OBITUARIES

John Lee McKinney

John Lee McKinney

October 29, 2012

JOHN McKINNEY Tupelo - John Lee McKinney, 82, died October 29, 2012 at the VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas after a lengthy illness. He was born July 4, 1930 to Lee and Hattie McKinney in Shannon. He retired from the US Army in 1971 after 20 years of honorable military service. He loved spending time with his family, watching...

Gwendolyn Diane Fleming Moody

Gwendolyn Diane Fleming Moody

October 29, 2012

GWENDOLYN MOODY Guntown - Gwendolyn Diane Flemings Moody, 59, died Monday, October 29, 2012, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Pontotoc on July 14, 1953 to Whitmon and Dora Flemings. She was a member of West Side Baptist Church. She enjoyed cooking, flowers and collecting wind chimes. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday, November 2, 2012...

Doug Rogers

Doug Rogers

October 28, 2012

DOUG ROGERS Brewer - Doug Rogers, 58, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2012 at his home after an extended illness. He was born June 23, 1954, in Lepanto, Arkansas, to James T and Helen E. Shempert Rogers. Before his illness, he worked for Associated Trucking for 17 years. He loved spending time with his children and grandchildren. He was an...

Ginny Rutledge

Ginny Rutledge

October 28, 2012

GINNY RUTLEDGE Tupelo - Susan Virginia "Ginny" Rutledge, 77, died Sunday, October 28, 2012, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Valdosta, Georgia on August 8, 1935, to James Ernest and Vidella Ruth Williams Dykes. She graduated from Harding College with a degree in teaching. She taught for many years as a school teacher in Memphis with...

Grace Davis

Grace Davis

October 28, 2012

GRACE LEVI DAVIS Mooreville - Grace Levi Davis, twelve days old, earned her wings, Sunday, October 28, 2012, at Wiser Hospital for Women & Infants in Jackson. She was born October 16, 2012 to Marty and Shawna Davis. Grace Levi is also survived by her big sister, Hailee LaKin; her paternal grandmother, Donna Donaldson (Larry) all of Mooreville; her paternal...

Grace Levi Davis

Grace Levi Davis

October 28, 2012

GRACE LEVI DAVIS Mooreville - Grace Levi Davis, twelve days old, earned her wings, Sunday, October 28, 2012, at Wiser Hospital for Women & Infants in Jackson. She was born October 16, 2012 to Marty and Shawna Davis. Grace Levi is also survived by her big sister, Hailee LaKin; her paternal grandmother, Donna Donaldson (Larry) all of Mooreville; her paternal...

Virginia Sheffield

Virginia Sheffield

October 28, 2012

VIRGINIA SHEFFIELD Tupelo - Virginia Gunter Sheffield, 89, died Sunday, October 28, 2012, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born August 8, 1923 in Lee County to Glen and Janie Kelly Gunter. She was one of the first bookkeepers at Hancock Fabrics and worked there for forty years. She had lived at Avon Lea Assisted Living for the...

John Caldwell

John Caldwell

October 26, 2012

MR. JAKE CALDWELL Mt Vernon - John Chester "Jake" Caldwell, 89, died Friday, October 26, 2012, at the State Veterans Home in Oxford. He was born June 21, 1923 in Sherman to Chester Cooper and Notie Lura Phillips Caldwell. He served in the South Pacific during World War II as a Sea B. and ship welder, working on the dry...

O. H. "Bunch" Gardner

O. H. "Bunch" Gardner

October 24, 2012

BUNCH GARDNER Shannon - O.H. "Bunch" Gardner, 92, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2012, at his home in Shannon, MS after a short illness. He was born January 29, 1920, in the Springhill Community to Exer and Maude Gardner. Bunch was honorably discharged from the Army in 1945 after serving 6 years with 3 years in the Pacific Theater during...

O. "Bunch" Gardner

O. "Bunch" Gardner

October 24, 2012

BUNCH GARDNER Shannon - O.H. ?Bunch? Gardner, 92, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2012, at his home in Shannon, MS after a short illness. He was born January 29, 1920, in the Springhill Community to Exer and Maude Gardner. Bunch was honorably discharged from the Army in 1945 after serving 6 years with 3 years in the Pacific Theater during...

