OBITUARIES
Johnny Floyd
January 3, 2019
Saltillo - Johnny B. Floyd, 68, died Thursday, January 3, 2019 at his residence. On October 31, 1950, he was born to Minor Floyd and Lucille Cox Floyd. Shortly after high school, Johnny proudly served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War from 1969 until 1972. Johnny worked for Omega Motion Industries until he was forced to retire...
Shirley Russell Maynard
January 1, 2019
Tupelo - Shirley Russell Maynard, 93, died peacefully at Sanctuary Hospice on January 1, 2019. On November 15, 1925, she was born to Martha White Lindsey Russell and Dr. George Manuell Russell in Nashville, Tennessee. They later moved to Memphis, Tennessee where she graduated from Miss Hutchinson’s School for Girls in Memphis and attended Southwestern College, formerly known as Rhodes. ...
Charlotte Sellers
December 31, 2018
Tupelo, formerly of Ford City, Pennsylvania - Charlotte Louise Sellers, 92, died Monday, December 31, 2018, at Avonlea Assisted Living. She was born July 18, 1926, to Ralph Edward and Jennie M. Cunningham Minteer. She worked at Livingood Store where she served as a postal clerk in Manorville, Pennsylvania Post Office before moving to Tupelo in 1969 where she worked...
William J. "Bill" Tallant, Jr.
December 31, 2018
Tupelo - William Jennings (Bill) Tallant, Jr., 92, passed away Monday, December 31, 2018 at his daughter's residence in Shannon after a brief illness. On August 30, 1926, he was born to William Jennings Tallant, Sr. and Eula Underwood in Oktibbeha County. He moved to East Tupelo when he was ten years old. Immediately after graduating from East Tupelo High...
Samuel Boone Branson
December 30, 2018
Samuel Boone Branson Saltillo- Samuel Boone Branson, infant son of Chris and Sonya Davis Branson, passed away December 27, 2018 at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. He was born in Tupelo, November 11, 2018. “Little Mighty Samuel” left an impact on many lives that will be felt for many years. He was only on this earth for forty-seven...
Avis Virginia Bishop Burleson
December 30, 2018
Dorsey- Avis Virginia Bishop Burleson, 84, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 30, 2018 at 12:07 a.m. surrounded by her loved ones. She was born July 31, 1934 to Dave Andrew and Lottie Dale Holcomb Bishop. On April 23, 1964, she married Harold Francis Burleson. Early in life, she managed Coleman's BBQ on East Main...
Lorraine Lansdell
December 30, 2018
Mary Lorraine Lansdell, 94, died Sunday, December 30, 2018, at Diversicare in Ripley. A native of the Birmingham Ridge Community, she was born November 25, 1924, to Noel Solomon and Alma Lois Webb. She relocated to Blue Mountain about 25 years ago to be closer to her son. For over 30 years, she worked folding and packing jackets at Hunter...
Jean Scott
December 29, 2018
Belden - Shelby Jean Scott, 82, died Saturday, December 29, 2018 at North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born in Sunflower County on December 18, 1936 to John Richard and Myrtle (Chandler) Scott. She was a graduate of Drew High School and attended Clarke College. Jean worked as a Senior Loan Specialist at Leader Federal Bank...
James Taylor McKinney
December 29, 2018
James Taylor McKinney, 60, died Saturday, December 29, 2018, at Sanctuary Hospice House after a lengthy illness. He was born December 11, 1958, to Luther Excell and Jimmy Lee Clark McKinney. Early in life, James proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps. Later in life, he worked a number of years in residential construction. He was an...
Samuel Boone Branson
December 27, 2018
Samuel Boone Branson Saltillo- Samuel Boone Branson, infant son of Chris and Sonya Davis Branson, passed away December 27, 2018 at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. He was born in Tupelo, November 11, 2018. “Little Mighty Samuel” left an impact on many lives that will be felt for many years. He was only on this earth for forty-seven...
