OBITUARIES
Winnie "Gran-Gran" Banker
April 28, 2018
Winnie “Gran-Gran” Banker Saltillo- Winnie “Gran-Gran” Banker, 83, died Saturday, April 28, 2018 at the hospice unit of North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in New Albany March 30, 1935 to George and Zelma Floyd Jones. On December 15, 1983, she married James Banker. Winnie worked as a beautician for most of her adult life....
Chris Spillman
April 26, 2018
Chris Spillman Plantersville - Christopher Lee Spillman, 46, passed away surrounded by his family Thursday, April 26, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Tupelo May 22, 1971, to Roy Wigginton and Wanda Grisham. A 1989 graduate of Texas Christian Academy in Arlington, Texas, he was one of very few who ever won All-State in both offense...
Bud McNeal
April 26, 2018
Fulton - Velma "Bud" McNeal Jr., 73, died Thursday, April 26, 2018, at his residence on the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway near Fulton. He was born in New Albany November 12, 1944, to Velma McNeal, Sr. and Bernice Doyle McNeal. He was a graduate of W.P. Daniel High School and also attended the University of Mississippi. During the Vietnam War, he...
Dru McDaniel
April 25, 2018
Tupelo- Drucilla “Dru” Laster McDaniel, 88, of Tupelo, MS, died Wednesday, April 25, 2018 after a short illness. She was born November 28, 1929 to Roy and Ernestine Laster of Alamo, Tennessee. She was reared in Alamo along with five brothers. In 1957, she married Royce McDaniel and together they owned McDaniel Tile and Marble Company in Tupelo. Dru loved...
Iva Nell Dunaway
April 22, 2018
Guntown- Iva Nell Dunaway, 77, affectionately known as “Mamps” by her grandchildren, died Sunday, April 22, 2018 at her son’s residence after a lengthy illness. She was born in Pontotoc July 15, 1940 to the late Buddy and Earlene Watts. She was retired with many years of service from VF Factory Outlet. She was a member of Maple Springs Church...
VIrginia D. Sneed
April 22, 2018
Tupelo - Virginia Dorcas Sneed, loving lovingly known at "Gigia" to her family, 97, died Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Traceway Retirement Community. She was born in Pontotoc County February 16, 1921, to Abb Newborn and Dorothy Price Sneed. She graduated from Central High School in Jackson and worked for GMAC for 25 years. Virginia found great joy in cooking,...
Nancy Summer Robertson
April 22, 2018
Tupelo - Nancy Summer Robertson, 84, died Sunday, April 22, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born in Hattiesburg November 18, 1933, to Enoch Marvin and Jeannette Whittle Summer. Nancy loved animals especially her dog, Bandit. She enjoyed tending to her flower and vegetable gardens and loved butterflies. She attended Calvary Baptist Church in...
Frances VanBuskirk
April 21, 2018
Tupelo- Frances Harrelson VanBuskirk, 89, lovingly known as "FeFe" by her grandchildren, died Saturday, April 21, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a short illness. She was born in Lee County November 9, 1928, to Eugene and Hermione Palmer Harrelson. She was a 1946 graduate of Tupelo High School and had been a Tupelo/Lee County resident all but four...
Aubrey Harris
April 21, 2018
Hebron - Aubrey Harris went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 20, 2018 at 88 years of age. A native of the Hebron Community, he was born on June 11, 1929 and was the only child of Manering P. and Ethel Young Harris. His family attended Hebron United Methodist Church where he remained an active member until...
Phyllis Baldwyn
April 20, 2018
Phyllis Baldwyn Mooreville - Phyllis Sue Baldwyn, 60, died Friday, April 20, 2018, at her residence. She was born June 9, 1957, to Billy and Bettie Sue Roberson Mills. She married Kenneth Baldwyn and spent her life as a homemaker. Flowers and cats were her life. Phyllis was raised a Christian. Survivors include one brother, Billy Mills, Jr. of Mooreville;...
Aubrey Harris
April 20, 2018
Hebron - Aubrey Harris went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 20, 2018 at 88 years of age. A native of the Hebron Community, he was born on June 11, 1929 and was the only child of Manering P. and Ethel Young Harris. His family attended Hebron United Methodist Church where he remained an active member until...
Lottie F. Gillentine
April 16, 2018
Lottie F. Gillentine, 92, died Monday, April 16, 2018, at Sanctuary Hospice House. A Lee County native, she was born April 11, 1926, to Archie and Lucille Garner Carnathan. She attended Mooreville High School where she was a member of the basketball team. Lottie was married to Crafton Gillentine for 67 years until his death on May 4, 2010. She...
Fred Franks
April 15, 2018
Saltillo – Fred Franks, 83, died Sunday, April 15, 2018 at his residence in Saltillo. A native of the Unity Community, he was the son of Henry Grady and Georgia Anna Horton Franks. He was a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi. From 1954 until 1957, he served in the United States Army as a helicopter pilot during the...
Leila Phillips
April 14, 2018
Leila H. Phillips Mooreville- Leila Howard Phillips, 60, passed way, Saturday, April 14, 2018, at her home, surrounded by her close friends. She was born and raised in Ecru, Mississippi on August 13, 1957. Leila Phillips began her nursing career at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo in 1982, after receiving her Associates Degree in Nursing at Itawamba Junior College. She...
Marie Hutchinson
April 14, 2018
Marie S. Hutchison Tupelo formerly of Dayton, Ohio- Marie Smith Hutchinson, 95, died Saturday, April 14, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice Unit. She was previously living at Generation Assistant Living in Saltillo. On September 2, 1922, she was born to Elmer and Clara Matschikowski Smith in Dayton Ohio. She worked at General Motors/Frigidaire for 30 years. She married...
Jewel Harris
April 9, 2018
Jewel Harris, 83, died surrounded by her family Monday, April 9, 2018, at Sanctuary Hospice House after a lengthy illness. She was born in Lee County August 28, 1934, to Noah and Clara Frederick Edwards. Early in life, she worked a number of years as a seamstress at Reed’s Department Store. On July 15, 1950, she married Melvin Harris and...
Donald Ray "Donnie" Nichols, Jr.
April 8, 2018
Kansas City, Missouri - Donald Ray "Donnie" Nichols, 63, died Sunday, April 8, 2018, at St. Luke's Mid America Heart Institute. He was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey April 30, 1954, to Donald Ray Nichols, Sr. and Dorothy Nichols. In 1959, he moved to Skyline with his family and went on to graduate from Mooreville High School in 1972....
James "Cliff" Parker
April 8, 2018
Saltillo - James Clifton "Cliff" Parker, 97, died Sunday, April 8, 2018, at Sanctuary Hospice House after a lengthy illness. He was born in Mooreville November 9, 1920, to Dock and Mary Linda Clouse Parker. He had been a resident of Saltillo for the last 43 years. Earlier in his life, he worked as a ship welder at Ingalls Shipbuilding...
Hugh Allen Anderson
April 7, 2018
After fighting many battles with health problems, Hugh Allen Anderson passed away April 4, 2018. Hugh Allen was born in Tupelo on December 12, 1969 to Earl Andrew and Sarah Nell Anderson. He was a member of Verona Christian Church. He was 1988 graduate of Tupelo High School where he was a member of the band and the Decathlon Team...
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