OBITUARIES
Marshall Adams
November 12, 2011
Obituary for Marshall Adams Marshall Carruth Adams, of Belden, died Saturday, November 12, at Rosewood Residence after a sudden illness. He was born March 28, 1921 in Pontotoc, to the late Marshall T. and Willie Mae Fletcher Adams. Marshall graduated from Columbia Military Academy in Columbia, Tennessee and attended Ole Miss until his education was interrupted by Pearl Harbor. MC...
Barbara Taylor
November 7, 2011
Obituary for Barbara Taylor Grenada - Barbara Ann Outlaw Taylor, 75, died Monday, November 7, 2011, at Grace Health & Rehab of Grenada after an extended illness. A Memphis, Tenn. native, she was born January 18, 1936 to Walter B. and Lonie Marie Mooney Doyle. A longtime resident of Lee County, she worked as the manager of Todd's Big Star....
Mary Ivy
November 6, 2011
Obituary for Mary L. Ivy Franklin Mary L. Ivy, 86, died Sunday, November 6, 2011, at Grace Health Center in Franklin, Tennessee. She was born August 16, 1925 to Mode and Nona McCoy Phillips. She resided in Tupelo, MS from 1964 until 1995 where she and her family owned and operated Tupelo Coffee Co. Graveside services will be 12 p.m....
Dr Adams Wiebe
November 1, 2011
Obituary for Dr. Frank Adams Wiebe Tupelo Dr. Frank Adams Wiebe, 71, died Tuesday, November 1, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. Dr. Wiebe was born on July 26, 1940, in Lawrence, Kansas. He received three degrees from the University of Kansas: B.S. in Business Administration, June 1962; M.A. in Social Psychology, May 1971; and Ph.D. in Business, May...
Eugene Christian
October 29, 2011
Obituary for Eugene Christian Tupelo - Eugene Delano Ed Christian, 75, died Saturday, October 29, 2011, at his residence after an extended illness. He was born February 12, 1936 to Thomas Marlow and Virginia Stokes Christian. He was a veteran of The United States Army and served during the Korean Conflict. He worked many years with both Tupelo Body Shop...
Jayson Evers
October 26, 2011
Obituary for Jayson Evers Jayson Harvey Evers, infant son of John and Pam Taylor Evers, died Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at LeBonheur Children's Research Hospital in Memphis. He was born October 10, 2011; he was 16 days old. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, October 29, 2011 at The Saltillo Chapel of W.E. Pegues with Rev. Brett McKee officiating. Survivors...
Robbie Turner
October 25, 2011
Obituary for Robbie Turner Tupelo - Robbie Faye Turner, 76, died Tuesday, October 25, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born July 28, 1935, to William C. and Jewel L. Brown Thompson. She married James R. Turner in 1950, and lived in Memphis, Tenn. over 30 years. In the 1990's...
Nona Houston
October 24, 2011
Obituary for Nona W. Houston Asheville, N.C. - Nona Wayne Houston, 87, died Monday, October 24, 2011, at St. Joseph Campus, Mission Hospitals in North Carolina. A Tupelo native and longtime resident, she was born August 25, 1924, to R.A. and Vernie Lessel Kitchen. She graduated from Tupelo High School and married Roy Houston January 4, 1944. She was employed...
Winnie Shaw
October 23, 2011
Obituary for Winnie Mae Shaw New Albany - Winnie Mae Harris Shaw, 83, died Sunday, October 23, 2011, at Graceland Care Center in New Albany after an extended illness. She was born in Mooreville on February 17, 1928 to C. F. and Lelar Harris. For the past 15 years she lived in New Albany. She was a member of Mt....
Cpt H. Taylor
October 18, 2011
Obituary for Cpt. Charles H. Taylor Tupelo Cpt. Charles Harlan Taylor, 89, died Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. A native of McLeansboro, Illinois, he was born December 19, 1921, to John and Flora Meadows Taylor. He served in the US Coast Guard for five years and was a Captain for Victory Carriers which served the...
Joey Sloan
October 17, 2011
Obituary for Joey Sloan Pontocola-On October 17, 2011, the sun set for Joey Sloan, age 55, while he was at his home in the Pontocola Community. The sun rose for Joey on December 31, 1955. He was the son of Charles Leonard and Jewel Dean Whitmon Sloan. He worked as a truck driver, mechanic, and heavy equipment operator. He enjoyed...
Pauline Edwards
October 15, 2011
Obituary for Pauline "Polly" Edwards Plantersville Pauline Polly Edwards, 90, died Saturday, October 15, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born December 11, 1920 in Arkansas to Albert and Nora Bishop. She was a charter member of Temple Grove Baptist Church in the Temple Grove Community. In her earlier years, she served as...
Mable Smith
October 15, 2011
Obituary for Mable Smith Pensacola, Fla.--Mable Turman Smith, 91, resident of Pensacola, Fla., died Saturday, October 15, 201l. She was born in Tupelo on August 17, 1920. She graduated from Tupelo High School and received a B.S. degree for the University of Southern Mississippi. She moved to Pensacola in 1984, and became a member of First Presbyterian Church. She was...
Pauline
October 15, 2011
Obituary for Pauline "Polly" Edwards Plantersville Pauline Polly Edwards, 90, died Saturday, October 15, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born December 11, 1920 in Arkansas to Albert and Nora Bishop. She was a charter member of Temple Grove Baptist Church in the Temple Grove Community. In her earlier years, she served as...
Ouida Johnson
October 14, 2011
Obituary for Ouida Rae Johnson Verona - Ouida Rae Johnson, 86, died Friday, October 14, 2011, at her sons residence in Tupelo. She was born in Kemper County on May 6, 1925 to Lawrence E. and Mary Elizabeth Barker. She worked at Blue Mountain College as a Dorm Mother and was affectionately known as Mamaw. She was an active and...
John Pittman
October 12, 2011
Obituary for John Pittman Tupelo - John Pittman, 68, died Wednesday, October 12, 2011, at his residence after an extended illness. He was born in Tylertown on August 15, 1943, to Thomas J. and Donys R. Pittman. He earned a degree in Accounting from the Mississippi State University. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. He was a...
Raymond Montgomery
October 10, 2011
Obituary for Raymond Montgomery Saltillo - Raymond Witt Montgomery, 90, died Monday, October 10, 2011, at his residence. A native of Waldo, Ark., he was born September 29, 1921. He attended Chicago University and numerous other schools specializing in avionics engineering. He served in the US Air Force during World War II and worked over 30 years for the Civil...
Katherine Langley
October 9, 2011
Obituary for Katherine Langley Tupelo M. Katherine Freeman Langley, 82, died Sunday, October 9, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born December 27, 1928, to Simon Curtis and Mamie Ann Strawbridge Freeman. A resident of Tupelo, she was a member of Old Union Baptist Church in Shannon where her husband serves as pastor. She was a devoted...
Linda Sansone
October 6, 2011
Obituary for Linda K. Sansone Tupelo - Linda K. Sansone, 63, died Thursday, October 6, 2011, at her residence after an extended illness. A Booneville native, she was born April 10, 1948, to Clarence and Wylodean Griggs. She was a devoted member of Gilmore Chapel. Her passion was hosting beauty pageants and spending time with her family, friends and her...
Ray Aycock
October 6, 2011
Obituary for Ray Aycock TUPELO Arden Ray Aycock, Sr., 92, died October 6, 2011, at his home. He was born in the Salem community near Macon, Mississippi, on February 24, 1919, to Sara Alice Hunter Aycock and Arthur Lee Aycock. He was a charter family member of St. Luke United Methodist Church. He was lovingly known as Big Ray to...
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