OBITUARIES
Mancel E. Robison
July 31, 2015
MANCEL E. ROBISON Macedonia Community - Mancel E. Robison, 89, passed away Friday, July 31, 2015 at his home. He was born to George Green and Amanda Morgan Robison on July 18, 1926. Mancel served his country in the United States Army and was a veteran of WWII. He was an owner and operator of a construction business for over...
Estelle Franks
July 30, 2015
ESTELLE MOONEY FRANKS Tupelo - Estelle Mooney Franks, wife of Dr. Cecil Franks, went home peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, July 30, 2015, just short of her ninety-third birthday. She was born in Oxford to Martin Luther Mooney and Ada Cobb Mooney. Estelle married Cecil Sheffield Franks September 22, 1943. After their time...
Corinne Green
July 29, 2015
Corinne Green Saltillo- Evelyn Corinne Green, 89, after an extended illness and a commendable fight she left this world on July 29, 2015, to be with her Lord where she will no longer experience any pain or discomfort. She was born April 10, 1926, to John and Vena Hill Young. She spent most of her life in the Unity Community....
Laforest George
July 29, 2015
LAFOREST GEORGE Collierville, TN - Laforest Aloysius George (Laf) went to his heavenly home on Thursday, July 29, 2015. He was born July 20, 1954, in Natchez, Mississippi to Vernon and Mildred Robbins George. He was a long time resident of Tupelo and at the time of his death he was a resident of Collierville, Tennessee where he was an...
Robert Hawkins
July 27, 2015
ROBERT HAWKINS Tupelo - Lawrence Robert Hawkins, 84, died Monday, July 27, 2015, at Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford. A Nettleton native, he was born February 1, 1931, to Claude and Ozel Finnie Hawkins. Robert enlisted, September 27, 1951 on South Spring Street in Tupelo with close friends, Ralph Berryhill and James Finney. He was sworn in at Meridian,...
Dottie "Honey" Hale
July 27, 2015
DOTTIE "HONEY" HALE Tupelo - Dottie "Honey" Hale, 80, died Monday, July 27, 2015, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. A Lee County native, she was born August 9, 1934 to Allen and Jewell Short Stephens. She worked in various clerical positions until retiring with the North Mississippi Medical Center where she worked from 1993 until 2012 as a...
Billy Pearson
July 27, 2015
Saltillo - Billy Pearson, 77, passed away Monday, July 27, 2015, at Baldwyn Nursing Facility. He was born September 21, 1937 to Sulvester and Lois Ann Lewis Pearson and was one of 24 children. He was a trim carpenter for most of his life. Billy worked for RJ Wilemon and retired after 30 years. He also helped build the Ten...
Buddy Wilson
July 23, 2015
Saltillo - William Ray "Buddy" Wilson, 63, died Thursday, July 23, 2015, at his home. He was born in Pontotoc on March 16, 1952, to Woodrow "Teeter" and Edna Chunn Wilson. He was employed for many years at Paine's Supply. His grandchildren were the light of his life. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Monday, July 27, 2015, in Priceville...
Gayle Davis
July 23, 2015
GAYLE VAUGHN DAVIS Tupelo - Gayle Vaughn Davis, 62, died Thursday, July 23, 2015, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born on April 21, 1953, in Lee County, the son of Rubal Calvin and Jackie Nell Patton Davis, he was a longtime resident of Tupelo. In his early years, Mr. Davis worked in manufacturing in North Mississippi until...
Jo Anita Orezzoli
July 22, 2015
JO ANITA ROGERS OREZZOLI Jo Anita Orezzoli (Rogers), passed away on July 13, 2015 in Tupelo, MS. Jo Anita was born in Jamaica, NY and graduated from Wantagh High School in 1963. She was predeceased by her parents, Joseph Rogers, and Helen (Stephens). She is survived by her son, Raul (Rocky), his wife Nicolette and their two children; and sisters...
Bob Bennett
July 22, 2015
BOB BENNETT Tupelo - Bobby Gene Bennett (Bubba), 80, died Thursday, July 22, 2015 at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford, MS of natural causes. Born on July 23, 1934 in Saltillo, the son of William Trannie and Jessie Lee Bennett, he was a lifelong resident of the area. In his early years, Mr. Bennett was a radio operator...
Herman Edwin West
July 22, 2015
HERMAN EDWIN WEST Tupeo - Herman Edwin West, 93, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at his home. He was born in Verona on April 1, 1922 to Edward R. and Lovie Dale Crum West. He was a member of Parkway Baptist Church. He retired from Barber's Milk and also worked with Cockrell Bannana Company for many years. He was...
Jerry Allen Scott
July 20, 2015
JERRY SCOTT Tupelo - Jerry passed away on July 20, 2015. He was born to the late Harse and Annie Doris Farrar Scott in Saltillo, MS on December 27, 1938. He attended school in Saltillo and worked many years for DayBrite Lighting until retiring. He is survived by his son, Jerry Clay Scott of Atlanta,Georgia.; one brother, Hubert Scott of...
Kathy Brannigan
July 20, 2015
Tupelo - Kathy Diane Brannigan, 60, died Monday, July 20, 2015, at her home. She was born in Peoria, Illinois, on January 6, 1955, to Virgil Rufus and Nellie Rue Crafton Gilliam. She was the former co-owner with her husband of Jukes & Toys. She attended the Salvation Army Church in Tupelo and loved her church. Kathy enjoyed arts, crafts,...
Wanda Breedlove
July 19, 2015
WANDA BREEDLOVE Madison - Wanda Faye Robinson Breedlove, 75, passed away Sunday evening, July 19, 2015 at St. Catherine Village's Siena Center Nursing Home in Madison, Mississippi. She was born on September 2, 1939 to Cecil and Opal Kirby Robinson in the Carolina Community in Itawamba County. She was a graduate of the Class of 1957 from Tupelo High School...
Elton Putnam
July 18, 2015
Belden - Elton Putnam passed away July 18, 2015. He was born July 6, 1926 in Scott County Mississippi to Roy Lee and Erma Mayo Putnam. Putt, as he was affectionately known by family and friends, married Mary Elizabeth Cliburn on August 28, 1949 and was a loving husband and father to Curtis Lee & James Keith Putnam. Putt attended...
Caroline Hanson
July 18, 2015
CAROLINE HANSON Tupelo - Caroline Hanson passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015, after a hard fight at the North Mississippi Medical Center with sure hope of her eternal home in Heaven with the Lord Jesus Christ where she is now. She was born in Pontotoc County to Alvis Jasper and Martha Maretta Salmon Palmer. She worked alongside her husband for...
Virginia Buse
July 18, 2015
Saltillo - Virginia Buse, 76, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015 at her home. She was born August 8, 1938 to Hausie and Martha Robbins. She was a lifelong resident of the Saltillo area and was a 1957 graduate from Saltillo High School. On April 18, 1957, she married the love of her life, Grady Buse. Virginia retired from Day...
Dorothy Franks Nichols
July 17, 2015
DOROTHY FRANKS NICHOLS Plantersville - Dorothy Nichols, 78, died Friday, July 17, 2015, in her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born February 8, 1937 to Otto Durrell and Mary Irene Payne Franks. Dorothy was a book keeper for Vend Foods and attended First Baptist Church of Plantersville. She was also a Mary Kay consultant for 37...
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