OBITUARIES
Marjorie Norris
July 15, 2013
MARJORIE NORRIS Verona - Marjorie June Norris, 63, died Monday, July 15, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice. She was born January 22, 1950, in Tupelo. She was a graduate of Tupelo High school and attended Nursing School at Itawamba Community College. Her career as a registered nurse spanned for over thirty years beginning with the Mississippi Department...
Terry Carlton
July 14, 2013
TERRY LEWIS CARLTON Verona - Terry Lewis Carlton, 59, died Sunday, July 14, 2013, at his residence. He was born September 2, 1953 to James and Frances Carlton. He was a member of the Church of Acts of New Albany. He worked many years as a police officer, both with the New Mexico State Prison System and the Tupelo Police...
Terry Lewis Carlton
July 14, 2013
TERRY LEWIS CARLTON Verona - Terry Lewis Carlton, 59, died Sunday, July 14, 2013, at his residence. He was born September 2, 1953 to James and Frances Carlton. He was a member of the Church of Acts of New Albany. He worked many years as a police officer, both with the New Mexico State Prison System and the Tupelo Police...
Jeffrey Franks
July 12, 2013
JEFFREY FRANKS Saltillo - Jeffrey Allen ?Jeff? Franks, 46, died Friday, July 12, 2013, at his residence. A native of Zion, Illinois, he was born June 26, 1967, to Aruthur V. and Barbara Funderburk Franks and lived most of his life in Saltillo. He loved to tinker, do woodworking and carpentry work. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, July 15,...
Jeffrey Allen Franks
July 12, 2013
JEFFREY FRANKS Saltillo - Jeffrey Allen "Jeff" Franks, 46, died Friday, July 12, 2013, at his residence. A native of Zion, Illinois, he was born June 26, 1967, to Aruthur V. and Barbara Funderburk Franks and lived most of his life in Saltillo. He loved to tinker, do woodworking and carpentry work. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, July 15,...
Jimmy Denton
July 12, 2013
JIMMY DENTON Tupelo - Jimmy Doyle Denton, 78, died Friday, July 12, 2013, at his residence in Tupelo. A New Albany native, he was born April 24, 1935, to James Curry and Loudale Garrison Denton. He was in the trucking industry all his life. He enjoyed his horses. He loved his family and cherished time spent with them. He attended...
Jimmy Doyle Denton
July 12, 2013
JIMMY DENTON Tupelo - Jimmy Doyle Denton, 78, died Friday, July 12, 2013, at his residence in Tupelo. A New Albany native, he was born April 24, 1935, to James Curry and Loudale Garrison Denton. He was in the trucking industry all his life. He enjoyed his horses. He loved his family and cherished time spent with them. He attended...
Rebecca Hill
July 11, 2013
REBECCA HILL Birmingham Ridge - Rebecca Hill, 92, died Thursday, July 11, 2013, at the Greenhouses At Traceway. A Birmingham Ridge Community native, she was born February 24, 1921 to O. C. and Alliene Watson Coker. She was a lifelong resident of the Birmingham Ridge Community. She retired from Joyner/Fields of Tupelo after 30 years of service. She loved gardening,...
Gary Crawford
July 11, 2013
GARY CRAWFORD Guntown - Gary Cushman Crawford, 75, died Thursday, July 11, 2013, at his residence. He was born in Los Angeles, California on October 9, 1937 to Evertt Cushman and Ruth Lillian Tripp Crawford. He retired as manager of Hodges Printing of Booneville, after 30 years of service. An avid sports fan he loved watching the Green Bay Packers,...
Gary Cushman Crawford
July 11, 2013
GARY CRAWFORD Guntown - Gary Cushman Crawford, 75, died Thursday, July 11, 2013, at his residence. He was born in Los Angeles, California on October 9, 1937 to Evertt Cushman and Ruth Lillian Tripp Crawford. He retired as manager of Hodges Printing of Booneville, after 30 years of service. An avid sports fan he loved watching the Green Bay Packers,...
