OBITUARIES
Ridge Vail
January 6, 2006
Ridge Vail BELDEN - Ridgeland "Ridge" Tharp Vail died Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in Tupelo on January 12, 1988, and attended Tupelo High School. He was a student at Meridian Community College. He enjoyed sports, his friends, and his sweetheart, Deion Hester. He was a member of First United Methodist...
Jo Morgan
January 6, 2006
JO ANN MORGAN MOOREVILLEJo Ann Ponder Morgan, 70, died Friday, January 06, 2006 at her home after an extended illness. She was born March 29, 1935 to the late Eldridge and Nora Dillard Ponder in Pontotoc County. She was a member of Koinonia Baptist Church and was a very loving mother and grandmother. She enjoyed flowers and gardening, and was...
Elbert Marion Belk
January 6, 2006
ELBERT MARION BELK HERNANDOElbert Marion Belk, 75, died Friday, January 06, 2006, at his home after an extended illness. He was born January 16, 1930 to the late Rev. Elbert Stephen and Lucinda Johnson Belk in Hamilton, AL. After serving in Japan in the US Navy, Mr. Belk completed his B.S. at Delta State University which prepared him for a...
Jo Ann Morgan
January 6, 2006
JO ANN MORGAN MOOREVILLEJo Ann Ponder Morgan, 70, died Friday, January 06, 2006 at her home after an extended illness. She was born March 29, 1935 to the late Eldridge and Nora Dillard Ponder in Pontotoc County. She was a member of Koinonia Baptist Church and was a very loving mother and grandmother. She enjoyed flowers and gardening, and was...
Matt Riley
January 6, 2006
Matt Riley TUPELO - Matt Riley, 18, died Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, after injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born Sept. 23, 1986, in Tupelo and was a senior at Tupelo High School. He enjoyed listening to music and playing the guitar, keyboard and drums. He was expecting a son with three weeks. He was a member of...
William Greenhill
January 5, 2006
WILLIAM I. (Dinah) GREENHILL TUPELOWilliam I. (Dinah) Greenhill, 93, died Thursday, January 5, 2006 at the Greenhouses of Traceway after a lengthy illness. He was born May 1, 1912, to the late Joel Whitten and Fannie Helen Patterson Greenhill in Verona. A life long resident of Tupelo, he worked at Tupelo Cotton Mill and Longs Laundry and Cleaners and later...
Alice Stevens
January 5, 2006
ALICE MCCULLOUGH STEVENS TUPELOAlice McCullough Stevens, 97, died Thursday, January 5, 2006. She was the widow of W. Gamble Stevens. She had a multifaceted carrer. After finishing business school in Huntsville, AL. served as the Lee County Registrar for two years. She began working for the late J.W.P. Boggan, Attorney. She was a court reporter for the late Jude Jim...
Dr Robert Dale
January 5, 2006
Dr. Robert Dale Sr. TUPELO - Dr. Robert Alexander Dale Sr., 85, died Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born Oct. 8, 1920, in Paris, Tenn., to the late Ivan Hall and Bertha Robinson Dale. As a young man, he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He then attended Murray...
Robert Dale
January 5, 2006
Dr. Robert Dale Sr. TUPELO - Dr. Robert Alexander Dale Sr., 85, died Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born Oct. 8, 1920, in Paris, Tenn., to the late Ivan Hall and Bertha Robinson Dale. As a young man, he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He then attended Murray...
Fletcher Richey
January 4, 2006
LEE RICHEY TUPELOFletcher Lee Richey, 87, died Wednesday, January 4, 2006 at Daniel Health Care, Inc. after a brief illness. He was born April 18, 1918 to the late James Fletcher and Bessie Lee Hendrix Richey in the Birmingham Ridge community of Lee County. One of ten children, he grew up in Tupelo area where he was a life long...
Fletcher Lee Richey
January 4, 2006
LEE RICHEY TUPELOFletcher Lee Richey, 87, died Wednesday, January 4, 2006 at Daniel Health Care, Inc. after a brief illness. He was born April 18, 1918 to the late James Fletcher and Bessie Lee Hendrix Richey in the Birmingham Ridge community of Lee County. One of ten children, he grew up in Tupelo area where he was a life long...
Ford Waters
January 3, 2006
FORD WATERS TUPELOWilliam Ford Waters, Sr., died Tuesday, January 3, 2006 at North Mississippi Medical center. Born January 24, 1917 in the Ratliff Community to the late Robert Lee and Rella Ford Waters, he was retired from Pepsi Cola with over 30 years of service. He was a member of West Jackson Street Baptist Church and served in the Navy...
Kenneth Wade Adams
January 2, 2006
Kenneth Wade Adams SALTILLO - Kenneth Wade Adams, 72, died Monday, Jan. 2, 2006, at his residence in Saltillo after a sudden illness. He was born Sept. 5, 1933, in Fulton to the late Bennie and Audrey Swain Adams. He served in the Army during the Korean War. He was retired from American Motors in Kenosha, Wisc. and also worked...
Kenneth Adams
January 2, 2006
Kenneth Wade Adams SALTILLO - Kenneth Wade Adams, 72, died Monday, Jan. 2, 2006, at his residence in Saltillo after a sudden illness. He was born Sept. 5, 1933, in Fulton to the late Bennie and Audrey Swain Adams. He served in the Army during the Korean War. He was retired from American Motors in Kenosha, Wisc. and also worked...
Mary Finley Temple
December 31, 2005
Mary Finley Temple TUPELO - Mary Sample Finley Temple, 83, of Tupelo, died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2005, at Beverly Healthcare in Southaven, Miss. She was born May 15, 1922, in Tupelo, the seventh and last child of Henry and Minnie Sample. She grew up on a farm outside of town and graduated from Tupelo High School in 1940. She married...
Mary Sample Finley Temple
December 31, 2005
Mary Finley Temple TUPELO - Mary Sample Finley Temple, 83, of Tupelo, died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2005, at Beverly Healthcare in Southaven, Miss. She was born May 15, 1922, in Tupelo, the seventh and last child of Henry and Minnie Sample. She grew up on a farm outside of town and graduated from Tupelo High School in 1940. She married...
Obituary
December 30, 2005
CHARLIE HAYES TUPELOC.A. (Charlie) Hayes, 86, died Friday, December 30, 2005 at the Greenhouses at Trace after a lengthy illness. A Jackson native, he was born February 8, 1919 to the late Charles Duncan and Evadna Gordon Hayes. He was a veteran serving in the Navy during World War II. He had been a resident of Tupelo for the past...
Teddy Johnson
December 30, 2005
Ted Johnson TUPELO - Teddy Hoyte "Ted" Johnson, 70, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2005, at the North Miss. Medical Center. He was born Aug. 5, 1935, in Itawamba County to the late Flavis and Ruby Hall Johnson. He was retired with more than 25 years at the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal where he managed the classified ads. He had also...
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December 30, 2005
CHARLIE HAYES TUPELOC.A. (Charlie) Hayes, 86, died Friday, December 30, 2005 at the Greenhouses at Trace after a lengthy illness. A Jackson native, he was born February 8, 1919 to the late Charles Duncan and Evadna Gordon Hayes. He was a veteran serving in the Navy during World War II. He had been a resident of Tupelo for the past...
Teddy Hoyte Johnson
December 30, 2005
Ted Johnson TUPELO - Teddy Hoyte "Ted" Johnson, 70, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2005, at the North Miss. Medical Center. He was born Aug. 5, 1935, in Itawamba County to the late Flavis and Ruby Hall Johnson. He was retired with more than 25 years at the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal where he managed the classified ads. He had also...
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