OBITUARIES
Betty "Bet-Bet" Simmons Westmoreland
September 30, 2020
Saltillo- Betty Zane “Bet- Bet” Simmons Westmoreland, 90, died Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at Baldwyn Nursing Home. A native and life-long resident of Lee County, she was born October 6, 1929 to Joshua Milton and Bertha Estelle Hawkins Simmons. She retired from Blue Bell after more than 25 years of service as a payroll clerk and then retired from Saltillo...
Margaret Davis-Jones
September 29, 2020
Tupelo- Margaret Elizabeth Davis-Jones, 71, died Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Rugby, England, January 13, 1949 to John Wilson and Christina Elizabeth Susan Callaway Foxon. She has been a resident of Tupelo since 1989. On December 27, 2013, she married Jimmy Jones and they enjoyed going on little adventures together such as...
Virginia Miller
September 26, 2020
Ora Virginia Stephens Miller, age 90, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Lee County on December 2, 1929 to Earl and Ora Velera Stephens. She worked at Blue Bell as a seamstress for many years, but primarily took care of her home and family. She enjoyed tending her flowers and...
Jimmy A. Hussey
September 25, 2020
Jimmy Allen Hussey, age 90, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2020, at Countrywood Manor. Mr. Hussey was born June 15, 1930 to Thomas Charles Hussey and Fessie Mae Taylor Hussey. On September 27, 1947, he married his sweetheart, Kathleen Willis Hussey. After high school, he went to Itawmba Junior College to play basketball. While at Itawmba Junior College, Jimmy...
James Anthony Daniels
September 25, 2020
James Anthony Daniels, 44, passed away Friday, September 25, 2020. He was born November 1, 1975 in Baldwyn to James Lynn Daniels and Diane Floyd Owens. He worked for Kruger Industries before becoming disabled. He enjoyed fishing and loved his family dearly. He leaves behind his mother, Diane Owens of Belden; three children, Chelsea Daniels of Tennessee and Kendall and...
Ila Carney Greer
September 25, 2020
Ila Carney Greer, 90, passed away Friday, September 25, 2020 at the Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born September 6, 1930 in Lee County. Ila worked as the secretary for several places including, the Lee County Baptist Association, Nephrology and Hypertension Associates, JC. Penny, and the BancorpSouth Operations Center. Her most important role was being a devoted wife, mother and...
Kimberly Tucker
September 25, 2020
Kimberly Denise Tucker, 43, passed away Friday, September 25, 2020 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of Lee County and lifelong resident, she was born September 5, 1977, the daughter of Roger Lee Clippard and Carolyn Martin Clippard. Kimberly worked for the family business, Clippard Construction until her health failed. She enjoyed fishing, cooking,...
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....
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