Azekiel Myles "Zeke" Phillips
Sep 17, 2017
Azekiel Myles "Zeke" Phillips, 5 months old infant son of Joshua and Amanda Phillips, died Sunday, September 17, 2017, at his home. A memorial service will be 2 PM Saturday, September 23, 2017, at Lee Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Michael Watkins officiating. Lee Memorial Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements. He is survived by his parents, Josh...
Edith Miles (Hester)
Sep 17, 2017
Edith Laverne Miles, 80, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2017 at the North MS Medical Center. She was born February 21, 1937 to Gene and Gladys Hester in Monroe County. Edith married the love of her life, Billy Miles, on October 21, 1961, and they began their life in Tupelo where they raised their two boys. She was an active...
Clytee Tucker
Sep 16, 2017
Clytee Tucker,82 , passed away Saturday, September 16, 2017 at her residence after an extended illness. She was born October 31, 1933 in Darling, MS, the daughter of Morgan and Verla Hankins Whitmon. Clytee was a member of Boguefala Baptist Church and she enjoyed sewing and cooking. However, her greatest joy came from being a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother....
Ola Rhea Christian
Sep 13, 2017
Ola Rhea Christian, 85, died Thursday, September 13, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born January 19, 1932, in Bruce, MS to Lawrence and Mattie Crocker. She graduated from Bruce High School in 1953. Rhea was a dedicated wife to her husband James, who died in 2003, and a loving mother to their son Scottie. Together they loved to...
Grace Kingsley
Sep 7, 2017
Grace Kingsley, 88, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Magnolia Manor Assisted Living. She was born in Rienzi on February 12, 1929, the daughter of George W. and Bunnie Floyd Rinehart. Grace worked as the credit manager for Black's Department Store for 28 years. She was a longtime member of Auburn Baptist Church. Grace was a skilled quilter and...
Barbara Mceachern Garrett
Sep 5, 2017
Barbara McEachern Garrett, 70, died September 5, 2017, due to complications of dementia. She is survived by her daughter, Lisa (Randy) Norman; her son Gerald (Maria) Garrett; two brothers, Robert (Linda) McEachern and Wayne (Linda) McEachern; one sister, Deborah Mills; two grandsons, Darren (Jaime) Garrett and Jason Contreras; three nieces, Leigh Knighton, Leslie Pearman and Jennifer Roberts. Graveside services will...
Barton Joseph Carter
Sep 3, 2017
Eggville CommunityBarton Joseph Carter, 58, passed away Sunday, September 03, 2017 at his home in Eggville. He was born February 4, 1959, in Indianapolis, IN to Frank Carter and Bertha Davis McClarney. Barton was the vice president of a millwork company for many years. He and his wife Debra have lived in Lee County since 2008. An avid history buff,...
Jackie W. Young
Aug 24, 2017
BaldwynJackie W. Young, 70, passed away Thursday, August 24, 2017 at the Methodist University Hospital in Memphis after a lengthy illness. Jackie was born in Iuka October 11, 1946, the son of Lawson Washington Young and Gracie Maude Hubbard Young. He dedicated his life to Jehovah in March of 1988. He was a member of the North Tupelo Kingdom Hall...
Jimmy Mann
Aug 9, 2017
Jimmy Mann, 72, died Wednesday, August 9, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born in West Point on July 20, 1945, to John and Ruth Cole Mann. He was a truck driver for many years driving for Parker Truck Line and Super Sagless. He loved his church family of Oak Ridge Christian Church, where he'd been a lifelong member....
Waylon Ottis Reich
Aug 6, 2017
Waylon Ottis Reich, 1 month old infant son of Russell Reich and Kayla Hand, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017 at his home. He was born July 10, 2017 and was abundantly loved by his entire family who will forever treasure every moment they shared with him. A service celebrating Waylon's brief but impactful life will be held 11 AM...