OBITUARIES
Patey Ezelle
June 22, 2013
PATEY EZELLE Tupelo - Lauren Patey Ezelle, 9, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2013, with her father, who adored her. She was born in Tupelo to Brian and Heather Walls Ezelle. She was an amazing little girl with a quirky personality. Extremely artistic, she loved to develop storylines, loved any color green, zebra stripes and animals and dreamed of...
Mary Lambert
June 22, 2013
MARY LAMBERT Saltillo - Mary Ann Dodson Lambert, 66, died Saturday, June 22, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. A Detroit native, she was born February 4, 1947 to Eugene Edward and Emogene Pruitt Dodson. She served as a seamstress for Lanier from 1974 to 2005. A long time resident of Saltillo, she was preceded in death by her...
Brian Ezelle
June 22, 2013
BRIAN EZELLE Tupelo - Brian Coleman Ezelle, 46, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2013, with his beloved daughter, Patey. He was born in Tupelo on December 29, 1966, to Donald Coleman and Mary Maxine Patey Ezelle. He grew up attending Harrisburg Baptist Church and with his family was currently attending The Orchard. He graduated from Tupelo High School and...
Charles Stembridge
June 20, 2013
CHARLES STEMBRIDGE Beech Springs - Charles "Sedge" Stembridge, 72, died Thursday, June 20, 2013, at Sanctuary Hospice House from an extended illness. He was born November 15, 1940 to Mitchell and Crentell Matthews Stembridge. He was a graduate of Tupelo High School. He was a member of Beech Springs Free Will Baptist Church. He worked at Superior Products and retired...
David McVay
June 20, 2013
DAVID E. McVAY Tupelo - David E. McVay, 65, passed away, Thursday, June 20, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born April 19, 1948, to Edgar T. and Rena Foster McVay. A 1967 graduate of Tupelo High School, he went on to graduate from Itawamba Community College in 1969 and then attended Mississippi State University for a...
Margaret Ann Davis
June 20, 2013
MARGARET ANN DAVIS Tupelo - Margaret Ann Davis, 47, died Thursday, June 20, 2013, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born in Monroe, Louisiana on July 6, 1965 to Robert William McGowen, Sr. and Peggy Ann Harrelson McGowen. She was a graduate of UNA with a degree in nursing and worked as a labor and delivery...
Jimmy Dickey
June 20, 2013
JIMMY DICKEY Mooreville - Jimmy Eugene Dickey, 71, died Thursday, June 20, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born July 17, 1941 to Jimmie Elton and Jewel Bross Dickey. He was disabled but he didn't let it slow him down. He enjoyed mowing his yard and being outdoors. He was a master carpenter...
David E. McVay
June 20, 2013
DAVID E. McVAY Tupelo - David E. McVay, 65, passed away, Thursday, June 20, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born April 19, 1948, to Edgar T. and Rena Foster McVay. A 1967 graduate of Tupelo High School, he went on to graduate from Itawamba Community College in 1969 and then attended Mississippi State University for a...
Margaret Davis
June 20, 2013
MARGARET ANN DAVIS Tupelo - Margaret Ann Davis, 47, died Thursday, June 20, 2013, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born in Monroe, Louisiana on July 6, 1965 to Robert William McGowen, Sr. and Peggy Ann Harrelson McGowen. She was a graduate of UNA with a degree in nursing and worked as a labor and delivery...
Elsie Francis
June 19, 2013
ELSIE FRANCIS Tupelo - Elsie Francis, 95, died Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at her home. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee on August 3, 1917, to Frederick I. and Robbie Mae Trout. She was a graduate of Humes High School, Memphis TN. She began working with the Tupelo Community Development Foundation and later for twenty-eight years with T.V.A. She was...
Lamar Long
June 16, 2013
LAMAR LONG Brewer - James Lamar Long was born February 9, 1944, to William Edgar Long and Earline Parks Long. He grew up in the Shannon area and graduated from Shannon High School in 1961. He married the love of his life Donna Jean Billings on June 22, 1963. He worked all his life with his second passion of operating...
Charlie Hughes
June 16, 2013
CHARLIE HUGHES Tupelo - Charlie Hughes, 80, died Sunday, June 16, 2013, at the Sanctuary Hospice House after a lengthy illness. A St. Louis, Missouri native, he was born November 12, 1932, to William and Hilda Smith Hughes. For the last 35 years he was a resident of Tupelo and the president of Day Brite Management Club. He enjoyed bowling...
Willie Frances Caldwell
June 16, 2013
WILLIE CALDWELL Shannon - Willie Frances "Ne Naw" "Ms. Willie" Caldwell, 90, died Sunday, June 16, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. A Tupelo native, she was born September 2, 1922, to Frank and Saphronia McCollough West. She worked for Sarah's Outlet and was a long time Avon Representative. She is the widow of Stanley...
Willie Caldwell
June 16, 2013
WILLIE CALDWELL Shannon - Willie Frances ?Ne Naw? ?Ms. Willie? Caldwell, 90, died Sunday, June 16, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. A Tupelo native, she was born September 2, 1922, to Frank and Saphronia McCollough West. She worked for Sarah?s Outlet and was a long time Avon Representative. She is the widow of Stanley...
Harold Phillips
June 13, 2013
HAROLD PHILLIPS Belden - Harold Phillips, 73, died Thursday, June 13, 2013. A Shannon native, he was born July 18, 1939, to Vernon Washington and Bessie Freeman Phillips. He was a graduate of Sherman High School. After 33 years of service, he retired from Day Bright Lighting. He, along with his wife, was a resident of Belden since 1995. A...
Ronny V." VanBuskirk
June 12, 2013
RONNY VANBUSKIRK Mooreville - Ronny "R. V." VanBuskirk, 63, died suddenly Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Tupelo on December 27, 1949, to J. C. and Frances Harrelson Buskirk. He proudly served in the Mississippi National Guard. For the past five years, he worked for MS Nonwovens Inc. as a furniture supply salesman....
Ronny "R. V." VanBuskirk
June 12, 2013
RONNY VANBUSKIRK Mooreville - Ronny "R. V." VanBuskirk, 63, died suddenly Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Tupelo on December 27, 1949, to J. C. and Frances Harrelson Buskirk. He proudly served in the Mississippi National Guard. For the past five years, he worked for MS Nonwovens Inc. as a furniture supply salesman....
James Easterling
June 10, 2013
JAMES EASTERLING Blue Springs - James Easterling, 78, died Monday, June 10, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Mississippi native, he was born June 25, 1934 to Herman Otis and Charlie Faye Wood Easterling. He independently owned and operated a trucking business. He enjoyed yard work, reading and being outside and loved his horses. He...
Hazel Nell McLarty
June 8, 2013
HAZEL NELL MCLARTY Tupelo - Hazel Nell McLarty, 76, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2013, at the Golden Living Center after an extended illness. A Mississippi native, she was born December 14, 1936, to Robert and Stella Tackitt Black. She worked at the Oxford Hospital for many years and later became a long-time self-employed caregiver. She enjoyed crocheting, reading and...
Hazel McLarty
June 8, 2013
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