OBITUARIES

Martha Reed

Martha Reed

December 12, 2009

Tupelo - Martha Ann Reed, 68, died Saturday, December 12, 2009, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, she was born April 21, 1941, to the late Robert P. and Katie Ruth Gentry Reed. She was a 1960 graduate of Tupelo High School. Earlier in her life, she worked for Reed Manufacturing...

Martha Ann Reed

Martha Ann Reed

December 12, 2009

Tupelo - Martha Ann Reed, 68, died Saturday, December 12, 2009, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, she was born April 21, 1941, to the late Robert P. and Katie Ruth Gentry Reed. She was a 1960 graduate of Tupelo High School. Earlier in her life, she worked for Reed Manufacturing...

Jack Kahlstorf

Jack Kahlstorf

December 12, 2009

Tupelo " Dr. Jack H. Kahlstorf, 57, died Saturday, December 12, 2009, at Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born in Greenville on January 16, 1952, to Skovel and Frances Brannon Kahlstorf. He attended Greenville High School, where he excelled in academics and athletics. He played varsity tennis and basketball, winning awards for scholarship and individual achievement in tennis. He also...

Dr Jack H. Kahlstorf

Dr Jack H. Kahlstorf

December 12, 2009

Tupelo " Dr. Jack H. Kahlstorf, 57, died Saturday, December 12, 2009, at Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born in Greenville on January 16, 1952, to Skovel and Frances Brannon Kahlstorf. He attended Greenville High School, where he excelled in academics and athletics. He played varsity tennis and basketball, winning awards for scholarship and individual achievement in tennis. He also...

Ray McGarity

Ray McGarity

December 9, 2009

Saltillo - Ray McGarity, 67, died Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at his residence after an extended illness. A native of Reform, Ala., he was born October 25, 1942 to Williie and Mamie Gobar McGarity. He served his country for 32 years, 4 years in the U.S. Navy and was also retired from the National Guard after 28 years of service....

Joe Simpson

Joe Simpson

December 9, 2009

Tupelo - Joe Francis Simpson, Jr., 79, died Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was a longtime resident of Tupelo and was the lst surviving member of his family. his parents were Elizza Smith Simpson and Joe F. Simpson, Sr. of the Eggville Community. Mr. Simpson was a president and salutatorium...

Joe F. Simpson, Jr.

Joe F. Simpson, Jr.

December 9, 2009

Tupelo - Joe Francis Simpson, Jr., 79, died Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was a longtime resident of Tupelo and was the lst surviving member of his family. his parents were Elizza Smith Simpson and Joe F. Simpson, Sr. of the Eggville Community. Mr. Simpson was a president and salutatorium...

Ethel Huffman

Ethel Huffman

December 8, 2009

Tupelo - Ethel Huffman, 88, died Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. She was born November 27, 1921, in Burlison, Tenn. to C.M. and Lillie McMillin Baskin. She made her home in Burlison until 2000 when she moved to Tupelo. She was married to Milton Russell Huffman, a World War II veteran, for...

Daisy White

Daisy White

December 8, 2009

Baldwyn - Daisy Marie White, 92, died Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at her residence after a brief illness. A native of Floral, Ark., she was born October 17, 1917 to Louis and Anna Brannan Brown. She grew up in Floral, Ark. and moved to Oklahoma in a covered wagon in 1921 before returning to Arkansas a few years later. She...

Alexander

Alexander

December 3, 2009

Saltillo - Gene Alexander, 72, died Thursday, December 3, 2009, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born September 18, 1937 to Thomas Bonner and Viola Turner Alexander. He was a life-long resident of Saltillo. For 50 years, he worked as a route salesman for Sunshine Groceries and J J Rogers and Sons Wholesale Groceries....

Gene Alexander

Gene Alexander

December 3, 2009

Saltillo - Gene Alexander, 72, died Thursday, December 3, 2009, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born September 18, 1937 to Thomas Bonner and Viola Turner Alexander. He was a life-long resident of Saltillo. For 50 years, he worked as a route salesman for Sunshine Groceries and J J Rogers and Sons Wholesale Groceries....

Betty Scott

Betty Scott

December 3, 2009

Mantachie - Betty Scott, 70, died Thursday, December 3, 2009, at her residence after an extended illness. A native of Illinois, she was born August 10, 1939 to John and Ethel Hall Powell. She moved to the Tupelo area when she married her husband, Wayne Scott. She lived in Mantachie the past ten years. She worked for Dudie's Diner a...

Michael Thrasher

Michael Thrasher

December 2, 2009

Mantachie - Michael Joe Thrasher, 56, died Wednesday, December 2, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native, he was born October 30, 1953, to the late Rubel and Jewel Mae Dill Thrasher. He was a member of the Pentecostal Church. He loved spending time with his wife and enjoyed animals. Graveside Services...

Jo Watson

Jo Watson

November 27, 2009

Tupelo - Jo Watson, 81, died Friday, November 27, 2009, at Rosewood Residence after an extended illness. A native of Sherman, she was born July 25, 1928 to Hilary and Estelle Alexander Livingston. She owned and operated a beauty shop for serveral years. She married George Watson May 1, 1976. She was manager of Super Sports in the Downtown Mall...

Van Chaney

Van Chaney

November 27, 2009

Tupelo - Van B. Chaney, 78, died Friday, November 27, 2009, at Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. He was born February 10, 1931 in Rosedale, Mississippi to Mary and Van B.Chaney Sr. He married Peggy Galloway on May 29, 1960 in Rosedale in the Presbyterian Church. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and served...

Van B. Chaney

Van B. Chaney

November 27, 2009

Tupelo - Van B. Chaney, 78, died Friday, November 27, 2009, at Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. He was born February 10, 1931 in Rosedale, Mississippi to Mary and Van B.Chaney Sr. He married Peggy Galloway on May 29, 1960 in Rosedale in the Presbyterian Church. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and served...

Imogene Livingston

Imogene Livingston

November 27, 2009

Delaware " Imogene Crump Livingston, 90, died November 27, 2009, in Wilmington, Delaware after a brief illness. Born June 16, 1919, in Blue Springs, MS, she was a graduate of Blue Mountain College. After college graduation, she was a teacher and homemaker. She was the Founding Teacher of Bible Study for Today, which began as a home Bible study in...

Imogene Crump Livingston

Imogene Crump Livingston

November 27, 2009

Delaware " Imogene Crump Livingston, 90, died November 27, 2009, in Wilmington, Delaware after a brief illness. Born June 16, 1919, in Blue Springs, MS, she was a graduate of Blue Mountain College. After college graduation, she was a teacher and homemaker. She was the Founding Teacher of Bible Study for Today, which began as a home Bible study in...

Murray Sanders

Murray Sanders

November 25, 2009

Birmingham Ridge - Murry Edward Sanders, 88, died Wednesday, November 25, 2009, at Baldwyn Nursing Facility after an extended illness. A Lee County native and longtime resident, he was born November 2, 1921 to Harvey and Flora A. Roberts Sanders. He was a proud U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving as a member of the 464th Coastal Artillery...

Robert W.

Robert W.

November 23, 2009

Greenwell Springs, La.--A resident of Greenwell Springs, La. and a native of New Albany, Miss., Robert W. Dub Gafford died at 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. He was 88 and a U.S. Army veteran. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church with Rev. Bill Foley officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. W.E. Pegues...