OBITUARIES
David Ellis
November 4, 2018
David Ellis Evergreen Community- Byron David Ellis, 66, died suddenly Sunday, November 4, 2018, at his residence. He was born in Tupelo, February 26, 1952, to William and Lila Lamb Ellis. He was raised in Tupelo and graduated from Mooreville High School. He also attended Itawamba Community College. For four years, David served his country in the 101st Airborne in...
Pauline White
November 1, 2018
Richmond Community- Pauline White, 84, died Thursday, November 1, 2018, at her residence. She was born in Amory, August 7, 1934, to Walter G. and Lena Cooper Starling. Pauline loved reading books and collecting dolls. She was a loving mother and grandmother and a member of Richmond Pentecostal Church. Survivors include two daughters, Rhonda Kaye Ritter and her husband, Tim,...
Scott Russell
November 1, 2018
Pontotoc - Scott Allen Russell, 62, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, November 1, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Pontotoc January 18, 1956, to Lake and Geraldine McDonald Russell. Scott was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Survivors include wife, Lesa Russell of Pontotoc; one daughter, Lindsay Greer and her husband, Terry of Etta; three sons, Lee...
Jeffrey A. "Poppy" Stanton
November 1, 2018
Guntown- Jeffrey Allen Stanton, 57, died Thursday, November 1, 2018 at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee July 21, 1961 to James Allen “Al” and Alice Fay Keys Stanton and was raised in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. In May of 1990, he married Patricia Lynn Payne of Clinton, Tennessee. After 11 years of...
Charles Twitty
October 30, 2018
Tupelo- Richard Charles Twitty, 85, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born May 19, 1933 in Pontotoc County to Elmer and Connie Twitty and was raised in the Hurricane Community. He received both his bachelors and masters degrees from Mississippi State University and was a life-long avid Bulldog fan. He was a veteran of...
Jackie Aldridge, Sr.
October 29, 2018
Jackie Aldridge, Sr. Mooreville- Jackie Aldridge, Sr., 67, passed away Monday, October 29, 2018, at his home. Services will be held at a later date. Expressions of sympathy may be left at www.peguesfuneralhome.com
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....
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