OBITUARIES

Ruth Kitchens

Ruth Kitchens

Oct 2, 2005

RUTH KITCHENS Tupelo - Evelyn Ruth Tabor Kitchens died Sunday, October 2, 2005 at St. Josephs Memorial Hospital in Burbank, California after a brief illness. She was born in Winston County to the late William Earl and Clara Watts Tabor. For over 30 years, she was the office manager for her husbands dental practice in Tupelo. She was an active...

Marcelle Loyd

Marcelle Loyd

Oct 1, 2005

Bartlett, Tenn.--Marcelle "Tiny" Loyd, 72, died Saturday, October 1, 2005.

John (Joe) Raper

John (Joe) Raper

Sep 27, 2005

JOE RAPER NettletonJohn Joseph "Joe Raper, 71, died Tuesday, September 27, 2005, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. An Itawamba County native, he was born November 30, 1933, to the late Rev. Samuel Jackson "Bro. Jack Raper and Beatrice Dean Raper. He previously worked for Rockwell International for over eleven years and W. E. Pegues Funeral...

John Joseph

John Joseph

Sep 27, 2005

JOE RAPER NettletonJohn Joseph "Joe Raper, 71, died Tuesday, September 27, 2005, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. An Itawamba County native, he was born November 30, 1933, to the late Rev. Samuel Jackson "Bro. Jack Raper and Beatrice Dean Raper. He previously worked for Rockwell International for over eleven years and W. E. Pegues Funeral...

Margaret Williamson

Margaret Williamson

Sep 24, 2005

Margaret Williamson TUPELO - Margaret McCurley Williamson went to be with her Lord on September 24, 2005, at her home in Tupelo, Mississippi. She was born September 29, 1951, in Jackson, Mississippi, to William Caston McCurley and Elizabeth Smith McCurley. She spent her childhood in Monticello, Mississippi, and Jackson, Mississippi, and graduated cum laude from Belhaven College in 1972 with...

Kitty Long

Kitty Long

Sep 22, 2005

Kitty Long TUPELO - Kitty L. Long, 79, died Thursday, Sept. 22, 2005, at her home in Tupelo. A Lee County native, she was born May 29, 1926, in Guntown to the late William P. and Lottie Fain McNutt. In addition to be a homemaker, she worked for T.K.E. Drug Store and as a crossing guard for the Tupelo City...

Ethel Irene Tiner

Ethel Irene Tiner

Sep 16, 2005

Ethel Tiner Tupelo, Miss.Ethel Berry "Yiayah Tiner, age 105, died Friday, September 16, 2005, at the Greenhouses at Traceway Manor in Tupelo after an extended illness. A Pine Bluff, Ark. native, she was born October 20, 1899, to the late George W. and Martha Ann Elizabeth Clegg Berry. She was a retired schoolteacher in Pine Bluff. She was a member...

Ethel Tiner

Ethel Tiner

Sep 16, 2005

Ethel Tiner Tupelo, Miss.Ethel Berry "Yiayah Tiner, age 105, died Friday, September 16, 2005, at the Greenhouses at Traceway Manor in Tupelo after an extended illness. A Pine Bluff, Ark. native, she was born October 20, 1899, to the late George W. and Martha Ann Elizabeth Clegg Berry. She was a retired schoolteacher in Pine Bluff. She was a member...

Joe Sudduth

Joe Sudduth

Sep 13, 2005

JOE ED SUDDUTH PontotocJoe Ed Sudduth, 69, died Tuesday, September 13, 2005, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Union County after a lengthy illness. He was born August 5, 1936, in the Furrs community to the late Frank and Nell Malone Sudduth. He was formerly employed as a Tupelo firefighter, a Lee County Deputy Sheriff, a truck driver with Coley Trucking, and...

Joe Ed Sudduth

Joe Ed Sudduth

Sep 13, 2005

JOE ED SUDDUTH PontotocJoe Ed Sudduth, 69, died Tuesday, September 13, 2005, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Union County after a lengthy illness. He was born August 5, 1936, in the Furrs community to the late Frank and Nell Malone Sudduth. He was formerly employed as a Tupelo firefighter, a Lee County Deputy Sheriff, a truck driver with Coley Trucking, and...

