OBITUARIES
Shirley Newcomb
July 21, 2024
Shirley Newcomb
Mantachie--Shirley Ann Newcomb, 74, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 21, 2024, at the Traceway Manor Green House in Tupelo, MS. She was born April 28, 1950, to Jess and Cordie Mae Newcomb. Shirley enjoyed putting puzzles together, taking care of her baby doll, Peggy Sue, and playing bingo with her friends at the Green House. If you saw her,...
Dr. Charles Edward Moore
July 20, 2024
Dr. Charles Edward Moore, Sr.
Tupelo--Dr. Charles Edward Moore, Sr., son of Verna Ann Martin Moore and Archie Asbury Moore, departed this world on July 20, 2024, due to cardiac and other health issues. He is survived by his wife, Dr. Azalia Smith Moore; by his four children, Dr. Charles Edward Moore, Jr., Martha Lynn Moore Ray, Michael Andrew Moore, and...
Lynn "Nana" Stanton
July 15, 2024
Lynn Stanton – Guntown, MS
Patricia Lynn “Nana” Stanton, 67, passed away peacefully with her family by her side Monday, July 15, 2024, at her home in Guntown, MS. She was born June 27, 1957, to Phil and Barbara Payne of Clinton, TN. In the earlier part of her life, Lynn attended the First Baptist Church of Clinton, TN. In her...
Don West
July 15, 2024
Don West – Tupelo, MS
Ruble Ladon “Don” West, 75, passed away Monday, July 15, 2024, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born August 15, 1948, to Ruble and Beelah West. He was a member of Tupelo Fist Baptist Church. He also previously attended Monument Drive Baptist Church and Mount Sinai Baptist Church. Don was blessed with...
Linda "Snookie" Montague
July 15, 2024
Tupelo- Linda “Snookie” Fay Montague, 83, passed away Monday, July 15, 2024, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born on February 26, 1941 in Lee County to Earl Waddle and Ethel Beam Waddle.
Soft-spoken and kind, Linda graduated from Nettleton High School and went on to work as a ship-shore operator for many years as a civilian contractor.
When...
Mary M. Hill
July 13, 2024
Mary M. Hill
Mary Lillian McCombs Hill passed away peacefully with family by her side on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. A native of Aberdeen, Mary was born September 27, 1926 to John Knox and Troy Milam McCombs. She graduated from Aberdeen High School and continued her education at Mississippi State University where she was a...
Chip Waterer
July 12, 2024
Tupelo--Willie Frank “Chip” Waterer Jr. passed away Friday, July 12, 2024, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in Starkville, MS on October 30, 1957, the son of Willie Frank Waterer Sr. and Sue Odom Waterer. After graduation from high school Chip went to Mississippi State University where he earned a Masters Degree in...
Clara Ellis Black
July 11, 2024
Mrs. Clara Mae Ellis Black, 78, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2024. She was born September 6, 1945 in Lee County, Mississippi to the late William Byron Ellis and Lila Lee Lamb Ellis.
Mrs. Black worked for many years as a seamstress and then became the office manager for the family plumbing business. She enjoyed flowers, puzzles, watching game shows, and...
Bonna Jo Shanks
July 8, 2024
Bonna Jo Shanks – Saltillo, MS
Bonna Jo “BJ” passed peacefully from this life into her Heavenly home on Monday, July 8, 2024, with her family by her side. She enjoyed 74 years on this beautiful earth, and was a believer in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Bonna Jo “BJ” was born in Columbus, MS on March 11, 1950, to Howard Franklin Montgomery...
Minnie L. "Peggy" Ivy
July 8, 2024
Minnie L. “Peggy” Ivy, 99, of Tupelo went home to be with her Lord on 7/8/24. A loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, she passed away at peace at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo. Minnie was born on January 13, 1925 in Mantachie, Ms. to her parents Hollis Murphy and Alice Murphy and spent her childhood in Mantachie before moving to...
