OBITUARIES

Jack J. Chancey

Jack J. Chancey

May 8, 2010

Saltillo - Jack J. Chancey, 75, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 8,2010, at Methodist East in Germantown, Tennessee. He was born August 13, 1934 in Franklin County, Arkansas to Grady and Ina Chancey. As an honor graduate of Ozark High School in 1952, Jack went on to earn his B.S. in Business Administration from...

Jack Chancey

Jack Chancey

May 8, 2010

Saltillo - Jack J. Chancey, 75, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 8,2010, at Methodist East in Germantown, Tennessee. He was born August 13, 1934 in Franklin County, Arkansas to Grady and Ina Chancey. As an honor graduate of Ozark High School in 1952, Jack went on to earn his B.S. in Business Administration from...

James Williams

James Williams

May 7, 2010

Clarksdale - James Milford Williams, 73, died Friday, May 7, 2010, at Clarksdale Hospital after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, he was born March 9, 1937 to Charles L. and Beda Griffin Williams. He lived in Clarksdale all of his adult life. A devout Baptist, he loved reading his Bible and his gospel music. Services will be 3 p.m....

Varnell Homan

Varnell Homan

May 6, 2010

Shannon Varnell McCaleb (Nell) Homan, 85 died Thursday, May 6, 2010, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born February 5, 1925, in Mooreville, Mississippi to Claude A. and Willie Lee Eunie Scruggs McCaleb. She was a charter member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and a faithful servant of Jesus Christ. She was a retired cosmetologist who...

Lee Walsh

Lee Walsh

May 6, 2010

Lee Purnell Walsh, 75, died May 6 at The Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo following an extended illness. She was a lifelong Tupeloan, living elsewhere only during college and when her husband, the late George William Walsh, was stationed in El Paso, Texas, serving as an officer in the U.S. Army. Mrs. Walsh was born Nov. 4, 1934, the daughter...

James (Buster) Christian

James (Buster) Christian

May 5, 2010

Tupelo - James Vardaman (Buster) Christian, 101, died Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Lee County native and longtime resident of the Auburn Community, he was born April 21, 1909, to Howard and Della Roberts Christian. He enjoyed traveling, farming, reading, and playing dominoes with friends at Avonlea. He was a member...

James V.

James V.

May 5, 2010

Tupelo - James Vardaman (Buster) Christian, 101, died Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Lee County native and longtime resident of the Auburn Community, he was born April 21, 1909, to Howard and Della Roberts Christian. He enjoyed traveling, farming, reading, and playing dominoes with friends at Avonlea. He was a member...

Kelly McTaggart

Kelly McTaggart

May 5, 2010

Verona - Kelly McTaggart, 42, died Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks after a lengthy illness. He was born October 31, 1967, in Illinois to Wayne and Sandra Styck McTaggart. He lived in the Pontotoc-Randolph Community. He was self-employed in the floor covering business. He loved hunting and fishing. Survivors include his father, Wayne McTaggart of...

Crafton Gillentine

Crafton Gillentine

May 4, 2010

Tupelo - Willie Crafton Gillentine, 85, of the Auburn Community, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. He was born July 12, 1924 in Itawamba County to Willie and Ireda Moore Gillentine. He moved to Mooreville as a small child where he graduated from Mooreville High School in 1942. He married Lottie Faye...

Murray Moore

Murray Moore

May 2, 2010

Tupelo - Robert Murray Moore, Sr., 84, died Sunday, May 2, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A North Mississippi native, he was born July 2, 1925 in the Cedar Hill Community in North Lee County to Perry and Mellie Haygood Moore. He was a United States Coast Guard veteran of World War II, having...

Tyler Sloan

Tyler Sloan

May 1, 2010

Saltillo - Tyler Sloan, 20, died Saturday, May 1, 2010, in Union County. He was born December 4, 1989 in Memphis, Tennessee to Tommy and Kristi Ellington Sloan. He was very athletic and loved participating in multiple sports including football and baseball. He also played church league ball and coached a little league team. After graduation in 2008 from Saltillo...

Elizabeth Long

Elizabeth Long

April 29, 2010

Tupelo - Elizabeth Wiygul Long, 85, died Thursday, April 29, 2010, at Gilmore Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was born August 10, 1924, to Ephriam H. and May Shumpert Wiygul. She was a resident of East Tupelo. She earned her bachelors degree from Ole Miss and later her masters from Mississippi State in Adult Education. She was a...

Amber Green

Amber Green

April 28, 2010

PlantersvilleAmber Yvonne Green, 23, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born July 18, 1986 in Tupelo to James Harold and Bonnie Yvonne Tilson Green. She was a loving mother who enjoyed taking care of her three young children. She was also a talented artist and loved talking on the phone with her friends,...

Rita Kabban

Rita Kabban

April 27, 2010

Lake PiomingoRita Kabban, 48, died at her residence in the Lake Piomingo Community. She was born October 18, 1961, in Tripoli, Libya to Bashir Salim Kabban and Shirley Geneva Kabban. She graduated from the University of Mississippi with a degree in mathematics. A lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, she served for three years, stationed in Sunnyvale, Calif. She worked...

Greg Holloway

Greg Holloway

April 27, 2010

Tupelo - Jon Gregory Holloway, 37, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010, in Hinds County due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Jackson. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident of the Oak Hill Community, he was born December 27, 1972, to David Holloway and Lois Hand Holloway. He attended Saltillo High School. He enjoyed fishing, riding his 4-wheeler, and...

Elvira " Vi " Noonan

Elvira " Vi " Noonan

April 26, 2010

Fayetteville, GA-- Elvira Crull Noonan of, formally of Tupelo, MS, died April 27, 2010, at the age of 96. She was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Tupelo for forty-seven years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry F. Noonan. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 30, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. W.E. Pegues Funeral...

Elvira

Elvira

April 26, 2010

Fayetteville, GA-- Elvira Crull Noonan of, formally of Tupelo, MS, died April 27, 2010, at the age of 96. She was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Tupelo for forty-seven years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry F. Noonan. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 30, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. W.E. Pegues Funeral...

Martin Covington, Jr.

Martin Covington, Jr.

April 25, 2010

Saltillo - Martin Bryan Covington, Jr., 81, died peacefully Sunday, April 25, 2010, at his residence after an extended illness. A native of Mathis, Tex., he was born January 15, 1929, to Martin Bryan and Francis Elizabeth Covington. He was a mechanical engineer for the Bendix Corporation. A very devoted husband and father, he was known for his honesty and...

Martin Covington

Martin Covington

April 25, 2010

Saltillo - Martin Bryan Covington, Jr., 81, died peacefully Sunday, April 25, 2010, at his residence after an extended illness. A native of Mathis, Tex., he was born January 15, 1929, to Martin Bryan and Francis Elizabeth Covington. He was a mechanical engineer for the Bendix Corporation. A very devoted husband and father, he was known for his honesty and...

Russell Sheffield

Russell Sheffield

April 24, 2010

TUPELO - Albert Russell Sheffield, 87, died Saturday, April 24, 2010, at Avonlea Assisted Living in Tupelo. He was a former employee of Hancock Fabrics and an electrician. A World War II veteran, he served in the Air Force in the South Pacific. He loved hunting, fishing, and working in the yard. He was a member of St. Mark United...