OBITUARIES

R D. Homer

R D. Homer

July 18, 2011

Saltillo - R. D. Homer, 81, died Monday, July 18, 2011, at Graceland Care Center in New Albany. He was born in Saltillo on June 18, 1930 to Ed and Gracie Dunaway Homer. He was a life-long Saltillo resident. He worked many years as a roofer with Abernathy and Clark. He was Church of Christ. Services will be 10 a.m....

R Homer

R Homer

July 18, 2011

Saltillo - R. D. Homer, 81, died Monday, July 18, 2011, at Graceland Care Center in New Albany. He was born in Saltillo on June 18, 1930 to Ed and Gracie Dunaway Homer. He was a life-long Saltillo resident. He worked many years as a roofer with Abernathy and Clark. He was Church of Christ. Services will be 10 a.m....

Keith Hanlon

Keith Hanlon

July 17, 2011

Tupelo - Roswell Keith Hanlon, 75, died Sunday, July 17, 2011, at University of Alabama Medical Center at Birmingham. He was born September 10, 1935, in Ypsilanti, Michigan, to Roswell Keith and Mary Jane Blackmen Hanlon. He attended Memphis State University and from 1953 to 1958 he served in the U.S. Navy as a 2nd Class Petty Officer. He was...

Judith Koehler

Judith Koehler

July 14, 2011

TupeloJudith Allen Koehler passed away on July 14, 2011, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS after a challenging year of declining health. She was 81 years old. Judy was born in New York City on December 24, 1929. She was the only child of Roger Chase Allen and Helen Hardy Allen. She grew up in Dover, MA. Her...

Victor Archabal

Victor Archabal

July 13, 2011

Tupelo - Victor Dale Archabal, 51, died Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at his residence. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee on January 7, 1960 to Sabian Joe and Mary Estelle Hood Archabal. He was a graduate of Tupelo High School. He was employed with Lee County before he became disabled. He loved to fish. Services will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday,...

Fred Jenkins

Fred Jenkins

July 13, 2011

Ft. Myer, Fla. - Fred M. Jenkins, 82, formerly of Tupelo, died Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at the Gulf Coast Hospital in Ft. Myers, Fla. He was born August 21, 1928 in Water Valley. He was a Southern Baptist Minister and served for over 50 years. Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, July 17, 2011 at The Jefferson Street Chapel...

Rev Fred Jenkins

Rev Fred Jenkins

July 13, 2011

Ft. Myer, Fla. - Fred M. Jenkins, 82, formerly of Tupelo, died Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at the Gulf Coast Hospital in Ft. Myers, Fla. He was born August 21, 1928 in Water Valley. He was a Southern Baptist Minister and served for over 50 years. Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, July 17, 2011 at The Jefferson Street Chapel...

Victor Dale Archabal

Victor Dale Archabal

July 13, 2011

Tupelo - Victor Dale Archabal, 51, died Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at his residence. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee on January 7, 1960 to Sabian Joe and Mary Estelle Hood Archabal. He was a graduate of Tupelo High School. He was employed with Lee County before he became disabled. He loved to fish. Services will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday,...

Arnold King

Arnold King

July 12, 2011

Tupelo - Arnold Taylor Sonny King, 67, died Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born June 18, 1944 in Jackson to Louis Madison and Beatrice Stewart Madison. He was a 1962 graduate of Forest High School and a graduate of Mississippi State University. He served in the Mississippi National Guard. He spent most of...

Waymond (Benny) Williams

Waymond (Benny) Williams

July 9, 2011

Richmond - Waymond B. (Benny) Williams, 90, died Saturday, July 9, 2011, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks after a brief illness. A native of Dorsey, he was born May 26, 1921, to Walter A. and Mattie Belle Russell Williams. He attended Itawamba Agricultural High School and served in the United States Army, a veteran of World War II. He...

Waymond B.

Waymond B.

July 9, 2011

Richmond - Waymond B. (Benny) Williams, 90, died Saturday, July 9, 2011, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks after a brief illness. A native of Dorsey, he was born May 26, 1921, to Walter A. and Mattie Belle Russell Williams. He attended Itawamba Agricultural High School and served in the United States Army, a veteran of World War II. He...

Helen Overley

Helen Overley

July 8, 2011

Tupleo - Helen Elizabeth Overley, 86, died Friday, July 8, 2011, at Homeplace after a brief illness. A native of Napton, Mo., she was born July 27, 1924 to Newt and Edith Hollywood. She was a homemaker until her children were raised and then she became part of the working force as the manager of the Holiday Shop in Tupelo....

Danny Burroughs

Danny Burroughs

July 4, 2011

Belden - Daniel Harmon Danny Burroughs, 57, died Monday, July 4, 2011, at his home. The son of U.S. Air Force parents, he was born in Bermuda on April 11, 1954, to G.J. and Josephine Baldwyn Burroughs. He graduated from Tupelo High School in 1972 where he played football, and then attended Itawamba Junior College. He earned his Bachelors degree...

Lera Henderson

Lera Henderson

July 4, 2011

Pontotoc - Lera Henderson, 93, died Monday, July 4, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Mississippi native, she was born October 11, 1917 to Alfred and May Henderson. In 1932, she married Chester Wilton Henderson. She was homemaker and worked for H.I.S. Manufacturing as a seamstress. She enjoyed sewing, baking and cooking. She was...

Katherine Fountain

Katherine Fountain

July 2, 2011

Eggville - Katherine E. Fountain, 65, died Saturday, July 2, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a short illness. A Meridian native, she was born February 26, 1946 to Robert and Louise Nolen Hipps. She was a member of Eggville Free Will Baptist Church where she served as the church organist for the past 10 years. For the...

James W.

James W.

July 1, 2011

Spring Hill Community - James W. Buddy Dillard, 76, went to his Heavenly Home Friday, July 1, 2011, at his residence after a short illness. He was born January 23, 1935, to James Leonard and Carrie Ewing Dillard. He was an active member of Fellowship Baptist Church, where he taught Adult Sunday School. For 34 years he worked at Mid...

James (Buddy) Dillard

James (Buddy) Dillard

July 1, 2011

Spring Hill Community - James W. Buddy Dillard, 76, went to his Heavenly Home Friday, July 1, 2011, at his residence after a short illness. He was born January 23, 1935, to James Leonard and Carrie Ewing Dillard. He was an active member of Fellowship Baptist Church, where he taught Adult Sunday School. For 34 years he worked at Mid...

Willard Sandberg

Willard Sandberg

June 30, 2011

New Albany - Willard T. Sandberg, 80, died Thursday, June 30, 2011, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks after an extended illness. A Chicago native, he was born September 1, 1930, to Willard E. and Margaret B Trevor Sandberg. For the past thirty years he owned and operated W. T. Enterprise Trucking Company of New Albany. He was a very...

Willard T. Sandberg

Willard T. Sandberg

June 30, 2011

New Albany - Willard T. Sandberg, 80, died Thursday, June 30, 2011, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks after an extended illness. A Chicago native, he was born September 1, 1930, to Willard E. and Margaret B Trevor Sandberg. For the past thirty years he owned and operated W. T. Enterprise Trucking Company of New Albany. He was a very...

Vernie Blaylock

Vernie Blaylock

June 29, 2011

Tupelo - Vernie Dew Blaylock, 88, died Wednesday, June 29, 2011, at her residence after an extended illness. A Hamilton native, she was born December 11, 1922, to David J. and Jettie B. Northington Peoples. She was retired from Richey Furniture Manufacturing, where she worked as a seamstress. She enjoyed working in her flower and vegetable garden. Her greatest joy...