OBITUARIES

Shirley Holt

Shirley Holt

Jun 13, 2006

SHIRLEY S. HOLT Tupelo - Shirley S. Holt, 72, died Tuesday, June 13, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Mississippi native, she was born July 17, 1933 to the late Purve C. and Florence Beane Smith. She retired as a real estate agent while living in Florida. She also had worked as an accounting...

Charles Burcham

Charles Burcham

Jun 12, 2006

Charles Burcham Indian Hills - Charles Ray Burcham, 69, died Monday, June 12, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born March 30, 1937, in Itawamba County to James B. Burcham and Vera Yarber Burcham. He was retired from FMC, where he worked for 17 years. He was a member of Gum Tree Presbyterian...

Eula McKnatt

Eula McKnatt

Jun 12, 2006

Eula Mae McKnatt TupeloEula Mae McKnatt, 74, died Monday, June 12, 2006, at her home. She was born Dec. 19, 1931, in Golden to George W. and Pearl Ezzell Bostick. She was a member of Old Union Baptist Church and a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She enjoyed doing crafts, working in her yard, and collecting angels and porcelain dolls....

Eula Mae McKnatt

Eula Mae McKnatt

Jun 12, 2006

Eula Mae McKnatt TupeloEula Mae McKnatt, 74, died Monday, June 12, 2006, at her home. She was born Dec. 19, 1931, in Golden to George W. and Pearl Ezzell Bostick. She was a member of Old Union Baptist Church and a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She enjoyed doing crafts, working in her yard, and collecting angels and porcelain dolls....

Ray Stephenson

Ray Stephenson

Jun 11, 2006

RAY STEPHENSON Belden - Ray Vance Stephenson, 75, died Sunday, June 11, 2006, at his residence after a sudden illness. A Lee County native, he was born January 21, 1931 to the late Vernon Vance and Carrie Miller Stephenson. He was a 1949 graduate of Belden High School and then attended Itawamba Junior College. He was a United States Army...

Wilson Dick Causey

Wilson Dick Causey

Jun 11, 2006

Wilson "Dick Causey Lane City, TexasWilson "Dick Causey, 88, died Sunday, June 11, at his daughters residence. An Arkansas native, he was born December 3, 1917, to the late Steve and Ruby Harlow Causey. He had been a resident of Shannon. He worked as a carpenter, a truck driver, and was also a farmer. He served in the U.S. Navy....

Wilson Causey

Wilson Causey

Jun 11, 2006

Wilson "Dick Causey Lane City, TexasWilson "Dick Causey, 88, died Sunday, June 11, at his daughters residence. An Arkansas native, he was born December 3, 1917, to the late Steve and Ruby Harlow Causey. He had been a resident of Shannon. He worked as a carpenter, a truck driver, and was also a farmer. He served in the U.S. Navy....

Ray Vance Stephenson

Ray Vance Stephenson

Jun 11, 2006

RAY STEPHENSON Belden - Ray Vance Stephenson, 75, died Sunday, June 11, 2006, at his residence after a sudden illness. A Lee County native, he was born January 21, 1931 to the late Vernon Vance and Carrie Miller Stephenson. He was a 1949 graduate of Belden High School and then attended Itawamba Junior College. He was a United States Army...

Helen Butler

Helen Butler

Jun 10, 2006

HELEN BUTLER Tupelo--Helen Bulter, 89, died Saturday, June 10 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was a native of Lee County, born to John Hugh Scruggs and Dora Price Scruggs. She was the long time owner of Helen Butler's Beauty Salon in Tupelo and a member of Chesterville Baptist Church. She was a member of...

Sarah Tackett

Sarah Tackett

Jun 10, 2006

Sarah Tackett TUPELO - Sarah "Jo" Tackett, 65, died Saturday, June 10, 2006, at her residence after a sudden illness. She had been a secretary for Pepsi-Cola. She was a Baptist. She loved reading and shopping. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Jefferson Street Chapel of W.E. Pegues with the Rev. Doug Jones and the Rev. Anthony...

