OBITUARIES
Andy Lawhon
September 22, 2021
Andy Paul Lawhon passed away September 22, 2021, at North Mississippi Medical Center at the age of 77. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, Andy was born October 9, 1943, the son of Lt. Andrew Ferrell Lawhon USMC and Geraldine Franks Lawhon Sheffield. Andy’s most fond memories of childhood were days spent on Lawhon farm with cousins & friends and...
Bob Hanson
September 21, 2021
Tupelo-Bobby Charles Hanson, 84, passed away from this life and entered his heavenly home Tuesday, September 21, 2021. He was born November 5, 1936, to Christine and Charlie Hanson in Pontotoc County. After graduating in 1954 from Pontotoc High School, he graduated from Itawamba Junior College in 1956, and Louisiana State University in the 1960’s. In 1958, Bob married the...
Dorothy "Dot" Blackwell
September 20, 2021
Tupelo-Dorothy “Dot” Wayne Blackwell, at 92 years old, died Monday, September 20, 2021, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after a short illness. Dot was born May 7, 1929, in Plantersville, to Noah Espy Blackwell, Jr. and Merle Durrett Blackwell. Dot is survived by a brother, Noah Espy Blackwell, III and Joan Vance Blackwell of Paris, Kentucky. She has...
Mary Blanche Posey Arnold
September 17, 2021
Vienna, Virginia-On Friday, September 17, 2021, Mary Blanche Posey Arnold peacefully passed away of natural causes at the age of 89 years old. The youngest of four, Mary Blanche was born in March of 1932 in Plantersville, Mississippi to Lamont and Ruby Posey. She attended Plantersville High School, where she played basketball and built true lifelong friendships with all of...
Sherry Ann Hester Wright
September 17, 2021
Sherry Ann Hester Wright Rienzi- Sherry Ann Hester Wright currently of Rienzi but long-time resident in the Auburn Community died Friday, September 18, 2021, at North Mississippi Medical Center from an extended illness. She was born on November 1, 1958, in New Albany to Agnes Mae Bass Hester and Holly Hester. She married James “Jimmy” Wright, Jr., and together they...
Linda Shults Bryan
September 17, 2021
New Albany-Linda Shults Bryan, 72, passed away suddenly in her home on Friday, September 17, 2021. Linda was born in Memphis,Tennessee on September 1, 1949, to Mattie Sue and Joneal Hodgin. After 30 years as a telephone operator, she proudly retired from AT&T, previously South Central Bell and BellSouth. More recently, for several years, she has been everyone’s favorite door...
Sue Imbler
September 15, 2021
Sye Imbler Tupelo- Anita Sue Oldham Imbler peacefully passed away on September 15, 2021 with her husband by her side. Born in Memphis, Tennessee on September 6, 1936, she lost her father at a very young age. Her mother, Midge Bennett Tully, and her stepfather, Jim Tully, raised Sue in Blytheville, Arkansas, where she attended Blytheville High School. After graduation...
Wilma Wesson
September 15, 2021
Wilma Wesson Mooreville- Wilma Faye Lee Wesson after recently celebrating her 93rd birthday, died at her daughter’s home surrounded by family on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. On September 9, 1928, Wilma Faye Lee was born. At a young age, she met and married Harold Wesson. They shared 64 years together before his death on August 12, 2011. After 20 years...
Carol Kornegay
September 14, 2021
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina- Carol June Phillips Kornegay, 72, entered into eternal rest after a brief battle with cancer on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at Roper Hospice Cottage in Mount Pleasant, where she was surrounded by her family. Carol was born on January 17, 1949 in Fulton, Mississippi to Hoyle and Trula Fay Phillips. She was raised in Mississippi and...
Gail Bowden
September 12, 2021
Mooreville--Gail Hinds Bowden passed away Sunday, September 12, 2021, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was 66. Gail was born on the fourth of July, 1955, to Hollis Hinds and Dorothy Hinds Latch. She worked for over 15 years for Ruff Industries as their bookkeeper. Gail was fascinated with genealogy and tracing her family ancestry....
