OBITUARIES

Faye Lyons

Faye Lyons

Mar 2, 2007

Faye Lyons-Raper TUPELO - Faye Lee Lyons-Raper, formerly of Nettleton, died Friday, March 2, 2007, at the North Miss. Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born April 19, 1920, in Plantersville to T.J. "Buddy" and Velma Phillips Lee. She was a homemaker and retired seamstress from Nettleton/Reeds Garment Company. She was a member of Family Christian Center and...

Eva Allred

Eva Allred

Feb 27, 2007

EVA J. ALLRED Tupelo - Eva J. Allred, 78, died Tuesday, February 27, 2007, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Itawamba County native, she was born June 10, 1928, to the late Andrew Thomas and Vivian Lou Sheffield Broughman. She liked sewing and working with ceramics. She also enjoyed taking care of her home and loved...

Wilford Dickey

Wilford Dickey

Feb 27, 2007

Wilford T. Dickey Saltillo--Wilford T. Dickey, 75, died Tuesday February 27, 2007, at his home in Saltillo after an extended illness. He was born February 14, 1932, in Corinth and graduated from Corinth High School. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a small business owner in Batesville, Arkansas where he was also a member of the White Drive...

Lubert Anglin

Lubert Anglin

Feb 26, 2007

LUBERT W.ANGLIN Tupelo - Lubert W. Anglin, 89, died Monday, February 26, 2007, at The Green Houses At Traceway after an extended illness. A Tishomingo County native, he was born March 9, 1917 to the late Leander and Lydda Jane Byram Anglin. In his mid teens, he moved to Lee County where he lived the rest of his life. He...

George Hinton

George Hinton

Feb 26, 2007

GEORGE EUGENE HINTON Tupelo - George Eugene Hinton, 62, died Monday, February 26, 2007, at Golden Living Center after an extended illness. A Lee Co. native, he was born February 22, 1945 to the late C.J. and Dorothy Maxine Grubbs Hinton Harper. He was a special person who enjoyed spending time with his family and playing with his nieces and...

Stanley Russell

Stanley Russell

Feb 25, 2007

Stanley Russell TUPELO - Paul Stanley Russell, 74, died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007 , at the North Miss. Medical Center after a short illness. A Pontotoc native, he was born Jan. 13, 1933, to the late William Herman and Eula Ball Russell. He had lived in Tupelo for the past 47 years and was retired fro m Futorian Manufacturing in...

John Martin

John Martin

Feb 23, 2007

JOHN BERL MARTIN Tupelo - John Berl Martin, 82, died Friday, February 23, 2007, at his residence after an extended illness. A Webster County native, he was born March 3, 1924 to the late John Barthowell and Ona Mae Floyd Martin. He grew up in the Dancy Community. A graduate of Cumberland High School, he then entered United States Navy...

Thomas Beasley

Thomas Beasley

Feb 23, 2007

THOMAS BEASLEY Tupelo - Thomas Beasley, 77, died Friday, February 23, 2007, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born April 11, 1929 in New Albany to the late Thomas Reuben and Marie O. McClellan Beasley. He had lived in Blue Springs earlier in life, moving to Tupelo as a teenager. He was a US Army...

Jimmy Stanford

Jimmy Stanford

Feb 22, 2007

JIMMY STANFORD Saltillo - James Hoyt "Jimmy Stanford, 71, died Thursday, February 22, 2007, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Saltillo native, he was born April 26, 1935 to the late Earl and Zelma Smith Stanford. He was a United States Navy veteran retiring after 21 years of service. After his retirement from the military, he...

Mary Ann Ford

Mary Ann Ford

Feb 20, 2007

MARY FORD Tupelo - Mary Ann Ford, 69, died Tuesday, February 20, 2007, at her residence after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born July 9, 1937 to the late Preston and Larue Whiteside Marcy. She graduated from Tupelo High School and married Edward Ford September 3, 1955. Because of her husbands military career, they enjoyed traveling throughout...

