Florence "Bedoll" Edell Reich Francis
Oct 18, 2025
Florence "Bedoll" Edell Reich Francis, 76, passed away Saturday, October 18, 2025, at her home in Tupelo after a short but courageous battle with cancer. She was born April 3, 1949, to Denton Eugene Reich and Willa Dean Reich. She was a longtime active member of Monument Drive Baptist Church. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, and spending time with her...
Peggy Jean Bishop
Oct 11, 2025
Peggy Jean Crowson Bishop, age 86, of Tupelo, MS passed away peacefully on Saturday morning October 11, 2025, at Generations Assisted Living in Saltillo. She was born in Randolph, MS in 1939, to Braze and Jewel Miller Crowson. She graduated from Randolph High School and later went to cosmetology school. She married Ed Bishop, Program Director of WTVA, in...
Josie Keith
Sep 25, 2025
Josie Keith, 93, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2025, at Countrywood Manor. She was born August 19, 1932, in Scott County, MS to Clyde and Ruthie Mae Nelson. She was a homemaker and worked beside her husband, Grady on their chicken farm. She was a member of Auburn Baptist Church and had previously been a longtime member of Eggville...
Brenda Lee Presley
Sep 22, 2025
Brenda Presley, 76, passed away Monday, September 22, 2025 at Longwood Community Living Center in Booneville. She was born April 6, 1949 in Martin, TN to Odes and Mary Hazelwood. She attended East Heights Baptist Church and worked many years for Super Sagless. She enjoyed shopping and enthusiastically considered herself a hoarder. She loved her pets and spending time...
Robert Earl Dudley
Sep 20, 2025
Mr. Robert Dudley, 94, passed away Saturday, September 20,2025 at The Meadows in Fulton after a brief illness. He was born May 1, 1931 in Baton Rouge, LA to Vernon Earl and Helen Allen Dudley. He graduated form Ponchatoula High School and earned his Bachelors Degree from Southeastern Louisiana University. He enlisted in the United States Army serving for...
Jimmy Carnell Cochran
Sep 16, 2025
Jimmy Carnell Cochran, 71, of Tupelo, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at his home. He was born January 15, 1954, to Arnold Lewis Cochran and Mary Emma Robbins Cochran. He served in the U.S. Navy and worked as a musician for many years. He is survived by his daughter, Joylynn Bailey (Jonathan) of Saltillo. He is preceded in...
Brad Presley
Sep 7, 2025
Brad Presley, 51, passed away Sunday, September 7, 2025 at his home after a brief illness. He was born March 12, 1974 in Tupelo to Harold Ray and Charlene Presley. He attended Mooreville High School. He attended and was baptized at Tupelo Freewill Baptist Church. He was a longtime carpenter working for several companies in the construction field. He...
Bill Threlkeld
Sep 2, 2025
Mr. William "Bill" Threlkeld, 87, of Shannon, passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at the North MS Medical Center Hospice. He was born in New York City, NY on August 12, 1938 to Francis Marion Threlkeld and Mary Young Threlkeld. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp from 1955- 1959 as a jet engine mechanic. He was a gun...
John Bowman
Aug 27, 2025
John Arthur Bowman, 84, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at his home. He was born in New York on January 4, 1941 to Arthur and Beverly Bowman. He was an installer for Lowe's for many years. He enjoyed working in the yard and tending to their flowers. He was an exceptional cook. He was a loving and faithful...
Douglas Scott Lewis
Aug 12, 2025
Graveside service 3 PM Sunday, August 17, 2025, at Center Star Cemetery in Mantachie.