Brenda Hoffer
September 11, 2021
Brenda Hoffer Port Saint Lucie, Florida- Brenda Carol Hoffer (née Payne) passed away in her home on Saturday, September 11, 2021, after a prolonged illness. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee on January 18, 1949, to Ruby Jane Brown and James Willis “Bill” Payne. As a child, Brenda lived in Mississippi with her mother, father, and two older brothers, James...
Carolyn Clayton
September 11, 2021
Carolyn Clayton passed away Saturday, September 11, 2021 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany. She was 80 years old. Carolyn was born on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1941, to Marlin and Maggie Curtis Evans. She worked several years for the Lee County Chancery Clerk’s Office. When a tragic personal experience changed her life, Carolyn channeled her energy by...
Martha S. Webb
September 10, 2021
Mooreville—Martha Sue Webb, affectionately known by family as “Mot”, left her earthly home surrounded by family on September 10, 2021 at 1:20 p.m. She was born September 6, 1947 in Tupelo to Benjamin Edward Summers and Mary Lou Gunter Summers. She was raised in the Mooreville Community with her four sisters, Meredith, Carol, Connie, and Donna. She attended Mooreville High...
Virginia Brandt
September 9, 2021
Virginia “Gini” Brandt passed away Thursday, September 9, 2021 at the Quince Nursing Center in Memphis. Gini was born January 22, 1944 in Crockett County, Tennessee, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William L. Pratt. She graduated from high school in Brownville, Tennessee, before entering Enrii School of Beauty Culture in Memphis and worked there as a cosmetologist for few...
Jeanette Christian
September 6, 2021
Tupelo--Jeanette Donald Christian, 83, passed away Monday, September 6, 2021 at the Sanctuary Hospice House after a long illness. She was born in Dorsey on July 23, 1938 to Oswalt and Vera Jilton Donald. Jeanette married her high school sweetheart, Tommy Christian and they shared 44 wonderful years together. She worked as a salesperson for Kay Jewelers for 18 years...
Polly Lavern "Little Moma" Fowler
September 5, 2021
Shannon- Polly Lavern Fowler, 97, died Saturday, September 5, 2021, at Samaritan Garden Personal Care Home. Polly was born on September 14, 1923, at the family home, in Nettleton to Pruitt Young and Lillian Berryhill Young. As the daughter of sharecroppers and growing up during the great depression she understood from an early age the value of hard work. She...
Thomas L. "Tommy" Brooks
September 5, 2021
Tupelo—Thomas Lee “Tommy” Brooks passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021 at the Regency Hospital in Meridian following a lengthy illness. He was 87 years old. Tommy was born in Itawamba county’s Turon Community on December 6, 1933, the son of Charlie E. and Lurcy Murphy Brooks. After his graduation from Tupelo High School, he earned his Industrial Engineering degree from...
Glyn Winchester
September 3, 2021
Glyn Winchester Evergreen Community- Walter Glyn Winchester, a dedicated family man at 85 years old, joined his wife, Mollie, in Heaven on Friday, September 3, 2021. Glyn was the son of Mosby Truman Winchester and Leithie Druscella Williams Winchester; he was born October 7, 1935 in the Itawamba Carolina Community. As an only son of sharecroppers, Glyn was taught at...
Renesmee Bridges
August 31, 2021
Renesmee Bridges Belden- Renesmee Rose Ida-Lee Bridges, the happy and beloved daughter of Jonathon and April Stringfield Bridges, at the tender age of 7 months old passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at North Mississippi Medical Center. Renesmee was born on January 20, 2021 in Memphis, Tennessee. She was daddy’s little girl, and adored by her entire family. Renesmee...
Dr. Jimmy Costin
August 30, 2021
Dr. Jimmy L. Costin Blue Springs- Jimmy Lloyd Costin, M.D., 74, died Sunday, August 29, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. The youngest son of Carl Clyde Costin and Helen Louise Mosley Costin, he was born February 28, 1947 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. After graduating from Poplar Bluff High School in 1965, Jimmy relocated to St. Louis to...
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