Whitney Walters

Whitney Walters

Jun 10, 2006

WHITNEY WALTERS Tupelo - Whitney Walters, 20, died Saturday, June 10, 2006, at the North Miss. Medical Center as the result of an auto accident. A livelong resident of Tupelo, he was born to Tommy Walters and Denise Kemp Walters on May 22, 1986. He was a construction worker and member of East Heights Baptist Church. He was a young...

Sarah Jo Tackett

Sarah Jo Tackett

Jun 10, 2006

Sarah Tackett TUPELO - Sarah "Jo" Tackett, 65, died Saturday, June 10, 2006, at her residence after a sudden illness. She had been a secretary for Pepsi-Cola. She was a Baptist. She loved reading and shopping. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Jefferson Street Chapel of W.E. Pegues with the Rev. Doug Jones and the Rev. Anthony...

Viola Charleen Pierson

Viola Charleen Pierson

Jun 9, 2006

VIOLA CHARLEEN PIERSON Tupelo - Viola Charleen Pierson, 78, died Friday, June 9, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born October 15, 1927 to Laura Jenkins Moore and the late Colon B. Moore. She enjoyed crocheting, needlework and reading her Bible. She loved people and was well loved in return. She...

Viola Pierson

Viola Pierson

Jun 9, 2006

VIOLA CHARLEEN PIERSON Tupelo - Viola Charleen Pierson, 78, died Friday, June 9, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born October 15, 1927 to Laura Jenkins Moore and the late Colon B. Moore. She enjoyed crocheting, needlework and reading her Bible. She loved people and was well loved in return. She...

Kenny Roberts

Kenny Roberts

Jun 8, 2006

KENNEY H. ROBERTS Tupelo - Kenneth Horace "Kenny Roberts, 41, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, after a sudden illness. A New Orleans native, he was born August 30, 1964 to Horace Harvey and Jane Franks Roberts. He was a 1982 graduate of Mooreville High School and a charter member of the MHS Trooper Band. He was a resident of the...

Kenny H. Roberts

Kenny H. Roberts

Jun 8, 2006

KENNEY H. ROBERTS Tupelo - Kenneth Horace "Kenny Roberts, 41, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, after a sudden illness. A New Orleans native, he was born August 30, 1964 to Horace Harvey and Jane Franks Roberts. He was a 1982 graduate of Mooreville High School and a charter member of the MHS Trooper Band. He was a resident of the...

Cleo Addison

Cleo Addison

Jun 8, 2006

CLEO ADDISON Mt. Vernon - Cleo Addison, 95, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at after an extended illness. A Lee Co. native, she was born September 24, 1910 to the late Aaron Walter Vinson and Lillie Belle Baldwin Vinson. She loved music and played the organ. Her family will remember her as an excellent cook and a joyful person. She...

Lorene G. Haynes

Lorene G. Haynes

Jun 7, 2006

LORENE G. HAYNES Auburn - Lorene G. Haynes, 91, died Wednesday, June 7, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. An Anniston, Ala. native, she was born November 7, 1914 to the late Thomas and Belle Turner Gaines. She had lived most of her life in Anniston, but lived in Tupelo for the past seven years. She...

Lorene Haynes

Lorene Haynes

Jun 7, 2006

LORENE G. HAYNES Auburn - Lorene G. Haynes, 91, died Wednesday, June 7, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. An Anniston, Ala. native, she was born November 7, 1914 to the late Thomas and Belle Turner Gaines. She had lived most of her life in Anniston, but lived in Tupelo for the past seven years. She...

Laura Morgan

Laura Morgan

Jun 5, 2006

LAURA PATTIE KINCANNON MORGAN Tupelo--Laura Patti Kincannon Morgan, 95, died Monday, June 5, 2006, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. A native of Tupelo, she was born July 25, 1910, to the late James Clayton Kincannon and Annie Holden Kincannon. She was the widow of Leger James Morgan. A graduate of MSCW, Pat was a schoolteacher for some 30...

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