OBITUARIES

James Bass

James Bass

July 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

Julia "Dooley" Garner

July 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

Julia Garner

July 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

Lucille Burleson

July 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...

Baldev Singh

Baldev Singh

July 18, 2013

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Shirley Purvis Jackson

Shirley Purvis Jackson

July 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

Shirley Jackson

July 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

Marjorie Norris

July 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

Terry Carlton

July 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

Terry Lewis Carlton

July 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...

Jeffrey Franks

Jeffrey Franks

July 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

Jeffrey Allen Franks

July 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 Denton

Jimmy Denton

July 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...

Jimmy Doyle Denton

Jimmy Doyle Denton

July 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

Rebecca Hill

July 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 Crawford

Gary Crawford

July 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 Cushman Crawford

Gary Cushman Crawford

July 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

Felisidad Mendoza

July 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...

Florine Martin

Florine Martin

July 9, 2013

FLORINE MARTIN Tupelo ? Florine Priddy Martin, 88, died Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at The Meadows in Fulton after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born October 23, 1924, to John K. and Myrtle Allen Priddy. She retired after 35 years as bookkeeper of NMMC and then worked about 13 years at East Heights Baptist Church. She loved...

Bette Crockett

Bette Crockett

July 9, 2013

BETTE C. CROCKETT Saltillo - Bette C. Crockett, 74, died Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a short illness. A native and lifelong resident of Tupelo, she was born February 24, 1939, to Delton Clay and Oceola Clark. She was a graduate of Tupelo High school. In 1955 she married David L. Crockett and together...