OBITUARIES
Rebecca Pettey Wilson
Mar 25, 2011
Shannon - Rebecca Catherine Pettey Wilson, 87, died Friday, March 25, 2011, at her sons residence in Michie, Tenn. after a lengthy illness. She was born July 12, 1923 in Lee County to W. R. Willie Bob and Eula Melvinia Allen Pettey. She was a high school graduate of Shannon High School. She and her husband, Orville Wilson co-owned Tupelo...
Lee Swindle
Mar 25, 2011
Saltillo - Lee Swindle, 79, died Friday, March 25, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born March 30, 1931 in North Mississippi. He was retired as a long-time auto mechanic and had worked at Firestone in Tupelo. He had also served for six years as Chief of Police in Elaine, Arkansas. He was...
Ron Heitmeyer
Mar 22, 2011
Miss - Ronald Ron C. Heitmeyer, 63, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi after a brief illness. He was born in Elyria, Ohio on October 2, 1947 to Carl Frank and Wanda Kathryn Munz Heitmeyer. He was a Certified Public Accountant who spent the majority of his working career in construction and...
Bernice Morgan Ruff
Mar 20, 2011
Vicksburg - Bernice Morgan Ruff, 93, died Sunday, March 20, 2011, at River Region Hospital in Vicksburg. She was born in Lee County on January 26, 1918 to Hilliard A. and Anna Kate Stovall Morgan. She was a hard worker and worked alongside her brothers in the fields at an early age. She was an excellent cook and talented seamstress...
June Drummond
Mar 20, 2011
June Edwards Drummond went home to be with the Lord Sunday, March 20, 2011, while being hospitalized at Northeast Mississippi Medical Center after a long and valiant battle with heart disease. She was born June 1 in Tupelo and married her high school sweetheart and love of her life, William Drummond, for 30 years. She was a leader during her...
Bernice Ruff
Mar 20, 2011
Vicksburg - Bernice Morgan Ruff, 93, died Sunday, March 20, 2011, at River Region Hospital in Vicksburg. She was born in Lee County on January 26, 1918 to Hilliard A. and Anna Kate Stovall Morgan. She was a hard worker and worked alongside her brothers in the fields at an early age. She was an excellent cook and talented seamstress...
June Edwards Drummond
Mar 20, 2011
June Edwards Drummond went home to be with the Lord Sunday, March 20, 2011, while being hospitalized at Northeast Mississippi Medical Center after a long and valiant battle with heart disease. She was born June 1 in Tupelo and married her high school sweetheart and love of her life, William Drummond, for 30 years. She was a leader during her...
Maye Harlow
Mar 15, 2011
Belden - Maye Maye Harlow, 81, died Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident of Belden, she was born May 22, 1929, to Samuel Lester and Viola Ray Blythe. She graduated from Belden High School and married Kenneth Harlow. She worked in sales for WELO and Miss...
Maye Maye Harlow
Mar 15, 2011
Belden - Maye Maye Harlow, 81, died Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident of Belden, she was born May 22, 1929, to Samuel Lester and Viola Ray Blythe. She graduated from Belden High School and married Kenneth Harlow. She worked in sales for WELO and Miss...
Jeff Wayne Parker
Mar 14, 2011
Plantersville - Jeff Wayne Parker, 73, died Monday, March 14, 2011, at Baldwyn Nursing Facility after an extended illness. A Lee County native, he was born August 30, 1937 to John Turner and Emma Trevette Rogers Parker. He worked as a roofer for many years and enjoyed gardening. He was a member of the Plantersville Baptist Church and attended Priceville...
Jeff Parker
Mar 14, 2011
Plantersville - Jeff Wayne Parker, 73, died Monday, March 14, 2011, at Baldwyn Nursing Facility after an extended illness. A Lee County native, he was born August 30, 1937 to John Turner and Emma Trevette Rogers Parker. He worked as a roofer for many years and enjoyed gardening. He was a member of the Plantersville Baptist Church and attended Priceville...
Mary Kirkpatrick
Mar 11, 2011
Tupelo, Miss. - Mary Grimes Kirkpatrick, 89, died Friday March 11, 2011, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, Miss. after an extended illness. A Tula, Mississippi native, she was born March 14, 1921 to Samuel Earl and Sara Moss Grisham Grimes. She was raised in Sanatorium near Magee, Miss. and had attended the University of Mississippi. She had lived...
Elizabeth Towery
Mar 10, 2011
ELIZABETH TOWERY Guntown - Elizabeth Towery, 86, died at home Thursday, March 10, 2011, after a lengthy illness. She was born August 7, 1924 to Daniel L. and Cynthia Ann Stout Henderson. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Saltillo. After she could no longer attend services, she was blessed to have the care and support of...
Annette Kindt
Mar 9, 2011
Saltillo - Ethel Annette Kindt, 73, died Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. She was born April 17, 1937 to Columbus Richard and Melverta L. Hill Norris. She enjoyed working crossword puzzles, watching game shows, reading, and was an avid Nascar fan. She loved spending time with her family, especially her children, grandchildren and...
William Wilburn
Mar 9, 2011
Tupelo - William H. Wilburn, 86, died Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. An Itawamba County native, he was born December 15, 1924 to Thurman and Ruth Cooley Wilburn. He was a United States Army veteran. Between the years of 1948 and 1965, he worked in Memphis for International Harvester. For 28...
Navis Williams
Mar 7, 2011
Tupelo - Navis Welford Williams, 91, died Monday, March 7, 2011, at Cedars Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness. Born in Sulligent, AL. on December 19, 1919, to Harvey and Carrie Jones Welford, she grew up in Aberdeen, MS. After marrying Rush Williams and moving to the Tupelo area, she worked as Director of Admissions and Discharges for 30 years...
Ralph Hershfelt
Mar 6, 2011
TupeloRalph Hershfelt, 88, died Sunday, March 6, 2011, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. He was Born July 17, 1922, in St. Louis, MO and served in the US Navy as a training pilot during WW II. He worked in and owned his own manufacturing businesses for many years. In 1960, he moved to Tupelo, becoming a...
Lynn Mallory
Mar 5, 2011
Verona - William Lynn Mallory, 51, died Saturday, March 5, 2011, at his residence after a sudden illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, he was born September 1, 1959, to Jacob and Lavelle Mason Mallory. Before becoming disabled, he worked in the furniture industry. He was an avid sports fan and especially enjoyed NASCAR. He also loved working...
Col. D. Liles
Mar 4, 2011
Saltillo Lt. Col. Robert David Liles, Jr., Ret., 75, died Friday, March 4, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of Topeka, Kansas, he was born February 27, 1936, to Robert David and Frances D. Creel Liles. He proudly served his country 26 years in the United States Army with two tours in Vietnam....
Lt Col. Robert D. Liles, Jr.
Mar 4, 2011
Saltillo Lt. Col. Robert David Liles, Jr., Ret., 75, died Friday, March 4, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of Topeka, Kansas, he was born February 27, 1936, to Robert David and Frances D. Creel Liles. He proudly served his country 26 years in the United States Army with two tours in Vietnam....
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