OBITUARIES
Dewayne Kemp
February 14, 2023
Dewayne Kemp Mooreville- Gary Dewayne Kemp after an extended illness died Tuesday, February 14, 2023. He was born June 30, 1973, in Tupelo to June Dill and J.B. Payne. After the untimely death of his mother, Dewayne, along with his three brothers, was adopted by Robert Junior and Nancy Lee Dill Kemp. Dewayne was a carpenter and roofer during his...
Mike Fly
February 14, 2023
Mike Fly Saltillo- James Michael “Mike” Fly, 75, died Tuesday, February 14, 2023. He was born April 21, 1947, in Jackson, Tennessee to James Drake “Jimmy” Fly and Merle Evelyn Fitch Fly. He graduated from Jackson High School and served in the United States Army during the Vietnam Conflict. While stationed in Italy, he participated in the building of a...
Wanda Bryan
February 13, 2023
Saltillo--Wanda Gerlinde Bryan, 67, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, February 13, 2023. She passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family and friends. She was born December 4, 1955, to John and Güdren Alexander in a United States Army Hospital in Neubrücke, Germany. Although she moved around a lot as her father served...
Frannie Hester
February 12, 2023
Fulton—Francis Marie “Frannie Hester passed away Sunday, February 12, 2023 at her home. She was born July 17, 1959 in Itawamba County to Willie Marshall Rhyne and Mable Jean Tacket Rhyne. Frannie worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Tupelo Manor Nursing Facility for many years. She was a member of Richmond Pentecostal Church. Frannie loved being out side. Some...
Doris B. Friday
February 7, 2023
Verona- Doris Branyan Graddy Friday at the age of 95 died Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at her home. She was born June 16, 1927, in Union County to Homer Branyan and Sarah Hamric Branyan. She was a Sherman High School graduate and started her career at South Central Bell in New Albany, she retired after 30 years. Doris was a...
Hugh G. Billingsley
February 6, 2023
Hugh G. Billingsley Tupelo- Hugh G. Billingsley, age 76, passed away on his birthday, Monday, February 6, 2023, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, he was born in 1947, he was the son of Howard and Vera Harkins Billingsley. He was a graduate of Tupelo High School and then went...
Margaret Faye Thorsberg
February 4, 2023
Margaret Thorsberg passed away on the evening of Saturday, February 4, 2023 at her home in Tupelo. She was born in Jasper, Alabama May 24, 1942 to Rosa Lee and Odis Bonner. Margaret is remembered for her love of Elvis Presley and the Chicago Cubs. Mrs. Thorsberg is survived by her brother-in-law Lester “Buddy” Brown; her children, James Creel (Anita),...
Nadine Simmons Jones
February 4, 2023
Nadine Simmons Jones, 97, went to her heavenly home Feb. 4, 2023. She was born in Verona to Joshua and Bertha Hawkins Simmons on August 21, 1925. The Simmons family moved to Saltillo in 1946. The first Sunday, after moving, she joined the Methodist church where she was an active member until her death. Saltillo is where she met her...
Mary Stewart
February 2, 2023
Saltillo--Mary Ruth Stewart, age 55, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2023 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born November 1, 1967 in Tacoma, Washington to George and Madeline Barger. She was married to Dan Stewart, and they shared 23 ½ years of marriage. For many years Mary assisted Dan in their business, Stewart’s Tire,...
Pete Seymore
February 1, 2023
James Riley “Pete” Seymore, age 77, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. A Lee County native and longtime resident, He was born March 19, 1945 to John Riley Seymore and Virginia Capps Seymore. He proudly served his country in the Army National Guard. Pete worked as a truck driver for many years before his...
Linda Kelly
February 1, 2023
Linda Kelly Union Community—Linda Joyce Kelly, 68, passed away February 1, 2023 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born January 18, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, the daughter of Walter Gillispie Hall and Lavelle Holloway Hall. Soon after her birth, her family moved to the Union Community where she resided until her death. Soon after graduating from Nettleton High...
Timothy R. "Tim" Hale
February 1, 2023
Saltillo—Timothy R. “Tim” Hale, age 70, gained his wings on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born December 26, 1952 in Savannah, Georgia to Tom Hale and Bennie Lanier Spears. Tim proudly served his country as an instructor in the United States Air Force. Following his discharge, he attended college...
James Sollie
January 31, 2023
James Wendell Sollie, 79, of Tupelo, passed away peacefully on January 31, 2023. He was born March 31, 1943, in St. Paul, Minnesota to William Sollie and Julia H. (Dale) Sollie of St. Paul, Minnesota. Jim graduated high school from Concordia Academy (St. Paul, Minnesota) in 1961. He was a United States Air Force veteran, working as a Refrigeration Specialist....
Terry M. Grubbs Sr.
January 30, 2023
Terry Mayo Grubbs Sr. passed away Monday, January 30, 2023 at the North Mississippi Medical Center at the age of 68. He was born in West Point on August 14, 1954, the son of Mayo and Betty Peters Grubbs. Terry was married to Nell Irvin Grubbs and they enjoyed 30 years together before her passing. He worked as an officer...
Betsy Ross Hooper
January 28, 2023
Betsy Ross Hooper (Lawhon) died on January 28th, 2023 at home in Galveston, Texas with her son by her side. She was 86 years old and the oldest daughter of Byrdie Estelle Lawhon (Lawson) and Ross Niles Lawhon, of Tupelo Mississippi. Ross was born in Tupelo Mississippi on April 20, 1936 and was most definitely her father’s tomboy, riding her...
Wilma F. Collier
January 27, 2023
Wilma Faye Collier, age 76, passed away Friday, January 27, 2023 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born October 20, 1946 in Tupelo to John and Maude Wilder Frost. Wilma worked as a seamstress in the furniture industry, retiring from Superior Products. She was a member of Longview Baptist Church. Wilma enjoyed a simple...
Delois Petigo West
January 26, 2023
Tupelo—Delois Petigo West, 85, of the Ballardsville Community died Thursday, January 27, 2023 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in Fulton on January 17, 1938, the daughter of Andrew Jackson “Jack” Petigo and Sallie Mae Roberts Petigo. Always a caretaker, Delois worked for many years as a Certified Nursing Assistant. She was a...
Earline Bradley
January 24, 2023
Eggville Community--Earline Bradley, age 91, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at the Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born October 1, 1931, in Lee County to Ed and Gertrude Sanders Stanford. In 1945, Earline married the love of her life, Clyde Bradley and they enjoyed 65 years of marriage before his passing in 2010. Earline worked for many years as...
Mary Weaver
January 23, 2023
Mary Weaver Tupelo- Mary Elizabeth Weaver, 86, died Monday, January 23, 2023, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was a lifelong Tupelo native, born on February 16, 1936, to Osley and Odean Clark. She retired from VF Factory Outlet after a number of years and several other careers. She had a green thumb and enjoyed tending her flowers and being...
Charles W. Henninger
January 23, 2023
Charles Wesley Henninger Jr. , age 93, passed away peacefully at his home in Walnut Creek, California, on January 23, 2023. Charles was born in Vandalia, Illinois, to Charles Sr. and Ona Mae. He graduated from Vandalia High School in 1947 and attended Greenville College for two years. Charles was one of the lucky ones who made a career of...
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