OBITUARIES

Prentis Franks

Prentis Franks

Dec 23, 2010

Skyline - Prentis V. Franks, 89, died Thursday, December 23, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born August 26, 1921, in the Gilvo Community to Otto and Irene Payne Franks. Due to an injury as a child, he was unable to serve in the military; however, during World War II he worked for...

Diane Johnson

Diane Johnson

Dec 22, 2010

Saltillo - Diane Johnson, 62, died Wednesday, December 22, 2010, at her residence. She was born March 6, 1948 in Booneville to Jack and Mildred Johnson. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Saltillo. She was a loving wife and homemaker. She enjoyed cooking and collecting everything but her life was devoted to her family. Services will be...

James Chism

James Chism

Dec 21, 2010

Saltillo - James C. Chism, 76, died Tuesday, December 21, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born June 19, 1934 to James Marion and Roxie Anna Hood Chism. A longtime resident of Saltillo, he was a truck driver for Scruggs Farm Supply for nearly 60 years, retiring in 1996. He enjoyed playing dominoes...

James C. Chism

James C. Chism

Dec 21, 2010

Saltillo - James C. Chism, 76, died Tuesday, December 21, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born June 19, 1934 to James Marion and Roxie Anna Hood Chism. A longtime resident of Saltillo, he was a truck driver for Scruggs Farm Supply for nearly 60 years, retiring in 1996. He enjoyed playing dominoes...

June Woolard

June Woolard

Dec 21, 2010

Tupelo - June B. Woolard, 82, died Tuesday, December 21, 2010, at her residence. She was born June 1, 1928, in New Athens, Ohio to John and Alice Ballog. A resident of Tupelo since 1963, she had also lived in Columbus, OH and Birmingham, AL. In 1971, she and her husband, Robert F. Woolard, started the Quality Coatings Paint Company...

Jenell Pardin

Jenell Pardin

Dec 19, 2010

Saltillo - Jenell Nell Pardin, 82, died Sunday, December 19, 2010, at Homeplace Assisted Living in Saltillo after an extended illness. She was born September 3, 1928 in Saltillo to Albert R. and Ella Becky Burks King. She retired after nearly fifty years as owner and operator of Jenells Beauty Shop. She had a gift for gardening and landscaping her...

Joan Taylor

Joan Taylor

Dec 19, 2010

Sherman - Joan D.Taylor, 78, died Sunday, December 19, 2010, at her residence after an extended illness. A Sherman native, she was born December 21, 1931 to Walter Flaut and Bertha Shettles Dillard. She was a graduate of Sherman High School, a homemaker and business partner with her husband. Some of the things she enjoyed was quilting, reading, and watching...

Jenell

Jenell

Dec 19, 2010

Saltillo - Jenell Nell Pardin, 82, died Sunday, December 19, 2010, at Homeplace Assisted Living in Saltillo after an extended illness. She was born September 3, 1928 in Saltillo to Albert R. and Ella Becky Burks King. She retired after nearly fifty years as owner and operator of Jenells Beauty Shop. She had a gift for gardening and landscaping her...

Joan D. Taylor

Joan D. Taylor

Dec 19, 2010

Sherman - Joan D.Taylor, 78, died Sunday, December 19, 2010, at her residence after an extended illness. A Sherman native, she was born December 21, 1931 to Walter Flaut and Bertha Shettles Dillard. She was a graduate of Sherman High School, a homemaker and business partner with her husband. Some of the things she enjoyed was quilting, reading, and watching...

Helen Garner Hankins

Helen Garner Hankins

Dec 18, 2010

Carr Vista - Helen Juanita Garner Hankins, 72, died Saturday, December 18, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a short illness. A Beech Springs native, she was born February 11, 1938 to Wesley Earl and Emiline Wages Hutcheson. She was an Oncology nurse for the North Mississippi Medical Center, where she received several honors such as Oncology Nurse...

