OBITUARIES
Vernelle Clark
July 6, 2009
Tupelo " Vernelle Lindsey Clark, 92, died Monday, July 6, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born November 27, 1916, in Dennis to Thomas Oscar and Naomi Messer Lindsey. A graduate of Tishomingo High School, she then attended Delta State University and Missisippi State College for Women. A resident of Tupelo since 1946,...
Ronald Mason
July 3, 2009
Belden " Ronald F. Mason, 70, died Friday, July 3, 2009, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a farm accident. A native of Pontotoc County, he was born November 9, 1938 to R. B. and Delora Holcomb Mason. He was a retired industrial maintenance worker. He was a member of Belden Baptist Church. He was a member of the...
Donna Jarzen
July 3, 2009
TUPELO " Donna L. Jarzen, 62, died Friday, July 3, 2009, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Southaven after a sudden illness. She was a native of Cleveland, Ohio, but had been a resident of Tupelo for the last 25 years. She was the office manager at the Barnes Crossing Mall for the last 15 years and a member of...
Julia Segars
July 3, 2009
Saltillo - Julia Barnes Segars, 57, went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 3, 2009, after an extended illness. She was born January 19, 1952 to James Edward and Wanda Ruth McCarley Barnes in Dallas, Texas. She worked 30 years for Renasant Bank primarily in the investment department. She was a member of Covenant Life Presbyterian Church in...
Calvin Holloway
July 1, 2009
Macedonia - Calvin Holloway, 85, died Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Centerville native and lifelong resident of the Macedonia Community, he was born May 30, 1924, to William Riley and Mattie Pugh Holloway. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, participating in the Battle of the Bulge....
Betty Turner
June 30, 2009
Saltillo - Betty Morgan Turner, 71, died Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born April 4, 1938, in the Fawn Grove Community to Grady C. and Geneva Lee Murphy Morgan. Raised in Mooreville, she was valedictorian of the 1956 graduating class of Mooreville High School. She then attended Itawamba Community...
Bobby C. Hankins
June 30, 2009
Tupelo - Bobby Hankins, 71, died Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, he was born March 15, 1938, to George Washington and Myrtle Loyd Hankins. In addition to working as an electrician, he also operated the projector for Lyric Theater for 17 years and also the...
Betty Morgan Turner
June 30, 2009
Saltillo - Betty Morgan Turner, 71, died Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born April 4, 1938, in the Fawn Grove Community to Grady C. and Geneva Lee Murphy Morgan. Raised in Mooreville, she was valedictorian of the 1956 graduating class of Mooreville High School. She then attended Itawamba Community...
Bobby Hankins
June 30, 2009
Tupelo - Bobby Hankins, 71, died Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, he was born March 15, 1938, to George Washington and Myrtle Loyd Hankins. In addition to working as an electrician, he also operated the projector for Lyric Theater for 17 years and also the...
Sudie Pettigo
June 26, 2009
Saltillo - Sudie Mae Pettigo, 76, of the Hebron Community, died Friday, June 26, 2009, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native and life-long resident, she was born January 7, 1933 to Lewis B. and Rennie Lyles Lyons. Earlier in her working life, she worked a number of years with Vend Foods and worked...
Sudie Mae Pettigo
June 26, 2009
Saltillo - Sudie Mae Pettigo, 76, of the Hebron Community, died Friday, June 26, 2009, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native and life-long resident, she was born January 7, 1933 to Lewis B. and Rennie Lyles Lyons. Earlier in her working life, she worked a number of years with Vend Foods and worked...
Robert McDade
June 23, 2009
Shannon--Robert E. McDade passed away on June 23, 2009 at the age of 84. He was born in Marie, Arkansas to Roberta Derdeyn McDade and Clarence R. McDade. His family soon moved to North Mississippi and purchased a small farm in Shannon, MS where Robert lived and worked for the remainder of his life. Robert graduated from Shannon High School...
Susan Higgins
June 21, 2009
Tupelo - Susan Furr Higgins, 42, died Sunday, June 21, 2009, at Communcity Hospice at Darlington Oaks after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born February 16, 1967 to Donald Paul and Mary Ruth Sims Furr, Jr. She worked in Human Resources at Aircap/MTD Industries for 16 years. She enjoyed life and the time she spent with family...
Dorothy " Dot " Leech
June 20, 2009
TUPELO " Dorothy H. Dot Leech, 74, died Saturday, June 20, 2009, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born Aug. 30, 1934, in Baldwyn to the late Kirby and Myrtle Miller Hill. She was a longtime resident of Tupelo and was an active member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was a medical transcriptionist for...
Dorothy
June 20, 2009
TUPELO " Dorothy H. Dot Leech, 74, died Saturday, June 20, 2009, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born Aug. 30, 1934, in Baldwyn to the late Kirby and Myrtle Miller Hill. She was a longtime resident of Tupelo and was an active member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was a medical transcriptionist for...
Harold Caradine
June 14, 2009
JACKIE CARADINE Saltillo - Harold Edward Jackie Caradine, Jr., 63, died Sunday, June 14, 2009, at his residence in Saltillo after an extended illness. He was born December 21, 1945 in Clay County to Harold Edward Caradine, Sr. and Faye Reese Caradine. He served a number of years in the United States Marine Corps. He worked many years in the...
Robert Kneisly
June 12, 2009
BOB KNEISLY Pratts - Robert Craig Bob Kneisly, 70, died Friday, June 12, 2009, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Dayton, Ohio native, he was born November 23, 1938 to Ralph and Marietta Shoup Kneisly. He graduated from Avondale High School in Avondale Estates, Georgia. He then went on to the University of the South...
Howard Thorne
June 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...
Howard C. Thorne, Jr.
June 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
June 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,...
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