OBITUARIES

William "Buddy" Russell

William "Buddy" Russell

July 3, 2006

BUDDY RUSSELL Tupelo - William A. "Buddy" Russell, 71, died Monday, July 3, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native, he was born April 1, 1935, to the late Roy and Fannie Lee Kelly Russell. He was a resident of the Tater Hills community. He was the former owner of Russell Plumbing...

William

William

July 3, 2006

BUDDY RUSSELL Tupelo - William A. "Buddy" Russell, 71, died Monday, July 3, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native, he was born April 1, 1935, to the late Roy and Fannie Lee Kelly Russell. He was a resident of the Tater Hills community. He was the former owner of Russell Plumbing...

Joseph Ashby Randle

Joseph Ashby Randle

July 1, 2006

JOSEPH ASHBY RANDLE Tupelo - JOSEPH ASHBY "NIG RANDLE, 89, died Saturday, July 1, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. He was born May 30, 1917 to the late Tyson M. and Minnie Mae Roberts Randle in the Zion Hill Community in Union County. He and Gladys McDonald were married on July 31, 1937. He served...

Joseph Randle

Joseph Randle

July 1, 2006

JOSEPH ASHBY RANDLE Tupelo - JOSEPH ASHBY "NIG RANDLE, 89, died Saturday, July 1, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. He was born May 30, 1917 to the late Tyson M. and Minnie Mae Roberts Randle in the Zion Hill Community in Union County. He and Gladys McDonald were married on July 31, 1937. He served...

Calvin Jeffery "Pete" Sr. Collums

Calvin Jeffery "Pete" Sr. Collums

June 26, 2006

CALVIN J. "PETE COLLUMS, SR. Mooreville - Calvin Jeffery "Pete Collums, 37, died Monday, June 26, 2006, as the result of an accident. A native of Louisiana, he was born November 15, 1968 to Julia Maxine Collums and the late S. E. Collums. He had lived in Mooreville and worked as a truck driver. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing....

Susan Brooks

Susan Brooks

June 26, 2006

DR. LAREN BROOKS Madison - Susan McLaren "Laren Brooks, 38, died Monday, June 26, 2006, in Gore Springs as the result of an accident. A Tupelo native, she was born November 2, 1967 to Susan Chustz Brooks and Tommy Brooks. A graduate of Tupelo High School, she then received her undergraduate degree from Millsaps College, her masters in education from...

Dr Susan McLaren Brooks

Dr Susan McLaren Brooks

June 26, 2006

DR. LAREN BROOKS Madison - Susan McLaren "Laren Brooks, 38, died Monday, June 26, 2006, in Gore Springs as the result of an accident. A Tupelo native, she was born November 2, 1967 to Susan Chustz Brooks and Tommy Brooks. A graduate of Tupelo High School, she then received her undergraduate degree from Millsaps College, her masters in education from...

Calvin Jeffery

Calvin Jeffery

June 26, 2006

CALVIN J. "PETE COLLUMS, SR. Mooreville - Calvin Jeffery "Pete Collums, 37, died Monday, June 26, 2006, as the result of an accident. A native of Louisiana, he was born November 15, 1968 to Julia Maxine Collums and the late S. E. Collums. He had lived in Mooreville and worked as a truck driver. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing....

Eloise Morgan

Eloise Morgan

June 22, 2006

ELOISE MORGAN Auburn - Jeannie Eloise Morgan, 83, died Thursday, June 22, 2006, at her residence after an extended illness. An Alabama native, she was born July 25, 1922, to the late Romie Oscar and Elsie White Underwood. She was a graduate of Shannon High School and a member of Crossroads Christian Church. She was an avid Atlanta Braves fan....

Michael Wayne Spees

Michael Wayne Spees

June 22, 2006

MIKE SPEES Blairsville, GA - Michael Wayne Spees, 59, formerly of Tupelo, died Thursday, June 22, 2006, in Blairsville, GA. He was born June 9, 1947 to the late Trevlyn R. Spees and Nellie Eubanks Brown. He was a member of Hebron Baptist Church, Dacula, GA. He retired after 34 years with UniLever. Mike was a loving husband, father and...

