OBITUARIES

James

James

March 12, 2010

Tupelo - James Larry McCarter, 67, died Friday, March 12, 2010, at his residence in the Macedonia Community. He was born November 25, 1942 to Benjamin F. and Robbie Ellen Gambrell McCarter. He was a life-long resident of the Macedonia Community. He graduated from Sherman High School and was a graduate of Mohler Barber College in Memphis Tennessee. He served...

Dot Horrell

Dot Horrell

March 6, 2010

Saltillo- Dorothy Freida Dot Horrell, 69, died Saturday, March 6, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Chicago native, she was born May 3, 1940 to Herman R. and Mildred L. Braun Geisler. She lived a good portion of her life in Lagrange, Indiana and was married to Eugene Richard Horrell who preceded her in...

Viola S. Wilson

Viola S. Wilson

March 6, 2010

VIOLA S. WILSON Water Valley - Viola S. Wilson, 88, died Saturday, March 6, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford after a lengthy illness. A Marshall County native, she was born October 10, 1921 to Jace and Fannie Lou Betts Wilson. She had lived a number of years in Verona and Water Valley. Retired after many years as a...

Viola Wilson

Viola Wilson

March 6, 2010

VIOLA S. WILSON Water Valley - Viola S. Wilson, 88, died Saturday, March 6, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford after a lengthy illness. A Marshall County native, she was born October 10, 1921 to Jace and Fannie Lou Betts Wilson. She had lived a number of years in Verona and Water Valley. Retired after many years as a...

James Hutcheson

James Hutcheson

March 5, 2010

JAMES A. HUTCHESON Plantersville - James Andrew Hutcheson, 75, died Friday, March 5, 2010, at Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Union County native, he was born November 19, 1934 to Wesley Earl and Emmaline Wages Hutcheson. He was married for 42 years to Joyce Hutcheson who preceded him in death November 22, 1995. He was Retired from...

James A. Hutcheson

James A. Hutcheson

March 5, 2010

JAMES A. HUTCHESON Plantersville - James Andrew Hutcheson, 75, died Friday, March 5, 2010, at Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Union County native, he was born November 19, 1934 to Wesley Earl and Emmaline Wages Hutcheson. He was married for 42 years to Joyce Hutcheson who preceded him in death November 22, 1995. He was Retired from...

Helen Searles

Helen Searles

March 4, 2010

TupeloHelen Searles, formerly of Chicago, died Thursday, March 04, 2010, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors.

Frances West

Frances West

March 2, 2010

Tupelo - Frances Virginia ONeal West, 86, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Tupelo native and longtime resident, she was born September 17, 1923, to John Patrick and Lottie Dugard O'Neal. She was a graduate of East Tupelo High School and was married to Herman E. West. She was a member...

Mozell West

Mozell West

March 1, 2010

Brewer - Mozell M. West, 89, died Monday, March 1, 2010, at the Floy Dyer Manor in Houston after a brief illness. A Prentiss County native, she was born June 21, 1920, to Carl and Bertha George Hare. She had lived in the Brewer community for many years. She was retired from Reed Manufacturing after 30 years of service, then...

Mary C. Wright

Mary C. Wright

February 23, 2010

Tupelo - Mary Christine Vance Wright, 81, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at Avonlea Assisted Living after an extended illness. A native of Chickasaw County, she was born October 28, 1928, to Frank B. and Elizabeth Walls Vance. She worked as the office manager and optometry assistant for Dr. W.M. "Dub" Dickerson and Dr. Bill Dickerson for many years. She...

William Putt

William Putt

February 23, 2010

Saltillo - William Cleveland Putt, 88, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at the Sunshine Rest Home in Pontotoc after an extended illness. A Saltillo native and lifelong resident, he was born November 17, 1921, to Elmore and Mary Archibald Putt. He was retired from the City of Tupelo Maintenance Shop and a US Army veteran of World War II. He...

William Cleveland Putt

William Cleveland Putt

February 23, 2010

Saltillo - William Cleveland Putt, 88, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at the Sunshine Rest Home in Pontotoc after an extended illness. A Saltillo native and lifelong resident, he was born November 17, 1921, to Elmore and Mary Archibald Putt. He was retired from the City of Tupelo Maintenance Shop and a US Army veteran of World War II. He...

Mary Wright

Mary Wright

February 23, 2010

Tupelo - Mary Christine Vance Wright, 81, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at Avonlea Assisted Living after an extended illness. A native of Chickasaw County, she was born October 28, 1928, to Frank B. and Elizabeth Walls Vance. She worked as the office manager and optometry assistant for Dr. W.M. "Dub" Dickerson and Dr. Bill Dickerson for many years. She...

Annis Pettigrew

Annis Pettigrew

February 20, 2010

Tupelo - Annis L. Pettigrew, 97, died Saturday, February 20, 2010, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks after a short illness. A Nettleton native, she was born May 23, 1912 to Bruce and Maggie Coggins Young. She was married to Curtis Pettigrew who preceded her in death April 17, 1994. She was retired after many years with the Nettleton Schools...

Larry M. Franks

Larry M. Franks

February 19, 2010

Tupelo - Larry Mooney Franks, 53, died Friday, February 19, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after suffering a stroke on February 5. He was born November 21, 1956 to Cecil Sheffield and Estelle Mooney Franks. He made his home in Tupelo, attending Joyner Elementary and Milam Jr. High School. In his younger days, Larry accepted Jesus Christ as...

Larry Franks

Larry Franks

February 19, 2010

Tupelo - Larry Mooney Franks, 53, died Friday, February 19, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after suffering a stroke on February 5. He was born November 21, 1956 to Cecil Sheffield and Estelle Mooney Franks. He made his home in Tupelo, attending Joyner Elementary and Milam Jr. High School. In his younger days, Larry accepted Jesus Christ as...

Sue Anglin

Sue Anglin

February 16, 2010

Tupelo - Rubye Sue Anglin, 92, died Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Lee County native, she was born February 13, 1918, to George Washington and Clara Christian Jones Easterling. She graduated from Sherman High School and then attended Grenada College, Delta State University and Mississippi State University where she graduated...

Erma Pope

Erma Pope

February 16, 2010

Tupelo - Erma Lee Pope, 101, died Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Sherman native, she was born February 12, 1909 to Samuel Presley and Willie McCarty Caldwell. She was retired from Joyner Fields in Sherman, an active member of Sherman Baptist Church for over 88 years and was the oldest...

Erma L. Pope

Erma L. Pope

February 16, 2010

Tupelo - Erma Lee Pope, 101, died Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Sherman native, she was born February 12, 1909 to Samuel Presley and Willie McCarty Caldwell. She was retired from Joyner Fields in Sherman, an active member of Sherman Baptist Church for over 88 years and was the oldest...

Robert L.

Robert L.

February 15, 2010

Saltillo- Robert Bobby L. Sandlin, 62, died Monday, February 15, 2010, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after complications from a minor surgery. He was a retired construction worker, avid gardener, fisherman and beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend. He was a member of Bethany Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Saltillo Chapel of W.E....