OBITUARIES
Lawrence Terry
January 1, 2009
MOOREVILLE - Lawrence Terry, 70, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, at his home in Mooreville. He retired after 26 years with the Lee County Landfill and Solid Waste Department. He enjoyed the outdoors and gardening. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at W.E. Pegues Funeral Home in Tupelo. Bro. Wayne Thorn and Bro. Danny Thomas will officiate. Burial will...
Mary Land
December 30, 2008
TupeloMary Land, 87, died Tuesday, December 30, 2008, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. Born in Florida October 29, 1921, to James and Grace Dear, she moved to Texas at an early age where she grew up. She served as the Librarian for the Houston, Texas public library for many years. She was the widow of E....
James Oatley
December 29, 2008
Tupelo - James Henry Oatley, 80, died Monday, December 29, 2008, at the Renal Care Unit and Dialysis Center after a lengthy illness. He was born January 20, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri to Claude and Gertrude E. Keller Oatley. He joined the United States Navy in 1943 at the age of sixteen. He enlisted in the Marines in 1947...
Norman E. Barnes
December 29, 2008
Tupelo--Norman E. Barnes, 74, Died Monday, December 29, 2008 at his residence after a brief illness. A native of Waltham, Mass., he was born May 31, 1934 to Eugene L. and Ella Morey Barnes. A US navy veteran, he served during the Korean Conflict on the destroyer, the USS Waldron. He was a longtime resident of Boston, Mass. where he...
Norman Barnes
December 29, 2008
Tupelo--Norman E. Barnes, 74, Died Monday, December 29, 2008 at his residence after a brief illness. A native of Waltham, Mass., he was born May 31, 1934 to Eugene L. and Ella Morey Barnes. A US navy veteran, he served during the Korean Conflict on the destroyer, the USS Waldron. He was a longtime resident of Boston, Mass. where he...
James H. Oatley
December 29, 2008
Tupelo - James Henry Oatley, 80, died Monday, December 29, 2008, at the Renal Care Unit and Dialysis Center after a lengthy illness. He was born January 20, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri to Claude and Gertrude E. Keller Oatley. He joined the United States Navy in 1943 at the age of sixteen. He enlisted in the Marines in 1947...
Connie Gwen Wilson
December 28, 2008
Columbus - Connie Gwen Wilson, 59, died Sunday, December 28,2008 at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A memorial Service will be at a later date. W. E. Pegues Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.
Connie Wilson
December 28, 2008
Columbus - Connie Gwen Wilson, 59, died Sunday, December 28,2008 at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A memorial Service will be at a later date. W. E. Pegues Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.
Norvell Aubrey Smith
December 27, 2008
Tupelo - Norvell Aubrey Smith, 85, died Saturday, December 27,2008 at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee county native, he was born April 10, 1923 to Charlie Harrison and Minnie McKinney Smith. He served in the U. S Navy in WW II. He was a member of the East Heights Baptist Church where he served...
Norvell Smith
December 27, 2008
Tupelo - Norvell Aubrey Smith, 85, died Saturday, December 27,2008 at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee county native, he was born April 10, 1923 to Charlie Harrison and Minnie McKinney Smith. He served in the U. S Navy in WW II. He was a member of the East Heights Baptist Church where he served...
Imogene Crump Livingston
December 27, 2008
Delaware " Imogene Crump Livingston, 90, died November 27, 2009, in Wilmington, Delaware after a brief illness. Born June 16, 1919, in Blue Springs, MS, she was a graduate of Blue Mountain College. After college graduation, she was a teacher and homemaker. She was the Founding Teacher of Bible Study for Today, which began as a home Bible study in...
Imogene Livingston
December 27, 2008
Delaware " Imogene Crump Livingston, 90, died November 27, 2009, in Wilmington, Delaware after a brief illness. Born June 16, 1919, in Blue Springs, MS, she was a graduate of Blue Mountain College. After college graduation, she was a teacher and homemaker. She was the Founding Teacher of Bible Study for Today, which began as a home Bible study in...
Annie Monaghan Watts
December 25, 2008
Tupelo- Annie B. Monaghan Watts, 90, died Thursday, December 25, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born July 15, 1918, to Rev. Frank and Maggie Cain Monaghan. She was a lifetime member of Tupelos First Baptist Church, an active member of Ruth Sunday School Class and a volunteer at The...
Annie B. Monaghan Watts
December 25, 2008
Tupelo- Annie B. Monaghan Watts, 90, died Thursday, December 25, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born July 15, 1918, to Rev. Frank and Maggie Cain Monaghan. She was a lifetime member of Tupelos First Baptist Church, an active member of Ruth Sunday School Class and a volunteer at The...
Doyce King
December 24, 2008
FURRS - Doyce W. Carr King, 78, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tishomingo native, she was born Oct. 31, 1930, to Johnnie W. and Wanda Barnett Carr. She was the owner of King's Grocery in Palmetto and was a Baptist. She loved camping and the outdoors. Services will be...
Nell Sewell
December 23, 2008
Belmont - Audrey Nell Sewell, 82, died Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. An Itawamba County native, she was born September 8, 1926 to Henry T. and Mary Winningham Cox. She was retired from Blue Bell Manufacturing. Her husband Aaron Sewell preceded her in death in 1990. She enjoyed quilting, needlework and...
Suzie Miller
December 22, 2008
AuburnSuzie Carter Miller, 44, died Monday, December 22,2008, at her residence in the Auburn Community after an extended illness. A Tupelo native and longtime resident of Lee County, she was born July 18, 1964, to Gerald and Martha Rodgers Carter. She worked as a supervisor for Reeds Manufacturing for many years and also worked as a supervisor for Wal-Mart for...
Wayne Smith
December 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...
Anna Frances Long
December 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...
Hazel Hand
December 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...
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