Holland Funeral Directors-Tupelo

SPRINGHILL COMMUNITY/SALTILLO -- Barbara Jo Poteet , 60, passed away Thursday, Dec 07, 2023, in Saltillo. at her residence Services will be at 3PM Sunday Decemeber 10, 2023 at Eggville Freewill Baptist Church , 1153 Rd 1498, Tupelo, MS 38804 Visitation will be at 1PM - service time Sunday only at the church .

George Garry Ryan realized the promises of his faith and met his Creator from his Nettleton residence at 2:45 AM Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 at his Nettleton residence after a brief illness. He was 77 years old. Born in Booneville on March 28, 1946 to the late George Holland Ryan and Annie Lou Hopper Ryan, he grew up there and began a full work career as an Upholster in the furniture industry. He retired from Custom Furniture in Jumpertown after over 25 years of loyal and faithful service. Garry married Patsy Hargett Ryan in November of 1992 and they spent 31 years loving, supporting and confiding in each other until his death. Garry was a hard worker. He loved his family, work family, church...

NETTLETON -- Garry Ryan , 77, passed away Tuesday, Dec 05, 2023, in Nettleton. at Home Services will be at Saturday December 9, 2023 at 12 PM at Victory Baptist Church Nettleton MS

Opal Chambers Young, known to all as "Pat," passed away Monday, December 4, 2023, surrounded by her family at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was 76 years old. She was born in Pontotoc Co. on January 7, 1947, one of 13 children to the union of the late Charlie and Johnnie Chambers. She married Buddy Young on November 5, 1966. Together, they raised a daughter and three sons. She attended Brewer United Methodist Church. She managed House of Tux in Tupelo for many years. Pat was a renowned seamstress who could perform miracles with her sewing machine. She was also known for her culinary skills and crafts. Family and friends waited patiently around Christmas time...

Cynthia 'Cindy' Ferrell Poe met her Creator from North Miss. Medical Center in Tupelo at 3:15 PM Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, after a lingering illness. She was 75 years old. Born in Memphis on June 25, 1948, Cynthia was the daughter of the late Edward Ferrell, Sr. and Pauline Tutor Ferrell. She spent her first few years in Yazoo County, MS before settling in Northeast Mississippi the remainder of her life. Cynthia spent her working life in the furniture industry where she was a master seamstress, retiring from Action/Lane Industries. Cynthia loved her family dearly. She and her late husband, Gary, who died April 13, 2017, had 4 children and Mamaw enjoyed being grandmother and great-grandmother...

PONTOTOC -- William "Bill" Ellis, Jr. , 67, passed away Friday, Dec 01, 2023, in Pontotoc. at his residence Services will be at 11 AM Friday, December 8, 2023 at Holland Funeral Directors in Tupelo Visitation will be at the funeral home from 10 AM to service time.

PONTOTOC William Edward 'Bill' Ellis ,67, died December 01, 2023, at residence in Pontotoc. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Holland Funeral Directors-Tupelo.

TUPELO - Annie Louise Brandon Griffin met her Creator at NMMC in Tupelo at 1:20 AM Friday, December 1, 2023. Louise, a sharp, engaged and productive soul, lived a long fruitful life of 92 years and 15 days. Louise and her late husband, Clarence, owned and operated Griffin Realty in Tupelo for many years. She was a highly sought after professional realtor often a million dollar producer and, after retiring from real estate, owned and operated Louise's Fashion Corner. She enjoyed the bling, dressed to the 9s, and was always a fashion statement. She loved jewelry, shoes, clothes, and shopping and playing cards, bridge, and dominoes. A longtime member of Harrisburg Baptist Church, Louise...

ALGOMA -- Juanita Ledford , 89, passed away Thursday, Nov 30, 2023, in Pontotoc. at residence Services will be at 6 PM Monday, December 4, 2023 at Holland Funeral Directors in Tupelo Visitation will be at at the funeral home from 4 PM to service time.

ALGOMA Juanita Ledford ,89, died November 30, 2023, at residence in Pontotoc. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Holland Funeral Directors-Tupelo.

TUPELO -- Sue Wilemon Abernathy , 74, passed away Tuesday, Nov 28, 2023, in Tupelo. at her Residence Services will be at 10 AM Saturday, December 9, 2023 at the Sadie Holland Memorial Chapel of Holland Funeral Directors Visitation will be at 9:30 AM - service time only at the Tupelo Chapel of Holland Funeral Directors .

