OBITUARIES
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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...
Jimmie DeVault
July 22, 2012
JIMMIE DeVAULT Okolona - James D. DeVault, 87, died Sunday, July 22, 2012, at his residence. An Okolona native, he was born January 20, 1925 to the late Jesse and Sue DeVault. He, with his wife, owned and operated the Dixie-Bell Cleaners before retiring in 2003. He loved his wife dearly and his pet's. He was a member of First...
Robert Ellison
July 20, 2012
BOB ELLISON Tupelo - Robert Earl ?Bob? Ellison, 62, died Sunday, July 22, 2012, at his residence in Belden. A Tupelo native, he was born March 10, 1950 to James Lewis and Doris Faye Lackey Ellison. Bob was a former firefighter from Memphis, Tennesee whom also served as a firefighter at the Tupelo airport for several years. He also served...
Robert Earl Ellison
July 20, 2012
BOB ELLISON Tupelo - Robert Earl "Bob" Ellison, 62, died Sunday, July 22, 2012, at his residence in Belden. A Tupelo native, he was born March 10, 1950 to James Lewis and Doris Faye Lackey Ellison. Bob was a former firefighter from Memphis, Tennesee whom also served as a firefighter at the Tupelo airport for several years. He also served...
Bea McBryde
July 19, 2012
BEATRICE McBRYDE Tupelo - Beatrice McBryde, 88, died Thursday, July 19, 2012, at Traceway Manor. She was born June 18, 1924 in New Albany to Joel Richard and Ethel Potts Clayton. She was a devote Christian and assisted in the establishment of Broadmore Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. She owned and operated a daycare in Little Rock, Arkansas for...
Altie Dees
July 18, 2012
ALTIE E. DEES Bowling Green, KY ? Altie E. Dees, 88, died Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky. She was born as one of eleven children on August 10, 1923, in Halltown, Alabama to Gain and Velma Dessie Devaney Mitchell and is the widow of William Woodrow Dees. She was a life-long servant of...
Altie E. Dees
July 18, 2012
ALTIE E. DEES Bowling Green, KY - Altie E. Dees, 88, died Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky. She was born as one of eleven children on August 10, 1923, in Halltown, Alabama to Gain and Velma Dessie Devaney Mitchell and is the widow of William Woodrow Dees. She was a life-long servant of...
Louise Godwin
July 15, 2012
LOUISE GODWIN Tupelo - Louise Nanney Godwin, a lifelong Tupelo resident and widely admired civic leader, died peacefully Sunday, July 15, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Godwin was the widow of the late Chauncey Rivers Godwin, Sr., a prominent manufacturer, entrepreneur and statewide business leader. She was the daughter of the late Mayor James Philip Nanney and Annie McAllister Nanney....
Jeremy Allen New
July 14, 2012
JEREMY ALLEN NEW Pontotoc - Jeremy Allen New, 20, died Friday, July 13, 2012, in Tupelo from injuries sustained in a car accident. He was born in Tupelo on July 14, 1991 to Jerry Lyn New and Tracy Renee Clark New. He attended Oasis of Love Christian School. He was a member of Oasis of Love Church. He enjoyed fishing,...
Jeremy
July 14, 2012
JEREMY ALLEN NEW Pontotoc - Jeremy Allen New, 20, died Friday, July 13, 2012, in Tupelo from injuries sustained in a car accident. He was born in Tupelo on July 14, 1991 to Jerry Lyn New and Tracy Renee Clark New. He attended Oasis of Love Christian School. He was a member of Oasis of Love Church. He enjoyed fishing,...
Robert Sullins
July 14, 2012
ROBERT DON SULLINS Pontotoc - Robert Don Sullins, 21, died Friday, July 13, 2012 in Tupelo. He was born in Shreveport, Louisianna on October 21, 1990. He was a volunteer fire fighter for Longview and the Sherman communities. He enjoyed breaking and riding horses, fishing and hunting. Services will be 3:30 p.m. Monday, July 16, 2012 at The Jefferson Street...
Sybil Holley
July 13, 2012
Tupelo - Sybil Patterson Holley, 83, died Friday, July 13, 2012, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born August 26, 1928, to Aubrey and Reba Conwill Patterson. She attended Tupelo Schools, Belhaven College and was a legal secretary before her marriage in 1952. She travelled extensively for the next 14 years with her Air Force husband Joe. A...
Mildred McElroy
July 12, 2012
MILDRED McELROY MILDRED McELROY Tupelo - Mildred Webb McElroy, 95, died Thursday, July 12, 2012, at the Green Houses at Traceway. A native of Richland, Georgia, she was born to Ralph and Beulah Webb in 1916, and was a graduate of Richland High School and Freeman's Business College. After moving to Tupelo in 1967, she earned a master's degree from...
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