OBITUARIES

Jimmy Dale Morris

Jimmy Dale Morris

December 1, 2022

Mooreville—Jimmy Dale Morris, age 70, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2022 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born February 28, 1952 in Tupelo, the son of James Pruitt Morris and Reba Aline Martin Morris. Jimmy worked for Tecumseh as a press operator for several years. He enjoyed watching wrestling and church services on television. He loved his family...

John Lance Hand

John Lance Hand

December 1, 2022

Oak Hill Community—John Lance Hand, age 69, passed away December 1, 2022 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born April 10, 1953 in the Oak Hill Community to Bettie Sue Lloyd Hand. He was a longtime employee of Tupelo Plywood and enjoyed spending his days outdoors bass fishing. He is survived by his daughter, Crissy Hand-Loudermilk; his bonus...

Lucile Clardy

Lucile Clardy

November 27, 2022

LUCILE CLARDY Lucile Katherine Clardy, age 84 passed away Sunday, November 27, 2022, in Quality Center for Rehab & Healing in Lebanon, Tennessee. She is survived by her sister, Elaine Weller; children, Diane Clardy and David Clardy and their father, Carrol Clardy; grandchildren, Daniel Clardy, Naomi Smith, Adam Smith, Scott McLarty, David Clardy, Alex Clardy; great-grandchildren, Lylla Clardy. Sarah Moore,...

William David “Wild Bill” Jackson

William David “Wild Bill” Jackson

November 26, 2022

William David “Wild Bill” Jackson “I only place God almighty above all others, I am always his worshiping soldier of freedom.”- WDJ Oct. 15 1954 – Nov. 26 2022 Brewer Community- William David “Wild Bill” Jackson was one out of four children born to Charles and Helen Jackson of Plantersville, Mississippi. After graduation Wild Bill decided his calling in life...

Richard Whaley

Richard Whaley

November 26, 2022

Saltillo- Richard Delma Whaley, III, 63, passed away after a sudden illness on November 26, 2022 at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born August 17, 1959 to Richard D. Whaley, Jr. and Barbara Shaw Whaley in Corpus Christi, Texas while his father was stationed there in the Navy. He was a 1977 Potts Camp High School graduate. On August...

Brad Helms

Brad Helms

November 21, 2022

Brad Helms Saltillo- Robert Bradley Helms, at the age of 43, passed away at his home, Monday, November 21, 2022. Brad was born on October 17, 1979, in Tupelo to Robert Gene Helms and Linda Carol Elam Helms. He was a member of West Jackson Baptist Church. Brad graduated from Tupelo High School and attended Itawamba Community College, and he...

Guy E. Watts III

Guy E. Watts III

November 20, 2022

Guy E. Watts, III Tupelo-- Guy Ellis Watts III, 51, died November 20, 2022 at Sanctuary Hospice House. Guy was born on March 4, 1971 in Laurel, Mississippi to Guy "Billy" Watts, Jr. and Connie Landis Steele. His family moved to Tupelo in 1974. Guy graduated from Tupelo High School in 1989. He then spent a semester at Northeast Community...

Bridgette Newton

Bridgette Newton

November 20, 2022

Bridgette Newton Saltillo- Bridgette Nicole Newton, 37, died unexpectedly Sunday, November 20, 2022 at North Mississippi Medical Center. She is the daughter of Deanna “Datchie” Ruby Guy Barnes, born on April 19, 1985. Bridgette graduated from Terry High School and currently was employed at Food Giant which brought her a lot of joy working with the public. She always held...

Brooklyn RaeAnne Brashear

Brooklyn RaeAnne Brashear

November 19, 2022

Brooklyn RaeAnne Brashear Saltillo- Brooklyn RaeAnne Brashear, infant daughter of Mary Allison Byars of Tupelo and Jeremiah Avery Brashear of Tremont, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2022, at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis due to complications from prematurity. Born on November 6, 2022, Brooklyn was a fighter from the start and fought a hard battle against the difficulties she...

Paul McCain

Paul McCain

November 19, 2022

Saltillo- James Paul McCain, at the age of 47, died in the early morning Saturday, November 19, 2022, at his home. Paul was born March 24, 1975, in Lee County to James Ralph McCain and Sandra Kaye Altom McCain. He was raised by his grandparents, Jimmie and Pauline Altom, after his parent’s deaths. In October of 1994, Paul Married, Angie...

