OBITUARIES
Bobbie Sue Russell
September 29, 2009
Fulton - Bobbie Sue Russell, 79, died Tuesday, September 29, 2009, at Phillips Personal Care Home after a sudden illness. A Lee County native and longtime resident, she was born August 30, 1930 to Joel Cleveland and Leona Barber Mabry. She was a retired employee of Hunter Saddler Manufacturing but was previously a longtime employee of Playcraft in Saltillo. She...
Donald Hamilton
September 27, 2009
DONALD HAMILTON Tupelo- Donald Hamilton, 75, died Sunday, September 27, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness.. He was born May 10, 1934 on Isle of Man, off the west coast of England. In his teens, he was an avid swimmer, rugby player, and raced motorcycles. He played rugby until he moved to the U.S. in...
Michael Campbell
September 27, 2009
Tupelo - Michael Darron Campbell, 39, died Sunday, September 27, 2009, at his residence after an extended illness. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, he was born August 13, 1970 to Robert Luther and Mary Evelyn Hankins Campbell. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Memorial Services will be 4 p.m. Tuesday at the family residence, 1189 Hankins Street,...
Amanda Westmoreland
September 27, 2009
Tupelo - Amanda Turner Westmoreland, 29, died Sunday, September 27, 2009, at her residence. A Tupelo native, she was born August 6, 1980 to Paul Edward and Marketta James Turner. She lived most of her life in Tupelo and a brief time in Pontotoc. She married Jonathan Westmoreland June 26, 1999. She loved her three sons and spending time with...
Mary Evelyn Scruggs Mitchell
September 25, 2009
Tupelo - Mary Evelyn Scruggs Mitchell, 90, died Friday, September 25, 2009, at the Gregory House, Traceway Retirement Community after an extended illness. A Pontotoc County native, she was born August 31, 1919 in Sherman, MS as the only child to William Edwin Scruggs and Mary Lucille Ashe Scruggs. After graduating from Sherman High School in 1936, she attended Mississippi...
Stephen Stanford
September 25, 2009
Saltillo - Stephen Ray Stanford, 56, died Friday, September 25, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, he was born July 26, 1953 to Fletcher and Ruth Malone Stanford. A 1971 graduate of Tupelo High School, he then went on to University of Mississippi where he graduated in 1982...
Stephen R. Stanford
September 25, 2009
Saltillo - Stephen Ray Stanford, 56, died Friday, September 25, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, he was born July 26, 1953 to Fletcher and Ruth Malone Stanford. A 1971 graduate of Tupelo High School, he then went on to University of Mississippi where he graduated in 1982...
Mary Scruggs Mitchell
September 25, 2009
Tupelo - Mary Evelyn Scruggs Mitchell, 90, died Friday, September 25, 2009, at the Gregory House, Traceway Retirement Community after an extended illness. A Pontotoc County native, she was born August 31, 1919 in Sherman, MS as the only child to William Edwin Scruggs and Mary Lucille Ashe Scruggs. After graduating from Sherman High School in 1936, she attended Mississippi...
Virginia Poole
September 23, 2009
Tupelo " Virginia Cole Poole, 90, died Wednesday, September 23, 2009, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A native of Guntown, she was born November 11, 1918, to Leander Valentine (Volly) and Johnnie Shell Cole. A 1936 graduate of Baldwyn High School, she then went on to Electric Mills Nursing School where she graduated in 1939. That...
Opal Chittom
September 22, 2009
Tupelo - Opal Garner Chittom, 93, died Tuesday, September 22, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born in Lee County October 31, 1915, the first child of Lewis E. and Miley P. Garner. She was married to Aubrey Harmon Chittom on January 12, 1935. She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary...
Jimmy Dye
September 20, 2009
Saltillo -- James Tate Jimmy Dye, 71, died Sunday, September 20, 2009 at the Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. He was born in the Brewer Community to James Duel and Nellie Tate Dye on February 6, 1938. He was 20 year retired E 7 Chief petty officer in the United States Navy having served in the Vietnam War....
Thomas Rivers
September 20, 2009
Tupelo - Thomas Lamar Rivers, 75, died Sunday, September 20, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born December 7, 1933, in Neshoba County to Curtis Hugh Lee and Mavis Dallas Rivers. A 1952 graduate of Meridian High School, he then went on to Meridian Junior College and East Mississippi Junior college where he...
Jimmy
September 20, 2009
Saltillo -- James Tate Jimmy Dye, 71, died Sunday, September 20, 2009 at the Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. He was born in the Brewer Community to James Duel and Nellie Tate Dye on February 6, 1938. He was 20 year retired E 7 Chief petty officer in the United States Navy having served in the Vietnam War....
Arvad Dye
September 20, 2009
NETTLETON " Arvad L. Dye, 94, died Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, at his residence in Nettleton only four days from the passing of his wife of 67 years, Margaret. He was born Oct. 22, 1914, in the Brewer Community to James Rufus and Gladys Nicholson Dye. An Army Veteran of World War II, he spent 26 and a half months...
Arvad
September 20, 2009
NETTLETON " Arvad L. Dye, 94, died Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, at his residence in Nettleton only four days from the passing of his wife of 67 years, Margaret. He was born Oct. 22, 1914, in the Brewer Community to James Rufus and Gladys Nicholson Dye. An Army Veteran of World War II, he spent 26 and a half months...
Douglas Bass
September 18, 2009
Oxford - Douglas Phillip Bass, 88, died Friday, September 18, 2009, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. A Lee County native, he was born March 1, 1921 to Phillip and Olga Hussey Bass. He joined the United States Army on October 12, 1942 and was honorably discharged after becoming disabled as a result of serving in World War II. He...
Douglas P. Bass
September 18, 2009
Oxford - Douglas Phillip Bass, 88, died Friday, September 18, 2009, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. A Lee County native, he was born March 1, 1921 to Phillip and Olga Hussey Bass. He joined the United States Army on October 12, 1942 and was honorably discharged after becoming disabled as a result of serving in World War II. He...
J T. Stephens
September 17, 2009
Tupelo - James Thomas J.T. Stephens, 72, died Thursday, September 17, 2009, at his residence after a brief illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, he was born December 30, 1936, to Allen and Jewell Mae Short Stephens. A 1955 graduate of Mooreville High School, he then attended Itawamba Community College. He married his wife, Elizabeth, August 14, 1965,...
Meredith High Davidson
September 17, 2009
Olive Branch - Meredith High Davidson, 27, died Thursday, September 17, 2009, at her home in Olive Branch. She was born February 28, 1982, in Birmingham, Ala., to Henry and Lynn Cork High. She attended Tupelo public schools and graduated from Faith Christian Academy in 2000. She married Cody Davidson, January 7, 2006. She enjoyed spending time with family and...
Meredith Davidson
September 17, 2009
Olive Branch - Meredith High Davidson, 27, died Thursday, September 17, 2009, at her home in Olive Branch. She was born February 28, 1982, in Birmingham, Ala., to Henry and Lynn Cork High. She attended Tupelo public schools and graduated from Faith Christian Academy in 2000. She married Cody Davidson, January 7, 2006. She enjoyed spending time with family and...
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