OBITUARIES
Velora Fowler
December 16, 2010
Shannon - Velora Fowler, 65, died Thursday, December 16, 2010, at her residence in Smithville after an extended illness. She was born November 7, 1945 to William and Ann Culver. She attended Calvary Assembly in Tupelo. She loved gardening, family gatherings, and her grandkids. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, December 18, 2010 at The Jefferson Street Chapel of W....
Gladys Clayton
December 16, 2010
Pensacola, Fla.Gladys Hunt Ballard Clayton died peacefully on December 16, 2010 surrounded by family and friends. She would have been 83 on Dec. 17. She was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Tupelo and Germantown Presbyterian in Germantown, Tenn. Gladys loved life, her needlepoint and bridge. All those who knew her will miss her love, quick wit...
Carolyn Daniels Reaves
December 15, 2010
Carolyn Daniels Reaves went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 in Memphis, Tenn. She was 65. Born in Jackson, Miss., Carolyn moved with her family to Whitehaven, Miss. in 1960. She spent nearly 40 years as a dental hygienist in Whitehaven and Germantown, Tenn. Carolyn is survived by her husband James (Tommy) Reaves of Olive Branch,...
Carolyn Reaves
December 15, 2010
Carolyn Daniels Reaves went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 in Memphis, Tenn. She was 65. Born in Jackson, Miss., Carolyn moved with her family to Whitehaven, Miss. in 1960. She spent nearly 40 years as a dental hygienist in Whitehaven and Germantown, Tenn. Carolyn is survived by her husband James (Tommy) Reaves of Olive Branch,...
Beulah F. Capps
December 13, 2010
Saltillo - Beulah F. Capps, 79, died Monday, December 13, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Nettleton on May 16, 1931 to Bailey and Kate Wright Harlow. She worked for many years at Marshall Durbin. She was a Baptist. She loved to word search and enoyed yard work. She loved to gather with her family...
Beulah Capps
December 13, 2010
Saltillo - Beulah F. Capps, 79, died Monday, December 13, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Nettleton on May 16, 1931 to Bailey and Kate Wright Harlow. She worked for many years at Marshall Durbin. She was a Baptist. She loved to word search and enoyed yard work. She loved to gather with her family...
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...
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