OBITUARIES

Trentice "Trent" Pannell

Trentice "Trent" Pannell

October 20, 2013

TRENTICE "TRENT" PANNELL Tupelo - Trentice "Trent" Pannell, 76, passed away October 20, 2013, at the Traceway Manor, Green Houses, after an extended illness. A Lee County native, he was born May 31, 1937, to John Ed and Willie Snipes Pannell. A retired carpenter and painter, he spent most of his life in Tupelo. He was a very creative man...

Christy Holmes

Christy Holmes

October 18, 2013

CHRISTIE COKER HOLMES Tupelo - Christie Coker Holmes, 39, died Wednesday, October 16, 2013, in Tupelo after an extended illness. She was born April 6, 1974 to Debbie Hosmer Coker. An avid reader, she loved to read and soaked up knowledge; she was the Cliff Clavin from Cheers. Services will be 3 p.m. Saturday, October 26, 2013 at her Mother's...

Helena Shurden

Helena Shurden

October 18, 2013

HELENA SHURDEN Blue Mountain - Helena Shurden, 68, died Friday, October 18, 2013, at her residence near Blue Mountain after a lengthy illness. A Columbus, Ohio native, she was born May 5, 1945, to William Printice and Helen Corrine Averill. She was raised in Fairfax,,Virginia and had lived a number of years in Tupelo where she served as a paralegal...

Clara Thompson

Clara Thompson

October 18, 2013

Clara Thompson Tupelo Clara Crawford Johnson Thompson passed away October 18, 2013 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS. Clara was born September 4, 1926 to Georgia Mae Payne and Mangum Crawford in Greensboro, Alabama. A member of First United Methodist Church in Tupelo, she served as Secretary/Treasurer and President of the UMW, Circle Chairman for her UMW Circle, song...

Frances Yarbrough

Frances Yarbrough

October 18, 2013

FRANCES YARBROUGH Tupelo - Frances Yarbrough passed away peacefully at the Sanctuary Hospice House Friday, October 18, 2013, after an extended battle with heart disease. She was born April 20, 1927, in the Union Community to Homer and Winnie Griffin. She grew up with her two sisters, Minnie (Marion) and Sue (Sherman). They were early members of Union Methodist Church...

Bobby Taylor

Bobby Taylor

October 17, 2013

BOBBY TAYLOR Mooreville - Bobby Taylor, 83, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice. He was born in Lee County on January 12, 1930, to Samuel Lavert "Happy" and Ruby Cole Taylor. A United States Army veteran, he served with the Signal Corp. A successful business man, in 1956, Bobby co-founded with Ed Dickerson,...

Billy Frazier

Billy Frazier

October 15, 2013

BILLY FRAZIER Mantachie - James Billy Frazier, 80, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice. He was born in Itawamba County on February 8, 1933, to John and Fena Tipton Frazier. He was a life-long resident of Itawamba County and had lived in Mantachie since the early 1960's. He worked at SuperSagless for many years....

Mary Roach

Mary Roach

October 9, 2013

MARY J. ROACH Tupelo- Mary Jeanette ?MaMaw? Roach, 77, died Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at The Meadows Nursing Home in Fulton after a short illness. A native of Nashoba County, she was born Christmas Day in 1935 to Erbin Aaron Parker and Ada Almeta Druwry . Mary and her young family lived in Canton for 15 years where she worked...

Mary J. Roach

Mary J. Roach

October 9, 2013

MARY J. ROACH Tupelo- Mary Jeanette "MaMaw" Roach, 77, died Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at The Meadows Nursing Home in Fulton after a short illness. A native of Nashoba County, she was born Christmas Day in 1935 to Erbin Aaron Parker and Ada Almeta Druwry . Mary and her young family lived in Canton for 15 years where she worked...

Lynn Smith Carr

Lynn Smith Carr

October 8, 2013

Lynn Smith Carr Saltillo - Lynn Smith Carr, 64, went to be with the lord Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. Born in Lee County, she was born February 18, 1949, to Clyde and May Dell Smith Sudduth. She was originally from Mooreville and Skyline until moving to Saltillo in 1992. Lynn was...

Lynn Carr

Lynn Carr

October 8, 2013

Lynn Smith Carr Saltillo ? Lynn Smith Carr, 64, went to be with the lord Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. Born in Lee County, she was born February 18, 1949, to Clyde and May Dell Smith Sudduth. She was originally from Mooreville and Skyline until moving to Saltillo in 1992. Lynn was...

Pamela Thomas

Pamela Thomas

October 8, 2013

PAMELA THOMAS Blue Springs - Pamela Thomas, 47, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at her residence from complications due to a long battle with cancer. An Okolona native, she was born November 23, 1965, to Davis P. and Barbara Louise Howard Henderson. She was a 1983 graduate of Ingomar High School. Raised in the Tupelo, Verona area, she lived...

James R. "Buddy" Gortney

James R. "Buddy" Gortney

October 8, 2013

BUDDY GORTNEY Hernando - James R. (Buddy) Gortney, 82, died Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. due to complications from heart failure. Mr. Gortney was a Lee County native who attended Belden High School and graduated from Mississippi State University with a B S in Business. He retired in 1987 as a Senior Bank Examiner...

James "Buddy" Gortney

James "Buddy" Gortney

October 8, 2013

BUDDY GORTNEY Hernando ? James R. (Buddy) Gortney, 82, died Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. due to complications from heart failure. Mr. Gortney was a Lee County native who attended Belden High School and graduated from Mississippi State University with a B S in Business. He retired in 1987 as a Senior Bank Examiner...

Cynthia Lowery

Cynthia Lowery

October 6, 2013

CYNTHIA LOWERY Saltillo - Cynthia Ann Lowery, 56, passed away Monday, October 6, 2013, at Baldwyn Nursing Facility after a lengthy illness. She was born December 9, 1956 at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas to Jimmy Thornton and Treacy Ann Hughes. Raised in Sallis, near Kosciusko, she graduated from Sallis High School and later attended Moorehead Junior College, where...

Thelma Lee Orsborn Holder

Thelma Lee Orsborn Holder

October 5, 2013

THELMA LEE ORSBORN HOLDER Tupelo - Thelma Lee Orsborn Holder, 100, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2013, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born August 27, 1913, in Lee County to Oliver and Marget Ann Johnson Orsbon. She loved spending time with her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren, cherishing every memory made with them. Quilting and working in...

Thelma Orsborn Holder

Thelma Orsborn Holder

October 5, 2013

THELMA LEE ORSBORN HOLDER Tupelo - Thelma Lee Orsborn Holder, 100, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2013, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born August 27, 1913, in Lee County to Oliver and Marget Ann Johnson Orsbon. She loved spending time with her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren, cherishing every memory made with them. Quilting and working in...

Mattie Gunter

Mattie Gunter

October 2, 2013

SUE GUNTER Tupelo - Mattie ?Sue? Gunter, 85, formerly of Memphis, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, October 2, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, New Albany. She was born in Decaturville, Tennessee on July 28, 1928, to Albert and Gertie Broadway. She was a member of First Baptist Church and dearly loved her church family. In her earlier...

Eileen Hill Dorroh

Eileen Hill Dorroh

October 2, 2013

EILEEN HILL DORROH Tupelo - Eileen Hill Dorroh, 83, went peacefully to be with her Lord on Wednesday, October 2, 2013, at her home in Tupelo. Eileen was born June 27, 1930 to Leonard and Lorine Hill in Itawamba County. She was a 1948 graduate of Tupelo High School. She married Neal Dorroh on March 26, 1949, and they had...

Mary Picconi

Mary Picconi

October 2, 2013

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