OBITUARIES
James T. "Jimmy" Jackson
February 6, 2020
James Thomas “Jimmy” Jackson, 82, died Thursday, February 6, 2020 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo surrounded by his family after a short illness. He was born in Pontotoc, November 10, 1937, to James L. and Zadie Seals Jackson. At the age of 17, he joined the United States Army and served for four years; most notably as a Jump...
Ronald Stewart Vaughan
February 4, 2020
Ronald Stewart Vaughan went to be with the Lord on his 77th birthday, February 4, 2020. He was born in Grenada in 1943 to Homer and Omalene Vaughan. He graduated from John Rundle High School in Grenada and went on to graduate from Ole Miss where he served as a Platoon Leader in the ROTC. He continued proudly serving his...
Sara S. Williams
February 2, 2020
Sara S. Williams Tupelo- Sara Lee Stanley Williams, 97, loving mother and wife, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2020 at Avonlea Assisted Living in Tupelo after a short illness. Sara was born October 4, 1922 in Tuscumbia, Alabama to Walter Lee Stanley and Laura Alice Harris Stanley. On December 7, 1944 she married Charles “Chuck” Williams. She was known to...
Mariella Hays
February 1, 2020
Mariella Hays Tupelo- Mariella Shipton Hays, 90, died Saturday, February 1, 2020. at Diversicare in Amory. She was born June 9, 1929, to Freddie Paul Shipton and Lena Lorene Johnson Shipton in Hayti, Missouri. Mariella graduated from Hayti High School and continued her education with a Bachelor’s in Business from Arkansas State and a Master’s in Education from the University...
John Capps
January 31, 2020
John Capps Tupelo- John G. Capps, 74, died Friday, January 31, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family in Tupelo after a long illness. He was born August 21, 1945, in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late J. B. and Carol Capps. He graduated from Ware County High School in Waycross, Georgia in 1963. He then served in the U.S....
Clara J. Sheffield
January 28, 2020
Mooreville- Clara J. Sheffield, 77, died Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after a brief illness. She was born one of eight children to Murrey and Fannie Cochran in Pontotoc County September 7, 1942 and was a graduate of Sherman High School. In February of 1963, she married Jack Sheffield and moved to Mooreville, where...
James R. "J.R." Turner
January 28, 2020
James R. “J.R.” Turner, 92, died Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at his daughter’s residence after a year long illness. A native of Durman, he was born August 3, 1927 to Frank and Lena Harville Turner. He joined the United States Navy and was in transit to the South Pacific when his ship was ordered to return to port after the...
Frances Bobbie Loper
January 24, 2020
Iuka -- Frances Bobbie Loper , 90, passed away on Friday January 24, 2020, at Countrywood Plantation in Mantachie. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors. Expressions of sympathy may be left at www.peguesfuneralhome.com .
Linda Tucker Gilmore
January 23, 2020
Linda Lee Tucker Gilmore, 72, died Thursday, January 23, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center surrounded by her family after a lengthy illness. She was born in the Nettleton area, April 10, 1947 to James Henry “June” and Della Sue Allbritton Tucker. Earlier in her life, she was a Salvation Army soldier. For most of her working life, she owned...
Jean Owens Michael
January 21, 2020
Martha Jean Owens Michael passed away peacefully on January 21, 2020. A longtime resident of Tupelo, Mississippi, she was born on November 21 in Wheeler, Mississippi, to the late Jack George Owens and Sara Jewell Elder Owens. Known affectionately as “Mama Jean” to her family and her many friends, Mrs. Michael was a graduate of Wheeler High School. She received...
Alice Jean Altom King
January 13, 2020
Alice Jean Altom King, 80, died Monday, January 13, 2020 at Magnolia Manor in Tupelo surrounded by family. A native and life-long resident of Belden, she was born June 21, 1939 to Norbin Jones and Jettie Irene Robbins Altom and was a 1957 graduate of Belden High School. On September 5, 1959, she married Philip Wayne “Phil” King. Earlier in...
Fanny J. "Cuqui" Hopson
January 13, 2020
Fanny Josefia “Cuqui” Hopson, 86, died Monday, January 13, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Puerto Rico April 27, 1933 to Raphael Julio and Epifannia Irizarry. For many years, she worked as a translator at the main unit of NMMC and later at The Women’s Center where she enjoyed working with new babies and their families....
J.B. Nanney
January 10, 2020
Tupelo- Joe Boyd “J.B.” Nanney, 92, died Friday, January 10, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center most expect due to a broken heart losing his wife, Ann, of 69 years just six weeks ago. He was born November 9, 1927, in Peppertown where he spent all his formative years. His parents were the late Will and Ruby Wilburn Nanney. He...
Charles Edwin "Charlie" Meador
January 9, 2020
Charles Edwin “Charlie” Meador passed away peacefully Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Sanctuary Hospice House. Charlie was born, August 23, 1937 one of four children to Ruic Welch and Anna May Trice Meador. Charlie grew up in Memphis, Tennessee graduating from Southside High School. After graduation he went to work for Lewis Supply Co. In 1960, he transferred with his...
Keith Smith
January 8, 2020
Belmont- Bryan Keith Smith, 55, died Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at his home in Iuka. He was born in Orlando, Florida, August 8, 1964 to Paul Raburn Smith, Sr. and Rebecca Joan Smith. Keith’s love for the outdoors flowed through both his career and his hobbies. He spent most of his adult life working as a carpenter and enjoyed a...
Lorene Earwood
January 8, 2020
Lorene Strain Earwood, 87, died Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A native of Tupelo, she was born May 13, 1932 to John Clark and Lorene Basham Strain. She later moved to Memphis, Tennessee where she graduated from Memphis Tech High School. It was there she met William “Bill” Earwood and they were...
John Lee "J.L" Colburn, Jr.
January 7, 2020
Roswell, Georgia - John Lee “J.L.” Colburn, Jr., 92, formerly of Tupelo, passed away in his sleep January 7, 2020 at the North Fulton Hospital in Roswell. He was born January 29, 1927 to John Lee Colburn and Minnie Mae Colburn Brunson in Houlka where he spent his childhood and early years of which he remembered with fond memories. He...
T.J. Bowker
January 5, 2020
Mooreville-Thomas Edward Bowker, Jr., died Sunday, January 5, 2020 in Blue Springs. A native of Wisconsin, he was born January 26, 1979 to Thomas Edward Bowker, Sr. and Laura Miller Barker. On September 30, 2000, he married his high school best friend, Melissa Ciha. For most of his life, he worked in residential construction and had currently been furthering his...
Bobbie J. Christian
January 5, 2020
Bobbie J. Christian Tupelo- Bobbie Jean Ellis Christian, 83, died Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Courtyards Community Living Center in Fulton. Bobbie was born October 11, 1936 in Tupelo to William Ellis and Lila Lamb Ellis. She was a nurse’s aide for North Mississippi Medical Center for over 30 years until her retirement in 2000. After her retirement, she worked...
Mark Cook
December 30, 2019
Mark David Cook Tupelo- Mark David Cook, 62, died Monday, December 30, 2019 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. A native and life-long resident of Tupelo, he was born April 24, 1957 to Bobby Joe and Rebecca Marlin Cook. As a young man, he attended at First Baptist Church Tupelo with his family and remained Baptist by faith. He worked...
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