OBITUARIES
Billy Richard “Bill” Cherry
December 7, 2012
BILL CHERRY Saltillo - Billy Richard "Bill" Cherry, 75, died Friday, December 7, 2012, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. A native of the Birmingham Ridge Community, he was born April 9, 1937 to G. R. and Mittie Miller Cherry. He had lived most of his adult life in Saltillo where he was a current member of Saltillo First United...
Billy Richard
December 7, 2012
BILL CHERRY Saltillo - Billy Richard ?Bill? Cherry, 75, died Friday, December 7, 2012, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. A native of the Birmingham Ridge Community, he was born April 9, 1937 to G. R. and Mittie Miller Cherry. He had lived most of his adult life in Saltillo where he was a current member of Saltillo First United...
Hank Boerner
December 6, 2012
Hank Boerner TUPELO - Henry Alexander Leopold "Hank" Boerner, 57, died Thursday morning at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He died of complications from severe septic shock. Boerner was the 20-year director of the North Mississippi Medical Center Wellness Center, which includes facilities in Tupelo, Pontotoc and Baldwyn. He was born in Miami, Fla., and spent most of his...
Ashley Scott
December 5, 2012
ASHLEY SCOTT Baldwyn - Brenda Ashley Scott, 25, died December 5, 2012 in an automobile accident. She was born November 15, 1987 in Tupelo to Larry Eugene and Brenda Scott. She was a 2005 Mooreville High School graduate. She attended Zion Hill Baptist Church in Alpine. She was a loving mother of three and she devoted her time and energy...
Bessie Raper Brown
December 1, 2012
BESSIE LEE RAPER BROWN Tupelo - Bessie Lee Raper Brown, 94, went to be with the Lord early Saturday morning, December 1, 2012, at Sunshine Rest Home after a long illness. She was born July 12, 1918, to Dexter and Fannie Horton Raper and graduated from Belden High School in 1936. On July 5, 1942, she married Charles E. Brown...
Tommy Sanders
December 1, 2012
TOMMY RAY SANDERS Saltillo - Tommy Ray Sanders, 65, died Saturday, December 1, 2012, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born February 27, 1947 in Tupelo to Murry Edward and Martha McBrayer Sanders. He was a member of Bethany Baptist Church. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 3, 2012 at The Saltillo Chapel of W.E. Pegues with...
Bessie Lee Raper Brown
December 1, 2012
BESSIE LEE RAPER BROWN Tupelo - Bessie Lee Raper Brown, 94, went to be with the Lord early Saturday morning, December 1, 2012, at Sunshine Rest Home after a long illness. She was born July 12, 1918, to Dexter and Fannie Horton Raper and graduated from Belden High School in 1936. On July 5, 1942, she married Charles E. Brown...
Tommy Ray Sanders
December 1, 2012
TOMMY RAY SANDERS Saltillo - Tommy Ray Sanders, 65, died Saturday, December 1, 2012, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born February 27, 1947 in Tupelo to Murry Edward and Martha McBrayer Sanders. He was a member of Bethany Baptist Church. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 3, 2012 at The Saltillo Chapel of W.E. Pegues with...
Jeya Suppiah
November 30, 2012
JEYA "JAY" SUPPIAH Verona - Jeya Suppiah, 46, died Friday, November 30, 2012 in Verona. Born September 26, 1966 in Malaysia, he came to the United States and earned a Master of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Mississippi in 1993. As an entrepreneur he sold vehicles, owned and managed properties, and was involved in numerous business...
Jamie Ellis
November 27, 2012
JAMIE RAY ELLIS Saltillo - Jamie Ray Ellis, 65, died Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born September 30, 1947 in Tupelo to Durward and Doris Ellis. A Vietnam veteran, he served in the U.S. Air Force from 1966 to 1970 and served in the National Guard Reserve. He was a 32 degree Mason...
Jewel DeShong-Dale
November 27, 2012
JEWEL DESHONG-DALE Tupelo - Jewel DeShong-Dale, 84, died Tuesday, November 27, 2012, at Traceway Retirement Community under the care of Hospice Advantage. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, she was born October 24, 1928, to Clifford and Troy Sarah Forbes Grissom. She was a graduate of Tupelo High School, and began working at age 13 at Woolworths and later worked...
Jewel DeShong
November 27, 2012
JEWEL DESHONG-DALE Tupelo - Jewel DeShong-Dale, 84, died Tuesday, November 27, 2012, at Traceway Retirement Community under the care of Hospice Advantage. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, she was born October 24, 1928, to Clifford and Troy Sarah Forbes Grissom. She was a graduate of Tupelo High School, ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬and began working at age 13 at Woolworths and later worked...
Betsy Boyd Pinckley
November 24, 2012
BETSY BOYD PINCKLEY Betsy Boyd Pinckley, age 79, of Nashville, Tenn., formerly of Calvert City, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2012, at Alive Hospice in St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Mrs. Pinckley was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Marvin Pinckley; her mother, Katie Boyd, and her father, James Boyd. Mrs. Pinckley is survived by her son, James C....
Betsy Pinckley
November 24, 2012
BETSY BOYD PINCKLEY Betsy Boyd Pinckley, age 79, of Nashville, Tenn., formerly of Calvert City, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2012, at Alive Hospice in St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Mrs. Pinckley was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Marvin Pinckley; her mother, Katie Boyd, and her father, James Boyd. Mrs. Pinckley is survived by her son, James C....
Pauline Helms
November 21, 2012
PAULINE HELMS Auburn - Pauline Helms, 86, died Wednesday, November 21, 2012, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born July 2, 1926 to Audie Franklin and Sally Addis Bush Cooper. She was married to Homer Helms, who preceded her in death, November, 5, 1990. She had worked many years as...
Tanya Ellis
November 19, 2012
TANYA ELLIS Saltillo - Tanya Lynn Reese Ellis, 45, died Sunday, November 18, 2012, at her home, after an extended illness. She was born May 29, 1967 in Columbus, to George S. and Martha Lockhart Reese, Jr. For about four years, she worked for Joerns Health Care in Baldwyn while living in Guntown, and prior to that for eight years...
Sarah Carpenter Christian
November 13, 2012
SARAH CHRISTIAN Holly Springs - Sarah Lillian Carpenter Christian, 82, died Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at Trinity Missions in Holly Springs. She worked for Holiday Inn and The Natchez Trace for many years. She loved her job and all the people she came into contact with. Her family was the most important thing in her life and she would not...
Sarah Lillian Carpenter Christian
November 13, 2012
SARAH CHRISTIAN Holly Springs - Sarah Lillian Carpenter Christian, 82, died Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at Trinity Missions in Holly Springs. She worked for Holiday Inn and The Natchez Trace for many years. She loved her job and all the people she came into contact with. Her family was the most important thing in her life and she would not...
Cole Petty
November 10, 2012
MR. JUSTIN COLE PETTY Guntown - Cole Petty, 18, died Saturday, November 10, 2012 at his residence. He was born March 18, 1994 in Amory to Gene and Gina Blankenship Petty. A student, he served as a volunteer fireman for Guntown, Birmingham Ridge, Cedar Hill and Baldwyn, Mississippi. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and spending time with his family and friends...
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