OBITUARIES
Medford Carter
Apr 7, 2006
MEDFORD "BILL" CARTER Mantachie - Medford "Bill" Carter, 75, died Friday, April 7, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. A Mississippi native, he was born October 2, 1930 to the late Luther and Blanche Oakes Carter. An employee of Aircap Industries, he retired after more than 20 years of service. He was an avid hunter and...
Herbert Kendrick
Apr 7, 2006
Herbert C. Kendrick TUPELO - Herbert Clive Kendrick, 54, died Friday, April 7, 2006, at his residence after an extended illness. An Amory native, he was born Oct. 14, 1951, to the late James Clive and Dorothy Helen Rorie Kendrick. A 1969 graduate of Amory High School, he then went on to serve in the United States Coast Guard for...
Lola Curry
Apr 6, 2006
Bernice Curry PALMETTO - Lola "Bernice" Curry, 83, died Thursday, April 6, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Collinsville native and longtime resident of the Palmetto community, she was born Nov. 28, 1922, to the late Thomas Clyde and Emma Everett Phillips. She was married to Lamar Bearden for 25 years and then to...
Olene Snipes
Apr 6, 2006
OLENE SNIPES BissellOlene Walton Snipes, 85, died Thursday, April 6, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after a lengthy illness. She was born July 30, 1920, in the Dorsey Community in Itawamba County to the late Willie Edward and Nellie Mae Cooley Walton. A long time resident of Tupelo and Bissell, she worked in the earlier years of her life...
Alma White
Apr 5, 2006
ALMA C. WHITE Tupelo - Alma Coleen White, 90, died Wednesday, April 5, 2006, at Beverly Health Care after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born March 11, 1916 to the late Fred and Martha Stanley White. She was homemaker and a member of the Baptist church. She enjoyed reading and playing bingo. Services will be 12:30...
Luna Mae Brock
Apr 4, 2006
LUNA MAE BROCK EggvilleLuna Mae Brock, 94, died peacefully Tuesday, April 4, 2006, at her daughters residence in Tyrone, Georgia after an extended illness. A Tupelo resident for over 50 years, she was born May 19, 1911 to the late John and Mary Etta Davis. She was the widow of the late Wilburn Brock. She was a member of the...
Luna Brock
Apr 4, 2006
LUNA MAE BROCK EggvilleLuna Mae Brock, 94, died peacefully Tuesday, April 4, 2006, at her daughters residence in Tyrone, Georgia after an extended illness. A Tupelo resident for over 50 years, she was born May 19, 1911 to the late John and Mary Etta Davis. She was the widow of the late Wilburn Brock. She was a member of the...
Dr Antone Tannehill, Jr.
Apr 3, 2006
DR. ANTONE WALTER TANNEHILL, JR. TupeloDr. Antone Walter Tannehill, Jr. died Monday, April 3, 2006 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born May 22, 1929 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Antone Walter and Marjorie Wyman Tannehill. After graduating from Hattiesburg High School, he attended Vanderbilt University and graduated from Duke University Medical School in...
Bobby Mills
Apr 3, 2006
BOBBY LEROY MILLS, SR. Tupelo/Aberdeen - Bobby Leroy Mills, Sr., 68, died Monday, April 3, 2006, at his daughters residence after an extended illness. A Lee County native, he was born June 13, 1937 to the late Luther Taylor and Lena Mae Vess Mills. He had been employed for many years as a plumber, crane operator, and welder and had...
Antone Tannehill
Apr 3, 2006
DR. ANTONE WALTER TANNEHILL, JR. TupeloDr. Antone Walter Tannehill, Jr. died Monday, April 3, 2006 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born May 22, 1929 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Antone Walter and Marjorie Wyman Tannehill. After graduating from Hattiesburg High School, he attended Vanderbilt University and graduated from Duke University Medical School in...
Elaine Sullivan Cobb
Apr 2, 2006
ELAINE SULLIVAN COBB Tupelo - Elaine Sullivan Cobb, 87, died Sunday, April 2, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Pontotoc native and the descendant of two prominent pioneer families, she was born Feb. 18, 1919, to the late James A. and Corrie Lee Cornwell Sullivan. She was a graduate of Oxford Hospital School of...
Jewell Page
Apr 2, 2006
JEWEL MERIE PAGE Fulton - Jewell Merie Page, 88, died Sunday, April 2, 2006, at Daniels Health Care after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born October 5, 1917 to the late George and Lavada Hill Peoples. She was a Baptist. She worked at Reed's Manufacturing and at Mantachie Manufacturing for several years. She was former caretaker...
Kenneth Hall
Apr 2, 2006
KENNETH R. HALL Tupelo - Kenneth Raymond Hall, 58, died Sunday, April 2, 2006, at his residence after a brief illness. A Tupelo native, he was born March 4, 1948, to Bill and Jean Hall. He was a 1966 graduate of Tupelo High School and an avid fan of car racing. He spent over 30 years as a commercial and...
Kenneth Raymond Hall
Apr 2, 2006
KENNETH R. HALL Tupelo - Kenneth Raymond Hall, 58, died Sunday, April 2, 2006, at his residence after a brief illness. A Tupelo native, he was born March 4, 1948, to Bill and Jean Hall. He was a 1966 graduate of Tupelo High School and an avid fan of car racing. He spent over 30 years as a commercial and...
Elaine Cobb
Apr 2, 2006
ELAINE SULLIVAN COBB Tupelo - Elaine Sullivan Cobb, 87, died Sunday, April 2, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Pontotoc native and the descendant of two prominent pioneer families, she was born Feb. 18, 1919, to the late James A. and Corrie Lee Cornwell Sullivan. She was a graduate of Oxford Hospital School of...
Bernell Tate
Mar 30, 2006
BERNELL TATE Tupelo - Bernell Tate, 82, died Thursday, March 30, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born November 26, 1923 at Greenwood Springs in Monroe County to the late Eugene and Alpha Tate and lived most of his life in Tupelo. He was a retired employee of city of Tupelo where he worked...
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Mar 29, 2006
J.T. "Pop Neely Tupelo - Julius Telford Neely, 80, died Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Jackson native, he was born October 28, 1925 to the late Julius Telford Neely Sr. and Bertha Hemphill Neely. He was a graduate of Mississippi State University where he earned a degree in business marketing and...
Obituary
Mar 29, 2006
J.T. "Pop Neely Tupelo - Julius Telford Neely, 80, died Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Jackson native, he was born October 28, 1925 to the late Julius Telford Neely Sr. and Bertha Hemphill Neely. He was a graduate of Mississippi State University where he earned a degree in business marketing and...
Ricky Presley
Mar 28, 2006
RICKY L. PRESLEY Palmetto - Ricky Lane Presley, 51, died Tuesday, March 28, 2006, at his residence in the Palmetto Community after a sudden illness. A Lee County native, he was born September 13, 1954. He was a 1972 graduate of Shannon High School, and then went on to Mississippi State University where he graduated in 1976. He was employed...
Mary Brown
Mar 28, 2006
Mary K. "Kacky Brown Tupelo - Mary K. "Kacky Brown, 75, died Tuesday, March 28, 2006, at Green Houses of Traceway after an extended illness. A Houston native, she was born March 21, 1931 to the late Thomas G. and Mary Slaughter Salmon. She was a past owner of Jefferson Place and Gloster 205 Women's Apparell. She was very active...
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