OBITUARIES
David Floyd
May 22, 2022
Tupelo—David Ferrell Floyd, age 68, departed this life on earth for his heavenly home on May 22, 2022 in Tupelo. He grew up in Union County, the son of Ferrell and Lucille Cleveland Floyd. David was a graduate of Myrtle High School and Northeast Community College. He thoroughly enjoyed his career as a computer programmer for various industries and companies...
Sherry Long Williams
May 21, 2022
Sherry Long Williams Thaxton--Sherry Catherine Long Williams, age 73, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2022, at the Sanctuary Hospice House after a lengthy illness. Born July 17, 1948 in Tupelo, she was the daughter of Nobel and Hazel Wheeler Long. Sherry was a social worker for Three Rivers in Pontotoc and a member of St. Christopher Catholic Church. She enjoyed...
Ike McCarter
May 21, 2022
Belden—Isiac Earl “Ike” McCarter passed away Saturday, May 21, 2022, at the Sanctuary Hospice House after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born February 12, 1949 in Tupelo, the son of Earl “Dock” McCarter and Lilly Mae Martin McCarter. Ike graduated from Belden High School in 1967 and earned his bachelor of business degree from Mississippi State University. He...
Hugo Vasquez
May 18, 2022
Mooreville- Hugo Radhames Vasquez, 71, died Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Hugo was born July 28, 1950, to Hugo Jose Vasquez and Rosa Ascona Vasquez. Hugo was born and raised in the Dominican Republic. Hugo, with his kind-hearted and welcoming spirit, never met a stranger. He valued the people around him. He was a...
Mary Ann Adair
May 18, 2022
Verona—Mary (Ann) Roberts Adair, 77, passed away peacefully at her home Wednesday, May 18, 2022. She was born May 22, 1944, to Jamie Roberts and Faye Cooley Roberts of New Albany. Ann was a well-loved teacher that touched many lives throughout her tenure. Her friendly face will also be remembered by the many friends she made throughout her 19 year...
Dolores Sabol
May 17, 2022
Dolores Angela Gamba Sabol went to be with her Lord and Saviour on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 in Tupelo, Mississippi. She had been living at the Mitchell Center assisted living facility at Traceway in Tupelo for the past three years. Dolores had great care from the staff there, especially Shonda Judon and Teresa Green. Dolores was one of triplets born...
Penny Jourdan
May 15, 2022
Penny Jourdan Guntown- Penny Michelle Jourdan after a courageous battle with breast cancer, died at the age of 46 on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born November 1, 1975, in Tupelo. She is the daughter of Jerry Jourdan and Mae McClain Jourdan. Penny enjoyed raising her chickens and taking care of her flowers. Penny...
Carol Lee Towrey Reed
May 15, 2022
Tupelo—Carol Lee Towery Reed passed away Sunday, May 15, 2022 at the Sanctuary Hospice House at the age of 73. She was born June 29, 1948 in Tupelo, the daughter of Evan F. and Minnie Mattie Lee Jackson Posey. Carol had a strong work ethic and served as a cashier for 31 years at R and R Grocery in Mooreville....
Mike Thomas
May 14, 2022
Tupelo-- In the same way he lived his life, Michael Ruff Thomas, 73, passed away at his home Saturday, May 14, 2022 with great dignity, little fanfare, and surrounded by those he loved most. A pioneer in the furniture industry, and more specifically in the development of promotional furniture, Mike and his business partner and lifelong friend, Jim Wiygul, established...
June W. Crump
May 13, 2022
June W. Crump Saltillo- Marylinda June Wofford Crump passed away Friday, May 13, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center at the age of 80. She was the daughter of Daniel Hezzie Wofford and Avie Lee Mayes Wofford; she was born July 18, 1941, in Vernon, Alabama. A virtual attendee of Saltillo First United Methodist Church, June had an unwavering faith...
Thomas “Tom” Leon West
May 12, 2022
Thomas “Tom” Leon West Shannon- Thomas “Tom” Leon West, 85, died May 12, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Iuka. He was the only son of Leon West and Elizabeth Stephens West, born in Tupelo on May 17, 1936. He married the former Inez Stewart of Shannon in July of 1953. Tom attended Itawamba Junior College and then earned...
Bro. David Larrimore
May 11, 2022
Bro. David Larrimore Tupelo- David Larrimore has gone home, dying on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at the age of 95 years old after a recent illness. He was a long-time music minister and faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church in Tupelo where he became known for stirring trumpet solos he used to glorify his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Born...
Reba Faye Luther
May 5, 2022
Reba Faye Luther Nettleton—Reba Faye Sappington Luther passed away May 5, 2022 at the Tupelo Nursing and Rehab at the age of 90. The daughter of Wylie and Blanche Cobb Sappington, she was born December 17, 1931. Reba was the widow of Lamar Luther and they enjoyed nearly 50 years together and made their home in Nettleton. She was a...
Catherine Orsborn Guyton
May 3, 2022
Tupelo--Mrs. Catherine Orsborn Guyton, 80, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2022, after a long battle with cancer. She left peacefully after one final conversation with her husband and each of her children and grandchildren. Catherine was born in Greenwood on August 5, 1941, to Henry George and Cornelia Batton Orsborn. She grew up in Greenwood and graduated from Greenwood High...
Eleanor S. Woody
April 28, 2022
Eleanor S. Woody Shannon- Eleanor Shannon Woody passed away after 101 years dedicated to the service of others on April 28, 2022. Born on August 18, 1920, to farmers William Everett Shannon and Lily Abernethy Shannon, Eleanor was a wife, mother, and teacher whose heart was truly set on the Lord. She gained her Bachelor’s of Science Degree at Blue...
Terry Reese
April 27, 2022
Eggville Community -- Terry V. Reese died peacefully on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 after enduring an extended illness. He was born on February 15, 1954 in Lee County to Joe and Catherine Reese of the Eggville community. He graduated from Tupelo High School in 1972 and married his wife of 49 years, Vicki Reese, also from the Eggville Community. A...
Jackie O’Neal
April 26, 2022
Jackie O’Neal Mobile, Alabama, formerly of Tupelo- Gladys Unita “Jackie” O’Neal, the widow of George O’Neal, died Tuesday, April, 26, 2022 in Mobile. Jackie was born on August 2, 1931 in Tupelo. She is one of two daughters of the late Carl Elmo Ballard and late Sally Bishop Ballard. She is the mother of Ann O’Neal Minor and Lynn O’Neal...
Tim Hallmark
April 18, 2022
AUBURN COMMUNITY - Timothy Wayne Hallmark, 57, passed away Monday, April 18, 2022 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a courageous battle of cancer. He was born June 10, 1964 in Baldwyn, the son of Reuel and Mary Helen Williams Hallmark. Tim graduated from Tupelo High School and Itawamba Community College. For over 20 years, he worked for Weatheralls...
Carrie Marie Gannon Weathers
April 18, 2022
Saltillo—Carrie Marie Gannon Weathers , 89, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2022 at the Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born on September 1, 1932 to James and Ella Gannon in Rienzi. On June 3, 1961, she married Hubert Weathers, a member of the United States Air Force who she met a few years earlier, becoming a devoted wife, and...
Ann Stanford
April 18, 2022
Tupelo—Ann Stanford passed away Monday, April 18, 2022 at the Sanctuary Hospice House at the age of 80. Ann was born February 5, 1942, in Union County to Willard L. and Rosetta Adair Kuyrkendoll. After her graduation from high school, she worked in several area banks as a teller. She then began her career with the North Mississippi Medical Center...
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