OBITUARIES
Joe Levy
December 3, 2024
Joe Levy
Tupelo- Joseph Howard Levy, age 86, died on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. Joe was born on December 30, 1937, to Harry and Sadie Horhovitz Levy. He was born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy. On March 15, 1958, he married the sunshine of his life, Linda Blatt Levy. Thirty...
John Raymond Anglin
December 3, 2024
John Raymond Anglin
Auburn Community - John Raymond Anglin, age 81, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at the Courtyard Nursing Facility in Fulton. He was born January 3, 1943, the son of Orbin Anglin and Annie Mae Caygle Anglin Barnes. John was a graduate of Mooreville High School. He began his working career at Tennessee Valley Authority at Yellow Creek,...
Marla Hussey
December 2, 2024
Marla Hussey
Mary Marla Hussey, 64, died peacefully at her home in Tupelo December 2, 2024, following a lengthy illness. She was born in Jackson on August 24, 1960, to James Morgan Hussey, Sr., and Maralyn Benton Holcomb Hussey. She attended Tupelo High School and Itawamba Community College. She moved home to Jackson in 2000 to be near her mother...
Zac Clayton
November 29, 2024
Saltillo--Robert Zachery “Zac” Clayton passed away Friday, November 29, 2024 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was 36 years old. Zac was born September 19, 1988 in Tupelo to Patrick Clayton and Tracy Riley Valentine. He was a young man with many interests and abilities. Most of his working career was spent as a woodworker for National Furniture. He...
Faye Vinson
November 27, 2024
Mt. Vernon Community—Martha Faye Vinson closed her eyes on this earthly life on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 and opened them in heaven with her Lord and Savior. She was a wonderful and precious mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and girl papaw to Candace Paige and Danni Kate. She was born on December 28, 1942 to Iva and Ureath Leathers. She was eight...
Helen Gann
November 25, 2024
Tupelo – Helen Ophilea Gann passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, November 25, 2024. She was born in Fayette County, Alabama on January 17, 1930. She was the daughter of B. L. Nicholson and Eunice McDonald Nicholson. Helen was a proud homemaker who cherished her time with family. She was a wonderful cook and would often provide home-cooked...
Sandy Frew
November 24, 2024
Tupelo-Sandra Lynn Frew, 67, passed away peacefully at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo on Sunday, November 24, 2024. She was born on July 22, 1957, in Clarksdale. Sandy was the daughter of Daniel Willis and Betty Jean Burr Willis. Sandy worked as the office manager in the Cardiopulmonary and Respiratory Therapy department at Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center, afterward she...
Kathy B. Gann
November 23, 2024
Tupelo- Kathy Boneill Gann died peacefully on Saturday, November 23, 2024, one day shy of her 72nd birthday. She was born in Guin, Alabama to James “Hershel” Gann and Helen Ophilea Nicholson Gann. Kathy had a joyful spirit and enjoyed the simplicities of life. Kathy found joy in drawing, listening to Southern gospel and country music, singing, watching western movies,...
Thom Eason
November 22, 2024
Thompson Graham Eason, beloved husband, father, brother, and friend passed away unexpectedly November 22nd at the age of 63. He was born in Jackson, Mississippi where he spent his formative childhood years, attending Jackson Academy, Saint Andrews, and graduating high school from The Education Center. From an early age, Thom exhibited a precocious talent for music, particularly with the guitar....
Beck Hester
November 22, 2024
Beck Hester
Tupelo- William Beck Hester peacefully joined his late mother, Ree, in Heaven, at the age of 25 years on Friday, November 22, 2024, at his home in Madison next to his well-worn Bible. Beck was born February 15, 1999, to Christopher “Chris” Steven Hester and Ree Twitty Hester.
Beck accepted Christ at a young age and was a faithful child...
Lisa Hoard
November 18, 2024
Tupelo-Lisa Ann Kelley Hoard, 57, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, November 18, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer. Lisa was born December 21, 1966, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to William Ray Kelley and Mary Anita Moran Kelley.
A longtime resident of North Mississippi, Lisa was known for her dedication and hard work as Dock Manager of the...
Sara Smith
November 18, 2024
Sara Louise Smith, 88, passed away on November 18, 2024 at her home in Mantachie. Sara was born to John Frost and Maude Inez Wilder on August 27, 1936 in Pontotoc, Mississippi. Sara enjoyed being a homemaker and taking care of her family, especially her grandchildren. She loved tending to her flowers and family, and her loving dog, Muffin.
Sara is...
Butch Keith
November 14, 2024
Tupelo—At the age of 71, Butch Keith passed away Thursday, November 14, 2024 at the North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice Unit. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, he was born October 2, 1953, the son of Lemuel Hamilton “Dutch” Keith and Gladys Scruggs Keith. For many years Butch worked in construction as an acoustic ceiling installer. He owned Keith...
Larry Dyson
November 11, 2024
Tupelo—William Larry Dyson, age 68, passed away Monday, November 11, 2024 at his home in Tupelo. Born March 14, 1957 in New Albany, he was the son of William Monroe Dyson and Bessie Mae Shettles Dyson. Larry worked repairing small engines until his retirement. He was a man of tremendous faith in God and would share his testimony with anyone....
Sue Ellis
November 9, 2024
Sue Ellis
Sherman- Sue Ellis, age 81, peacefully passed away after an extended illness while surrounded by family at her daughter’s home in Oxford on Saturday, November 9, 2024. Sue was born August 15, 1943, to Thomas Lane and Margrette Sue McCartney. While at The University of Auburn earning her Sociology degree, she met her future life-long husband, Dr. Tom Ellis....
Sonny Jones
November 6, 2024
Sonny Jones
Tupelo- William Allen “Sonny” Jones, Jr., 68, died following a sudden illness at North Mississippi Medical Center on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. Sonny was born in Tupelo on April 29, 1956, to William “Buddy” Allen Jones, Sr. and Ferne Irene Gilstrap Jones. Following graduation from Tupelo High School in 1974, Sonny began his career at Arvin Industries in 1975....
Melanie Vinson
November 5, 2024
Melanie Josephine Vinson, 68, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Melanie was born February 23, 1956, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Anthony Sansone and Mary Kathryn Garrett Sansone.
Melanie earned a bachelor’s degree in business from Mississippi State University and was a devoted fan of her beloved Bulldogs, cheering them on with pride. As a...
Charles Davis
November 5, 2024
Charles Davis
Charles Quitman Davis, Jr, at the age of 77, died Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born February 6, 1947, to Charles Quitman, Sr. and Ruth Ann Walters Davis. On February 4, 1970, he married Sandy Davis. They had 54 cherished years of memories and love. During Charles' working life,...
Sandra Kinkennon Warren
November 4, 2024
Sandra Kinkennon Warren took her savior’s hand on Monday, November 4, 2024 at the Sanctuary Hospice House. She was 67 years old. Sandra was born April 19, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois to Clifford Price Kinkennon and Lola Reeves Kinkennon. Shortly after her birth Sandra’s family moved to Corinth, where she grew up. On July 1, 1976 she married her best...
Jack Leslie
November 2, 2024
Jack Craig Leslie passed away on Saturday, Nov 2 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. He was born on September 20, 1958 in Tupelo to the late Jack and Ludine. His wonderful journey with his wife, Susan, began over 40 years ago. Throughout his life, Jack worked at Pegues Funeral Home and owned Leslie’s Short Stop in Mooreville, where he...
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