OBITUARIES
Jewel Sheffield
April 11, 2012
Tupelo - Jewel Cole Sheffield, 86, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at her residence after an extended illness. Born February 20, 1926, in the Gilvo Community, she was the daughter of George Dewey and Emma Lee Robinson Cole. She was raised in the Ballardsville Community where she lived the majority of her life until moving to Tupelo 23 years ago....
Ruth Jackson
April 10, 2012
Tupelo - Ruth Smith Jackson, 84, died Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at the Coen Green House at Traceway after an extended illness. A Lee County native and longtime resident, she was born February 17, 1928, to Purve Clifton and Florence Beene Smith. She married Sidney Lee Jackson September 7, 1946. She enjoyed gospel music and working jigsaw puzzles but most...
Leslie Carol Berryhill
April 9, 2012
Olive Branch - Leslie Carol Berryhill, 60, died Monday, April 9, 2012, at her residence after an extended illness. A Hinds County native, she was born October 12, 1951 to James William and Lorraine Lindsay Winters. She was a longtime resident of Nettleton and worked many years for Tecumseh Products. She was a Baptist enjoyed spending time with her family....
Leslie Berryhill
April 9, 2012
Olive Branch - Leslie Carol Berryhill, 60, died Monday, April 9, 2012, at her residence after an extended illness. A Hinds County native, she was born October 12, 1951 to James William and Lorraine Lindsay Winters. She was a longtime resident of Nettleton and worked many years for Tecumseh Products. She was a Baptist enjoyed spending time with her family....
Harold Boyd
April 8, 2012
HAROLD BOYD Tupelo - Harold Lafayette ? Pop? Boyd, 88, died Sunday, April 8, 2012, at Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. He was born August 29, 1923, in McNairy Tennessee to J. L. and Lillie Plunk Boyd. He attended McNairy School and was a graduate of Bethel Springs High School. October 7, 1939, he was united in marriage...
Harold L. Boyd
April 8, 2012
HAROLD BOYD Tupelo - Harold Lafayette " Pop" Boyd, 88, died Sunday, April 8, 2012, at Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. He was born August 29, 1923, in McNairy Tennessee to J. L. and Lillie Plunk Boyd. He attended McNairy School and was a graduate of Bethel Springs High School. October 7, 1939, he was united in marriage...
Bryant Ewing
April 4, 2012
Pontotoc - Bryant Ewing, 79, died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Belden native and longtime Lee County resident, he was born September 17, 1932, to Claude and Maud Rial Ewing. In 1950, he graduated from Belden High School. On Nov. 29, 1952, he married Terry Crowley Ewing. A veteran of...
Lorraine Davis
March 31, 2012
Tupelo - Lorraine Armstrong Davis, 84, died Saturday, March 31, 2012, at her residence. She was born in Boynton, Oklahoma on August 27, 1927 to Elzie Grady and Allie Armstrong. She was a 1946 Yazoo City high school graduate. She was a member of Gloster Street Church of Christ. She retired from J. C.Penney as credit manager after many years...
Lorraine A. Davis
March 31, 2012
Tupelo - Lorraine Armstrong Davis, 84, died Saturday, March 31, 2012, at her residence. She was born in Boynton, Oklahoma on August 27, 1927 to Elzie Grady and Allie Armstrong. She was a 1946 Yazoo City high school graduate. She was a member of Gloster Street Church of Christ. She retired from J. C.Penney as credit manager after many years...
Ruth M. Cannon Wilemon
March 29, 2012
Tupelo - Ruth Cannon Wilemon, 84, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, March 29, 2012, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A native of Houston, she was born February 15, 1928 to Melvin and Mary Foster Cannon. She was a devoted pastor's wife, serving alongside her husband for over 50...
Ruth Cannon Wilemon
March 29, 2012
Tupelo - Ruth Cannon Wilemon, 84, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, March 29, 2012, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A native of Houston, she was born February 15, 1928 to Melvin and Mary Foster Cannon. She was a devoted pastor?s wife, serving alongside her husband for over 50...
Ann Phillips
March 29, 2012
Saltillo - Ann Phillips, 62, died Thursday, March 29, 2012, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Fulton native, she was born January 24, 1950 to Roy and Ruby Belle Bonds Tyler. She was raised in the Jug Fork Community. A longtime resident of Greensburg, La., she worked over 20 years as a nurses aid in...
Bille J. Murphree
March 29, 2012
Tupelo - Billie Jane Murphree, 77, died Thursday, March 29, 2012, at her residence in Skyline. She was born in Toccopola on September 27, 1934 to Alford Frank and Sina Beatrice Montgomery Flemons. She was a Jonestown High School Graduate. Before moving to Skyline five months ago, she had lived in the Lake Enid area for more than nineteen years....
Bille Murphree
March 29, 2012
Tupelo - Billie Jane Murphree, 77, died Thursday, March 29, 2012, at her residence in Skyline. She was born in Toccopola on September 27, 1934 to Alford Frank and Sina Beatrice Montgomery Flemons. She was a Jonestown High School Graduate. Before moving to Skyline five months ago, she had lived in the Lake Enid area for more than nineteen years....
John C. Byrd
March 26, 2012
Booneville - John Calvin Byrd, 86, died Monday, March 26, 2012, at Landmark Nursing Center after an extended illness. A Pontotoc County native, he was born March 22, 1926 to William Lafayette and Mary Belle Adams Byrd. He worked in the furniture industry and enjoyed reading and crossword puzzles. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, March 29, 2012 at the...
Mary Sherfey
March 26, 2012
MARY KATHRYN GARDNER SHERFEY Shannon ? Mary Kathryn Gardner Sherfey, 95, died Monday, March 26, 2012, at her residence. She was born February 3, 1917 in the Springhill Community of Saltillo to Exer and Maude Gardner. At an early age, the family moved to Shannon. After graduation from Shannon High School on May 7, 1935, she attended Draughon?s Business College....
John Byrd
March 26, 2012
Booneville - John Calvin Byrd, 86, died Monday, March 26, 2012, at Landmark Nursing Center after an extended illness. A Pontotoc County native, he was born March 22, 1926 to William Lafayette and Mary Belle Adams Byrd. He worked in the furniture industry and enjoyed reading and crossword puzzles. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, March 29, 2012 at the...
Mary Kathryn Sherfey
March 26, 2012
MARY KATHRYN GARDNER SHERFEY Shannon - Mary Kathryn Gardner Sherfey, 95, died Monday, March 26, 2012, at her residence. She was born February 3, 1917 in the Springhill Community of Saltillo to Exer and Maude Gardner. At an early age, the family moved to Shannon. After graduation from Shannon High School on May 7, 1935, she attended Draughon's Business College....
George T. Lyons
March 24, 2012
GEORGE T. LYONS Tupelo - George Thomas Lyons, Sr., 73, died Saturday, March 24, 2012, at The Meadows in Fulton. He was born in Lee County on June 19, 1938 to William Thomas and Anne Marie Hipps Lyons. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force where he served in the SAC, Maintenance Squadron. He was a self-employed...
George Lyons
March 24, 2012
GEORGE T. LYONS Tupelo - George Thomas Lyons, Sr., 73, died Saturday, March 24, 2012, at The Meadows in Fulton. He was born in Lee County on June 19, 1938 to William Thomas and Anne Marie Hipps Lyons. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force where he served in the SAC, Maintenance Squadron. He was a self-employed...
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