Phillip Michael "Mike" Cameron
July 6, 2024
Phillip Michael "Mike" Cameron
Saltillo-Phillip Michael “Mike” Cameron, 65, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2024, at his home in Saltillo, MS. He was born December 29, 1958, to Ernest Murdock Cameron and Samantha Inez Joyner Cameron. Mike faithfully served his country through the Mississippi National Guard in which he retired after 20 years of service. He was a hard worker and...
April Maxwell
July 5, 2024
April Maxwell – Ecru, MS
April Dawn Maxwell, 42, passed away Friday, July 5, 2024, at her home after an extensive illness with cervical cancer. She was born May 23, 1982, to Ralph Maxwell and Deborah Mach in Wiesbaden, Germany. April enjoyed coloring, listening to gospel music, gardening, and painting diamonds. Anyone who crossed paths with April would immediately fall in...
David May
July 3, 2024
David May – Saltillo
David Laroy May passed from this world into his heavenly home on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at the age of 81. He left his family with a legacy of honesty, dedication, determination, and most importantly, love.
David was born September 14, 1942, in Pontotoc, MS to the late Dow Laroy May and Myrl Bramlett May. He worked diligently...
Tom Abney
June 26, 2024
Tom Abney
Tupelo- Thomas “Tom” Alan Abney Sr., 72, died on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, following complications from a stroke. Tom was born in Cleveland on September 18, 1951, to Thomas William Abney and Marie Miller Abney. Greenwood was where Tom grew up and put down his younger roots. Following his graduation from Greenwood Leflore High School and the University of...
Jack Sheffield
June 26, 2024
Jack Thomas Sheffield passed away peacefully at the Sanctuary Hospice House on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at the age of 84. He was born in Tupelo on December 4, 1939. Jack proudly served his country in the U.S. Army in Germany during the Vietnam War. In February of 1963, he married the love of his life, Clara Cochran Sheffield and...
Elizabeth Loyd Lacks
June 24, 2024
Elizabeth Loyd Lacks
Tupelo- Fairy Elizabeth Loyd Lacks was reunited by death with her late husband, Ralph Lacks on Monday, June 24, 2024, their 64th wedding anniversary. Elizabeth was born in Blountsville, Alabama; she was the daughter of Ernie and Irene McAnally Loyd. Elizabeth graduated from Oneonta High School in 1955. On June 24, 1960, she married James “Ralph” Lacks. Her...
Patsy Huntley Aubuchon
June 24, 2024
Patsy June Huntley Aubuchon, 77, passed away Monday, June 24, 2024, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, following an extended illness. She was born November 19, 1946, in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, the beloved daughter of Eugene Hillard Huntley and Bernice L. Smith.
Patsy cherished her family deeply, always keeping up with them through Facebook and maintaining close ties with her relatives...
Terry Gurley
June 23, 2024
Terry Gurley
Guntown- James Terry Gurley at the age of 75 died peacefully at home after an extended illness on June 23, 2024. Terry was born on March 18, 1949, in Tupelo and also raised; he was the son of James Morris Gurley and Mary Francis Easterling Gurley. During his younger years he enjoyed skiing and boating on Pickwick Lake with...
Agatha "Granny" Crallie
June 22, 2024
Agatha “Granny” Crallie
Agatha Wanda Crallie died at North Mississippi Medical Center suddenly Saturday, June 22, 2024. She was born in Canton, Ohio to George and Ida Everett Burris during the Great Depression on September 29, 1930.
Best known by Granny, Agatha Wanda Crallie, was a unique spitfire. She didn’t “beat around the bush”, or watch her tongue to protect your feelings,...
Melvin A. Langley
June 22, 2024
Melvin A. Langley – Tupelo, MS
Melvin A. Langley, 81, died peacefully in his home on June 22, 2024, after an extended illness. Although Melvin was born in Benton County, Ms, he lived most of his life in Tupelo. He was raised in East Tupelo, attended Lawhon School and graduated from Tupelo High School in 1961. At an early age, he...
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