OBITUARIES
Bea Estess
March 5, 2025
Tupelo—At the age of 94, Beatrice Estess passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at the Green Houses of Traceway Retirement Community. Bea was born January 7, 1931 in Montgomery County, Mississippi to Pearl and Mariah Williams. Before her decline in health Bea enjoyed sewing and gardening. She also enjoyed her part time work at the Hancock Fabric Store...
Matt Phipps
March 4, 2025
Tupelo—Robert Matthew Phipps passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was 54 years old. Matt was born September 28, 1970 in Tupelo, the son of John S. Phipps Sr. and Brenda Loveless Phipps. After graduating from Tupelo High School, he began his working career at Tupelo Water and Light. He...
Lewis Phillips
March 3, 2025
Lewis Phillips
Lewis Phillips, 67, of Blue Springs, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 3, 2025. A man whose greatest joy in life was his wife and daughters, Lewis lived each day with love and unwavering dedication to all those he cared for.
Born on June 26, 1957, in Greenville, Mississippi, to Jimmie Lewis and Maydeen Phillips, Lewis was the eldest of...
Carson Philip Box
March 3, 2025
Belden— on Monday March 3, 2025, at the tender age of four years old, Carson Philip Box met Jesus face to face. He was born July 23, 2020 to Samuel and Courtney Slaughter Box. Carson was a delight to his family and everyone he met. He loved being outside soaking up the sunshine and playing with his rattles. He greeted...
Wayne "Mutt" Mallette
March 1, 2025
Wayne Allen “Mutt” Mallette, age 85, of Saltillo, Mississippi passed away on March 1, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center. Born on March 29, 1939, Mutt was the beloved husband of the late Mavis McBrayer Mallette, with whom he shared nearly 63 years of marriage. Mutt and Mavis are now reunited and in the presence of their Heavenly Father.
Mutt proudly...
Don Weatherly
February 27, 2025
Don Weatherly
Tupelo / Pontotoc- Don Alan Weatherly, 75, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born on September 7, 1949, and was preceded in death by his parents, Leon Kyle and Dorothy Lee Weatherly, as well as his baby sister, Susan Mitchell.
A proud graduate of Pontotoc High School, Don went...
Sylvia Pegues
February 25, 2025
Sylvia Gene Owen Pegues, at 87 years old, went to be with her Lord and Saviour on February 25, 2025, at her home after an extended illness. She was the daughter of William Sims Owen and Mattie Laura Akers born on May 18, 1937. Sylvia is a Tupelo High School graduate and attended Mississippi College.
After raising her three girls, Sylvia...
Geri Gunter McCarty
February 24, 2025
Geri Gunter McCarty died February 24, 2025, at the North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice Unit after a brief illness. Geri was born on June 6, 1948, to Herman Gunter and Lula Ramsey Gunter. On September 10, 1965, she married Kenneth McCarty Sr. and they had four children. For 43 years, they built a warm and loving home and were inseparable...
Clarice Henderson
February 20, 2025
Tupelo—Clarice Henderson passed away Thursday, February 20, 2025 at the North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice Unit, surrounded by her loving family. She was 84 years old. Born October 11, 1940, Clarice was the daughter of Roy and Ester Spencer Sullins. In 1960, she married BC Henderson and they enjoyed 34 years of marriage until his passing in 1994. She was...
Kathy Northrup
February 15, 2025
Kathy Northrup, born on November 18, 1960, in Tupelo, Mississippi, passed away on February 15, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center. A devoted wife to her beloved husband, Darrell Northrup, Kathy cherished her family with all her heart. She found joy in life’s simple pleasures, whether it was spending time with loved ones, embarking on new adventures, or embracing the...
Roger Hart
February 11, 2025
Roger Hart
Roger Legusta Hart, born on December 1, 1964, in Antioch, California, passed away on February 11, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. At the age of four, he was lovingly raised by his aunt and uncle, Alfred and Wilma Kelly, on their dairy farm, where he learned the value of hard work and dedication. He graduated from...
Adanne "Candy" Golden
February 10, 2025
Adanne “Candy” Cain Golden of Tupelo left this life on February 10, 2025. Private graveside services will be held later at Adaton Baptist Church Cemetery, Adaton, Mississippi. Pegues Funeral Directors has been entrusted with arrangements.
Candy was a retired civilian from the Department of Defense Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. She was preceded in death by her husband, Major E. Golden;...
Jean Beggs
February 9, 2025
Tupelo—Bobbie “Jean” Nanney Beggs, age 90, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 9, 2025, at the Oxford Health and Rehab Center. She was born November 23, 1934, in the Unity Community of Lee County to Clytee Horton Nanney and Lawrence Nanney. She was a 1952 graduate of Tupelo High School. Jean worked at Murdock Acceptance Corp...
Lamar Smith
February 5, 2025
Elvin Lamar Smith passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at his home in Saltillo. He was 87 years old. Lamar was a lifelong native of Lee County, born June 17, 1937 to Curtis Elvin Smith and Wilma Christine Troupe Smith. He worked as a self-employed insurance agent and served in the National Guard.
Survivors include three children, Gary Smith and fiancé,...
Gene Loden
February 5, 2025
Saltillo—Victor Gene Loden passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at the Sanctuary Hospice House. He was 84 years old. Gene was born April 7, 1940 to Fred and Leslie Loden of Mooreville. He was a graduate of Mooreville High School and Itawamba Community College and also attended Mississippi State University. A man of many skills and talents, he was a...
Benjamin Howard Nelson, Jr.
February 4, 2025
Benjamin Howard Nelson, Jr.
March 18th, 1951 - February 4th, 2025
Ben Nelson, known as “Pops” by his beloved family, passed away on February 4th, 2025. He was a devoted dad, a loving granddad, and a lover of the world that God created. He was an avid turkey hunter whose passion for the spring season was one of his greatest joys outside...
Joyce Ann Jones
February 4, 2025
Joyce Ann Jones, 81, passed away at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS on February 4, 2025, following an extended battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Joyce was born May 1,1943 in Canton, Illinois, the daughter of Oscar and Edyth M. Jones. Joyce was a 1961 graduate of Canton High School and attended Spoon River Junior College. In her early adult...
Dr. Jimmy Hamilton
January 30, 2025
Dr. Jimmy Lynn Hamilton died peacefully on January 30, 2025. He was a pillar of the community, helping and caring for thousands in Northeast Mississippi for 35 years as a devoted surgeon to his patients.
Jimmy was born October 29, 1946 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Dr. and Mrs. James Hamilton and subsequently moved to Houston, MS where his father was...
Fredna "Freddie" Rhudy
January 30, 2025
Richmond Community—At the age of 90, Fredna Mae “Freddie” Rhudy went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Freddie was born August 20, 1934, in Nettleton to Thomas and Alma Starling Cooper. In 1953 this young nineteen year old married her soul mate, James Artis Rhudy...
Terry Fowler
January 29, 2025
Fulton-Terry Dewitt Fowler, 58 passed away January 29, 2025. He was born July 5, 1966, in Tupelo, Mississippi to Billy and Velma Ellis Fowler. A dedicated mechanic, Fowler was known for his passion for racing and his love for country music. His favorite past times include eating chicken and French fries while relaxing.
Fowler cherished every moment spent with his daughter,...
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