OBITUARIES

Edward B. McNeil

Edward B. McNeil

December 20, 2005

E. B. "ED MCNEIL TUPELOE.B. "Ed McNeil, 84, died Tuesday, December 20, 2005, at his home. He was born January 30, 1921 in Magee, MS to the late Hugh A. McNeil and Nannie Calhoun McNeil. He was a retired employee of South Central Bell Telephone Company. A WWII army veteran, he served in France with the Tenth Armored Division under...

Kate Ellis

Kate Ellis

December 19, 2005

KATE ELLIS SHANNONKate Ellis, 96 went to be with her Lord on Monday, December 19, 2005 at Gilmore Memorial Hospital. She was born August 23, 1909 to the late Bruce Sisk and Alma Holmes. A native of Shannon, she was married to Trannie Lee Ellis, Sr. in 1928. She was a charter member of Old Union Baptist Church where she...

Sarah Ann Pettigrew

Sarah Ann Pettigrew

December 15, 2005

SARAH ANN PETTIGREW PALMETTO--Sarh Ann Pettigrew, 63, died Friday, December 15, 2005. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, December 18, 2005 at the Jefferson Street Chapel of W. E. Pegues with Rev. Steve Lampkin officiating. Burial will be at Palmetto Cemetery. She is survived by one son, Jerry Pettigrew Jr. and wife, Dawn Catchot; one daughter, Rebecca Patterson and...

Sarah Pettigrew

Sarah Pettigrew

December 15, 2005

SARAH ANN PETTIGREW PALMETTO--Sarh Ann Pettigrew, 63, died Friday, December 15, 2005. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, December 18, 2005 at the Jefferson Street Chapel of W. E. Pegues with Rev. Steve Lampkin officiating. Burial will be at Palmetto Cemetery. She is survived by one son, Jerry Pettigrew Jr. and wife, Dawn Catchot; one daughter, Rebecca Patterson and...

Tulus Bishop

Tulus Bishop

December 12, 2005

TULUS WEBSTER BISHOP TUPELOMr. Tulus Webster Bishop, 95, died Monday, December 12, 2005 at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born May 11, 1910 to the late Olaf Leonard Bishop and Martha Ann Herring Bishop. He was retired from American Motors and a member of the Evergreen Church of the Lord Jesus Christ. Services will be Thursday at 1 pm...

Tulus Webster Bishop

Tulus Webster Bishop

December 12, 2005

TULUS WEBSTER BISHOP TUPELOMr. Tulus Webster Bishop, 95, died Monday, December 12, 2005 at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born May 11, 1910 to the late Olaf Leonard Bishop and Martha Ann Herring Bishop. He was retired from American Motors and a member of the Evergreen Church of the Lord Jesus Christ. Services will be Thursday at 1 pm...

Joan Morris

Joan Morris

December 12, 2005

JOAN MORRIS FULTONJoan Elaine Morris, 66, died December 12, 2005, at her home after an extended illness. She was born March 14, 1939, to the late Elmer Atkins and Martha Evans Atkins Perkins in Zion, IL and moved to Fulton in 1964. She was an avid gardener and loved to read, knit, and cook for her family. She worked as...

Katherine Archer

Katherine Archer

December 11, 2005

Katherine Watts Archer TUPELO - Katherine Watts Archer, 88, died Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born Aug. 8, 1917 in Sharon, Tenn., to the late Robert Howard Watts and Euna Kate Springer. She was a homemaker and worked as a bookkeeper at Harrisburg Baptist Church from 1945 to 1952....

Effie Mae Anderson

Effie Mae Anderson

December 10, 2005

Effie Anderson TUPELO - Effie Mae Anderson, 87, died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005, at her home in Tupelo after a long illness. She was born Feb. 3, 1918, in Verona to James Brooks Irby and Stella Miles Irby. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Bissell Baptist Church and Harrisburg Baptist Church, where she received a Perfect Attendance...

Effie Anderson

Effie Anderson

December 10, 2005

Effie Anderson TUPELO - Effie Mae Anderson, 87, died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005, at her home in Tupelo after a long illness. She was born Feb. 3, 1918, in Verona to James Brooks Irby and Stella Miles Irby. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Bissell Baptist Church and Harrisburg Baptist Church, where she received a Perfect Attendance...

