OBITUARIES
Gerald L. "Yank" Stanford
October 29, 2019
Brewer Community- Gerald L. “Yank” Stanford, 79, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at his residence. He was born and raised in Flora, Illinois to Harry R and Mildred McGrew Stanford. He worked as a cross country pipeline welder for the Local Union 798 based out of Tulsa, Oklahoma until his retirement. He later moved to the Brewer Community with...
Merle Raymond Claunch
October 28, 2019
Tupelo- Merle Raymond Claunch, 87, died Monday, October 28, 2019 at AvonLea Assisted Living in Tupelo. A native of Guntown, he was born March 21, 1932 to Raymond Strickland and Ruth Ella Moore Claunch. Merle was a graduate of both Cedar Hill High School and Itawamba Junior College and went on to attend Mississippi State University. Merle answered the call...
Ester Sellers Raper Clark
October 27, 2019
Mooreville- Ester Sellers Raper Clark, 84, gained her wings on Sunday, October 27, 2019. She was born May 24, 1935 in Alabama to Loyd Lee and Lucy Barger Sellers. She enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family. Survivors include her six children, Mary Priest (Ray), Billy Raper (Brenda), Joe Raper (Gail), Michael Clark (Angie), Carolyn McCollum (Donny) and Peggy...
Michael William Lail
October 26, 2019
Tupelo- Michael William Lail, 57, died peacefully at home, Saturday, October 26, 2019. He was born in North Carolina on January 30, 1962 to Fred William and Peggy Ann Fox Lail. His job as an Industrial Engineer for Basset Furniture led him to Mississippi. After working for a few other furniture businesses in the area, he settled at Deville Furniture...
Mary O'Dell Brown
October 23, 2019
Mary O'Dell Brown, wife of the late Dallas C. Brown, died in her home Wednesday, October 23, 2019. A native of Somerset, Kentucky, she resided in Tupelo for 43 years. Mrs. Brown was a homemaker, beloved of her husband and daughters. She was a Christian who worshiped with the congregation meeting in Northeast Tupelo on Hamm Street. Her sweet spirit,...
Joy L. Tomlinson
October 22, 2019
Tupelo- Joy Lucile Tomlinson, 62, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center. A native of Tupelo, she was born November 17, 1956 to Holmes and Lucille Tomlinson and was a graduate of Tupelo High School. She began her career at NMMC on December 23, 1974 at the age of 18. In 1975, she returned to school...
Bonnie D. Green
October 21, 2019
Tupelo- Bonnie Louise Duncan Green, 84, died Monday, October 21, 2019 at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born in Smithville March 9, 1935 to Albert and Avis Land Duncan and was a graduate of Smithville High School. She graduated from Cosmetology School and worked for several years at the Powder Puff. In 2005, she retired as a manager from the...
Laverne Clayton
October 21, 2019
Mooreville- Laverne Clayton, 83, died Monday, October 21, 2019 at her residence surrounded by family. She was born in Chickasaw County June 28, 1936 to Samuel Lee and Hattie Mae Mason McKinney. She graduated as Valedictorian from Mooreville High School. On October 2, 1981, she married Ray Clayton. She worked as Chief Grade Recorder for the University of Mississippi, secretary...
Betty L. Frisbee
October 18, 2019
Richmond Community- Betty Frisbee, 73, died Friday, October 18, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born in Dyess, Arkansas December 5, 1945 to Clarence William and Zelma Walley Shempert. On December 10, 1961, she married Carl D. Frisbee and together they moved to Wisconsin and then Illinois before settling in the Lee County area...
Edward A. Ford
October 17, 2019
Edward A. Ford Tupelo - Edward A. Ford, 82, died Thursday October 17, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center after a short illness. He was born June 15, 1937 in Tremont to Elsie and Lucille Davis Ford. Ed served his country proudly and gallantly in Vietnam and retired a Master Sergeant after 22 years in the United States Marine Corp....
Merrill Estes Johnston
October 16, 2019
Tupelo-Merrill Estes Johnston, 72, died Wednesday at his home after a brief battle with cancer. He was born May 11, 1947 in Birmingham, Alabama to Gilbert Egloff and Katherine Estes Johnston. He was a retired business owner. Merrill attended the University of Alabama where he met his wife of 51 years, Ellen Bond Johnston. Merrill enjoyed playing golf, traveling with...
Lisa Dawn Kitchens
October 16, 2019
Lisa Dawn Kitchens, 58, died Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at her residence after an extended illness. She was born in California, June 17, 1961 to Joseph Ferdinand Scheidbach Jr. and Wanda Eunice Nail Stanker. Lisa was a loving mother and grandmother and enjoyed spending time with her family. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her two sons, Travis...
Lola Whitehead
October 13, 2019
Lola Whitehead Saltillo- Lola Mae Whitehead, 89, died Sunday, October 13, 2019 at Diversicare. She was born April 25, 1930 in Tishomingo County to Alfred Prentiss Cleveland and Ruth Alice Funderburk Cleveland. She was a high school graduate who was a homemaker by trade. She enjoyed painting especially painting birds, sewing, vegetable gardening and canning. She is survived by her...
Donny Lee Faulkner
October 8, 2019
Tupelo- Donny Lee Faulkner, 36, died Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Tupelo July 2, 1983 to Richard Allen and Sherry Ann Faulkner. He was a 2002 graduate of Mooreville High School. For a number of years, he worked at Collision Repair. Donny enjoyed grilling out for his friends and family, collecting guns,...
Jo Ann Horton
October 6, 2019
Pontocola Community formerly of Brewer- Jo Ann Horton, 86, died Sunday October 6, 2019 at Diversicare of Amory. She was born August 17, 1933 in Lee County to Bootsie and Mable Goodwin. She was married to Willard Horton for over 50 years until his passing on September 2, 2004. She was a member of Brewer United Methodist Church. Jo Ann...
Omar Gamez
October 6, 2019
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by W. E. Pegues, Tupelo.
James William "Billy" Maynard
October 4, 2019
James William "Billy" Maynard, 82, died Friday, October 4, 2019 after an extended illness. A native and life-long resident of Lee County, he was born August 20, 1937 to Leonard C. and Susie Cooley Maynard. Early in life, he served in the United States Army for two years and the Mississippi National Guard for four years. Later in life, he...
Cheryl Wages
October 4, 2019
Cheryl Wages Tupelo- After a long, hard battle with cancer, Cheryl Annette Wages, 62, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, October 4, 2019 at the North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice Unit in Tupelo. She was born in Tupelo on April 9, 1957, to George Walter and Minnie Cook Wages. She graduated from Shannon High School in...
Mary Green
October 3, 2019
Mary N. Green, 69, died Thursday, October 3, 2019 at the Meadows in Fulton after a brief illness. She was born in Red Bay, Alabama December 21, 1949 to O.C. and Mary Marie Prestige Williams and was raised in the Auburn Community. On April 18, 1969, she married Carlton Green. Early in life, she worked as a manager at Books-A-Million...
Pamela Byars
October 3, 2019
Pamela Anne Mabry Byars, 65, went to her Heavenly home, Thursday, October 3, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Greenville on July 8, 1954 to James Clyde and Mary Lavelle Morphis Mabry and had lived in Mobile, Alabama and Summerville, South Carolina. Early in life, she worked a number of years at Arvin Industries. She later...
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