OBITUARIES
John W. Jones
March 22, 2007
JOHN JONES Saltillo - John Wootson Jones, 90, died Thursday, March 22, 2007, at The Gregory House at The Green Houses At Traceway after an extended illness. A Saltillo native and lifelong resident, he was born February 17, 1917 to the late J. Wootson and Maude Roper Jones. He was a U.S. army veteran of World War II, serving from...
Mario Crosilla
March 21, 2007
MARIO CROSILLA Belden - Mario Crosilla, 87, died Wednesday, March 21, 2007due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born November 1, 1919, in Visignano, Italy to the late Giovanni and Giuseppina Zelco Crosilla. In 1956 he and his family moved to Canada and later to New York. He had lived in the Tupelo area for the past...
Louise Hodges
March 20, 2007
LOUISE S. HODGES Tupelo - ERA LOUISE SMITH HODGES, 82, died Monday, March 19, 2007, at North Mississippi Medical Center due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A Lee County native, she was born May 28, 1924 to the late Curtis and Wilma Troupe Smith. She was owner of Louise's Kut and Kurl for 47 years. She enjoyed gardening,...
Frances McKissick
March 20, 2007
FRANCES MCKISSICK Saltillo - Frances Baker McKissick, 77, died Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at Home Place Assisted Living after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born February 25, 1930 to the late James Austin and Eppie Moore Baker. In1948, she graduated from Saltillo High School and also married Carl McKissick that same year. She was a seamstress...
Betty Reece
March 19, 2007
BETTY HESTER REECE Tupelo - Betty Hester Reece, 67, died Monday, March 19, 2007, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A native and lifelong resident of Belden, she was born April 30, 1939 to the late Margaret Key and Alvis Hester. She was a member of Belden United Methodist Church. She loved God and her family and...
Marcelle B. Travis
March 18, 2007
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. - Marcelle B. Travis, 78, died Sunday, March 18, 2007, at her home in Florida after a brief illness. She was born Aug. 20, 1928, in Rabat, Morocco, to the late Levi and Rica Bensoussan. She had lived in Verona for many years. She was a homemaker and beloved mother and Mamaw. Services will be at...
Marcelle Travis
March 18, 2007
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. - Marcelle B. Travis, 78, died Sunday, March 18, 2007, at her home in Florida after a brief illness. She was born Aug. 20, 1928, in Rabat, Morocco, to the late Levi and Rica Bensoussan. She had lived in Verona for many years. She was a homemaker and beloved mother and Mamaw. Services will be at...
Bernice Hill
March 17, 2007
BERNICE HILL Tupelo - Bernice Tidwell Hill, 87, died Friday, March 16, 2007, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Union County native, she was born January 20, 1920 to the late James T. and Paralee Bishop Tidwell. A graduate of New Albany High School, she then went on to Northeast Mississippi Junior College and Mississippi State...
Martha Williams
March 16, 2007
MARTHA A. WILLIAMS Saltillo - MARTHA A. WILLIAMS, 67, died Friday, March 16, 2007, at her residence in Saltillo after a short illness. She was born March 23, 1939 in Blue Springs to the late Lee Van and Mary Gladys Kelly Anderson. She had lived in Tupelo, Saltillo, Columbus, and Gulfport before returning to Saltillo after Hurricane Katrina. She was...
Janice Swain
March 15, 2007
JANICE SWAIN Tupelo - JANICE M. SWAIN, 66, died Thursday, March 15, 2007, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Tupelo, she was born November 16, 1940 to the late Charles and Erin Morgan Martin. A 1958 graduate of Tupelo High School, she then went on to Bowling Green College of Commerce...
James Hugh Ray
March 15, 2007
JAMES HUGH RAY Lawyer Tupelo, Miss. -- James Hugh Ray, long-time Tupelo lawyer and community leader, died at his home in Tupelo on Thursday, March 15, 2007. He was 79. The funeral will be at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 18, 2007, at First Presbyterian Church, Tupelo, with a graveside service to follow at Tupelo Memorial Park on Joyner Avenue....
James Hugh
March 15, 2007
JAMES HUGH RAY Lawyer Tupelo, Miss. -- James Hugh Ray, long-time Tupelo lawyer and community leader, died at his home in Tupelo on Thursday, March 15, 2007. He was 79. The funeral will be at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 18, 2007, at First Presbyterian Church, Tupelo, with a graveside service to follow at Tupelo Memorial Park on Joyner Avenue....
Benjamin W. "Chief" Morse
March 14, 2007
BENJAMIN W. MORSE Tupelo - BENJAMIN WILSON MORSE, 84, died Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at his residence after a brief illness. A Rochester, New York native, he was born April 12, 1922. He was a mason and a Shriner and lived most of his life in Sacremento, California. His career was spent in the military, serving in the US Navy...
Benjamin W.
March 14, 2007
BENJAMIN W. MORSE Tupelo - BENJAMIN WILSON MORSE, 84, died Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at his residence after a brief illness. A Rochester, New York native, he was born April 12, 1922. He was a mason and a Shriner and lived most of his life in Sacremento, California. His career was spent in the military, serving in the US Navy...
Lounell Harlow Powell
March 14, 2007
LOUNELL HARLOW Mantachie - Lounell Harlow Powell, 82, died Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A native of Wren, she was born January 21, 1925 to the late John Henry and Evie Sprinkle Hood. She was employed for 38 years in a garment factory, retiring in 1980. She enjoyed flower gardening, cross stitching,...
Clevis Hollis Rowland
March 14, 2007
C.H. ROWLAND Tupelo - CLEVIS HOLLIS ROWLAND, 84, died Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at his residence after an extended illness. He was born September 9, 1922, in the New Harmony Community in Union County, to the late Elzie and Fannie Mae Kitchens Rowland. He was a US army veteran, serving on the aircraft carrier, USS Intrepid in the South Pacific...
Clevis Rowland
March 14, 2007
C.H. ROWLAND Tupelo - CLEVIS HOLLIS ROWLAND, 84, died Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at his residence after an extended illness. He was born September 9, 1922, in the New Harmony Community in Union County, to the late Elzie and Fannie Mae Kitchens Rowland. He was a US army veteran, serving on the aircraft carrier, USS Intrepid in the South Pacific...
Lounell Powell
March 14, 2007
LOUNELL HARLOW Mantachie - Lounell Harlow Powell, 82, died Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A native of Wren, she was born January 21, 1925 to the late John Henry and Evie Sprinkle Hood. She was employed for 38 years in a garment factory, retiring in 1980. She enjoyed flower gardening, cross stitching,...
Corinne Cooley Taylor
March 13, 2007
CORINNE COOLEY TAYLOR Tupelo - Corinne Cooley Taylor, 87, died Tuesday, March 13, 2007, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born December 22, 1919 in Tremont to the late John Garvin and Rosa Elmira Hiden Robinson and grew up on a family farm in Itawamba County. She was Cafeteria Manager for Rankin Elementary School for...
Corinne Taylor
March 13, 2007
CORINNE COOLEY TAYLOR Tupelo - Corinne Cooley Taylor, 87, died Tuesday, March 13, 2007, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born December 22, 1919 in Tremont to the late John Garvin and Rosa Elmira Hiden Robinson and grew up on a family farm in Itawamba County. She was Cafeteria Manager for Rankin Elementary School for...
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