Felisidad Mendoza
July 10, 2013
FELISIDAD MENDOZA Okolona - Felisidad Ibarra Mendoza, 78, died Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at Shearer-Richardson Nursing Home. She was born in Hidalgo County Texas on November 20, 1934, Pedro and Santos Marroquin Ibarra. No formal services have been scheduled. Survivors include two daughters, Mary Alive Chavez (Rito) of Okolona and Melissa Annette Gonzalez of Ft. Worth, Texas; one sister, Ramona...
Florine Martin
July 9, 2013
FLORINE MARTIN Tupelo ? Florine Priddy Martin, 88, died Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at The Meadows in Fulton after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born October 23, 1924, to John K. and Myrtle Allen Priddy. She retired after 35 years as bookkeeper of NMMC and then worked about 13 years at East Heights Baptist Church. She loved...
Bette Crockett
July 9, 2013
BETTE C. CROCKETT Saltillo - Bette C. Crockett, 74, died Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a short illness. A native and lifelong resident of Tupelo, she was born February 24, 1939, to Delton Clay and Oceola Clark. She was a graduate of Tupelo High school. In 1955 she married David L. Crockett and together...
Bette C. Crockett
July 9, 2013
BETTE C. CROCKETT Saltillo - Bette C. Crockett, 74, died Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a short illness. A native and lifelong resident of Tupelo, she was born February 24, 1939, to Delton Clay and Oceola Clark. She was a graduate of Tupelo High school. In 1955 she married David L. Crockett and together...
James H. "Buddy" Peters
July 9, 2013
BUDDY PETERS Plantersville - James H. "Buddy" Peters, 81, died Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at Countrywood Plantation in Mantachie after an extended illness. A native of Lee County and longtime residence of Plantersville, he was born March 14, 1932, to Carroll Lee and Virginia Jamison Peters. A veteran of the United States Army, he served his country during the Korean...
Florine Priddy Martin
July 9, 2013
FLORINE MARTIN Tupelo - Florine Priddy Martin, 88, died Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at The Meadows in Fulton after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born October 23, 1924, to John K. and Myrtle Allen Priddy. She retired after 35 years as bookkeeper of NMMC and then worked about 13 years at East Heights Baptist Church. She loved...
James "Buddy" Peters
July 9, 2013
BUDDY PETERS Plantersville - James H. ?Buddy? Peters, 81, died Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at Countrywood Plantation in Mantachie after an extended illness. A native of Lee County and longtime residence of Plantersville, he was born March 14, 1932, to Carroll Lee and Virginia Jamison Peters. A veteran of the United States Army, he served his country during the Korean...
Offie Mae Hickman
July 8, 2013
OFFIE HICKMAN Saltillo - Offie Mae Hickman, 74, died Monday, July 8, 2013, at her daughter's residence. She was born May 1, 1939, to Belton and Elizabeth Hollis Gray. Going to yard sales, fishing and spending time with her children were the important things in her life. She attended Cedar Grove United Pentecostal Church when able. Services will be 3:30...
Offie Hickman
July 8, 2013
OFFIE HICKMAN Saltillo - Offie Mae Hickman, 74, died Monday, July 8, 2013, at her daughter?s residence. She was born May 1, 1939, to Belton and Elizabeth Hollis Gray. Going to yard sales, fishing and spending time with her children were the important things in her life. She attended Cedar Grove United Pentecostal Church when able. Services will be 3:30...
Kit Posey
July 7, 2013
KIT POSEY Tupelo - Kit Posey, 84, died Sunday, July 7, 2013, at her home in Tupelo. A Brownsville native, she was born June 26, 1932, to Walter and Lillie Mae Parham Banks. She retired from teaching at the Tupelo Public School after 25 years of service. She loved her family and cherished time spent with them. She was a...
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