OBITUARIES
Curtis Gerald Sims
March 3, 2020
Curtis Gerald SimsFurrs Community—Mr. Gerald Sims, 91, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at his home in Pontotoc County. He was born on April 20, 1928, the only child of Arthur Curtis Sims and Ezell Archer Sims. He spent his life in the Furrs Community of Pontotoc County. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy 1946-1948. He worked his entire...
Danny Watson
March 1, 2020
Danny Tyson Watson Saltillo- Danny Tyson Watson, 68, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family, after a brief illness on February 27, 2020. He was born in Saltillo to Tyson and Bertie Watson on February 8, 1952. He was a Baptist by faith. He was a member of Heart Adult Daycare Center. He enjoyed camping, dancing, and watching...
Joy Jones
February 27, 2020
Joy Jones Tupelo- Joy Tucker Jones, 55, died Thursday, February 27, 2020 suddenly at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born May 3, 1964 in Tupelo to George Thomas “Tommy” Tucker and Hilda “Kay” Bridgman Tucker. On November 18, 1995, Joy married Keith Jones. She enjoyed fishing and baking breads and candies to share to her friends and family. Joy...
Clarence Westmoreland
February 26, 2020
Clarence Faulkner Westmoreland, 92, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. He was born the youngest of five sons to Willie Clarence and Terah Nelson Faulkner Westmoreland on October 7, 1927 in Longview. He attended Pontotoc schools and as a teenager, was active in 4-H. For two consecutive years, he won the Showmanship Award at...
Rena McVay
February 25, 2020
TUPELO- Rena Mae Foster McVay went to be with our Lord and Savior Tuesday February 25, 2020, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born February 23, 1921 as one of seven brothers and sisters in Plantersville to Thomas P. and Sarah E. Brinkley Foster. She grew up at the family home east of Plantersville along with her siblings attending...
Sandra Russell
February 24, 2020
Sandra Russell Tupelo- Sandra Kaye Miles Russell, 68, died Monday, February 24, 2020 at Tupelo Nursing and Rehab. She was born on January 28, 1952 in Booneville to Milton “Mutt” Miles and Vivian Virginia Smith Miles. On July 20, 1991, Sandra married Glen Russell in Tupelo. After retiring from AirCap Industries after 25 years of dedicated service as an inspector,...
Henry C. Brevard, Jr.
February 24, 2020
Henry C. Brevard, Jr. was born December 26, 1921, in Amory, MS, to Henry Clyde Brevard, Sr. and Susan Lucretia Boyd Brevard. He died on Monday, February 24, 2020, at home in Tupelo, MS after living a self – described “wonderful life.” Henry was a 1939 graduate of Amory High School, and he received a B.S. degree in civil engineering...
Harold "Ray" Herron
February 22, 2020
Harold Ray Herron, 81, died Saturday, February 22, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Senatobia, February 26, 1938 to Earnest Leon and Lucy Juliette Underwood Herron. Ray proudly served in the United States Army for 21 years. He later retired from Mapco Travel Center after working 11 years as a store manager. He enjoyed telling jokes,...
J.W. "Sonny" DeVaughn
February 18, 2020
J.W. “Sonny” DeVaughn Tupelo- J. W. “Sonny” DeVaughn, 88, died Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center. A native and life-long resident of Lee County, he was born June 28, 1931 to Timothy Edward and Atha Gillentine DeVaughn. He was a graduate of Mooreville High School where he starred on the basketball team. After graduation, he attached Mississippi...
Shirley Sullivan
February 17, 2020
On February 17, 2020, Shirley Sullivan at the age of 84, left all her troubles of this world behind and walked through the gates of Glory. She died at home, which was exactly where she wished to be. Shirley spent most of her life in Shannon and Old Union, but lived on Birmingham Ridge in Saltillo for the past 15...
Cherry Kidd
February 15, 2020
Corinth- Cherry Randall Lyle Kidd, one of the last Great Fictional Detectives, solved her final case on February 10, 2020. Born in Becker (just yonder of Amory) on September 16, 1948. She was convinced to immigrate to Dallas, Texas after a seven day courtship and two viewings of True Grit. “I don’t ever want to see that stupid movie again!”...
Hoyle Ray Mansell
February 12, 2020
Mooreville- Hoyle Ray Mansell, 70, died Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at his residence. A native of Tupelo, he was born October 27, 1949 to Elize Van and Ruby Pearl Floyd Mansell. Hoyle spent most of his adult life working as a truck driver hauling for Sunshine Mills where he met no strangers and created many lasting friendships. When he wasn’t...
Billy Hudson
February 12, 2020
William Albert “Billy” Hudson, Jr., 58, died Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Hospice Unit at North Mississippi Medical Center. A native and life-long resident of Saltillo, he was born June 20, 1961 to William Albert and Faye Yvone Lee Hudson. In 1979, he graduated from Saltillo High School. Billy always had a positive attitude and a smile on his face....
George Benjamin "Benny" Burnett, Jr.
February 11, 2020
George Benjamin “Benny” Burnett, Jr.’s spirit was lifted from this earth Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at the hospice unit of North Mississippi Medical Center at the age of 69 after a long illness. A native and long-time resident of Stockton, California, he was born into this world September 15, 1950. In 2012, he relocated to Saltillo to be with family....
James Hall
February 11, 2020
James Robert Hall, 85, died Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born in Houston, February 3, 1935, to Jerry and Gwen Riddle Hall and was a graduate of Sherman High School. On April 25, 1954, he married Peggy Davis at Brewer Baptist Church. In 1957, he answered his country’s call to arms and served in the...
Cherry Kidd
February 10, 2020
Corinth- Cherry Randall Lyle Kidd, one of the last Great Fictional Detectives, solved her final case on February 10, 2020. Born in Becker (just yonder of Amory) on September 16, 1948. She was convinced to immigrate to Dallas, Texas after a seven day courtship and two viewings of True Grit. “I don’t ever want to see that stupid movie again!”...
Jeanette McCoy
February 7, 2020
Tupelo -- Jeanette McCoy , 74, passed away on Friday February 07, 2020, at Creekside Manor in Saltillo. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors. Expressions of sympathy may be left at www.peguesfuneralhome.com
Mildred Allred Johnson
February 7, 2020
Mildred Ione Allred Johnson, 85, died Friday, February 7, 2020 in the Hospice Unit at North Mississippi Medical Center. A native and life-long resident of Tupelo, she was born April 29, 1934 to Lonnie and Gladys Stanford Allred and was a 1952 graduate of Tupelo High School. On March 5, 1954, she married Charles Jefferson Johnson and together they had...
Bonnie Greene
February 6, 2020
Bonnie Greene Saltillo- Bonnie Ray Fires Greene, 82, died Thursday, February 6, 2020 at Courtyards Community Living Center in Fulton. She was born in Arkansas October 18, 1937 to Elzie Ray and Hilda Clay Fires. In 1970, she married Jack Greene in Hawaii while he was stationed at Pearl Harbor. In 1983, she graduated from Wabash Valley College in Mt....
Chuck Dickerson
February 6, 2020
Charles “Chuck” Dickerson, 49, died Thursday, February 6, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Tupelo, June 24, 1970 to William Clarence “Pete” and Virginia Long Dickerson and was a 1988 graduate of Tupelo High School. Chuck was a huge Florida Gators fan and enjoyed spending time with his family, grilling out, hanging around bonfires and shooting pool. He...
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