Braylen Stanley

Braylen Stanley

Dec 18, 2010

TupeloBraylen Ellis Stanley, infant son of Jesse and Rachel Stanley, died Saturday, December 18, 2010, at the North Mississippi Womens Medical Center. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Endville Cemetery with Rev. Horace Barnes officiating. W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors is in charge of the arrangements. He is survived by his parents, Jesse and Rachel Stanley of Fulton and...

Helen Hankins

Helen Hankins

Dec 18, 2010

Carr Vista - Helen Juanita Garner Hankins, 72, died Saturday, December 18, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a short illness. A Beech Springs native, she was born February 11, 1938 to Wesley Earl and Emiline Wages Hutcheson. She was an Oncology nurse for the North Mississippi Medical Center, where she received several honors such as Oncology Nurse...

Braylen Ellis Stanley

Braylen Ellis Stanley

Dec 18, 2010

TupeloBraylen Ellis Stanley, infant son of Jesse and Rachel Stanley, died Saturday, December 18, 2010, at the North Mississippi Womens Medical Center. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Endville Cemetery with Rev. Horace Barnes officiating. W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors is in charge of the arrangements. He is survived by his parents, Jesse and Rachel Stanley of Fulton and...

Robert McNutt

Robert McNutt

Dec 17, 2010

Tupelo - Robert Norwood McNutt, 90, died Friday, December 17, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, he was born December 1, 1920, to Henry Clay and Annie Lee Smith McNutt. A 1938 graduate of Tupelo High School, he then went on to Vanderbuilt University where he received his bachelors...

Velora Fowler

Velora Fowler

Dec 16, 2010

Shannon - Velora Fowler, 65, died Thursday, December 16, 2010, at her residence in Smithville after an extended illness. She was born November 7, 1945 to William and Ann Culver. She attended Calvary Assembly in Tupelo. She loved gardening, family gatherings, and her grandkids. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, December 18, 2010 at The Jefferson Street Chapel of W....

Gladys Clayton

Gladys Clayton

Dec 16, 2010

Pensacola, Fla.Gladys Hunt Ballard Clayton died peacefully on December 16, 2010 surrounded by family and friends. She would have been 83 on Dec. 17. She was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Tupelo and Germantown Presbyterian in Germantown, Tenn. Gladys loved life, her needlepoint and bridge. All those who knew her will miss her love, quick wit...

Carolyn Reaves

Carolyn Reaves

Dec 15, 2010

Carolyn Daniels Reaves went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 in Memphis, Tenn. She was 65. Born in Jackson, Miss., Carolyn moved with her family to Whitehaven, Miss. in 1960. She spent nearly 40 years as a dental hygienist in Whitehaven and Germantown, Tenn. Carolyn is survived by her husband James (Tommy) Reaves of Olive Branch,...

Carolyn Daniels Reaves

Carolyn Daniels Reaves

Dec 15, 2010

Carolyn Daniels Reaves went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 in Memphis, Tenn. She was 65. Born in Jackson, Miss., Carolyn moved with her family to Whitehaven, Miss. in 1960. She spent nearly 40 years as a dental hygienist in Whitehaven and Germantown, Tenn. Carolyn is survived by her husband James (Tommy) Reaves of Olive Branch,...

Beulah Capps

Beulah Capps

Dec 13, 2010

Saltillo - Beulah F. Capps, 79, died Monday, December 13, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Nettleton on May 16, 1931 to Bailey and Kate Wright Harlow. She worked for many years at Marshall Durbin. She was a Baptist. She loved to word search and enoyed yard work. She loved to gather with her family...

Beulah F. Capps

Beulah F. Capps

Dec 13, 2010

Saltillo - Beulah F. Capps, 79, died Monday, December 13, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Nettleton on May 16, 1931 to Bailey and Kate Wright Harlow. She worked for many years at Marshall Durbin. She was a Baptist. She loved to word search and enoyed yard work. She loved to gather with her family...

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