OBITUARIES

William Carpenter

William Carpenter

Mar 3, 2009

Mooreville - William C. "Sumner" Carpenter, 82, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Grenada County native, he was born June 17, 1926, to W.S. and Annie B. Lyle Carpenter. He grew up in Bruce. Before graduating high school he served in the U.S. Navy, on the battleship, USS Pennsylvania, during...

William C. Carpenter

William C. Carpenter

Mar 3, 2009

Mooreville - William C. "Sumner" Carpenter, 82, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Grenada County native, he was born June 17, 1926, to W.S. and Annie B. Lyle Carpenter. He grew up in Bruce. Before graduating high school he served in the U.S. Navy, on the battleship, USS Pennsylvania, during...

Mary Elizabeth Dickerson

Mary Elizabeth Dickerson

Mar 2, 2009

Tupelo - Mary Elizabeth Dickerson, 87, died Monday, March 2, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A New Albany native, she was born June 28, 1921, to Ellis J. and Jenny Black Fitzgerald. In 1938 she graduated from New Albany High School. She was married to Dr.William M. "Dub" Dickerson, who died November 11, 1995....

Mary Dickerson

Mary Dickerson

Mar 2, 2009

Tupelo - Mary Elizabeth Dickerson, 87, died Monday, March 2, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A New Albany native, she was born June 28, 1921, to Ellis J. and Jenny Black Fitzgerald. In 1938 she graduated from New Albany High School. She was married to Dr.William M. "Dub" Dickerson, who died November 11, 1995....

Jewel Spearman

Jewel Spearman

Mar 2, 2009

SHANNON " Jewel Spearman, 77, died Monday, March 2, 2009, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was a native of Lee County and a longtime resident of Shannon. She was the owner of Jewels Beauty Shop in Verona and Shannon for the last 30 years. She was a member of the Baptist church. She loved...

William Baker

William Baker

Mar 1, 2009

Fulton - William Owen Hightower Baker, 83, died Sunday, March 1, 2009, at The Meadows Health Care in Fulton after an extended illness. A Nettleton native, he was born July 4, 1925 to Ellis Raymond and Wilcie Willis Baker. He was the owner of Baker's Heating and Plumbing of Tupelo for 21 years. He was a US Army veteran of...

Durward Oswalt

Durward Oswalt

Feb 26, 2009

TATER HILLS - Durward "D.E" Oswalt, 96, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, at the Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief stay. A Lee County native and a lifelong resident of the Tater Hills community, he was born Oct. 16, 1912, to John Henry Jessie Jackson Oswalt and Mary Ellis Oswalt. He was able to live in his home until he...

Ruby Johnson

Ruby Johnson

Feb 26, 2009

ACKERMAN - Ruby Jean Johnson, 54, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a long illness. She was a native of Greenville and a longtime resident of Ackerman. She was a homemaker and a member of Concord Baptist Church in Ackerman. She loved cooking and sewing for her family, gardening, her flowers and family get-togethers....

Durward E. Oswalt

Durward E. Oswalt

Feb 26, 2009

TATER HILLS - Durward "D.E" Oswalt, 96, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, at the Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief stay. A Lee County native and a lifelong resident of the Tater Hills community, he was born Oct. 16, 1912, to John Henry Jessie Jackson Oswalt and Mary Ellis Oswalt. He was able to live in his home until he...

Mary Evelyn Pannell

Mary Evelyn Pannell

Feb 24, 2009

Verona - Mary Evelyn Pannell, 84, died Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at Baldwyn Nursing Facility after an extended illness. A Lee County native and longtime resident of Verona, she was born January 8, 1925 to William Lewis and Sadie Mae McKissick Smith. She was retired employee of Phillips Phoscuff where she worked for ten years. She was the widow of...

Richard Meggs

Richard Meggs

Feb 24, 2009

Palmetto - Richard Franklin Meggs, 47, died Tuesday, February 24, 2009, in Hamilton, Ala. after a sudden illness. He was born June 18, 1961 in Tupelo to Gene and Maggie Evelyn Davis Meggs. He graduated from Aberdeen High School in1979 and then attended Itawamba Community College and The University of Mississippi. After high school he joined the Mississippi Army National...

Mary Pannell

Mary Pannell

Feb 24, 2009

Verona - Mary Evelyn Pannell, 84, died Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at Baldwyn Nursing Facility after an extended illness. A Lee County native and longtime resident of Verona, she was born January 8, 1925 to William Lewis and Sadie Mae McKissick Smith. She was retired employee of Phillips Phoscuff where she worked for ten years. She was the widow of...

Mable Pannell

Mable Pannell

Feb 20, 2009

Tupelo - Mable Virginia Pannell, 85, died Friday, February 20, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native and life long resident, she was born May 29, 1923. She was married to Eulon Rowell Pannell who died Jan. 19, 1973. Earlier in her life, she worked a number of years for Long's Laundry...

Dessie Shattles

Dessie Shattles

Feb 17, 2009

Tupelo - Dessie Mae Henderson Clark Shattles, 94, died Tuesday, February 17, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Saltillo native and lifelong resident of Tupelo, she was born November 8, 1914 to William Hollis and Lillie Parker Henderson. She was a retired private sitter and had also worked in the clothing industry. She loved...

Katie Ruth Bush

Katie Ruth Bush

Feb 15, 2009

Katie Ruth Field Bush died peacefully in the afternoon of February 15, 2009 in her home, with her husband of 66 years, Fred M. Bush, Jr., at her side along with other family members. She had been ill with cancer since November. She was 92. Her life was marked with excellence in education, unselfish service to the greater community, creative...

Katie Bush

Katie Bush

Feb 15, 2009

Katie Ruth Field Bush died peacefully in the afternoon of February 15, 2009 in her home, with her husband of 66 years, Fred M. Bush, Jr., at her side along with other family members. She had been ill with cancer since November. She was 92. Her life was marked with excellence in education, unselfish service to the greater community, creative...

Joel Davis

Joel Davis

Feb 15, 2009

Auburn - Joel Anthony Davis, 54, died Sunday, February 15, 2009, at his home in the Auburn Community after a lengthy illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, he was born May 10, 1954 to Delvie Lawrence and Emma Lula Christian Davis. He was a plant manager for Lee County Foam. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and working on old...

Joel Davis, Sr.

Joel Davis, Sr.

Feb 15, 2009

Auburn - Joel Anthony Davis, 54, died Sunday, February 15, 2009, at his home in the Auburn Community after a lengthy illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, he was born May 10, 1954 to Delvie Lawrence and Emma Lula Christian Davis. He was a plant manager for Lee County Foam. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and working on old...

Dorothy

Dorothy

Feb 13, 2009

Palmetto - Dorothy (Dot) McCollum, 62, died Friday, February 13, 2009, at her residence in the Palmetto Community after an extended illness. A native and life-long resident of Lee County, she was born August 19, 1946 in Tupelo to Walter Vernon and Julia Christeen Hicks Robinson. She was the widow of Jimmy McCollum who preceded her in death on April...

Barbara Lansdell

Barbara Lansdell

Feb 13, 2009

Saltillo - Barbara Ann Lansdell, 70, died Saturday, February 13, 2009, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born July 27, 1938 to Chan and Lilly Clouse Buse, she was a native and life-long resident of Saltillo. She was a member of Bethany Baptist church. A homemaker, she loved making homemade quilts, keeping her grand babies and...

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