OBITUARIES
Melvin Lee
November 19, 2013
MELVIN LEE Dorsey - Melvin James Lee, 70, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at his home. He was born in Ridgley, Tennessee on October 7, 1943, to Robert and Myrtle Forrest Lee. He retired from Patterson Engineering/Springlake in Tupelo after many years of service. A veteran, he served in the United States Navy on the ships U. S. S....
Henry Nash
November 18, 2013
DR. HENRY W. NASH Tupelo ? Dr. Henry Warren Nash, 86, retired business professor and former head of marketing at Mississippi State University, died Monday, November 18, 2013, at the Green Houses at Traceway Retirement Community in Tupelo. A native of Tampa, Florida, he was born September 19, 1927, to Leslie Dikeman and Mildred Johnson Nash. Henry graduated in 1945...
Dr. Henry W. Nash
November 18, 2013
DR. HENRY W. NASH Tupelo - Dr. Henry Warren Nash, 86, retired business professor and former head of marketing at Mississippi State University, died Monday, November 18, 2013, at the Green Houses at Traceway Retirement Community in Tupelo. A native of Tampa, Florida, he was born September 19, 1927, to Leslie Dikeman and Mildred Johnson Nash. Henry graduated in 1945...
Mary Priddy Pannell
November 16, 2013
MARYJO PRIDDY PANNELL Tupelo ? MaryJo Priddy Pannell, 76, died Saturday, November 16, 2013, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended battle with cancer. A Tupelo native, she was born September 28, 1937, to John K. and Myrtle Allen Priddy, who preceded her in death. She retired from Woolworths before feeding most of Tupelo as a deli and restaurant...
Mary Jo Priddy Pannell
November 16, 2013
MARYJO PRIDDY PANNELL Tupelo - MaryJo Priddy Pannell, 76, died Saturday, November 16, 2013, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended battle with cancer. A Tupelo native, she was born September 28, 1937, to John K. and Myrtle Allen Priddy, who preceded her in death. She retired from Woolworths before feeding most of Tupelo as a deli and restaurant...
Larry Harris
November 10, 2013
LAWRENCE MARK HARRIS Lawrence Mark Harris, 70, passed away on November 9th, 2013 in Tupelo, Mississippi. He was born on May 28th, 1943 in Altoona Pennsylvania to Curtis Pershing Harris and Florence Rhoda McCartney. Larry grew up in Altoona, PA but also spent some formative years in Harrisburg, PA. He graduated from Altoona High School and was a multi-sport letterman....
Dewdrop Clayton
November 10, 2013
Dewdrop Clayton TUPELO - Dewdrop Clayton, 97, passed away Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, at Gregory House, Traceway Manor. She lived in the Mt. Vernon Community for most of her life. She was a charter member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, and she worked 42 years at Reed Mfr. before retiring. She was a devoted mother and grandmother. Her greatest joy...
Jo Williams Dempsey
November 9, 2013
JO ANNE DEMPSEY Palmetto - Jo Anne Williams Dempsey, 67, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2013, at her residence in the Palmetto Community after a lengthy illness. She was born in Portland, Maine September 10, 1946, to Joseph Russell and Ruth Joyner Williams. A lifelong resident of Tupelo, she spent the last 13 years of her life living in the...
Jo Anne Williams Dempsey
November 9, 2013
JO ANNE DEMPSEY Palmetto - Jo Anne Williams Dempsey, 67, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2013, at her residence in the Palmetto Community after a lengthy illness. She was born in Portland, Maine September 10, 1946, to Joseph Russell and Ruth Joyner Williams. A lifelong resident of Tupelo, she spent the last 13 years of her life living in the...
Earl Emerson Whitwell, M.D.
November 8, 2013
EARL EMERSON WHITWELL Dr. Earl Emerson Whitwell, 70, of Tupelo, Mississippi, passed away November 8, 2013 peacefully in his sleep. After a 13 year battle with Parkinson's disease, Earl crossed the veil, finally healed and eternally restored. His life of service and his spirit of generosity were two outstanding hallmarks of his character and the true measurement of a life...