Ethel Elizabeth Hattox

Ethel Elizabeth Hattox

December 8, 2005

ETHEL ELIZABETH HATTOX PontotocEthel Elizabeth Hattox, age 87, died Thursday, December 08, 2005, at the Pontotoc Nursing Home after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born on July 4, 1918, to the late Robert E. and Essie Elizabeth Marshall Lee. She was a homemaker and an excellent cook who enjoyed preparing food for family and friends, as well...

Ethel Hattox

Ethel Hattox

December 8, 2005

ETHEL ELIZABETH HATTOX PontotocEthel Elizabeth Hattox, age 87, died Thursday, December 08, 2005, at the Pontotoc Nursing Home after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born on July 4, 1918, to the late Robert E. and Essie Elizabeth Marshall Lee. She was a homemaker and an excellent cook who enjoyed preparing food for family and friends, as well...

Ruby Cummings

Ruby Cummings

December 8, 2005

RUBY CUMMINGS MELBOURNE, FLRuby Savely Cummings died Thursday, December 8, at the William Childs Hospice House in Melbourne, FL at the age of 93. She was born September 17, 1912, to the late Andrew Westfield Savely and Gladys Smith Savely of Shannon. She graduated from Emory University with a degree in nursing. She was a resident of Birmingham, AL for...

Grady J. Robinson

Grady J. Robinson

December 6, 2005

Grady J. Robinson TUPELO - Grady J. Robinson, 70, died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005, at Beverly Health Care in Tupelo. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy. He retired from Southern Business Machines in Memphis. He was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church in Millington, Tenn. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday...

Grady Robinson

Grady Robinson

December 6, 2005

Grady J. Robinson TUPELO - Grady J. Robinson, 70, died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005, at Beverly Health Care in Tupelo. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy. He retired from Southern Business Machines in Memphis. He was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church in Millington, Tenn. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday...

Jimmy Hubert

Jimmy Hubert

December 5, 2005

JIMMY HUBERT, JR. SALTILLOFountain H. (Jimmy) Hubert, Jr., age, 73, died Monday, December 5, 2005, at the Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness. He was born April 13, 1932, in Guntown to the late Fountain H. Hurbert, Sr., and Harriet Jane Robinson. He worked over 20 years for the R.J. Wilemon Construction Company. He is remembered as...

Helen Bullock

Helen Bullock

November 3, 2005

HELEN BULLOCK Blue SpringsHelen Chaney Bullock, 69, died Thursday, November 3, 2005, at her residence in Blue Springs after a lengthy illness. She was born November 2, 1936, in Lee County. She was a homemaker and enjoyed quilting, flea marketing, flower gardening, and spending time with her family and church family. She was a member of Parks Baptist Church. Services...

Marian Winfred Bratton

Marian Winfred Bratton

October 21, 2005

MARIAN "MOM BILL BRATTON Tupelo - Marian Winifred Barrett Bratton, 86, died Friday, October 21, 2005 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. A Russellville, Alabama native, she was born September 7, 1919, to the late John Nelson and Mattie Mae Braly Barrett. For all her married life she lived in Tupelo and she was the widow of A. E. Bratton...

Marian Bratton

Marian Bratton

October 21, 2005

MARIAN "MOM BILL BRATTON Tupelo - Marian Winifred Barrett Bratton, 86, died Friday, October 21, 2005 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. A Russellville, Alabama native, she was born September 7, 1919, to the late John Nelson and Mattie Mae Braly Barrett. For all her married life she lived in Tupelo and she was the widow of A. E. Bratton...

Sadie Caldwell

Sadie Caldwell

October 19, 2005

SADIE CALDWELL Tupelo - Sadie Caldwell died Wednesday, October 19, 2005, at her home after an extended illness. She was born in the Furrs Community in Pontotoc County and was a lifetime resident of Lee County. She worked for many years as a retail sales associate in Tupelo. An active member of West Jackson Street Baptist Church, she served as...

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