Hoyt C. “Buddy” Curbow

Hoyt C. “Buddy” Curbow

November 19, 2022

Hoyt C. “Buddy” Curbow Tupelo - Hoyt Cleveland Curbow, age 91, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2022, at the Greenhouses at Traceway Retirement Community. Buddy was born May 28, 1931, to Hubby Clifford Curbow and Rosa Lee Kingsley Curbow. Hoyt served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. In 1955, he married, Frances L. Cummings Curbow. They...

Jack Kellum Johnson

Jack Kellum Johnson

November 18, 2022

Jack Johnson, 83, went home to be with his Lord and Savior at 7:12 pm on November 18, 2022, after a valiant fight with Myastenia Gravis and Parkinson’s disease. He was born on January 15, 1939 to Buck and Hazel Kellum Johnson. Jack placed his faith in Christ as his Lord and Savior 37 years ago , claiming the promise...

Lisa D. Brown

Lisa D. Brown

November 14, 2022

Saltillo--Lisa Diane Brown, age 59, passed away Monday, November 14, 2022 at the North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice Unit. She was born August 4, 1963 in Baldwyn to Jesse William Howard and Mary Evelyn Gable Howard. She was a longtime resident of Saltillo and attended Saltillo High School. Lisa was a faithful member of Heavenly Gates Apostolic Church. She was...

David E. McCormack Sr.

David E. McCormack Sr.

November 12, 2022

David E. McCormack, Sr. Keller, Texas formerly of Tupelo - David Eugene McCormack, Sr., age 91, passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2022 in Keller, Texas after a brief illness. Born on May 19, 1931, in Shannon, Mississippi, he was the son of William and Manda McCormack. David attended the University of Mississippi and graduated with a Bachelor of Business...

Christine Hodge

Christine Hodge

November 5, 2022

Mary Christine Hodge, born October 2, 1943, passed away November 5, 2022. Christine worked as a home health assistant and also as an assistant teacher for several years. She was one of the strongest women even known and will be loved and missed forever. Christine was a loving mother of five children, Tammy Crump (Van), Regina Harrell (Tim), Jerry Hodge...

Glynn Allen Martin

Glynn Allen Martin

November 2, 2022

Mooreville—Glynn Allen Martin, age 59, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at his home in Mooreville. He was born April 10, 1963 in Tupelo to Charles Martin and Helen Gillentine Martin Gable. Glynn worked in construction as a painter and roofer. He loved the outdoors, spending many hours hunting, fishing, and hunting for arrowheads. He will be dearly missed by...

Bill Morgan

Bill Morgan

November 2, 2022

Tupelo—Billy Eugene “Bill” Morgan, 80, passed away on November 2, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. Bill was born on the kitchen table of a log cabin in rural MS on December 3, 1941, to John Kimble Morgan and Mary Alice Gillentine Morgan. After Bill’s father tragically passed away when Bill was three, he spent his...

Leon Malone

Leon Malone

November 1, 2022

Tupelo--C. Leon Malone, age 94, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at the North Mississippi Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born February 10, 1928, in New Site, to Oliver Ward and Claudie Gilley Malone. Leon graduated from Marietta High School in 1947, but prior to that attended New Site High School where he was a member of...

Ann Johnson Davis

Ann Johnson Davis

November 1, 2022

Fairy “Ann” Johnson Davis, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at the inpatient hospice unit at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born in Mantee, MS on March 7, 1935, to Benjamin F. Johnson, Sr., and Elizabeth Pennington Johnson. She moved to Tupelo in her late teens where she met Charles Wilson Davis. They were...

Corey Kowach

Corey Kowach

October 29, 2022

Corey Kowach Saltillo- Corey Michael Kowach, 42, died unexpectedly Saturday, October 29, 2022 at North Mississippi Medical Center. Corey was born on May 23, 1980 in Anaheim, California. He is the son of Edward Michael Kowach and Patti Jean Jones Kennedy. First and foremost, Corey was a proud and active father to his son, Drake. On any given weekend they...