OBITUARIES
Rebecca Carter
August 31, 2010
REBECCA JACKSON CARTER, age 96, went to her heavenly home on August 31, 2010. She was born on October 26, 1913 in Tupelo, Mississippi to Albert Harrison Jackson and Mary McCord Jackson, the first of their 8 children. When Rebecca was 12 years old, she was run over by a car, which broke her back and kept her in the...
Billy Joe Yant
August 30, 2010
West Helena, Ark. - Billy Joe (BJ) Yant, 30, died Monday, August 30, 2010, in West Helena Ark. A Tupelo native, he was born September 1, 1979, to Billy Wilson and Andria Diane Presley Yant. He grew up in Verona and lived there until moving to West Helena, Ark. five years ago. He served as a former certified member of...
Billy Yant
August 30, 2010
West Helena, Ark. - Billy Joe (BJ) Yant, 30, died Monday, August 30, 2010, in West Helena Ark. A Tupelo native, he was born September 1, 1979, to Billy Wilson and Andria Diane Presley Yant. He grew up in Verona and lived there until moving to West Helena, Ark. five years ago. He served as a former certified member of...
Suzanne Fowler
August 29, 2010
Mooreville - Suzanne Fowler, 42, died Sunday, August 29, 2010, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Mooreville, she was born October 30, 1967 to Gither Odell and Rachel Inez Hatley Elliott. She worked over 12 years with the North Mississippi Regional Center, Briar Ridge Community Home in Nettleton as a staff supervisor....
Robert Wester
August 28, 2010
Tupelo - Robert Wester, 84, died Friday, August 28, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Pontotoc native, he was born August 26, 1926 to Henry and Ella Mae Davis Wester. He served in the United States Army from 1945 to 1946 in the South Pacific Theater. For 40 years he worked for Tupelo Water...
Madge Crone
August 27, 2010
Tupelo - Madelyn (Madge) Romona Byerly Crone, 81, died Friday, August 27, 2010, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks after an extended illness. A native of Perrysville, Ohio, she was born February 1, 1929 to Chester and Nellie Freeman Byerly. She was a graduate of Lucas High School in Lucas, Ohio, and was valedictorian of her senior class. She worked...
Faye Taylor
August 27, 2010
Tupelo - Faye Taylor, 88, died Thursday, August 26, 2010, surrounded by her family at her residence after a brief illness. A native of Troy, she was born August 22, 1922 to J.W. and Cynthia Eddington. Throughout her life, she worked as a waitress, but her life's calling was taking care of her home. She lived half of her adult...
Kenneth Stevens
August 26, 2010
Tupelo - Kenneth Stevens, 71, died Thursday, August 26, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, he was born July 7, 1939 to Cecil Leo and Ruby Opal Davenport Stevens. He was a longtime employee for Pennsylvania Tire and then worked as a horse trainer. He loved working with his...
Faye Curbow
August 26, 2010
Auburn - Faye Curbow, 84, died Thursday, August 26, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Lee County native and longtime resident of the Auburn Community, she was born March 10, 1926, to William Arthur and Edith Evelyn Davis Dickerson. She was a pastors wife and homemaker who loved taking care of her family. She...
Sue Martin
August 26, 2010
Tupelo - Sue Martin, 93, died Friday, August 27, 2010, at her daughter's residence after a brief illness. A Saltillo native, she was born January 23, 1917 to Wiley and Willie Davis Johnson. She worked 25 years as a supervisor for Purnell's Pride. She enjoyed working puzzle books, playing shuffleboard and card games with her friends at Traceway. She was...
Ruth Rumery
August 22, 2010
Tupelo - Ruth R. Rumery, 93, died Sunday, August 22, 2010, at Cedars Heathcare Center after a brief illness. A native Litchfield, Nebraska, she was born June 22, 1917, to Harve and Ora Brogden Lang. She graduated from Litchfield High School and then attended business school and nursing school. She worked as a bookkeeper for Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric company...
Robert Breedlove
August 21, 2010
Tupelo - Robert Allen "Bob" Breedlove Sr., 73, died Saturday, August 21, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in Tupelo September 22, 1936 to Carlton Eugene (C.E.) and Lillie Myrtle Heath Breedlove. He was a retired office machinery technician and served as a member of the U.S. Army reserve. He was a...
Robert Breedlove Sr.
August 21, 2010
Tupelo - Robert Allen "Bob" Breedlove Sr., 73, died Saturday, August 21, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in Tupelo September 22, 1936 to Carlton Eugene (C.E.) and Lillie Myrtle Heath Breedlove. He was a retired office machinery technician and served as a member of the U.S. Army reserve. He was a...
Sarah Berryhill
August 20, 2010
Nettleton - Sarah Berryhill, 62, died Friday, August 20, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born January 29, 1948, to John Hubert and Verna Mae Millwood Berryhill. She worked as a Seamstress for Bryant Manufacturing. A longtime resident of Nettleton since 1975, she enjoyed working puzzles, crocheting, and watching Food...
Tina Bickerstaff
August 19, 2010
Tupelo - Tina Bickerstaff, 49, died Thursday, August 19, 2010, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born March 17, 1961 to Allen and Margaret Ward Bickerstaff. She worked for Hancock Industries for several years and was most recently employed at North Mississippi Medical Center as a sterile technician. She enjoyed reading, flowers,...
James Miller
August 19, 2010
Tupelo - James H. Miller, 75, died Thursday, August 19, 2010, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Saltillo native, he was born August 4, 1935, to James S. and Ruby Elizabeth Bradley Miller. He worked as a salesman for Wonder Bread for 40 years, retiring in 1998. He was recognized as a dedicated employee, passionate about...
Robert Sullins
August 16, 2010
Pontotoc - Robert Ernest"Ernie" Sullins, 71, died Monday, August 16, 2010, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. He was born in Tupelo October 12, 1938, to Lee Roy and Ester Spencer Sullins. He worked as an industrial painter for many years. A longtime resident of Pontotoc, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and gardening. He was a member of...
Ruby Clemons Gregory
August 15, 2010
Tupelo Ruby Christine Sanders Clemons Gregory, 81, died Sunday, August 15, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born September 8, 1928 to Percy Clark and Ora Clyde Sanders. She was a member of West Jackson Street Baptist Church. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at Shiloh Baptist Church in East Lafayette County with Rev....
Ruby Gregory
August 15, 2010
Tupelo Ruby Christine Sanders Clemons Gregory, 81, died Sunday, August 15, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born September 8, 1928 to Percy Clark and Ora Clyde Sanders. She was a member of West Jackson Street Baptist Church. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at Shiloh Baptist Church in East Lafayette County with Rev....
Victor Morgan
August 14, 2010
Tupelo - Victor Morgan, 87, died Saturday, August 14, 2010, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks after an extended illness. He was born November 13, 1922 in Choctaw County to John and Lula Booth Morgan. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the United States Army. He lived the last 58 years in Tupelo. He was a...
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