OBITUARIES
Rita Buckner Smith
November 27, 2019
Beloved wife and mother Rita Buckner Smith went home to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, November 28 at the age of 85. Born in 1934 to John Kenneth Buckner and Athlene Shepherd Buckner in Asheville, North Carolina, her youth was spent immersed in music, arts, horseback riding and of course, all things involving 1st Baptist Church of...
George Dewitt "Dee" Webb
November 26, 2019
Tupelo- George Dewitt "Dee" Webb, 77, died Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at his residence after a lengthy illness. A native of Tupelo, he was born October 10, 1942 to Wilson "Jack" and Emma Jewell Smith Webb and attended Lawhon School. He attended Blue Mountain College for one semester in 1973 before answering the call to Ministry. In 1965, he enlisted...
Paul Christian
November 25, 2019
Paul Howard Christian, 77, died unexpectedly Monday, November 25, 2019. A native and life-long resident of the Auburn Community, he was born November 12, 1942 to Cleburn and Dorothy Cason Christian. He retired from Rockwell/Delta after a long, fulfilling career. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle especially through the mountains with his friends and meeting friends for breakfast most every morning....
Lucille Pender
November 21, 2019
Nettleton- Lucille Pender, 93, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Thursday, November 21, 2019, at the Greenhouses at Traceway Retirement Community. She was born January 18, 1926, to the late C. B. Parker and Maggie Mae Helms Parker, in Lee County, Mississippi. She was a long-time member of Nettleton First Baptist Church. She married B. L. “Dank”...
Richard Harvey Anglin
November 20, 2019
Priceville- Richard Harvey Anglin passed away on November 16, 2019 in Ridgeland. He was born on June 17,1922 at home in the Birmingham Ridge community near Saltilloto Eric Troy Anglin and Rhoda Eliza Ann Cleveland Anglin. His family attended Birmingham Ridge Baptist church where at the age of twelve, he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. After graduating...
Keith Robinson
November 18, 2019
Saltillo- Thomas Keith Robinson, 62, of Saltillo, Mississippi, left this world on Monday, November 18, 2019, while surrounded by his beloved family, in Tupelo, Mississippi. Keith was born on September 8, 1957 in Opelika, Alabama and attended Butler High School, Calhoun Community College, Athens University and Alabama A&M University. He was preceded in death by his Father, Curtis Robinson and...
Wilma Hankins White
November 18, 2019
Wilma Hankins White of Tupelo, Mississippi passed away at her current residence in Antioch, Tennessee on Monday, November 18, 2019, after a short illness. She was 91 years old. She was born on August 11, 1928, to Elzie Dell Hankins and Edna Phillips Hankins in Mantachie, MS. They later moved to East Tupelo where she attended the same school from...
Richard Harvey Anglin
November 16, 2019
Priceville- Richard Harvey Anglin passed away on November 16, 2019 in Ridgeland. He was born on June 17,1922 at home in the Birmingham Ridge community near Saltilloto Eric Troy Anglin and Rhoda Eliza Ann Cleveland Anglin. His family attended Birmingham Ridge Baptist church where at the age of twelve, he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. After graduating...
Mickey Lucas
November 16, 2019
Mickey Jean Lucas, 60, died unexpectedly Saturday, November 16, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born in Dallas, Texas July 28, 1959 to William Linal and Doris Jean Presley Willis. She was a 1977 graduate of Mooreville High School and attended Itawamba Community College. On November 13, 1982 she married Tim Lucas. She retired from Action-Lane...
Dennis Wayne Gable
November 16, 2019
Dennis Wayne Gable, 60, died Saturday, November 16, 2019 at New Albany Health and Rehab. He was born in Tupelo, December 23, 1958 to Perlis Prentiss and Betty Jo Hall Gable. For a number of years, Dennis worked at the fireworks stand in Nettleton. Later in life, he worked as a cabinet maker for Oakhill Cabinets in Ecru. Dennis enjoyed...
