Kenneth P. Tyes, 54, of Guntown, MS, departed this life on November 20,
2021. He was born on September 7, 1967, to Russell Lee Price and Rosie Mary Beene
in Baldwyn, MS, where he was raised.
Kenneth was a graduate of Wheeler High School.
Kenneth accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at an early age. He was a member
of Mt. Moriah Holiness Church.
Kenneth was preceded in death by: his fathers, Russell Lee Price and Larry Beene; his
sister Dena Price; his grandparents: Albert and Lorena Price, Van Tyes and Rachael
Caldwell, Jeffery and Atlamae McGaughy.
Kenneth married Lecola Tyes on March 1996 and to this union two children were born:
Jahori Tyes and Keisha Tyes.
On Saturday, November 20, 2021, at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo, MS, God saw
fit to call him home. Kenneth leaves to cherish his legacy: his loving wife Lecola Tyes
of Guntown, MS; one son Johori Tyes of Guntown, MS; one daughter Keisha Tyes of
Guntown, MS; one grandchild Miracle Triplett and godson Sammie Williams; mother
Rose Mary Beene of Baldwyn, MS; sisters: Delena Coleman (Darryl) of Jasper, AL,
Tashia Beene, Cassie McGaha, and Ronetria Miller (Thompson) all of Baldwyn, MS;
brothers: Anthony Beene (Joycelyn) of Fulton, MS, Kelvin Price (Shay) of Tupelo,
MS, Michael Price (Alisha) of Booneville, MS, and Chanta Sampson of Baldwyn, MS;
special aunts: Cressy Billups, Elizebetha Williams, Gail Eades and Jane Wade; special
uncle Larry Ray Penrose; special father-in-law Robert Starks; mother-in-law Dolly
Morrison; special sister-in-law Charlotte Starks; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins
and friends.