OBITUARIES
Kathryn Benney
September 7, 2010
Tupelo - Mary Kathryn (Kay) Benney, 94, died Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at her residence after a brief illness. A native of Lancaster, Penn., she was born July 28, 1916, to Charley and Grace Metzler Wenditz. She lived in Tupelo the past 50 years. Earlier in life, she was a hall of fame championship bowler and enjoyed assisting physically challenged...
Nell Green
September 7, 2010
Nettleton - Nell Green, 84, died Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at The Meadows in Fulton, after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born November 12, 1925 to Benjamin and Lula Mills Cathcart. She worked over 40 years for Reed Manufacturing in Nettleton, retiring as assistant plant manager. In her earlier years, she enjoyed cooking for her family,...
Agnes Overstreet
September 6, 2010
Tupelo - Agnes Overstreet, 86, died Monday, September 6, 2010, at her sons residence after an extended illness. She was born October 15, 1923, in Greenwood where she was raised. She worked as a secretary for Fikes Insurance Company, Sheffield Insurance, and later for Lawhon Company. Earlier in her life, she liked to fish. She also enjoyed crocheting and other...
Janie Shannon
September 4, 2010
Shannon - Janie Vaughan Shannon, 105, went home to be with the Lord on September 4, 2010 at her home. A lifelong resident of Shannon, she was born July 22, 1905 to Andrew Jackson Vaughan and Addie Seale Vaughan. She was a 1924 graduate of Shannon High School and the oldest member of Shannon First Baptist Church. She was baptized...
Harold Burleson
September 4, 2010
Mooreville - Harold F. Burleson, 88, died Saturday, September 4, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born September 15, 1921 to Otis and Bessie Garmon Burleson. He was a United States Army veteran of World War II stationed at Pearl Harbor. He was a farmer and never lost his love for farming. He...
Keith Smith
September 1, 2010
Saltillo - Keith Noel Smith, 52, known to his friends simply as Jethro, died peacefully in his sleep, Wednesday, September 1, 2010, at his home. Services will be 3:30 p.m. Sunday at The Saltillo Chapel of W.E. Pegues. Burial will be in Prentiss Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his mother, Jewel Bumpers Smith; a brother, Kenny Dek Smith; a sister, Vickie...
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...
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