OBITUARIES
Charlene McKnatt
August 10, 2010
Fulton - Charlene McKnatt, 70, died Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at The Courtyard Nursing Center after an extended illness. A native of Guntown, she was born October 10, 1939 to George Washington and Otis Lee Nichols Raburn. She worked for many years at Woolco Department Store. She enjoyed eating at Dixie Creek, taking care of others and making people happy....
James Smith
August 10, 2010
Pontotoc - James Robert Smith, Sr., 69, passed peacefully away, Tuesday, August 10, 2010, into the arms of the Lord. Mr. Lonnie and Mrs. Lou Rebecca Smith brought James into the world, April 13, 1941. He was a member of West Main Church of Christ in Tupelo. James had become a treasured friend and brothers to many at church. Many...
James R. Smith, Sr.
August 10, 2010
Pontotoc - James Robert Smith, Sr., 69, passed peacefully away, Tuesday, August 10, 2010, into the arms of the Lord. Mr. Lonnie and Mrs. Lou Rebecca Smith brought James into the world, April 13, 1941. He was a member of West Main Church of Christ in Tupelo. James had become a treasured friend and brothers to many at church. Many...
Gladys Coggins
August 9, 2010
Saltillo - Gladys Coggins, 80, died Monday, August 9, 2010, at Baldwyn Nursing Facility after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born September 8, 1929. The widow of James Bill Coggins, she was a homemaker and enjoyed flowers, gardening, quilting and cooking. She loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and the special time she spent with them. She...
Willa Cleveland Hickman
August 8, 2010
Franklin, Tenn. - Willa Cleveland Hickman, 92, died Sunday, August 8, 2010, at a nursing facility in Franklin, Tenn. after an extended illness. A Ratliff native, she was born November 22, 1917 to Dr. William H. and Mabel Compton Cleveland. The daughter of a family doctor, she was raised in Tupelo and other locations in Mississippi and lived in the...
Willa Hickman
August 8, 2010
Franklin, Tenn. - Willa Cleveland Hickman, 92, died Sunday, August 8, 2010, at a nursing facility in Franklin, Tenn. after an extended illness. A Ratliff native, she was born November 22, 1917 to Dr. William H. and Mabel Compton Cleveland. The daughter of a family doctor, she was raised in Tupelo and other locations in Mississippi and lived in the...
Martha Ann Logan
August 4, 2010
Belden - Martha Ann Logan, 71, died Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at her residence. A Tupelo native, she was born March 3, 1939 to Burnell H. and Lurlyne Creeley Wade. She was a graduate of Tupelo High School, class of 1957. After attending Mississippi College for Women for several years, she moved to Northern Virginia to take a position on...
Martha Logan
August 4, 2010
Belden - Martha Ann Logan, 71, died Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at her residence. A Tupelo native, she was born March 3, 1939 to Burnell H. and Lurlyne Creeley Wade. She was a graduate of Tupelo High School, class of 1957. After attending Mississippi College for Women for several years, she moved to Northern Virginia to take a position on...
Blanche Roper
August 3, 2010
Belden - Blanche Young Roper, 82, died Tuesday, August 3, 2010, at Rosewood Residence after an extended illness. She was born October 17, 1927, to Tommy and Luna Young. She grew up in the Unity Community of Lee County and graduated from Saltillo High School. She lived in the Belden Community for the past 50 years and was a longtime...
Mary Kathryn Johns
July 31, 2010
SHERMAN Mary Kathryn Goughnour Johns, 85, died July 31, 2010, at her home in Sherman after a brief illness. She was a retired seamstress for the furniture business for over 30 years. She was born in the state of Idaho in the year of 1925 and was raised in Kansas by John and Alice Goughnour. She had lived in Sherman...
Mary Johns
July 31, 2010
SHERMAN Mary Kathryn Goughnour Johns, 85, died July 31, 2010, at her home in Sherman after a brief illness. She was a retired seamstress for the furniture business for over 30 years. She was born in the state of Idaho in the year of 1925 and was raised in Kansas by John and Alice Goughnour. She had lived in Sherman...
Lucy Hardin
July 29, 2010
Oak Hill - Nola Lucille Lucy Hardin, 79, died Thursday, July 29, 2010, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, she was born November 9, 1930, to William Clarence and Nola Mae Adderholt Cantrell. She was a retired sales representative for Aflac Insurance Company after 26 years of employment. She took...
Cecil Spearman
July 29, 2010
Shannon - Cecil Edward Spearman, 91, died Thursday, July 29, 2010, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks after an extended illness. A native of Itawamba County, he was born January 17, 1918 to Oscar and Maude Sanderson Spearman. He was retired from Air Cap Industries after 30 years of service as a mechanic. A US Army veteran of World War...
Maxine Harris
July 25, 2010
Tupelo - Maxine Miller Harris, 85, died Sunday, July 25, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Prentiss County native, she was born November 29, 1924 to Earl and Lorena Ryan Ray. She worked many years as a fashion coordinator in ladies apparel for several Tupelo stores. She was a member of the American Legion...
Maxine Miller Harris
July 25, 2010
Tupelo - Maxine Miller Harris, 85, died Sunday, July 25, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Prentiss County native, she was born November 29, 1924 to Earl and Lorena Ryan Ray. She worked many years as a fashion coordinator in ladies apparel for several Tupelo stores. She was a member of the American Legion...
Roy
July 24, 2010
Tupelo - Roy Lawrence Raper, 94, died Saturday, July 24, 2010, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born August 4, 1915 in the Unity Community, east of Saltillo, to Dexter and Fannie Horton Raper. He was a longtime resident of Lee County, living in the Mt. Vernon Community and Tupelo. He retired from Blue Bell after 20 years...
Roy Raper
July 24, 2010
Tupelo - Roy Lawrence Raper, 94, died Saturday, July 24, 2010, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born August 4, 1915 in the Unity Community, east of Saltillo, to Dexter and Fannie Horton Raper. He was a longtime resident of Lee County, living in the Mt. Vernon Community and Tupelo. He retired from Blue Bell after 20 years...
Andy Pearson
July 23, 2010
Tupelo - Andy Pearson, Sr., 82, died Friday, July 23, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. A native of Clarksdale, he was born October 28, 1927, to William Joseph and Alice Virginia Fowler Pearson. He graduated from Clarksdale High School and then attended Delta State University. He lived in Tupelo the past 40 years. He was a loving father...
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