OBITUARIES
Ethelda Nail
November 4, 2009
Tupelo - Ethelda Phillips Nail, 85, died Wednesday, November 4, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born July 1, 1924, in Rome, Miss., the daughter of Vester and Leona Benson Phillips. She grew up in Grenada County and married Kenneth Nail on November 19, 1942. He preceded her in death April 7, 2004....
Brenda Phipps
November 4, 2009
Mooreville - Brenda Loveless Phipps, 68, died Wednesday, November 4, 2009, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, she was born October 9, 1941, to Robert D.and Mary Ruth McCarty Loveless. She graduated from Tupelo High School in 1960. She worked for the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal in advertising sales...
Linda Pickens
November 4, 2009
Tupelo - Linda J. Pickens, 64, died Wednesday, November 4, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born February 13, 1945 to Rev. Elmer J. and Juanita Ross Bailey. Raised in Grenada, she worked for the Daily Star in Grenada for several years. She had lived in Tupelo the past 13 years. She enjoyed...
Willene Hester
November 3, 2009
Tupelo - Willene Hester, 80, died Tuesday, November 3, 2009, at her residence after an extended illness. A Shannon native and longtime resident of east Tupelo, she was born March 4, 1929, to George Rutherford and Cora Mae Dodson Mobley. In 1947, she graduated from Shannon High School. She married Daniel Lex Hester December 25, 1951. She was a member...
Edward Dee
November 2, 2009
Tater Hills- Edward Dee "Ed" Webb, 56, died Monday, November 2, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of Dearborne, Michigan, he was born December 24, 1952 to Elmer D. and Bettye Wilmoth Webb. He was a U.S. Marine Corp veteran, serving in the Vietnam War. Following his career in the Marines, he was...
Edward Dee " Ed " Webb
November 2, 2009
Tater Hills- Edward Dee "Ed" Webb, 56, died Monday, November 2, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of Dearborne, Michigan, he was born December 24, 1952 to Elmer D. and Bettye Wilmoth Webb. He was a U.S. Marine Corp veteran, serving in the Vietnam War. Following his career in the Marines, he was...
Danny H. Putt
November 1, 2009
Saltillo - Danny Hale Putt, 64, died Sunday, November 1, 2009, at his home after an extended illness. A Baldwyn native and longtime Saltillo resident, he was born June 3, 1945, to George Washington and Mary Elizabeth Harville Putt. He was a graduate of Saltillo High School and the owner of Danny Putt Construction Company. He was a six year...
James Weathers
November 1, 2009
Tupelo " James Dudley Weathers, 84, died Sunday, November 1, 2009, at the Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. Born July 12, 1925, he was a lifelong resident of Lee County and a longtime member of Harrisburg Baptist Church. In 1958 he founded Weathers Auto Supply, which he owned and operated for forty years. He expanded the Tupelo location...
Danny Putt
November 1, 2009
Saltillo - Danny Hale Putt, 64, died Sunday, November 1, 2009, at his home after an extended illness. A Baldwyn native and longtime Saltillo resident, he was born June 3, 1945, to George Washington and Mary Elizabeth Harville Putt. He was a graduate of Saltillo High School and the owner of Danny Putt Construction Company. He was a six year...
James Nelson
October 27, 2009
JAMES L. NELSON Olive BranchJames L. Nelson, 80, died Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at The Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo after a short illness. A native of Berry, Alabama, he was born March 7, 1929, to the late Thomas Howard Nelson and Mary Ida Patton Nelson. He was a resident of Tupelo and had lived in Olive Branch for the...
John Westmoreland
October 27, 2009
Richmond - John Reed Westmoreland, 83, died Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at his home in the Richmond Community after an extended illness. A Lee County native, he was born November 21, 1925, to Robbie and Dorothy Westmoreland. He was married to Charlie Mae Umfress for over sixty years. He retired from the Navy and began a career in farming and...
John Reed Westmoreland
October 27, 2009
Richmond - John Reed Westmoreland, 83, died Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at his home in the Richmond Community after an extended illness. A Lee County native, he was born November 21, 1925, to Robbie and Dorothy Westmoreland. He was married to Charlie Mae Umfress for over sixty years. He retired from the Navy and began a career in farming and...
Stella Clark
October 23, 2009
PONTOTOC " Stella Clark, 83, died Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, at her daughters residence in Pontotoc after a lengthy illness. She was born to Dow Ramey and Dora Rhymes Ramey in McHaria, Texas, and had lived in Nettleton most of her life until moving to her daughters about eight years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of the...
Mildred Barrett
October 22, 2009
Tupelo - Mildred Elizabeth Forsythe Barrett, 89, died Thursday, October 22, 2009, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born April 24, 1920 in Corinth to Robert Lee and Ella Maude McCool Forsythe. She worked as an administrative assistant for Kellum's Clinic for several years and later worked as administrative assistant for One DeVille Apartment Complex, from which...
Charles Lauderdale
October 22, 2009
Tupelo - Charles Edward"Unc" Lauderdale, 66, died Thursday, October 22, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Prentiss County native, he was born February 23, 1943 to Donnie Lee and Edna Evelyn Stell Lauderdale. He worked for Glenn Hester Construction Company for many years and also worked for Mid-South Packing Company, PennSylvania Tire Company and...
Trey Ferguson
October 21, 2009
Becker - Trey Eddie Ferguson, 16, died Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at his residence after a sudden illness. He was born February 20, 1993 in Tupelo, the son of Don Ferguson and Neisha Crawford Ferguson. He was previously a member of the New Albany Football Team. He was currently a sophomore at Hatley High School. He loved playing his guitar,...
Addie Thompson
October 20, 2009
Auburn - Addie Lee Mills Thompson, 101, died Tuesday, October 20, 2009, at North Mississippi Medical Center of Pontotoc after an extended illness. She was born November 1, 1907 in Chickasaw County to John Rufus and Sallie Lee Magness Mills. She lived the majority of her life in the Auburn and Saltillo areas, but had lived at Graceland Nursing Home...
Everett Cox
October 19, 2009
Saltillo - Everett Wilder Cox, 93, died Monday, October 19, 2009, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. He was born February 22, 1916, in Lee County to Redman A. and Hettie Chism Cox. He was the owner of a radio and TV repair business. He enjoyed playing the guitar, vegetable and flower gardening, and spending time with...
Everett
October 19, 2009
Saltillo - Everett Wilder Cox, 93, died Monday, October 19, 2009, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. He was born February 22, 1916, in Lee County to Redman A. and Hettie Chism Cox. He was the owner of a radio and TV repair business. He enjoyed playing the guitar, vegetable and flower gardening, and spending time with...
Kathryn Ellis
October 19, 2009
Tupelo - Mary Kathryn Ellis, 77, died Monday, October 19, 2009, at her residence after an extended illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, she was born March 16, 1932 to Noel and Alma Brown Webb. She was the widow of Jack Ellis and they were owners of Ellis Upholstery. As a homemaker, she enjoyed spending time with her...
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