OBITUARIES

John Westmoreland

John Westmoreland

Oct 27, 2009

Richmond - John Reed Westmoreland, 83, died Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at his home in the Richmond Community after an extended illness. A Lee County native, he was born November 21, 1925, to Robbie and Dorothy Westmoreland. He was married to Charlie Mae Umfress for over sixty years. He retired from the Navy and began a career in farming and...

John Reed Westmoreland

John Reed Westmoreland

Oct 27, 2009

Richmond - John Reed Westmoreland, 83, died Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at his home in the Richmond Community after an extended illness. A Lee County native, he was born November 21, 1925, to Robbie and Dorothy Westmoreland. He was married to Charlie Mae Umfress for over sixty years. He retired from the Navy and began a career in farming and...

James Nelson

James Nelson

Oct 27, 2009

JAMES L. NELSON Olive BranchJames L. Nelson, 80, died Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at The Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo after a short illness. A native of Berry, Alabama, he was born March 7, 1929, to the late Thomas Howard Nelson and Mary Ida Patton Nelson. He was a resident of Tupelo and had lived in Olive Branch for the...

Stella Clark

Stella Clark

Oct 23, 2009

PONTOTOC " Stella Clark, 83, died Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, at her daughters residence in Pontotoc after a lengthy illness. She was born to Dow Ramey and Dora Rhymes Ramey in McHaria, Texas, and had lived in Nettleton most of her life until moving to her daughters about eight years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of the...

Mildred Barrett

Mildred Barrett

Oct 22, 2009

Tupelo - Mildred Elizabeth Forsythe Barrett, 89, died Thursday, October 22, 2009, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born April 24, 1920 in Corinth to Robert Lee and Ella Maude McCool Forsythe. She worked as an administrative assistant for Kellum's Clinic for several years and later worked as administrative assistant for One DeVille Apartment Complex, from which...

Charles Lauderdale

Charles Lauderdale

Oct 22, 2009

Tupelo - Charles Edward"Unc" Lauderdale, 66, died Thursday, October 22, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Prentiss County native, he was born February 23, 1943 to Donnie Lee and Edna Evelyn Stell Lauderdale. He worked for Glenn Hester Construction Company for many years and also worked for Mid-South Packing Company, PennSylvania Tire Company and...

Trey Ferguson

Trey Ferguson

Oct 21, 2009

Becker - Trey Eddie Ferguson, 16, died Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at his residence after a sudden illness. He was born February 20, 1993 in Tupelo, the son of Don Ferguson and Neisha Crawford Ferguson. He was previously a member of the New Albany Football Team. He was currently a sophomore at Hatley High School. He loved playing his guitar,...

Addie Thompson

Addie Thompson

Oct 20, 2009

Auburn - Addie Lee Mills Thompson, 101, died Tuesday, October 20, 2009, at North Mississippi Medical Center of Pontotoc after an extended illness. She was born November 1, 1907 in Chickasaw County to John Rufus and Sallie Lee Magness Mills. She lived the majority of her life in the Auburn and Saltillo areas, but had lived at Graceland Nursing Home...

Everett Cox

Everett Cox

Oct 19, 2009

Saltillo - Everett Wilder Cox, 93, died Monday, October 19, 2009, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. He was born February 22, 1916, in Lee County to Redman A. and Hettie Chism Cox. He was the owner of a radio and TV repair business. He enjoyed playing the guitar, vegetable and flower gardening, and spending time with...

Everett

Everett

Oct 19, 2009

Saltillo - Everett Wilder Cox, 93, died Monday, October 19, 2009, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. He was born February 22, 1916, in Lee County to Redman A. and Hettie Chism Cox. He was the owner of a radio and TV repair business. He enjoyed playing the guitar, vegetable and flower gardening, and spending time with...

Kathryn Ellis

Kathryn Ellis

Oct 19, 2009

Tupelo - Mary Kathryn Ellis, 77, died Monday, October 19, 2009, at her residence after an extended illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, she was born March 16, 1932 to Noel and Alma Brown Webb. She was the widow of Jack Ellis and they were owners of Ellis Upholstery. As a homemaker, she enjoyed spending time with her...

Nancy Thomas

Nancy Thomas

Oct 18, 2009

Pontotoc - Nancy Thomas, 66, died Sunday, October 18, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A native of Reading, Penn., she was born March 14, 1943 to Edgar and Mary Cataldi Palmer. She was the office manager for Industrial Express Trucking Company. She enjoyed cooking and playing bingo. She was a member the Catholic Church....

Earl W. Repult

Earl W. Repult

Oct 17, 2009

Tupelo - Earl W. Repult, 67, died Saturday, October 17, 2009, at his and his daughters residence in Saltillo. He was born in Plantersville July 20, 1942, to William Earl and Ethel Mae Witt Repult. He was raised in East Tupelo and graduated from Tupelo High School. Afterwards, he immediately joined the United States Marine Corps. While serving in the...

Earl Repult

Earl Repult

Oct 17, 2009

Tupelo - Earl W. Repult, 67, died Saturday, October 17, 2009, at his and his daughters residence in Saltillo. He was born in Plantersville July 20, 1942, to William Earl and Ethel Mae Witt Repult. He was raised in East Tupelo and graduated from Tupelo High School. Afterwards, he immediately joined the United States Marine Corps. While serving in the...

Ladosky Fennell

Ladosky Fennell

Oct 16, 2009

Eggville - Ladosky Farris Fennell, 84, crossed over to Jordan to be with her Lord, Friday, October 16, 2009, at Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. She was born in the Ballardsville Community on May 7, 1925 to Will and Virgie Farris. Earlier in her life, she worked in several area garment manufacturing plants and later worked at the...

Ladosky Farris Fennell

Ladosky Farris Fennell

Oct 16, 2009

Eggville - Ladosky Farris Fennell, 84, crossed over to Jordan to be with her Lord, Friday, October 16, 2009, at Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. She was born in the Ballardsville Community on May 7, 1925 to Will and Virgie Farris. Earlier in her life, she worked in several area garment manufacturing plants and later worked at the...

Corinne Tate

Corinne Tate

Oct 15, 2009

Tupelo - Corinne Tate, 87, died Thursday, October 15, 2009, at Golden Living Center after a brief illness. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, she was born November 1, 1921 to Frank and Leona Haskett Richards. She worked as a greeter at Wal-Mart on West Main. Earlier, she had worked at the Thomas Street School cafeteria. An avid reader, she...

Ilene Burrough

Ilene Burrough

Oct 12, 2009

Tupelo - Ilene Holley Burrough, 80, died Monday, October 12, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a short illness. A native of Randolph, she was born January 25, 1929, to Walter and Pauline Flaherty. She worked in the garment industry as a seamstress for several years. She was the widow of Hubert Holley who preceded her in death...

JoAnn Evans

JoAnn Evans

Oct 12, 2009

Thaxton - JoAnn Evans, 62, died Monday, October 12, 2009, at her residence after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born December 11, 1946 to A.D.and Hortense Stanford. Before she was disabled, she worked at Reed Manufacturing. For 32 years, she and her family lived in the Brewer Community before moving to Thaxton. She enjoyed playing the...

Ilene Holly Burrough

Ilene Holly Burrough

Oct 12, 2009

Tupelo - Ilene Holley Burrough, 80, died Monday, October 12, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a short illness. A native of Randolph, she was born January 25, 1929, to Walter and Pauline Flaherty. She worked in the garment industry as a seamstress for several years. She was the widow of Hubert Holley who preceded her in death...

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