OBITUARIES

Rev. Danny Mears

Rev. Danny Mears

August 3, 2012

REV. DANNY MEARS Saltillo - Charles Daniel Mears, 67, died Friday, August 3, 2012, at his home in Saltillo. He was born in Lee County on March 5, 1945, to the late Charles Willard and Geneva Scruggs Mears. A 1963 graduate of Mooreville High School, he then went on to attend The University of Mississippi. Over the years, he pastored...

Danny Mears

Danny Mears

August 3, 2012

REV. DANNY MEARS Saltillo ? Charles Daniel Mears, 67, died Friday, August 3, 2012, at his home in Saltillo. He was born in Lee County on March 5, 1945, to the late Charles Willard and Geneva Scruggs Mears. A 1963 graduate of Mooreville High School, he then went on to attend The University of Mississippi. Over the years, he pastored...

Katherine Kristen Edwards Garrison

Katherine Kristen Edwards Garrison

August 2, 2012

KRISTEN EDWARDS GARRISON Piney Flats, TN - Katherine "Kristen" Edwards Garrison died August 2, 2012 at her residence in Piney Flats, Tennessee. She was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on December 22, 1968, to Jim and Roberta Edwards. She was a 1987 graduate of Tupelo High School and a 1991 graduate of Samford University in Alabama. She was a pharmaceutical...

Katherine Edwards Garrison

Katherine Edwards Garrison

August 2, 2012

KRISTEN EDWARDS GARRISON Piney Flats, TN - Katherine ?Kristen? Edwards Garrison died August 2, 2012 at her residence in Piney Flats, Tennessee. She was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on December 22, 1968, to Jim and Roberta Edwards. She was a 1987 graduate of Tupelo High School and a 1991 graduate of Samford University in Alabama. She was a pharmaceutical...

Roy Houston

Roy Houston

July 31, 2012

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Mildred McCarthy Prather

Mildred McCarthy Prather

July 31, 2012

MILDRED PRATHER Mildred McCarthy Prather, 82, passed away Tuesday July 31, 2012, after a brief illness at the Baptist Memorial HospitalUnion County in New Albany, Mississippi. Ms. Prather, the daughter of the late John Thomas McCarthy and the late Maudie McCarthy, was bon August 1, 1929 in Saltillo, Mississippi. She was a graduate of Northeast Mississippi Community College (AA), Mississippi...

Mildred Prather

Mildred Prather

July 31, 2012

MILDRED PRATHER Mildred McCarthy Prather, 82, passed away Tuesday July 31, 2012, after a brief illness at the Baptist Memorial Hospital?Union County in New Albany, Mississippi. Ms. Prather, the daughter of the late John Thomas McCarthy and the late Maudie McCarthy, was bon August 1, 1929 in Saltillo, Mississippi. She was a graduate of Northeast Mississippi Community College (AA), Mississippi...

Roy E. Houston, Sr.

Roy E. Houston, Sr.

July 31, 2012

ROY E. HOUSTON, SR. Roy Edgar Houston, Sr., 89, died Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at the Maggie Valley Nursing & Rehab Center, Maggie Valley, NC. Mr. Houston was born May 23, 1923, in Baldwyn, MS, and was a son of the late Jodie and Naomi Smith Houston. He was married to Nona Wayne Houston, who died October 24, 2011. He...

Anita Schumpert Gunter

Anita Schumpert Gunter

July 30, 2012

ANITA GUNTER Tupelo - Anita Schumpert Gunter, 77, died Monday, July 30, 2012, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in the Brewer Community on February 28, 1935, to Clyde Robert and D'Arca Johnston Schumpert. After graduating from Shannon High School, she then went on to Florence State College where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree...

Anita Gunter

Anita Gunter

July 30, 2012

ANITA GUNTER Tupelo - Anita Schumpert Gunter, 77, died Monday, July 30, 2012, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in the Brewer Community on February 28, 1935, to Clyde Robert and D?Arca Johnston Schumpert. After graduating from Shannon High School, she then went on to Florence State College where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree...

