OBITUARIES

Elton E. Young

Elton E. Young

Nov 24, 2006

ELTON E. YOUNG Tupelo - Elton E. Young, 77, died Friday, November 24, 2006, at his residence in Tupelo after an extended illness. A native of the Unity Community east of Saltillo, he was born February 9, 1929, to the late Albert and Ruby Young. He was raised and had lived most of his life in Tupelo where he graduated...

Gerald Turner

Gerald Turner

Nov 23, 2006

GERALD L. TURNER EggvilleGerald Lynn Turner, 22, died suddenly Thursday, November 23, 2006 while visiting with relatives in Florida. A Tupelo Native, he was born Oct. 7, 1984. He had lived in the Eggville Community all of his life. He was a graduate of Mooreville High School and then went on to the Free Will Baptist College in Nashville, Tenn....

Eric Wilson

Eric Wilson

Nov 23, 2006

ERIC DELEN WILSON Belden - ERIC DELEN WILSON, 21, died suddenly Thursday, November 23, 2006, at Residence. A Shannon native, he was born November 24, 1984 to Sheila Hill Helms and Mike Wilson. He was a graduate of Mooreville High School class of 2004. He loved fishing and hunting and was an avid fan of Ole Miss. He was employed...

Evelyn Newman Carroll

Evelyn Newman Carroll

Nov 21, 2006

EVELYN N. CARROLL Tupelo - Evelyn Newman Carroll, 75, died Tuesday, November 21, 2006, at UAB Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala. due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A Baldwyn native, she was born January 25, 1931 to the late Forest Pearson and Julia Elizabeth Tucker Newman. She was married to the Dr. Bill Carroll for 55 years. She...

Evelyn Carroll

Evelyn Carroll

Nov 21, 2006

EVELYN N. CARROLL Tupelo - Evelyn Newman Carroll, 75, died Tuesday, November 21, 2006, at UAB Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala. due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A Baldwyn native, she was born January 25, 1931 to the late Forest Pearson and Julia Elizabeth Tucker Newman. She was married to the Dr. Bill Carroll for 55 years. She...

Leora Johnson

Leora Johnson

Nov 20, 2006

LEORA HAMM JOHNSON Tupelo - Leora Hamm Johnson, 87, died Monday, November 20, 2006, at Crestwood Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born April 23, 1919 near Tremont to the late Trannie and Etta Hall Hamm. In 1937 she graduated from Mooreville High School where she was valedictorian of her class. A long time resident of Tupelo, she...

Odell Melton

Odell Melton

Nov 18, 2006

ODELL MELTON Palmetto - Wallace Odell Melton, 49, died Saturday, November 18, 2006, at his residence after a sudden illness. A Pontotoc native, he was born November 8, 1957 to the late Leon and Mary Edna Pitts Melton. He was a life long resident of the Palmetto Community and had worked in the auto salvage business. He was a Baptist....

Wilbern Lee

Wilbern Lee

Nov 16, 2006

Wilbern Lee AMITE, La. - Wilbern Lee, 63, died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006, at his residence in Amite after a lengthy illness. He was born and raised in Amite and spent most of his working life as a mechanic and a security guard. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at...

John Rass

John Rass

Nov 16, 2006

JOHN H. RASS Brandon, Miss. - John H. Rass, 76, died Thursday, November 16, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, Miss. after a brief illness. A native of Detroit, Mich., he was born April 26, 1930 to Luise Rass and the late Herman Rass. In the early 1960s, he graduated from Lawrence Tech in Detroit. He was a...

Wilbern

Wilbern

Nov 16, 2006

Wilbern Lee AMITE, La. - Wilbern Lee, 63, died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006, at his residence in Amite after a lengthy illness. He was born and raised in Amite and spent most of his working life as a mechanic and a security guard. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at...

James R.

James R.

Nov 15, 2006

JIM MCCULLOUGH Saltillo - James Reed "Jim McCullough, 84, died Wednesday, November 15, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Lee Co. native, he was born March 25, 1922 to the late Lonnie Clelon and Beatrice West McCullough. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II. He was married to Ethel Doyle McCullough...

James R. "Jim" McCullough

James R. "Jim" McCullough

Nov 15, 2006

JIM MCCULLOUGH Saltillo - James Reed "Jim McCullough, 84, died Wednesday, November 15, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Lee Co. native, he was born March 25, 1922 to the late Lonnie Clelon and Beatrice West McCullough. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II. He was married to Ethel Doyle McCullough...

Henry Lloyd Jones

Henry Lloyd Jones

Nov 13, 2006

HENRY LLOYD JONES RandolphHenry Lloyd Jones, 68, died Monday, November 13, 2006 at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Quitman native, he was born March 13, 1938 to the late Ben Lloyd and Olivia Childress Jones. Living most of his life in Pontotoc he was a self employed carpenter. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and...

Henry Jones

Henry Jones

Nov 13, 2006

HENRY LLOYD JONES RandolphHenry Lloyd Jones, 68, died Monday, November 13, 2006 at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Quitman native, he was born March 13, 1938 to the late Ben Lloyd and Olivia Childress Jones. Living most of his life in Pontotoc he was a self employed carpenter. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and...

Ola Soper

Ola Soper

Nov 12, 2006

OLA MARTHA SOPER Tupelo - Ola Martha Soper, 97, died Sunday, November 12, 2006, at Green Houses At Traceway after an extended illness. A Phillipsburg, Kansas native, she was born May 19, 1909 to the late Charles O. and Blanche Mende Quick. She attended the University of Mississippi where she received a certificate in choral directing. She and her late...

Louise Malone HIll

Louise Malone HIll

Nov 11, 2006

LOUISE MALONE HILL MoorevilleLouise Malone Hill,80, died peacefully Saturday, November 11, 2006 at the North Mississippi Medical Center surrounded by her family and loving friends after a brief illness. She was born August 13, 1926 to the late Lula Marie Miller and Clifford Dozier. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister. She was a faithful member of Skyline...

Louise HIll

Louise HIll

Nov 11, 2006

LOUISE MALONE HILL MoorevilleLouise Malone Hill,80, died peacefully Saturday, November 11, 2006 at the North Mississippi Medical Center surrounded by her family and loving friends after a brief illness. She was born August 13, 1926 to the late Lula Marie Miller and Clifford Dozier. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister. She was a faithful member of Skyline...

Lela Rae Reeves

Lela Rae Reeves

Nov 10, 2006

Lela Rae Reeves SALTILLO - Lela Rae Reeves, 82, died Friday, Nov. 10, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born July 22, 1924, in Mississippi to Henry Brown and Minnie Akers Brown. She was a retired seamstress for Reed's, Lucky Star and Lee Sportswear. She was a member of Barnes Crossing Baptist Church....

Lela Reeves

Lela Reeves

Nov 10, 2006

Lela Rae Reeves SALTILLO - Lela Rae Reeves, 82, died Friday, Nov. 10, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born July 22, 1924, in Mississippi to Henry Brown and Minnie Akers Brown. She was a retired seamstress for Reed's, Lucky Star and Lee Sportswear. She was a member of Barnes Crossing Baptist Church....

Willie Mae Clark

Willie Mae Clark

Nov 10, 2006

Willie Mae Clark TUPELO - Willie Mae Clark, 84, died Friday, Nov. 10, 2006, at the Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. A native of Lee County, she was born April 21, 1922, to the late Marion M. and Margaret Ann Bryant Bratton. She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church. She was an avid gardener. She was...

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