OBITUARIES

Marlene W. Chunn

Marlene W. Chunn

May 1, 2013

MARLENE CHUNN TUPELO -- Surrounded by her family and closest friends, Marlene Warner Chunn, 75, peacefully went home to her Heavenly Father on May 1, 2013, following an extended illness. A true woman of godly grace, Marlene is remembered for her kind, loving spirit and the Christian legacy she left behind for her children, grandchildren and all who knew her....

Aubrey Lipford, Sr.

Aubrey Lipford, Sr.

May 1, 2013

AUBREY S. LIPFORD, SR. Myrtle - Aubrey S. Lipford, Sr., 72, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born on April 1, 1941 to William Alonzo and Ida Carter Lipford. He was a veteran of the United States Marines. He was a member of the Unity Mason Lodge # 95. He was an avid...

Aubrey Lipford

Aubrey Lipford

May 1, 2013

AUBREY S. LIPFORD, SR. Myrtle - Aubrey S. Lipford, Sr., 72, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born on April 1, 1941 to William Alonzo and Ida Carter Lipford. He was a veteran of the United States Marines. He was a member of the Unity Mason Lodge # 95. He was an avid...

Marlene Chunn

Marlene Chunn

May 1, 2013

MARLENE CHUNN TUPELO -- Surrounded by her family and closest friends, Marlene Warner Chunn, 75, peacefully went home to her Heavenly Father on May 1, 2013, following an extended illness. A true woman of godly grace, Marlene is remembered for her kind, loving spirit and the Christian legacy she left behind for her children, grandchildren and all who knew her....

Sharmin Patterson

Sharmin Patterson

April 29, 2013

SHARMIN M. PATTERSON Memphis - Sharmin M. Patterson, 32, died Monday, April 29, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. She was born April 23, 1981, in Amory. She was a stage hand and worked numerous music sets with many talented artists. She was very artistic and enjoyed drawing and painting. She loved animals, especially Lucy, her Chihuahua. She was...

Sharmin M. Patterson

Sharmin M. Patterson

April 29, 2013

SHARMIN M. PATTERSON Memphis - Sharmin M. Patterson, 32, died Monday, April 29, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. She was born April 23, 1981, in Amory. She was a stage hand and worked numerous music sets with many talented artists. She was very artistic and enjoyed drawing and painting. She loved animals, especially Lucy, her Chihuahua. She was...

James Gailey "Jim" Forrest, Jr.

James Gailey "Jim" Forrest, Jr.

April 28, 2013

JIM FORREST, JR. Tupelo - James Gailey "Jim" Forrest, Jr., 64, died Sunday, April 28, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice. He was born in Kentucky on May 13, 1948 to James and Mary Joyce Forrest. He was a long-time Head Start school bus driver. He enjoyed traveling and reading the Bible. He was very involved with the...

James "Jim" Forrest

James "Jim" Forrest

April 28, 2013

JIM FORREST, JR. Tupelo - James Gailey ?Jim? Forrest, Jr., 64, died Sunday, April 28, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Hospice. He was born in Kentucky on May 13, 1948 to James and Mary Joyce Forrest. He was a long-time Head Start school bus driver. He enjoyed traveling and reading the Bible. He was very involved with the...

Lola Kitchen

Lola Kitchen

April 26, 2013

LOLA VAN KITCHEN Tupelo - Lola Van Kitchen, 91, died Friday, April 26, 2013, at the Golden Living Center in Tupelo. She was born October 17, 1921, in Corinth, to J. E. and Bessie Van Austin Trimm. She worked a number of years at Play Craft in Saltillo and later, she worked many years at Day Brite Inc. She was...

Lola Van Kitchen

Lola Van Kitchen

April 26, 2013

LOLA VAN KITCHEN Tupelo - Lola Van Kitchen, 91, died Friday, April 26, 2013, at the Golden Living Center in Tupelo. She was born October 17, 1921, in Corinth, to J. E. and Bessie Van Austin Trimm. She worked a number of years at Play Craft in Saltillo and later, she worked many years at Day Brite Inc. She was...

