OBITUARIES
Margaret Taylor
July 22, 2011
Auburn - Mary Margaret Taylor, 80, died Friday, July 22, 2011, at Dogwood Plantation in Fulton after an extended illness. An Auburn Community native and lifelong resident, she was born June 17, 1931, to Virgil and Hycinth Bishop Thompson. She worked 26 years for Hunter Saddler Manufacturing, now Oxford Industries. She especially enjoyed growing and arranging flowers, helping friends with...
Eunice Little
July 20, 2011
Blue Springs - Eunice Little-Rice, 69, died Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born in Lamar County Alabama on August 12, 1941, to Luther Aaron and Weader Sims. She worked as a waitress for a number of years. Her favorite past-times were watching football and NASCAR. She loved animals especially her six puppy...
Bertha Presley
July 19, 2011
Nettleton - Bertha Gilmore Presley, 91, died Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, she was born May 24, 1920, to Tom and Willie Gilmore. She worked as a seamstress at Lucky Star in Nettleton, Blue Bell in Tupelo and retired from Longnecker Garment Manufacturing in...
Bertha G. Presley
July 19, 2011
Nettleton - Bertha Gilmore Presley, 91, died Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, she was born May 24, 1920, to Tom and Willie Gilmore. She worked as a seamstress at Lucky Star in Nettleton, Blue Bell in Tupelo and retired from Longnecker Garment Manufacturing in...
Joe Hann
July 19, 2011
Tupelo - Joseph August Hann, 79, died Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at his residence after an extended illness. A Milwaukee, Wisconsin native, Joe was born March 22, 1932, to John Joseph and Anna Gamper Hann. He served as an Airman with the 1st Air Transport Squadron (MATS) in the Korean Conflict with the United States Air Force. He graduated from...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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...
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