OBITUARIES
Capt. Stacey Deans
August 27, 2019
Stacey Deans Saltillo- Stacey Vernon Deans, 53, died Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at Baldwyn Nursing Facility after a lengthy illness. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, April 10, 1966 to Dennis and Earlean Tillman Deans. He received his Master’s Degree in Forensic Psychology from Saint Leo. Committed to public service, Stacey spent his life working as a Police Officer at...
James Connors
August 24, 2019
James Lewis Connors, 78, died Saturday, August 24, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, he was born February 19, 1941 to Albert Daniel and Josephine Hannah Wilkerson Connors. Early in his adult life, he moved to West Helena, Arkansas where he lived for 14 years before moving to Mooreville where he lived for over 40...
James T. "Pop" Wilson
August 23, 2019
James Thomas Wilson, 76, died Friday, August 23, 2019 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born in Algoma, May 18, 1943 to Calvin Eugene and Julie Brasher Wilson. Though he wore many hats throughout his life, he mostly worked as a farmer and an auto mechanic. He enjoyed going fishing, riding his four-wheeler and worked in his...
Jim Montgomery
August 21, 2019
Jim Montgomery Tupelo- James "Jim" Harold Montgomery, Jr. passed away suddenly August 19, 2019. Born November 27, 1960 to James Harold and Sarah Reeves Witt Montgomery, he was a lifelong resident of Tupelo. He followed his father into the oil and gas business as the long-time proprietor of Montgomery Oil but found his true happiness in being a father, doting...
Jim Montgomery
August 19, 2019
Jim Montgomery Tupelo- James "Jim" Harold Montgomery, Jr. passed away suddenly August 19, 2019. Born November 27, 1960 to James Harold and Sarah Reeves Witt Montgomery, he was a lifelong resident of Tupelo. He followed his father into the oil and gas business as the long-time proprietor of Montgomery Oil but found his true happiness in being a father, doting...
Tabby Mann
August 16, 2019
Tabby Mann Saltillo-Tabitha Sue Estes Mann, 49, died Friday, August 16, 2019 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. Tabby was born December 9, 1969 in Mundelein, Illinois to Hugh Allen Estes and Janie Faye Black Estes. She was a 1989 Tupelo High School graduate and attended Ole Miss to become a Phlebotomist. She was a former employee of North Mississippi...
Ople L Gammill
August 16, 2019
Ople L. Gammill Saltillo- Ople L. Robinson Gammill, 84, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, August 16, 2019, at Longwood Community Living Center in Booneville. She was born August 23, 1934 in Saltillo to Joseph Ernest Dunaway and Icy Yeilding Dunaway. She started her working career at Guntown Slacks and later became a private sitter....
Terry Jarzen
August 15, 2019
Terrance Joseph Jarzen, 73, died Thursday, August 15, 2019 at his residence surrounded by family. He was born in Garfield Heights, Ohio April 13, 1946 to Helen and Leo Jarzen. He was a graduate of St. Stanislaus High School and received his Bachelor's degree from Bowling Green State University. He worked for over 30 years in tire manufacturing before retiring...
Betty Knight Wimbs
August 15, 2019
Mrs. Betty Knight Wimbs Tupelo- Betty Sue Knight Wimbs, 80, went to her prepared room in heaven on Thursday, August 15, 2019, at The Meadows in Fulton, Mississippi. She had resided at Traceway in Tupelo with her husband, Willie, until a couple of years ago when her health began to fail. She was born August 20, 1938 to William “Bill”...
Frenchie Feather
August 13, 2019
Frenchie Feather Frenchie Esau Genola Feather, 95, of Saltillo, Mississippi, and formerly of Clarksdale, Mississippi, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi. Mrs. Feather was born on July 14, 1924, in Linn, Mississippi, the youngest child of the late Simon Esau Genola and Olive Beevers Genola. She...
Sylvia M. Kyle
August 11, 2019
Sylvia Mansell Kyle, 81, died August 7, 2019 at the Page Greenhouse at Traceway Retirement Community. A native of Tupelo, she was born August 26, 1937 to William A. and Mary Edith Miller Mansell and was a 1955 graduate of Tupelo High School. Early in life, she moved to Memphis, Tennessee and worked for many years at Central Woodwork in...
Johnny Earl Payne
August 9, 2019
Johnny Earl Payne, 65, died Friday, August 9, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center. A native of the Mooreville area, he was born January 1, 1954 to John Howard and Delma Lee Ellis Payne. Early in life, he served in the United States Army. Later in life, he worked as an appliance and HVAC technician. Johnny enjoyed bowling, fishing and...
Elizabeth Williams
August 9, 2019
Mary Elizabeth Williams, 86, died Friday, August 9, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Pontotoc March 26, 1933 to Rufus and Jettie Barber Hill. Early in life, Elizabeth worked at North Mississippi Medical Center, Arvin Industries and Vend Foods. She enjoyed sharing time with her friends at Caring Heart and Hands House Adult Daycare, browsing yard...
Kay Hussey Anglin
August 7, 2019
Kay Hussey Anglin, 68, died Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at her residence. A native and life-long resident of the Mooreville area, she was born September 9, 1950 to Jimmy Allen and Kathleen Willis Hussey. After graduating from Mooreville High School in 1968, she received her Associate Degree from Itawamba Community College. Kay worked for People's Bank, Lucky Star Industry in...
Sylvia M. Kyle
August 7, 2019
Sylvia Mansell Kyle, 81, died August 7, 2019 at the Page Greenhouse at Traceway Retirement Community. A native of Tupelo, she was born August 26, 1937 to William A. and Mary Edith Miller Mansell and was a 1955 graduate of Tupelo High School. Early in life, she moved to Memphis, Tennessee and worked for many years at Central Woodwork in...
Janis Leigh Howell
August 6, 2019
Janis Leigh Howell, 69, died Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at Sanctuary Hospice House. A native and life-long resident of Tupelo, she was born December 19, 1949 to Cal Hulett and Pauline "Polly" Carrie Rice Howell. In 1967, she graduated from Tupelo High School and went on to earn both her Bachelor's and Master's degree from the Mississippi University for Women....
Dr. James B. "Jim" Alford
August 6, 2019
TUPELO -- Dr. James B. "Jim" Alford, 67, passed away Tuesday, August 06, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, August 10, 2019 at the Jefferson Street Chapel of W.E. Pegues with Rev. Greg Herndon officiating and 3 p.m. Sunday, August 11, 2019 at Greenlaw Baptist Church in Kentwood, Louiana. Burial will...
Bob Maynard
August 6, 2019
Robert "Bob" Maynard, 83, died Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A native of the Tupelo area, he was born December 19, 1935 to A. P. "Dep" and Addie Grace McFarland Maynard and was a 1954 graduate of Tupelo High School. In 1955, he joined the United States Army and served until 1957...
Laura "Blue Eyes" Turner
August 5, 2019
Laura "Blue Eyes" Dill Turner, 83, died Monday, August 5, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. A native and life-long resident of Saltillo, she was born one of 13 children, March 6, 1936 to Beland L. and Flora Mae Bell Dill. On July 8, 1977, she married Joe L. Turner and they shared 34 years together...
Mildred P. Oathout
August 1, 2019
Mildred Louise Parker Oathout, 89, died Thursday, August 1, 2019 at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born in Water Valley, November 21, 1929 to Daniel Felto and LaDelle Doris Parker. On October 15, 1979, she married Howard "Pat" Oathout. In 1980, Mildred retired from Rockwell International in Grenada after working as a secretary for many years. She loved spending time...
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