OBITUARIES
Ann Hipps
Jul 6, 2007
ANN HIPPS NettletonAnn Hipps, age 71, died Friday, July 06, 2007, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Mississippi native, she was born August 12, 1935, to the late Preston and Louise Barnett Lee. She was the owner of Hipps' Re-upholstery and a member of the Nettleton Pentecostal Church. Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at...
Calvin O
Jul 5, 2007
Calvin O'Cain TUPELO " James Calvin O'Cain, 60, died Thursday, July 5, 2007, at the North Miss. Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born Dec. 6, 1946, in Memphis. He was the owner of O'Cain Plumbing Inc. of Tupelo and a member of the Walnut Methodist Church. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He attended Mississippi...
David Barrera
Jul 5, 2007
David Barrera MOOREVILLE " David Emilio Barrera, 72, died Thursday, July 5, 2007, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a long illness. A native of Guatemala, he was born July 16, 1934, to the late Gerardo and Amalia Morales Barrera. He graduated from Instituto Industrial School in 1952, then went to Southwestern Adventist University in Keene, Texas, for one...
Calvin
Jul 5, 2007
Calvin O'Cain TUPELO " James Calvin O'Cain, 60, died Thursday, July 5, 2007, at the North Miss. Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born Dec. 6, 1946, in Memphis. He was the owner of O'Cain Plumbing Inc. of Tupelo and a member of the Walnut Methodist Church. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He attended Mississippi...
Hazel Tindall
Jul 4, 2007
HAZEL TINDALL Tupelo - HAZEL WHITESIDES TINDALL, 98, died Wednesday, July 4, 2007, at Mitchell Center at Traceway after an extended illness. A Mooreville native, she was born November 4, 1908 to the late Elvin Winford and Mary Catherine Vaughn Whitesides. She retired after 63 years from R. W. Reed Department Store where she worked as secretary and bookkeeper and...
Herman DeVaughn
Jul 3, 2007
Herman DeVaughn SALTILLO - A. "Herman" DeVaughn, 96, died Tuesday, July 3, 2007, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born Dec. 5, 1910, in Itawamba County to George Herman DeVaughn and Lala Hodges DeVaughn. He had lived in the Fellowship community for 70 years. He was a retired salesman for Kirksey Brothers Furniture Co....
Rhonda Wilson
Jul 1, 2007
RHONDA WILSON ShannonRhonda Wilson, 44, died Sunday, July 1, 2007, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born in Trenton, Michigan on June 19, 1963, and has been a long time resident of the Tupelo area. She worked as a cook at 45 Stop n Shop in Verona and, more recently, at the Jamison Inn....
Billy Morris
Jun 30, 2007
BILLY GENE MORRIS Fulton " Billy Gene Bill Morris, 71, died Saturday, June 30, 2007, at his residence after an extended illness. A Marietta native, he was born January 13, 1936 to the late Jock Wheeler and Nola Hood Morris. He attended school in Itawamba County. He moved to Zion, Illinois in 1956 where he met his life's sole mate,...
Ruth Cockrell
Jun 30, 2007
RUTH COCKRELL Nettleton - Ruth Patterson Cockrell, 88, died Saturday, June 30, 2007, at Golden Living Nursing Home in Amory after a Short illness. An Itawamba County native, she was born September 4, 1918 to the late John and Sara Causey Dykes and was raised in the Carolina Community and the Shannon and Nettleton area. She retired from Reed's Manufacturing...
Janice Robinson
Jun 30, 2007
JANICE ROBINSON Auburn CommunityOn April 14, 1948 Our Dear Lord sent someone special to this world to love and to be loved. On June 30, 2007, after a brave and tiring fight with cancer, He wrapped his arms around a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother and took her home to be with Him. God had given her many talents; beautiful...
Evelyn Witcher
Jun 30, 2007
EVELYN WITCHER Tupelo " Evelyn Ford Witcher, 83, died Saturday, June 30, 2007, at Green Houses At Traceway. A Baldwyn native, she was born June 9, 1924 to the late Eugene and Nannie McCarthy Ford. She was a graduate of Cedar Hill High School. She worked with Hunter-Sadler Manufacturing and later Sadler Manufacturing where she retired after 40 years in...
Lettie Platt
Jun 27, 2007
LETTIE PLATT Tupelo - Lettie Whitenton Platt, 89, died Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born January 6, 1918 to the late Thomas A. and Annie S. Jennings Whitenton. A life long Tupelo resident, she married Henry L. Platt in 1935. Together, they owned and operated Platt...
James Mabry
Jun 27, 2007
JAMES MABRY "BILL" COGGINS Marked Tree, Ark. - JAMES MABRY"BILL" COGGINS, 88, formerly of Saltillo, died Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at St. Bernard Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. after an extended illness. A Mississippi native, he was born July 3, 1918 to the late Harley and Zora Hester Coggins. He worked in the construction industry and was a veteran of...
Emogene Sandlin
Jun 27, 2007
EMOGENE SANDLIN Saltillo - EMOGENE SANDLIN, 91, died Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at Baldwyn Nursing Facility after an extended illness. A Guntown native, she was born December 1, 1915 to the late C.H. and Bertie Hutcheson Moore. She was a seamstress for 37 years with Blue Bell Manufacturing. A longtime resident of Saltillo, she was the widow of Joe Sandlin....
James Mabry "Bill" Coggins
Jun 27, 2007
JAMES MABRY "BILL" COGGINS Marked Tree, Ark. - JAMES MABRY"BILL" COGGINS, 88, formerly of Saltillo, died Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at St. Bernard Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. after an extended illness. A Mississippi native, he was born July 3, 1918 to the late Harley and Zora Hester Coggins. He worked in the construction industry and was a veteran of...
Thomas Edward "Ed" Collins
Jun 27, 2007
ED COLLINS Tupelo - THOMAS EDWARD"ED" COLLINS, 94, died Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born October 31, 1912 to the late Edward Cleveland and Lila Mabry Collins. He served in 31st and 155th Infantry Division Medical Department in the South Pacific. He retired after 25 years of service from The United States Post...
Thomas Edward
Jun 27, 2007
ED COLLINS Tupelo - THOMAS EDWARD"ED" COLLINS, 94, died Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born October 31, 1912 to the late Edward Cleveland and Lila Mabry Collins. He served in 31st and 155th Infantry Division Medical Department in the South Pacific. He retired after 25 years of service from The United States Post...
Obituary
Jun 26, 2007
J.C. "BUDDY" MILLWOOD Tupelo - J.C. "Buddy" Millwood, 76, died Tuesday, June 26, 2007, at his residence after a brief illness. A Lee County native, he was born March 16, 1931 to the late Wesco and Pearlie Adams Millwood. A graduate of Tupelo High School, he then went on to Itawamba Community College where he earned his associates degree in...
David Grimes
Jun 26, 2007
DAVID GRIMES Plantersville - DAVID GENE GRIMES, 55, died Tuesday, June 26, 2007, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. A Lee County native, he was born March 9, 1952, to the late Wynton and Jo Ann Hall Grimes. Before becoming disabled, he worked as a supervisor for Better Brands. He was an avid motorcyclist. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday...
Kathleen McKee
Jun 24, 2007
KATHLEEN MCKEE Tupelo - KATHLEEN MCKEE, 85, died Monday, June 25, 2007, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. Before moving to Tupelo, she lived in Waco, Texas. She enjoyed oil painting, reading, her AvonLea friends, and her new church family at Harrisburg Baptist Church. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at The Jefferson Street Chapel of W....
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