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Robbie Oswalt
Jan 6, 2024
Robbie Oswalt
Mooreville- Robbie Lynn Bennett Tutor Oswalt, 58, died Saturday, January 6, 2024, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born on August 1, 1965, to Charles Bennett and Ann Henderson Bennett. Robbie is the widow of Stanley Tutor after 38 years of marriage. She later married Claude Oswalt on October 1, 2019. Robbie was a longtime Certified...
Jerry Comstock
Jan 5, 2024
Tupelo-- Jerry Dean Comstock, 76, passed away Friday, January 5, 2024, at his home in Tupelo. Jerry was born on March 5, 1947, to Jean Comstock and Alova Nadyne Garrison Comstock in Portland, Oregon.
On July 20, 1968, Jerry married the love of his life, Carolyn Francis Comstock, embarking on a journey that spanned over five decades....
Mary Cliburn Putnam
Jan 4, 2024
Tupelo- Mary Elizabeth Cliburn Putnam, 93, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2024, at her home. She was born on October 4, 1930, in Hazlehurst, Mississippi to Charles and Addie Cliburn. Early in life, Mary accepted Jesus as her Savior and she has remained a faithful member of His Church throughout her life.
At Hazlehurst High School, Mary played clarinet in the...
Pat Taylor
Jan 4, 2024
Patsy Taylor
May 14, 1943 – January 4, 2024
After a long-fought battle with Alzheimer’s Dementia, Patsy Taylor’s faith has been made sight! At 80 years old, Ms. Pat walked into glory with Jesus on Thursday, January 4, 2024, at the Avonlea Assisted Living Home in Tupelo.
Ms. Pat was born to Kelly and Margaret Ann Moore on...
Anna Yancey
Jan 1, 2024
Tupelo—Anna Elizabeth Yancey, age 77, went home to be with our Heavenly Father on January 1, 2024 at her daughter’s home. Born in Memphis, Tennessee on January 17, 1946, she was the daughter of Alva and Gladis Orsborn Landers. Following the unexpected death of Anna’s mother, she was raised by her aunt, Ethel Hankins. Anna earned a degree in nursing...
Elsie Pryor Rhodes
Jan 1, 2024
Elsie Pryor Rhodes
(Reidsville, NC) Elsie Pryor Rhodes joined her beloved husband Walter in Heaven on January 1, 2024. Born in Rogers, Arkansas on January 7, 1923, she celebrated her 100th birthday at Penn Nursing Center in Reidsville with her family and friends this past January.
A private family memorial service will take place at Woodmont United...
Rev. Dr. Donald Ellis Wildmon
Dec 28, 2023
Rev. Dr. Donald Ellis Wildmon, one of the legendary leaders of American conservatism, died December 28, 2023, at Tupelo, Mississippi, after a long and courageous battle with Lewy Body Dementia.
Don was born in Dumas, Mississippi, on January 18, 1938, to Bernice and Ellis Wildmon. Don graduated from Ripley High School in 1956 and from Millsaps College in...
Danny Brazil
Dec 27, 2023
Tupelo- Danny Louis Brazil, 72, died Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born November 9, 1951 in Cleveland, Ohio to Louis Adren Brazil and Faye McCreary Redding. Following his high school graduation, he became a sought-after brick mason. He was also a talented country music singer. In 1971, he married Nada Brazil and they...
Dick Duffy
Dec 26, 2023
Dick Duffy
Tupelo, formerly of Corinth- Richard Louis Duffy died at the age of 86 after a brief illness on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born on September 21, 1937, in Dixon, Illinois to the late Raymond “Ray” Duffy and Helen Kreger Duffy. He spent the majority of his childhood and youth...
Brian Dry
Dec 26, 2023
Brian Dry
Amory— Brian Temple Dry, 59, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at his home in Amory. He was born March 18, 1964. Brian was a proud veteran of the United States Army National Guard, dedicating a significant part of his life in service to his country.
A true outdoorsman, Brian could often be found...
Troy Beadles
Dec 25, 2023
Troy Beadles
Troy David Beadles, 49, of Tupelo, Mississippi died Monday, December 25, 2023, following a lengthy battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). He was born March 7, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois to his mother, Joyce Ann Jones, and father, Gary Willis Beadles.
Troy was a 1992 graduate of Tupelo High School. He proudly served in the United...
Richard Nelms
Dec 20, 2023
Reform Community- Richard David Nelms, 72, died Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at his home. He was born in Greenwood on August 30, 1951, to Elmer Nelms and Willodine Blake Nelms. Following his high school graduation, Richard had a very long and successful career as a heavy machine operator. He was a retired member of the 624 local chapter of...
Betty Evans Ashe Wilbanks
Dec 20, 2023
Betty Evans Ashe Wilbanks
Tupelo- Betty Sue Evans Ashe Wilbanks, 97, died Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at Indywood Glen in Greenwood. Betty was a lifelong Tupelo native born on August 25, 1926 to Elmer and Pearl Evans. In 1945, she graduated from Tupelo High School. A devoted mother and wife, she was the widow of Carl L. “Doodlum” Ashe...
Jim Allen
Dec 20, 2023
Jim Allen
Tupelo- James “Jim” Melville Allen, 96, died Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at Traceway. He was born May 7, 1927, in Cockrum, Mississippi. He is the son of William Harris Allen and Edith French Allen. Jim graduated from Mississippi State University in 1948 with a degree in Electrical Engineering and was a lifelong enthusiastic Mississippi State sports fan....
Thera Runell Bryant
Dec 20, 2023
Thera Runell Bryant
Tupelo- Thera Runell Bryant, 101, passed away peacefully after a wonderful and fulfilling life on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at Traceway. She was the daughter of the late Dewey Burleson and Bertha Fewell Burleson; she was born on October 7, 1922. Thera retired from North Mississippi Medical Center after 25 years, she worked mostly in X-Ray...
Bryson Burks
Dec 18, 2023
Keller, Texas formerly of Tupelo- It is with great sadness we share that Bryson Burks gained his wings, December 18, 2023, just hours before his 20th birthday on December 19, 2023.
Bryson was born in Tupelo, Mississippi to Chris Johnson Burks and the late Brett Burks. At a young age, Bryson was baptized by his faith at North...
Mike "Tadpole" Davis
Dec 17, 2023
Amory—Charles Mike “Tadpole” Davis, age 53, passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born September 15, 1970 in Tupelo to Charles Q. and Sandra Reese Davis. Mike was a 1988 graduate of Tupelo High School. He worked in home construction as a talented painter and also for The...
Gale Pinion
Dec 17, 2023
Gwendolyn Gale Pinion, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend; passed into the arms of our Lord and Savior on December 17, 2023 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, Mississippi. She was a hero in the eyes of her friends and family, having courageously fought pancreatic cancer to the very end. The daughter of Ralph and Theomae Hargrove, she was born...
Frances Sheffield
Dec 13, 2023
Mantachie—Mary Frances DeVaughn Sheffield passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at the North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice Unit. She was 91 years old. Born July 1, 1932 in Mantachie, she was the daughter of Carlyn and Annice Franks DeVaughn. After her high school graduation, Frances attained her Bachelor degree from Blue Mountain College before earning her Master’s degree in English...
Faye Sexton
Dec 12, 2023
In Loving Memory of Faye Sexton
Faye “Nana” Sexton, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at her home in Horn Lake. She was born January 17, 1959, in Tupelo, the daughter of Robert Clark Fowler and Loraine Hopkins Fowler. After high school, Faye pursued her passion for caring for...
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