OBITUARIES
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...
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...
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