OBITUARIES
Harold Altom
December 12, 2010
Tupelo - Harold Altom, 80, died Sunday, December 12, 2010, at his residence in Tupelo. He was born in Pontotoc County on October 6, 1930 to Norbin and Jettie Robins Altom. After graduating from High school he attended Draughans Business College and later Itawamba Community College. He joined the United States Army in 1952 and served in the Korean war...
Guy Gravlee, Jr.
December 11, 2010
Tupelo - Guy Justis Gravlee Jr., Brigadier General, U. S. Army, Retired, died December 11, 2010, at the Sanctuary Hospice House after a lengthy illness. A native of Nettleton, he was born January 8, 1923, to Eva Bryan Gravlee and Guy Justis Gravlee , Sr. In 1934 he moved to Tupelo where his father relocated Gravlee Lumber Co. which was...
Guy Gravlee
December 11, 2010
Tupelo - Guy Justis Gravlee Jr., Brigadier General, U. S. Army, Retired, died December 11, 2010, at the Sanctuary Hospice House after a lengthy illness. A native of Nettleton, he was born January 8, 1923, to Eva Bryan Gravlee and Guy Justis Gravlee , Sr. In 1934 he moved to Tupelo where his father relocated Gravlee Lumber Co. which was...
Betty Hayes
December 11, 2010
Tupelo--Betty Shepherd Hayes, 79, of Tupelo, departed to eternal glory on Saturday, December 11, 2010. She was born December 2, 1931, to the late Buron Thomas Shepherd and Eufaula Hinson Ross in Tunica, MS. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at the Jefferson Street Chapel of W.E. Pegues. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. at Jonestown...
Georgia Williams
December 9, 2010
Blue Springs - Georgia Williams, 88, died Thursday, December 9, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of Booneville, she was born September 28, 1922, to George Washington Darwin and Blanche Lee Sewell Darwin. In 1943, she graduated from Sherman High School. She worked for Black and White Department Store and also worked in...
Linda Dunn
December 6, 2010
Mooreville - Linda F. Dunn, 60, went home to her Heavenly Father, Monday, December 6, 2010, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born April 13, 1950, to Clyde and Winona Timms Spencer. For 17 years she worked with V.F. Jeanswear where she drove as a team driver with her husband. She...
Nellie Dye
December 6, 2010
Brewer - Nellie Dale Tate Dye, 93, died Monday, December 6, 2010, at Cedars Heathcare Center after an extended illness. A Brewer Community native and longtime resident, she was born February 5, 1917, to John and Pearl Russell Tate. She graduated from Shannon High School and then attended a business school in Verona. She worked for Rockwell International, Delta Trousers...
Nellie
December 6, 2010
Brewer - Nellie Dale Tate Dye, 93, died Monday, December 6, 2010, at Cedars Heathcare Center after an extended illness. A Brewer Community native and longtime resident, she was born February 5, 1917, to John and Pearl Russell Tate. She graduated from Shannon High School and then attended a business school in Verona. She worked for Rockwell International, Delta Trousers...
Helen Turner
December 6, 2010
Tupelo - Helen Elizabeth Keirle Turner, 100, died Monday, December 6, 2010, at Green Houses At Traceway. She was born January 12, 2010 in Bunker Hill, IL. The daughter of Frank and Annie May Younger Keirle, she graduated as a registered nurse in 1931, from the Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing in St. Louis, Mo. She married Dr. J.D. Turner...
Eva Mae Foster
December 4, 2010
Tupelo - Eva Mae Foster, 87, died Saturday, December 4, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Lee County on May 13, 1923 to James Sump and Myrtle Hall Wheeler. She was a faithful and dedicated member of Unity Presbyterian Church where she served as a Sunday School Teacher for many years. She loved quilting, flowers...
Tim Holt
December 4, 2010
Mooreville - Tim Holt, 81, died Saturday, December 4, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. A Canton, Ohio native, he was born September 10, 1929 to Dale and Hazel Cobb Holt. He was a Baptist. He retired as Chief Master Sergeant from the United States Air Force after 24 years of service. He also retired after 20 years of...
Kathleen Williams
December 4, 2010
Palmetto Community Kathleen Kat Williams, 78, died Saturday, December 4, 2010, at her residence after a sudden illness. A native Itawamba County, she was born September 25, 1932 to McGee and Winnie Walton Unfress. She was retired as Personal Manager of Hunter Sadlers. She loved her family, traveling and camping and especailly loved to visit Mt. View Arkansas. She was...
Eva Foster
December 4, 2010
Tupelo - Eva Mae Foster, 87, died Saturday, December 4, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Lee County on May 13, 1923 to James Sump and Myrtle Hall Wheeler. She was a faithful and dedicated member of Unity Presbyterian Church where she served as a Sunday School Teacher for many years. She loved quilting, flowers...
Kathleen
December 4, 2010
Palmetto Community Kathleen Kat Williams, 78, died Saturday, December 4, 2010, at her residence after a sudden illness. A native Itawamba County, she was born September 25, 1932 to McGee and Winnie Walton Unfress. She was retired as Personal Manager of Hunter Sadlers. She loved her family, traveling and camping and especailly loved to visit Mt. View Arkansas. She was...
Beulah Thompson
December 3, 2010
Tupelo Beulah Walker Thompson, 90, was called home to be with the Lord December 3, 2010, at the Leeper House in the Green House Community, after a lengthy illness. A native of Artesia, Mississippi, she was born May 7, 1920, to Henry and Ruby Walker. She was a beautician for several years on West main Street and Central Avenue. She...
Sandy Taylor Balty
December 3, 2010
Tupelo - Sandy Taylor Balty, 65, died Friday, December 3, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born January 14, 1945 in Tupelo to Lowell Putch Taylor and Sue Lollar Taylor. She was a member of Harrisburg Baptist Church. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at The Jefferson Street Chapel of W. E. Pegues with...
Sandy Balty
December 3, 2010
Tupelo - Sandy Taylor Balty, 65, died Friday, December 3, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born January 14, 1945 in Tupelo to Lowell Putch Taylor and Sue Lollar Taylor. She was a member of Harrisburg Baptist Church. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at The Jefferson Street Chapel of W. E. Pegues with...
Patsy Ledbetter
November 30, 2010
Blue Springs - Patsy Ann Hawkins Creely Ledbetter, 75, died Tuesday, November 30, 2010, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born September 12, 1935, in the Bigbee Community to Robert Carl and Lucien Johnson Hawkins. A graduate of Amory High School, she was a member of the band drum corp. Earlier in life, she worked for the...
Patsy Ann Ledbetter
November 30, 2010
Blue Springs - Patsy Ann Hawkins Creely Ledbetter, 75, died Tuesday, November 30, 2010, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born September 12, 1935, in the Bigbee Community to Robert Carl and Lucien Johnson Hawkins. A graduate of Amory High School, she was a member of the band drum corp. Earlier in life, she worked for the...
Quina Foster
November 29, 2010
Tupelo - Quina Mae Foster, 83, died Monday, November 29, 2010, at her home. A Tishomingo County native, she was born September 22, 1927, to Raymond Davis Collier and Verlon Bostick Collier. She was a 1945 graduate of Plantersville High School. She married Bill Foster April 27, 1946, who died January 7, 2010. She worked for Reed Manufacturing and retired...
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