OBITUARIES
James Witt
July 13, 2006
JAMES T. WITT Richmond Community - James T. Witt, 77, died Thursday, July 13, 2006, at his residence after an extended illness. A Lee Co. native, he was born September 17, 1928 to the late Elzie and Essie Riley Witt. He retired from Delta International after 25 years of service and then opened two retail stores, one in Plantersville and...
Harold Jr. Deaton
July 10, 2006
HAL DEATON, Jr. Memphis - Harold L. "Hal" Deaton, Jr., 51, died Monday, July 10, 2006, at his residence after a sudden illness. A Greenwood native, he was born February 13, 1955 to Harold and Mary Taylor Deaton. A 1973 graduate of Tupelo High School, he then went on to Mississippi State University where he graduated in 1978 with a...
Harold L. Jr. Deaton
July 10, 2006
HAL DEATON, Jr. Memphis - Harold L. "Hal" Deaton, Jr., 51, died Monday, July 10, 2006, at his residence after a sudden illness. A Greenwood native, he was born February 13, 1955 to Harold and Mary Taylor Deaton. A 1973 graduate of Tupelo High School, he then went on to Mississippi State University where he graduated in 1978 with a...
Carl E. Tackett
July 9, 2006
CARL E. TACKETT Sherman - Carl Easter Tackett, 86, died Sunday, July 9, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A Mooreville native, he was born April 4, 1920 to the late Clyde Rufus and Lillian Hill Tackett. He was a US Navy veteran, serving during World War II. He was He was a truck drive and...
Mattie Lee Taylor
July 9, 2006
MATTIE LEE TAYLOR Tupelo - Mattie Lee Taylor, 95, died Sunday, July 9, 2006, at the Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. A Detroit, Ala. native, she was born Dec. 21, 1910, to the late Love Harrison and Eddie Murray Farr. She was a member of St. Luke United Methodist Church. Services will be at noon today at the...
Mattie Taylor
July 9, 2006
MATTIE LEE TAYLOR Tupelo - Mattie Lee Taylor, 95, died Sunday, July 9, 2006, at the Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. A Detroit, Ala. native, she was born Dec. 21, 1910, to the late Love Harrison and Eddie Murray Farr. She was a member of St. Luke United Methodist Church. Services will be at noon today at the...
Carl Tackett
July 9, 2006
CARL E. TACKETT Sherman - Carl Easter Tackett, 86, died Sunday, July 9, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A Mooreville native, he was born April 4, 1920 to the late Clyde Rufus and Lillian Hill Tackett. He was a US Navy veteran, serving during World War II. He was He was a truck drive and...
Walter Cook
July 8, 2006
Hoyle Cook MOOREVILLE - Hoyle Cook, 78, died Saturday, July 8, 2006, at the North Miss. Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born Feb. 13, 1928, in Lee County to William Walter Cook and Bertha Smith Cook. He was a graduate of Itawamba Agriculture High School and attended Mississippi State University. He was retired as a security guard...
Richard Rouse
July 8, 2006
RICHARD JOHN ROUSE Saltillo - Richard John Rouse, 81, died Saturday, July 8, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. A Staten Island, N.Y., native, he was born Jan. 28, 1925, to the late Nathaniel and Lillian Haniman Rouse. He was a graduate of the University of Michigan with a degree in industrial engineering. He was a member of Faith...
Randy Strawn
July 8, 2006
RANDY DALE STRAWN Nettleton - RANDY DALE STRAWN, 41, died Saturday, July 8, 2006, at Aberdeen Care Center after an extended illness. He was born in Tupelo July 9, 1964 to Norene Ming Inmon and the late Harmon Vanburen Strawn. He was a lifelong resident of Nettleton and worked for Metaloid Manufacturing about 17years. He was a member of Nettleton...
Richard John Rouse
July 8, 2006
RICHARD JOHN ROUSE Saltillo - Richard John Rouse, 81, died Saturday, July 8, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. A Staten Island, N.Y., native, he was born Jan. 28, 1925, to the late Nathaniel and Lillian Haniman Rouse. He was a graduate of the University of Michigan with a degree in industrial engineering. He was a member of Faith...
Walter Hoyle Cook
July 8, 2006
Hoyle Cook MOOREVILLE - Hoyle Cook, 78, died Saturday, July 8, 2006, at the North Miss. Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born Feb. 13, 1928, in Lee County to William Walter Cook and Bertha Smith Cook. He was a graduate of Itawamba Agriculture High School and attended Mississippi State University. He was retired as a security guard...
Doris Reed
July 8, 2006
DORIS ELAINE "JERRI REED LaGrange, GA - Doris Elaine "Jerri Reed, 82, died Saturday, July 8, 2006, at West Georgia Hospice LaGrange after an extended illness. A New Albany native, she was born May 19, 1924 to the late Max and Kate Lee Clark. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Tupelo where she was a member of the...
Ruth V. Robinson
July 7, 2006
RUTH V. ROBINSON Beech Springs - Ruth V. Robinson, 94, died Friday, July 7, 2006, at her home in the Beech Springs community after a sudden illness. She was a native of Rienzi, and the daughter of Edward Vanderford and Annie Rogers Vanderford. She was a longtime resident of Beech Springs and a member of Beech Springs Free Will Baptist...
Ruth Robinson
July 7, 2006
RUTH V. ROBINSON Beech Springs - Ruth V. Robinson, 94, died Friday, July 7, 2006, at her home in the Beech Springs community after a sudden illness. She was a native of Rienzi, and the daughter of Edward Vanderford and Annie Rogers Vanderford. She was a longtime resident of Beech Springs and a member of Beech Springs Free Will Baptist...
Jimmy Wheeler
July 7, 2006
JIMMY WHEELER Madison - Jimmy Nathan Wheeler, 79, died Friday, July 7, 2006, at Hospice Ministries after an extended illness. A Mooreville native, he was born August 15, 1926, to the late James Sumpter and Myrtle Hall Wheeler. He spent most of his adult life in Tupelo, but recently resided in Madison and was an active member of Parkway Hills...
Loraine Burks
July 6, 2006
LORAINE BURKS Tupelo - Jennie Loraine Burks, 91, died Thursday, July 6, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. A Lee County native, she was born December 30, 1914 to the late Joseph and Pet Jolly Winders. She worked for many years at Reed's and Milam Mfg. and later sewed for the public. She was a dedicated...
Pearl Sjolin
July 6, 2006
PEARL ROSE SJOLIN Tupelo - Pearl Rose Sjolin, 85, died Thursday, July 6, 2006, at Daniel Health Care after an extended illness. A Chicago native, she was born April 23, 1921 to the late Alfred and Pearl Lippke. She worked for Montgomery Ward for several years until returned home to take care of her daughter. She had been a resident...
Pearl Rose Sjolin
July 6, 2006
PEARL ROSE SJOLIN Tupelo - Pearl Rose Sjolin, 85, died Thursday, July 6, 2006, at Daniel Health Care after an extended illness. A Chicago native, she was born April 23, 1921 to the late Alfred and Pearl Lippke. She worked for Montgomery Ward for several years until returned home to take care of her daughter. She had been a resident...
James Gardner
July 5, 2006
JIM GARDNER Saltillo - James Wesley "Jim" Gardner, 87, died Wednesday, July 5, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a long illness. He was a resident of the Houston-Palestine community east of Baldwyn. He was a native of Saltillo and the son of Exer Leon Gardner and Maude Garner Gardner. He was a Presbyterian. He was a veteran...
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