OBITUARIES
Earlene Watts
Jul 22, 2007
EARLENE WATTS Baldwyn - Earlene Watts, 83, died Sunday, July 22, 2007, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Pontotoc native, she was born July 29, 1923, to the late James and Gertrude Smith Griffin. She was a past employee of Hardin's Bakery and Sherer's Drive Inn. An avid reader, she enjoyed cooking for her family, gardening,...
Walter Herman Estes
Jul 20, 2007
Walter Estes SHANNON - Walter Herman Estes, a lifelong resident of Shannon, died Friday, July 20, 2007, as the result of an automobile accident near Jackson on the Natchez Trace. He was a graduate of Shannon High School and a retired employee of Paine Supply Company of Tupelo with over 20 years of service. After retirement, he started a car...
Walter Estes
Jul 20, 2007
Walter Estes SHANNON - Walter Herman Estes, a lifelong resident of Shannon, died Friday, July 20, 2007, as the result of an automobile accident near Jackson on the Natchez Trace. He was a graduate of Shannon High School and a retired employee of Paine Supply Company of Tupelo with over 20 years of service. After retirement, he started a car...
Ruth Stokes
Jul 20, 2007
RUTH JEANETTE STOKES Madison " Ruth Jeanette Earrey Stokes, 96, died Thursday, July 19, 2007, at the Valley View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Madison, Ala. after an extended illness. A native of the Brewer Community, she was born April 2, 1911 to the late Robert Samuel and Mollie Lenora Russell Earrey. She was a 1930 graduate of Verona High...
Frances Louise Mattox
Jul 17, 2007
FRANCES MATTOX Plantersville - Frances Louise Dunlap Mattox, 74, died Tuesday, July 17, 2007, at her residence after an extended illness. A Pontotoc County native, she was born September 8, 1932 to Katie McCord Dunlap and the late Omia Franklin Dunlap. She was a member of Tupelo Church of God. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Tupelo Church of...
Bob Williford
Jul 17, 2007
BOB WILLIFORD Saltillo - ROBERT WOODROW "BOB" WILLIFORD, 65, died Monday, July 16, 2007, at Baptist Hospital, East in Memphis Tenn. after a brief illness. A native of Decaturville, Tenn., he was born August 10, 1941 to the late Woodrow Wilson and Ruby Mae Boroughs Williford. He was a graduate of The University of Memphis. He was a business accountant...
Estelle Witt
Jul 17, 2007
EZELLE WITT Tupelo - EZELLE WITT, 90, died Tuesday, July 17, 2007, at Cedars Health Center after an extended illness. A native of Sulpher Springs, Tex., she was born December 15, 1916 to the late Milburn and Kate Waggoner Hurley. A longtime Tupelo resident, she worked many years in food service, serving as the manager of the school cafeteria at...
Frances Mattox
Jul 17, 2007
FRANCES MATTOX Plantersville - Frances Louise Dunlap Mattox, 74, died Tuesday, July 17, 2007, at her residence after an extended illness. A Pontotoc County native, she was born September 8, 1932 to Katie McCord Dunlap and the late Omia Franklin Dunlap. She was a member of Tupelo Church of God. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Tupelo Church of...
Robert
Jul 16, 2007
ROBERT ALLEN SMITH Tupelo - ROBERT ALLEN SMITH, 83, died Monday, July 16, 2007, at his residence after an extended illness. A Plantersville native, he was born August 4, 1923 to the late Chester and Mabel Schumpert Smith. He graduated from Plantersville High School and then went on to Mississippi State University where he earned his bachelor's degree. He was...
Robert "Allen" Smith
Jul 16, 2007
ROBERT ALLEN SMITH Tupelo - ROBERT ALLEN SMITH, 83, died Monday, July 16, 2007, at his residence after an extended illness. A Plantersville native, he was born August 4, 1923 to the late Chester and Mabel Schumpert Smith. He graduated from Plantersville High School and then went on to Mississippi State University where he earned his bachelor's degree. He was...
