OBITUARIES
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...
Charles B. 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...
Jackie Ray Hopkins
October 29, 2013
JACKIE R. HOPKINS Tupelo - Jackie R. Hopkins, 62, passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2013, at the Sanctuary Hospice House. Jackie was born in Red Bay, Alabama, on August 12, 1951, to Narvis D. and Florence Brock Hopkins. He served as shipping and receiving clerk for the Super Sagless of Tupelo for 38 years with an impressive perfect attendance. Pressure...
Jackie Hopkins
October 29, 2013
JACKIE R. HOPKINS Tupelo - Jackie R. Hopkins, 62, passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2013, at the Sanctuary Hospice House. Jackie was born in Red Bay, Alabama, on August 12, 1951, to Narvis D. and Florence Brock Hopkins. He served as shipping and receiving clerk for the Super Sagless of Tupelo for 38 years with an impressive perfect attendance. Pressure...
Phillip Starling
October 28, 2013
Centerville ? Phillip Ray Starling, 57, passed away Monday, October 28, 2013, at his residence. A Lee County native, he was born July 15, 1956, to Billy Joe and Bonnie Faye Gann Starling. A truck driver, he enjoyed singing and always carried a funny disposition. He loved his family and especially his two dogs, Rock and T-Bone. He attended a...
Phillip Ray Starling
October 28, 2013
Centerville - Phillip Ray Starling, 57, passed away Monday, October 28, 2013, at his residence. A Lee County native, he was born July 15, 1956, to Billy Joe and Bonnie Faye Gann Starling. A truck driver, he enjoyed singing and always carried a funny disposition. He loved his family and especially his two dogs, Rock and T-Bone. He attended a...
Bob Jones
October 26, 2013
BOB JONES Sherman - Bob Jones, 76, passed away Saturday, October 26, 2013, at his residence. He was born in Union County on August 22, 1937, to George and Selma Floyd Jones. After graduation, he joined the military and proudly served his country as a Marine. He had lived in Sherman for the last 22 years. He had traveled the...
Darrell Langston
October 25, 2013
DARRELL LANGSTON Saltillo - William Darrell Langston, 45, passed Friday, October 25, 2013, about 4:40 p.m. at home. He was born October 1, 1968, in Tupelo to William Earnest and Jean Langston. A life-long resident of Saltillo, he graduated from Saltillo High School in 1986. He was a maintenance worker by trade. The last several years he had devoted himself...
Charlene Tutor
October 24, 2013
CHARLENE TUTOR Georgia - Charlene Laverne Tutor, 85, passed away Thursday, October 24, 2013, at Roswell Nursing and Rehab Center in Roswell, Georgia. She was born on October 18, 1928, to Cudallas Veloris and Oda Jane Hall Wood. She lived most of her early life in Guntown. In 1960, she moved with her family to live on a private island...
Dorothy Pennington Clay
October 23, 2013
Dorothy Sloan Pennington Clay, 89, of Tupelo, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born in Amory on June 24, 1924, to Gainey and Dora Ridings Sloan. She grew up in a large family with nine brothers and sisters in and around the Carolina Community. She loved gardening and could make just about anything grow....
Norris Strickland
October 23, 2013
NORRIS STRICKLAND Golden - Norris Strickland died October 23, 2013, at his home. He was born March 14, 1933, in Franklin County Alabama to Clinton Aubrey Strickland and Flora Elizabeth Garrison. He was a communicant of All Saints Episcopal Church in Tupelo. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1952, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was stationed in Mobile, Alabama, Iceland,...
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