OBITUARIES
LaVerne Matthews
October 10, 2006
LAVERNE MATTHEWS Tupelo - LaVerne Matthews, 86, died Tuesday, October 10, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A St. Louis, Mo. native, she was born August 30, 1920 to the late Lance Joseph and Della Frieda Cox Eckel. She grew up in St. Louis before moving to the New Orleans area and was a former resident...
Opal Bennett
October 10, 2006
OPAL LEA BENNETT Saltillo - Opal Lea Bennett, 79, died Tuesday, October 10, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A native of Tremont, she was born February 4, 1927 to the late Wilburn F. and Jesker Mae Lewis Bennett. She moved to Tupelo with her family in 1946 and then to Saltillo in 1949, where she...
Opal Lea Bennett
October 10, 2006
OPAL LEA BENNETT Saltillo - Opal Lea Bennett, 79, died Tuesday, October 10, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A native of Tremont, she was born February 4, 1927 to the late Wilburn F. and Jesker Mae Lewis Bennett. She moved to Tupelo with her family in 1946 and then to Saltillo in 1949, where she...
Pam Estes
October 6, 2006
PAM ESTES Richmond - Pamela Gayle "Pam Estes, 53, died Thursday, October 5, 2006, at her residence in the Richmond Community. She was born December 29, 1952 in Greenville, S.C. to the late Robert Madison and Madine Monaghan Shumpert. As a child she had lived in Columbus before moving to Tupelo at age 10. She was a former employee of...
Frances Patterson
October 3, 2006
FRANCES GREGORY PATTERSON Tupelo -Frances Gregory Patterson, 90, died Tuesday, October 3, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Saltillo native, she was born August 11, 1916 to the late Archie Lee and Lily Mary Margaret Virginia Dillard Gregory. She did her undergraduate work at Mississippi University for Women and her masters and advanced masters work...
Frances Gregory Patterson
October 3, 2006
FRANCES GREGORY PATTERSON Tupelo -Frances Gregory Patterson, 90, died Tuesday, October 3, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Saltillo native, she was born August 11, 1916 to the late Archie Lee and Lily Mary Margaret Virginia Dillard Gregory. She did her undergraduate work at Mississippi University for Women and her masters and advanced masters work...
Jon Hill
October 2, 2006
Jon Hurd Hill CORINTH - Jon Hurd Hill, 66, died Monday, Oct. 2, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born Jan. 5, 1940, in Okolona to the late John Herd and Jonell Sullivan Hill. He was an attorney and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Corinth. A 1958 graduate of...
Jon H. Hill
October 2, 2006
Jon Hurd Hill CORINTH - Jon Hurd Hill, 66, died Monday, Oct. 2, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born Jan. 5, 1940, in Okolona to the late John Herd and Jonell Sullivan Hill. He was an attorney and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Corinth. A 1958 graduate of...
Jessie Hood
October 1, 2006
JESSIE RAY HOOD Lexington, Ky. - Jessie Ray Hood, 47, died Sunday, October 1, 2006, at Markey Cancer Center in Lexington, Ky. after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, he was born November 5, 1958 to Beatrice Montgomery Hood and the late Haskell Hood. He enjoyed cooking, gardening and fishing. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday, October 6, 2006 at...
Eula Mae Preston
September 30, 2006
EULA MAE PRESTON Tupelo - Eula Mae Preston, 76, died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006, at the Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Prichard, Ala., native, she was born to the late Robert Marion and Hattie Virginia Cloyd. She was a Baptist. Memorial services will be announced at a later date. W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors is in charge of...
Quitman Bert Hester, Sr.
September 30, 2006
Quitman Bert Hester Sr. MANTACHIE - Quitman Bert Hester Sr., 72, died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006, at his residence after an extended illness. A Saltillo native, he was born June 23, 1934, to the late Carl Lee and Addie Raines Hester. He was a member of Verona Pentecostal Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Jefferson Street...
Eula Preston
September 30, 2006
EULA MAE PRESTON Tupelo - Eula Mae Preston, 76, died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006, at the Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Prichard, Ala., native, she was born to the late Robert Marion and Hattie Virginia Cloyd. She was a Baptist. Memorial services will be announced at a later date. W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors is in charge of...
Tony Henry
September 30, 2006
Tony Henry BLUE SPRINGS - William Tony Henry, 58, died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006, at his residence after an extended illness. He was born July 5, 1948, to the late K. K. and Lucille Tate Henry. He was a member of Center Hill Baptist Church. He started in the furniture industry and later on went to work with the Daily...
Quitman Hester
September 30, 2006
Quitman Bert Hester Sr. MANTACHIE - Quitman Bert Hester Sr., 72, died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006, at his residence after an extended illness. A Saltillo native, he was born June 23, 1934, to the late Carl Lee and Addie Raines Hester. He was a member of Verona Pentecostal Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Jefferson Street...
Curtis Orsborn
September 28, 2006
CURTIS BENJAMIN ORSBORN Mooreville - CURTIS BENJAMIN ORSBORN, 90, died Thursday, September 28, 2006, at his residence after an extended illness. A Saltillo native, he was born February 3, 1916 to the late Oliver and Marget Johnson Orsborn. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II and earned the Asiatic Pacific Service Medal with one Bronze Battle...
Curtis Benjamin Orsborn
September 28, 2006
CURTIS BENJAMIN ORSBORN Mooreville - CURTIS BENJAMIN ORSBORN, 90, died Thursday, September 28, 2006, at his residence after an extended illness. A Saltillo native, he was born February 3, 1916 to the late Oliver and Marget Johnson Orsborn. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II and earned the Asiatic Pacific Service Medal with one Bronze Battle...
Robert Daugherty
September 27, 2006
ROBERT M. "BOBBY" DAUGHERTY Tupelo - Robert Madison "Bobby" Daugherty, 72, died Wednesday, September 27, 2006, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County after a sudden illness. A Lee County native, he was born May 17, 1934 to the late Samuel Madison and Ollie Velma May Daugherty. He was a veteran having served in the United States Army from 1953 until 1961...
Robert M. Daugherty
September 27, 2006
ROBERT M. "BOBBY" DAUGHERTY Tupelo - Robert Madison "Bobby" Daugherty, 72, died Wednesday, September 27, 2006, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County after a sudden illness. A Lee County native, he was born May 17, 1934 to the late Samuel Madison and Ollie Velma May Daugherty. He was a veteran having served in the United States Army from 1953 until 1961...
James B.
September 26, 2006
JAMES B."RED" HENLEY Verona - James B."Red" Henley, 86, died Wednesday, September 27, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Prairie native, he was born May 27, 1920 to the late Eldridge W. Henly, II and Addie Lee Hussey Henley. He was a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II. He played professional baseball and...
Brenda D. Mangum
September 26, 2006
BRENDA D. MANGUM Tupelo - Brenda D. Mangum, 58, died Tuesday, September 26, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of Dickson, Tenn., she was born November 17, 1947 to the late George Vernon and Eugenia Williams McGahey. She was a 1965 graduate of Hickman County High School in Centerville, Tenn. In 1985, she began...
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