OBITUARIES
Avo Hutcheson
October 29, 2018
Tupelo- Avo M. Hutcheson, 97, died Monday, October 29, 2018 at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born June 28, 1921 near the Blair Community, to James Bell and Mandy Watson Erwin. She attended Cedar Hill School. She loved cats and always maintained a heart for strays. Avo was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Tupelo. She was...
Claribel Weathers Simmons
October 28, 2018
Claribel Weathers Simmons Tupelo- Claribel Weathers Simmons, 97, died Sunday, October 28, 2018 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. Claribel was born October 15, 1921 in the Eggville Community. She was the only child of Thomas Delton Weathers and Daisy Agnes Powell Weathers. On April 29, 1939 she married Milton Edward "Pee Wee" Simmons and together...
Tom Bailey, Sr.
October 27, 2018
Tom Bailey, Sr. Thomas Herbert “Tom” Bailey, 91, died Saturday, October 27, 2018, after a full life as a loving son, brother, husband, father and friend. He collapsed and died following an apparent heart attack as he approached Davis Wade Stadium to watch a Mississippi State University football game. He was born January 30, 1927 to George Samuel Bailey and...
Patricia "Pat" Gilmore
October 25, 2018
Patricia "Pat" Gilmore Brewer Community - Patricia Ann Gilmore, 63, died Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born August 9, 1955 to Lonnie Gilmore and Aileen Baker Gilmore. She graduated from Shannon High in 1973. Patricia then started her long career in the hotel business. She worked for Holiday Inn in her early career but worked...
James Tulon "Jim" Reeves
October 23, 2018
Corinth- James Tulon “Jim” Reeves, 73, passed away October 19, 2018 at his residence. He was born February 5, 1945 to Tulon and Maxine Reeves. Jim loved fishing, finding arrow heads, spending time with his family, and was a hard worker. Survivors include his wife, Cathy Reeves; daughter, Becky Reiner; two granddaughters, Tosha Guerrerro and Courtney Reeves; five great-grandchildren; three...
Karanveer Singh
October 22, 2018
Booneville- Karanveer Singh, 23, died Monday, October 22, 2018. He was born November 12, 1994 to Sukhdev Singh and Rajwant Kaur. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, October 27, 2018 at the Saltiilo Chapel of W.E. Pegues. Expressions of sympathy may be left www.peguesfuneralhome.com .
Walter E. "Shorty" Collins
October 21, 2018
Shannon - Walter Edward Collins, 85, died Sunday, October 21, 2018, at Sanctuary Hospice House. A native and life-long resident of Shannon, he was born April 18, 1933, to Walter Allen and Lola Collins. In 1951, he graduated from Shannon High School and attended both the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University. In 1989, he retired after a long...
Diane Justice Cullum
October 20, 2018
Saltillo- Diane Cullum, 64, left her earthly home for the last time to move to her heavenly home Saturday, October 20, 2018. An angel on earth, who never complained, is going to be missed by all who knew her. One of ten children, she was born in Marietta, February 22, 1954 to Edward and Nadine Tyra Justice. She had five...
James Tulon "Jim" Reeves
October 19, 2018
Corinth- James Tulon “Jim” Reeves, 73, passed away October 19, 2018 at his residence. He was born February 5, 1945 to Tulon and Maxine Reeves. Jim loved fishing, finding arrow heads, spending time with his family, and was a hard worker. Survivors include his wife, Cathy Reeves; daughter, Becky Reiner; two granddaughters, Tosha Guerrerro and Courtney Reeves; five great-grandchildren; three...
Wilma Williams
October 15, 2018
Tupelo - Wilma Jeanette Williams, 86, died Monday, October 15, 2018, at Diversicare after a lengthy illness. She was born in Tupelo, March 1, 1932, to Buck and Estelle Marcy Parker. Early in life, she worked as a seamstress at Reed's Manufacturing before retiring to raise a family. Her greatest joys in life were working in her flower garden, especially...
David Allen
October 12, 2018
Blue Springs- David Glen Allen, 60, died Friday, October 12, 2018 at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Russellville, Kentucky April 5, 1958 to Harold Houston and Willie Katherine Rust Allen. On June 30, 1979, he married Frances Karen Beard. David worked at BorgWarner in Water Valley and Phillips Lighting in Tupelo and most recently as a manager...
Danny Wilbanks
October 12, 2018
Tupelo -- Danny Wilbanks , 72, passed away on Friday October 12, 2018, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehab in Tupelo. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors. Expressions of sympathy may be left at www.peguesfuneralhome.com .
Hoyt Sheffield
October 10, 2018
Tupelo- Pershing Hoyt Sheffield, 83, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born in Plantersville, September 26, 1935, to Lurton Hoyt and Elizabeth Lucille Foster Sheffield. He was a graduate of Mooreville High School and attended Itawamba Junior College. Hoyt worked in the car business for 60 years in Tupelo....
John Richard Thorderson
October 10, 2018
Tupelo – Dr. John Richard Thorderson, 80, passed away Tuesday evening, October 2, 2018, after a lengthy illness at his home in Tupelo. He was born in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, on December 26 , 1937 to Parley Eugene and Winona Seely Thorderson. He was raised in Kaysville, Utah where he graduated from Davis High School in 1956. He attended...
James Price
October 5, 2018
James Stanley Price was born on March 1,1940 and passed away on October 5, 2018. He was fair to others. There will be no formal services.
Mary Johnson
October 4, 2018
Tupelo - Mary Edith Johnson, 87, went to be with Jesus Thursday, October 4, 2018, at her residence after a sudden illness. She was born and raised in Baldwyn June 19, 1931, to Edward and Rosa Morgan Rowan. She was a long-time resident of Tupelo. After 55 years of service, she retired from JC Penny. A long-time faithful member of...
Charles "Chuck" Lowry
October 4, 2018
Guntown- Charles Ray Lowry, 75, died Thursday, October 4, 2018 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born in Tyronza, Arkansas December 9, 1942 to Ray and Cornelia Haynes Lowry. On December 10, 1961, while serving as an Airman First Class in the United States Air Force in Dover, Delaware, he married Janet Dixon. For over 30 years,...
Glenda Garrett Cooper
October 3, 2018
Glenda Joyce Garrett Cooper, 59, died Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany after a lengthy illness. A native and life-long resident of the Auburn Community, she was born April 15, 1959, to Jack C. and Marine Thompson Garrett. She worked at Charlie Brown Nursery in Tupelo for over 15 years. She had also worked as...
Kenny Sheffield
October 3, 2018
New Albany - Kenneth Nolen "Kenny" Sheffield, 36, died Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at his residence. He was born and raised in Mooreville August 1, 1982, to Perry Nolen and Treva Darlene Sheffield. He was a 2001 graduate of Mooreville High School. He had been a resident of New Albany for 13 years. On February 29, 2012, he married Rebecca...
Molly Thomas Thompson
October 3, 2018
Molly Thomas Thompson, a life long native of Tupelo, was ushered into heaven to be with her Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 after a long, hard fought battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Molly was born October 10, 1939 to James Murphy and Shirley Leake Thomas. She graduated from Tupelo High School in 1957 then attended Vanderbilt University and...
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