OBITUARIES
Sadie Stiff
Jun 1, 2009
Saltillo - Sadie Stiff, 73, died Monday, June 1, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, she was born September 7, 1935. She was a member of Eggville Free Will Baptist Church and loved her family and her grandchildren. Memorial Services will be 7 p.m. Thursday at The Saltillo Chapel of...
Nell Anglin
May 30, 2009
Auburn - Brenda Nell Anglin, 64, died Saturday, May 30, 2009, at Golden Living Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native and longtime resident of the Auburn Community, she was born October 6, 1944 to James T. and Lula Mae Lansdell Williams. She enjoyed fishing and reading. She was a founding member of Cedar Grove United Pentecostal Church...
Vincent A. Romito
May 30, 2009
Tupelo - Vincent Anthony Romito, 74, died Saturday, May 30, 2009, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A native of New York, he was born September 6, 1934 to Vincent and Philomena Rizzetta Romito. He was a career U.S. Navy veteran and served in Korea and Vietnam, retiring after 35 years. He moved to Tupelo in 2001....
Vincent Romito
May 30, 2009
Tupelo - Vincent Anthony Romito, 74, died Saturday, May 30, 2009, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A native of New York, he was born September 6, 1934 to Vincent and Philomena Rizzetta Romito. He was a career U.S. Navy veteran and served in Korea and Vietnam, retiring after 35 years. He moved to Tupelo in 2001....
Ernest Bowen
May 29, 2009
Tupelo - Ernest Lake Bowen, Jr., 88, died Friday, May 29, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. An Amory native, he was born August 24, 1920 to Ernest L. and Charlie Evelyn Bowen. He was a longtime resident of Tupelo and a recent resident of the Mitchell Center at Traceway Retirement Community. At an early...
Steve Hood
May 29, 2009
GuntownSteve Hood, 50, died Friday, May 29, 2009, in the line of duty as a Mississippi State Trooper. A native of Cleveland, Miss., he was born December 11, 1958 to Claude and Doris Hood. He graduated from East Union High School in 1977 and then graduated from Northeast Mississippi Community College. He then attended the Mississippi Highway Patrol Academy, graduating...
Nellie Lindley
May 29, 2009
TupeloNellie Barnes Lindley, 82, died Friday at her residence after a sudden illness. A native of Hamilton, Ala., she was born October 29, 1926, to Dewy Francis and Lydia McKay Weeks. She lived in Lee County most of her life. She worked for Lucky Star Industries for over 40 years and was a supervisor at the time of her retirement....
Ernest Lake Bowen, Jr.
May 29, 2009
Tupelo - Ernest Lake Bowen, Jr., 88, died Friday, May 29, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. An Amory native, he was born August 24, 1920 to Ernest L. and Charlie Evelyn Bowen. He was a longtime resident of Tupelo and a recent resident of the Mitchell Center at Traceway Retirement Community. At an early...
Elvis Christian
May 28, 2009
Tupelo - Willie Elvis Christian, 86, died Thursday, May 28, 2009, at Home Place after an extended illness. An Itawamba County native and longtime resident of Tupelo, he was born October 3, 1922 to Reese and Sarah Hood Christian. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp Veteran during World War II. Earlier in his life he worked as a truck...
Cynthia Dunn
May 26, 2009
Tupelo - Cynthia Daree Dunn, 86, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at the Green Houses At Traceway after an extended illness. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, she was born February 23, 1923 to Earlie Freeman and Mary Agnes Mills. She was a loving babysitter for many moms and worked as a child care provider for West Jackson Street Baptist...
Rosemary Deering
May 26, 2009
Tupelo - Rosemary Deering, 91, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at The Griffis Green House At Traceway after an extended illness. She was born March 7, 1918, in Neenah, Wisc. to Joseph and Anna Arambajsa Zebik. She was retired employee of Aurora Health Care Inc. in Milwaukee. She was an avid reader, loved her family and always appreciated the care...
Cynthia Daree Dunn
May 26, 2009
Tupelo - Cynthia Daree Dunn, 86, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at the Green Houses At Traceway after an extended illness. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, she was born February 23, 1923 to Earlie Freeman and Mary Agnes Mills. She was a loving babysitter for many moms and worked as a child care provider for West Jackson Street Baptist...
Kenneth McCarty
May 23, 2009
Tupelo " Kenneth Wayne (Ken) McCarty, Sr., 61, went to be with the Lord on May 23, 2009 after a short battle with cancer. He was born June 9, 1947 to W. O. McCarty and Mary Alice Lucas McCarty. He married the love of his life, Geri Gunter McCarty, on September 10, 1965. They spent almost 44 wonderful years together....
Thelma Carson
May 21, 2009
Brewer Community " Thelma E. Granny Polly Carson, 96, died Wednesday, May 21, 2009, at the Shearer- Richardson Nursing Home in Okolona. A Lee County native, she was born December 19, 1912 to John Thomas and Ethel Russell Bowles. For most of her life she lived in the Brewer community. Early in her life, she enjoyed farming with her husband....
Danny Brazil
May 19, 2009
Mt. Vernon - Daniel Hugh Danny Brazil, 59, died Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at his residence in the Mt. Vernon Community. A Lee County native, he was born September 2, 1949, to Robert Edwin and Alma Edna Wilson Brazil. He graduated from Belden High School. He was a U.S. Marine Corp Veteran of Vietnam which caused him to later become...
Mary Carnathan
May 17, 2009
Auburn - Mary Ruth Carnathan, 91, died Sunday, May 17, 2009, at Golden Living Center after an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of theAuburn Community, she was born October 15, 1917, to Archie and Lucille Garner Carnathan. She was a homemaker and enjoyed attending church and spending time with family and friends. She also enjoyed participating in the...
Dorothy Allen
May 17, 2009
Tupelo " Dorothy T. Allen, 89, died Sunday, May 17, 2009, at Sanctuary Hospice House after a long illness. She was the widow of Lee N. Allen, Sr. who died in 1992. She was born near Hamilton, Alabama, to the late Matthew and Lydia Taylor. Mrs. Allen graduated from high school in Hamilton, Alabama, in 1937. She has been a...
Mary Ruth Carnathan
May 17, 2009
Auburn - Mary Ruth Carnathan, 91, died Sunday, May 17, 2009, at Golden Living Center after an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of theAuburn Community, she was born October 15, 1917, to Archie and Lucille Garner Carnathan. She was a homemaker and enjoyed attending church and spending time with family and friends. She also enjoyed participating in the...
Dorothy T. Allen
May 17, 2009
Tupelo " Dorothy T. Allen, 89, died Sunday, May 17, 2009, at Sanctuary Hospice House after a long illness. She was the widow of Lee N. Allen, Sr. who died in 1992. She was born near Hamilton, Alabama, to the late Matthew and Lydia Taylor. Mrs. Allen graduated from high school in Hamilton, Alabama, in 1937. She has been a...
John M. Lamb, Jr.
May 15, 2009
Eggville Community " John Marvin Lamb, Jr., 79, died Friday, May 15, 2009, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of the Eggville community, he was born May 5, 1930, to John Marvin and Maude Weathers Lamb. During the Korean War, he served in the United States Navy. He was a member of...
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