OBITUARIES
Jerry Griffin
September 23, 2020
Jerry Gail Griffin, born October 17, 1949 to Clara and Vaudry Griffin, passed away September 23, 2020 while battling Covid-19. Born and raised in Tupelo, MS and a graduate of Mississippi State, Jerry is survived by wife Mary Ann and sons Stephen and Kevin along with 3 grandchildren. A fan of drinking coffee from a saucer, cutting his grass barefoot,...
Dovie Pate
September 22, 2020
Dovie Pate, 73, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, she was born June 16, 1947 to Floyd L. and Josie Raper Pate. She was a member of the Calvary Assembly Worship Center where she loved attending church. Dovie helped...
Mary Ann Smith
September 21, 2020
Mary Ann Smith, 88, passed away Monday, September 21, 2020 at the Pontotoc Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. She was born July 20, 1932 in Marianna, Arkansas, to Herman S. and Bonnie Marie Thornley Corkran. Mary Ann was a longtime resident of Saltillo and was married to the late Harold C. Smith for 54 years. She was a dedicated...
Mike Ellis
September 20, 2020
Booneville- Michael Zane Ellis, 49, died at his home Sunday, September 20, 2020 in Booneville. He was born in Baldwyn, Mississippi to William Zane Ellis and Shelia Outlaw Ellis on August 4, 1971. Mike graduated from Wheeler High School. In his free time he would read and listen to music. Mike also enjoyed tinkering on computers and electronics. He will...
Joyce Doleac
September 19, 2020
Joyce Doleac Lilah Joyce Hopper Doleac, age 90, of Gulfport passed away peacefully on September 19, 2020. Mrs. Doleac was born in Hattiesburg on June 9, 1930 to Beulah and Robert S. Hopper. Joyce was a Christian who loved the Lord and the Church. Earlier in life, she was an active member of Trinity Methodist Church in Gulfport, where she...
Elsie G. Parmer
September 18, 2020
Elsie Mae Griffin Parmer, 91, died Friday, September 18, 2020 at Generations Senior Living. A native and life-long resident of Lee County, she was born August 31, 1929 to Tracy Nathaniel and Minnie Nash Griffin. On October 11, 1951, she married Herman “Les” Parmer and together they have 5 children. She retired from BancorpSouth as an accounting officer after a...
Yancy Fisher
September 15, 2020
Travis “Yancy” Fisher, 48, of Tupelo, Mississippi, passed away September 15, 2020. He was born July 29, 1972, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, the son of Dr. Janet (Sinclair) Fisher. Yancy graduated from Hinds Community College and then received his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi and became a Registered Nurse. On February...
Alma Jo Ingram
September 13, 2020
Alma Jo Wood Rayburn Ingram was born to Wylie Bran Wood and Alma Irene Powell Wood on October 24, 1927. She graduated from Pontotoc High School in 1945 with honors. She served as treasurer and was the salutatorian of her of her class. She attended Mississippi College for Women for two years before transferring to the University of Mississippi. She...
Shirley Henry Partain
September 12, 2020
Mrs. Shirley Henry Partian passed away Saturday, September 12, 2020 at her residence in Baldwyn. She was born July 16, 1955 to Arthur and Myrtice Henry. Shirley worked as a sealer operator for LNC Industries. She leaves behind her son, Joseph, two daughters, Patsy Gonzales and Connie McPhilony, and many other family members who will miss her. A visitation will...
Carl Vinson
September 12, 2020
Carl Vinson, 78, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2020 at the Sanctuary Hospice House following a brief illness. He was born May 5, 1942 in the Brewer Community, the son of James Oliver Vinson and Betsy Jane Delozier Vinson. Carl was a graduate of Shannon High School and attended Itawamba Community College. During his career, he worked for the Northeast...
Mary Valentine Catron
September 11, 2020
Mary Valentine Catron, 84, passed away Friday, September 11, 2020. She was born to the late Sophrona Elizabeth and Preston Maples Valentine on July 3, 1936, in Newport, Tennessee. Mary graduated from Cocke County High School and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Carson Newman College in Jefferson City, Tennessee. She later obtained her Master of Science...
Barry Bratton
September 9, 2020
Steven Barrett “Barry” Bratton, 70, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. A native of Tupelo, he was born November 8, 1949, the son of Alton E. and Marion Barrett Bratton. Barry was a proud American and served his country during the Vietnam War. He then worked for over 20 years in the finance industry...
Ruth Ann Wilcox
September 6, 2020
Ruth Ann Wilcox Tupelo- Ruth Ann Wilcox, 93, passed away from natural causes in her home Sunday morning, September 6, 2020. A resident of Tupelo since 1960, Ruth Ann was born and raised in Mansfield, Ohio. Her parents were, George Wallace Fox, Sr. and Golda (Stull) Fox. Ruth Ann had an older brother, George, Jr. who passed away in 2016....
Bobbie Bumpers
September 6, 2020
Bobbie Bumpers Saltillo- Bobbie Bumpers, 77, went to her heavenly home, Sunday, September 6, 2020. She was born December 15, 1942 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Earnest and Helen Matteson. On July 26, 1957, she married W. T. Bumpers in DeRidder, Louisiana. Bobbie loved the Lord with all of her heart, and she along with her husband, are charter members of...
Laura Lard
August 31, 2020
Saltillo-Laura Elizabeth Lard, 62, passed away Monday, August 31, 2020 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee on March 15, 1958 to Sydney and Martha Poindexter. Laura worked at Todd’s Big Star in Saltillo as a cook and deli manager. She was known for making the best chicken tenders around. Laura...
Ken R. Phillips
August 27, 2020
Kenneth Ray Phillips, 72, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 27, 2020 after a brief illness. He was born May 28, 1948 in Mooreville to Jim “Slick” Phillips and Nannie Lou Oswalt Phillips. Ken graduated from high school, and was then called upon to serve his country in the United States Army during the...
Norman Barnhart
August 26, 2020
Plantersville—Norman Monroe Barnhart Sr., 71, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born August 8, 1949 in Maryland, the son of Clarence Barnhart and Naomi Wagner Barnhart Jurotavac. Known as “Polock” to friends and family, he moved to Lee County in 1976 and worked as a truck driver for Shannon Steel for 30...
Julian L. Morgan
August 25, 2020
Saltillo—Julian Leo Morgan, 81, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at the Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory following a brief illness. He was born July 30, 1939 in Calhoun County, the son of Leo and Marie Bollinger Morgan. Julian worked for Daybrite Industries as an industrial engineer, retiring after 35 years of service. He was an avid gardener and enjoyed...
Ricky L. Hallmark
August 23, 2020
Ricky Lee Hallmark, 58, died Sunday, August 23, 2020 at his residence. A native and life-long resident of Saltillo, he was born August 6, 1962 to Elbert Lee and Wanda Lou Swinney Hallmark and was a 1980 graduate of Saltillo High School. He served in the Mississippi Air Force National Guard for several years and had worked as a carpenter...
Marilyn Fritsch
August 22, 2020
Marilyn Marie Fritsch, 84, passed away at home, Saturday, August 22, 2020 from a terminal illness. She was born in Michigan, May 12, 1936 to John and Winnie Stancliff Weesner. Marilyn was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and enjoyed going fishing. Survivors include two daughters, Trina Callahan and Lisa Gunn; two sons, David Heath and his wife, Lisa and...
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