OBITUARIES
Mac H. Robards
January 19, 2022
Mac H. Robards Tupelo - Mac Henry Robards, died Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at Diversicare in Amory. A Western Kentucky Native from Henderson he was born on October 17, 1939 to the late Henry and Marie (Parker) Robards. He had lived in Henderson, Ilsley, Madisonville, Murray, and Hartford, Kentucky; Booneville, English, Indianapolis, Greencastle, Salem, and Bluffton, Indiana; Booneville, Starkville, Grenada,...
Mary Kay "KK" Bramlett
January 18, 2022
Mary Kay “KK” Bramlett Tupelo- Mary Kay Bramlett went to be with her Savior, Jesus Christ, and His Father, God, on January 18, 2022 into her eternal home. Kay was born in Tupelo on September 1, 1938 to parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Vindex and Mary Lee Abston Bramlett. Kay claimed she was “born on Broadway” since her parents lived...
Charles C. McGill
January 18, 2022
Charles C. McGill Tupelo- Charles Carroll McGill, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at North Mississippi Medical Center, from a brief illness, just one day short of his 94th birthday. Charles was born in 1928 in Big Springs Texas, son of Charles Edward McGill and Billie Carroll McGill O’Banion. Later, he lived in Lewisville, Arkansas and was raised by his...
William Ray Hunt Sr.
January 16, 2022
Mantachie—William Ray Hunt Sr., age 71, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. William was born October 21, 1950 in West Virginia, the son of Paul Johnson and Katherine Hunt Johnson. After high school, he served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He worked as a mechanic for...
David Shands
January 16, 2022
David Anthony Shands passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany. He was 77 years old. David was born January 24, 1945 in Houma, Louisiana, the son of David Wilson Shands and Elizabeth Pillar Shands. David grew up in Tupelo and graduated from Tupelo High School. He then proudly served in the United States...
Mark Thomas Christian
January 16, 2022
Saltillo—Mark Thomas Christian passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022 at the North Mississippi Medical Center at the age of 61. He was born February 12, 1960 in Greenville, North Carolina to Marlow Franklin Christian and Mary Penna Christian. Mark grew up in the Verona area and was a graduate of Shannon High School. He worked in the furniture industry for...
Billy Wiygul
January 13, 2022
Auburn Community- Billy Sykes Wiygul at the age of 82 years old died Thursday, January 13, 2022, at his home. He was born in Itawamba County on August 20, 1939; the son of John Glen Wiygul and Sue Perkins Wiygul. Billy honorably served his country in the United States Air Force from January 17, 1958 until January 16, 1962, earning...
Daniel E. Moody
January 13, 2022
Belden—Daniel Edward Moody, 75, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. Born July 2, 1946 in Laurel, he was the son of Dwight L. and Inez Moody. After his high school graduation, he proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. Daniel was a postal sorter for the Tupelo Post Office for many...
David Cleveland
January 11, 2022
David Cleveland Tupelo- David Arnold Cleveland, died Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. David was born February 7, 1951 in Fulton to Arnold Cleveland and Edna Avalene Credille Cleveland. He was a Belmont High School and South Georgia Technical College in Americus, Georgia graduate. David honorably served, as an Officer, in the United States Navy...
Hilda F. Howe
January 9, 2022
Hilda Howe Tupelo- Hilda Fudge Howe, 94, stepped into the presence of her Savior, Sunday, January 9, 2022, in Tupelo, Mississippi. Born July 11, 1927, in Oxford, Mississippi, Hilda was the daughter of the late Romie Elmo Fudge and Emma Edna (Ray) Fudge and the widow of Berton Glenn Howe. She was predeceased by her son, Donald (Chris). She is...
Doris Blanchard
January 8, 2022
Doris Blanchard Iuka- Doris Darlene Blanchard, 59, the beloved mother and grandmother died Saturday, January 8, 2022, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born on January 2, 1966, in Evansville, Indiana. Doris enjoyed sewing and hosting yard sales. Doris is survived by her husband, Duane Blanchard; three children, Kurt Wesley Bromm, Kacey Wilbanks and her husband, Dallas, and...
Erline Plaxico
January 8, 2022
February 09, 1951 - January 08, 2022 Erline “Pokey” Rooker Plaxico, born in Lucy, TN, lived a fulfilling life as a mother, sister, wife, and friend. She loved crocheting, hummingbird watching, her cats, and cooking for her family. She was a collector, having collected an array of everything from unique coins, to seashells, to cookbooks. She was sentimental and made...
Brenda Marks Hopkins
January 7, 2022
Saltillo—Brenda Jo Marks Hopkins, 71, passed away Friday, January 7, 2022 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Tupelo on February 24, 1950 to William Henderson Marks and Lottie Faye King Marks. Brenda worked as a Wal-mart Associate for several years both in Southaven and in Tupelo. She was a member of Euclatubba Baptist Church. Brenda enjoyed...
Harold Tice Bishop
January 7, 2022
Eggville Community—Harold Tice Bishop died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family on Friday, January 7, 2022. He was 91 years old. Harold was born October 23, 1930 in Baldwyn, the son of Tice Gideon Bishop and Carra Marie Coggin Bishop. He graduated from Itawamba Junior College and attended Mississippi State University. He then proudly served his country in the...
Kay Gann
January 7, 2022
Mooreville—Wanda Kay Crosby Gann, 54, passed away unexpectedly on January 6, 2022 at her home. She was born October 6, 1964 in Tupelo to Larry and Judy Barnes Crosby. Because of her great talent as a gymnast, she graduated from Overton High School in Memphis, Tennessee. She then earned her bachelor’s degree at Ole Miss and a master’s degree from...
Doug Bowen
January 6, 2022
Tupelo—Douglas E. “Doug” Bowen, 67, died Thursday, January 6, 2022, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Pascagoula, March 1, 1953, to Clyde and Delia Bowen. Doug was a farmer and cattleman. He enjoyed tinkering around his place and especially loved spending time with his family. He could often be heard playing country music on his guitar...
Betty Sue Henson
January 6, 2022
Betty Sue Henson, 57, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born November 16, 1964 in Pontotoc, the daughter of Bruce and Virginia Bryan Lindsey. She worked for many years as a customer representative for the BancorpSouth Call Center. Betty was a true “people person” and loved interacting with her friends and coworkers....
Joann Williams
January 6, 2022
Joann Ashley Williams, 82, of Tupelo, died on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center, surrounded by her family. She was born on July 30, 1939, in Pontotoc, to Bertha and Bill Ashley, of Lone Star, in Union County. At age 3, she decided that if her older sister was starting school, she would, too; when she kept...
Charlie Mae Westmoreland
January 2, 2022
Brunswick, Georgia, formerly of Tupelo--Charlie Mae Umfress Westmoreland passed away Sunday, January 2, 2022 in Brunswick, Georgia. She was born on July 30, 1927, in Tupelo, Mississippi, the daughter of William McKinley Umfress and Mattie Jane Benefield Umfress. After teaching one year, she married John Reed Westmoreland (also of Tupelo) on January 25, 1949. John was in the Navy, and...
Virginia Golden
January 2, 2022
Virginia Estelle Golden went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 2, 2022, at Generations Assisted Living. She was 89 years old. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, Virginia was born October 28, 1932, to Ervin and Vera Anglin Rogers. A natural caregiver, Virginia loved children and was the owner of Kim’s Day Care for many...
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