OBITUARIES
Bill Mercer
Feb 2, 2008
THAXTON - William E. "Bill" Mercer died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008, at the Veterans Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. after a short illness. He was a native of New Albany, born to the late William Leonard Mercer and Mary Louise Craft Mercer. He had been a resident of the Thaxton community for the last nine years, but formerly lived in...
Lucille Brannan
Jan 27, 2008
LUCILLE A. BRANNAN Pontotoc " Lucille Arnold Brannan, 85, died Sunday, January 27, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born July 2, 1922 in Baldwyn to the late C. Y. and Etta Frances Tatum Arnold. A long time resident of Tupelo and the Lee County area, she was a graduate of Verona High...
Joyce Lamb
Jan 25, 2008
Joyce Lamb EGGVILLE - Joyce Ramsey Lamb, 75, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a long illness. She was born April 24, 1932, to the late Thomas Houston Ramsey and Lula Langston Parrett Ramsey. She was a retired nurse for the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was an instructor for Charm Step Shoes. She...
James Homan
Jan 25, 2008
JAMES ZEKE HOMAN Oxford - James E. Homan, 64, died Friday, January 25, 2008, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford after a lengthy illness. A Tupelo native, he was born June 21, 1943 to the late B. W. and Mae Davis Homan. He lived in Tupelo most of his life, moved to the Gulf Coast in 1995 and remained there...
Maurine Darnell
Jan 24, 2008
Maurine Darnell August 13th,1921 - January 24th, 2008 Maurine Darnell, age 86, died early Thursday morning, Jan. 24, 2008. Maurine was a longtime resident of Memphis, TN. Maurine was born August 13,1921 in Holcut, Mississippi. Age didn't stop this hairdresser from wanting to go to work everyday. Even after retirement, Maurine would call work every day to see if she...
Billie Lamb
Jan 24, 2008
EGGVILLE - Joyce Ramsey Lamb, 75, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a long illness. She was born April 24, 1932, to the late Thomas Houston Ramsey and Lula Langston Parrett Ramsey. She was a retired nurse for the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was an instructor for Charm Step Shoes. She graduated from...
Samuel Martin
Jan 23, 2008
Verona - SAMUEL ROBERT SAM MARTIN, 82, died Wednesday, January 23, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. An Oakland, Tenn. native, he was born January 17, 1926, to the late John Davis and Esther May Howery Martin. He was raised in Oakland and Galloway, Tenn. For many years, he worked as a service station mechanic....
Gene Scott
Jan 23, 2008
Guntown - GENE BARRY SCOTT, 66, died Wednesday, January 23, 2008, at Residence after an extended illness. A native of Mississippi, he was born October 16, 1941 to the late Burt Scott and Maudie Brown Post. He had lived in Illinois for several years before returning to Guntown in 1987. Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at W....
Scott
Jan 23, 2008
Guntown - GENE BARRY SCOTT, 66, died Wednesday, January 23, 2008, at Residence after an extended illness. A native of Mississippi, he was born October 16, 1941 to the late Burt Scott and Maudie Brown Post. He had lived in Illinois for several years before returning to Guntown in 1987. Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at W....
Robert Witt
Jan 18, 2008
VERONA " Robert Lee Witt, 51, died Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Tupelo to the late Hillary Dean Witt and Nancy Geneva Wilson Witt, but lived in Verona all his life. He was a Baptist. He loved his family and enjoyed being outdoors and doing yard work for his friends. Services...
Robert Lee Witt
Jan 18, 2008
VERONA " Robert Lee Witt, 51, died Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Tupelo to the late Hillary Dean Witt and Nancy Geneva Wilson Witt, but lived in Verona all his life. He was a Baptist. He loved his family and enjoyed being outdoors and doing yard work for his friends. Services...
Patrick Morse
Jan 17, 2008
Tupelo - PATRICK ALAN MORSE, 57, died Thursday, January 17, 2008, at his residence after a brief illness. A Sacramento, California native, he was born March 17, 1950 to Bebe Weber Morse and the late Benjamin Wilson. He was a graduate of Longwood University in Farmville, VA. He was a US Army veteran having served in Vietnam. He was in...
Grace Briley
Jan 17, 2008
Tupelo - GRACE P. BRILEY, 84, died Thursday, January 17, 2008, at her residence after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born September 25, 1923, to the late Martin Luther and Mary Sue Richey Payne. She had lived in the Belden Community for about 60 years. She was a member of Belden United Methodist Church where she...
Beverly Robinson
Jan 17, 2008
Tupelo - BEVERLY JANE ROBINSON, 55, died Thursday, January 17, 2008, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born August 21, 1952 to Wilma Jeanette Parker Williams. She enjoyed making hand crafts and spending time with her grandchildren Graveside Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Auburn Cemetery with Rev....
Loyce Kellerman
Jan 17, 2008
Baldwyn - LOYCE ALLINE KELLERMAN, 86, died Thursday, January 17, 2008, at the Baldwyn Nursing Facility after an extended illness. A Tippah County native, she was born March 2, 1921 to the late Fred and Bama Drummond. She had worked 20 years for Merchant and Farmers Bank. She enjoyed making stuffed animals and dolls and sewing custom clothes. She was...
Sibil Leach
Jan 12, 2008
SYBIL ELGIN LEACH Shannon " Sybil Elgin Fears Leach, 93, died Saturday, January 12, 2008, at her daughters residence near Shannon after an extended illness. An Amory native, she was born April 9, 1914 to the late Jim and Trudy Jane Moreland Fears. She worked over 20 years managing Grady's Hamburger Hut in Tupelo, and also worked as a seamstress...
Mildred Fields
Jan 11, 2008
Mildred Lavelle Fields SALTILLO " Mildred Lavelle Fields, 79, died suddenly Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, at her home. She was born Oct. 12, 1928, in Lacey Springs, Ala., to the late William and Daisy Bolen and later moved to Mississippi in her youth. She was an employee at North Miss. Medical Center for many years where she worked as a...
William Steele
Jan 11, 2008
Tupelo " WILLIAM RAY ANAHEIM STEELE, 72, died suddenly on Monday, January 7, 2008, at his residence. A Smithville native, he was born August 10, 1935 to the late Relder. A. and Retha Crouch Steele. Ray attended Lawhon school until about 1950 when his family relocated to Southern California. He graduated from Garden Grove High school in 1953. Ray worked...
Nadine Clardy
Jan 10, 2008
Shannon - NADINE CLARDY, 69, died Thursday, January 10, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of the Bigbee Community in Monroe County, she was born July 31, 1938 to the late Howard MCGrew and Emily Lucille Parchman Gaines. She was a longtime resident of Shannon. She loved to sing Gospel music and was...
Marion Devaughn
Jan 10, 2008
MARION DEVAUGHN Tupelo - MARION DEVAUGHN, 73, died Thursday, January 10, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Pontotoc County native, he was born December 17, 1934 to the late Timothy Elliot and Atha Mae Gillentine DeVaughn. He was the owner of Dee's Furniture Manufacturing for the last 20 years. He enjoyed fishing, being outdoors,...
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