Margie Sheffield Monaghan
November 15, 2019
Margie Sheffield Monaghan, 94, died Friday, November 15, 2019 at the Leeper Greenhouse at Traceway Retirement Community in Tupelo. She was born March 27, 1925 in the Dorsey Community of Itawamba County to Johnny and Addie Gray Sheffield. She attended Dorsey School and began working in the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. immediately after high school during World War II. After...
Richard “Dick” Lutz
November 14, 2019
Richard “Dick” Lutz, formerly of Edgebrook, Lincolnshire, and Buffalo Grove Illinois passed away on November 22, 2019 in Tupelo, Mississippi from complications of cancer. Richard was born on February 27, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois to Harold and Helen Lutz. He attended Taft High School and later obtained a BS in Architecture from the University of Illinois and served as a ...
Mark "Kink" Williams
November 14, 2019
Mark Williams, 60, passed away November 14, 2019, at his home in Belden. He was born in Prentiss, Mississippi, December 3, 1958, to Louis "Tut" Williams and his wife, Elma. He attended Prentiss Christian Academy and was selected for the All State Football team in 1976. He was a star running back in football at Pearl River JC. He attended...
Luciana G. Franklin
November 12, 2019
Luciana G. Tinolli Franklin, 88, died Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at her residence after a brief illness. A native of Trieste, Italy, she was born December 30, 1930 to Igino and Rosita Villatora Tinolli. On October 31, 1951, she married Donald "Gene" Franklin. In 1953, they relocated to the United States and settled in Tupelo in 1986. Earlier in life,...
Wesley Smith
November 11, 2019
Wesley Smith Pontotoc- Calvin Wesley Smith, 80, died Monday, November 11, 2019, at his home in Duck Hill, Mississippi. Wesley was born December 22, 1938, to Fred Smith and Flossie Hill Smith in Carlisle, Arkansas. After graduating from Carlisle High School in 1957, he enlisted in the United States Navy. After the Navy, he worked as a lineman for Arkansas...
Lillian Neff Kellum
November 11, 2019
Lillian Neff Kellum Tupelo- Lillian Loraine Neff Kellum, 98, died Monday, November 11, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born November 28, 1920 in Captains City to Park and Lee Richardson Neff. She was a graduate of Catching High School and received a Bachelor's degree in Education from Delta State. In June of 2019, she moved to Tupelo...
Diane Loudenslager Piraino
November 11, 2019
Tupelo- Diane Marie Loudenslager Piraino, 76, died Monday, November 11, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center surrounded by her family after a brief illness. She was born May 30, 1943 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania to B.C. and Maxine Everett Loudenslager. She was a 1961 graduate of Williamsport High School where she was an excellent student and athlete and a 1963 graduate...
Hazel Franklin Street
November 10, 2019
Hazel Franklin Street Tupelo- Hazel Franklin Street, 91, died Sunday, November 10, 2019, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. She was born August 22, 1928, to Robert Walter Franklin and Dollie Ellen Gean Franklin. During her high school years she played basketball, her love for sports continued all her life especially SEC and Mississippi State sports. After graduating from Tupelo...
Donald "Gene" Franklin
November 5, 2019
Donald "Gene" Franklin Tupelo- Donald "Gene" Franklin, 88, died Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at his residence. He was born April 24, 1931 in Russell County, Virginia to Alexander Sheridan and Isabel Beatrice Counts Franklin. At the age of 17, he enlisted with the United States Army and served in Italy where he met his wife, Luciana G. Tinolli. They were...
Martha Marcine Orsborn
November 3, 2019
Martha Marcine Orsborn, 89, died Sunday, November 3, 2019 at Countrywood Plantation in Mantachie after a lengthy illness. A native of the Van Buren Community in Itawamba County, she was born February 13, 1930 to Andrew Malachi and George Dewey Gregory Pearce and was a 1949 graduate of Itawamba Agricultural High School. On October 21, 1950, she married Curtis Benjamin...
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