Mary Ford

Mary Ford

Feb 20, 2007

MARY FORD Tupelo - Mary Ann Ford, 69, died Tuesday, February 20, 2007, at her residence after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born July 9, 1937 to the late Preston and Larue Whiteside Marcy. She graduated from Tupelo High School and married Edward Ford September 3, 1955. Because of her husbands military career, they enjoyed traveling throughout...

Rev John D. Humphrey

Rev John D. Humphrey

Feb 18, 2007

REV. JOHN DAVID HUMPHREY Tupelo - Rev. John David Humphrey, 89, died Sunday, February 18, 2007, at The Sanctuary Hospice House. He became a United Methodist Minister in 1950, retiring in 1983 from the position of Associate General Secretary of the Board of High Education and Ministry, The United Methodist Church, Nashville, Tenn. He was a member of the Misissippi...

John Humphrey

John Humphrey

Feb 18, 2007

REV. JOHN DAVID HUMPHREY Tupelo - Rev. John David Humphrey, 89, died Sunday, February 18, 2007, at The Sanctuary Hospice House. He became a United Methodist Minister in 1950, retiring in 1983 from the position of Associate General Secretary of the Board of High Education and Ministry, The United Methodist Church, Nashville, Tenn. He was a member of the Misissippi...

Robert Reese

Robert Reese

Feb 17, 2007

Robert D. Reese MOOREVILLE - Robert Daniel Reese, 68, died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, at his residence in Mooreville after a sudden illness. He was born in Baldwyn to Jimmy Reese and Beatrice Roden Milstead. He was a Baptist and retired from the Lee County School System Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Jefferson Street Chapel of...

James Pruitt Morris

James Pruitt Morris

Feb 17, 2007

James Pruitt Morris NETTLETON - James Pruitt Morris, 79, died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. An Alabama native, he was born June 24, 1927, to the late James Jackson and Mary Francis Langley Morris. He was a member of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of Nettleton. He was a retired...

James Morris

James Morris

Feb 17, 2007

James Pruitt Morris NETTLETON - James Pruitt Morris, 79, died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. An Alabama native, he was born June 24, 1927, to the late James Jackson and Mary Francis Langley Morris. He was a member of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of Nettleton. He was a retired...

Robert Daniel Reese

Robert Daniel Reese

Feb 17, 2007

Robert D. Reese MOOREVILLE - Robert Daniel Reese, 68, died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, at his residence in Mooreville after a sudden illness. He was born in Baldwyn to Jimmy Reese and Beatrice Roden Milstead. He was a Baptist and retired from the Lee County School System Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Jefferson Street Chapel of...

Elsie Smith Hamm

Elsie Smith Hamm

Feb 16, 2007

Elsie Smith Hamm SHERMAN - Elsie Sarah Smith Hamm, 81, died Friday, Feb. 16, 2007, at Graceland Nursing Home in New Albany after a short illness. She was born in Itawamba County, the daughter of James Chester Smith and Annie Mae Gaddy Smith. She had lived in Sherman for the last 60 years. She was a homemaker and a member...

Glen Williams

Glen Williams

Feb 16, 2007

Glen Williams TUPELO - Glen Williams, 25, died Friday, Feb. 16, 2007, in Tupelo after a sudden illness. He was a roofer in the construction business and a member of Lakeview Baptist Church. He loved his family and spending time with his nieces and nephews and he loved music. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at the Jefferson Street...

Elsie Hamm

Elsie Hamm

Feb 16, 2007

Elsie Smith Hamm SHERMAN - Elsie Sarah Smith Hamm, 81, died Friday, Feb. 16, 2007, at Graceland Nursing Home in New Albany after a short illness. She was born in Itawamba County, the daughter of James Chester Smith and Annie Mae Gaddy Smith. She had lived in Sherman for the last 60 years. She was a homemaker and a member...

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