OBITUARIES

Robin Ezelle Cobb

Robin Ezelle Cobb

May 24, 2006

ROBIN COBB Jacksonville, Fla. - Robin Elisabeth Ezelle Cobb, 47, died Wednesday, May 24, 2006, at Jacksonville Baptist Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born May 3, 1959 to Mary Maxine Patey Ezelle and the late Donald Coleman Ezelle. A 1976 graduate of Tupelo High School, she later went on to The National University of...

Robin Cobb

Robin Cobb

May 24, 2006

ROBIN COBB Jacksonville, Fla. - Robin Elisabeth Ezelle Cobb, 47, died Wednesday, May 24, 2006, at Jacksonville Baptist Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born May 3, 1959 to Mary Maxine Patey Ezelle and the late Donald Coleman Ezelle. A 1976 graduate of Tupelo High School, she later went on to The National University of...

Evie Taylor

Evie 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...

Evie Frances Taylor

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

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

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 Lou Cunningham

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...

Mary Cunningham

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...

Bobbie Clark Carr

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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