OBITUARIES
William L. Whitaker
March 8, 2019
William Laurence Whitaker, 59, died Friday, March 8, 2019 at Diversicare in Amory. A native of Tupelo, he was born August 8, 1959 to Bill and Ellamae Whitaker Wiggington. William loved his grandchildren and enjoyed playing Bingo at Super Bingo in Tupelo. He was a member of Broken Life Ministries. Survivors include his only daughter, Tabatha Roberts of Tupelo; three...
Genell Homer Lester
March 8, 2019
Saltillo- Genell Homer Lester, 82, died Friday, March 8, 2019. A life-long resident of Saltillo, she was born July 26, 1936 to Ed and Gracie Dunaway Homer. Genell was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved the Lord. In her younger years, she enjoyed gardening and fishing. She was a member of Mayfield Church of Christ. Survivors include...
Joe William Leech
March 6, 2019
Joe William Leech, 89, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Continue Care at Baptist Health in Paducah, Kentucky. He was born August 11, 1929 to Joe and Ruth Howard Leech. He was retired from General Motors Company and a member of Burnett’s Chapel United Methodist Church. Survivors include three sons, Larry Leech of Mayfield, Kentucky, William Gregory Leech of...
Rev. Cecil Greenway
March 6, 2019
Cecil Greenway, 90, passed from this life on March 6, 2019 in Savannah, Georgia. He was born in Jerome, Arkansas on October 9, 1928 to Tolly and Ivy Casteel Greenway. Bro. Greenway grew up in South Arkansas. His mom and dad received the Holy Ghost early in their lives. His dad was a farmer and they lived during the Great...
Elizabeth C. Ford
March 4, 2019
Tupelo- Elizabeth C. Ford, 89, passed away Monday, March 4, 2019 in the arms of her son at her residence in “The Villages”. She was born in Prentiss County, December 26, 1929 to Bob and Effie Cappleman. Elizabeth came from the most humble beginnings and worked her way up the ladder of life to achieve her goals in the Health...
Irene Helms McDaniel
March 4, 2019
Richmond Community – Irene Helms McDaniel, 96, passed away Monday, March 4, 2019 at The Meadows, surrounded by her family. A native and lifelong resident of the Richmond Community, she was born August 14, 1922 to Allen and Maude King Helms. Irene graduated from Plantersville High School and worked for J.C. Penney for a number of years. She married the...
Clara Fay Green Smith
March 4, 2019
Canton, formerly of Tupelo - Clara Fay Green Smith was born September 4, 1922, in the Carolina Community of Itawamba County, Mississippi. Her parents were H. C. and Mary Agnes Green. She died March 1, 2019 at the Madison County Nursing Home. She graduated from Tupelo High School and immediately went to work. She met her husband while she was...
Opal Earlean Reynolds
March 4, 2019
Opal Earlean Reynolds, 92, passed away peacefully Monday, March 4, 2019 at Sanctuary Hospice House. A native of Saltillo, she was born April 17, 1926. She graduated from Saltillo High School and attended Itawamba Junior College. In 1957, Opal married the love of her life, Murry Laird Reynolds and they shared 42 years together. They lived in a number of...
Devin Dutka
March 4, 2019
Mantachie- Devin Dutka, 58, died Monday, March 4, 2019 at University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital after a brief illness. He was born February 6, 1961 to Denis and Martha Sandlin Dutka. On July 2, 1999, he married Susan Peel in Olive Branch. He served as Minister of Crossroads Christian Church for many years while working at Renin Corp in...
Martha Kincade Keith Dillard
March 3, 2019
Palmetto Community - Martha Dillard, 81, surrounded by her loving family, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2019, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of Houston, she was born February 22, 1938, to George Richard Kincade and Nancy Barbara Lackey Kincade. Martha attended schools in Houston, Palmetto and Shannon High School. For most of her adult...
Florence Bryant
March 2, 2019
Myrtle - Florence Lorine Bryant, 85, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019, surrounded by her family, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. A native of Tennessee, she was born October 11, 1933 to John Morgan and Lilly Bomar Morgan. She married the love of her life, Robert Lee Bryant, and they shared many wonderful years until his death. Her family,...
Clara Fay Green Smith
March 1, 2019
Canton, formerly of Tupelo - Clara Fay Green Smith was born September 4, 1922, in the Carolina Community of Itawamba County, Mississippi. Her parents were H. C. and Mary Agnes Green. She died March 1, 2019 at the Madison County Nursing Home. She graduated from Tupelo High School and immediately went to work. She met her husband while she was...
Carolyn Westmoreland Conway
February 28, 2019
Richmond Community – Carolyn Westmoreland Conway, 77, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. A native of Tupelo, she was born June 26, 1941 to Waymond “Boss” Westmoreland and Methol V. Partlow Westmoreland. For most of her adult life, Carolyn was a homemaker. She enjoyed listening to gospel music, working on and collecting dolls...
Don Watts
February 25, 2019
Don Watts, 84, passed away on Sunday February 25, 2019, at Magnolia Manor in Tupelo. He is survived by his son, Don Watts and his wife, Doris of Tupelo. There will be no formal services as this was Don's request. Expressions of sympathy may be left at www.peguesfuneralhome.com . Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by W.E. Pegues...
Darwyn Cozart
February 25, 2019
Tupelo - Darwyn “Pops” Ray Cozart, 81, surrounded by his family, passed away Monday, February 25, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center. A Coffeeville native, he was born October 6, 1937 to Howard Ray and Tessie Mae Parker Cozart. Darwyn grew up in Tupelo and was a 1955 graduate of Tupelo High School. He also attended Itawamba Community College and...
Dot Green
February 24, 2019
Dorothy May "Dot" Green, 85, died Sunday, February 24, 2019, at Sanctuary Hospice House after a lengthy illness. She was born and raised in Itawamba County, May 30, 1933, to John Henry and Madie Jewell Presley Hayes, but had lived in Tupelo most of her adult life. She was a long-time hairdresser in the Lee County/ Tupelo area and co-owner...
Betty Ann Rhudy Barnett
February 21, 2019
Betty Ann Rhudy Barnett, 80, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2019, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Lee County, December 14, 1938, to James C. and Vivian Louise Moore Rhudy and graduated from Humes High School in Memphis. She offered her bookkeeping and tax service to clients in her home until a couple years ago. After a...
Billy Ray Smith
February 21, 2019
Sherman - Billy Ray Smith, 79, passed away February 19, 2019, surrounded by his loving family at his home. On April 1, 1939, he was born to Wesley and Clester Braden Smith in Lee County. Billy married his best friend and mother of his children, Delores Smith, on June 10, 1960. For a number of years, he worked for Mid-South...
Dorothy Culver
February 21, 2019
Jackson, formerly of Tupelo- Dorothy Jean Sheffield Culver, 86, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Compere's Nursing Home in Jackson. A native of Itawamba County, she was born on October 5, 1932 to Willie Owen and Mandy Holland Sheffield. She was a resident of Tupelo for most of her life, but has called Jackson home for the last three...
John Gilbert
February 19, 2019
Tupelo- On Tuesday, February 19, 2019, God called home John Gilbert, age 78, he was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and “Pops.” A longtime resident of Tupelo, he passed away at home. John was born on July 21, 1940 to John Amos Gilbert and Dorotha Brewer Stewart in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He was a mentor to many young people in his...
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