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November 7, 2008
Tupelo - Rene C. Macklin, 49, died Friday, November 7, 2008, at her residence after a lengthy illness. A native of Wilmington, Delaware, she was born March 9, 1959 to Ernst and Gertrude Tomic. She had been a resident of the Tupelo area for the past twelve years. She was a teachers assistant at Church Street Elementary School and was...
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November 7, 2008
Tupelo - Rene C. Macklin, 49, died Friday, November 7, 2008, at her residence after a lengthy illness. A native of Wilmington, Delaware, she was born March 9, 1959 to Ernst and Gertrude Tomic. She had been a resident of the Tupelo area for the past twelve years. She was a teachers assistant at Church Street Elementary School and was...
John C. McKnatt
November 6, 2008
Tupelo - John C. McKnatt, 82, died Thursday, November 6, 2008, at his residence in Tupelo. He was born April 1, 1926 in Atoka, Tennessee to Charles A. and Clara Mae Lassiter McKnatt. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the United States Army in Germany. He was a truck driver until he became disabled in...
John McKnatt
November 6, 2008
Tupelo - John C. McKnatt, 82, died Thursday, November 6, 2008, at his residence in Tupelo. He was born April 1, 1926 in Atoka, Tennessee to Charles A. and Clara Mae Lassiter McKnatt. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the United States Army in Germany. He was a truck driver until he became disabled in...
Roy Reese Whitenton
November 5, 2008
Tupelo - Roy Reese Whitenton, 79, died Wednesday, November 5, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, he was born December 30, 1928, to Thomas A. and Annie Jennings Whitenton. He was a 1948 graduate of Tupelo High School and married Bettye Clayton Whitenton June 16, 1950. He was...
Thomas Jennnings
November 5, 2008
Saltillo " Thomas G. Tommy Jennings, 68 died November 5, 2008, at home after a short illness. A Mississippi native, he was born July 19, 1940 in Woodland, MS, to Thomas Vernon and Eva Erin Lamb Jennings. He graduated from Woodland High School. He worked at Shannon Chair Company in Houston, MS for 29 years. He enjoyed fishing and gardening....
Shirley Roberts
November 5, 2008
Blue SpringsShirley Coleman Roberts, 68, died Wednesday, November 5, 2008, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany after a lengthy illness. A native of Bruce, she was born January 26, 1940, to the late Charles and Francis Coleman. She has lived in Blue Springs for the last 13 years. She enjoyed the outdoors, living in the country, and loved spending...
Thomas G. Jennnings
November 5, 2008
Saltillo " Thomas G. Tommy Jennings, 68 died November 5, 2008, at home after a short illness. A Mississippi native, he was born July 19, 1940 in Woodland, MS, to Thomas Vernon and Eva Erin Lamb Jennings. He graduated from Woodland High School. He worked at Shannon Chair Company in Houston, MS for 29 years. He enjoyed fishing and gardening....
Roy Whitenton
November 5, 2008
Tupelo - Roy Reese Whitenton, 79, died Wednesday, November 5, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, he was born December 30, 1928, to Thomas A. and Annie Jennings Whitenton. He was a 1948 graduate of Tupelo High School and married Bettye Clayton Whitenton June 16, 1950. He was...
Alliene Gibens
November 3, 2008
TupeloAlliene Pickens Gibens, 92, died at her home on November 3, 2008, after an extended illness. She was born January 20, 1916, in Baldwyn, Mississippi, the daughter of Wiley Alfred and Maybelle Drummond Pickens. A graduate of Ripley High School, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Blue Mountain College. She married Travis Eston Gibens on December...
Alfred Laney
October 31, 2008
Evergreen Community - Alfred A. Laney Sr., 77, died Friday, October 31, 2008, at Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory after an extended illness. He was born November 22, 1930 to Crafton and Vera Laney. After he graduated Hatley High School, he then served in the military. He retired from Metalloy and also worked as a mechanic at T. F Evans...
Alfred A. Laney Sr.
October 31, 2008
Evergreen Community - Alfred A. Laney Sr., 77, died Friday, October 31, 2008, at Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory after an extended illness. He was born November 22, 1930 to Crafton and Vera Laney. After he graduated Hatley High School, he then served in the military. He retired from Metalloy and also worked as a mechanic at T. F Evans...
Elzie Mansell
October 29, 2008
Mooreville - Elzie Van Mansell, 86, died Wednesday, October 29, 2008, at the Page Green House at Traceway after an extended illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, he was born August 27, 1922 to the late Roy Clad and Emma Zura Wallace Mansell. He grew up in the Saltillo area before moving to Mooreville in 1970. He worked...
Sarah Wiygul
October 27, 2008
Shannon - Sarah Lynn Wiygul, 83, died Monday, October 27, 2008, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born March 1, 1925, to Leon Cortez and Rebecca Johnson Filgo. A 1942 graduate of Shannon High School, she then went on to MSCW where she graduated with a degree in Secretarial Science. She taught for 17 years at Shannon...
Mary Lann
October 26, 2008
Auburn Community - Mary Ann Lann, 52, died suddenly Sunday, October 26, 2008, at her residence. A Tupelo native, she was born April 23, 1956 to Vernon Bemis and Elvis Lewis Bradley. She was a Baptist. Memorial Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at the Unity Presbyterian Church (East of Plantersville) with Rev. Andy Dozier officiating. Burial...
Mary Ann Lann
October 26, 2008
Auburn Community - Mary Ann Lann, 52, died suddenly Sunday, October 26, 2008, at her residence. A Tupelo native, she was born April 23, 1956 to Vernon Bemis and Elvis Lewis Bradley. She was a Baptist. Memorial Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at the Unity Presbyterian Church (East of Plantersville) with Rev. Andy Dozier officiating. Burial...
Olene Bell
October 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...
Jesse Jowers
October 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
October 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....
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