OBITUARIES
Moline Buskirk
October 29, 2022
Moline Buskirk Saltillo- Moline Wimbs Buskirk, 97, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, October 29, 2022. She was born in Prentiss County on July 5, 1925, to Perry Wimbs and Mary Akers Wimbs. At an early age, she met and married Earl Wayne Buskirk and they were married for over 30 years before his death in...
Tippy Collums
October 26, 2022
Tippy Collums Tupelo- Claymon Burns “Tippy” Collums, Jr., 68, died Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born January 1, 1954, in Missouri to Claymon Burns Collums, Sr. and Marie Reeves Collums. He was a longtime roofer and carpenter. He was a simple man who enjoyed fishing especially catching catfish. Tippy is survived by his 11...
Martha Robinson Stanford
October 20, 2022
Tupelo--Martha Robinson Stanford, age 82, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2022 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born August 16, 1940 in Booneville to Carl and Caty McDonald Robinson. Martha was a 1963 graduate of Corinth High School. She was a longtime resident of East Tupelo and the widow of Lawrence Stanford. They enjoyed nearly 51 years of...
Mary Jo Carter Morgan
October 19, 2022
Mary Jo Carter Morgan, 80, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at her home. She was born June 15, 1942, the daughter of Greely and Marie Smothers Carter. She was employed in the retail business for many years. Mary Jo was a member of Bethany Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening and attending estate sales. More than anything in life, she...
Mike Copening
October 17, 2022
Faulkner--Michael L. “Mike” Copening, age 54, passed away Monday, October 17, 2022 at the Magnolia Memorial Hospital in Corinth. He was born July 21, 1968 in Wichita, Kansas. He worked as a forklift operator for Oil-Dri in Blue Mountain. He enjoyed spending time with some special friends and their children whom he treated as his own. Mike leaves behind his...
Mary Sue Floyd Michael
October 15, 2022
Tupelo--Mary Sue Floyd Michael,72, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2022, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. She was born April 27, 1950, in Booneville. She is the daughter of Guy W. Harper and Mattie Lou Coleman Harper. Mary Sue was married to Charles F. Michael until the time of his passing. Mary Sue turned her love of doing hair and...
Dean Nickels
October 12, 2022
Ollie Dean Nickels passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at Diversicare in Ripley. She was 86 years old. Born August 12, 1936 in Columbus, she was the daughter of Timothy and Vinie Britt. Dean was primarily a homemaker and loved taking care of her family. She was a member of Ellistown Baptist Church. She enjoyed being outdoors and spent many...
Sarah Parker
October 10, 2022
Sarah Parker Tupelo—Sarah Hewitt Parker passed away October 10, 2022 at her home. She was 87 years old. Born June 26, 1935 in Jackson, Mississippi, Sarah was the daughter of Harold J. and Katherine Downing Hewitt. She graduated from Central High School in Jackson, Mississippi and then attended Millsaps College, earning her bachelor’s degree from the University of Mississippi. She...
Paul King Cook
October 10, 2022
Tupelo--Paul King Cook, age 86, passed away Monday, October 10, 2022 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Lee County Paul was born February 26, 1936 to Marvin Cook and Audrey Cook Knapp. He was a 1953 graduate of Tupelo High School and served in the Mississippi National Guard. Paul was a member of First Baptist Church of...
Patti Hawkins Abernathy
October 10, 2022
Shannon-- Patti Ann Hawkins Abernathy, 64, passed away Monday, October 10, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Patti was born September 5, 1958, to A. B. Hawkins and Minnie Laura Wilson. She graduated from Shannon High School. Patti taught for Lee County School District and was a real estate agent. She was a longtime member of Verona Church...
Bennie Faye Stanley
October 6, 2022
Tupelo--Bennie Faye Stanley, 89, passed away Thursday, October 6, 2022 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. Faye was a seamstress at a shirt factory for many years. She raised many kids during her lifetime. She fed everybody, always saying, “Y’all eat it if you can.” Her son reflects, “I’m proud she was my mom. We miss her already.” She leaves...
Mary Kathryn Brasfield
October 3, 2022
Mary Kathryn Brasfield Collierville, Tennessee- Mary Kathryn Brasfield went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on October 3, 2022 at Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in Collierville, Tennessee, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. She was 81 years of age. She was born February 26, 1941, in Coffeeville, Mississippi to the late Manchie and Lenora Fly. She worked...
Sara LeMaster Linton
October 3, 2022
Sara Henderson LeMaster Linton died at Sanctuary Hospice House on October 3, 2022 at age 95. She was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Anderson M. (A.M.) Linton, Jr. Sara was born in Batesville, Mississippi, March 14, 1927, to Allen Erskine and Ida Keating LeMaster. She graduated from Batesville High School where she was valedictorian. She graduated...
Kathryn Houston
October 3, 2022
Biloxi—Mary Kathryn Houston passed away October 3, 2022 at her home in Biloxi. A native and longtime resident of Lee County, she was born April 4, 1928 to Johnny Newton Witcher and Myrtle Gilliland Witcher. Kathryn was primarily a homemaker, and cherished taking care of her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was an active member as well as...
Johnny Creel
October 3, 2022
Johnny Creel Saltillo- Johnny Mack Creel, 88, died Monday, October 3, 2022 at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was the only son of Johnnie David and Ola Kate Seaborn Creel, he was born on September 28, 1934 in Dothan, Alabama. In 1952, he graduated from Sebring High School in Florida and earned his Bachelor’s in Music from Florida State University...
Michael Caldwell
October 2, 2022
Nettleton—Michael Bryan Caldwell, age 42, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2022 at his residence. He was born January 10, 1980, the son of Larry Alan Caldwell and Brenda Sue Ross. Michael worked as an HVAC technician for many years. As a student, he was a great baseball player. He also enjoyed hunting and riding motorcycles. His family will always remember...
Roger Williams
September 29, 2022
Roger Williams Saltillo- Roger Allen Williams, 59, died unexpectedly Thursday, September 29, 2022 at North Mississippi Medical Center. Roger was one of six children of Yancy Lamar “Y.L.” and Trannie Estene Forrester Williams. He was born on Halloween in 1962 in Jasper, Alabama. On November 14, 1981, he married Sherri Lynn Miller. For over 20 years, Roger has worked in...
Dewell William "Bill" Patterson
September 27, 2022
Saltillo--Dewell William "Bill" Patterson, 81, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2022. A visitation honoring Bill's memory will be 6 until 8 p.m. Friday, September 30, 2022, at W. E. Pegues, Saltillo. Pegues Funeral Directors has been entrusted with the arrangements. Expressions of sympathy and fond memories may be shared at www.peguesfuneralhome.com .
Hugh Luckett Jr.
September 25, 2022
Tupelo—Joseph Hugh Luckett Jr. passed away Sunday, September 25, 2022 at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford. He was 96 years old. Hugh was born August 10, 1926 in Tupelo, the son of Joseph Hugh Luckett and Mamie T. Fewell Luckett. He was a graduate of Central High School in Jackson. A member of the “Greatest Generation,” he proudly...
Blanche "Jo" Riley
September 23, 2022
Tupelo--Blanche Josephine “Jo” Riley passed away Friday, September 23, 2022 at her home in Tupelo. Born October 22, 1935 in Pocahontas, Arkansas, she was the daughter of Fred and Louise Tyler. She was married to Robert Riley and they enjoyed 47 years together before his passing in 2015. Jo worked at Tecumseh Products as the quality control supervisor, retiring after...
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