Earl Whitwell
November 8, 2013
EARL EMERSON WHITWELL Dr. Earl Emerson Whitwell, 70, of Tupelo, Mississippi, passed away November 8, 2013 peacefully in his sleep. After a 13 year battle with Parkinson?s disease, Earl crossed the veil, finally healed and eternally restored. His life of service and his spirit of generosity were two outstanding hallmarks of his character and the true measurement of a life...
Mary McDowell
November 6, 2013
MARY A. MCDOWELL TUPELO ? Mary A. McDowell passed away Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013, at Simerson Greenhouse at Traceway Manor. She was born Jan. 8, 1923, in Washington, D.C. She graduated high school from St. Mary's Academy in South Bend, Ind., and she received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Purdue University in 1944. She married John W....
Mary A McDowell
November 6, 2013
MARY A. MCDOWELL TUPELO - Mary A. McDowell passed away Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013, at Simerson Greenhouse at Traceway Manor. She was born Jan. 8, 1923, in Washington, D.C. She graduated high school from St. Mary's Academy in South Bend, Ind., and she received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Purdue University in 1944. She married John W....
Milton Jones
November 6, 2013
MILTON JONES Nettleton - Milton Scott Jones, 57, passed away, Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at the Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Milton loved his soul-mate wife dearly. He was an awesome husband and father and was a devoted family man. He doted on his grandson Reese whom he loved with all his heart and soul. He will be...
Willie Ledbetter Alexander
November 6, 2013
Willie Rae Ledbetter Alexander Willie Rae Ledbetter Alexander, 97, died Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at Tupelo Nursing and Rehab Center, where she had resided for the last four years. ?Miss Willie? was born on May 21, 1916, in Oakland Community of Itawamba County Mississippi to Ollie Bell Thorn Ledbetter and John Eldridge Ledbetter. Ollie died when Willie was 2 years...
Willie Rae Ledbetter Alexander
November 6, 2013
Willie Rae Ledbetter Alexander Willie Rae Ledbetter Alexander, 97, died Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at Tupelo Nursing and Rehab Center, where she had resided for the last four years. "Miss Willie" was born on May 21, 1916, in Oakland Community of Itawamba County Mississippi to Ollie Bell Thorn Ledbetter and John Eldridge Ledbetter. Ollie died when Willie was 2 years...
Charles Nelson Miller
November 1, 2013
CHARLES NELSON MILLER Tupelo - Charles Nelson Miller, 88, passed away Friday, November 1, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice Unit after a lengthy illness. A Prentiss County native, he was born April 16, 1924, to Carl and Ruth Magers Miller. A veteran, he was a Sergeant in the United States Army and served in the military police...
Charles Miller
November 1, 2013
CHARLES NELSON MILLER Tupelo - Charles Nelson Miller, 88, passed away Friday, November 1, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice Unit after a lengthy illness. A Prentiss County native, he was born April 16, 1924, to Carl and Ruth Magers Miller. A veteran, he was a Sergeant in the United States Army and served in the military police...
Burma Stanford
October 31, 2013
Burma Stanford Stanford, Burma Wayne, 86, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 31, 2013. Burma was born September 21, 1927, to George and Zera (Whittaker) Stanford in Saltillo, Mississippi. He married Elsie Barnett on October 18, 1947, and she preceded him in death on June 30, 1977. He retired from Blue Bell Manufacturing in Industrial Maintenance. After retirement he had...
Charles Hill
October 30, 2013
CHARLES B. HILL Tupelo - Charles B. Hill, 74, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee after a short illness. Born April 30, 1939, in Ecru to James Rufus and Jettie Hill, Charles spent most of his life in Tupelo. A veteran of the United States Army and Army Reserve, he served as a...
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