OBITUARIES
Polly Williams
November 11, 2020
Pauline “Polly” Williams, 79, died Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center. A native and life-long resident of the Old Union Community, she was born August 21, 1941 to Condie and Nancy Clark Oliver. On October 2, 1958, she married Kenith Williams and together they had two children. For over 35 years, she worked as an educator; many...
Edith Temple
November 7, 2020
Tupelo—Edith Temple, 96, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020 at the Martin House of Traceway Retirement Community. She was born in Union County on August 13, 1924 to Fred and Burma Greer Miller. A homemaker at heart, Edith also worked as a telephone operator and at Daybrite Lighting. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Tupelo. Edith enjoyed...
John Kyker
November 7, 2020
John Kyker Saltillo- John Allen Kyker, 77, died Saturday, November 7, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born May 26, 1943 to Cornice Allen Kyker and Velma Sarah Burtram Kyker in Birmingham, Alabama. He was raised by his mother and step-father, Charlie Jackson in Jacksonville, Florida. He graduated from Ribault High School. In 1975, he married the former...
Dan Herndon
November 7, 2020
Shannon—Daniel Clovis “Dan” Herndon, 91, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020 at his home. He was born February 24, 1929, the son of C.A. and Verna Gann Herndon. Dan worked as an electrician, traveling all over the country for many years. A member of the “Greatest Generation”, he proudly served his country in the United States Army during World II....
Pete Barber
November 7, 2020
Charles M. “Pete” Barber, 93, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020 at the Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born March 7, 1927 in Itawamba County, the son of Will and Eula Barber. He was a retired truck driver. Pete was a beloved husband and father. He was a member of East Main Church of Christ. Pete leaves behind his son,...
Josephine Gresham
November 7, 2020
Tupelo—Josephine Gresham, 78, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020 at the Shearer-Richardson Nursing Home in Okolona. She was born August 10, 1942 in Itta Bena, the daughter of Robert Lloyd Fowler and Vladye Melissa Edwards Fowler. She was the widow of Bruce Howard Gresham who passed away December 5, 2015. Always busy, Josephine’s working career was quite varied and successful....
Jacqueline Scott Johnson
November 5, 2020
Jaqueline Denise Johnson Holly Springs- Jaqueline Denise Johnson, 57, died Thursday, November 5, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 17, 1963 to Vudred Smith, Jr. and Anna Loretta Pendleton Smith. Survivors include her sons, Vincent Scott, Vernon Scott and step son, Anthony Johnson, Jr.; eleven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; three brothers, John...
Doris Roberts
November 4, 2020
Tupelo—Marion Doris Roberts, 85, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at the Griffis House of Traceway Retirement Community. She was born at home in Lee County on July 12, 1935 to Albert Herring and Gertha Nell Bishop Herring. Doris went to Saltillo High School and graduated in 1953. She went to work at J.J. Rogers and Sons as Mr. Gayle...
Dan Romig
November 2, 2020
Nettleton- Daniel “Dan” Joseph Romig, Sr., 69, passed away Monday, November 2, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Albany, New York, March 22, 1951 and lived in Mentor, Ohio for many years. He later relocated to Mississippi and has been a resident of Nettleton for the past fourteen years. For a number of years, he owned...
Mark Johnson
October 30, 2020
Mark David Johnson, 60, died Friday, October 30, 2020 at his residence. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, he was born June 21, 1960 to Fletcher Gilbert and Jo Ann Hawkes Johnson. Earlier in life, he worked as a manufacturer’s representative and partner with Johnson Sales Company for many years. Mark enjoyed hunting and fishing. He also loved music and was...
Lucy P. Swindle
October 28, 2020
Tupelo- Lucy Pickle Swindle, 81, died in the early morning hours on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at Sanctuary Hospice House after an eight-month long illness. Lucy was born on Sunday, June 25, 1939 to Henry Leighton and LaVerne Pickle in McAdams, Mississippi. She attended school from first grade to graduation at McAdams High School, where she was a member of...
Connie Andrews
October 25, 2020
Pontotoc—Connie Andrews, 58, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020 at the North Mississippi Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee on April 20, 1962, the daughter of Gerald Martin and Vivian Cole. Connie was a homemaker most of her life and enjoyed taking care of and spending time with her family. She leaves behind her...
Patricia Ruth Weiland Hutson
October 25, 2020
Tupelo—Patricia Ruth Weiland Hutson died Sunday, October 25, 2020 at the Sanctuary Hospice House. Born January 4, 1926 in Cedar Rapids Iowa to Dr. Arthur Herman Weiland and Ruth Elaine Clayton Weiland, the family moved to Coral Gables, Florida when she was four months old. Patsy grew up in Coral Gables and attended Miami High School and then Duke University...
Phyllis Finley
October 23, 2020
Tupelo—Phyllis Marie Finley, 65, passed away Friday, October 23, 2020 at her sister’s home in Blue Springs. She was born September 15, 1955 in New Albany to Hoyle and Ruddie Holmes Palmer. Phyllis worked as a seamstress for Lane Furniture for several years. A Methodist by faith, she loved animals and took care of her many birds, cats and dogs....
Durell "Dude" Hallmark
October 21, 2020
Durell “Dude” Hallmark, 91, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at his home after an extended illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, he was born March 16, 1929, the son of Henry Columbus Hallmark and Cora Effie Parker Hallmark. Dude worked as a cattle farmer for many years which contributed to his deep fondness for animals and the...
Harold Gene Williamson
October 19, 2020
Tupelo- Harold Gene Williamson, 77, died Monday, October 19, 2020 at Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born in Dozier, Alabama, December 5, 1942 to Grover F. and Adell Owens Williamson. In 1962, he enlisted in the United States Air Force where he served at many duty stations both within the United States and abroad. While stationed in Columbus, he met...
Sherry Pittman
October 15, 2020
Sherry Lynn Merchent Pittman, 73, died Thursday, October 15, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center. A native of Tupelo, she was born August 22, 1947 to Roy Douglas and Zilpha Reese Merchent. In 1967, she married John Bill Pittman and together they had four children. She had a passion for the arts and for children and was a history enthusiast....
Bonnie McKissick
October 13, 2020
Unity Community- Bonnie Jean McKissick, 73, died Tuesday October 13, 2020 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo after an extended illness. Bonnie was born in Stonewall, Mississippi on March 10, 1947 to Adrian Hall and Margaret Gilbert Hall. She received her Associates Degree after attending Mississippi State University and Southwest Tennessee Community College. On January 17, 1970, she married Jerry...
Evelyn Faye Murphy Ryan
October 12, 2020
Evelyn Faye Murphy Ryan, 91, died Monday, October 12, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Saltillo, September 18, 1929, the child of John Earl and Erma Lee Murphy and was a graduate of Cedar Hill High School. In 1948, she married Stanley Ryan, and they soon made Tupelo their home. She was a devoted wife, mother,...
Luannis Lamons
October 10, 2020
Luannis Lamons Ballardsville Community- Luannis Lamons, 81, died Saturday, October 10, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center. Luannis was born in Tupelo on December 14, 1938, the only daughter of Rex Helms and Ona Sheffield Helms. A lifelong Itwamaba County native, she graduated from Itawamba High School. Luannis was especially fond of spending quality time with her beloved family including...
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