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Brandy Taylor Gilbreath
September 4, 2022
Brandy Juanita (Taylor) Gilbreath, age 40, of Horn Lake, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2022. She was born in Tupelo, MS on September 13, 1981 to Annie Faye (Fowler) Sexton and the late Bobby Joe Taylor. Brandy was a dispatcher for a towing/salvage company and was a member of New Day Fellowship. She enjoyed listening to all types of music,...
Shirley Duckworth
September 1, 2022
Shirley Duckworth Saltillo- Shirley Sue Duckworth, 79, died Thursday, September 1, 2022 at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born May 31, 1943, to Doc Gahagen and Tressa Hisaw Gahagen in Booneville. Shirley was a member of Greater Vision Ministries Church. She enjoyed fishing, deer hunting, cooking, gardening, summers at the lake, and taking care of animals. Shirley had a...
Pam Savage Scott
September 1, 2022
Pam Savage Scott Huntsville, Alabama- Pamela Savage Scott, 72, died Thursday, September 1, 2022 at her home. Born in Waukegan, Illinois on January 9, 1950, she was the daughter of Monroe B. Savage, Sr. and Eugenia Pauline Brown Savage. Pam graduated from Saltillo High School and earned her BS degree in Art from the Mississippi University for Women. Pam was...
Bill Pickens
August 31, 2022
Bill Pickens Mooreville- William “Bill” Skidmore Pickens, Jr. died Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at North Mississippi Medical Center. Born on July 16, 1939, on the Ole Miss campus; Bill was a self-proclaimed “born rebel.” He is the eldest son of William Skidmore Pickens, Sr. and Cynthia Ann Whiteside Pickens. After his high school graduation, Bill joined the United States Navy...
Jim Bain
August 29, 2022
Saltillo--On July 19, 1953 a great man was born, and on August 29, 2022 this same great man left this world unexpectedly. Jim Bain was an extraordinary man who was loved by so many people and who loved those same people with all his heart. His life’s work was fueled by the want and need to take care of those...
Maryanne Richards
August 28, 2022
Belden--Maryanne Richards passed from earth to heaven just a couple of months before her 80th birthday on Sunday, August 28, 2022 at the Sanctuary Hospice House after a short battle with lymphoma. On November 14, 1942 Maryanne was born on a snowy cold night in Gouvernor, New York. Her parents were Leola and Doug Wallace and she had five brothers...
Dorathy Bass
August 23, 2022
Saltillo--Dorathy Ann Tackett Bass, age 77, was born to William Henry Tackett and Dora Mae Tackett on September 12, 1944, in Pontotoc. She was married to the late James Edward Bass for 62 years. Dorathy worked as a sewing machine operator in furniture manufacturing until she retired to care for her mother. She was a member of Hughes Chapel Baptist...
Dorothy Hall
August 23, 2022
Saltillo—Dorothy Jean Hall, 87, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at the Sanctuary Hospice House. A native and longtime resident of Lee County, she was born February 7, 1935 to Hollis and Lillie Scott Smith. For 39 years, Dorothy worked for Hunter-Saddler, retiring as office manager. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Saltillo and she enjoyed tending...
Joe Paul Sheffield
August 22, 2022
Mantachie—Joe Paul Sheffield, age 92, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at his home. He was born December 23, 1929, in Mantachie to Zeke and Ruth Boren Sheffield. After his high school graduation he attended Mississippi State University where he earned a degree in agricultural engineering and Ole Miss where he earned his degree in civil engineering. Joe also extended...
Dr. Bob D. Johnson
August 22, 2022
Dr. Bob D. Johnson Saltillo—Dr. Bob D. Johnson, 86, of Saltillo, died Monday morning, August 22, 2022, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born June 24, 1936, in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. A longtime educator, Dr. Johnson earned his Ph.D. in Zoology at Arizona State University, and then taught at Arkansas State University for more than 30...
Gary Joe Malone
August 21, 2022
Pontotoc- Gary Joe Malone, 69, died Sunday, August 21, 2022, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Gary Joe was born September 6, 1952, in Tupelo to Joseph “Little Joe” Mitchell Malone and Betty Jean McLarty Malone. He was a 1970 Tupelo High School Graduate. He served in the United States Army National Guard before beginning his career. Gary...
Janie Shelton Moore
August 21, 2022
Janie Shelton Moore Plantersville- Lydia Jane “Janie” Shelton Moore died Sunday, August 21, 2022 at River Place Nursing Center. She was born on July 13, 1932 to Oscar and Fronie Oliver in Nettleton. Janie was married to William Howard Shelton, Sr. for 53 years before his death on November 19, 2000. She later married Ezell Moore and they were married...
Jerry Clayton
August 20, 2022
Jerry Clayton Tupelo- Jerry Lee Clayton passed away Saturday, August 20, 2022, at Sanctuary Hospice House. Despite dealing with the results of Parkinson’s Disease for three years, until the last few weeks, Jerry steadfastly continued to enjoy visiting with friends, finding solutions for pressing issues and coaching errors with his coffee group, and driving his dog, Bentley, around town. A...
Bounmy Sirasombath
August 15, 2022
Tupelo—Bounmy Sirasombath, 77, passed away Monday, August 15, 2022 at his home in Tupelo after a lengthy illness. He was born June 5, 1945 in Vientiane, Laos to Thit Sy Sirasombath and Nang Khot Sirasombath. Growing up in Laos, Bounmy faced many hardships but during the 1980’s he was able to bring his family to the United States with the...
Lily Orman
August 13, 2022
Nettleton—Lilyth Amalie “Lily” Orman was born directly and safely into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, August 13, 2022. She was the infant daughter of Elizabeth Gann and Joshua Orman. She will forever be remembered in the hearts of every family member who loved her from the first moment. Though they are heartbroken at her loss, they take comfort in...
Annie Mae Smith Sanford
August 13, 2022
Tupelo— Annie Mae Richardson Smith Sanford, age 94, passed away peacefully on 13 August 2022, at Tupelo, MS. She was born on January 25, 1928 in Popular Creek, MS to Chalmers Henry and Annie Crowder Richardson. She married Thomas Jefferson Smith on March 12, 1949 in Montgomery County, MS and Sterling Louis Sanford on August 18, 2003 in Monroe County,...
Annie B. Martin
August 12, 2022
Tupelo—Annie Brewer Martin passed away Friday, August 12, 2022 at the North Mississippi Medical Center at the age of 83. She was born in Mississippi Delta town of Cascilla on May 20, 1939, the daughter of Hayden and Pauline Thomas Brewer. After her graduation from West Tallahatchie High School, Annie began her long career in insurance as a bookkeeper with...
Julie Battaile
August 12, 2022
Julianne (“Julie”) Cecilia Sawyer Battaile of Saltillo, Mississippi died on August 12, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Her family was by her side. She was 84 years of age. She was born June 5, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois to the late Dr. and Mrs. Preston Walker Sawyer (Catherine Santschi). She was raised in Kankakee, Illinois with her...
Susan Virginia West O'Quinn
August 10, 2022
Susan Virginia West O’Quinn, 71, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, Susan was born August 29, 1950 to Herman and Frances West. She worked in Ripley at Timber Hills as a medical transcriptionist for several years. Susan adored animals, especially her cats. She...
Reginald F. Rose
July 31, 2022
Tupelo—Reginald Francis “Reggie” Rose passed away peacefully Sunday, July 31, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. He was 82 years old. Born in Roanoke, Virginia on June 10, 1940, Reggie was the son of Leslie F. and Odessa Eanes Rose. After his high school graduation, he earned his business degree from Virginia Tech. He married the love of...
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