OBITUARIES
Eddie Garner
June 25, 2023
Eddie Garner Tupelo- Edward Wesley Garner, 63, died Sunday, June 25, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born November 14, 1959 to Charles Edward Garner and Helen Juanita Hutcheson in Tupelo. After Eddie’s high school graduation and some number of years in the workforce he earned a specialized certification in transmissions at a Tennessee...
Douglas A. Johnston
June 25, 2023
Douglas A. Johnston Plantersville- Douglas Arlie Johnston, 87, died Sunday, June 25, 2023 at Countrywood Plantation in Mantachie. He was born March 7, 1936 to Arlie Johnston and Exie Davis Johnston in Lee County. Following his high school graduation, he honorably served his country in the United States Army as a cook. Douglas soon after earned his Diesel Mechanic Degree...
Jimmy Bingham
June 24, 2023
Jimmy Bingham Tupelo- James William Bingham, 82, passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after a lengthy illness. Jimmy was born on May 5, 1941, to James Washington and Jane Bryson Bingham. Raised in Guntown, he initially attended Guntown School before transferring to the Tupelo School District. Following graduation from Tupelo High School...
Ron Ratliff
June 24, 2023
Ron Ratliff Tupelo - Ronald Michael Ratliff, Sr., 79, died Saturday, June 24, 2023, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born April 18, 1944, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Arnold and Ruby McMichael Ratliff. He was a member of First Baptist Church Tupelo. After serving in the United States Air Force, his professional career consisted of working at Aircap, Metalloy,...
Edna Warren
June 24, 2023
Edna Warren Saltillo- Edna Ruth Prather Warren, 83, died Saturday, June 24, 2023, at her home after an extended illness. She was born June 7, 1940, to Noel Prather and Tishie Thrasher Prather. Edna was a dedicated Licensed Practical Nurse for Cedars Health Care Center for a number of years before she retired. She was a faithful member of New...
Martha P. Hunt
June 22, 2023
Martha P. Hunt Eggville Community- Martha Pearl Brown Hunt, 85, went to her eternal Heavenly home on Thursday, June 22, 2023. She was the daughter of Cecil Nelph Brown and Lola Barber Brown, born on May 11, 1938, in Itawamba. On April 18, 1954, at the age of 15 years old, she married Joe Earl Hunt. They spent 68 years...
Elizabeth Craig
June 22, 2023
Tupelo, formerly of Natchez-- Mary Elizabeth Wilson Craig passed peacefully in her sleep in her home on June 22, 2023. Born in Collins, on August 20,1939, she was the daughter of George Macon Wilson and Myra Speed Wilson. Elizabeth had a happy childhood in Collins and at the tender age of 17, she began her radiology technician career at the...
Barbara Marshall
June 22, 2023
Barbara Marshall Iuka formerly of Olive Branch- Barbara Gail Clark Marshall died Thursday, June 22, 2023, in Tupelo, she was born on October 10, 1952, in Chicago, Illinois to Mary Kathleen Clark and Sim Stewart Clark. She grew up in Memphis and attended Whitehaven High School Class of 1970, from there she served in the Army Reserves and attended the...
Melinda B. Lee
June 18, 2023
Melinda B. Lee Saltillo- Melinda Ann Bryant Lee, 65, died Sunday, June 18, 2023 at her home. She was born September 27, 1957 in Jackson to William Bryant and Bettie Johnston Bryant. She graduated from Jim Hill High School in 1975. She then graduated in 1979 from Mississippi State University with a Bachelor’s in Education, and her career flourished as...
Eva Webb
June 17, 2023
Eva Webb Saltillo—Eva May Spearman Webb passed away Saturday, June 17, 2023 at her daughter’s home. She was 87. Born June 5, 1936 in Saltillo, she was the daughter of Ernest Lee and Velma Lee Parker Spearman. Eva worked as a sales clerk in a shoe store for many years. She was the widow of Lawrence Webb and they enjoyed...
Ms. Maurice Swinney Gibson
June 16, 2023
Maurice Swinney Gibson of Starkville passed away Friday, June 16, 2023 at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo. Maurice was graduate of Tupelo High School and went on to study at Mississippi State University, where she received her Masters Degree. Ms. Gibson went on to teach for 37 years at various Mississippi school districts, ending her career with the Starkville School District....
Jean Pittman
June 16, 2023
Catherine Jean Pittman, 90, passed away Friday, June 16, 2023 at the Baptist Hospital in Oxford. She was born November 4, 1932 in North Augusta, South Caroline to Emery Platt-Howard Ruland and Mildred Kennedy Ruland. Jean was the wife of James H. Pittman and they enjoyed 58 years of marriage before his passing in 2012. Jean spent most of her...
PJ McKnatt
June 15, 2023
Tupelo—Peggy Jean “PJ” McKnatt passed away Thursday, June 15, 2023 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was 72 years old. She was born in California on June 28, 1958, the daughter of John C. McKnatt and Miranda McKnatt. Before she became disabled, PJ worked in housekeeping for several hotels. A true people person, PJ loved to help others and...
June C. Mitchell
June 13, 2023
June Claire Mitchell passed away at her home at the age of 80. She was born January 5, 1943 in Water Valley, the daughter of Carl Franklin Davidson and Minnie Margaret Pipkins Davidson. After her graduation from Oakland High School, she then attended Northwest Mississippi Junior College, where she received her Certificate in Secretarial Science in 1962. June worked for...
Steve Johnson
June 13, 2023
Steve Johnson Senatobia formerly of Tupelo – George Stephen “Steve” Johnson, 64, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. He was the son of James and Delores Featherston, born on October 9, 1958, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a proud veteran who served in the 155th Armored Brigade of the Army National Guard....
Ralph H. Stone
June 12, 2023
Ralph H. Stone, age 95, passed away Monday, June 12, 2023 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Miss. He was born December 22, 1927 in Plattsburg to Albert and Lillian Stone. Ralph was a graduate of Plattsburg High School where he was captain of the football team. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy and worked many years...
Jeanette “Jeanne” Lummus
June 11, 2023
Jeanne Lummus Tupelo- Jeanette “Jeanne” Moak Lummus, 85, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 11, 2023, at the Greenhouses of Tupelo under Sanctuary Hospice care. Jeanne was born September 24, 1937, in Natchez, Mississippi, to the late J.T. and Mary Louise Moak. She was a graduate of Central High School in Jackson, Mississippi, and received a Bachelor...
Patty Tucker
June 10, 2023
Patty Tucker Tupelo- It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Patricia Jean Tucker, a beloved mother, grandmother, and friend. Patricia left this world on June 10, 2023, from Sanctuary Hospice House. She leaves behind a legacy of love and cherished memories. She was born in Tupelo on June 2, 1951, to William F. Waters and Betty...
Doris Beard
June 7, 2023
Tupelo—Doris Tucker Beard died Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at the Sanctuary Hospice House after a life well spent. There will be no visitation or services. She appreciated each and every person that touched her life and was thankful for all you added. She is survived by two sons, Jamey Beard (Tiffany) of Cleveland, Ohio and Kevin Beard (Christy) of Tupelo;...
Major General (Ret.) T. K. Moffett
June 5, 2023
Major General (Ret.) T. K. Moffett Tupelo- Terrill Kay Moffett, 73, passed away Monday, June 5, 2023, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, Mississippi. You may have known T. K. Moffett as an Attorney, a Major General, a Judge, a restaurant owner, a Professor, a City Prosecutor, a Deacon, a Music/Youth Minister, an Author, an Army West Point Rabble...
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