OBITUARIES
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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