passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at the Sanctuary Hospice House. She worked at several different places including Cotton Bolt and Bassett Furniture. She enjoyed shopping and gardening. She was a member of Tupelo Free Will Baptist Church. A celebration of...
Dorothy Cooley
December 30, 2013
DOROTHY COOLEY TUPELO - Dorothy Marie Tillman Cooley went to be with the Lord on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013 at Magnolia Manor. She was born Dec. 12, 1922 in Bridgeport, Connecticut and spent summers on Long Island Sound. She loved the memory of her father, lighthouses and the sea. She was born again at Black Rock Community Church in 1939....
Scott Easterling
December 28, 2013
SCOTT EASTERLING Saltillo - Scott Easterling, 42, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born July 11, 1971, in Tupelo to Hoyle and Rebecca Waters Easterling. A Saltillo resident all his life, he was a 1989 graduate of Saltillo High School. He served as a construction worker and carpenter. An artist, he enjoyed...
Jeff Church
December 26, 2013
JEFF CHURCH Tupelo - Jeff Church, 57, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2013, at his home. He was born November 16, 1956, to Van Buren and Arlene Yvonne Dortch Church. He spent his childhood growing up in Brandywine, Maryland. Survivors include his wife of thirty-two years, Lisa Church of Tupelo; one son, Matthew Church (Elizabeth) of Tupelo; one brother, Van...
Edith R. Thomas
December 25, 2013
EDITH THOMAS Tupelo - Edith Ruff Thomas, 93, a founder of Tupelo Community Theatre and the Tupelo Symphony Orchestra, died at her Tupelo residence Wednesday following a period of declining health. Mrs. Thomas, Tupelo's Citizen of the Year in 1987, was a leader in the development of the musical and dramatic arts in Tupelo for more than 40 years. She...
Edith Thomas
December 25, 2013
EDITH THOMAS Tupelo - Edith Ruff Thomas, 93, a founder of Tupelo Community Theatre and the Tupelo Symphony Orchestra, died at her Tupelo residence Wednesday following a period of declining health. Mrs. Thomas, Tupelo's Citizen of the Year in 1987, was a leader in the development of the musical and dramatic arts in Tupelo for more than 40 years. She...
Lester Fussell
December 21, 2013
LESTER L. FUSSELL Tupelo - Lester L. Fussell, 89, died Saturday, December 21, 2013, at Sanctuary Hospice House after a lengthy illness. A Jackson, Tennessee native, he was born August 11, 1924 to Lucas and Velma Jennings Fussell. He was raised in Jackson and graduated from Jackson High School. He served with the United States Army Air Corp during WW...
Judith Johnson
December 21, 2013
JUDITH JOHNSON Guntown - Judith Johnson, 75, passed away, Saturday, December 21, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born November 15, 1938, in Illinois to Art and Ruth Berry Whitaker. She retired after many years of service as a tax auditor with the Internal Revenue Service. Judith had many hobbies including sewing and reading. When asked, her...
Joseph Webster "Joe" Gary
December 21, 2013
JOSEPH WEBSTER "JOE" GARY Tupelo - Joseph Webster "Joe" Gary, 86, born, April 4th, 1927, in Byram, Mississippi, to Albert West Gary and Allie Robinson Gary went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 21, 2013, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by his daughters, Lynn and JoAnn as well as extended...
Perry Thomas
December 21, 2013
PERRY K. THOMAS, III Perry King Thomas III, 66, died unexpectedly early Saturday at his west Tupelo residence. Thomas, a former two-term member of the board of aldermen and later, a one-term member of the City Council, had lived in Tupelo all his life, and was deeply involved in many projects and undertakings in support of the city?s progress. Thomas,...
Perry K. Thomas, III
December 21, 2013
PERRY K. THOMAS, III Perry King Thomas III, 66, died unexpectedly early Saturday at his west Tupelo residence. Thomas, a former two-term member of the board of aldermen and later, a one-term member of the City Council, had lived in Tupelo all his life, and was deeply involved in many projects and undertakings in support of the city's progress. Thomas,...
Lester L. Fussell
December 21, 2013
LESTER L. FUSSELL Tupelo - Lester L. Fussell, 89, died Saturday, December 21, 2013, at Sanctuary Hospice House after a lengthy illness. A Jackson, Tennessee native, he was born August 11, 1924 to Lucas and Velma Jennings Fussell. He was raised in Jackson and graduated from Jackson High School. He served with the United States Army Air Corp during WW...
Ernest Ragsdale
December 21, 2013
ERNEST B. RAGSDALE Baldwyn - Ernest B. Ragsdale, 82, died on his birthday, Saturday, December 21, 2013, at his residence in the Friendship Community. A Desoto County native, he was born in 1931, to William Wesley and Minnie Bell Payton Ragsdale. He served in the U. S. Army and was stationed in Alaska during the Korean Conflict. Ernest loved baseball...
Joseph "Joe" Gary
December 21, 2013
JOSEPH WEBSTER "JOE" GARY Tupelo - Joseph Webster ?Joe? Gary, 86, born, April 4th, 1927, in Byram, Mississippi, to Albert West Gary and Allie Robinson Gary went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 21, 2013, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by his daughters, Lynn and JoAnn as well as extended...
Ernest B. Ragsdale
December 21, 2013
ERNEST B. RAGSDALE Baldwyn - Ernest B. Ragsdale, 82, died on his birthday, Saturday, December 21, 2013, at his residence in the Friendship Community. A Desoto County native, he was born in 1931, to William Wesley and Minnie Bell Payton Ragsdale. He served in the U. S. Army and was stationed in Alaska during the Korean Conflict. Ernest loved baseball...
Bruce Allen Taylor
December 17, 2013
BRUCE ALLEN TAYLOR Tupelo - Bruce Allen Taylor, 63, died Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. No services are schelduled.
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