OBITUARIES
Wayne Smith
Dec 17, 2008
TUPELO - James DeWaine "Wayne" Smith, 77, died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, at the Golden Living Center after a long illness. A native of Itawamba County, he was born Nov. 25, 1931, to Joseph Aurthur and Essie Mae Hill Smith. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict and received the Purple Heart for his injuries. Earlier in...
Hazel Hand
Dec 16, 2008
Mantachie - Hazel Banks Hand, 83, died Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born July 28, 1925 in Arkansas to Arthur and Willie Banks. She was retired from Stanley Hardware. She lived 42 years in Tupelo before moving to Mantachie five years ago. Her life revolved around her family, as...
Anna Long
Dec 16, 2008
Tupelo - Anna Frances Long, 92, died Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born July 9, 1916 to Claude and Clara Tanner Mears and was the widow of Earl V. Long whom she married August 9, 1941. Raised in East Tupelo, she lived in many different areas of the country while her husband...
Anna Frances Long
Dec 16, 2008
Tupelo - Anna Frances Long, 92, died Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born July 9, 1916 to Claude and Clara Tanner Mears and was the widow of Earl V. Long whom she married August 9, 1941. Raised in East Tupelo, she lived in many different areas of the country while her husband...
Steve Hollaway
Dec 16, 2008
Tupleo - James Steven Smokey Hollaway, 57, died Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born June 10, 1951, in Elkhart, Indiana to Douglas and Dorothy Hollaway. He was raised in Tupelo and was a 1970 graduate of Tupelo High School. Earlier in his life, he worked...
Hoyle Bedford
Dec 14, 2008
Tupelo - Hoyle William Bedford, 83, died Sunday, December 14, 2008, at The Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks after a short illness. An Itawamba County native, he was born August 18, 1925 to Ernest Clyde and Ola Mae Hipps Bedford. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was retired from Daybrite Industries where he served 32...
Emealine Witt
Dec 13, 2008
Las Vegas - Emealine Alice Witt, 82, went home to be with Jesus Saturday, December 13, 2008, at Harmon Medical & Rehabilitation Hospital after an extended illness. Born February 27, 1926 to Thomas and Glo Pickle Francis in Tupelo, Miss., she lived in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1959 to 2008. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Priceville Cemetery....
Emealine Alice Witt
Dec 13, 2008
Las Vegas - Emealine Alice Witt, 82, went home to be with Jesus Saturday, December 13, 2008, at Harmon Medical & Rehabilitation Hospital after an extended illness. Born February 27, 1926 to Thomas and Glo Pickle Francis in Tupelo, Miss., she lived in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1959 to 2008. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Priceville Cemetery....
Busby
Dec 12, 2008
Plantersville - Gerald Gene Busby, 68, died Friday, December 12, 2008, after an extended illness. Born March 22, 1940 to Fate and Lula Waldrop Busby, he was a life-long resident of Plantersville. He retired after approximately 30 years as a bulldozer operator. He loved fishing and deer hunting and was a member of Plantersville Baptist Church. Stateroom services will be...
Gene Busby
Dec 12, 2008
Plantersville - Gerald Gene Busby, 68, died Friday, December 12, 2008, after an extended illness. Born March 22, 1940 to Fate and Lula Waldrop Busby, he was a life-long resident of Plantersville. He retired after approximately 30 years as a bulldozer operator. He loved fishing and deer hunting and was a member of Plantersville Baptist Church. Stateroom services will be...
Floyd Francis
Dec 12, 2008
Tupelo - Floyd Francis Sr., 85, died Friday, December 12, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born June 26, 1923 to Wiley Alva and Betty Hall Francis and was a 1945 graduate of Mooreville High School. He was a life-long resident of Lee County and was employed for 50 years as an office...
Lex Orman
Dec 6, 2008
Lex Orman, 69, died December 6, 2008 at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, Mississippi, after an extended illness. He was born March 16, 1939 in Columbus, MS to the late Arthur Noel Orman and Arenta Dill Orman. His birth name was Delton Lavelle Orman. He entered into Federal employment with the U. S. Air Force in March 1956 and...
Cleo Herring
Dec 5, 2008
Saltillo - Cleo Floyd Herring, 90, died Friday, December 5, 2008, at his residence after an extended illness. A Union County native, he was born August 20, 1918 to John and Lula Crumpton Herring. He married Mattie Lee Clayton in 1937 and worked as a farmer most of his life. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II....
Annette Metz
Dec 5, 2008
Tupelo " Annette Metz, 51, died Friday, December 5, 2008, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany after an extended illness. She was born on March 8, 1957 to Betty and John Tribuiano, Sr. in Follansbee, West Virginia. She lived in the Furrs Community since 2003. She retired after 18 years as the owner of Annette's Styling Salon in Biloxi,...
Ora Inez Cox
Dec 4, 2008
Tupelo - Ora Inez Dunnam Cox, 89, died Thursday, December 4, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Union County native, she was born October 6, 1919 to Loyd Kyle and Ethel Grubbs Dunnam. She was a homemaker and the widow of Foster B. Cox to whom she was married for 50 years. She loved...
Ora Inez
Dec 4, 2008
Tupelo - Ora Inez Dunnam Cox, 89, died Thursday, December 4, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Union County native, she was born October 6, 1919 to Loyd Kyle and Ethel Grubbs Dunnam. She was a homemaker and the widow of Foster B. Cox to whom she was married for 50 years. She loved...
James Burns
Dec 1, 2008
Palmetto - James Hoyle Cotton Burns, 76, died Monday, December 1, 2008, at his home in the Palmetto Community after a sudden illness. A Saltillo native, he was born August 20, 1932 to James Clyde and Willie Towry Burns. He served in the Navy during the Korean War and later served four years in the Air Force. He worked for...
Willard Jean Dill
Dec 1, 2008
Tupelo - Willard Jean Dill, 78, died Monday, December 1, 2008, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Tishomingo County native, she was born August 20, 1930 to Dewey and Mattie Wadkins Sanders. A longtime resident of Saltillo, she enjoyed her church, family, and watching T.V. She was the widow of Beland Dill, Jr. and a member...
Willard Dill
Dec 1, 2008
Tupelo - Willard Jean Dill, 78, died Monday, December 1, 2008, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Tishomingo County native, she was born August 20, 1930 to Dewey and Mattie Wadkins Sanders. A longtime resident of Saltillo, she enjoyed her church, family, and watching T.V. She was the widow of Beland Dill, Jr. and a member...
Curtis Gentry
Dec 1, 2008
Auburn - Curtis Eugene Gentry, Jr., 91, died Monday, December 1, 2008, at his residence in the Auburn Community after an extended illness. A native of the Beech Springs Community, he was born November 26, 1917 to Curtis Eugene and Lena Mae Hill Gentry, Sr. He was the widower of Lucille Gentry whom he married Aug. 19, 1939. He was...
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