James W. Pryor

James W. Pryor

July 29, 2012

Jimmy Pryor Tupelo- James White "Jimmy" Pryor of Tupelo passed away Sunday, July 29, 2012 at his home after an extended illness. Mr. Pryor was born on June 30, 1928 in West Point to Sarah Ware White Pryor and Roger Winfred Pryor. He and Judy Cook Riley were married August 8, 1975. He was an honor graduate of West Point...

James Pryor

James Pryor

July 29, 2012

Jimmy Pryor Tupelo- James White ?Jimmy? Pryor of Tupelo passed away Sunday, July 29, 2012 at his home after an extended illness. Mr. Pryor was born on June 30, 1928 in West Point to Sarah Ware White Pryor and Roger Winfred Pryor. He and Judy Cook Riley were married August 8, 1975. He was an honor graduate of West Point...

James "Jim" Couch

James "Jim" Couch

July 26, 2012

JIM COUCH, JR. Tupelo - James Edward ?Jim? Couch, Jr., 59, died Thursday, July 26, 2012, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a short illness. He was born October 23, 1952, to James Edward and Jackie Westmoreland Couch. He graduated from Tupelo High School in 1970. For over 20 years, he was a night auditor at the Natchez Trace...

James Edward "Jim" Couch, Jr.

James Edward "Jim" Couch, Jr.

July 26, 2012

JIM COUCH, JR. Tupelo - James Edward "Jim" Couch, Jr., 59, died Thursday, July 26, 2012, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a short illness. He was born October 23, 1952, to James Edward and Jackie Westmoreland Couch. He graduated from Tupelo High School in 1970. For over 20 years, he was a night auditor at the Natchez Trace...

Travis W. Pitts

Travis W. Pitts

July 24, 2012

Shannon - Travis Wade Pitts, 48, died Monday, July 23, 2012, at his residence. He was born in Oakland, California on October 16, 1963 to Malcolm Douglas and Charlotte Woodall Pitts. He graduated from Shannon High School in 1982. He served as an honorable member of the United States Army with the Airborne Rangers and also with the Army National...

Travis Pitts

Travis Pitts

July 24, 2012

Shannon - Travis Wade Pitts, 48, died Monday, July 23, 2012, at his residence. He was born in Oakland, California on October 16, 1963 to Malcolm Douglas and Charlotte Woodall Pitts. He graduated from Shannon High School in 1982. He served as an honorable member of the United States Army with the Airborne Rangers and also with the Army National...

Robert Holcomb, Jr.

Robert Holcomb, Jr.

July 22, 2012

Nettleton - Robert Wesley Holcomb, Jr., 89, died Sunday, July 22, 2012 at Darlington Oaks in Verona. A Mississippi native, he was born May 12, 1923 to the late Robert Wesley and Francis Cooper Holcomb. He was a farmer and a carpenter. He was a member of the Open Door Baptist Church. He enjoyed playing the guitar, hunting, spending time...

Doris White

Doris White

July 22, 2012

Tupelo - Doris White, 73, died July 22, 2012 at her daughter's home in Pace, MS after a lengthy illness. She was a homemaker and a caregiver to many. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 28, 2012 at the Jefferson Street Chapel of W. E. Pegues Funeral Directors. Burial will be in Auburn Cemetery, Tupelo. Survivors include her daughter,...

Robert Holcomb

Robert Holcomb

July 22, 2012

Nettleton ? Robert Wesley Holcomb, Jr., 89, died Sunday, July 22, 2012 at Darlington Oaks in Verona. A Mississippi native, he was born May 12, 1923 to the late Robert Wesley and Francis Cooper Holcomb. He was a farmer and a carpenter. He was a member of the Open Door Baptist Church. He enjoyed playing the guitar, hunting, spending time...

Paul Millar

Paul Millar

July 22, 2012

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