John Godwin

John Godwin

June 22, 2006

JOHN GODWIN Cherokee, Ala. - John Bernard Godwin, 58, died Thursday, June 22, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was a resident of Cherokee, Ala. He received his bachelor of science degree the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was an ODE service manager, currently working at Lowe's in Tupelo. A memorial...

Macy L. Boozer

Macy L. Boozer

June 22, 2006

MACY L BOOZER Evergreen Community- Macy Louise Boozer, 87, died Thursday, June 22, 2006, at Highland Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. A lifelong Evergreen Community native and resident, she was born April 5, 1919 to the late William Frank and Cora Turman Nichols. She was a member of the Carolina Baptist Church. She was the widow of the late...

Michael Spees

Michael Spees

June 22, 2006

MIKE SPEES Blairsville, GA - Michael Wayne Spees, 59, formerly of Tupelo, died Thursday, June 22, 2006, in Blairsville, GA. He was born June 9, 1947 to the late Trevlyn R. Spees and Nellie Eubanks Brown. He was a member of Hebron Baptist Church, Dacula, GA. He retired after 34 years with UniLever. Mike was a loving husband, father and...

John B. Godwin

John B. Godwin

June 22, 2006

JOHN GODWIN Cherokee, Ala. - John Bernard Godwin, 58, died Thursday, June 22, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was a resident of Cherokee, Ala. He received his bachelor of science degree the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was an ODE service manager, currently working at Lowe's in Tupelo. A memorial...

Macy Boozer

Macy Boozer

June 22, 2006

MACY L BOOZER Evergreen Community- Macy Louise Boozer, 87, died Thursday, June 22, 2006, at Highland Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. A lifelong Evergreen Community native and resident, she was born April 5, 1919 to the late William Frank and Cora Turman Nichols. She was a member of the Carolina Baptist Church. She was the widow of the late...

Clark Strain

Clark Strain

June 19, 2006

CLARK GOODLETT STRAIN Tupelo - Clark Goodlett Strain, 75, died Monday, June 19, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, he was born December 11, 1930 to the late Cecil Clark and Etta Josephine Goodlett Strain. He graduated from Tupelo High School and then went on to University of Mississippi...

Paul Perkins

Paul Perkins

June 19, 2006

PAUL H. PERKINS Tupelo - Paul Hershel Perkins, 95, died Monday, June 19, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Belden native, he was born July 25, 1910 to the late Perry Luther and Willie Mize Perkins. He worked as a line foreman for the Tennessee Valley Authority and was a member of the I.B.E.W....

Clarine McCaine

Clarine McCaine

June 19, 2006

CLARINE MCCAINE Tupelo - Clarine Clayton McCaine, 86, died Monday, June 19, 2006, at her residence after a brief illness. A Greenwood Community native, she was born August 10, 1919 to the late Prentiss Carl and Myrtle Martin Clayton. She had worked for many years at Reeds Manufacturing. She enjoyed crocheting, playing dominoes, reading and her pet parakeets. She was...

Clark Goodlett Strain

Clark Goodlett Strain

June 19, 2006

CLARK GOODLETT STRAIN Tupelo - Clark Goodlett Strain, 75, died Monday, June 19, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, he was born December 11, 1930 to the late Cecil Clark and Etta Josephine Goodlett Strain. He graduated from Tupelo High School and then went on to University of Mississippi...

John Keene

John Keene

June 18, 2006

JOHN L. KEENE Plantersville - John LeRoy Keene, 47, died Sunday, June 18, 2006, at Residence after a sudden illness. He was born August 26, 1958 in Lebanon, Missouri to Helen Ballog Keene and the late Richard M. Keene. A 1976 graduate of Tupelo High School, he then went on to University of Mississippi where he graduated in 1980 with...

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