OBITUARIES
Mildred Baker
Oct 6, 2009
Tupelo - Mildred Nancy Baker, 82, died Tuesday, October 6, 2009, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks after an extended illness. A native of Berry, Ala., she was born January 16, 1927 to Dude and Nancy Alma Smallwood Davis. She was a retired telephone operator, serving 30 years. She was the widow of W.O. Hightower Baker who preceded her in...
Ruth Jolliffe
Oct 5, 2009
Tupelo - Ruth Jean Jolliffe, 80, died Monday, October 5, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born December 25, 1928, in Detoit, Mich. to Jack and Ada Maude Jagoe Wilson. She was a homemaker and enjoyed art work and writing poems. She was the widow of Eugene Waggoner and Alfred Jolliffe. She was...
Dr Benjamin Hal Buchanan, Jr.
Oct 4, 2009
Benjamin Hal Buchanan Jr., beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 4, 2009. He grew up in Greenville, Mississippi, attended Delta State University, and graduated from the University of Mississippi Medical School in 1969. He then completed an Internship at Memorial Hospital in Savannah, Georgia, before returning to Jackson to complete an...
George Winders
Oct 4, 2009
Verona - George Irvin Winders, 57, died Sunday, October 4, 2009, at his home after a sudden illness. He was born March 9, 1952 in Lee County to Clarence George and Jo Bell Irvin Winders. A graduate of Nettleton High School, he then went on to Mississippi State University where he graduated with a degree in marketing. He worked as...
Nancy Coggins
Oct 4, 2009
Dorsey - Nancy Faye Coggins, 46, died Sunday, October 4, 2009, at her residence after an extended illness. An Okolona native, she was born October 25, 1962. She worked at KC's Mart in Mooreville. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandkids and great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday...
Benjamin Buchanan
Oct 4, 2009
Benjamin Hal Buchanan Jr., beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 4, 2009. He grew up in Greenville, Mississippi, attended Delta State University, and graduated from the University of Mississippi Medical School in 1969. He then completed an Internship at Memorial Hospital in Savannah, Georgia, before returning to Jackson to complete an...
Sandra Manley
Oct 4, 2009
Decatur, Ga. - Sandra Lee Manley, 68, died Sunday, October 4, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A lifelong resident of the Atlanta, Georgia area, she was born July 4, 1941. Her parents were Robert Lee and Gertrude Jones Rainwater. She was married to Charles L. Cook who died, August 15, 1976, and later married...
George Wilson
Oct 3, 2009
Tupelo - George Allen Wilson, 83, died Saturday, October 3, 2009, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A native and life-long resident of Tupelo, he was born November 29, 1925 to Joel Sylvester and Alma Jackson Wilson. Immediately after graduating from East Tupelo High School in 1943, he joined the United States Navy. During World War...
George Allen Wilson
Oct 3, 2009
Tupelo - George Allen Wilson, 83, died Saturday, October 3, 2009, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A native and life-long resident of Tupelo, he was born November 29, 1925 to Joel Sylvester and Alma Jackson Wilson. Immediately after graduating from East Tupelo High School in 1943, he joined the United States Navy. During World War...
Bobbie Russell
Sep 29, 2009
Fulton - Bobbie Sue Russell, 79, died Tuesday, September 29, 2009, at Phillips Personal Care Home after a sudden illness. A Lee County native and longtime resident, she was born August 30, 1930 to Joel Cleveland and Leona Barber Mabry. She was a retired employee of Hunter Saddler Manufacturing but was previously a longtime employee of Playcraft in Saltillo. She...
Bobbie Sue Russell
Sep 29, 2009
Fulton - Bobbie Sue Russell, 79, died Tuesday, September 29, 2009, at Phillips Personal Care Home after a sudden illness. A Lee County native and longtime resident, she was born August 30, 1930 to Joel Cleveland and Leona Barber Mabry. She was a retired employee of Hunter Saddler Manufacturing but was previously a longtime employee of Playcraft in Saltillo. She...
Donald Hamilton
Sep 27, 2009
DONALD HAMILTON Tupelo- Donald Hamilton, 75, died Sunday, September 27, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness.. He was born May 10, 1934 on Isle of Man, off the west coast of England. In his teens, he was an avid swimmer, rugby player, and raced motorcycles. He played rugby until he moved to the U.S. in...
Michael Campbell
Sep 27, 2009
Tupelo - Michael Darron Campbell, 39, died Sunday, September 27, 2009, at his residence after an extended illness. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, he was born August 13, 1970 to Robert Luther and Mary Evelyn Hankins Campbell. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Memorial Services will be 4 p.m. Tuesday at the family residence, 1189 Hankins Street,...
Amanda Westmoreland
Sep 27, 2009
Tupelo - Amanda Turner Westmoreland, 29, died Sunday, September 27, 2009, at her residence. A Tupelo native, she was born August 6, 1980 to Paul Edward and Marketta James Turner. She lived most of her life in Tupelo and a brief time in Pontotoc. She married Jonathan Westmoreland June 26, 1999. She loved her three sons and spending time with...
Mary Evelyn Scruggs Mitchell
Sep 25, 2009
Tupelo - Mary Evelyn Scruggs Mitchell, 90, died Friday, September 25, 2009, at the Gregory House, Traceway Retirement Community after an extended illness. A Pontotoc County native, she was born August 31, 1919 in Sherman, MS as the only child to William Edwin Scruggs and Mary Lucille Ashe Scruggs. After graduating from Sherman High School in 1936, she attended Mississippi...
Stephen Stanford
Sep 25, 2009
Saltillo - Stephen Ray Stanford, 56, died Friday, September 25, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, he was born July 26, 1953 to Fletcher and Ruth Malone Stanford. A 1971 graduate of Tupelo High School, he then went on to University of Mississippi where he graduated in 1982...
Stephen R. Stanford
Sep 25, 2009
Saltillo - Stephen Ray Stanford, 56, died Friday, September 25, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, he was born July 26, 1953 to Fletcher and Ruth Malone Stanford. A 1971 graduate of Tupelo High School, he then went on to University of Mississippi where he graduated in 1982...
Mary Scruggs Mitchell
Sep 25, 2009
Tupelo - Mary Evelyn Scruggs Mitchell, 90, died Friday, September 25, 2009, at the Gregory House, Traceway Retirement Community after an extended illness. A Pontotoc County native, she was born August 31, 1919 in Sherman, MS as the only child to William Edwin Scruggs and Mary Lucille Ashe Scruggs. After graduating from Sherman High School in 1936, she attended Mississippi...
Virginia Poole
Sep 23, 2009
Tupelo " Virginia Cole Poole, 90, died Wednesday, September 23, 2009, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A native of Guntown, she was born November 11, 1918, to Leander Valentine (Volly) and Johnnie Shell Cole. A 1936 graduate of Baldwyn High School, she then went on to Electric Mills Nursing School where she graduated in 1939. That...
Opal Chittom
Sep 22, 2009
Tupelo - Opal Garner Chittom, 93, died Tuesday, September 22, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born in Lee County October 31, 1915, the first child of Lewis E. and Miley P. Garner. She was married to Aubrey Harmon Chittom on January 12, 1935. She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary...
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