OBITUARIES

Janice Oxner

Janice Oxner

June 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

Kevin Durham

June 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...

Anna Ator

Anna Ator

June 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 Davis

Gladys Davis

June 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....

Gladys Geneva Davis

Gladys Geneva Davis

June 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

Ethel Feltman Parmer

June 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

Ethel Parmer

June 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

Walter

June 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

Walter Stokely

June 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

Samuel Hunter Quimby

June 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

Samuel Quimby

June 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

Gladys Justice

June 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

Eva Dale Ponder

June 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.

Allen R. Cooley, I I I, Ph.D.

June 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

Eva Ponder

June 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

Allen Cooley

June 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...

Dimple Whitaker

Dimple Whitaker

June 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...

Sadie Stiff

Sadie Stiff

June 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...

James Smith

James Smith

June 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...

Nell Anglin

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...