OBITUARIES
Patty Sullins Botts
June 20, 2019
Patty Sullins Botts Pontotoc- Patty Anne Sullins Botts, 62, passed from this life into the loving arms of our Savior on Tuesday, June 20, 2019 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo surrounded by her husband, mother, and children. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee, February 28, 1957 to Kenneth Hugh Sullins and Virginia Ivalee Noe Sullins. Patty was a cosmetologist...
Wanda Fay Richey
June 19, 2019
Wanda Fay Richey, 81, died Wednesday, June 19, 2019. A native of Tupelo, she was born November 7, 1937 to Lee L. and Lucy Jane Hall Raper and was a graduate of Tupelo High School. She later became a licensed cosmetologist and worked as an instructor of cosmetology for over 40 years before retiring from Creations School of Cosmetology in...
Floyd Owen Blaylock
June 18, 2019
Floyd Owen Blaylock, 70, died Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at St. Joseph Hospice in Gulfport surrounded by all his loved ones. He was born in Tupelo, July 4, 1948 to Fonny Owen and Delores Goff Blaylock. For over 50 years, he was the owner of Blaylock's Electric Motor Shop in Tupelo until his retirement in 2011. Floyd enjoyed wrestling and...
Dineshkumar Rangilbhai Patel
June 17, 2019
Services for Mr. Dineshkumar Rangilbhai Patel will be 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. Monday June 17, 2019 at the Saltillo Chapel of W. E. Pegues.
Dineshkumar Rangilbhai Patel
June 14, 2019
Services for Mr. Dineshkumar Rangilbhai Patel will be 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. Monday June 17, 2019 at the Saltillo Chapel of W. E. Pegues.
Thais L. Fernandez
June 12, 2019
Thais Lotz Fernandez, 99, passed away June 12, 2019. She was born January 22, 1920, to Louis Joseph and Louise Reab Lotz. Affectionately known as "Nan", she is survived by her niece, Kathleen Terry of Tupelo; and nephews, Richard Schaefer (Jeannette) of Diamondhead and Mark Lotz (Jean) of Lacombe, Louisiana and their children and grandchildren. She was preceded in death...
Ruby Lee "Granny" Nichols
June 11, 2019
Ruby Lee "Granny" Nichols, 88, died Tuesday, June 11, 2019, in the hospice unit of North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born April 2, 1931, to William Arthur and Lola Viola Davis Abbott. For 25 years, she worked at Mid South Packers. Granny enjoyed sitting outside reading her Bible and the newspaper in her swing and watching John Wayne movies....
Debbie Holloway Dyer
June 10, 2019
Deborah Holloway Dyer, 59, passed away suddenly at her home Monday, June 10, 2019. She was born June 9,1960, in Memphis, Tennessee. She was a graduate of Tupelo High School, class of 1978 where she was a cheerleader, on the homecoming court, and a member of several clubs and civic organizations. She earned her Associates Degree at Itawamba Community College,...
Wayne Bullard
June 10, 2019
Wayne Bullard, 87, passed away Monday, June 10, 2019. Mr. Bullard grew up in Booneville and graduated from Booneville High School in 1950. He attended Mississippi College in Clinton. During these years, a part-time job led him to meet Dorothy Grisham and they married in 1955. He worked in the insurance industry for many years and was a part of...
Hilma Eola Stone Marlin
June 7, 2019
Hilma Eola Stone Marlin Clovis, California formerly of Tupelo- Hilma Eola Stone Marlin, 100, died Friday, June 7, 2019 at Armenian Home in Fresno, California. She was born near Tremont November 20, 1918 to Claude Acklee Stone and Ida Bell Gregory and was a long-time resident of Tupelo. She was a 1936 graduate of East Tupelo High School and later...
James Allen Baker
June 6, 2019
Saltillo-James Allen Baker, 55, died Thursday, June 6, 2019, at his residence. Visitation will be 12 p.m. until service time Sunday, June 9, 2019 at W. E. Pegues, Saltillo. Services honoring his life will be 2 p.m. Sunday, June 9, 2019 at Saltillo Chapel of W. E. Pegues with Rev. James Vandanr and Rev. Jacob Wilson. Graveside services will follow...
James Paul Loyd
June 6, 2019
James Paul Loyd, 87, died Thursday, June 6, 2019, surrounded by family at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. He was born in Lee County, June 25, 1931, to Thomas Noah and Farby Plunkett Loyd and was a graduate of Mooreville High School. Â Early in life, he served his country during the Korean War in Germany and France in the United...
Maude Marie Parker Cates
June 5, 2019
Maude Marie Parker Cates Nettleton - Maude Marie Parker Cates, 94, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at Traceway Retirement Community. She was born June 11, 1924, to Ralph and Ada Belle Herring. A caregiver by nature, Maude devoted her life to caring for those she loved. She enjoyed being outdoors working in her garden and loved spending time with...
Wanda Smith
June 3, 2019
Wanda Smith Brewer Community- Wanda Hattaway Kingsley Smith, 79, passed away Monday, June 3, 2019, surrounded by family, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Okolona, September 20, 1939 to Hugh and Ailene Smith Hattaway. Wanda's greatest joy was her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a great cook and often cooked meals for her family and friends....
Susan Herndon Russell
June 2, 2019
Susan Herndon Russell, 70, died peacefully at her home in Tupelo on June 2, 2019 following a courageous battle with ALS (otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) for the past year. Susan was born on July 26, 1948 in Tupelo to Robert and Winafred Herndon who both preceded her in death.  Susan graduated from Shannon High School in 1966. After...
Katie Young
June 1, 2019
Katie Lou Young, 70, passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019, at the hospice unit of North Mississippi Medical Center. A native of Savannah, Tennessee, she was born June 10, 1948, to Jake and Daisey Hadley Kelley and for the past 11 years, she has called Pontotoc home. On November 20, 1998, she married Neil Young. Katie was an exceptional cook...
Kathy Schaper Vandevander
May 31, 2019
Kathy Ann Schaper Vandevander, 62, died unexpectedly Friday, May 31, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Southaven. She was born in Pana, Illinois December 21, 1956, to Kenneth Jean and Marilyn Brackett Schaper but has called Tupelo home most of her life. Kathy loved spending time with her family, church family and friends and enjoyed fishing and trips to the...
Lellei D. Earrey
May 28, 2019
Lellei Dillard Shackelford Earrey, 79, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at North Mississippi Medical Center. A life-long resident of the Union Community, she was born February 9, 1940, to Raymond H. and Maynard Minnie Hall Shackelford. She was a graduate of Nettleton High School and received a degree in nursing from Itawamba Community College. For over 30 years, she...
Wilna E. "Billie" Ballard
May 27, 2019
Mara Wilna E. "Billie" Ballard, 90, passed away Monday, May 27, 2019, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Lee County, September 27, 1928, to John and Lucille Clayton Elliott. For a number of years, she worked as a Congressional Aide for Congressman Jamie Whitten and had also worked as a secretary for John Osberg. She was a...
Quay Allen Stults
May 27, 2019
Saltillo – Quay Allen Stults, 73, entered his Heavenly Home on Monday, May 27, 2019, at the Hospice Unit of North Mississippi Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Saltillo. He enjoyed fishing, gardening and spending time with his grandchildren. He was a faithful member of Priceville Baptist Church for 46 years and served as a Deacon for many...
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