OBITUARIES
Dorothy Edith Cook
January 14, 2013
DOROTHY COOK Tupelo - Dorothy Edith Cook, 79, gained her wings Monday, January 14, 2013. She was born May 30, 1933 in the small town of Brooklyn, Mississippi. Dorothy met and exceeded at every challenge life seemed to send her. She was very loved by her family. A private memorial service will be held for the family. W.E. Pegues Funeral...
Mildred Landers
January 12, 2013
MILDRED LANDERS Tupelo - Mildred "Millie" Schlater Landers, 87, died Saturday, January 12, 2013, at Cedars Healthcare Center. She was born March 12, 1925, in Greenwood to Randle B. and Mary Galloway Schlater. She was the youngest of four sisters. Millie, as her friends and family knew her, attended Stephens College in Missouri and graduated from the University of North...
Linwood Birmingham
January 12, 2013
LINWOOD BIRMINGHAM Saltillo - Linwood Birmingham, 77, died Saturday, January 12, 2013, at the Sanctuary Hospice House. Funeral arrangements will be provided by Shelton Funeral Homes in Trenton, Tennessee.
Wallace Cecil "Bull" Wallace
January 9, 2013
CECIL "BULL" WILSON Plantersville - Wallace Cecil "Bull" Wilson, 52, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born in Lee County on April 27, 1960 to Charles and Allie Bea Wilson. Graveside services will be held at a later date.
Wallace "Bull" Wallace
January 9, 2013
CECIL ?BULL? WILSON Plantersville - Wallace Cecil ?Bull? Wilson, 52, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born in Lee County on April 27, 1960 to Charles and Allie Bea Wilson. Graveside services will be held at a later date.
Mark Tracy Stogner
January 8, 2013
MARK STOGNER Saltillo - Mark Tracy Stogner, 54, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Tylertown on November 18, 1958, to Marshall Lester and Bertie Lee Vince Stogner. He was an employee for Columbia Rope Company for eleven years. During his tenure with Columbia Rope, he was a forklift operator, worked in...
Eugene R. Brassfield
January 8, 2013
EUGENE BRASSFIELD Tupelo - Eugene Robert Brassfield, 89, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at Golden Living Center in Eupora. He was born September 13, 1923, to Robert Vernon Cullins and Linda Blanche Mashburn Brassfield. He was a graduate of Lawhon High School and then went on to attend the University of Mississippi. He enjoyed fishing and playing dominoes and attended...
Eugene Brassfield
January 8, 2013
EUGENE BRASSFIELD Tupelo - Eugene Robert Brassfield, 89, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at Golden Living Center in Eupora. He was born September 13, 1923, to Robert Vernon Cullins and Linda Blanche Mashburn Brassfield. He was a graduate of Lawhon High School and then went on to attend the University of Mississippi. He enjoyed fishing and playing dominoes and attended...
Mark Stogner
January 8, 2013
MARK STOGNER Saltillo - Mark Tracy Stogner, 54, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Tylertown on November 18, 1958, to Marshall Lester and Bertie Lee Vince Stogner. He was an employee for Columbia Rope Company for eleven years. During his tenure with Columbia Rope, he was a forklift operator, worked in...
Leon L. Herring
January 7, 2013
LEON L. HERRING Palmetto - Leon L. Herring, 90, died Monday, January 7, 2013, at his residence in the Palmettto Community. He was born in Lee County on July 19, 1922 to Ralph A. and Ada Bell Christian Herring. He was a member of Harrisburg Baptist Church. He was a farmer and enjoyed working with his hands. He loved woodworking,...
Leon Herring
January 7, 2013
LEON L. HERRING Palmetto - Leon L. Herring, 90, died Monday, January 7, 2013, at his residence in the Palmettto Community. He was born in Lee County on July 19, 1922 to Ralph A. and Ada Bell Christian Herring. He was a member of Harrisburg Baptist Church. He was a farmer and enjoyed working with his hands. He loved woodworking,...
Dorris Norris
January 7, 2013
DORRIS NORRIS Saltillo - Mrs. Norris, 78, died Monday, January 7, 2013 at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. She was born March 31, 1934 to Namon and Minnie Montgomery Bryant. Mrs. Norris was a member of Saltillo United Methodist Church, where, for many years she provided beautiful arrangements for the Sunday services. Mrs. Norris was a crossing guard for...
Joe Allen Tackett
January 5, 2013
JOE TACKETT Mooreville - Joe Allen Tackett, 82, died Saturday, January 5, 2013. He was born April 4, 1930. He was retired from Sheller-Globe Mfg. after twenty-three years. He was a deacon at Skyline Baptist Church for forty-four years. He loved racing, football, westerns, wrestling and spending time with family. He owned and operated Joe's Pillow Co. Services will be...
Joe Tackett
January 5, 2013
JOE TACKETT Mooreville ? Joe Allen Tackett, 82, died Saturday, January 5, 2013. He was born April 4, 1930. He was retired from Sheller-Globe Mfg. after twenty-three years. He was a deacon at Skyline Baptist Church for forty-four years. He loved racing, football, westerns, wrestling and spending time with family. He owned and operated Joe?s Pillow Co. Services will be...
Maudie Brents
January 4, 2013
MAUDIE MAE BRENTS TUPELO - Maudie Mae Brents, 90, died January 4, 2013, at her daughter's home in Lafayette, Tennessee, after a short illness. A Mississippi native, she was born November 15, 1922 in the Ratliff Community in Itawamba County, to Maggie Mae Briggman and Alva Marshall Whitehead. At the age of seven she moved to live with her foster...
Robert Nance
January 3, 2013
ROBERT NANCE Tupelo ? Robert F. Nance Jr., 58, died Thursday, January 3, 2013 at Baldwyn Nursing Facility. He was born December 24, 1954 in Memphis, Tennessee to Robert Finch Nance and Barbara Howell Nance. Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday in the stateroom at W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors in Tupelo with the Rev. Bryan Collier officiating. Visitation will...
Helen Wammack
January 3, 2013
HELEN WAMMACK Tupelo - Helen Wammack, 83, died Thursday, January 3, 2013, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks in Verona after a short illness. She was born March 28, 1929, in New Albany to Everett and Tishey Lou Melton Owen. She was a member of West Jackson Street Baptist Church. A devoted mother and grandmother, she was very involoved in...
Robert Finch Nance, Jr.
January 3, 2013
ROBERT NANCE Tupelo - Robert F. Nance Jr., 58, died Thursday, January 3, 2013 at Baldwyn Nursing Facility. He was born December 24, 1954 in Memphis, Tennessee to Robert Finch Nance and Barbara Howell Nance. Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday in the stateroom at W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors in Tupelo with the Rev. Bryan Collier officiating. Visitation will...
Melissa Markette Oakes
January 2, 2013
Melissa Oakes Melissa Markette Oakes, 56, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center of complications resulting from an accidental fall in her home. She was born on October 5, 1956, in San Antonio, Texas. She was many things during her too-short lifea high school science teacher, a tennis champion, an excellent cook, and an ardent volunteer. Among...
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