OBITUARIES
Cozette Cryder
May 11, 2013
COZETTE CRYDER Tupelo - Cozette Cryder, 96, died Saturday, May 11, 2013, at his residence after a brief illness. He was born February 26, 1917, in Lee County to Ed and Minnie Bell Haas Cryder. In his early life, he was a carpenter and the skills he learned stayed with him througout his life. He retired after many years of...
Mary Kathryn Perry
May 10, 2013
Mary Kathryn Perry COLUMBUS - Mary Kathryn Perry passed away Friday, May 10, 2013, at Countrywood Plantation in Mantachie. Born March 13, 1926, she was the daughter of Will Lee Jones and Gracie Mae Hadley Jones. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who always had a smile for everyone. She loved growing a garden and cooking for...
Ruby Burcham
May 10, 2013
RUBY BURCHAM Tupelo - Ruby Earnestine "Tina" Burcham, 82, loving wife and mother, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 10, 2013, at her home in Tupelo. She was born October 20, 1930, to Ruby and Clemmie Dyer of Smithville and married to Curtis Lamar Burcham for fifty-six years. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 12,...
Mary Perry
May 10, 2013
Mary Kathryn Perry COLUMBUS ? Mary Kathryn Perry passed away Friday, May 10, 2013, at Countrywood Plantation in Mantachie. Born March 13, 1926, she was the daughter of Will Lee Jones and Gracie Mae Hadley Jones. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who always had a smile for everyone. She loved growing a garden and cooking for...
Harold Sanford
May 9, 2013
HAROLD SANFORD Saltillo - Harold "Big Harold" Sanford, 69, died Thursday, May 9, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born June 15, 1943, in New Albany to James Allen and Alice Virginia Hogue Sanford. He retired from Tupelo Public School Maintenance Department after twenty years of service. He doted over his children and especially his grandchildren. He was...
Bettie Robbins
May 6, 2013
BETTIE ROBBINS Tupelo - Bettie Van Robbins, 76, died Monday, May 6, 2013, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Crosby native, she was born February 8, 1937, to Wesley Vanshack and Eva Lee Cole King, and lived in Tupelo for the past 50 years. After graduating from Crosby High School, she went on to attend Hinds...
Marie Harville
May 6, 2013
MARIE HARVILLE Pontotoc - Marie Benefield Harville, 75, died Monday, May 6, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born in Alabama on April 6, 1938, to Richard and Lillie Mae Gentry Benefield. She was reared in the Goodwater Community area in Alabama and was a 1956 graduate of Goodwater High School. She met...
Opal Curtis
May 6, 2013
OPAL CURTIS Belden - Opal Fern Curtis, 89, died Monday, May 6, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Fulton native, she was born April 27, 1924, to Wiley and Ora Penny Rae Morse. In 1937 she married John Riley Curtis. For many years, she worked as a nurses' aide at the Fulton Hospital. Then later,...
Jean Christian
May 4, 2013
JEAN CHRISTIAN Tupelo - Jean Christian, 85, died Saturday, May 4, 2013 at her home in Tupelo. She was born January 22, 1928, in Tupelo to Berle and Manell Horton Summers. She was a graduate of Milam High School in Tupelo. She retired from First National Bank after working thirty-five years in accounting and also retired from McRae's Dept. Store...
Bill Cooley
May 2, 2013
BILL COOLEY, JR. Tupelo ? Bill Cooley, Jr., 89, died Friday, May 02, 2013, at the Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born May 5, 1923, in Bissell to Bill and Lora Irene Evans Cooley. Mr. Cooley was a Mason and was a 33rd Degree Mason. He received his Master Mason?s Degree in San Francisco, California Lodge #1 of San Francisco,...
Bill Cooley, Jr.
May 2, 2013
BILL COOLEY, JR. Tupelo - Bill Cooley, Jr., 89, died Friday, May 02, 2013, at the Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born May 5, 1923, in Bissell to Bill and Lora Irene Evans Cooley. Mr. Cooley was a Mason and was a 33rd Degree Mason. He received his Master Mason's Degree in San Francisco, California Lodge #1 of San Francisco,...
Marlene Chunn
May 1, 2013
MARLENE CHUNN TUPELO -- Surrounded by her family and closest friends, Marlene Warner Chunn, 75, peacefully went home to her Heavenly Father on May 1, 2013, following an extended illness. A true woman of godly grace, Marlene is remembered for her kind, loving spirit and the Christian legacy she left behind for her children, grandchildren and all who knew her....
Marlene W. Chunn
May 1, 2013
MARLENE CHUNN TUPELO -- Surrounded by her family and closest friends, Marlene Warner Chunn, 75, peacefully went home to her Heavenly Father on May 1, 2013, following an extended illness. A true woman of godly grace, Marlene is remembered for her kind, loving spirit and the Christian legacy she left behind for her children, grandchildren and all who knew her....
Aubrey Lipford, Sr.
May 1, 2013
AUBREY S. LIPFORD, SR. Myrtle - Aubrey S. Lipford, Sr., 72, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born on April 1, 1941 to William Alonzo and Ida Carter Lipford. He was a veteran of the United States Marines. He was a member of the Unity Mason Lodge # 95. He was an avid...
Aubrey Lipford
May 1, 2013
AUBREY S. LIPFORD, SR. Myrtle - Aubrey S. Lipford, Sr., 72, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born on April 1, 1941 to William Alonzo and Ida Carter Lipford. He was a veteran of the United States Marines. He was a member of the Unity Mason Lodge # 95. He was an avid...
Sharmin M. Patterson
Apr 29, 2013
SHARMIN M. PATTERSON Memphis - Sharmin M. Patterson, 32, died Monday, April 29, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. She was born April 23, 1981, in Amory. She was a stage hand and worked numerous music sets with many talented artists. She was very artistic and enjoyed drawing and painting. She loved animals, especially Lucy, her Chihuahua. She was...
Sharmin Patterson
Apr 29, 2013
SHARMIN M. PATTERSON Memphis - Sharmin M. Patterson, 32, died Monday, April 29, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. She was born April 23, 1981, in Amory. She was a stage hand and worked numerous music sets with many talented artists. She was very artistic and enjoyed drawing and painting. She loved animals, especially Lucy, her Chihuahua. She was...
James Gailey "Jim" Forrest, Jr.
Apr 28, 2013
JIM FORREST, JR. Tupelo - James Gailey "Jim" Forrest, Jr., 64, died Sunday, April 28, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice. He was born in Kentucky on May 13, 1948 to James and Mary Joyce Forrest. He was a long-time Head Start school bus driver. He enjoyed traveling and reading the Bible. He was very involved with the...
James "Jim" Forrest
Apr 28, 2013
JIM FORREST, JR. Tupelo - James Gailey ?Jim? Forrest, Jr., 64, died Sunday, April 28, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice. He was born in Kentucky on May 13, 1948 to James and Mary Joyce Forrest. He was a long-time Head Start school bus driver. He enjoyed traveling and reading the Bible. He was very involved with the...
Lola Kitchen
Apr 26, 2013
LOLA VAN KITCHEN Tupelo - Lola Van Kitchen, 91, died Friday, April 26, 2013, at the Golden Living Center in Tupelo. She was born October 17, 1921, in Corinth, to J. E. and Bessie Van Austin Trimm. She worked a number of years at Play Craft in Saltillo and later, she worked many years at Day Brite Inc. She was...
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