OBITUARIES

Annie Russell

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

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

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...

Bonna Hester

Bonna Hester

May 10, 2006

BONNA JEAN HESTER Tupelo - Bonna Jean Hester, 68, died Wednesday, May 10, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Richmond Community native, she was born April 26, 1938 to the late John Charles and Coy Jeanette Allred Estes. She worked for Blue Bell for a number of years and Central Service Association for 31 years...

Obituary

Obituary

May 9, 2006

G.C. STEVENS Tupelo - G.C. STEVENS, 80, died Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of Fulton, he was born February 28, 1926 to the late George Clifford and Nima Cook Stevens. He was a veteran having served in the United States Army during World War II in Northern France. He worked...

William O. Newell

William O. Newell

May 9, 2006

WILLIAM O. NEWELL Tupelo - WILLIAM O. NEWELL, 84, died Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at his residence. A long time resident of Tupelo, he was born in Marietta October 16, 1921 to the late Jessie Lee and Ethel Grammer Newell. He was a veteran having served in the United States Army during World War II and also served in Korea....

William Newell

William Newell

May 9, 2006

WILLIAM O. NEWELL Tupelo - WILLIAM O. NEWELL, 84, died Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at his residence. A long time resident of Tupelo, he was born in Marietta October 16, 1921 to the late Jessie Lee and Ethel Grammer Newell. He was a veteran having served in the United States Army during World War II and also served in Korea....

No name

No name

May 9, 2006

G.C. STEVENS Tupelo - G.C. STEVENS, 80, died Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of Fulton, he was born February 28, 1926 to the late George Clifford and Nima Cook Stevens. He was a veteran having served in the United States Army during World War II in Northern France. He worked...

Mary Creely

Mary Creely

May 8, 2006

MARY M. CREELY TUPELOMary M. Creely died Monday, May 8, 2006, at Daniel Health Care after a long illness. A native of Ripley, she was born December 8, 1919, to the late Walter Eugene and Jessie Medlin Moffitt. She was a homemaker and a member of West Jackson Street Baptist Church. She enjoyed reading and spending time with her family....

Alvin Holcomb

Alvin Holcomb

May 8, 2006

ALVIN C. HOLCOMB Chesterville - Alvin C. Holcomb, 84, died Monday, May 8, 2006, at his residence after an extended illness. A Pontotoc native, he was born November 27, 1921 to the late George Franklin and Margaret Elizabeth Scruggs Holcomb. He attended school at Longview. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II and achieving...

Vada Louise Teuton

Vada Louise Teuton

May 5, 2006

VADA LOUISE TEUTON Tupelo - Vada Louise Teuton, 78, died Friday, May 5, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Cookeville, Tenn. native, she was born July 11, 1927 to the late Virgil Lee and Maggie Dixon Bohannon. She lived most of her life in Jackson, Tenn. where she was a long time owner and operator...

Vada Teuton

Vada Teuton

May 5, 2006

VADA LOUISE TEUTON Tupelo - Vada Louise Teuton, 78, died Friday, May 5, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Cookeville, Tenn. native, she was born July 11, 1927 to the late Virgil Lee and Maggie Dixon Bohannon. She lived most of her life in Jackson, Tenn. where she was a long time owner and operator...

Ruby Lene Oxner

Ruby Lene Oxner

May 4, 2006

RUBY OXNER Saltillo - Ruby Lene Oxner, 67, died Thursday, May 4, 2006, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo after a long illness. She was born in Olive Branch to Buddy Greenwood and Mary Langston Greenwood, who preceded her in death. She was a longtime resident of Saltillo. She was a homemaker and a Pentecostal. She enjoyed sewing, quilting...

Ruby Oxner

Ruby Oxner

May 4, 2006

RUBY OXNER Saltillo - Ruby Lene Oxner, 67, died Thursday, May 4, 2006, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo after a long illness. She was born in Olive Branch to Buddy Greenwood and Mary Langston Greenwood, who preceded her in death. She was a longtime resident of Saltillo. She was a homemaker and a Pentecostal. She enjoyed sewing, quilting...

William Glass

William Glass

May 3, 2006

WILLIAM EDWARD GLASS Longview Community - William Edward Glass, 84, died Wednesday, May 3, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A native of Tennessee, he was born September 4, 1921 to the late Harvie and Sophia Williams Glass. He served in the United States Army during World War II, receiving a Purple Heart. He was retired...

William Edward Glass

William Edward Glass

May 3, 2006

WILLIAM EDWARD GLASS Longview Community - William Edward Glass, 84, died Wednesday, May 3, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A native of Tennessee, he was born September 4, 1921 to the late Harvie and Sophia Williams Glass. He served in the United States Army during World War II, receiving a Purple Heart. He was retired...

Charles Gibbs

Charles Gibbs

May 1, 2006

CHARLIE GIBBS Tupelo - Charles Henry Gibbs, 79, died Monday, May 1, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. A Brownsville, Tenn. native, he was born October 20, 1926 to the late Henry Arthur and Maggie May Maxwell Gibbs. A graduate of Haywood County High School, he then attended Memphis State University where he played football. He...

Annie Carr

Annie Carr

Apr 28, 2006

Annie Katherine Carr TUPELO - Annie Katherine Carr, 84, died Friday, April 28, 2006, at her home after a long illness. A Lee County native, she was born April 29, 1921, to the late William Horace and Birdie Westmoreland Young. She was a member of Richmond Baptist Church and a retired employee of the Mooreville School cafeteria. She loved her...

Wilma Clayton

Wilma Clayton

Apr 28, 2006

Wilma Comer Clayton Tupelo - Wilma Comer Clayton, 82, died Friday, April 28, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born in Itawamba County to Reuben Alexander Comer and Emmie Loden Comer. She was a retired school teacher, having taught at Dorsey and Lawhon Jr. High for 36 1/2 years. She loved all her...

Wilma Comer Clayton

Wilma Comer Clayton

Apr 28, 2006

Wilma Comer Clayton Tupelo - Wilma Comer Clayton, 82, died Friday, April 28, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born in Itawamba County to Reuben Alexander Comer and Emmie Loden Comer. She was a retired school teacher, having taught at Dorsey and Lawhon Jr. High for 36 1/2 years. She loved all her...

Share by:
Tupelo:
(662) 842-4872
Saltillo:
(662) 869-2130