OBITUARIES
George Simpson
July 27, 2020
George Davis Simpson, 90, died Monday, July 27, 2020. A native of Okolona, he was a prominent merchant, religious and civic leader. The son of John Walter Simpson and Virginia Davis Simpson, he was a graduate of Mississippi State University, where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity, a principal musician Maroon and R.O.T.C Bands and was also an...
Sam Turner
July 26, 2020
Tupelo- Sammy “Sam” Jones Turner, 70, died Sunday, July 26, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Tupelo, June 20, 1950 to Burton Davis and Palmer Jones Turner and was a graduate of Shannon High School. He retired from North Mississippi Medical Center after working full time as a painter for a number of years. Sam was a skilled...
Sue Shepherd
July 24, 2020
Tupelo- Linda Sue Shepherd, 72, passed away Friday, July 24, 2020 at the Sanctuary Hospice House. Our fun loving, redheaded Sue was born in Tupelo, August 15, 1947 to Cyrus Tapscott and Jewel Anderson Roberts and was raised in Nettleton. On July 20, 1979, she married Clarence Macon Shepherd; they recently celebrated 41 years of marriage. After receiving her bachelor’s...
David Christopher
July 24, 2020
Brewer- James David Christopher, 78, died Friday, July 24, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born July 6, 1942 to James Roy “Bill” and Lura Christine Ritter Christopher. On October 4, 1963, he married Mary Jobe at Cason Baptist Church and together they had three children. He worked as a master carpenter for many years and owned and...
Kelly Cantrell Clark
July 22, 2020
Tupelo- Kelly Lynn Cantrell Clark, 45, died Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Akron, Ohio, December 28, 1974 to Freddie Wayne and Fredda Fae Tindall Cantrell. Due to her father’s career in the military, she moved from Akron to Germany, Texas and Louisiana before settling in Tupelo. In 1993, she graduated from Tupelo...
Bobby F. Gory
July 21, 2020
Bobby Franklin Gory, 76, died, unexpectedly, Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at his residence. He was born in Sherman, February 12, 1944 to Norbin and Dollie Clayton Gory and was a graduate of Shannon High School. On September 19, 1964, he married Helen Ruff and they shared life for 38 years before her death on November 30, 2003. He spent the...
Danny Smith
July 20, 2020
Tupelo— Charles Danny Smith, 63, passed away Monday, July 20, 2020, at Diversicare of Ripley after a sudden illness. Danny was born on February 21, 1957, the son of Charles Lindon Smith and Bobbie Lansdell Smith. For most of his life, Danny was a seller and trader of horses and jewelry. He took great pride in his memories of owning...
Mrs. Linda Sue Jarvis
July 18, 2020
Linda “Sue” Randolph Jarvis, 78, was born on September 8, 1941 and journeyed to her heavenly home on July 18, 2020 surrounded by her family at her daughter’s home. She was born in New Albany, MS to Curtis and Beulah Randolph. She graduated from Center High School in 1959 and later that year married her high school sweetheart for 53...
Alberta E. Robitille
July 17, 2020
Tupelo—Alberta E. Robitille, 86, passed away Friday, July 17, 2020 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born April 13, 1934 in Keene, New Hampshire, the daughter of Ernest and Lillian Harper Knowlton. Alberta lived in Claremont, New Hampshire for many years before moving to Tupelo in 2000 to be near her daughter. She was...
Jeremy Clippard
July 15, 2020
Jeremy Lee Clippard, 19, died Wednesday, July 15, 2020 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A lifelong resident of Lee County, he was born February 22, 2001 to Roger Clippard and Carolyn Martin Clippard. Jeremy was a graduate of Shannon High School where he loved playing sports including track, football, and baseball. He had recently joined the United...
Kitty Hill Brewer
July 13, 2020
Tupelo- Kitty Hill Brewer, 88, died Monday, July 13, 2020. She was born in Mantachie, May 4, 1932 to Leonard and Lorine Cummings Hill and was a 1950 graduate of Tupelo High School. On October 3, 1959, she married William Hopkins Brewer. Kitty was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church in Tupelo where she was active in WMU. She...
Alice Lucille Putt
July 12, 2020
Alice Lucille Putt, 89, died Sunday, July 12, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born November 30, 1930 to William Washington and Bertha Frazier Martin and was a graduate of Saltillo High School. In 1948, she married Junior Putt and they shared 39 years together before his death in 1987. She retired from North Mississippi Medical Center after...
Paul Bailey
July 10, 2020
Sgt. Richard Paul Bailey, 50, died Friday, June 10, 2020 at home, as the result of complications of pneumonia. He was born in Tupelo, May 29, 1970 to Philip and Joye Collier Bailey. Paul worked for Westmoreland Glass for over 25 years before joining the Tupelo Fire Department. For a little more than the last 20 years, he has dedicated...
Philip Terry Little
July 8, 2020
Tupelo—Philip Terry Little, 78, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born December 27, 1941 to Fair and Huldie Little in Marigold, the youngest of eight siblings. Philip worked in the grocery business for over 50 years. In high school, he played football and continued to enjoy watching sports. He is survived by...
Thomas A. Prather
July 4, 2020
Thomas Albert Prather, 96, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born June 7, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois to Nell McConnell Prather and Harry Logan Prather. He grew up in Chicago and Hammond, Indiana. They later moved to Washington DC and he graduated from Western High School in 1942. He attended the University...
Ione Wester
July 3, 2020
Virginia Ione Wester passed away peacefully on July 3, 2020 at the Rosewood Assisted Living in Tupelo. She rejoined her later husband, Sam Wester, Jr. Ione lived a joyous and happy 93 years. Born September 5, 1926 in Saltillo, she was the second of five children born to Curtis and Wilma Smith. She grew up in the Saltillo area of...
Peggy Adams Taylor
July 3, 2020
Peggy Adams Taylor passed away Friday, July 3, 2020, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born December 18, 1950, to Jack Adams and Alene Swindle Adams. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, gardening and watching game shows. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was a member of Woodland Baptist Church where...
Cody Allen Carnathan
July 2, 2020
Cody Allen Carnathan, 29, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2020 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born February 5, 1991 to Jeffery Allen Carnathan and Julianne White. Cody was a student at Itawamba Community College, studying electrical engineering and worked as an independent contractor. He enjoyed fishing with his son, skateboarding, and spending time with family and friends....
Carol Brown
July 1, 2020
Carolyn A. “Carol” Brown, 69, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at the University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham. Carol was born June 10, 1951 in Helena, Arkansas, the daughter of James A.F. Cooper and Ona Hazel Annette Williams Cooper. While Carol worked in several capacities during her early years, her greatest joy was found in her career as wife,...
Wayne Deckley
June 28, 2020
Wayne Joseph Deckley, 77, died Sunday, June 28, 2020 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. He was born in Pennsylvania, October 28, 1942 to Verl and Mary Deckley. A life-long seeker of knowledge, Wayne never missed an opportunity learn something new. He enjoyed reading, staying up to date with technology and technological gadgets and was a member of a ham...
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