Carl Mabry

Carl Mabry

October 24, 2012

CARL MABRY Tupelo - Carl Lipscomb Mabry, 94, died October 24, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Beatrice Sellers Mabry, who was his wife for sixty-one years. They had a wonderful life together. He was in the service three and one-half years (11/2 years in India, 2 years at Drew Field, Tampa, Florida in the Signal Corp. attached to...

Charles Michael Buse

Charles Michael Buse

October 24, 2012

MIKEY BUSE Saltillo - Charles Michael "Mikey" Buse, 58, died Wednesday, October 24, 2012, at the Meadows in Fulton. He was born in Baldwyn on January 28, 1954, to Jessie Lawrence and Viola Lee Buse. He loved watching football, putting jigsaw puzzels together and spending time with his family. He was an avid baseball fan and especially loved to watch...

Gail Lewis

Gail Lewis

October 24, 2012

GAIL E. LEWIS Pontotoc - Gail E. Lewis, 56, died Wednesday, October 24, 2012, at her residence under hospice care. She was born in Lee County on May 16, 1956 to Cleophus and Mary Cranford Swann. She worked many years with Reed's and Action. She loved to decorate and enjoyed making flower arrangements, and spending time in her flower garden....

Charles Buse

Charles Buse

October 24, 2012

MIKEY BUSE Saltillo - Charles Michael ?Mikey? Buse, 58, died Wednesday, October 24, 2012, at the Meadows in Fulton. He was born in Baldwyn on January 28, 1954, to Jessie Lawrence and Viola Lee Buse. He loved watching football, putting jigsaw puzzels together and spending time with his family. He was an avid baseball fan and especially loved to watch...

Mildred Giles

Mildred Giles

October 23, 2012

MILDRED GILES Tupelo - Mildred H. Giles, 88, died Tuesday, October 23, 2012, at the Green Houses atTraceway. She was born June 3, 1924 in Lyman, South Carolina. Services will be held at Wood Mortuary in Greer, South Carolina. W. E. Pegues Funeral Directors is entrusted with the local arrangements.

Mildred H. Giles

Mildred H. Giles

October 23, 2012

MILDRED GILES Tupelo - Mildred H. Giles, 88, died Tuesday, October 23, 2012, at the Green Houses atTraceway. She was born June 3, 1924 in Lyman, South Carolina. Services will be held at Wood Mortuary in Greer, South Carolina. W. E. Pegues Funeral Directors is entrusted with the local arrangements.

Vivie Mae Morgan

Vivie Mae Morgan

October 22, 2012

VIVIE MAE MORGAN Hamilton - Vivie Mae Morgan, 85, died Monday, October 22, 2012, at her residence. She was born in Amory on October 6, 1927 to Samuel Martin and Grace Parker Oswalt. She was a registered nurse and spent her career as a surgical nurse at The North Mississippi Medical Center. She was a member of New Hope Baptist...

Vivie Morgan

Vivie Morgan

October 22, 2012

VIVIE MAE MORGAN Hamilton - Vivie Mae Morgan, 85, died Monday, October 22, 2012, at her residence. She was born in Amory on October 6, 1927 to Samuel Martin and Grace Parker Oswalt. She was a registered nurse and spent her career as a surgical nurse at The North Mississippi Medical Center. She was a member of New Hope Baptist...

Dr. F. L. Lummus

Dr. F. L. Lummus

October 21, 2012

Dr. F. L. Lummus Tupelo - Dr. Floyd Lamar Lummus, 77, of Tupelo, Mississippi, died Sunday, October 21, 2012 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Dr. Lummus was born July 21, 1935 in Weir, Mississippi, and began loving and following Christ Jesus at the age of seven. He was a graduate of Ackerman High School, Mississippi College and the University...

F. Lummus

F. Lummus

October 21, 2012

Dr. F. L. Lummus Tupelo - Dr. Floyd Lamar Lummus, 77, of Tupelo, Mississippi, died Sunday, October 21, 2012 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Dr. Lummus was born July 21, 1935 in Weir, Mississippi, and began loving and following Christ Jesus at the age of seven. He was a graduate of Ackerman High School, Mississippi College and the University...