Gither O. Elliott

Gither O. Elliott

Sep 12, 2005

GITHER O. ELLIOTT MoorevilleGither O. Elliott, 80, died Monday, September 12, 2005, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born November 5, 1924, to the late Flavious and Florence Farris Elliott. He was retired in 1986 from Eljers Plumbing. A U.S. Army veteran, he served during World War II. He was a member of Mooreville United Methodist Church. Services will...

Rubal Davis

Rubal Davis

Sep 12, 2005

RUBAL DAVIS Mantachie - Rubal Davis, 83, died Monday morning, September 12, 2005, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. A North Mississippi native, he was born March 13, 1922 to the late Oscar C. and Annie Mae Collier Davis. He was raised in Tupelo and had served in the U. S. Army. He was a welder...

Gither Elliott

Gither Elliott

Sep 12, 2005

GITHER O. ELLIOTT MoorevilleGither O. Elliott, 80, died Monday, September 12, 2005, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born November 5, 1924, to the late Flavious and Florence Farris Elliott. He was retired in 1986 from Eljers Plumbing. A U.S. Army veteran, he served during World War II. He was a member of Mooreville United Methodist Church. Services will...

Forrest Douglas Walton, Jr.

Forrest Douglas Walton, Jr.

Sep 10, 2005

DOUGLAS WALTON JR. TupeloForrest Douglas "Dougie Walton, Jr., 34, died Saturday, September 10, 2005, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was a graduate of Itawamba Agriculture High School and Delta State University with a degree in Aviation. He previously worked as a flight instructor. He was employeed by Wal-Com Construction Company and was owner of Mississippi...

Forrest Walton

Forrest Walton

Sep 10, 2005

DOUGLAS WALTON JR. TupeloForrest Douglas "Dougie Walton, Jr., 34, died Saturday, September 10, 2005, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was a graduate of Itawamba Agriculture High School and Delta State University with a degree in Aviation. He previously worked as a flight instructor. He was employeed by Wal-Com Construction Company and was owner of Mississippi...

Fred Smith

Fred Smith

Sep 7, 2005

FRED A. SMITH Tupelo - Fred A. Smith, 88, died Wednesday, September 7, 2005, at the Homeplace Retirement Home in Saltillo after a lengthy illness. A Ripley native, he was born February 13, 1918 to the late Hugh Alexander and Martha Etta Dunham Smith. His wife, Mattie Thornton Smith, preceded him in death, April 21, 2004. He was retired with...

Fred A. Smith

Fred A. Smith

Sep 7, 2005

FRED A. SMITH Tupelo - Fred A. Smith, 88, died Wednesday, September 7, 2005, at the Homeplace Retirement Home in Saltillo after a lengthy illness. A Ripley native, he was born February 13, 1918 to the late Hugh Alexander and Martha Etta Dunham Smith. His wife, Mattie Thornton Smith, preceded him in death, April 21, 2004. He was retired with...

Charles Reed Robison, Sr.

Charles Reed Robison, Sr.

Aug 18, 2005

CHARLIE ROBISON TupeloCharles Reed "Charlie Robison, Sr., 72, died suddenly, Thursday, August 18, 2005, at his residence in Tupelo. He was born October 14, 1932, to the late Raymond M. and Sula Belle Spearman Robison at Forest Lake Dairy, today known as Ballard Park. A 1950 graduate of Tupelo High School, He also graduated from Itawamba Junior College and was...

Charles Robison

Charles Robison

Aug 18, 2005

CHARLIE ROBISON TupeloCharles Reed "Charlie Robison, Sr., 72, died suddenly, Thursday, August 18, 2005, at his residence in Tupelo. He was born October 14, 1932, to the late Raymond M. and Sula Belle Spearman Robison at Forest Lake Dairy, today known as Ballard Park. A 1950 graduate of Tupelo High School, He also graduated from Itawamba Junior College and was...

Elbert D. Potts

Elbert D. Potts

Aug 16, 2005

ELBERT D. POTTS TupeloElbert D. Potts, 80, died suddenly Tuesday, August 16, 2005, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. An Alcorn County native, he was born December 9, 1924. He was a member of the East Main Street Church of Christ. He retired from the Navy after twenty years as a Fire Technician First Class, serving in World War II...

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