OBITUARIES
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.
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
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
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
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
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...
Debra Hester
June 27, 2011
Tupelo - Debra S. Debby Hester, 54, died Monday, June 27, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born in Shannon on February 27, 1957, to Harold Gurvis Junior Hester and Betty Jean McNeese Hester. She worked at The North Mississippi Medical Center for 21 years. After retiring from the hospital, she worked three...
Reba Harmon
June 22, 2011
Brandon--Reba Jo Monaghan Harmon, 81, died at home on June 22, 2011 surrounded by her family, after a long illness. Reba was born March 5, 1930 in Ballardsville, Mississippi, daughter of Marvin and Lena Monaghan. She graduated as class valedictorian of Mooreville High School in 1948. She was a long-time resident of Jackson and retired as Office Manager of Home...
Reba M Harmon
June 22, 2011
Brandon--Reba Jo Monaghan Harmon, 81, died at home on June 22, 2011 surrounded by her family, after a long illness. Reba was born March 5, 1930 in Ballardsville, Mississippi, daughter of Marvin and Lena Monaghan. She graduated as class valedictorian of Mooreville High School in 1948. She was a long-time resident of Jackson and retired as Office Manager of Home...
Barbara Tackitt
June 22, 2011
Saltillo - Barbara Ann Sanders Tackitt, 57, died Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at her residence. She was born in Bellechase, LA on April 12, 1954 to Walter and Katherine McConkey Sanders. She was a long-time active member of Oasis of Love Church in Pontotoc and a new member of the Lord's House of Praise in Saltillo where she loved to...
Barbara Ann Tackitt
June 22, 2011
Saltillo - Barbara Ann Sanders Tackitt, 57, died Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at her residence. She was born in Bellechase, LA on April 12, 1954 to Walter and Katherine McConkey Sanders. She was a long-time active member of Oasis of Love Church in Pontotoc and a new member of the Lord's House of Praise in Saltillo where she loved to...
Louise Wallis
June 22, 2011
Baldwyn - Louise Nolen Hipps Wallis, 84, died Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at her home in Baldwyn after a sudden illness. She was born in Union County September 10, 1926, the daughter of Guy and Willie Hanson Nolen. She was raised in Matheston where she finished high school. She worked in retail sales for many years and also sewed for...
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...
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