OBITUARIES

Thomas Gatlin "Gat" Palmer

Thomas Gatlin "Gat" Palmer

Jan 4, 2007

THOMAS GATLIN (GAT) PALMER Saltillo - THOMAS GATLIN PALMER, 75, died Thursday, January 4, 2007, at his residence after a brief illness. A Saltillo native, he was born March 9, 1931 to the late George Lester and Gertie Elizabeth Brock Palmer. He was a retired veteran of 30 years having served during the Korean War in the U S Army...

Kay Gilreath

Kay Gilreath

Jan 4, 2007

KAY GILREATH Saltillo - Linda Kay Gilreath, 63, died Thursday, January 4, 2007, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born October 20, 1943 to the late Henry Russell and Grace O. VanBuskirk Long. She was a graduate of Saltillo High School and then went on to Itawamba Community College. Earlier in life,...

Thomas Gatlin

Thomas Gatlin

Jan 4, 2007

THOMAS GATLIN (GAT) PALMER Saltillo - THOMAS GATLIN PALMER, 75, died Thursday, January 4, 2007, at his residence after a brief illness. A Saltillo native, he was born March 9, 1931 to the late George Lester and Gertie Elizabeth Brock Palmer. He was a retired veteran of 30 years having served during the Korean War in the U S Army...

Royce Strickland

Royce Strickland

Jan 3, 2007

ROYCE E. STRICKLAND Tupelo - ROYCE E. STRICKLAND, 73, died Wednesday, January 3, 2007, at the Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Mississippi native, he was born to the late John and Nannie Belle Strickland. He graduated from Pisgah High School and then went on to Mississippi State University where he graduated with a degree in accounting. He...

Christine Randolph

Christine Randolph

Jan 2, 2007

CHRISTINE RANDOLPH Swainsboro, Ga. - Christine Pannell Randolph, 86, died Tuesday, January 2, 2007, at the Medical College of Georgia Hospital. A New Albany native, she was born June 22, 1920 to the late Walter and Katrina Pannell. Called "Mama" by all her family, she was a wonderful mother and extremely dedicated to her family. She was a longtime member...

George Emison

George Emison

Dec 31, 2006

GEORGE EMISON Slate Springs - George Walker Emison, 81, died Sunday December 31, 2006 at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo after an extended illness. He was born August 13, 1925 in Alamo, Tennessee to the late Hallie and Lucy Casey Emison. He was a long time Lee County and Tupelo Businessman and had been a resident of Slate Springs...

Michael Karl Roper

Michael Karl Roper

Dec 29, 2006

Michael Karl Roper GUNTOWN - Michael Karl Roper, 76, died Friday, Dec. 29, 2006, at his residence in Guntown after an extended illness. He was born Jan. 10, 1930, to the late John Dillard and Lynne Markham Roper in the Unity community east of Saltillo. He was raised in the Unity community and later in Guntown. Earlier in his life...

Michael Roper

Michael Roper

Dec 29, 2006

Michael Karl Roper GUNTOWN - Michael Karl Roper, 76, died Friday, Dec. 29, 2006, at his residence in Guntown after an extended illness. He was born Jan. 10, 1930, to the late John Dillard and Lynne Markham Roper in the Unity community east of Saltillo. He was raised in the Unity community and later in Guntown. Earlier in his life...

Eugene Pillsbury

Eugene Pillsbury

Dec 28, 2006

EUGENE H. PILLSBURY Booneville - EUGENE HUNDLEY PILLSBURY, 81, died Thursday, December 28, 2006, at Landmark Community Assisted Living in Booneville after an extended illness. A Malden, Mass. native, he was born June 14, 1925 to the late Horace Watts and Dorothy Hundley Pillsbury. He was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Class of 1949, and a veteran...

Ilene Duke

Ilene Duke

Dec 28, 2006

ILENE DUKE Tupelo - ILENE DUKE, 85, died Thursday, December 28, 2006, at Green Houses At Traceway after a brief illness. A native of Glenn Mary Alabama, she was born August 4, 1921 to the late John Dennis and Linnie Lee Miller Dickinson. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a faithful and dedicated member of...

