OBITUARIES
Gwen Blackwell
May 9, 2007
GWEN BLACKWELL Tupelo - Gwen Blackwell, 83, died Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, she was born September 19, 1923 to the late James and Cletus Young Blackwell. She was a 1940 graduate of Tupelo High School and attended The University of Alabama. She later graduated...
Henry Roberts
May 9, 2007
HENRY A. ROBERTS Tupelo - HENRY AULVURN ROBERTS, 94, died Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at his residence after an extended illness. A Union County native, he was born January 26, 1913 to the late Henry F. and Georgia Colvin Roberts. He was a carpenter from Leake and Goodlette for 40 years. He also worked as an independent carpenter for many...
Pearl Furr
May 9, 2007
PEARL G. FURR Tupelo -- Pearl Gray Canterbury Furr, died Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at The Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, Mississippi. Mrs. Furr was born February 2, 1927, in Alderson, West Virginia to Dewey Price Canterbury and Edith Pearl Rader. She married Marion Hansell (John) Furr in Lovely Lane Methodist Church in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 13, 1946. Prior...
Margaret Richey
May 8, 2007
Margaret Witt Richey Birmingham, Ala.Margaret Witt Richey, 86, died May 8, 2007. A native of Sherman, she was born May 18th, 1920, to the late A.J. Witt and Maggie Witt. She had been a resident of Fair Haven Nursing Home in Birmingham, Alabama. She was a member of Sherman Baptist Church. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Friday at the...
Gary Ozbirn
May 8, 2007
Gary Ozbirn Tupelo--Gary Wayne Ozbirn, 61, died Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at North Mississippi Medical Center following an extended illness. He was born January 5, 1946 in Belmont, MS to Carl and Estine Ozbirn. He graduated from Belmont High School where he was an outstanding athlete. He enjoyed coaching little league baseball, fishing, golf and watching his granddaughters play soccer,...
Josephine Repult
May 8, 2007
JOSEPHINE DAVIDSON REPULT Tupelo " On May 8, 2007, Josephine Davidson Repult, 88, left her Little House on the Prairie on the Highway to Heaven after and extended illness. She was born March 31, 1919 at 336 Braodway Street, the second oldest house in Tupelo. She was the only child of Joe Davidson, a well known barber of Tupelo and...
Elsie Curbow
May 8, 2007
ELSIE CURBOW Auburn - ELSIE CURBOW, 100, died Tuesday, May 8, 2007, at Courtyards Community Living Center in Fulton after an extended illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident of the Auburn Community, she was born February 23, 1907 to the late Howard and Della Christian. While primarily a homemaker, she had also worked for several years at Milam...
Larry Jones
May 6, 2007
Larry Jones BLUE MOUNTAIN - Larry Max Jones, 50, died Sunday, May 6, 2007, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A native of Loma Linda, Calif., he was born Jan. 11, 1957, to Clifton Max Jones and the late Darla Horine Jones Insabella. He was an auto mechanic. He enjoyed spending time with his sons. A...
Rickey Causey
May 5, 2007
RICKEY CAUSEY Tupelo -- Rickey Dale Causey, 48, died Saturday, May 05, 2007, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A Lee County native, he was born February 23, 1959, to Audie Sullivan Causey and the late Robert Buck Causey. He was a construction worker in the home building industry. His wife, Dale Causey, preceded him in...
Annie Clayton
May 3, 2007
Annie Clayton TUPELO - Annie J Clayton, 91, died Thursday, May 3, 2007, at the Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born Aug. 6, 1915, to the late Albert W. McCarty and Emma Buchanan McCarty. She was a seamstress in the garment industry and worked at Milam Manufacturing and Reed Manufacturing. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, friends and family. She was a...
Dorothy Stepp
May 3, 2007
DOROTHY DUKE STEPP Chesterville - DOROTHY DUKE STEPP, 88, died Thursday, May 3, 2007, at Darlington Oaks at Community Hospice after an extended illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident of the Chesterville Community, she was born April 9, 1919 to the late Claude Elford and Lucille Means Duke. She was a homemaker and enjoyed flower gardening and baking....
Blance Powell
May 3, 2007
BLANCHE POWELL Tupelo - ANNIE BLANCHE POWELL, 95, died Thursday, May 3, 2007, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Ratliff native, she was born November 1, 1911 to the late William Alvin and Mittie Stovall Wooldridge. She was married to William "Razzie" Powell for 62 years who preceded her in death November 21, 1997. She and...
Terrell Ramey
May 2, 2007
TERRELL S. RAMEY Auburn -- Terrell S. Ramey, 72, died Wednesday, May 2, 2007, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. An Itawamba County native, he was born May 26, 1934 to the late Dueal and Ollie Warren Ramey. He was a 1952 graduate of Itawamba Agricultural High School and earned two years of college credit. He...
Terrell S. Ramey
May 2, 2007
TERRELL S. RAMEY Auburn -- Terrell S. Ramey, 72, died Wednesday, May 2, 2007, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. An Itawamba County native, he was born May 26, 1934 to the late Dueal and Ollie Warren Ramey. He was a 1952 graduate of Itawamba Agricultural High School and earned two years of college credit. He...
MIldred Lee
May 1, 2007
MILDRED LEE Tupelo - Mildred McWherter Lee, 101, died Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at The Green Houses At Traceway. A native of Martin, Tenn., she was born August 21, 1905 to the late George and Nancy McLain McWherter. She lived for many years in Clarksdale where she was a member of First Presbyterain Church and served as a Bible teacher....
MIldred
May 1, 2007
MILDRED LEE Tupelo - Mildred McWherter Lee, 101, died Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at The Green Houses At Traceway. A native of Martin, Tenn., she was born August 21, 1905 to the late George and Nancy McLain McWherter. She lived for many years in Clarksdale where she was a member of First Presbyterain Church and served as a Bible teacher....
Bettye Parker
May 1, 2007
BETTYE ANN PARKER Unity -- Bettye Ann Parker, 58, died Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A native of Sledge, she was born March 8, 1949 to the late Edgar and Anna Sims Swan. She was a 1986 graduate of the Northeast Community College of Nursing and had worked in health care for...
Bettye Ann Parker
May 1, 2007
BETTYE ANN PARKER Unity -- Bettye Ann Parker, 58, died Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A native of Sledge, she was born March 8, 1949 to the late Edgar and Anna Sims Swan. She was a 1986 graduate of the Northeast Community College of Nursing and had worked in health care for...
Joshua Hancock
Apr 29, 2007
JOSHUA MORGAN HANCOCK ST. LOUIS - Joshua Morgan Hancock, 29, died Sunday, April 29, 2007, from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born April 11, 1978, in Cleveland to Shirley Morgan and Dean Hancock. He was a member of the Methodist church. He was a standout baseball pitcher at Vestavia Hills High School in Birmingham, Ala., and a...
William Joyner
Apr 28, 2007
William Joyner TUPELO - William Gardner Joyner, 66, died Saturday, April 28, 2007, at his home. He was born Feb. 11, 1941, in Tupelo to the late Thomas Lee and Ione Gardner Joyner. He graduated from Tupelo High School in 1959 and from the University of Mississippi in 1962. After graduation, he joined the accounting firm of PriceWaterhouseCoopers in New...
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