OBITUARIES
Jean Gentry
February 27, 2013
JEAN GENTRY Pontotoc - Annie Jean Gentry, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother went to be with the Lord on February 27, 2013. She was a resident of Pontotoc County most of her life. The last years of her life she spent in the precious care of the staff at Pontotoc Nursing Home. She was a retired bookkeeper, who loved...
Kay Grisham
February 26, 2013
KAY GRISHAM Tupelo - Kathleen Yvonne "Kay" Grisham, 72, died Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at her residence after an extended illness. A native of Pontiac, Michigan, she was born August 7, 1940, to Charles LaSalle Neve and Betsy Catherine Ormsby Neve. She grew up in Chicago and moved to the South a number of years ago. Her hobbies included making...
Marguerite Easterling Martin
February 26, 2013
MARGUERITE MARTIN Tupelo - Marguerite Easterling Martin, 92, died February 26, 2013, at The Sanctuary Hospice House. A native of Lee County, she was born March 10, 1920 to George W. and Clara Jones Easterling. She attended Cedar Hill High School, Grenada College, Northwest MS Junior College in Senatobia, where she was on the basketball team, and Draughon's Business College...
Marguerite Martin
February 26, 2013
MARGUERITE MARTIN Tupelo ? Marguerite Easterling Martin, 92, died February 26, 2013, at The Sanctuary Hospice House. A native of Lee County, she was born March 10, 1920 to George W. and Clara Jones Easterling. She attended Cedar Hill High School, Grenada College, Northwest MS Junior College in Senatobia, where she was on the basketball team, and Draughon?s Business College...
Martha Lucius
February 26, 2013
MARTHA LUCIUS Tupelo - Martha Jean Lucius, 74, died Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. A native of Calhoun County, she was born August 11, 1938, to Rev. Wilson and Pansy Ramsey Long. She was a homemaker and loved caring for children, the elderly and the sick. She loved flowers, cooking for her family and friends...
Marie Woods
February 25, 2013
MARIE WOODS Tupelo - Marie Woods, 85, died Monday, February 25, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born January 26, 1928, in Memphis, TN to William Elihu and Lucy Smith Stewart. She was a resident of Tupelo since 1963. She married Travis W. "Woody" Woods who preceded her in death May 30, 2001....
Magdalene Evans
February 22, 2013
MADGE EVANS Saltillo - Sara Magdalene ?Madge? Evans, 80, died Friday, February 22, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A Camp Creek Community native, she was born September 7, 1932, to Alec Burlin and Martha Elizabeth Noblett Wages. After graduating high school she worked for over 40 years at Reeds Dept. Store. She loved spending...
Magdalene "Madge" Evans
February 22, 2013
MADGE EVANS Saltillo - Sara Magdalene "Madge" Evans, 80, died Friday, February 22, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A Camp Creek Community native, she was born September 7, 1932, to Alec Burlin and Martha Elizabeth Noblett Wages. After graduating high school she worked for over 40 years at Reeds Dept. Store. She loved spending...
Robert Jackson Mullins
February 21, 2013
ROBERT JACKSON MULLINS Oxford - Robert Jackson Mullins, infant son of Robert Brian and Leigh Carole Gordon Mullins passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2013, at the Baptist Hospital in Oxford. Graveside services will be 2p.m. Sunday, February 24, 2013, at Shannon Cemetery, with Dr. Roy McHenery and Dr. Eric Boykin officiating. W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors will be in charge...
Robert Mullins
February 21, 2013
ROBERT JACKSON MULLINS Oxford - Robert Jackson Mullins, infant son of Robert Brian and Leigh Carole Gordon Mullins passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2013, at the Baptist Hospital in Oxford. Graveside services will be 2p.m. Sunday, February 24, 2013, at Shannon Cemetery, with Dr. Roy McHenery and Dr. Eric Boykin officiating. W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors will be in charge...
Eva Spencer
February 21, 2013
EVA SPENCER Mantachie - Eva Spencer, 86, died Thursday, February 21, 2013, at her home. She was born March 7, 1926, in North Port, Alabama to Luther and Julia Halmon Sellars. She worked as a machine operator at the Charm Step Shoe Manufacture for three years. She enjoyed fishing and loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She...
Ronald Grissom
February 20, 2013
RONNIE GRISSOM Saltillo - Ronald Dee ?Ronnie? Grissom, 50, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at his residence after a sudden illness. A Kenosha, Wisconsin native, he was born November 17, 1962, to Oliver Wendell and Margaret Putt Grissom. He was an employee for Burger King Inc. of Tupelo for the last twelve years, and formerly worked for T.M. Restaurant and...
Ronald Dee Grissom
February 20, 2013
RONNIE GRISSOM Saltillo - Ronald Dee "Ronnie" Grissom, 50, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at his residence after a sudden illness. A Kenosha, Wisconsin native, he was born November 17, 1962, to Oliver Wendell and Margaret Putt Grissom. He was an employee for Burger King Inc. of Tupelo for the last twelve years, and formerly worked for T.M. Restaurant and...
Alvin E. "Bo" Bland
February 19, 2013
BO BLAND TUPELO - Alvin E. "Bo" Bland, 88, died Tuesday February 19, 2013, at his residence in Tupelo. He was born in Toccopola, MS on October 20, 1924, to George Alvin and Fannie Bland. He was a graduate of Mississippi State University and served in the US Army Combat Engineers in Europe during World War II. Bo was a...
William "Bill" Sisk
February 19, 2013
BILL SISK Tupelo-William Arnold (Bill) Sisk died at North Mississippi Medical Center on February 19, 2013, after a brief illness. Bill was born in Houston, MS, on August 21, 1939, to Willie and Susie Sisk. He graduated from Houston High School. From there he served in the U.S. Army and later the National Guard. After being stationed in El Paso,...
Alvin "Bo" Bland
February 19, 2013
BO BLAND TUPELO ? Alvin E. ?Bo? Bland, 88, died Tuesday February 19, 2013, at his residence in Tupelo. He was born in Toccopola, MS on October 20, 1924, to George Alvin and Fannie Bland. He was a graduate of Mississippi State University and served in the US Army Combat Engineers in Europe during World War II. Bo was a...
William A. "Bill" Sisk
February 19, 2013
BILL SISK Tupelo-William Arnold (Bill) Sisk died at North Mississippi Medical Center on February 19, 2013, after a brief illness. Bill was born in Houston, MS, on August 21, 1939, to Willie and Susie Sisk. He graduated from Houston High School. From there he served in the U.S. Army and later the National Guard. After being stationed in El Paso,...
William Emmons
February 17, 2013
WILLIE EMMONS Belden - William George ?Willie? Emmons, 66, died Sunday, February 17, 2013, at The Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee. He was born in Memphis on September 8, 1946 to George Washington and Bessie Harvell Emmons. He was a United States Army Vietnam Veteran. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Tupelo. He was...
Terry Carr
February 17, 2013
TERRY CARR Tupelo - Terry Carr, 72, died Sunday, February 17, 2013, at his residence. He was born October 14, 1940, in Tupelo to O. T. "Buck" and Suzanne Poole Carr. He attended Itawamba Junior College and Memphis State University where he graduated with a BBS and then went on to receive his masters in counseling. He served in the...
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