OBITUARIES

James Krumcke

James Krumcke

April 26, 2007

JAMES F. "JIM" KRUMCKE Tupelo - JAMES F. "JIM" KRUMCKE, 85, died Thursday, April 26, 2007, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Holly Springs native, he was born December 15, 1921 to the late Claude Monroe and Curtis Black Krumcke. He grew up in Oxford and graduated from University High School. He then attended Northwest Mississippi...

Arnita McClellan

Arnita McClellan

April 25, 2007

ARNITA MCCLELLAN Saltillo - ARNITA MARIE MCCLELLAN, 63, died Wednesday, April 25, 2007, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born in Mississippi January 13, 1944 to the late Earl and Rubie Spencer Glosson. Services will be 4 p.m. Thursday at The Saltillo Chapel of W.E. Pegues with Rev. Frankie Martin officiating. Burial will be in Tupelo Memorial...

Joyce Pearson

Joyce Pearson

April 24, 2007

JOYCE PEARSON Tupelo - Joyce Buse Pearson, 79, died Tuesday, April 24, 2007, at the Baldwyn Nursing Facility after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born May 11, 1927 to the late Allen and Ada Williams Buse. She enjoyed sewing crocheting and cooking. She was a homemaker and a member of East Main Church of Christ. She...

Andy Roberts

Andy Roberts

April 23, 2007

ANDY ROBERTS Tupelo - LESTER ANTHONY "ANDY" ROBERTS, 58, died Monday, April 23, 2007, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Greenville native, he was born October 3, 1948 to the late Edgar and Irene Roberts. He was the manager for Mattress Direct in Tupelo. He enjoyed working on his computer and watching sports on television. His...

Janet Hall

Janet Hall

April 22, 2007

JANET HERNDON HALL Tupelo - Janet Herndon Hall, 47, died Sunday, April 22, 2007, at the University Medical Center in Jackson after lengthy illness. She was born April 27, 1959, in Tupelo to James and Agnes West Herndon and was raised in Verona. She was a graduate of Shannon High School and attended Itawamba Community College. For 21 years she...

J K. Estes

J K. Estes

April 20, 2007

J. K. ESTES Shannon - J. K. ESTES, 79, died Friday, April 20, 2007, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A native and lifelong resident Shannon, he was born August 20, 1927, to the late Joe Howard and Myrtle Elaine Harris Estes. He was a member of Shannon First Baptist Church. He was in the moving...

James Hickman

James Hickman

April 20, 2007

J. R. HICKMAN Tupelo - James Richard "J. R. Hickman, 60, died Friday, April 20, 2007, at his residence after an extended illness. He was born April 2, 1947 in Memphis to the late James Henry and Minnie Bell House Hickman. He was raised in Helena, Arkansas where he was a graduate of Central High School in Helena. An Army...

J Estes

J Estes

April 20, 2007

J. K. ESTES Shannon - J. K. ESTES, 79, died Friday, April 20, 2007, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A native and lifelong resident Shannon, he was born August 20, 1927, to the late Joe Howard and Myrtle Elaine Harris Estes. He was a member of Shannon First Baptist Church. He was in the moving...

Carolyn Bobo

Carolyn Bobo

April 18, 2007

COL. CAROLYN E. BOBO Tupelo - Col. Carolyn E. Bobo, U. S. Air Force, Retired, 77, died Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after a sudden illness. She was born August 9, 1929 to the late Stephen Leroy and Sarah Delila Lowe Bobo in El Dorado, Arkansas. She was raised in Goodman and was...

Evelyn Brannen

Evelyn Brannen

April 18, 2007

EVELYN Y. BRANNEN Mooreville - Evelyn Yione Brannen, 85, died Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at Samaritan Gardens Personal Care Home after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born August 31, 1921 to the late Joseph Thomas and Ida Ava Flanaghan Johnson. Earlier in her working years, she worked at Milam Manufactoring for many years. In her later...

