OBITUARIES

Ethel Tiner

Ethel Tiner

September 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 Irene Tiner

Ethel Irene Tiner

September 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

September 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

September 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

September 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...

Gither Elliott

Gither Elliott

September 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

September 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...

Forrest Douglas Walton, Jr.

Forrest Douglas Walton, Jr.

September 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

September 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

September 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

September 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 Robison

Charles Robison

August 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 Reed Robison, Sr.

Charles Reed Robison, Sr.

August 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 Potts

Elbert Potts

August 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...

Elbert D. Potts

Elbert D. Potts

August 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...

E C. May

E C. May

August 15, 2005

E. C. MAY Tupelo - E. C. "Bulldog May, Jr., 88, died Monday, August 15, 2005 at the Carraway Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, after a brief illness. A West Point, Miss. native, he was born July 11, 1917, to the late E. C. May, Sr. and Della Howard May. He was raised in West Point and lived there ten years...

E C.

E C.

August 15, 2005

E. C. MAY Tupelo - E. C. "Bulldog May, Jr., 88, died Monday, August 15, 2005 at the Carraway Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, after a brief illness. A West Point, Miss. native, he was born July 11, 1917, to the late E. C. May, Sr. and Della Howard May. He was raised in West Point and lived there ten years...

Gil Ross

Gil Ross

August 11, 2005

GIL ROSS New Albany - Richard Gilbert (Gil) Ross, 25, died Thursday, August 11, 2005, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford after a short illness. He was born in Aberdeen but had lived most of his life in East Tupelo and Mooreville. He had worked for North Mississippi Steel and later W. W. Specialty before becoming disabled. For the...

Gregory Talley

Gregory Talley

July 28, 2004

TupeloGregory Ryne Talley, 17, died suddenly Wednesday, July 28, 2004, as the result of an automobile accident between Carthage and Philadelphia, along with his friends, driver Matthew Holdington and passenger Casey Ellington of Kosciusko. A native of Tupelo, he was about to begin his senior year at Tupelo High School. An active sportsman, he played for both the high school...

Gregory Ryne Talley

Gregory Ryne Talley

July 28, 2004

TupeloGregory Ryne Talley, 17, died suddenly Wednesday, July 28, 2004, as the result of an automobile accident between Carthage and Philadelphia, along with his friends, driver Matthew Holdington and passenger Casey Ellington of Kosciusko. A native of Tupelo, he was about to begin his senior year at Tupelo High School. An active sportsman, he played for both the high school...