OBITUARIES
James Witt, Sr.
December 21, 2011
Obituary for James Witt, Sr. Mooreville - James Ercell Jim Witt, 82, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at The Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born April 25, 1929, the son of Shelby and Ruby Ridings Witt. He was retired from Rockwell/Delta after 33 years of service as an engineer. He enjoyed traveling, visiting with good friends and family around a...
Ronald Falcon
December 19, 2011
Obituary for Ronald Falcon Saltillo - Ronald Falcon, 63, died Monday, December 19, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A San Angelo, Texas native, he was born January 20, 1948 to Joseph L. and Elida Zuniga Falcon. While living in New Orleans, Louisiana, he was Director of Operations for a chain of cafeterias for 13...
Mildred Gilliam
December 18, 2011
Obituary for Mildred Gilliam Tupelo- Mildred Parker Gilliam, 91, died Sunday, December 18, 2011, at Cedars Heath Center after a brief illness. A Verona native, she was born January 17, 1920, to Jourdan and Nancy Caroline McCollum Parker and was the last member of ten children. She retired in 1982 from Reeds Manufacturing after 35 years of service. She was...
Brenda Ballard
December 17, 2011
Obituary for Brenda J. Ballard Carr Vista - Brenda Joyce Ballard, 66, died Saturday, December 17, 2011, at her residence after an extended illness. A native of Nettleton, she was born April 28, 1945 to Vester T. "Jiggs" and Lavern Young Fowler. She was the owner of Ballard Furniture Manufacturing in Shannon for 12 years. While she was at home...
Billy Grant
December 15, 2011
Obituary for Billy Grant Tupelo - Billy Grant, 96, died Thursday, December 15, 2011, at his residence after an extended illness. A Bolivar County native, he was born September 1, 1915 to Valley Alexander and Verna Lee Tweedle Grant. He worked as a courior for Bancorpsouth for over 20 years.. He enjoyed writing, building bird houses, playing computer games, but...
Terry Ewing
December 12, 2011
Obituary for Terry Ewing Belden - Ellen Theresa Terry Ewing, 79, died Monday, December 12, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of Washington DC, she was born July 3, 1932, to Alphonsus and Alice Crowley. She married Bryant Ewing on Nov.29, 1952. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother and a longtime...
Ethel Towery
December 10, 2011
Obituary for Ethel M. Towery Tupelo Ethel M. Towery, 87, died Saturday, December 10, 2011, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after an extended illness. A Saltillo native, she was born February 1, 1924 to Robert E. and Birdie Hatley McComb. She was the widow of Buddy Towery who preceded her in death in 1959. She resided in...
Lee Edwards
December 6, 2011
Obituary for Lee Anne Edwards Tupelo - Lee Anne Edwards, 51, died December 6, 2011 at her residence in Tupelo. Family services will be held in Tennessee at a later date. W. E. Pegues Funeral Directors is in charge of the arrangements.
Mayo Grubbs
December 3, 2011
Obituary for Mayo Grubbs Shannon - Mayo Grubbs, 75, died Saturday, December 3, 2011, at Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born September 14, 1936 in Shannon to T. T. and Cornelia Dye Grubbs. He was a graduate of Shannon High School. He married Betty G. Peters on December 6, 1952. In 1956, he graduated from Molar Barber College in Memphis,...
Norma Willis
December 3, 2011
Obituary for Norma Faye Willis Tupelo - Norma Faye Willis, 71, died Saturday, December 3, 2011, at the Golden Living Center after an extended illness. She was born September 13, 1940 to Barner Lee and Venita Payne Christian. She married James Arnold Willis on September 21, 1957. She was a member of Auburn Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening, her flowers,...
Tony Owen
December 2, 2011
Obituary for Tony Owen Tupelo - Tony Owen, 53, died Friday, December 2, 2011, at his residence after a sudden illness. He was born June 12, 1958 in Illinois. He owned and operated North Mississippi Cleaning Servcies of Tupelo. He was an avid Album Collector, loved riding his motorcycle and spending time with his grandson and step-daughter. He was of...
Ecolee Lamb
December 2, 2011
Obituary for Ecolee Lamb Tupelo L. E. Ecolee Lamb, 84, died Friday morning, December 2, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born April 3, 1927, to John Marvin and Maudie Lou Weathers Lamb. He graduated from Mooreville High School in 1945 and was a lifelong highly respected member of the Eggville Community. He...
John Phipps, Sr.
December 2, 2011
Obituary for John Spencer Phipps, Sr. Mooreville - John Spencer Phipps, Sr., 73, died Friday, December 2, 2011, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Mayfield, Kentucky native, he was born April 14, 1938, to Jack Stokes and Nancy Albritton Phipps, Sr. He graduated from St. Bernards Boys Prep School in Cullman, Alabama and went on to...
John Phipps
December 2, 2011
Obituary for John Spencer Phipps, Sr. Mooreville - John Spencer Phipps, Sr., 73, died Friday, December 2, 2011, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Mayfield, Kentucky native, he was born April 14, 1938, to Jack Stokes and Nancy Albritton Phipps, Sr. He graduated from St. Bernards Boys Prep School in Cullman, Alabama and went on to...
Robby Mills
November 30, 2011
Obituary for Robby D. Mills, Jr. Mantachie - Robby D. Mills, Jr., 57, died Wednesday, November 30, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born in Baldwyn on July 7, 1954 to Robby and Hassaline Mills. He was a member of the Living Waters Community Church in Mooreville. He had a passion for being...
Robby Mills, Jr.
November 30, 2011
Obituary for Robby D. Mills, Jr. Mantachie - Robby D. Mills, Jr., 57, died Wednesday, November 30, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born in Baldwyn on July 7, 1954 to Robby and Hassaline Mills. He was a member of the Living Waters Community Church in Mooreville. He had a passion for being...
Scott Henderson
November 28, 2011
Obituary for Scott Henderson Tupelo - Scott Henderson, 42, died Monday, November 28, 2011, at his residence. A native of Dayton, Ohio, he was born December 15, 1968 to William and Brenda Lee Followell Henderson. He was raised in Tupelo where he graduated from Tupelo High School and played soccer. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was a...
Nellogean Plunkett
November 24, 2011
Obituary for Nellogean Plunkett Mooreville - Nellogean Plunkett, 81, died Thursday, November 24, 2011, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness. A native of Bexar, Ala., she was born September 3, 1930, to Willie and Lunelle Trentham Randolph. She worked as a seamstress 18 years for Plantersville Sportswear and also several years at Hunter-Sadler where she retired...
Robert Tennison
November 17, 2011
Obituary for Robert Tennison Saltillo - Robert Allen Tennison, 84, died Thursday, November 17, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born August 12, 1927, in the Burton Community of Prentiss County, to Robert Kelly and Stella Avo Holley Tennison. For forty years he worked for M. D. O. T. as a lab tech....
Robert F.
November 16, 2011
Obituary for Robert F. "Bob" Franklin Woolard, Jr. Saltillo - Robert Franklin Bob Woolard, Jr., 61, died Wednesday, November 16, 2011, at his residence after a brief illness. A native of Columbus, Ohio, he was born January 2, 1950, to Robert Franklin and June Ballog Woolard. He grew up in Cahaba Heights, Ala., Tupelo, and Ocala Fla. where he graduated...
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