Charles Lynn Free
Sep 21, 2019
Charles Free, 71, died Saturday, September 21, 2019, at the North MS Medical Center. He was born March 26, 1948 in Lambert, MS to Charles Edward and Margaret Lee Free. He was a master carpenter and enjoyed remodeling houses and rebuilding cars and motorcycles. He loved spending time with his family and adored his grandchildren. He was a...
Lyn Lemons
Sep 18, 2019
Lyn Lemons, 70, died Wednesday, September 18, 2019, at her home. She was born in Tupelo on June 29, 1949, to Carroll and Earline Grisham Lemons. She and her sisters, Jan and Cyndi, grew up around the family business, Tupelo Flying Service, located at Lemons Field which is now known as the Tupelo Regional Airport. Lyn had a...
Margaret Laverne Raper
Sep 17, 2019
Margaret LaVerne VanBuskirk Raper, 99, passed away September 17, 2019, at NMMC after a brief illness. Born on December 23, 1919, in Lee County, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Ila VanBuskirk of Saltillo. She is survived by her daughters, Janice Sublett (Harold) of Hohenwald, TN and Margaret Palmer (Jimmy) of Saltillo; 7 grandchildren, 21...
Bobby Hall
Sep 13, 2019
Bobby Hall, 69, died Friday, September 13, 2019, at the North MS Medical Center. He was born May 30, 1950 in Lee County to William Thomas and Tura "Pinkie" Winders Hall. He graduated from Tupelo High School in 1968. He served his country in the United States Army. He was a self employed electrician for many years and...
Joe Cody
Sep 12, 2019
Captain Joe Cody, Tupelo Police Department (Retired), died Thursday, September 12, 2019, at the North MS Medical Center. He was born and raised in Lee County to William Everett and Thellon Joy Wallace Cody. He was a 1973 graduate of Tupelo High School and attended Mississippi State University. He began his law enforcement career with the Tupelo Police...
Robert Tomason, Sr.
Sep 4, 2019
Robert Tomason, Sr., 81, died Wednesday September 4, 2019, at his home. He was born January 26, 1938 in Morris, MN to William and Lucy Tomason. He was a fork lift operator for Elger for over 30 years. He enjoyed bowling, working on cars and woodworking.
There will be no services.
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Ray Bailey
Aug 29, 2019
First SGT Donald Ray Bailey, 58, died Thursday, August 29, 2019, at the North MS Medical Center. He was born April 11, 1961 in Baldwyn to JC and Linda Bailey. He served with the 155 th Armored Brigade in the Mississippi National Guard his deployments included Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He retired in 2007. He...
Don Smith
Aug 25, 2019
Donald C. "Don" Smith, 75, died Sunday, August 25, 2019 at Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born January 5, 1944 in Rome, MS to Hersie and Leola Smith. A Patriotic American, Don served his country during the Vietnam War in the United States Army where he was a combat infantryman. During his time there, he earned the National...
Juanez Cox Lentz
Aug 23, 2019
Juanez Cox Lentz, 92, passed away August 23, 2019, at Morningside Place in Overland Park, KS. She was born June 5, 1927, in Tishomingo County, MS to Renard and Rhoda Parker Cox. In 1943, she married William Lentz in Red Bay, AL. They moved to Tupelo and later resided in Verona after William's overseas service in World War...
Linda Thompson
Aug 10, 2019
Linda Faye Hester Thompson, 90, passed from this life on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born December 24, 1928 in the Old Union Community to Gordon Earl and Ophelia Louise Mundy Hester. She graduated from Shannon High School and was a member of First Baptist Church, Shannon. She was an exceptional baker, enjoyed...