OBITUARIES
Nona Shumpert
July 23, 2009
Hiram, Ga.Nona Shumpert, 95, died Thursday, July 23, 2009 At Wellstar Paulding Nursing Center in Dallas, Georgia, after a short illness where she lived the past several years. She was born June 14, 1914 in Itawamba County to the late Will and Ada Loden Lindsey. She was married to Robert L. (Shorty) Shumpert August 10, 1946 who died in 1974....
Richard Morgan
July 22, 2009
RICK MORGAN Tupelo - Richard Dean "Rick" Morgan, 45, died Wednesday, July 22, 2009, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, he was born December 1, 1963 to Audie and Barbara Wages Morgan. He was a graduate of Tupelo High School and then attended Itawamba Community College. He worked a number of years as...
Anneliese Davis
July 17, 2009
Tupelo - Anneliese Herz Davis, 80, died Friday, July 17, 2009, at her daughters residence after an extended illness. She was born August 21, 1928, in Wiesbaden, Germany to Karl and Maria Kling Herz. In 1949, she moved to Mississippi, settling in Natchez in 1960, where she raised her family and lived until her health began to decline. She then...
Lucille Tomlinson
July 15, 2009
Tupelo - Lucille Holley Tomlinson, 80, died Wednesday, July 15, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tippah County native, she was born July 28, 1928 to Ezra and Rettie Skinner Holley. She was married for 52 years to Holmes Tomlinson who died March 31, 1998. She and her family lived in numerous states, settling...
Genie Moore
July 11, 2009
TUPELO - Genie Bean Moore, 81, died Saturday, July 11, 2009, at the Home Place in Saltillo after a lengthy illness. She was born to Wiley Holder Bean and Jennie Mae Loden Bean of Itawamba County on Feb. 20, 1928. She and her late husband lived in Tupelo since 1949. An executive secretary and office manager for Sears and Roebuck...
Russell C. Lanphere
July 11, 2009
TUPELO - Russell C. Lanphere, 88, died Saturday, July 11, 2009, at The Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo after a brief illness. He was born Dec. 7, 1920, to Paul Lanphere and Myrtle Dugard Lanphere in Tuscaloosa, Ala., but had lived most of his life in the Tupelo area. He was a retired employee of Mississippi Valley Gas Company, now...
Russell Lanphere
July 11, 2009
TUPELO - Russell C. Lanphere, 88, died Saturday, July 11, 2009, at The Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo after a brief illness. He was born Dec. 7, 1920, to Paul Lanphere and Myrtle Dugard Lanphere in Tuscaloosa, Ala., but had lived most of his life in the Tupelo area. He was a retired employee of Mississippi Valley Gas Company, now...
Moore
July 11, 2009
TUPELO - Genie Bean Moore, 81, died Saturday, July 11, 2009, at the Home Place in Saltillo after a lengthy illness. She was born to Wiley Holder Bean and Jennie Mae Loden Bean of Itawamba County on Feb. 20, 1928. She and her late husband lived in Tupelo since 1949. An executive secretary and office manager for Sears and Roebuck...
Charlene McMasters
July 9, 2009
Shannon - Charlene Hall McMasters, 79, died Thursday, July 9, 2009, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a brief illness. A Verona native, she was born November 17, 1929, to Charles and Elaine Birmingham Hall. She had lived in Shannon over 30 years. She was retired from Action Industries after 18 years of service. She loved fishing and her...
Vernelle Clark
July 6, 2009
Tupelo " Vernelle Lindsey Clark, 92, died Monday, July 6, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born November 27, 1916, in Dennis to Thomas Oscar and Naomi Messer Lindsey. A graduate of Tishomingo High School, she then attended Delta State University and Missisippi State College for Women. A resident of Tupelo since 1946,...
Ronald Mason
July 3, 2009
Belden " Ronald F. Mason, 70, died Friday, July 3, 2009, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a farm accident. A native of Pontotoc County, he was born November 9, 1938 to R. B. and Delora Holcomb Mason. He was a retired industrial maintenance worker. He was a member of Belden Baptist Church. He was a member of the...
Donna Jarzen
July 3, 2009
TUPELO " Donna L. Jarzen, 62, died Friday, July 3, 2009, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Southaven after a sudden illness. She was a native of Cleveland, Ohio, but had been a resident of Tupelo for the last 25 years. She was the office manager at the Barnes Crossing Mall for the last 15 years and a member of...
Julia Segars
July 3, 2009
Saltillo - Julia Barnes Segars, 57, went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 3, 2009, after an extended illness. She was born January 19, 1952 to James Edward and Wanda Ruth McCarley Barnes in Dallas, Texas. She worked 30 years for Renasant Bank primarily in the investment department. She was a member of Covenant Life Presbyterian Church in...
Calvin Holloway
July 1, 2009
Macedonia - Calvin Holloway, 85, died Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Centerville native and lifelong resident of the Macedonia Community, he was born May 30, 1924, to William Riley and Mattie Pugh Holloway. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, participating in the Battle of the Bulge....
Betty Turner
June 30, 2009
Saltillo - Betty Morgan Turner, 71, died Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born April 4, 1938, in the Fawn Grove Community to Grady C. and Geneva Lee Murphy Morgan. Raised in Mooreville, she was valedictorian of the 1956 graduating class of Mooreville High School. She then attended Itawamba Community...
Bobby C. Hankins
June 30, 2009
Tupelo - Bobby Hankins, 71, died Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, he was born March 15, 1938, to George Washington and Myrtle Loyd Hankins. In addition to working as an electrician, he also operated the projector for Lyric Theater for 17 years and also the...
Betty Morgan Turner
June 30, 2009
Saltillo - Betty Morgan Turner, 71, died Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born April 4, 1938, in the Fawn Grove Community to Grady C. and Geneva Lee Murphy Morgan. Raised in Mooreville, she was valedictorian of the 1956 graduating class of Mooreville High School. She then attended Itawamba Community...
Bobby Hankins
June 30, 2009
Tupelo - Bobby Hankins, 71, died Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, he was born March 15, 1938, to George Washington and Myrtle Loyd Hankins. In addition to working as an electrician, he also operated the projector for Lyric Theater for 17 years and also the...
Sudie Pettigo
June 26, 2009
Saltillo - Sudie Mae Pettigo, 76, of the Hebron Community, died Friday, June 26, 2009, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native and life-long resident, she was born January 7, 1933 to Lewis B. and Rennie Lyles Lyons. Earlier in her working life, she worked a number of years with Vend Foods and worked...
Sudie Mae Pettigo
June 26, 2009
Saltillo - Sudie Mae Pettigo, 76, of the Hebron Community, died Friday, June 26, 2009, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native and life-long resident, she was born January 7, 1933 to Lewis B. and Rennie Lyles Lyons. Earlier in her working life, she worked a number of years with Vend Foods and worked...
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