OBITUARIES
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,...
Gethie Scott
Jan 8, 2008
GETHIE PARKER SCOTT Tupelo - GETHIE EVELYN PARKER SCOTT, 90, died Monday, January 7, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Lee County native, she was born July 14, 1917 to the late Lamar Brown and Iva Derrick Parker. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Guntown where she served as a pianist...
Presley Wallace
Jan 6, 2008
Tupelo - PRESLY THORNTON WALLACE, JR., 18, died Monday, January 7, 2008, at his home. He was born in Tupelo September 29, 1989 to Presley Thornton and Kathy Slack Wallace. He was a senior at Tupelo High School and a member of the THS Championship Soccer Team for the past four years. He enjoyed serving as assistant coach with the...
Audrey Faye Russell
Jan 6, 2008
Evergreen - AUDREY FAYE RUSSELL, 69, died Sunday, January 6, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Carolina Community native, she was born April 9, 1938 to the late Dick and Dolly Brown Dobbins. She was loved by many and will be missed by all, especially her husband, J.T. Russell whom she married December 20,...
Presley Wallace, Jr.
Jan 6, 2008
Tupelo - PRESLY THORNTON WALLACE, JR., 18, died Monday, January 7, 2008, at his home. He was born in Tupelo September 29, 1989 to Presley Thornton and Kathy Slack Wallace. He was a senior at Tupelo High School and a member of the THS Championship Soccer Team for the past four years. He enjoyed serving as assistant coach with the...
Audrey Russell
Jan 6, 2008
Evergreen - AUDREY FAYE RUSSELL, 69, died Sunday, January 6, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Carolina Community native, she was born April 9, 1938 to the late Dick and Dolly Brown Dobbins. She was loved by many and will be missed by all, especially her husband, J.T. Russell whom she married December 20,...
Glenda Marshbank
Jan 4, 2008
Tupelo - GLENDA R. MARSHBANK, 71, died Friday, January 4, 2008, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Calhoun City native, she was born July 27, 1936 to the late Howard and Euvene Wiggins. She had worked for Blounts Supermarket for eight years and most recently worked for Wal-Mart for the past nine years.. She had been...
Joyce Swindle
Jan 1, 2008
Saltillo " JOYCE RIDGE SWINDLE, 78, died unexpectedly Tuesday, January 1, 2008, at her residence. An Itawamba County native, she was born June 21, 1929 to the late Charles Robert and Nancy Maude Bingham Ridge. She worked for many years as a Nursing Supervisor for North Mississippi Medical Center, retiring in 1991. She was an avid writer and was loved...
J Young
Jan 1, 2008
Tupelo - JESSIE D. YOUNG, JR., 76, died Tuesday, January 1, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A native of Mantachie, he was born January 31, 1931, to the late Jessie D. and Pauline Robbins Young. He was a 1950 graduate of Belden High School and attended Itawamba Junior College. He was a veteran of...
J D. Young
Jan 1, 2008
Tupelo - JESSIE D. YOUNG, JR., 76, died Tuesday, January 1, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A native of Mantachie, he was born January 31, 1931, to the late Jessie D. and Pauline Robbins Young. He was a 1950 graduate of Belden High School and attended Itawamba Junior College. He was a veteran of...
Joyce Ridge Swindle
Jan 1, 2008
Saltillo " JOYCE RIDGE SWINDLE, 78, died unexpectedly Tuesday, January 1, 2008, at her residence. An Itawamba County native, she was born June 21, 1929 to the late Charles Robert and Nancy Maude Bingham Ridge. She worked for many years as a Nursing Supervisor for North Mississippi Medical Center, retiring in 1991. She was an avid writer and was loved...
J (Jake) Bailey
Dec 30, 2007
J.C. (JAKE) BAILEY Tupelo - J.C. "Jake" Bailey, 68, died Sunday, December 30, 2007, at his residence after an extended illness. A Marietta native, he was born April 3, 1939 to the late Joseph and Zera Fleming Bailey. He worked as a body repairman for George Ruff Buick and also for AAA Body and glass before being disabled. He was...
J C.
Dec 30, 2007
J.C. (JAKE) BAILEY Tupelo - J.C. "Jake" Bailey, 68, died Sunday, December 30, 2007, at his residence after an extended illness. A Marietta native, he was born April 3, 1939 to the late Joseph and Zera Fleming Bailey. He worked as a body repairman for George Ruff Buick and also for AAA Body and glass before being disabled. He was...
Howard Davenport
Dec 29, 2007
HOWARD B. DAVENPORT Tupelo, Miss. - HOWARD B. DAVENPORT "Mr. D.", 75, formerly of Milwaukee, died Saturday, December 29, 2007, at his residence in Tupelo, Miss. An Oakland, Iowa native, he was born June 1, 1932 to the late Ralph and Bertha Bird Davenport. He served in the Army National Guard of Iowa from 1948 to 1952 achieving the rank...
Howard B. Davenport
Dec 29, 2007
HOWARD B. DAVENPORT Tupelo, Miss. - HOWARD B. DAVENPORT "Mr. D.", 75, formerly of Milwaukee, died Saturday, December 29, 2007, at his residence in Tupelo, Miss. An Oakland, Iowa native, he was born June 1, 1932 to the late Ralph and Bertha Bird Davenport. He served in the Army National Guard of Iowa from 1948 to 1952 achieving the rank...
Mary Kirksey
Dec 28, 2007
Denton, Tex.--Mary Knox Kirksey, 91, died Friday, December 28, 2007 at the Vintage Retirement Community of Denton, Texas. She was born on October 8, 1916 1n Batesville to Roy and Margaret Knox. She married Elvin B. Kirksey in Tupelo and was a resident there for many years. She served as Executive Assistant to the Highway Commissioner of Northern District of...
Mary Knox Kirksey
Dec 28, 2007
Denton, Tex.--Mary Knox Kirksey, 91, died Friday, December 28, 2007 at the Vintage Retirement Community of Denton, Texas. She was born on October 8, 1916 1n Batesville to Roy and Margaret Knox. She married Elvin B. Kirksey in Tupelo and was a resident there for many years. She served as Executive Assistant to the Highway Commissioner of Northern District of...
Ruth Bright
Dec 24, 2007
RUTH BRIGHT Shannon - RUTH BRIGHT, 95, died Monday, December 24, 2007, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born October 3, 1912 to the late Whit and Nannie McHarry Parchman. She graduated from Buena Vista High School and attended Blue Mountain College. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and homemaker. She was a...
Lt Col. William C. " Bill "
Dec 24, 2007
TUPELO " Lt. Col. William C. Bill Anglin, 89, died Monday, Dec. 24, 2007, at the Leeper House of the Green Houses at Traceway. He was born May 22, 1918, in Pontotoc County to the late Eric Troy and Eliza Ann Cleveland Anglin. He was a graduate of Mississippi State University and a Methodist. When World War II broke out,...
Col. C.
Dec 24, 2007
TUPELO " Lt. Col. William C. Bill Anglin, 89, died Monday, Dec. 24, 2007, at the Leeper House of the Green Houses at Traceway. He was born May 22, 1918, in Pontotoc County to the late Eric Troy and Eliza Ann Cleveland Anglin. He was a graduate of Mississippi State University and a Methodist. When World War II broke out,...
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