OBITUARIES
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...
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...
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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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...
Harold Hughes Sr.
April 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...
Charlie Aycock
April 16, 2009
Tupelo - Charles F. Charlie Aycock, 89, died Thursday, April 16, 2009, at the Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks. A Shawnee, Oklahoma native, he was born January 19, 1920, to Frederick and his beloved mother, Madeline Bowen Aycock. He graduated in 1938 from La Porte High School in La Porte, Texas, He was a veteran of the United States Navy....
Marcus Timms
April 15, 2009
Saltillo - Marcus D. Timms, 85, died Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Saltillo native, he was born May 18, 1923 to D. L. (Dee) Timms and Velma Stanford Timms. During World War II, he served in the merchant marines in The Philippines, China, and Japan. After the war, he enlisted in...
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