Ashley Nicole Morgan
December 25, 2018
Ashley Nicole Lyle Morgan, 35, died Tuesday, December 25, 2018, at her residence after a five year battle with cancer. A life-long Lee County resident, she was born in Tupelo, May 12, 1983 to Billy Wayne and Vickey Linda Harris Lyle. She was a cashier for a number years at Tellini's and later worked at Martinrea Automotive Structures where she...
Elizabeth "Bette" Hutchins Carlisle
December 25, 2018
Elizabeth "Bette" Hutchins Carlisle, 80, died Tuesday, December 25, 2018, at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia September 14, 1938, to Judson Hillyer and Jane Eugenia Barnes Hutchins. She was a 1956 graduate of Murphy High School. She was a certified dental assistant having graduated from the Emory University School of Dentistry certification program in nine months....
Cassie "Ann" Gillentine
December 24, 2018
Tupelo - Cassie Ann Gillentine, 88, died Monday, December 24, 2018 at Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Tupelo. She was born on August 18, 1930 to James Malcolm and Jeanette Killough Hudnall in New Albany. She married the love of her life, the late W.A. "Tode" Gillentine. Mrs. Ann had a great career with Reed's Department Store in downtown...
James Ensley-Jones "E.J." Spradling
December 23, 2018
James Ensley-Jones "E.J." Spradling passed peacefully from his Mommy's arms into the arms of Jesus Sunday, December 23, 2018, at the Women's Center in Tupelo. He was born December 20, 2018, to Tiffany Jean Spradling. Born 15 weeks early and weighing only one pound and 14 ounces with beautiful blonde hair, he proved to be a fighter and lived much...
Henry Miller Lamb
December 22, 2018
Henry M. Lamb Tupelo- Henry Miller Lamb died Saturday, December 22, 2018 at North Mississippi Medical Center at age 86. He was born in Lucedale, Mississippi on May 27, 1932. He was the son of Ellis R. Lamb, Sr. and Nellie Woodall Lamb. After graduating from Lucedale High School Henry entered the United States Navy and served during the Korean...
Troy Wheeler
December 17, 2018
Troy Dillard Wheeler, 92, passed away Monday, December 17, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center as the result of injuries sustained in a fall. He was born in Tupelo, May 20, 1926 to John Edward and Vera Bernice Dillard Wheeler. He was raised in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and was a graduate of Central High School and Middle Tennessee State College. Early...
Betty Blissard
December 16, 2018
Betty Blissard Saltillo- Betty Louise McNutt Blissard, 90, died Sunday, December 16, 2018. She was born on September 24, 1928 to William Pleasant "Bill" and Lottie Mary Fain McNutt. Betty married Wesley Blissard on January 17, 1954. Betty had several loves in her life. She loved her husband, her children and grandchildren, gardening and watching her St. Louis Cardinals. She...
Loretta L. Fritz
December 14, 2018
Loretta Lorraine Fritz, 70, died Friday, December 14, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Vicksburg, October 11, 1948, to Leroy Franklin and Zera Elouise Pitts Sanderford. On August 28, 1982, she married her best friend, Bill Fritz. She worked as a truck driver with her husband for many years. She enjoyed sewing, crafting and tending to...
John Castles
December 14, 2018
Tupelo - John Castles, 95, died Friday, December 14, 2018, at Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born in Sessums in Oktibbeha County, October 4, 1923, to Frank and Lucy Stiles Castles. He graduated from Starkville High School and received his Bachelors degree from Mississippi State University. He served his country in the Eighth Air Force in the United States Army...
Sara Marion Bryson
December 13, 2018
Tupelo- Sara Marion Bryson, 94, died Thursday, December 13, 2018 in Tupelo. She was born in Nettleton February 1, 1924 to Withmond and Salome Sledge Marion. She was so proud to be born in the Marion family and was the last surviving member. She loved her hometown Nettleton and also Amory where she spent much time as a child with...
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