Eugene H. Pillsbury

Eugene H. Pillsbury

Dec 28, 2006

EUGENE H. PILLSBURY Booneville - EUGENE HUNDLEY PILLSBURY, 81, died Thursday, December 28, 2006, at Landmark Community Assisted Living in Booneville after an extended illness. A Malden, Mass. native, he was born June 14, 1925 to the late Horace Watts and Dorothy Hundley Pillsbury. He was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Class of 1949, and a veteran...

Geraldine "Gerri" Carter

Geraldine "Gerri" Carter

Dec 25, 2006

GERALDINE MAYO (GERRI) CARTER Huntsville - ALDER GERALDINE MAYO CARTER, 90, died Monday, December 25, 2006, at her residence after an extended illness. A Philadelphia, MS native, she was born June 16, 1916 to the late Claude Leroy and Sara Cornelia Mayo. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Quitman, MS., where she was graduated from High School in 1933. She...

Geraldine

Geraldine

Dec 25, 2006

GERALDINE MAYO (GERRI) CARTER Huntsville - ALDER GERALDINE MAYO CARTER, 90, died Monday, December 25, 2006, at her residence after an extended illness. A Philadelphia, MS native, she was born June 16, 1916 to the late Claude Leroy and Sara Cornelia Mayo. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Quitman, MS., where she was graduated from High School in 1933. She...

Nannie Cowley

Nannie Cowley

Dec 24, 2006

Nannie Cowley SALTILLO - Nannie Elizabeth Cowley, 79, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2006, at the Whitfield Nursing Home in Corinth after a sudden illness. She was born Jan. 19, 1927, in Summerall to E .C. Easterling and Eloise Mixon Easterling. She was a long time resident of Saltillo. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church...

Robert Wayne

Robert Wayne

Dec 23, 2006

Bob Leech TUPELO - Robert Wayne "Bob" Leech Sr., 56, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006, at the Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. The son of the late Earnest Wayne Leach and Vernelle Boren Leech, he was a lifelong resident of Tupelo. He worked in marketing and research for the American Family Association (A.F.A.) in Tupelo. He was a...

Robert Wayne "Bob" Leech

Robert Wayne "Bob" Leech

Dec 23, 2006

Bob Leech TUPELO - Robert Wayne "Bob" Leech Sr., 56, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006, at the Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. The son of the late Earnest Wayne Leach and Vernelle Boren Leech, he was a lifelong resident of Tupelo. He worked in marketing and research for the American Family Association (A.F.A.) in Tupelo. He was a...

Herman Parmer

Herman Parmer

Dec 22, 2006

Les Parmer EGGVILLE - Hermon L. "Les" Parmer, 83, died Friday, Dec. 22, 2006, at the Country Wood Plantation in Mantachie after a long illness. He was born June 23, 1923, in Hamilton, Alabama to Andrew A. Parmer and Altha Knight Parmer. He had been a resident of the Eggville community since 1964. He enlisted on Jan. 23, 1941, and...

Asia Moon Wells

Asia Moon Wells

Dec 20, 2006

ASIA MOON WELLS Bartlett, Tenn. - ASIA MOON WELLS, 11, died Wednesday, December 20, 2006, in Jackson, TN due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born October 30, 1995 in Starkville to Gregory and Allison Ellis Wells. She was an honor roll student at Ellendale School and Cheerleader Captain. She was a beautiful Christian spirit and an...

Asia Wells

Asia Wells

Dec 20, 2006

ASIA MOON WELLS Bartlett, Tenn. - ASIA MOON WELLS, 11, died Wednesday, December 20, 2006, in Jackson, TN due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born October 30, 1995 in Starkville to Gregory and Allison Ellis Wells. She was an honor roll student at Ellendale School and Cheerleader Captain. She was a beautiful Christian spirit and an...

Nellie Coggins

Nellie Coggins

Dec 19, 2006

NELLIE IRENE COGGINS Tupelo - Nellie Coggins, 94, died Tuesday, December 19, 2006, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness. A Saltillo native, she was born November 5, 1912 to the late Will W. and Minnie Lee Inmon McKissick. She was retired from Purnell's Pride. She was a member of Eggville Free Will Baptist Church. Services will...

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