OBITUARIES
Howard Thorne
Jun 11, 2009
Saltillo - Howard Thorne, Jr., 68, died Thursday, June 11, 2009, at the Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks after a long battle with cancer. A Booneville native and lifelong resident of North Mississippi, he was born July 22, 1940 to Howard C. Thorne, Sr. and Mildred Joyner Thorne. He was a retired truck driver, a barber for 40 years, and...
Wallace Benson
Jun 10, 2009
Brewer - Sam Wallace Benson, 70, died Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at his residence after a brief illness. A Lee County native, he was born September 12, 1938 to the late Sam and Christine Sargent Benson. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and was considered Papa to many kids in the community. Memorial Services will be 7 p.m. Saturday,...
Janice Oxner
Jun 8, 2009
Beech Springs - Nancy Janice Stembridge Oxner, 68, died Monday, June 8, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, she was born November 9, 1940, to Victor and Nina Stanley Stembridge. She was a graduate of Tupelo High School and married Sonny Oxner April 22, 1966. Earlier in her...
Kevin Durham
Jun 8, 2009
Saltillo- Kevin Brent Durham, 54, died Monday, June 8, 2009, at Darlington Oaks in Verona after an extended illness. A native of Kokomo, Indiana, he was born October 14, 1954 to Daniel and Wilma Jo Gearheart Durham. He was a printing press operator for Mid South Fine Printers and had previously been employed with Barber Printing. He enjoyed playing his...
Gladys Davis
Jun 7, 2009
Mantachie - Gladys Geneva Dickerson Davis, 84, died Sunday, June 7, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born August 19, 1924, in Itawamba County to George Preston and Lula Dozier Moore. A lifelong resident of Lee County, she was a devoted mother and grandmother and enjoyed cooking for her family and church gatherings....
Anna Ator
Jun 7, 2009
Amarillo, Tex.-- Anna Bob Beckham Ator, died Sunday June 7, 2009 after an extended illness. She was the daughter of Robert C. and Elizabeth Long (Betty) Beckham, of Tupelo, MS, known to her family by her childhood nickname Teensy. She married Lloyd George Ator on April 15, 1942, shortly before he reported for active duty. Not long after the war...
Gladys Geneva Davis
Jun 7, 2009
Mantachie - Gladys Geneva Dickerson Davis, 84, died Sunday, June 7, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born August 19, 1924, in Itawamba County to George Preston and Lula Dozier Moore. A lifelong resident of Lee County, she was a devoted mother and grandmother and enjoyed cooking for her family and church gatherings....
Ethel Feltman Parmer
Jun 6, 2009
TUPELO " Ethel Feltman Parmer, 90, entered into rest Saturday, June 6, 2009, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, Mississippi. She was born April 19, 1919, in Marion County, Ala., to the late Claude Wilton Feltman and Maryann Avery Feltman. She had lived in the Feemster Lake area since 1962 and was a charter member of Skyline Baptist Church...
Ethel Parmer
Jun 6, 2009
TUPELO " Ethel Feltman Parmer, 90, entered into rest Saturday, June 6, 2009, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, Mississippi. She was born April 19, 1919, in Marion County, Ala., to the late Claude Wilton Feltman and Maryann Avery Feltman. She had lived in the Feemster Lake area since 1962 and was a charter member of Skyline Baptist Church...
Walter
Jun 5, 2009
Tupelo " Walter Tatum Tate Stokely, 94, died Friday, June 5, 2009, at his residence after a brief illness and a long, happy life. A Drew, Mississippi native, he was born April 16, 1915, to Isaac Ernest and Emma Belle Bibb Stokely. For 42 years he lived in Drew, before moving to Jackson, where he lived 13 years. He and...
Walter Stokely
Jun 5, 2009
Tupelo " Walter Tatum Tate Stokely, 94, died Friday, June 5, 2009, at his residence after a brief illness and a long, happy life. A Drew, Mississippi native, he was born April 16, 1915, to Isaac Ernest and Emma Belle Bibb Stokely. For 42 years he lived in Drew, before moving to Jackson, where he lived 13 years. He and...
Samuel Hunter Quimby
Jun 4, 2009
Rock Hill, S.C. - Samuel Hunter Quimby, III, 67, died Thursday, June 4, 2009, at Peidmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, S.C. after an extended illness. A Gulfport native, he was born May 22, 1942 to Samuel Hunter Quimby Jr, and Mary Elizabeth Quimby. A graduate of Tupelo High School, he then went on to Mississippi State University where he...
Samuel Quimby
Jun 4, 2009
Rock Hill, S.C. - Samuel Hunter Quimby, III, 67, died Thursday, June 4, 2009, at Peidmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, S.C. after an extended illness. A Gulfport native, he was born May 22, 1942 to Samuel Hunter Quimby Jr, and Mary Elizabeth Quimby. A graduate of Tupelo High School, he then went on to Mississippi State University where he...
Gladys Justice
Jun 4, 2009
Tupelo - Gladys Justice, 93, died Thursday, June 4, 2009, at Cedars Heathcare Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born July 3, 1915 to R. N. and Winnie Dell Whitlock. She enjoyed the time she had at Cedars and appreciated the loving care she received. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church Services will...
Eva Dale Ponder
Jun 2, 2009
Temple Grove - Eva Dale Caldwell Ponder, 94, died Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at her residence after a brief illness. A Brewer native, she was born July 7, 1914 to Press and Dora Dye Caldwell. She was a seamstress and was a child care provider for many children over the years, especially her grandson, Johnny. She was a member of...
Allen R. Cooley, I I I, Ph.D.
Jun 2, 2009
Saltillo - Allen Richard Cooley, III, Ph.D., 59, died Tuesday, June 2, 2009, after an extended illness. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he was born May 22, 1950 to Allen Richard Cooley, II and Gertrude Goss Cooley. He was a clinical psychologist at North Mississippi Medical Center's Behavioral Health Center and had been employed there for over 19 years. He...
Eva Ponder
Jun 2, 2009
Temple Grove - Eva Dale Caldwell Ponder, 94, died Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at her residence after a brief illness. A Brewer native, she was born July 7, 1914 to Press and Dora Dye Caldwell. She was a seamstress and was a child care provider for many children over the years, especially her grandson, Johnny. She was a member of...
Allen Cooley
Jun 2, 2009
Saltillo - Allen Richard Cooley, III, Ph.D., 59, died Tuesday, June 2, 2009, after an extended illness. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he was born May 22, 1950 to Allen Richard Cooley, II and Gertrude Goss Cooley. He was a clinical psychologist at North Mississippi Medical Center's Behavioral Health Center and had been employed there for over 19 years. He...
James Smith
Jun 1, 2009
Tupelo " James William (Jim) Smith, 85, died Monday, June 1, 2009 at his residence in Tupelo, after an extended illness. A private graveside service was held Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at White Zion Cemetery in Pontotoc County. W. E. Pegues Funeral Directors was in charge of the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to White Zion...
Dimple Whitaker
Jun 1, 2009
Tupelo " Dimple Whitaker, 54, died Monday, June 1, 2009, at The Meadows in Fulton after a valiant battle with cancer. She was born August 10, 1954, to Ed and Vera Gates in Ripley and lived her entire adult life in Tupelo. She worked with her husband at the family business, Whitaker Realty in Tupelo. Dimple was a member of...
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