OBITUARIES
Sandy Finkel
May 5, 2009
Saltillo - Sandy Sandlin Finkel, 39, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A Saltillo native and lifelong resident, she was born February 10, 1970, to George Samuel and Betty Walters Sandlin. She worked as a medical assistant at Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia before returning home. She then continued her...
Isabell Hardy
May 3, 2009
Mooreville - Isabell Hardy, 84, died Sunday, May 3, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born September 7, 1924 to William and Rebecca Niblett Horn. She grew up in the Kosciusko area and had lived in Mooreville the past 50 years. She was a homemaker and the widow of Denville Coleman Hardy who...
Rhonda Wilson
May 3, 2009
Tupelo - Rhonda Wilson, 58, died Sunday, May 3, 2009, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Guntown native, she was born December 8, 1950 to Thomas Jefferson and Lila Vance Bishop Greene. She married Mitchell Wilson September 22, 1978. They made their home in Guntown until the mid 80s before moving to Saltillo. She worked in...
Lionel G. Summerford
May 2, 2009
Tupelo - Lionel Glenn Summerford, 83, died Saturday, May 2, 2009, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. He was born in Smithville on June 6, 1925 to Dee Calvin and Vera Cruz Robinson Summerford. His family moved to Amory in 1930 and after graduating from Amory High School in 1942, he attended East Mississippi Junior College in...
Lionel Summerford
May 2, 2009
Tupelo - Lionel Glenn Summerford, 83, died Saturday, May 2, 2009, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. He was born in Smithville on June 6, 1925 to Dee Calvin and Vera Cruz Robinson Summerford. His family moved to Amory in 1930 and after graduating from Amory High School in 1942, he attended East Mississippi Junior College in...
Maj Eustis Leland
May 1, 2009
Tupelo " Maj. Eustis Leland Pete Poland Jr., U. S. Army Retired, 90, died Friday, May 1, 2009, at his residence in Tupelo after a lengthy illness. He was born June 29, 1918 in Galveston, Texas, the son of Eustis Leland Poland, Sr. and Shelby Blackburn Potter Poland. He was a graduate of Fishburne Military Acadamy and attended William &...
Maj Leland (Pete) Poland
May 1, 2009
Tupelo " Maj. Eustis Leland Pete Poland Jr., U. S. Army Retired, 90, died Friday, May 1, 2009, at his residence in Tupelo after a lengthy illness. He was born June 29, 1918 in Galveston, Texas, the son of Eustis Leland Poland, Sr. and Shelby Blackburn Potter Poland. He was a graduate of Fishburne Military Acadamy and attended William &...
Lazette Miller
Apr 30, 2009
Palmetto - Lazette Stone Metcalfe Miller, 92, died Thursday, April 30, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident of the Palmetto community, she was born August 26, 1916, to Dr. Clyde and Willie Gandy Stone. She was a homemaker and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution....
Lazette Metcalfe Miller
Apr 30, 2009
Palmetto - Lazette Stone Metcalfe Miller, 92, died Thursday, April 30, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident of the Palmetto community, she was born August 26, 1916, to Dr. Clyde and Willie Gandy Stone. She was a homemaker and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution....
Anna Hanson
Apr 27, 2009
Tupelo - Anna Jean Hanson, 87, died Monday, April 27, 2009, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. An Alabama native and resident of Birmingham, she was born April 14, 1922 to William Miller and Martha Stewart Rodgers. She was the widow of Herbert Cooper Hanson. Private burial services will be held at Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham. W....
Lenore Cook
Apr 27, 2009
Tupelo - Lenore Burcham Irby Cook, 78, died Monday, April 27, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a short illness. A Mooreville native and lifelong resident of Lee County, she was born October 26, 1930 to Arthur E. and Lena Mae Brooks Burcham. In 1949, she graduated from Mooreville High School. She lived most of her adult life...
Dr Robert Smith
Apr 24, 2009
Dr. Robert Boynton Smith, devoted husband, father and friend, passed into the loving, comforting and waiting hands of both his creator and savior on Friday, April 24, 2009. Born September 20, 1931 in Bath, SC and growing up in nearby Augusta, Ga., Bob served honorably in the United States Marine Corp. before graduating from Presbyterian College in 1954. Dr. Smith...
Robert Smith
Apr 24, 2009
Dr. Robert Boynton Smith, devoted husband, father and friend, passed into the loving, comforting and waiting hands of both his creator and savior on Friday, April 24, 2009. Born September 20, 1931 in Bath, SC and growing up in nearby Augusta, Ga., Bob served honorably in the United States Marine Corp. before graduating from Presbyterian College in 1954. Dr. Smith...
Olivia Sudduth
Apr 23, 2009
Hilton Head Island, SC--Olivia Jewel Sudduth, 93, died April 23, 2009, at her retirement home in Hilton Head Island, SC after a brief illness. The daughter of William Johnson and Georgia Erin Lowry Sims, she was born in Pontotoc, MS on November 30, 1915 and attended Pontotoc elementary, middle, and high schools. She graduated from what is now Delta State...
Kenneth Jourdan
Apr 21, 2009
Saltillo - Kenneth Gabe Jourdan, infant son of Gary Don Jourdan and Kitda (Shelane) Hanson, died Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at his residence. He was born February 27, 2009. He was greatly loved by his parents, friends, and extended family. Services will be 4 p.m. Thursday at the Saltillo Chapel of W. E. Pegues with Rev. Bobby Holland officiating. Private...
Kenneth Gabe Jourdan
Apr 21, 2009
Saltillo - Kenneth Gabe Jourdan, infant son of Gary Don Jourdan and Kitda (Shelane) Hanson, died Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at his residence. He was born February 27, 2009. He was greatly loved by his parents, friends, and extended family. Services will be 4 p.m. Thursday at the Saltillo Chapel of W. E. Pegues with Rev. Bobby Holland officiating. Private...
Ray Long
Apr 21, 2009
Tupelo - Arthur Ray Long, 87, died Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at his residence after an extended illness. He was born May 21, 1921 in Sardis to A. C. and Evie Herring Long. He attended Sardis High School where he lettered in all sports. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theatre primarily...
Spencer Burleson
Apr 21, 2009
Plesant Grove - Spencer Burleson, 77, died Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at his residence after an extended illness. He was born December 16, 1931, in Mooreville to Leroy and Annie Estelle Clark Burleson. He was a lifelong resident of Shannon and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He worked for Pennsylvania Tire, for SunGas where he drove...
Nadine Hall
Apr 18, 2009
Nettleton " Nadine R. Hall, 88, died Saturday, April 18, 2009, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in the Evergreen Community on November 12, 1920 to Porter and Wilma Copeland Ridings. She was raised in the Evergreen community but spent most of her adult life in Nettleton. She was married over 56 years to...
Harold Hughes
Apr 17, 2009
Blue Springs - Harold Hughes Sr., 63, died Friday, April 17, 2009, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born July 9, 1945, in Cleveland to Dalton and Clara Owens Hughes. He was raised in Marks and then went on to play basketball at Northwest Junior College. For seven years he served in the United States Army Reserve. As...
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