Patricia Mobley

Patricia Mobley

April 25, 2013

PATRICIA O. MOBLEY Tupelo - Patricia Fay Oakley Mobley, 65, died Thursday, April 25, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born on December 13, 1947. She was reared in the Grenada and Holcomb area moving to Tupelo in the early 1980?s. She graduated from Delta State University with a degree in teaching and served with the Tupelo...

Patricia O. Mobley

Patricia O. Mobley

April 25, 2013

PATRICIA O. MOBLEY Tupelo - Patricia Fay Oakley Mobley, 65, died Thursday, April 25, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born on December 13, 1947. She was reared in the Grenada and Holcomb area moving to Tupelo in the early 1980's. She graduated from Delta State University with a degree in teaching and served with the Tupelo...

Robert Parker

Robert Parker

April 23, 2013

BOB PARKER Mooreville - Robert Borden ?Bob? Parker, Jr., 57, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born in Tupelo on May 2, 1955 to Robert Borden Parker, Sr. and Doris Nell Bouchillon Parker. He grew up in Plantersville and graduated from Shannon High School in 1973. A roofer he...

Robert Parker,

Robert Parker,

April 23, 2013

BOB PARKER Mooreville - Robert Borden "Bob" Parker, Jr., 57, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born in Tupelo on May 2, 1955 to Robert Borden Parker, Sr. and Doris Nell Bouchillon Parker. He grew up in Plantersville and graduated from Shannon High School in 1973. A roofer he...

Clyde Eugene Collins

Clyde Eugene Collins

April 23, 2013

CLYDE EUGENE COLLINS Guntown - Clyde Eugene Collins, 79, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Tupelo on October 11, 1933 to William Bill and Darlene Mosley Collins. He enjoyed fishing and wrestling but mostly just spending time with the family and grandkids. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 26, 2013 at...

Clyde Collins

Clyde Collins

April 23, 2013

CLYDE EUGENE COLLINS Guntown - Clyde Eugene Collins, 79, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Tupelo on October 11, 1933 to William Bill and Darlene Mosley Collins. He enjoyed fishing and wrestling but mostly just spending time with the family and grandkids. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 26, 2013 at...

Garvin Barber

Garvin Barber

April 22, 2013

GARVIN BARBER Tupelo - Garvin Mitchell Barber, 87, died Monday, April 22, 2013, at the Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born September 18, 1925, to Will and Eula Barber. He was formerly employed at Truck Center, Inc. and in his later years, a self-employed roofer. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, serving in World War II and in the Korean...

Jack Williams

Jack Williams

April 20, 2013

Jack Williams, Sr. Retired Minister Corinth - Brother Williams of Corinth died April 20, 2013. He was born in Conway, Arkansas, on January 08, 1923 and moved to Lexington, Mississippi in 1928 where he graduated from high school and attended Mississippi State prior to volunteering for military service. During World War II, he served in the U. S. Air Corps....

Roger Fields

Roger Fields

April 20, 2013

ROGER FIELDS Tupelo - Roger Dale Fields, 68, died Saturday, April 20, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born August 13, 1944, in Lee County to Wallace R. and Margarene Ellis Fields. He was a lifelong resident of the Richmond Community. He retired from Krueger Metal Manufacturing as the shipping foreman after twenty-eight years. He loved to...

Rev. Jack Williams

Rev. Jack Williams

April 20, 2013

Jack Williams, Sr. Retired Minister Corinth - Brother Williams of Corinth died April 20, 2013. He was born in Conway, Arkansas, on January 08, 1923 and moved to Lexington, Mississippi in 1928 where he graduated from high school and attended Mississippi State prior to volunteering for military service. During World War II, he served in the U. S. Air Corps....