SALTILLO -- Jerry Pounders, Jr. , 58, passed away Tuesday, Nov 28, 2023, in Tupelo. at North MS Medical Center Services will be at 2:30PM Friday, December 1, 2023 at the Sadie Holland Memorial Chapel of Holland Funeral Directors Visitation will be at 12 Noon - service time Friday only the Tupelo Chapel of Holland Funeral Directors .

Iva Helen Phillips Grissom Wood, at the ripe ole age of 98, transformed to eternal life from the Gregory Green House at United Methodist Senior Services in the early hours of Tuesday morning, Nov. 28, 2023. Helen was born in Union County on July 18, l925 to the late Thomas Caradine Phillips and Bonnie Green Phillips and lived there until age 13 when her family relocated to Baldwyn. She finished at Baldwyn High School where she met and married the dashing Paul Grissom. He became the Lee County Circuit Clerk and served many years before his untimely death. Helen served as Circuit Clerk for Lee County for 2 years to finish out his term. A feisty, independent and loving soul, Helen never met...

TUPELO -- Helen Phillips Grissom Wood , 98, passed away Tuesday, Nov 28, 2023, in Tupelo. at Gregory House, United Methodist Senior Services, Tupelo Campus Services will be at 2 PM, Monday, December 4, 2023 at the Sadie Holland Memorial Chapel of Holland Funeral Directors Visitation will be at 12 noon to service time Monday only. A full obituary will follow at a later date. Condolences to the family may be posted at hollandfuneraldirectors.com.

MANCHACA, TX / HOUSTON, MS -- John David Upshaw , 66, passed away Monday, Nov 27, 2023, in Tupelo. at North MS Medical Center Services will be at 2 PM Saturday, December 2, 2023 at Prospect United Methodist Church Visitation will be at the church from 12:30 PM to service time.

It is with extremely heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Lacey Alexandria Elkins on November 27, 2023. She passed peacefully with her mother, Pamela Lamons and husband, Patrick Elkins by her side. Multiple family and friends waited full of support and love in the waiting room as she passed and were able to say goodbye. Lacey was born on February 21, 1994 in Tupelo, Mississippi. She was 29 years old. Lacey is survived by her loving husband Patrick Elkins, her boys Roman and Julian Elkins, her mother Pamela Lamons, her brother Jamie Richey (Shawna), her special and loved nephews Eli and Jax Richey, her "Uncle Bubba" aka Emrick Lamons (Kelly), and their children Eddie Lamons and...

TUPELO -- Lacey Elkins , 29, passed away Monday, Nov 27, 2023, in Tupelo. at North MS Medical Center Services will be at 11 AM Friday, December 1, 2023 at Chesterville Calvary Baptist Church Visitation will be at the church from 9 AM to service time Friday.

TUPELO Lacey Elkins ,29, died November 27, 2023, at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Holland Funeral Directors-Tupelo.

Bill Warren Jr., 60, died Saturday, November 25, 2023 at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee. He was a life-long native of Lee County. He was a graduate of Saltillo High School. Before becoming disabled, he worked at North Lee Water Association. Bill was a Baptist. He enjoyed listening to old rock music, working crossword puzzles, and watching game shows. A celebration of life service will be at 2:00 p.m., today (Tues., 11/28/23) in the Sadie Holland Memorial Chapel of Holland Funeral Directors with Bro. Bobby Holland officiating. Burial will follow in McNeil Cemetery. Visitation will be today from 12 noon to service time. Survivors include his wife of 35 years, Peggy Warren of...

A great lady with a large heart and selfless countenance departed this life on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023 from North Miss. Medical Center after a brief illness. Elizabeth Faye Barber Harville was born in Tupelo on Sept. 5, l947 to the late Rex Lee Barber and Nannie Lou Lummus Barber in Tupelo. She attended school at Mantachie High School and married Gerald W. Harville on Sept. 2, l982, a marriage of 41 years at her death. Fay loved people and had a wonderful smile and vivacious personality. She worked for Dreyfus Jewelers, then the Consumer Credit Bureau and retired after many years as Office Administrator at Radiology Associates. Faye was in her happy place as the owner of BB's Formals, a...

Samuel Ray Fooshee, born October 16, 1944 in New Albany Mississippi passed into his Heavenly home on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2023 at the age of 79. Ray was born in Union County to Mary Alice Carter Fooshee and Samuel Ralph Fooshee (both deceased). Ray told many stories of growing up in a cotton patch in North Mississippi, picking a bail of cotton a day with the help of his grandmother and two cousins, Barbara and Brenda. He said they would be finished early enough to go hunting or fishing. He graduated second in his High School class and prided himself as a "Hotty Toddy" Ole Miss Rebel holding a BS and Master's Degree from the University of Mississippi. Ray, as lifetime Alumni...