Wesley Steven Baughman died Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at the North MS Medical Center in Tupelo after a period of declining health. Of the Baptist, he was 67 years old. Wesley was born on July 9, 1959, in Wichita, Kansas to Thomas L. Baughman and Elizabeth Susan Devers Baughman. He was a noted athlete at Tupelo High School where he was an outstanding kicker and a baseball player and was a member of Tack Grant’s American Legion state championship team. He was a tool and die worker working for Air Cap Manufacturing locally. A big fan of baseball, he loved the California Angels, the LA Dodgers, and the Atlanta Braves. He spent 30 years in California before returning to Tupelo in 2020 to be near his family. He was a fan of old movies.
A celebration of life service will be held at 1 PM on Sunday, October 18, 2026, in the Sadie Holland Memorial Chapel at Holland Funeral Directors in Tupelo with Pastor Tommy Galloway officiating. Visitation will be from Noon- service time Sunday only at the funeral home. Private burial will take place at Tupelo Memorial Park. For those unable to attend, the service will be livestreamed at 1 PM on Sunday at hollandfuneraldirectors.com/live-streaming and will be archived thereafter. Holland Funeral Directors – Tupelo Chapel is honored to serve the family.
Wesley is preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Elizabeth Baughman. He is survived by his brother, Tommy Baughman, his sister, Diana Ezell (Allan), his nephew, Lane Ezell (Abby) and their children, Lincoln and Bishop, and his niece, Libby Cantrell (Coty) all of the Tupelo area.
Memorials in Wesley’s honor may be made to First United Methodist Church Blessing Bags and Showers of Love Ministries, P. O. Box 854, Tupelo, MS. 38802.
Condolences for the family may be left on Wesley’s memorial page at hollandfuneraldirectors.com.
