OBITUARIES
Sybil Roper
April 21, 2010
Guntown - Sybil Walters Roper, 86, died Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born April 15, 1924 to Charlie and Nola Hall Van Buskirk. She was retired from North Mississippi Medical Center. Private Graveside Services will be Friday at Fellowship Cemetery with Charles Covington officiating. W. E....
Sybil Walters Roper
April 21, 2010
Guntown - Sybil Walters Roper, 86, died Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born April 15, 1924 to Charlie and Nola Hall Van Buskirk. She was retired from North Mississippi Medical Center. Private Graveside Services will be Friday at Fellowship Cemetery with Charles Covington officiating. W. E....
Jennifer Hand Hood
April 21, 2010
Franklin, North Carolina - Jennifer Leigh Hand Hood, 42, Formerly of Mooreville, died Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at her residence after a sudden illness. A Lee County native, she was born May 30, 1967 to Perry and Linda Hand. She was a 1985 graduate of Mooreville High School, graduated from Itawamba Community College and later went on to Mississippi State...
Jennifer Leigh Hand Hood
April 21, 2010
Franklin, North Carolina - Jennifer Leigh Hand Hood, 42, Formerly of Mooreville, died Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at her residence after a sudden illness. A Lee County native, she was born May 30, 1967 to Perry and Linda Hand. She was a 1985 graduate of Mooreville High School, graduated from Itawamba Community College and later went on to Mississippi State...
Paula Lynn Wood
April 20, 2010
Tupelo - Paula Lynn Wood, 55, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at her residence after a sudden illness. A native of Tunica, she was born January 20, 1955, to Kenneth and Grace Lynn Young Wood. In 1973, she graduated from Tupelo High School. Several years later she received her accounting degree from the University of Mississippi. She worked as an...
Paula Wood
April 20, 2010
Tupelo - Paula Lynn Wood, 55, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at her residence after a sudden illness. A native of Tunica, she was born January 20, 1955, to Kenneth and Grace Lynn Young Wood. In 1973, she graduated from Tupelo High School. Several years later she received her accounting degree from the University of Mississippi. She worked as an...
Mary Nethery
April 18, 2010
Mary Jane Nethery of Tupelo died Sunday, April 18, 2010. Miss Nethery was born in West Point, Mississippi on October 25, 1930. She was the daughter of George William Nethery, Jr. a native of Waco and Frances Tomlison Nethery, originally from Louisville, Mississippi. She had one brother, George Nethery, III. She was graduated from Tupelo High School. Miss Nethery was...
Mary Jane Nethery
April 18, 2010
Mary Jane Nethery of Tupelo died Sunday, April 18, 2010. Miss Nethery was born in West Point, Mississippi on October 25, 1930. She was the daughter of George William Nethery, Jr. a native of Waco and Frances Tomlison Nethery, originally from Louisville, Mississippi. She had one brother, George Nethery, III. She was graduated from Tupelo High School. Miss Nethery was...
Jessie M. Talley Sample
April 17, 2010
Verona - Jessie Mable Talley Sample, 98, transitioned from this world to the next on April 17, 2010, at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo after a long and fruitful life. Services will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 20, at W. E. Pegues Funeral Home, 535 Jefferson St. in Tupelo with the Rev. Richard Robbins officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7...
Eloise Mallette
April 17, 2010
Saltillo - Elizabeth Eloise White Mallette, 70, died Saturday, April 17, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a long illness. She was born in Itawamba County on April 12, 1940. She was raised in Lee County and lived most of her life in Saltillo. She was a retired seamstress and had worked at several local garment factories including...
Jessie Talley Sample
April 17, 2010
Verona - Jessie Mable Talley Sample, 98, transitioned from this world to the next on April 17, 2010, at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo after a long and fruitful life. Services will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 20, at W. E. Pegues Funeral Home, 535 Jefferson St. in Tupelo with the Rev. Richard Robbins officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7...
Lura Durham Julius
April 15, 2010
Baldwyn - Lura Marie Durham Julius, 84, died Thursday, April 15, 2010, at her residence after an extended illness. A native of Marietta, she was born June 19, 1925 to Sine and Nell Barnes Bailey. She was a long time residence of Saltillo and for the last fifteen lived in Baldwyn. She worked for several area garment manufacturing companies as...
Lura Marie Durham Julius
April 15, 2010
Baldwyn - Lura Marie Durham Julius, 84, died Thursday, April 15, 2010, at her residence after an extended illness. A native of Marietta, she was born June 19, 1925 to Sine and Nell Barnes Bailey. She was a long time residence of Saltillo and for the last fifteen lived in Baldwyn. She worked for several area garment manufacturing companies as...
Leeta Knepper
April 14, 2010
Tupelo Leeta Sarah Keys Knepper, 95, died Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at her Residence after an extended illness. A South Dakota native, she was born May 4, 1914 to Daniel Vincent and Mabel Cherry Griffith Styles. Most of her life was lived in Zion, Illinois and was the last of her tribe. She was Retired from Abbott Labs of Chicago,...
Nancy McCollum
April 14, 2010
Shannon - Nancy Jenkins McCollum, 63, died Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at her residence after an extended illness. A native of Cullman County, Ala, she was born August 18, 1946 to Eugene Commodore and Florence Vest Jenkins. She retired in 2008 from Lane Furniture where she worked 17 years. She lived in North Mississippi, primarily in Nettleton and Okolona until...
Leeta Keys Knepper
April 14, 2010
Tupelo Leeta Sarah Keys Knepper, 95, died Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at her Residence after an extended illness. A South Dakota native, she was born May 4, 1914 to Daniel Vincent and Mabel Cherry Griffith Styles. Most of her life was lived in Zion, Illinois and was the last of her tribe. She was Retired from Abbott Labs of Chicago,...
Pearce Tom
April 13, 2010
Auburn - Thomas Dewey Pearce, Jr., 82, died Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at his residence after an extended illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, he was born October 27, 1927 to Thomas Dewey and Mozell Cayson Pearce. He was a 1946 graduate of Mooreville High School. He worked as a mechanic for 38 years and was the owner...
Bob Wright
April 13, 2010
TUPELO Robert F. Bob Wright, 63, died Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, he was born June 2, 1946, to Sally Mae and Frank Wright. He was a graduate of Tupelo High School and a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. After returning home from the war, he...
Pearce
April 13, 2010
Auburn - Thomas Dewey Pearce, Jr., 82, died Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at his residence after an extended illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, he was born October 27, 1927 to Thomas Dewey and Mozell Cayson Pearce. He was a 1946 graduate of Mooreville High School. He worked as a mechanic for 38 years and was the owner...
Lauren L. Groover
April 12, 2010
Tupelo - Lauren L. Groover, 41, died, Monday, April 12, 2010. A Carlsbad, New Mexico native, she was born September 11, 1968 to Billy G. and Beverly K. Hammons. She graduated high school in Leesville, Louisiana she then went on to attend the University of New Mexico. She was an advocate/activist/advisor for children struggling with reading disabilities, dyslexia, and ADD/ADHD....
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