OBITUARIES
Carolyn "Tolly" Smith
August 5, 2013
CAROLYN SMITH Tupelo - Carolyn "Tolly" Smith, 75, passed away Monday, August 5, 2013, at her residence after an extended illness. An Itawamba County native, she was born March 24, 1938, to Hershel and Sophia Reed Wheeler. In 1955, she graduated from Itawamba High School and on July 23, married her husband of 58 years, Gary Smith. Together they owned...
Judy Jones
August 4, 2013
Judy Jones Tupelo - Beloved wife, mother, and dear friend to many, Eleanor Judith Bouchelle Jones passed away peacefully at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo on Sunday August 4, 2013. Judy was born in 1943 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina to William and Eleanor Bouchelle. As a graduate of the University of Mississippi she received Bachelor's and Master's degrees in...
Verna Jean Duncan
August 3, 2013
VERNA DUNCAN Tupelo - Verna Jean Duncan, 82, died Saturday, August 3, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice. A Lee County native, she was born April 15, 1931, to Booker Quitman and Mildred Allen McKinney. She was a long time resident of Tupelo, living here since 1969. After twenty-five years of service, she retired from the Comcast Cable...
Clif Clifton
August 3, 2013
CLIF CLIFTON Mooreville - James Henry "Clif" Clifton, III, 54, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2013, at his residence surrounded by his family. A Tupelo native, he was born June 10, 1959, to James Henry, Jr. and Shirley Annette Scruggs Clifton. Clif lived most of life in Lee County. After twenty years of service, he retired from Cooper Tire. Clif...
Verna Duncan
August 3, 2013
VERNA DUNCAN Tupelo - Verna Jean Duncan, 82, died Saturday, August 3, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice. A Lee County native, she was born April 15, 1931, to Booker Quitman and Mildred Allen McKinney. She was a long time resident of Tupelo, living here since 1969. After twenty-five years of service, she retired from the Comcast Cable...
Jettie Sanders
August 1, 2013
JETTIE SANDERS Tupelo - Jettie Cross Sanders, 95, passed away peacefully, Thursday, August 1, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Montgomery County on April 22, 1918, to John Monroe and Sabra Ann Greenlee Cross. She was a graduate of Draughon's Business College in Memphis, Tennessee. After graduation, she was the office manager for Tombigbee Electric....
Alvin "Bud" Tilson
July 31, 2013
ALVIN "BUD" TILSON Shannon - Alvin "Bud" Tilson, 83, passed away surrounded by his family, on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at his home in the Old Union Community. He was born June 29, 1930 in Sunflower County to Louis and Allean Gant Tilson. He married Sarah Matthews on June 17, 1952 and together they celebrated sixty-one years of married life....
H. Edwin Clayton
July 31, 2013
HENRY EDWIN CLAYTON Beloved husband and father, Henry Edwin Clayton, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on July 31, 2013, in Montgomery, Alabama. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Montgomery. Born June 20, 1927, to Mary Cornelia Sewell and Jefferson Kirk Clayton, on Clayton Street in Tupelo, Mississippi, Edwin grew up loving science, mathematics and music....
H. Clayton
July 31, 2013
HENRY EDWIN CLAYTON Beloved husband and father, Henry Edwin Clayton, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on July 31, 2013, in Montgomery, Alabama. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Montgomery. Born June 20, 1927, to Mary Cornelia Sewell and Jefferson Kirk Clayton, on Clayton Street in Tupelo, Mississippi, Edwin grew up loving science, mathematics and music....
Alvin Tilson
July 31, 2013
ALVIN ?BUD? TILSON Shannon - Alvin ?Bud? Tilson, 83, passed away surrounded by his family, on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at his home in the Old Union Community. He was born June 29, 1930 in Sunflower County to Louis and Allean Gant Tilson. He married Sarah Matthews on June 17, 1952 and together they celebrated sixty-one years of married life....
Johnny Grammer
July 31, 2013
JOHNNY GRAMMER Fulton - Johnny Grammer, 62, died Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at his residence in Fulton from a sudden illness. A Tupelo native, he was born August 9, 1950, to Otis and Shirley Grammer. Johnny grew up in Tupelo and lived his early married life in Tupelo before moving to the Brewer Community where he and his family lived...
Louise Sweat
July 30, 2013
LOUISE G. SWEAT Saltillo ? Louise Gurley Sweat, 89, died Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at the Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born in Corinth on March 5, 1924 to Orlando and Bess Martin Gurley. She along with her husband, Raymond, owned and operated Tri-State Wholesale Florist for over thirty years. She was a member of First Christian Church (Disciples of...
Luther
July 30, 2013
LUTHER COX Saltillo - Luther L. Cox, 97, died Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at his residence. A Burnsville native, he was born August 30, 1915, to Oliver C. and Birdie Henry Cox. He was in construction all his working life. He was a very avid fan of racing and wrestling. He loved his family, grandchildren and his dog Sophia. He...
Louise G. Sweat
July 30, 2013
LOUISE G. SWEAT Saltillo - Louise Gurley Sweat, 89, died Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at the Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born in Corinth on March 5, 1924 to Orlando and Bess Martin Gurley. She along with her husband, Raymond, owned and operated Tri-State Wholesale Florist for over thirty years. She was a member of First Christian Church (Disciples of...
Luther L. Cox
July 30, 2013
LUTHER COX Saltillo - Luther L. Cox, 97, died Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at his residence. A Burnsville native, he was born August 30, 1915, to Oliver C. and Birdie Henry Cox. He was in construction all his working life. He was a very avid fan of racing and wrestling. He loved his family, grandchildren and his dog Sophia. He...
Christine Francis
July 29, 2013
CHRISTINE FRANCIS Tupelo - Christine Freeman Francis, 87, died Sunday, July 28, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born August 18, 1925, to Curtis and Mamie Ann Strawbridge Freeman. She attended school at New Harmony in Pontotoc County. After retiring from Blue Bell Industries, she became an insurance agent with AFLAC where she...
Foy Estes Ruth Basden
July 29, 2013
FOY LOU ESTES RUTH BASDEN Mooreville ? Foy Lou Estes Ruth Basden, 93, died Monday, July 29, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice Center. She was born December 5, 1919, to Mannie and Selma Shumpert Estes. All of her life she lived in Lee County. As a profession, she worked as a seamstress for Reeds Manufacturing. Gardening and...
P. Sanderford
July 29, 2013
P. K. SANDERFORD Saltillo - Perry King Sanderford, 58, passed from this life in the early hours Monday, July 29, 2013, at his home. He was born January 20, 1955, to Richard Fred Sanderford, Jr. and Opal Laverne Perkins Sanderford. While his contagious smile and quick wit will be greatly missed, he is now resting peacefully with his beloved children....
Foy Lou Estes Ruth Basden
July 29, 2013
FOY LOU ESTES RUTH BASDEN Mooreville - Foy Lou Estes Ruth Basden, 93, died Monday, July 29, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice Center. She was born December 5, 1919, to Mannie and Selma Shumpert Estes. All of her life she lived in Lee County. As a profession, she worked as a seamstress for Reeds Manufacturing. Gardening and...
Christine Freeman Francis
July 29, 2013
CHRISTINE FRANCIS Tupelo - Christine Freeman Francis, 87, died Sunday, July 28, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born August 18, 1925, to Curtis and Mamie Ann Strawbridge Freeman. She attended school at New Harmony in Pontotoc County. After retiring from Blue Bell Industries, she became an insurance agent with AFLAC where she...
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