OBITUARIES
Jesse Jowers
Oct 23, 2008
CorinthJessiee Lloyd Jowers, 84, died Thursday, October 23, 2008, at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth after a lengthy illness. He was born February 20, 1924, in Iuka to the late Albert Jesse and Lucy Scruggs Jowers and has lived in Corinth since 2001. Before retiring, he worked for Boeing Aircraft in Renton, Washington. He was a veteran of the...
Betty Grubbs
Oct 23, 2008
Shannon - Betty Peters Grubbs, 71, went to meet her Lord and Savior Thursday, October 23, 2008, at her home in Shannon after an extended illness. She was born January 20, 1937, to the late John and Wilma Towery Peters. In December she would have celebrated her 56th wedding anniversary to her childhood sweetheart, former Justice Court Judge, Mayo Grubbs....
Olene V. Bell
Oct 23, 2008
Skyline " Olene V. Bell, 83, died Thursday, October 23, 2008, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after a lengthy illness. An Itawamba County native, she was born December 31, 1924 to Richard and Effie Rogers Hood. She lived in Mooreville and Skyline since 1959. She married Reggie Bell November 19, 1939. He preceded her in death after 50 years of...
James White
Oct 22, 2008
Tupelo - James D. White, 75, died Wednesday, October 22, 2008, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Union County native, he was born May 18, 1933 to John Boyd and Mary Ella Palmer White. He was raised in the Jericho Community where he graduated from Jericho High School. He then went on to Mississippi College where...
Rev James D. White
Oct 22, 2008
Tupelo - James D. White, 75, died Wednesday, October 22, 2008, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Union County native, he was born May 18, 1933 to John Boyd and Mary Ella Palmer White. He was raised in the Jericho Community where he graduated from Jericho High School. He then went on to Mississippi College where...
Blanche Green
Oct 18, 2008
Tupelo - Blanche Raper Green, 86, died Saturday, October 18, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born February 21, 1922 to Dexter Cassell and Fannie Idella Horton Raper. She graduated from Belden High School and also attended college. She worked as a plant manager in several states such as...
Nellie Livingston
Oct 18, 2008
Evergreen Community - Nellie Joyce Livingston, 66, died Saturday, October 18, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born February 28, 1942 in Tremont to John Henry and Hattie Viola Dozier Parker. She attended Dorsey High School. She was a long-time resident of the Evergreen Community. She married Mack Livingston on March 2, 1984....
Marzee Speck
Oct 12, 2008
Marzee Wiseman Speck Valdosta, GAMarzee Wiseman Speck, 95, of Valdosta, Ga., died Monday, October 13, 2008. She was born October 23, 1912 in Pontotoc, the daughter of Thomas Jackson and Etta Marzee Powell Wiseman. She was the last survivor of 11 children: Wilbur, Auber, Charlott, Carl, Marvin, Lacy, Claudey, Joshua (Jeff), Mary Florence, and Kenny. Early, she was a member...
Jettie Williams
Oct 12, 2008
Eggville - Jettie Lansdell Williams, 89, died Sunday, October 12, 2008, at The Meadows in Fulton after a lengthy illness. She was born March 27, 1919 in the Jugfork Community of Union County to Samuel Cleveland and Sara Renne Pannell Lansdell. She married Elmer Williams, July 3, 1942 and they remained married until he preceded her in death on September...
Jettie Lansdell Williams
Oct 12, 2008
Eggville - Jettie Lansdell Williams, 89, died Sunday, October 12, 2008, at The Meadows in Fulton after a lengthy illness. She was born March 27, 1919 in the Jugfork Community of Union County to Samuel Cleveland and Sara Renne Pannell Lansdell. She married Elmer Williams, July 3, 1942 and they remained married until he preceded her in death on September...
Dr Robert Wilson
Oct 8, 2008
Tupelo--Dr. Robert M. (Bob) Wilson, 73, died Wednesday morning October 8, 2008 at NMMC after an extended illness. He was born April 26, 1935 in Monticello, MS. His parents who preceeded him in death were John C. and Frances M. Wilson of Greenville, MS. He proudly served his country for four years in the U.S. Air Force. He completed pre-med...
Robert Wilson
Oct 8, 2008
Tupelo--Dr. Robert M. (Bob) Wilson, 73, died Wednesday morning October 8, 2008 at NMMC after an extended illness. He was born April 26, 1935 in Monticello, MS. His parents who preceeded him in death were John C. and Frances M. Wilson of Greenville, MS. He proudly served his country for four years in the U.S. Air Force. He completed pre-med...
Christine Nanney
Oct 8, 2008
Tupelo - Christine Chris Taylor Nanney, 79, died Wednesday, October 8, 2008, at The Traceway Leeper Green House in Tupelo after an extended illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, she was born February 12, 1929 to Joseph Swep and Florence Ballard Taylor. She was a 1947 graduate of Mooreville High School where she lettered in basketball and was...
Ruby Kingsley
Oct 7, 2008
Eggville - Ruby Ione Kingsley, 93, died Tuesday, October 7, 2008, at an assisted living center in the Skyline Community after a brief illness. An Eggville Community native and lifelong resident, she was born February 14, 1915, to Joseph Francis and Elizza Smith Simpson. She was a homemaker and employed by Reeds Manufacturing Company for a number of years. She...
Bill Brannigan
Oct 6, 2008
Tupelo - William Patrick Brannigan, Jr., 58, died Monday, October 6, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Chicago, Ill. native, he was born May 28, 1950 to William Patrick and Loraine Von Leschner Brannigan. He was a graduate of Western Illinois University and taught school earlier in life. He moved to Tupelo 21 years...
James W. Rodgers
Oct 6, 2008
SALTILLO - James Walter Rodgers, 71, died Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, in Sunflower County after a sudden illness. He was born Oct. 5, 1937, in Lee County to Dempsey D. Rodgers and Edna Hankins Rodgers. He was a longtime resident of Saltillo and a 1957 graduate of Saltillo High School. He was a 100 percent disabled U.S. Navy veteran, honorably...
James Rodgers
Oct 6, 2008
SALTILLO - James Walter Rodgers, 71, died Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, in Sunflower County after a sudden illness. He was born Oct. 5, 1937, in Lee County to Dempsey D. Rodgers and Edna Hankins Rodgers. He was a longtime resident of Saltillo and a 1957 graduate of Saltillo High School. He was a 100 percent disabled U.S. Navy veteran, honorably...
Mary Rachel
Oct 4, 2008
UNION GROVE - Mary Rachel Box, 85, died Oct. 4, 2008, at her daughter's residence in Empire, Ala. after an extended illness. A Mississippi native, she was born Dec. 19, 1922, to Purd E. and Lillie Grimes Langston. She was a member of Union Grove Church of God of Prophecy. In the past, she had a home class for people...
Dexter Wayne Snow
Oct 4, 2008
TUPELO - Dexter Wayne Snow, 68, died Oct. 4, 2008, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. An Itawamba native, he was born July 8, 1940, to George Washington and Wilma Louise Canup Snow. He was a United States Army veteran of Desert Storm and retired from the Mississippi National Guard Armory after 23 years. He retired after 26 years from...
Mary Rachel Box
Oct 4, 2008
UNION GROVE - Mary Rachel Box, 85, died Oct. 4, 2008, at her daughter's residence in Empire, Ala. after an extended illness. A Mississippi native, she was born Dec. 19, 1922, to Purd E. and Lillie Grimes Langston. She was a member of Union Grove Church of God of Prophecy. In the past, she had a home class for people...
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