Sally Addis Cooper
Jul 16, 2007
SALLY ADDIS COOPER Tupelo - SALLY ADDIS COOPER, 100, died Monday, July 16, 2007, at the Page Green House At Traceway after an extended illness. She was born March 11, 1907 in Benton County to the late Franklin and Lillie Huspeth Bush. She was a longtime resident of Lee County. Earlier in life, she worked at Reed Manufacturing and for...
Sally Cooper
Jul 16, 2007
SALLY ADDIS COOPER Tupelo - SALLY ADDIS COOPER, 100, died Monday, July 16, 2007, at the Page Green House At Traceway after an extended illness. She was born March 11, 1907 in Benton County to the late Franklin and Lillie Huspeth Bush. She was a longtime resident of Lee County. Earlier in life, she worked at Reed Manufacturing and for...
Ruby DeLeon
Jul 14, 2007
Ruby DeLeon FLORENCE, Ala. " Ruby DeLeon died Saturday, July 14, 2007, at her home in Florence, Ala., after a long illness. She was a native of Saltillo and the daughter of Elmer Lee Sandlin and Onie Dody Sandlin. She had lived in Florence, Ala., for the past five years. She was a homemaker and a member of Fellowship Baptist...
Bill Rosebery
Jul 11, 2007
Bill Rosebery Tupelo " William George "Bill" Rosebery, 69, died Wednesday, July 11, 2007, at his residence after a sudden illness. An Indianapolis, Indiana native, he was born June 18, 1938. He and his wife, Fay, lived in the Auburn Community after moving from Long Beach due to Hurricane Katrina. He was a career U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam...
Wilma Vinson
Jul 9, 2007
WILMA VINSON Tupelo - WILMA VINSON, 85, died Monday, July 9, 2007, at The Meadows in Fulton after an extended illness. A Lee County native and lifelong Tupelo resident, she was born August 17, 1921 to the late Davis and Esther Payne. She owned and operated Vinson's Child Nursery for many years. She was a faithful member of West Main...
Wilburn Smith
Jul 9, 2007
WILBURN T. SMITH Tupelo - Wilburn T. Smith, 71, died Monday, July 9, 2007, at his home after an extended illness. A Lee County native and long time resident, he was born December 24, 1935 to the late Floyd M. and Mittie Jane Doty Smith. He worked as a superintendant for Ballard's Engineer and Tank Company in Massachusettes and also...
Carrie Bishop
Jul 9, 2007
SISTER CARRIE BISHOP Tupelo " Sister Carrie Bishop, 90, died Monday, July 9, 2007, at her residence after an extended illness. A Marion County, Ala. native, she was born September 10, 1916 to the late Daniel and Martha Box Fowler. She was a longtime resident of the Evergreen Community. She was a devoted Christian mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother and...
Mary Goines
Jul 7, 2007
Mary Nell Goines TUPELO " Mary Nell Goines, 81, died Saturday, July 7, 2007m, at the Golden Living Center in Tupelo after a short illness. She was born April 27, 1926, in Tupelo to the late Harvey D. McCarty and Cleo Franklin McCarty. She was retired as a seamstress from the furniture industry after 50 years of service. She had...
Vivian Morton
Jul 7, 2007
Vivian Morton TUPELO " Vivian Louise Morton, 88, formerly of Pontotoc, died Saturday, July 7, 2007, at the Tupelo Nursing and Rehab Center after an extended illness. She was born Sept. 22, 1918, in Lee County. She was a factory worker and an Avon representative. She was a member of Priceville Baptist Church. She loved her family and friends and...
Bobby Kinard
Jul 6, 2007
BOBBY D. KINARD Tupelo - BOBBY D. KINARD, 74, died Friday, July 6, 2007, at The Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. He was born March 19, 1933 in Mashulaville, MS to the late Frank and Annie B. Kinard. He served in the U.S. Air Force for ten years and later retired from Bryan Foods. He was a member of West...
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