Dr. Oscar L. Peay
May 6, 2021
Dr. Oscar L. Peay, 88, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at Ceader's Health Center after a brief illness. He was born in Maben, MS on April 5, 1933 to Noel Everette and Mary Carrie Sisk Peay. Oscar established Peay Animal Hospital in Verona in 1962. He worked there alongside his late wife and eventually his son until Oscar...
Christi Michelle Hudson
May 4, 2021
Christi Michelle Hudson, age 45, passed away to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at her home in Tupelo. She was born September 13, 1975 to Tommy and Charlotte Hudson. Christi was a single mom, currently working on an Associate's Degree at Itawamba Community College. You will be greatly missed and you will live in our...
Gwendolyn Faye Keith
Apr 30, 2021
Faye "Gwen" Keith, 64, passed away Friday, April 30, 2021 at her home in Tupelo. She was born June 9, 1956 to Donas Milton and Leland Loraine Pate Guess. She was a member of Limestone Baptist Church. She loved being with her family and friends. She enjoyed baby-sitting Tracie Lynn and Conner when they were babies.
She...
Mary Ruth Redden
Apr 28, 2021
Mary Ruth "Chunn" Redden, 72, passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. She was born December 6, 1948 to William Newton and Mary Della Lee Chunn. She grew up in Pontotoc, MS. She spent most of her life in Shannon, MS with her husband John Wayne Redden, which she married January 21, 1972.
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Eli Whitaker - Hogue
Apr 25, 2021
Eli Whitaker-Hogue, 7, died Sunday, April 25, 2021, at LeBonheur
Children's Medical Center in Memphis after having a go cart accident. He was born January 7. 2014, in Tupelo to Heaven Price. He was a 1 st Grade student at Saltillo Primary School. He was an amazing, energetic and loving boy that loved to...
Morris Miller
Apr 25, 2021
Morris Lee Miller, 75, died Sunday, April 25, 2021, at the Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born December 4, 1945, in Red Bay, Al to William Leroy and Jewel Catherine Tucker Miller. He was a career salesman, starting with Randy's Steaks, working many years for Kraft and Hotel and Restaurant Supply before retiring from US Foods. His greatest...
Russell Evan Blankenship
Apr 19, 2021
Russell Evan Blankenship, 61, passed away on April 19, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. He was born to George and Joan Lee Blankenship on January 28, 1960.
A lifelong resident of Tupelo, he was a class of 1978 alumni at Tupelo High School where he excelled in football. He went on to Mississippi College after...
Teresa Renee Russell
Apr 18, 2021
Teresa Renee Russell, age 56, passed away on Sunday, April 18, 2021. She was born October 9, 1964 in Loriet, France to Wilburn Junior and Jonnie Mae Baswell while her father was stationed there in the military.
Teresa loved people to the fullest and did for others even when she had little herself. Her life was a...
Doug Arnold
Apr 12, 2021
Doug Arnold, 60, died Monday, April 12, 2021, at his home. He was born October 23, 1960, in Valdosta, GA to Kenneth and Mary Ruth Arnold. He graduated from Wingfield High School and received his Bachelors Degree in Business from Delta State University. He played college football for Hinds Junior College and Alabama A & M. He worked...
Charlotte Steffens
Apr 7, 2021
Charlotte Steffens, 69, gained her angel wings Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at the Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory. She was born March 15, 1952, in South Bend, Indiana to Marshall and Lucille Baskins. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She enjoyed reading, working puzzles and watching murder mysteries. Her greatest joy was her family and enjoyed cooking...