OBITUARIES
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...
Karrie Weathers
July 29, 2022
Eggville--Karrie Wilson Weathers, 91 of Eggville took his final flight July 29, 2022. He was born at home in Eggville on February 1, 1931 to the late Denver and Louie Weathers. He graduated from Mooreville High School in 1951 where he was a basketball all-star. Karrie joined the U.S. Air Force serving in the Korean War. He retired after 25...
Ricky E. "Rerun" Hester
July 27, 2022
Rickey Earl “Rerun” Hester, age 61, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at the North Mississippi Medical Center due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident on June 24. He was born in Guin, Alabama on December 5, 1960 to Ben Earl Hester and Ula Mae White Hester. Rickey was a truck driver all of his working career, most recently...
Roy O. Parker, Sr.
July 25, 2022
Roy O. Parker, Sr. Tupelo- Roy Octavus Parker at 91 years old died Monday, July 25, 2022 at his home surrounded by family. A son of farmers in the Mississippi Delta, he was born on September 10, 1930 in Midnight, Mississippi to Octavius Morelos “O.M” Parker, Jr. and Nellie Rachel Everett Parker. After graduating from Silver City High School, Roy...
Chris Boring
July 24, 2022
Chris Boring Belden- Christopher Michael Boring died Sunday, July 24, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Pontotoc at the age of 44. He was born August 19, 1977, in Birmingham, Alabama to Richard Michael Boring and Nancy Kathlyne “Kathy” McGowan Boring. He was a 1995 Tupelo High School graduate and received his Bachelor’s in Business Administration in 2000 from...
Faye Witt Moreland
July 22, 2022
Faye Witt Moreland Tupelo- The proud, self-confident, and ambitious Faye Witt Moreland, at 93 years old, died Friday, July 22, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center. A Tupelo native, she was born to Hosea Witt and Mary Caroline Witt on March 30, 1929, during the Great Depression. She was married to Charles E. Moreland for 61 years before his death...
Sue Abernethy
July 22, 2022
Sue Abernethy Tupelo- Eleanore Sue Abernethy, at 84 years old, died Friday, July 22, 2022, at Magnolia Manor. Born in Mantachie on May 17, 1938, Sue is the daughter of Marshall Clay Rushing and Alice Ray Farrar Rushing. In 1956, she graduated from Mantachie High School, where she was a standout guard on the Mustang’s basketball team. Sue married James...
Gladys Johnson
July 18, 2022
Gladys Johnson Tupelo- Gladys Laverne Johnson at the age of 84 years old died Monday, July 18, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Itawamba County on September 1, 1937. She is the only child of William “Grady” Farris and Pearlie Pruitt Farris. On July 17, 1959, she married Teddy Hoyt Johnson; they shared 46 years together...
Joe Raymond Hester
July 18, 2022
Joe Raymond Hester Tupelo- Joe Raymond Hester, 63, died at his home on Monday, July 19, 2022. He was born May 29, 1959, to Harold Junior Hester and BettyJean McNeece Hester. He leaves behind one brother, Harold "Randy" Hester. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Peggy Hester. Private graveside services will be held at Auburn...
David Beasley
July 12, 2022
Sherman—David Beasley, age 81, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at the Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born May 1, 1941, in Fulton to Curtis and Willie Lota Wheeler Beasley. A man with a strong work ethic, David worked for 25 years at Fruit of the Loom and then for Kroger in the produce department. He had a tremendous faith...
Jane Simon
July 5, 2022
Gulf Shores, Ala.--Lillye Jane Collins Simon, 75, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at the Baldwin Regional Medical Center in Foley, Alabama after a brief illness. She was born in Tupelo on September 20, 1946 to Durward and Anna Lou Mobley Collins. Her family moved to Florida and she graduated from Apalachicola High School in 1964. Jane then earned her...
Kay Barnes Martin
July 2, 2022
Tupelo—Kay Barnes Martin, 79, peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 2, 2022 after fighting a courageous battle with cancer for the last year. Kay was born to the late Lawrence and Mattie Barnes in Steele, Missouri on December 31, 1942. Kay was blessed to be raised in a Christian home where her faith was...
James W. Miller
July 2, 2022
Tishomingo – James W. Miller, age 53, passed away Saturday morning, July 2, 2022 at his residence. He was born May 30th, 1969 in Bourne, Massachusetts to Wilbur Howard Miller and Sylvia Hallmark Barrett. However, he was raised and spent most of his early life in Plantersville, Mississippi. James was outgoing and made friends everywhere he went. He loved hunting,...
Flora Fennell
July 1, 2022
Mooreville—Flora Lorene Fennell passed away Friday July 1, 2022 at her home at the age of 87. She was born December 21, 1934 in Talladega, Alabama, the daughter of Jim and Mary Langley Morris. She was the widow of Benson Fennell to whom she was married for 63 years. Flora was a longtime dedicated member of Richmond Pentecostal Church. She...
Bonnie Clayton
July 1, 2022
Mooreville—Bonnie Faye Clayton, 90, passed away Friday, July 1, 2022 at The Meadows in Fulton. She was born June 15, 1932 in Clarksdale to Dewey and Maudie Russell. She worked as a telephone operator for many years and later as a caregiver. Bonnie was a member of Allens Chapel Methodist Church. Always staying busy, she loved being outdoors taking care...
Shelia L. Edwards
June 30, 2022
Guntown—Shelia L. Edwards, 67, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2022 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in Meridian on November 10, 1954, the daughter of James T. Lee Sr. Shelia worked at Guntown Middle School for 18 years, retiring as the school secretary. She loved keeping a beautiful home, decorating inside and out....
Raymond Pegram Scribner
June 27, 2022
Tupelo—Raymond “Ray” Pegram Scribner, also affectionately known to many as “Scrib,” passed away Monday, June 27, 2022 at the North Mississippi Medical Center at the age of 63. A lifelong resident of Tupelo, Ray was born May 17, 1959 to Robert Eugene and Jo Ann Pegram Scribner. He was a graduate of Tupelo High School’s Class of 1977 and then...
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