OBITUARIES
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...
David E. Wood
May 19, 2011
Saltillo David E. Woody Wood, 51, died Thursday, May 19, 2011, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. He was born December 10, 1959, in Chicago, Il. and lived in Saltillo the past 25 years. He worked as a roofer and enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. He was a member of Saltillo First United Methodist Church. Services will...
Hubert White
May 19, 2011
Fulton Rev. Hubert L. White, 79, died Thursday, May 19, 2011, at The Meadows in Fulton. He was born October 9, 1931 to Aaron Vonnie and Arnie Vee Hallmark White. He was a minister in the Church of God of Prophecy for 52 years. He pastored many churches in North Mississippi. He worked for and later became the owner of...
David Wood
May 19, 2011
Saltillo David E. Woody Wood, 51, died Thursday, May 19, 2011, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. He was born December 10, 1959, in Chicago, Il. and lived in Saltillo the past 25 years. He worked as a roofer and enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. He was a member of Saltillo First United Methodist Church. Services will...
H M. Ray
May 18, 2011
Tupelo, Miss. -- Hosea Manfred Ray, a retired lawyer, died at his home in Tupelo on Wednesday, May 18, 2011. He was 86. The funeral will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 21, 2011, at First Presbyterian Church, Tupelo. A graveside service will follow at 1:15 p.m. at Oxford Memorial Cemetery, Oxford, Miss. Pegues Funeral Home is handling arrangements....
H M.
May 18, 2011
Tupelo, Miss. -- Hosea Manfred Ray, a retired lawyer, died at his home in Tupelo on Wednesday, May 18, 2011. He was 86. The funeral will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 21, 2011, at First Presbyterian Church, Tupelo. A graveside service will follow at 1:15 p.m. at Oxford Memorial Cemetery, Oxford, Miss. Pegues Funeral Home is handling arrangements....
Stephen "Hank" Lyles
May 17, 2011
Tupelo - Stephen Hank Lyles, 26, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an automobile accident in Mooreville. He was born September 28, 1984 in Tupelo to James and Sandy Sheffield Lyles. He attended Mooreville High School and grew up in the Grace Memorial Church in Skyline. And as an adult, he joined the Faith...
James Oglesby
May 17, 2011
Tupelo - James Slim Oglesby, 75, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Hickory Flat on August 17, 1935. He was a long-time resident of Tupelo. He worked many years as a security officer for places such as Daybrite, SuperSagless and Total Transportation. He enjoyed flowers and selling produce but his passion...
James
May 17, 2011
Tupelo - James Slim Oglesby, 75, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Hickory Flat on August 17, 1935. He was a long-time resident of Tupelo. He worked many years as a security officer for places such as Daybrite, SuperSagless and Total Transportation. He enjoyed flowers and selling produce but his passion...
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