Mar 13, 2025

Jean Stephens

Tupelo -

Martha Jean Stephens, age 88, passed away peacefully on March 13, 2025, surrounded by her family. She was born in Ripley on July 8, 1936, to Alford and Dora Ellis. She was the oldest of 9 children. She married the love of her life, Johnny Stephens, on June 9, 1956. Jean...

Mar 7, 2025

Jackie Henry Ray, 85, of Okolona, passed away Friday March 7, 2025 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo.He was born February 6, 1940 to Andrew Jackson Ray and Clara Bell Weaver Ray in Chickasaw County. He served in the U.S. Army and was a member of Pearson Chapel Church of the Nazarene. He was known by many names;...

Mar 7, 2025

Joyce Bishop Lee, 86, passed away Friday, March 7, 2025 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo.  She was born October 22, 1938 to Cecile Lester Bishop and Bernice Inez Garrett Bishop. She was an faithful member of First Baptist Church in Saltillo. She began the first food pantry of Saltillo FBC and organized it for over 20 years....

Mar 4, 2025

Norma Jean Pickens, 96, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at Sunshine Healthcare in Pontotoc where she resided for a little over a year.  She was born August 13, 1928 and she lived in Shannon most of her life. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She lived a long and purposeful life. She was a wonderful...

Feb 26, 2025

Helen "Frog" Hall, 93, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2025, from her residence in Shearer Richardson Nursing Home. She was born in Tupelo on January 8, 1932 in Tupelo to Norman and Hattie Rogers McMurry.  She was a homemaker and along with her husband, they operated a dairy farm. She was a Baptist. She loved sitting on her porch...

Feb 15, 2025

Gladys Anderson, 99, passed away Saturday February 15, 2025 at the North MS Medical Center Hospice. She was born July 9, 1925 in the Pontocola Community to Victor and Bertha Bryant Buskirk. She worked during World War II at the ammunition plant and was an excellent homemaker. She was a Baptist by faith and a member of a Baptist...

Feb 2, 2025

Betty Jean Hamilton, 95, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2025, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on November 22, 1929, in Indiana to Glenn and Mary Campbell Martin. She then moved to Tennessee and finally made Mississippi  her permanent home in 1974. In 1976, she began her first career as an executive secretary...

Jan 31, 2025

Boyd Shanks, Jr., 56, passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, in the early morning hours on Friday, January 31, 2025 at his home. He was born in Columbus, MS on March 15, 1968 to Boyd Eugene, Sr. and Shirley Ann Wooten Shanks. He worked in the construction field as an electrician most of his life. He...

Jan 17, 2025

Micah Alan Thomas, 57, passed away Friday, January 17, 2025, at the North MS Medical Center Hospice Unit in Tupelo after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born September 29, 1967 to Hoyt Wayne and Evelyn Brown Thomas. He was a proud and faithful member of The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses Tupelo North Congregation and enjoyed the...

Jan 9, 2025

Charles Ray Hill Sr., 90, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2025, at his home in Tupelo. He was born July 1, 1934 in Dumas, MS to Ellis and Emily Hill. He served in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of the Korean war. He was a member of Traceland Baptist Church. He was an avid woodworker, enjoyed bird...