OBITUARIES
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...
Walter Markham, Jr.
August 14, 2010
Old Union Community - Walter (Junior) Markham, 78, died Saturday, August 14, 2010, at Residence after an extended illness. A Lee County native, he was born February 5, 1932 to Walter and Estelle Spearman Markham. He was retired from B & B Concrete after 34 years of service as a truck driver. He loved his family, enjoyed gardening, yard work,...
Walter Markham
August 14, 2010
Old Union Community - Walter (Junior) Markham, 78, died Saturday, August 14, 2010, at Residence after an extended illness. A Lee County native, he was born February 5, 1932 to Walter and Estelle Spearman Markham. He was retired from B & B Concrete after 34 years of service as a truck driver. He loved his family, enjoyed gardening, yard work,...
Jake Kelley
August 12, 2010
Mooreville Jake Jakie Kelley,Jr., 70, died Thursday, August 12, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a short illness. A Savannah, Tennessee native, he was born March 21, 1940 to Jake and Daisy Bell Hatley Kelley. He had recently moved to East Tupelo but had lived the last 10 years prior in Mooreville and previous to that he lived...
Jimmy Ellis
August 11, 2010
Saltillo - James Martin Jimmy Ellis, 65, died Wednesday, August 11, 2010, at his residence after an extended illness. A Lee County native, he was born August 22, 1944 to William Maynard and Louella Stovall Ellis. He worked as a salesman with Valenite for over 20 years and was recently employed as a store manager with Litco on Gloster for...
Charlene McKnatt
August 10, 2010
Fulton - Charlene McKnatt, 70, died Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at The Courtyard Nursing Center after an extended illness. A native of Guntown, she was born October 10, 1939 to George Washington and Otis Lee Nichols Raburn. She worked for many years at Woolco Department Store. She enjoyed eating at Dixie Creek, taking care of others and making people happy....
James Smith
August 10, 2010
Pontotoc - James Robert Smith, Sr., 69, passed peacefully away, Tuesday, August 10, 2010, into the arms of the Lord. Mr. Lonnie and Mrs. Lou Rebecca Smith brought James into the world, April 13, 1941. He was a member of West Main Church of Christ in Tupelo. James had become a treasured friend and brothers to many at church. Many...
James R. Smith, Sr.
August 10, 2010
Pontotoc - James Robert Smith, Sr., 69, passed peacefully away, Tuesday, August 10, 2010, into the arms of the Lord. Mr. Lonnie and Mrs. Lou Rebecca Smith brought James into the world, April 13, 1941. He was a member of West Main Church of Christ in Tupelo. James had become a treasured friend and brothers to many at church. Many...
Gladys Coggins
August 9, 2010
Saltillo - Gladys Coggins, 80, died Monday, August 9, 2010, at Baldwyn Nursing Facility after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born September 8, 1929. The widow of James Bill Coggins, she was a homemaker and enjoyed flowers, gardening, quilting and cooking. She loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and the special time she spent with them. She...
Willa Cleveland Hickman
August 8, 2010
Franklin, Tenn. - Willa Cleveland Hickman, 92, died Sunday, August 8, 2010, at a nursing facility in Franklin, Tenn. after an extended illness. A Ratliff native, she was born November 22, 1917 to Dr. William H. and Mabel Compton Cleveland. The daughter of a family doctor, she was raised in Tupelo and other locations in Mississippi and lived in the...
Willa Hickman
August 8, 2010
Franklin, Tenn. - Willa Cleveland Hickman, 92, died Sunday, August 8, 2010, at a nursing facility in Franklin, Tenn. after an extended illness. A Ratliff native, she was born November 22, 1917 to Dr. William H. and Mabel Compton Cleveland. The daughter of a family doctor, she was raised in Tupelo and other locations in Mississippi and lived in the...
Martha Ann Logan
August 4, 2010
Belden - Martha Ann Logan, 71, died Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at her residence. A Tupelo native, she was born March 3, 1939 to Burnell H. and Lurlyne Creeley Wade. She was a graduate of Tupelo High School, class of 1957. After attending Mississippi College for Women for several years, she moved to Northern Virginia to take a position on...
Martha Logan
August 4, 2010
Belden - Martha Ann Logan, 71, died Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at her residence. A Tupelo native, she was born March 3, 1939 to Burnell H. and Lurlyne Creeley Wade. She was a graduate of Tupelo High School, class of 1957. After attending Mississippi College for Women for several years, she moved to Northern Virginia to take a position on...
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