All Obituaries

MOOREVILLE – Gerald Ray “Buster” Holley, 64, died Wednesday morning, September 23, 2020 at Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. Buster was born in Tupelo on January 5, 1956 to the late George Holley and Beatrice Payne Holley Hutcheson. He attended Verona and Shannon High School.  He spent his working life as custodian for Tupelo Public Schools and Harrisburg Baptist Church before becoming disabled. Buster loved everything Ole Miss especially the Rebel...

TUPELO  – Mr. Johnnie W. Miller, 69, died Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at Sanctuary Hospice House following an extended illness. He was born in Itawamba County, MS, on August 11, 1951 to Robert L. Miller and Fannie Lou Jones Miller. Johnnie married Hattie Daniel on August 7, 1971 and they raised four strong, beautiful daughters together.       Johnnie worked as a machine operator employed by Omega Motion Manufacturing for many years before he retired. He...

TUPELO – James Ray Thornton, 92, a great ole soul whose earthly pilgrimage included a love of family, football, community and his God, entered the Church Triumphant on Sunday morning, Sept. 20, 2020 from his residence in Tupelo after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Ray loved life and ran his course with vitality, zeal and zest. Born in Copiah County, Crystal Springs, MS on October 13, 1927 to the late James “Jim” Thornton and Lessie Lack Thornton, he was the oldest of...

EVERGREEN COMMUNITY – After an earthly pilgrimage of 100 years and 2 months to the date, Glema Dell  Nichols Erwin, better known to most as “Mama Getter Dell,” realized the promises of her faith and met her Creator on Saturday morning, Sept. 19, 2020.  She was able to stay on the land she was born on until moving to Sanctuary Hospice House 4 days before her death.  The daughter of the late Will Nichols and Cora Turman Nichols, she was born July 19, 1920 in...

TUPELO - Jim Farmer died Friday, September 18, 2020 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. He was 78. There will be no public services.  Condolences may be emailed to hollandfuneraldirectors@comcast.net.

TUPELO - Dianne Penson Terrell was born December 9, 1963 in Tupelo, MS to Ilander and Bessie Stegal Penson. Dianne accepted Christ at an early age at Mud Creek M.B. Church. There, she remained a faithful member until she relocated to Oxford, MS, where she then joined Harrisonville M.B. Church, serving in several different capacities. She later moved back to her hometown of Tupelo and joined White Hill M.B. Church where she joined the Usher Board and remained a faithful member until her time...

TUPELO / FULTON – Mrs. Sara Frances Wildman Hendrix, 79, died Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at The Meadows in Fulton. Born September 16, 1940 in Baldwyn to Terry Wildman and Vance Epting Wildman, Frances graduated from Baldwyn High School and attended ICC.  She married the late Stanley Banks Hendrix in 1960, a marriage of 55 years until his death in 2015.  She was a stay-at-home wife, homeowner, Mother and grandmother. Frances had a remarkable memory...

TUPELO – Jimmy Doyle “Jim” Young, 76, died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020 at his residence in Tupelo after an extended illness.  Jim was born in Aberdeen on Nov. 20, 1943, the youngest of six born to the late Grady and Katie Hannah Young.  He attended Aberdeen High School and joined the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War era. He ultimately spent 14 years including much of this time with the Mississippi National Guard.  He and his family lived in the Cason community...

TUPELO – Christy Michelle Lindsey Mitchell, 40, died unexpectedly Thursday, September 10, 2020, at her residence in Tupelo.  A Tupelo native born on November 29, 1979 to Debbie Gail Robertson and Larry Lindsey, Christy attended Tupelo Public Schools and graduated from Tupelo High, Class of 1998. She first attended the University of Tennessee-Martin and transferred to Itawamba Community College where she completed her A.A. in Respiratory Therapy.  A licensed Respiratory...

VERONA - Hilda Edwinta Williams Albritton, age 97, was born June 22, 1923 in Amite County, MS and passed away peacefully at her home in Tupelo, MS on September 10, 2020.   The daughter of Ras E. and Marie Cruise Williams, she grew up near McComb, MS in Amite County and graduated from Mars Hill High School. She married Robert C. "Pete" Albritton on Feb. 12, 1945. After returning from WWII in 1946, he completed his masters degree in agriculture at Mississippi...