OBITUARIES
Wilma Bass
August 19, 2020
Wilma Dean Sheffield Bass, 85, died Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Pontotoc after a short illness. A native and life-long resident of Itawamba County, she was born August 28, 1934 to Lexie and Marie Barrett Sheffield and attended Fulton High School. On March 20, 1954, she married Carl Richard Bass. For a number of years,...
James Merle Baker
August 18, 2020
Saltillo- James Merle Baker, Sr., 86, died Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Merle was born July 16, 1934 to James Austin Baker and Eppie Moore Baker in Lee County. He honorably served his country in the U.S. Army. On December 28, 1956, he married the former Margaret Ann Wren. Merle retired in 1998, after...
Connie B. Hopkins
August 17, 2020
Connie B. Hopkins, 61, passed away Monday, August 17, 2020 at her home. She was born March 11, 1959 in Tupelo to Grady Hopkins and Eileen Thompson. Connie accomplished many things in her lifetime, including receiving a Masters Degree from the University of Alabama. She was a licensed health care administrator. Connie retired from her position as Vice President of...
Karen Klump
August 16, 2020
Karen Klump, 59, passed away Sunday, August 15, 2020 at her home in Chelsea, Alabama after a courageous Three year battle with cancer. Formerly of Tupelo, she was born July 31, 1961, the daughter of Ronald and Martha George Mason. Karen was known as a dilligent worker. She was a graduate of Mooreville High School and worked as the manager...
Shirley Dickerson
August 14, 2020
Baldwyn--Shirley Faye Dickerson, 85, passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in Tupelo on January 19, 1935 to Cecil and Opal Davenport Stevens. Shirley retired from the Prentiss County Health Department where she served as office manager. She attended Asbury Methodist Church. Shirley is survived by two daughters,...
Jennie Langford
August 13, 2020
Saltillo—Virginia Clytee “Jennie” Langford, 73, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2020 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. Jennie was born March 2, 1947 in Vardaman, the daughter of Wilson and Pansy Long. She earned a degree in nursing and worked as an LPN at IMA for 20 years and then at Tupelo Medical Group where she retired after 10 years....
Ruth Touchstone
August 10, 2020
Alma Ruth Touchstone, 91, passed away Monday, August 10, 2020 at her residence after a brief illness. She was born December 8, 1928, the daughter of Walter L. and Margie Henderson Davis. Ruth grew up in Hendersonville, North Carolina and moved to the area with her husband, Lewis, in 1974. She spent her life in service to her family and...
Jo Ann Simmons Newman
August 10, 2020
Saltillo- Jo Ann Simmons Newman, 88, went to her heavenly home Monday morning, August 10, 2020, from Sanctuary Hospice House after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born in the family home on January 6, 1932 in Verona and was a lifelong resident of Saltillo. She was a former employee at both Tombigbee Electric Power Association and the People’s...
Richard D. Johnson
August 10, 2020
Richard Dale Johnson, a CPA to hundreds, a mentor to many, and a friend to all, met his final deadline August 10, 2020 at his home in Saltillo. He was surrounded by his family. He was 72 years old. He was born October 27, 1947, in New Site, to Thermon and Gretchen Vandevander Johnson. He was a country boy and...
Joe T. Wade
August 9, 2020
Joe Travis Wade, 86, died Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Rosewood Tupelo. A native and life-long resident of Lee County, he was born in Tupelo March 17, 1934 to Willard Watson and Mae Banister Wade. He was a graduate of Belden High School and received his bachelor’s degree from Mississippi State University. Earlier in life, he served in the United...
William Alexander Boyd
August 8, 2020
William Alexander Boyd died peacefully in his home on Saturday, August 8, 2020, surrounded by family and friends. Bill was born in Quincy, Illinois on November 10, 1928 to Matthew Samuel and Elva Tourney Boyd. His brothers Glen and Charlie and sister Dorothy predeceased him but sister Kate survives as do many nieces and nephews. Bill brought his family to...
Dr. Swan Burrus
August 8, 2020
Swan Brasfield Burrus, M.D. passed away peacefully at home on August 8, 2020, after a lengthy illness. A loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, community-minded leader, loyal friend, and dedicated physician, he will be missed tremendously by his family, friends and former patients. His full, successful life exemplified a fun-loving, outgoing, generous, determined, and graceful spirit which endeared him to so...
Marie Butler
August 7, 2020
Tupelo- Sara Marie McMillen Butler, 91, passed away peacefully at North Mississippi Medical Center Friday August 7, 2020. Marie, the Daughter of Robert and Luvara Cooley McMillen, was born on November 13, 1928 in the Fawn Grove community of Itawamba County. Marie was one of six children in the McMillen family. Marie enjoyed spending time with all of her family,...
Nick Costin
August 7, 2020
Blue Springs- Nicholas “Nick” James Costin, 39, died Friday, August 7, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, March 10, 1981 to Jimmy Lloyd and Sue Elizabeth Pinkerton Costin. He was a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School and attended Three Rivers Community College. A handyman by trade, Nick enjoyed working on his cars and fixing...
Sarah Ewing
August 3, 2020
Sarah Evelyn Grant Ewing was born in Tupelo, MS on March 9th 1931 to Bessie and Fletcher Grant. She went to her heavenly home August 3, 2020 at 89 years old in Memphis where she lived for most of her life. She worked at St. Francis Hospital for 15 years where she enjoyed helping people. She was a faithful member...
Billy Warren Sexton Jr.
August 1, 2020
Billy Warren Sexton, Jr., 63, died Saturday, August 1, 2020 at his residence in Erin, Tennessee. He was born in McKenzie, Tennessee, October 22, 1956 to Billy Warren and Faye Greenwell Sexton. Like many young men of Billy’s generation, he proudly answered his country’s call to arms, serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He received...
Phillip Warren
August 1, 2020
Saltillo—Phillip Anthony Warren, 56, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020 after a long illness. He was born March 26, 1954, the son on James Harrison and Edna Ruth Prather Warren. Phillip worked for Tecumseh Products for 17 years as a welder. Phillip enjoyed hunting, fishing, and spending time with his grandkids. In Phillip's own words, "I worked hard at a...
Lindon "Peewee" Baker
August 1, 2020
Saltillo—Lindon F. “Peewee” Baker, 87, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020 at his home in Saltillo. He was born September 7, 1932 in Itawamba County to John W. and Ernie Mae Baker. Peewee was a longtime truck driver for MW Windows and Doors, receiving a safety award for 21 years of accident free driving. He had a generous heart and...
Dorothy Faye King
July 29, 2020
Dorothy Faye Arnold King, 91, departed this life on July 29, 2020 at Baldwyn Nursing Facility following a lengthy illness. Dorothy was born on April 6, 1929, near Iuka, and was the oldest of nine children born to James Carl and Addie Irene Pinch Arnold. In early 1938, the family moved to Lee County, Saltillo area, where Dorothy resided the...
Kerry Hamlett
July 29, 2020
Pontotoc- Kerry Hamlett, 49, died Wednesday, July 29, 2020. He was born in Tupelo, April 13, 1971 to William Thomas and Arlena Willingham Hamlett. Kerry was a hard working, fun loving person with an exceptional sense of humor. He enjoyed working in the yard, planting flowers and trees, fishing, and going to the beach. He loved spending time with his...
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