OBITUARIES
James "Junior" Smith
Jul 25, 2013
JAMES "JUNIOR" SMITH Blue Springs - James "Junior" Smith, 59, died Thursday, July 25, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A Pontotoc native, he was born October 22, 1953, to James Alton and Mary Alfie Pritchard Smith. He served as leadman in the furniture industry for ten years. He enjoyed traveling, cruises and most of...
James Bass
Jul 24, 2013
JAMES BASS Saltillo - James Edward Bass, 78, died Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Friars Point native, he was born January 16, 1935 to the late Cecil and Mary Katherine McCollum Bass. He was a machine operator in furniture manufacturing. He loved fishing and watching T.V. He was a faithful member...
Julia "Dooley" Garner
Jul 20, 2013
JULIA "DOOLEY" GARNER Fulton - Julia Budd "Dooley" Garner, 81, died Saturday, July 20, 2013, at The Meadows in Fulton. She was born August 20, 1931 in Lee County to William and Clara Rutherford. She was a member of Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church, Guntown. She loved to cook and sew. For the past twenty years, she and her husband,...
Julia Garner
Jul 20, 2013
JULIA ?DOOLEY? GARNER Fulton - Julia Budd ?Dooley? Garner, 81, died Saturday, July 20, 2013, at The Meadows in Fulton. She was born August 20, 1931 in Lee County to William and Clara Rutherford. She was a member of Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church, Guntown. She loved to cook and sew. For the past twenty years, she and her husband,...
Lucille Burleson
Jul 19, 2013
Verona - On July 19, 2013, the Lord called Lucille Burleson home. Preceding her in that joyous journey was the Love of her Life, and Husband of 35 years, Charles Burleson, who has been in Heaven awaiting her arrival since December of 1993. Together, Charles and Lucille have eight surviving children,..Libby Jones (Keith) of Tupelo, Wanda Cooper of TN, James...
Shirley Purvis Jackson
Jul 17, 2013
SHIRLEY PURVIS JACKSON Saltillo - Shirley Purvis Jackson, 70, died Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. A Meridian native, she was born August 24, 1942 to James H. and Bessie Edwards Purvis. Saved on an Easter Sunday, she was of the Baptist Faith. A business woman, she owned and operated the West End Lounge in Meridian....
Shirley Jackson
Jul 17, 2013
SHIRLEY PURVIS JACKSON Saltillo - Shirley Purvis Jackson, 70, died Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. A Meridian native, she was born August 24, 1942 to James H. and Bessie Edwards Purvis. Saved on an Easter Sunday, she was of the Baptist Faith. A business woman, she owned and operated the West End Lounge in Meridian....
Marjorie Norris
Jul 15, 2013
MARJORIE NORRIS Verona - Marjorie June Norris, 63, died Monday, July 15, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice. She was born January 22, 1950, in Tupelo. She was a graduate of Tupelo High school and attended Nursing School at Itawamba Community College. Her career as a registered nurse spanned for over thirty years beginning with the Mississippi Department...
Terry Carlton
Jul 14, 2013
TERRY LEWIS CARLTON Verona - Terry Lewis Carlton, 59, died Sunday, July 14, 2013, at his residence. He was born September 2, 1953 to James and Frances Carlton. He was a member of the Church of Acts of New Albany. He worked many years as a police officer, both with the New Mexico State Prison System and the Tupelo Police...
Terry Lewis Carlton
Jul 14, 2013
TERRY LEWIS CARLTON Verona - Terry Lewis Carlton, 59, died Sunday, July 14, 2013, at his residence. He was born September 2, 1953 to James and Frances Carlton. He was a member of the Church of Acts of New Albany. He worked many years as a police officer, both with the New Mexico State Prison System and the Tupelo Police...
Jimmy Denton
Jul 12, 2013
JIMMY DENTON Tupelo - Jimmy Doyle Denton, 78, died Friday, July 12, 2013, at his residence in Tupelo. A New Albany native, he was born April 24, 1935, to James Curry and Loudale Garrison Denton. He was in the trucking industry all his life. He enjoyed his horses. He loved his family and cherished time spent with them. He attended...
Jeffrey Franks
Jul 12, 2013
JEFFREY FRANKS Saltillo - Jeffrey Allen ?Jeff? Franks, 46, died Friday, July 12, 2013, at his residence. A native of Zion, Illinois, he was born June 26, 1967, to Aruthur V. and Barbara Funderburk Franks and lived most of his life in Saltillo. He loved to tinker, do woodworking and carpentry work. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, July 15,...
Jeffrey Allen Franks
Jul 12, 2013
JEFFREY FRANKS Saltillo - Jeffrey Allen "Jeff" Franks, 46, died Friday, July 12, 2013, at his residence. A native of Zion, Illinois, he was born June 26, 1967, to Aruthur V. and Barbara Funderburk Franks and lived most of his life in Saltillo. He loved to tinker, do woodworking and carpentry work. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, July 15,...
Jimmy Doyle Denton
Jul 12, 2013
JIMMY DENTON Tupelo - Jimmy Doyle Denton, 78, died Friday, July 12, 2013, at his residence in Tupelo. A New Albany native, he was born April 24, 1935, to James Curry and Loudale Garrison Denton. He was in the trucking industry all his life. He enjoyed his horses. He loved his family and cherished time spent with them. He attended...
Rebecca Hill
Jul 11, 2013
REBECCA HILL Birmingham Ridge - Rebecca Hill, 92, died Thursday, July 11, 2013, at the Greenhouses At Traceway. A Birmingham Ridge Community native, she was born February 24, 1921 to O. C. and Alliene Watson Coker. She was a lifelong resident of the Birmingham Ridge Community. She retired from Joyner/Fields of Tupelo after 30 years of service. She loved gardening,...
Gary Cushman Crawford
Jul 11, 2013
GARY CRAWFORD Guntown - Gary Cushman Crawford, 75, died Thursday, July 11, 2013, at his residence. He was born in Los Angeles, California on October 9, 1937 to Evertt Cushman and Ruth Lillian Tripp Crawford. He retired as manager of Hodges Printing of Booneville, after 30 years of service. An avid sports fan he loved watching the Green Bay Packers,...
Gary Crawford
Jul 11, 2013
GARY CRAWFORD Guntown - Gary Cushman Crawford, 75, died Thursday, July 11, 2013, at his residence. He was born in Los Angeles, California on October 9, 1937 to Evertt Cushman and Ruth Lillian Tripp Crawford. He retired as manager of Hodges Printing of Booneville, after 30 years of service. An avid sports fan he loved watching the Green Bay Packers,...
Felisidad Mendoza
Jul 10, 2013
FELISIDAD MENDOZA Okolona - Felisidad Ibarra Mendoza, 78, died Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at Shearer-Richardson Nursing Home. She was born in Hidalgo County Texas on November 20, 1934, Pedro and Santos Marroquin Ibarra. No formal services have been scheduled. Survivors include two daughters, Mary Alive Chavez (Rito) of Okolona and Melissa Annette Gonzalez of Ft. Worth, Texas; one sister, Ramona...
James H. "Buddy" Peters
Jul 9, 2013
BUDDY PETERS Plantersville - James H. "Buddy" Peters, 81, died Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at Countrywood Plantation in Mantachie after an extended illness. A native of Lee County and longtime residence of Plantersville, he was born March 14, 1932, to Carroll Lee and Virginia Jamison Peters. A veteran of the United States Army, he served his country during the Korean...
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