Tara Rena Miller
Jan 13, 2026
Tara Rena Castro Miller, 43, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at her home. She was born February 26, 1982, to Kenneth Hilario Castro and Janet Michelle Kennedy. Tara loved art, music, crafts, and drawing. She was an avid podcast listener and loved sleeping. She is survived by her three children, Megan Rena Byrd, Ashton Cole Miller, and Jada...
Marlyn Jasper Townsend
Jan 10, 2026
Marlyn Jasper Townsend, 92, of Pontotoc, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2026, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Pontotoc. He was born June 11, 1933, to Clayton and Thema Townsend in Neshoba County. He graduated from House High School in Neshoba County. He served as Military Police in the U.S. Army and served in the Korean War. He...
Marion Frances Williams
Jan 8, 2026
Marion Frances Williams, 91, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2026, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. She was born April 10, 1934, to Travis Green Wood and Clytee Spearman Wood. She loved the Lord with all her heart, and she was a member of Palmetto Baptist Church. She was a member of MUW of Shannon Baptist Church and involved...
Mary Ruth Weston
Jan 8, 2026
Mary Ruth Weston, 88, of Tupelo passed away Thursday, January 8, 2026 at Tupelo Community Care in Tupelo. She was born July 30, 1937, to Maude and Dewey Bowers. She was a member of Brigman Baptist Church in Corinth. She worked as a seamstress at C&D Jarnagin's Company for many years and was a homemaker. She enjoyed cooking, crafting,...
Joan Cotham
Dec 31, 2025
Joan Cotham, 91, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born in Lee County on January 12, 1934, to Noonan and Winnie Sheffield Riley. She was a homemaker and a member of Auburn Baptist Church.
Graveside services will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, January 3, 2025, at Dorsey Cemetery. Lee...
Jada Presley Cates
Dec 30, 2025
Jada Presley Cates, 47, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at the North MS Medical Center Hospice after a brief illness. She was born August 4, 1978 in Tupelo to Harold Ray and Charlene McMullen Presley. She was a self-employed nail technician. She was a Baptist. She loved the outdoors, including hunting and fishing and listening to music.
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Margaret Lee Free
Dec 26, 2025
Margaret L. Free passed away on Friday, December 26, 2025, at her home in Tupelo. Margaret has been a resident of Tupelo since 1990. She was born on July 12, 1930, to Ida Lee Berry and Hollis Perkins. She Married Charles Edward Free and they were married for 63 years. She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. ...
Martha Lynn Hood Foster
Nov 28, 2025
Martha Lynn Hood, 81, passed away Friday, November 28, 2025, peacefully at her home after an extended illness. She was born May 12, 1944, to Haskel Hood and Beatrice Montgomery Hood. She is survived by five children, Valerie Thunderburk, Rhonda Rayburn, Jeff Rayburn, all of Tupelo, Tracy Justice of Mooreville, and Craig Justice of Mantachie. Nine grandchildren, Christy Irvin,...
Raymond Joseph Mcmichael
Nov 4, 2025
Raymond Joseph McMichael, 87, passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2025, in Tupelo. He was born March 20, 1938, in Mobile, AL to J.J. McMichael and Edith Beekeeper McMichael. Raymond was a U.S. Air Force veteran, a pilot, and a retired Electronics Technician from the Federal Aviation Administration. He was a devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
Oire Ann Hallmark George
Nov 4, 2025
Oire Ann Hallmark George, 74, passed away peacefully at North MS Medical Center, Hospice on Tuesday November 04, 2025. She was born in Baldwyn on March 31, 1951 to O.H. and Mickey Virginia Pickens Hallmark. She was Baptist by faith and worked in the foam industry for many years. She loved watching her soap operas and mystery movies. Her...