OBITUARIES
Blanche Roper
August 3, 2010
Belden - Blanche Young Roper, 82, died Tuesday, August 3, 2010, at Rosewood Residence after an extended illness. She was born October 17, 1927, to Tommy and Luna Young. She grew up in the Unity Community of Lee County and graduated from Saltillo High School. She lived in the Belden Community for the past 50 years and was a longtime...
Mary Kathryn Johns
July 31, 2010
SHERMAN Mary Kathryn Goughnour Johns, 85, died July 31, 2010, at her home in Sherman after a brief illness. She was a retired seamstress for the furniture business for over 30 years. She was born in the state of Idaho in the year of 1925 and was raised in Kansas by John and Alice Goughnour. She had lived in Sherman...
Mary Johns
July 31, 2010
SHERMAN Mary Kathryn Goughnour Johns, 85, died July 31, 2010, at her home in Sherman after a brief illness. She was a retired seamstress for the furniture business for over 30 years. She was born in the state of Idaho in the year of 1925 and was raised in Kansas by John and Alice Goughnour. She had lived in Sherman...
Lucy Hardin
July 29, 2010
Oak Hill - Nola Lucille Lucy Hardin, 79, died Thursday, July 29, 2010, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, she was born November 9, 1930, to William Clarence and Nola Mae Adderholt Cantrell. She was a retired sales representative for Aflac Insurance Company after 26 years of employment. She took...
Cecil Spearman
July 29, 2010
Shannon - Cecil Edward Spearman, 91, died Thursday, July 29, 2010, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks after an extended illness. A native of Itawamba County, he was born January 17, 1918 to Oscar and Maude Sanderson Spearman. He was retired from Air Cap Industries after 30 years of service as a mechanic. A US Army veteran of World War...
Maxine Harris
July 25, 2010
Tupelo - Maxine Miller Harris, 85, died Sunday, July 25, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Prentiss County native, she was born November 29, 1924 to Earl and Lorena Ryan Ray. She worked many years as a fashion coordinator in ladies apparel for several Tupelo stores. She was a member of the American Legion...
Maxine Miller Harris
July 25, 2010
Tupelo - Maxine Miller Harris, 85, died Sunday, July 25, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Prentiss County native, she was born November 29, 1924 to Earl and Lorena Ryan Ray. She worked many years as a fashion coordinator in ladies apparel for several Tupelo stores. She was a member of the American Legion...
Roy
July 24, 2010
Tupelo - Roy Lawrence Raper, 94, died Saturday, July 24, 2010, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born August 4, 1915 in the Unity Community, east of Saltillo, to Dexter and Fannie Horton Raper. He was a longtime resident of Lee County, living in the Mt. Vernon Community and Tupelo. He retired from Blue Bell after 20 years...
Roy Raper
July 24, 2010
Tupelo - Roy Lawrence Raper, 94, died Saturday, July 24, 2010, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born August 4, 1915 in the Unity Community, east of Saltillo, to Dexter and Fannie Horton Raper. He was a longtime resident of Lee County, living in the Mt. Vernon Community and Tupelo. He retired from Blue Bell after 20 years...
Andy Pearson
July 23, 2010
Tupelo - Andy Pearson, Sr., 82, died Friday, July 23, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. A native of Clarksdale, he was born October 28, 1927, to William Joseph and Alice Virginia Fowler Pearson. He graduated from Clarksdale High School and then attended Delta State University. He lived in Tupelo the past 40 years. He was a loving father...
Andy Pearson, Sr.
July 23, 2010
Tupelo - Andy Pearson, Sr., 82, died Friday, July 23, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. A native of Clarksdale, he was born October 28, 1927, to William Joseph and Alice Virginia Fowler Pearson. He graduated from Clarksdale High School and then attended Delta State University. He lived in Tupelo the past 40 years. He was a loving father...
Joseph
July 21, 2010
Tupelo - Joseph Joe Burns, 42, died Wednesday, July 21, 2010. A Tupelo native, he was born February 3, 1968. He worked as a carpenter. He enjoyed sports and being outdoors. Most of all, he loved his chidlren and his mother. Services will be 3 p.m. Friday at The Saltillo Chapel of W.E. Pegues. Survivors include his mother, Jean of...
Joseph " Joe " Burns
July 21, 2010
Tupelo - Joseph Joe Burns, 42, died Wednesday, July 21, 2010. A Tupelo native, he was born February 3, 1968. He worked as a carpenter. He enjoyed sports and being outdoors. Most of all, he loved his chidlren and his mother. Services will be 3 p.m. Friday at The Saltillo Chapel of W.E. Pegues. Survivors include his mother, Jean of...
Graham Weant
July 20, 2010
Tupelo - Graham Haywood Weant, 93, died Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at Avonlea Assisted Living after living a wonderful and full life. He was born August 8, 1916 in Salisbury, North Carolina to John Alexander and Annie Elizabeth Shoaf Weant. He studied music at Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina and The University of Miami. He was a long-time employee...
Graham H. Weant
July 20, 2010
Tupelo - Graham Haywood Weant, 93, died Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at Avonlea Assisted Living after living a wonderful and full life. He was born August 8, 1916 in Salisbury, North Carolina to John Alexander and Annie Elizabeth Shoaf Weant. He studied music at Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina and The University of Miami. He was a long-time employee...
Joyce Baughman
July 18, 2010
Plantersville - Gloria Joyce Baughman, 64, died Sunday, July 18, 2010, at her daughters residence after a lengthy illness. She was born July 22, 1945, in Illinois, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eca. She loved her family, especially her grandchildren. One of the things she liked to do was cook. She was a member of Richmond Pentecostal Church. Services will...
Thomas
July 17, 2010
Memphis - Thomas Wayne Tom Fly, 54, died Saturday, July 17, 2010, at the Memphis V.A. Medical Center after a sudden illness. A native of Amory, he was born February 14, 1956 to Alvin and Earline Baker Fly. In 1972, he graduated from Shannon High School and later earned a degree in photography at New Mexico College in Albuquerque. He...
Thomas Fly
July 17, 2010
Memphis - Thomas Wayne Tom Fly, 54, died Saturday, July 17, 2010, at the Memphis V.A. Medical Center after a sudden illness. A native of Amory, he was born February 14, 1956 to Alvin and Earline Baker Fly. In 1972, he graduated from Shannon High School and later earned a degree in photography at New Mexico College in Albuquerque. He...
Emma Stanford
July 17, 2010
Bartlett, Tennessee- Emma Elizabeth Holloway Stanford, 88, died Saturday, July 17, 2010, at her residence after an extended illness. A native of Itawamba County, she was born August 25, 1921 to William Riley and Mattie Pugh Holloway. She was a retired employee of Baptist Hospital. She loved her family, her church and working in her flower garden. She was a...
Murray Warren
July 17, 2010
Tupelo - Sgt. 1st Class Murray Doc Warren Retired, 84, died Saturday, July 17, 2010, at Graceland Care Center (New Albany) after a short illness. A Pontotoc County native, he was born April 13, 1926 to Joseph E. and Mary Emma Harrison Warren and lived all his life in Tupelo. He was a United States Army veteran of World War...
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