OBITUARIES
Evie Frances Taylor
May 22, 2006
Evie Taylor SALTILLO - Evie Frances Taylor, 85, died Monday, May 22, 2006, at the Graceland Care Center in New Albany after a long illness. She was a native of Lee County and a longtime resident of Saltillo. She was a homemaker and a member of Mayfield Church of Christ. She enjoyed working in her flowers and spending time with...
Calvin Harding
May 21, 2006
CALVIN C. HARDING Tupelo - Calvin C. Harding, 80, died Sunday, May 21, 2006, at his residence after an extended illness. A Panola Co. native, he was born June 22, 1925 to the late Chelsea and Ollie Harding. He was a US Navy veteran, having served in World War II. He was a retired carpenter and enjoyed duck hunting. He...
Bobbie Carr
May 20, 2006
BOBBIE CLARK CARR Pontotoc - Bobbie Clark Carr, 69, died suddenly Saturday, May 20, 2006, at her home in Pontotoc. She was born June 3, 1936, in Lee County to Willie Ed Edwards and Ethel Mae Rhuddy Edwards. She was a former resident of the Temple Grove community. She was a graduate of the Nettleton High School Class of 1955....
Mary Cunningham
May 20, 2006
MARY LOU CUNNINGHAM Auburn - Mary Lou Cunningham, 83, died Saturday, May 20, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a long illness. A native of Saltillo, she was born Sept. 2, 1922, to the late Eddy and Leatha Robinson Davis. She lived in Lee County all her life, including the last 21 years in the Auburn community. Earlier...
Mary Lou Cunningham
May 20, 2006
MARY LOU CUNNINGHAM Auburn - Mary Lou Cunningham, 83, died Saturday, May 20, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a long illness. A native of Saltillo, she was born Sept. 2, 1922, to the late Eddy and Leatha Robinson Davis. She lived in Lee County all her life, including the last 21 years in the Auburn community. Earlier...
Bobbie Clark Carr
May 20, 2006
BOBBIE CLARK CARR Pontotoc - Bobbie Clark Carr, 69, died suddenly Saturday, May 20, 2006, at her home in Pontotoc. She was born June 3, 1936, in Lee County to Willie Ed Edwards and Ethel Mae Rhuddy Edwards. She was a former resident of the Temple Grove community. She was a graduate of the Nettleton High School Class of 1955....
George F. Adams
May 19, 2006
GEORGE F. ADAMS Tupelo - Retired Chancery Court Judge, George F. Adams, 85, died Friday, May 19, 2006, at his residence in Tupelo after a lengthy illness. He was born March 28, 1921, in Pontotoc to the late Marshall T. and Willie Mae Fletcher Adams. He graduated from Columbia Military Academy in Columbia, Tenn. During World War II, he entered...
James Foster
May 19, 2006
JAMES C. FOSTER Tupelo - James Carroll "Jim Foster, 65, formerly of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, died Friday, May 19, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A native of Arkansas, he was born August 12, 1940 to the late William H. and Rachel Jordan Foster. He was a 1968 graduate of the University of Arkansas School of...
George Adams
May 19, 2006
GEORGE F. ADAMS Tupelo - Retired Chancery Court Judge, George F. Adams, 85, died Friday, May 19, 2006, at his residence in Tupelo after a lengthy illness. He was born March 28, 1921, in Pontotoc to the late Marshall T. and Willie Mae Fletcher Adams. He graduated from Columbia Military Academy in Columbia, Tenn. During World War II, he entered...
Arthur Lanphere
May 17, 2006
ARTHUR V. LANPHERE Saltillo - Arthur Vance Lanphere, 45, died Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. A Belleville, Ill. native, he was born September 8, 1960 to Theo Douglas and Lelia Bolen Lanphere. A graduate of Mooreville High School, he was selected as a Presidential Scholar and traveled to Washington D.C. to represent...
Arthur V. Lanphere
May 17, 2006
ARTHUR V. LANPHERE Saltillo - Arthur Vance Lanphere, 45, died Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. A Belleville, Ill. native, he was born September 8, 1960 to Theo Douglas and Lelia Bolen Lanphere. A graduate of Mooreville High School, he was selected as a Presidential Scholar and traveled to Washington D.C. to represent...
Johnnie Coleman
May 15, 2006
JOHNNIE H. COLEMAN Tupelo, Miss. - Johnnie H. Coleman, 77, died Monday, May 15, 2006, at his residence after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, he was born October 20, 1928 to the late Howard and Elizabeth Topp Coleman. He was the widow of Verna Lee "Babe" Coleman, his wife of 55 years, who died four months ago. He lived...
Johnnie H. Coleman
May 15, 2006
JOHNNIE H. COLEMAN Tupelo, Miss. - Johnnie H. Coleman, 77, died Monday, May 15, 2006, at his residence after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, he was born October 20, 1928 to the late Howard and Elizabeth Topp Coleman. He was the widow of Verna Lee "Babe" Coleman, his wife of 55 years, who died four months ago. He lived...
Jack Foster
May 15, 2006
JACK A. FOSTER TUPELOJack A. Foster, 84, died Monday, May 15, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House. A native of Gideon, MO, he was born May 15, 1922 to the late Eddie and Evelyn Woods Foster. He was a U.S. Marine veteran, serving in Word War II, and a recipient of the Purple Heart. For many years, he worked as...
Sara Mae Maxey
May 14, 2006
SARA MAE MAXEY TUPELO - Sara Mae Maxey, 82, died Sunday, May 14, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born Nov. 1, 1923, to the late Thomas Gilbert and Ada Lee Lynch Barksdale. She was a 1941 graduate of Tupelo High School. She retired from Blue Bell Manufacturing after many years...
Sara Maxey
May 14, 2006
SARA MAE MAXEY TUPELO - Sara Mae Maxey, 82, died Sunday, May 14, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born Nov. 1, 1923, to the late Thomas Gilbert and Ada Lee Lynch Barksdale. She was a 1941 graduate of Tupelo High School. She retired from Blue Bell Manufacturing after many years...
William Smothers
May 12, 2006
WILLIAM TRAVIS SMOTHERS Tupelo - William Travis Smothers, 87, died Friday, May 12, 2006, at the North Miss. Medical Center after an extended illness. A Crockett County, Tennessee native, he was born April 28, 1919, to the late William Edgar and Effie Cherry Smothers. He was a retired diesel mechanic for Dixie Greyhound Bus Line in Memphis. He was a...
Annie Russell
May 12, 2006
ANNIE LOU RUSSELL Houlka - Annie Lou Russell, 79, died Friday, May 12, 2006, at her residence after an extended illness. A Dorsey native, she was born March 10, 1927, to the late Joe and Gertie Harmon McMillen. She was a homemaker, loved to cook, sew and do crossword puzzles. She was a Baptist. Services will be at 2 p.m....
Joy Ford
May 12, 2006
JOY FORD Tupelo - Joy Windham Beard Ford, 59, died Friday, May 12, 2006, at her residence after an illness of eleven months. A New Albany native, she was born February 19, 1947 to the late Roscoe Anderson and Lavelle Windham Hardin Beard. A graduate of Myrtle High School, she then went on to The University of Mississippi where she...
William Travis Smothers
May 12, 2006
WILLIAM TRAVIS SMOTHERS Tupelo - William Travis Smothers, 87, died Friday, May 12, 2006, at the North Miss. Medical Center after an extended illness. A Crockett County, Tennessee native, he was born April 28, 1919, to the late William Edgar and Effie Cherry Smothers. He was a retired diesel mechanic for Dixie Greyhound Bus Line in Memphis. He was a...
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