Funeral Homes in Pontotoc, MS

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Kent Hull (american football player), and Steve Pegues (baseball player).

Pontotoc is a city in, and the county seat of, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, located to the west of the much larger city of Tupelo. The population was 5,625 at the 2010 census. Pontotoc is a Chickasaw word meaning "Land of Hanging Grapes".The famous outlaws Jesse and Frank James and their gang once hid at an old house which was used as a Union Army hospital during the Battle of Harrisburg or Battle of Tupelo. The house was located at a crossroad in east Pontotoc County, near the Lee County line.The Town Square Museum is located in the old US post office near the county courthouse. This historic building houses Pontotoc memorabilia, and continues to operate as a full-service post office. A mural in the museum's lobby titled The Wedding of Ortez and SaOwana - Christmas 1540 depicts the first recorded Christian marriage on the North American continent. It was said to have occurred between Juan Ortez and Princess Saowana, daughter of Chief Uceta, of the Florida Seminole tribe. The wedding is said to have taken place in Pontotoc County during a visit by explorer Hernando de Soto. The mural was painted by Joseph Pollet in 1939 under the arts program of the Works Progress Administration.The Town Square has a festival every year during the last week of the month of September called the Bodock Festival, based on the Maclura pomifera tree next to the historical mansion, Lochinvar, that survived a massive tornado hit in 2002. The festival is held over the last weekend, including Friday, of September.

Pontotoc Obituaries

It was reported by Tyler Morning Telegraph on October 17th, 2021 that Nell Tutor (Scott) died in Tyler, Texas.  Ms. Tutor was 80 years old and was born in Pontotoc, MS.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Nell's life.

It was reported by Pine Bluff Commercial on January 23rd, 2021 that Ruby Fay Cope (Moss) passed away in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.  Ms. Cope was 80 years old and was born in Pontotoc, MS.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Ruby Fay's life.

It was noted by The Beacon News on May 22nd, 2019 that Danny Goggins perished in Aurora, Illinois.  Goggins was 67 years old and was born in Pontotoc, MS.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Danny's life.

It was disclosed by The Beacon News on April 18th, 2019 that Flora R Dye perished in Aurora, Illinois.  Dye was 80 years old and was born in Pontotoc, MS.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Flora R's life.

It was written on April 11th, 2019 that Willie B Lyons passed on in Pontotoc, Mississippi.  Lyons was 85 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Willie B's life.

It was written by Cortland Standard on March 20th, 2019 that Janice R Lancaster died in Syracuse, New York.  Lancaster was 80 years old and was born in Pontotoc, MS.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Janice R's life.

It was written by The Commercial Appeal on January 19th, 2019 that Gladys White (Tutor) died in Memphis, Tennessee.  Ms. White was 85 years old and was born in Pontotoc, MS.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Gladys's life.

It was reported on December 11th, 2018 that Amijo Peterson (Hooper) died in Pontotoc, Mississippi.  Ms. Peterson was 40 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Amijo's life.

It was noted on August 23rd, 2018 that Curtis J Lanttip perished in Pontotoc, Mississippi.  Lanttip was 75 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Curtis J's life.

It was disclosed by The Commercial Appeal on August 22nd, 2018 that James Lanier Gray passed on in Memphis, Tennessee.  Gray was 88 years old and was born in Pontotoc, MS.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor James Lanier's life.

History

The population was 5,253 at the 2000 census. Pontotoc is a city in Pontotoc County, Mississippi County, Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Pontotoc County, Mississippi County . Pontotoc is west of the much larger city of Tupelo, Mississippi. .