OBITUARIES
Dorothy Greenway
Nov 3, 2010
Savannah, GA - Dorothy Leatrice Greenway, 80, died Wednesday, November 3, 2010, at her residence after a lengthy illness. A native of Oklahoma, she was born May 12, 1930 to John W. and Carrie L. Gilstrap Rucks. For sixty years, she served as a Ministers wife, of which 37 years was served in Tupelo. She held the position of section...
Eugene Pettigrew
Nov 2, 2010
Nettleton - Eugene (Gene) Pettigrew, 87, died Tuesday, November 2, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of Oxford after an extended illness. He was born August 28, 1923 in Lee County to J.W. (Willis) and Larencia Cole Pettigrew. A veteran of World War II, he served in the Army Air Corp in Burma, India and China and also served in the...
Eugene
Nov 2, 2010
Nettleton - Eugene (Gene) Pettigrew, 87, died Tuesday, November 2, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of Oxford after an extended illness. He was born August 28, 1923 in Lee County to J.W. (Willis) and Larencia Cole Pettigrew. A veteran of World War II, he served in the Army Air Corp in Burma, India and China and also served in the...
Shelby Seals
Nov 1, 2010
Tupelo - Shelby Jean Seals, 68, died Monday, November 1, 2010, at The Laney Green House of Traceway after an extended illness. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, she was born December 2, 1941, to William Shelby and Clytee Corinne Richards Tate. She was retired from Farm Bureau after 25 years of service and had worked for the Tupelo Public...
Opal Grant
Oct 26, 2010
Tupelo - Opal Grant, 89, died Tuesday, October 26, 2010, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born December 8, 1920, in Boyle, MS to Robert Lee Bass and Mandy Rachael Tweedle Bass. A longtime resident of Tupelo, she spent her life caring for her children and grandchildren, loving them unconditionally, and received great joy from cooking for...
Dot Moore
Oct 25, 2010
Tupelo- Dorothy Mae (Dot) Moore, 81, died Monday, October 25, 2010, at The Sanctuary Hospice House. A native of the Auburn Community, she was born June 30, 1929 to Joseph and Anna Theresa Dozier McMullen. She was the widow of John Moore who died March 1,2002. She was a member of the Baptist church. Services will be 3:30 p.m. Wednesday...
Jerrie Stanford
Oct 24, 2010
Tupelo - Jerrie Ann Stanford, 72, died Sunday, October 24, 2010, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, after an extended illness. A Pontotoc native, she was born July 18, 1938 to John W. and Carnell Murphy Staten. A graduate of Randolph High School, she then went on to attend Cosmetology School. She loved to go to antique shops where she...
Jerrie Ann Stanford
Oct 24, 2010
Tupelo - Jerrie Ann Stanford, 72, died Sunday, October 24, 2010, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, after an extended illness. A Pontotoc native, she was born July 18, 1938 to John W. and Carnell Murphy Staten. A graduate of Randolph High School, she then went on to attend Cosmetology School. She loved to go to antique shops where she...
Charles W. Murphy
Oct 20, 2010
Mantachie - Charles W. Murphy, 84, died Wednesday, October 20, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a short illness. An Itawamba County native, he was born to Luther Henry and Lula Mae McMillen Murphy. He grew up on a farm in the Fawn Grove community. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. After returning...
Charles Murphy
Oct 20, 2010
Mantachie - Charles W. Murphy, 84, died Wednesday, October 20, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a short illness. An Itawamba County native, he was born to Luther Henry and Lula Mae McMillen Murphy. He grew up on a farm in the Fawn Grove community. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. After returning...
Catherine Quintilia
Oct 17, 2010
Verona - Catherine Quintilia DOrazio Baker, 89, died Sunday, October 17, 2010, at her residence in Verona after a brief illness. She was born March 5, 1921 in Crumlynn, Pennsylvania to Luigi and Grace Rossi D'Orazio. She was raised in Crumlynn and met her husband, Quitman Ellis Baker after moving to Washington D. C. She and her husband had lived...
Catherine Quintilia D’Orazio Baker
Oct 17, 2010
Verona - Catherine Quintilia DOrazio Baker, 89, died Sunday, October 17, 2010, at her residence in Verona after a brief illness. She was born March 5, 1921 in Crumlynn, Pennsylvania to Luigi and Grace Rossi D'Orazio. She was raised in Crumlynn and met her husband, Quitman Ellis Baker after moving to Washington D. C. She and her husband had lived...
Opal Price
Oct 16, 2010
Baldwyn Opal Price, 86, died Saturday, October 16, 2010, at the Baldwyn Nursing Facility after a lengthy illness. An Evergreen Community native, she was born November 15, 1923 to William Jim and Gracia Rebecca Shumpert. She worked over 20 years with Charm Step Shoe Manufacturing Company in Fulton. She was a member of the Home Demonstration Club in Itawamba County...
Julia Blakey
Oct 12, 2010
Belden - Julia Dodge Blakey, 53, died Tuesday, October 12, 2010, at her residence after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born February 8, 1957 to Daniel and Lake Strain Dodge. She grew up in Gadsden, Ala. and graduated from Fairfax Hall Preparatory School in Fairfax, Va. before attending Stevens College in Columbia, Mo. Very active in her...
Ellis Blake
Oct 12, 2010
Saltillo - Walter Ellis Blake, 84, died Tuesday, October 12, 2010, at his residence in Saltillo, after a lengthy illness. He was born July 4, 1926, in Oktibbeha County, to Walter and Donie Wright Blake. He worked 26 years for Miller Brother Dairys in West Point. He then worked for Babcock and Willcox Boiler Makers for 6 years, before becoming...
David Turner
Oct 12, 2010
Saltillo - David Alan Turner, 32, died Tuesday, October 12, 2010, at his residence. A native of Ripley, he was born March 21, 1978 to Lee Turner and Carolyn Carr. He was a member of Living Waters Community Church. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, October 14, 2010 at Tupelo Memorial Park with Rev. Horace Barnes officiating. Burial will be...
Jeff Land
Oct 11, 2010
Saltillo - Jeff Powell Land, 76, died Monday, October 11, 2010, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. He was born October 25, 1933 in Philadelphia, MS to Milton Leland and Emilyn Powell Land. He graduated from Mathiston High School and then served in the U.S. Army Infantry during the Korean War. Following his military service, he went...
Levis King
Oct 11, 2010
Carolina Community- Levis Wade King, 77, died Monday, October 11, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born October 1, 1933, in the Carolina Community of Itawamba County, to Archie Clay and Myrtle Lamb King. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy where he served aboard the U.S.S. Yorktown. He was a...
Levis Wade King
Oct 11, 2010
Carolina Community- Levis Wade King, 77, died Monday, October 11, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born October 1, 1933, in the Carolina Community of Itawamba County, to Archie Clay and Myrtle Lamb King. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy where he served aboard the U.S.S. Yorktown. He was a...
David Nichols
Oct 9, 2010
Greenwood David Nichols, 59, died October 09, 2010, in Greenwood after a short illness. Mr. Nichols was born in Columbus, Ga. September, 29, 1951, to Loyd Thomas Nichols, and Mrs. Gladys Mae Cox Nichols. He was formerly of Tupelo, where he lived and worked until he moved to Greenwood several years ago. He loved fishing and spending time with his...
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