OBITUARIES
Edith McDaniel
June 21, 2011
Tupelo - Edith McDaniel, 76, died Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of Itawamba County, she was born September 23, 1934, to Orlie and Edna Crocker Barber. A longtime resident of East Tupelo, she attended Priceville Baptist Church. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, June 23, 2011 at The Jefferson...
Willa Smith
June 18, 2011
Tupelo - Willa Searcy Smith, 75, died Saturday, June 18, 2011, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after a lengthy illness. A native of Belmont, she was born March 10, 1936, to Troy and Inez Hicks Searcy. She worked most of her life in the retail apparel industry and as an interior design consultant. She was blessed with a wonderful gift...
Willa Searcy Smith
June 18, 2011
Tupelo - Willa Searcy Smith, 75, died Saturday, June 18, 2011, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after a lengthy illness. A native of Belmont, she was born March 10, 1936, to Troy and Inez Hicks Searcy. She worked most of her life in the retail apparel industry and as an interior design consultant. She was blessed with a wonderful gift...
Candy Brown
June 16, 2011
Tupelo - Candy Louise Brown, 26, died Thursday, June 16, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an unexpected illness. A native of Chicago, Illinois, she was born August 4, 1984. She had lived in Tupelo the past year. She was a stay at home mom and loved taking care of her children. She had an exemplary faith in...
Alton Waters
June 15, 2011
Shannon - Robert Alton Waters, 81, died Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. A Shannon native and lifelong resident, he was born November 19, 1929 to O.B. and Clytee Beasley Waters. A graduate of Shannon High School, he then went on to Itawamba Junior College where he was a member of the first graduating class of...
Trudie Pennington
June 13, 2011
Tupelo - Trudie Lee Irvin Pennington, 89, died Monday, June 13, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center due to an extended illness. A Hamilton, Alabama native, she was born October 4, 1921 to Walter Finis and Earlie Knight Irvin. On July 9, 1941, she married Elmer Doyle Pennington in Tremont. She was an avid gardener who for many years...
Kenny Schaper
June 13, 2011
Saltillo - Kenneth Jean Schaper, 79, died Monday, June 13, 2011, at The Sanctuary Hospice House. A native of Pana, Illinois, he was born April 23, 1932, to Roy and Huldah Kettlecamp Schaper. He served stateside as a rifle instructor in the US Army during the Korean War. After completing his education, he started Schaper Poultry in Pana, Illinois. In...
Louise Mercer
June 13, 2011
Thaxton- Mary Louise Granny Mercer, 102, went home Sunday, June 12, 2011, at Sunshine Health Center after an extended illness. A native of Vaiden,, she was born May 14, 1909, to Eugene and Annie Craft. She was an Avon representative for ten years. One of the first "Gray Ladies" at North Mississippi Medcial Center, she served as a volunteer for...
Eddie Collums,Jr.
June 11, 2011
Tupelo - Eddie Rayburn Collums, Jr., 23, died Saturday, June 11, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A Tupelo native, he was born August 9, 1987 to Eddie Rayburn and Elizabeth Hollie Collums. He worked as a roofer for A-1 Roofing. He enjoyed riding 4-wheelers, fishing, and camping. Services will be...
Eddie Collums
June 11, 2011
Tupelo - Eddie Rayburn Collums, Jr., 23, died Saturday, June 11, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A Tupelo native, he was born August 9, 1987 to Eddie Rayburn and Elizabeth Hollie Collums. He worked as a roofer for A-1 Roofing. He enjoyed riding 4-wheelers, fishing, and camping. Services will be...
Norman Bush
June 9, 2011
Tupelo--Norman Deed Fiddler Bush, 76, died Thursday, June 9, 2011, at Sanctuary Hospice House. Fiddler grew up in Bogalusa, LA and loved his family, dogs and garden. He served his country in the U.S. Navy and worked in farming and sales. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at The Jefferson Street Chapel of W.E. Pegues with the Rev. Henry Jenkins...
James Cayson
June 8, 2011
Mooreville - James Marvin Wormy Cayson, 81, died Wednesday, June 8, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a short illness. A Tupelo native, he was born August 31, 1929 to Clinton and Cera Cayson. He graduated from Mooreville High School. He was a shop foreman for Mid-South Packers for many years. He was an avid stock car builder...
Paul F. Clayton
June 7, 2011
Tupelo - Paul F. Clayton, 80, died Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at his residence. He was born in Lee County on November 21, 1930 to Homer and Sally Richey Clayton. He lived his entire life in Lee County. He retired from Rockwell International after twenty years of service as a computer operator. He was a member of East Heights Baptist...
Paul Clayton
June 7, 2011
Tupelo - Paul F. Clayton, 80, died Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at his residence. He was born in Lee County on November 21, 1930 to Homer and Sally Richey Clayton. He lived his entire life in Lee County. He retired from Rockwell International after twenty years of service as a computer operator. He was a member of East Heights Baptist...
Talmadge Hester
June 6, 2011
Tupelo - James Talmadge Tick Hester, 76, died Monday, June 6, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center, after an extended illness. A Furrs Community native, he was born June 13, 1934 to Elvie Starks and Vivian Rennie Holcomb Hester. He married Bonna Jean Estes Hester, who preceded him in death on May 7, 2006. He worked 20 years for...
Margaret Sharpe
June 4, 2011
Belden - Margaret Dean Sharpe, 86, died Saturday, June 4, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born February 19, 1925 to Milton Ezra and Mary Maurine Nethery Sharpe. A 1943 graduate of Mooreville High School, she then went on to work for 39 years for the Sears Corporation. Keeping her yard manicured was...
Yvonne Hurt
May 25, 2011
Tupelo--Yvonne Stanley Hurt, 94, died May 25, 2011, at The Homeplace in Saltillo after a lengthy illness. A native of Saltillo, she lived in Tupelo 60 years. She served as a volunteer at North Mississippi Medical Center more than 25 years, and received a Mississippi Distinguished Service Award in 1983 for her work in the NMMC emergency room. She taught...
Kaye Doyle
May 25, 2011
PlantersvilleElizabeth Katie Doyle, 60, died Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at the Tallahatchie Co. General Hospital after an extended illness. Born September 12, 1950, she was the daughter of Ruby D. and Dudley Colston. She was a graduate of Baldwyn High School and ICC where she was a majorette and involved in the band. She was a dedicated registered nurse at...
Kenney McAllister
May 25, 2011
Tupelo - Kenney Marie McAllister, 49, died Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at her home. She was born in Swenden, England on February 11, 1962, to Robert Arlen and Barbara Bernadette Gallagher McAllister. She moved to Tupelo in 2006 from Columbus. She was a long-time employee of Trans-Power. She was an active member of Hope Church and participated every week with...
Jerry Holt
May 24, 2011
Mooreville - Jerry Wayne Holt, 56, died Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A New Albany native, he was born March 14, 1955, to Ronald Earl and Virginia Louise Scruggs Holt. He was a 1973 graduate of W.P. Daniel High School in New Albany. He served in the US Air Force eight...
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