OBITUARIES
Mattie Florence Maxey
April 2, 2013
FLORENCE MAXEY Evergreen - Mattie Florence Maxey, 78, died Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Nettleton native, she was born July 4, 1934 to Tulus and Carrie Fowler Bishop. She was an accomplished guiterist and loved singing. Her family was very special to her and she loved cooking and caring for them....
Mattie Maxey
April 2, 2013
FLORENCE MAXEY Evergreen - Mattie Florence Maxey, 78, died Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Nettleton native, she was born July 4, 1934 to Tulus and Carrie Fowler Bishop. She was an accomplished guiterist and loved singing. Her family was very special to her and she loved cooking and caring for them....
Irene McWhirter
March 30, 2013
IRENE McWHIRTER Saltillo - Irene McWhirter, 97, died Saturday, March 30, 2013, at the Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks. She was born in Chickasaw County on August 5, 1915 to Floyd and Mary Maude Alford Naron. She was a retired seamstress and a member of Harrisburg Baptist Church. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday, April 1, 2013 at The Saltillo...
Charles McLarty
March 29, 2013
CHARLES MCLARTY Saltillo - Charles McLarty, 54, died Friday, March 29, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Tupelo on September 1, 1958 to Billy Joe and Betty Joyce Harris McLarty. He was a truck driver for many years. He loved fishing and camping. Private family services will be Sunday, March 31, 2013 at W. E....
Louise Cody
March 28, 2013
MRS. LOUISE M. CODY Mantachie - Louise M. Cody, 87, died Thursday, March 28, 2013, at her home in Mantachie. She was born July 13, 1925, to Roy T. and Louella Deaton Mauldin. She was raised in Tremont but spent most of her adult life in Tupelo until moving to Mantachie in 1991. For over forty years she served as...
Rev. Mark Morgan, Jr.
March 28, 2013
REV. MARK MORGAN, JR. Saltillo - Rev. Mark Alan Morgan, Jr., 32, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in El Dorado, Arkansas, on January 4, 1981, to Rev. Mark and Debra Fields Morgan. He was a member and an Associate Pastor of the Temple of Praise Church...
Mark Morgan
March 28, 2013
REV. MARK MORGAN, JR. Saltillo - Rev. Mark Alan Morgan, Jr., 32, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in El Dorado, Arkansas, on January 4, 1981, to Rev. Mark and Debra Fields Morgan. He was a member and an Associate Pastor of the Temple of Praise Church...
David Carr
March 27, 2013
DAVID B. CARR Saltillo - David B. Carr, 64, died Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. A life-long resident of Saltillo, he was born September 5, 1948, to Joseph F. and Frances Cecilia Gusmus Carr. A people person, he enjoyed talking and visiting with people. For many years, he owned and operated with his brother a...
Lila Gallagher
March 27, 2013
LILA GALLAGHER Lila Gallagher, 84, born March 4, 1929, in Washita, Oklahoma, died March 27, 2013. She was preceded in death by one son, Charles. Survived by two sons, Brad and Craig Gallagher; seven grandchildren, Marci, Amber, Jolene, Paul, Damyn, Lillian and Keely Gallagher; two great-grandchildren, Stephanie Gallagher and Amelia Palacio. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m....
Raymond Vinson
March 27, 2013
RAYMOND VINSON Belden - Raymond Vinson, 93, died on Wednesday, March 27, 2013. A life-long resident of the Macedonia Community, he had resided at Rosewood Residence for the past five years. He was born December 9, 1919 to Henry and Paralee Dillard Vinson. He served his country in the United States Army from 1941 until 1945. He served and fought...
David B. Carr
March 27, 2013
DAVID B. CARR Saltillo - David B. Carr, 64, died Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. A life-long resident of Saltillo, he was born September 5, 1948, to Joseph F. and Frances Cecilia Gusmus Carr. A people person, he enjoyed talking and visiting with people. For many years, he owned and operated with his brother a...
Danica McCord
March 25, 2013
DANICA GIFFORD McCORD Tupelo - Danica Gifford McCord, 46, died, alongside her daughter, at their residence on Sunday, March 25, 2013. She was born in Joliet, Illinois on March 13, 1967 to John R. and Virginia Owens Gifford. She was of the Baptist Faith. She had worked for Berkline and later Wal-Mart Distribution Center. She enjoyed working outdoors, spending time...
Irene Byrd
March 25, 2013
IRENE BYRD Tupelo - Irene Warren Byrd, 91, died Monday, March 25, 2013, at Emeritus Assisted Living Facility in Woodstock, Georgia, after an extended ilness. She was born April 6, 1921, in Golden to Issac Monan and Gertrude Davis Black. Her hobbies included, sewing, cooking and working in her flower garden. She was a faithful and loved member of Tupelo...
Destiny Montana McCord
March 25, 2013
DESTINY MCCORD Tupelo - Destiny Montana McCord, 13, died, alongside her mother, at their residence on Sunday, March 25, 2013. She was born September 10, 1999 to Anthony Lee McCord, III and Danica Gifford McCord. A teenager, she loved hanging out with friends and spending time with her family at the lake. She was an honor student at Guntown Middle...
Danica Gifford McCord
March 25, 2013
DANICA GIFFORD McCORD Tupelo - Danica Gifford McCord, 46, died, alongside her daughter, at their residence on Sunday, March 25, 2013. She was born in Joliet, Illinois on March 13, 1967 to John R. and Virginia Owens Gifford. She was of the Baptist Faith. She had worked for Berkline and later Wal-Mart Distribution Center. She enjoyed working outdoors, spending time...
Destiny McCord
March 25, 2013
DESTINY MCCORD Tupelo - Destiny Montana McCord, 13, died, alongside her mother, at their residence on Sunday, March 25, 2013. She was born September 10, 1999 to Anthony Lee McCord, III and Danica Gifford McCord. A teenager, she loved hanging out with friends and spending time with her family at the lake. She was an honor student at Guntown Middle...
Annie Cheek
March 23, 2013
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Annie Ruth Cheek
March 23, 2013
ANNIE CHEEK Chesterville - Annie Ruth Cheek, 85, died Saturday, March 23, 2013, at her home. She was born July 3, 1927, in Pontotoc County to Hunter and Maude Elsie Duke Pound. She worked in the Claims Department for the Illinois Central Railroad for over twenty years. She was an avid quilter, dancer and a member of the Railroad Bowling...
Tommy Bethay
March 22, 2013
TOMMY DALE BETHAY, SR. Tupelo - Tommy Dale Bethay, Sr., 66, died Friday, March 22, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born July 23, 1946, in Tupelo to Johnnie Chesley and Vivian Pennington Bethay. Throughout his life he worked several jobs including Lee Communications, Tupelo Police Department and retired as a respiratory therapist....
Russell Yarborough
March 22, 2013
RUSSELL YARBOROUGH Tupelo - William Russell Yarborough, 82, died on Friday, March 22, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born on August 21, 1930, in Webster County to William Hubert Yarborough and Willie Bell Latham Yarborough. In 1948, he graduated from Eurpora High School, where he was class president and MVP of the...
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