Morris Herring

Morris Herring

April 17, 2007

MORRIS L. HERRING Tupelo - Morris Lynn Herring, 48, died Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, he was born June 18, 1958 to Edward M. and Jean Roberts Herring. He was a 1976 graduate of Tupelo High School and a 1980 graduate of The University of Mississippi with a Bachelor...

Marjorie Farley

Marjorie Farley

April 14, 2007

Marjorie B. Farley TUPELO - Marjorie B. Farley, 92, died Saturday, April 14, 2007, at the Traceway Green Houses Retirement Center after a lengthy illness. She was born Oct. 15, 1914, in Lee County to Sylvester Mallette and Elizabeth Jones Mallette. She was a homemaker and a Methodist. She was a very gentle and loving lady and was loved by...

Earl Wallis

Earl Wallis

April 14, 2007

Earl Wallis AUBURN - Earl Wallis, 39, died Saturday, April 14, 2007, at the Darlington House Hospice in Verona after a short illness. He was born Jan. 22, 1968, in Barstow, California. He was a construction worker before his health failed him. He loved to garden, woodworking and knife collecting and spending time with his friends. Services will be at...

Buford Deaton

Buford Deaton

April 13, 2007

Buford Calvin Deaton RICHMOND - Buford Calvin Deaton, 90, of the Richmond community, died Friday April 13, 2007, at his residence. He was born May 29, 1916, in the Brewer community to the late Mac and Essie Rhudy Deaton. He was a retired employee of Blue Bell Manufacturing of Tupelo. He loved gardening and yard work and gospel singing. He...

Alice Edmondson

Alice Edmondson

April 13, 2007

Alice Edmondson TUPELO - Alice "Mamaw" Edmondson, 87, died Friday, April 13, 2007, at the Golden Living Center after a long illness. A native of Alabama, she was born Jan. 4, 1920, to the late Will and Ellie Hagood. She worked for many years at Reed Manufacturing. Later she and her husband owned a grocery store in Carbon Hills, Ala....

Brookie Laney

Brookie Laney

April 12, 2007

BROOKIE LANEY Tupelo - BROOKIE LANEY, 92, died Thursday, April 12, 2007, at Green Houses At Traceway after an extended illness. A Baldwyn native, she was born July 12, 1914 to the late John T. and Maye Malone Wilson. She was the widow of Rev. John B. Laney, who served as Associational Missionary in six counties in Mississippi. Her life...

Capt Victor

Capt Victor

April 11, 2007

Capt. Victor O. "Dick" Johnson, Jr. Covington, La.--Victor Oran "Dick" Johnson, Jr., 92, died Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at Southerland Assisted Living Home near Covington, La. He was born March 28, 1915, in Verona, Mississippi to the late Victor O. and Dolly Filgo Johnson. He retired from 35 years of service with Delta Airlines, having started his career in 1940...

Capt Victor O. "Dick" Johnson

Capt Victor O. "Dick" Johnson

April 11, 2007

Capt. Victor O. "Dick" Johnson, Jr. Covington, La.--Victor Oran "Dick" Johnson, Jr., 92, died Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at Southerland Assisted Living Home near Covington, La. He was born March 28, 1915, in Verona, Mississippi to the late Victor O. and Dolly Filgo Johnson. He retired from 35 years of service with Delta Airlines, having started his career in 1940...

Donald Reynolds

Donald Reynolds

April 10, 2007

Donald Reynolds Jr. MEMPHIS - Donald L. Reynolds Jr., 50, formerly of Saltillo, died suddenly Tuesday, April 10, 2007. He was born Sept. 27, 1956, in Buford, S.C. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Saltillo Cemetery with the Rev. Gene Asbury officiating. W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors is in charge of the arrangements. Survivors include his wife...

Donald L. Reynolds

Donald L. Reynolds

April 10, 2007

Donald Reynolds Jr. MEMPHIS - Donald L. Reynolds Jr., 50, formerly of Saltillo, died suddenly Tuesday, April 10, 2007. He was born Sept. 27, 1956, in Buford, S.C. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Saltillo Cemetery with the Rev. Gene Asbury officiating. W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors is in charge of the arrangements. Survivors include his wife...