OBITUARIES

J Stephens

J 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,...

Margaret

Margaret

September 16, 2009

Nettleton - Margaret Dye, 88, died Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at her residence after an extended illness. A native of Birmingham, Ala, she was born February 28, 1921 to Charles Gates and Carrie Hingle Moreland. She grew up in Talladega, Ala. and attended Jacksonville State Teachers College in Jacksonville, Ala. She married Arvad Dye on December 24, 1941, and they...

Margaret Dye

Margaret Dye

September 16, 2009

Nettleton - Margaret Dye, 88, died Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at her residence after an extended illness. A native of Birmingham, Ala, she was born February 28, 1921 to Charles Gates and Carrie Hingle Moreland. She grew up in Talladega, Ala. and attended Jacksonville State Teachers College in Jacksonville, Ala. She married Arvad Dye on December 24, 1941, and they...

Velma Lott

Velma Lott

September 16, 2009

Guntown - Velma Rush Lott, 86, died Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at Cedars Heathcare Center after an extended illness. A longtime resident of Guntown, she was born in Pontotoc County June 6, 1923 to John Henry and Elizabeth Pearl McCord Rush. She was a homemaker, but earlier in her life she worked in the garment plant in Guntown. She enjoyed...

Mittie " Nubbin " Shattles

Mittie " Nubbin " Shattles

September 15, 2009

Booneville - Mittie Pearl "Nubbin" Payne Shattles, 77, died Tuesday, September 15, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born February 13, 1932, to Samuel and Lillia Ellis Payne. After growing up and living a number of years in Lee County, she also spent 20 years on Pickwick Lake after...

Mittie

Mittie

September 15, 2009

Booneville - Mittie Pearl "Nubbin" Payne Shattles, 77, died Tuesday, September 15, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born February 13, 1932, to Samuel and Lillia Ellis Payne. After growing up and living a number of years in Lee County, she also spent 20 years on Pickwick Lake after...

Billy McLarty

Billy McLarty

September 14, 2009

BILLY JOE McLARTY Saltillo - Billy Joe McLarty, 75, died Monday, September 14, 2009, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of Booneville after an extended illness. A Lee County native, he was born to Quay Grover McLarty and Verna Ward Bass McLarty. He married Betty Harris in 1953 and they recently celebrated 56 years of marriage. He lived many years in the...

Billy Joe McLarty

Billy Joe McLarty

September 14, 2009

BILLY JOE McLARTY Saltillo - Billy Joe McLarty, 75, died Monday, September 14, 2009, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of Booneville after an extended illness. A Lee County native, he was born to Quay Grover McLarty and Verna Ward Bass McLarty. He married Betty Harris in 1953 and they recently celebrated 56 years of marriage. He lived many years in the...

Clarence (Bill) Sullivan

Clarence (Bill) Sullivan

September 12, 2009

Tupelo - Clarence Leonard "Bill" Sullivan, Jr., 79, died Saturday, September 12, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A native of Birmingham Ridge, he was born June 25, 1930 to Clarence L. and Lynette Parker Sullivan. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He was retired from Truck Center...

Clarence L.

Clarence L.

September 12, 2009

Tupelo - Clarence Leonard "Bill" Sullivan, Jr., 79, died Saturday, September 12, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A native of Birmingham Ridge, he was born June 25, 1930 to Clarence L. and Lynette Parker Sullivan. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He was retired from Truck Center...

Martha Blake

Martha Blake

September 10, 2009

Tupelo - Martha A. Blake, 55, died Thursday, September 10, 2009, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Fulton native, she was born April 25, 1954 to Willie Marshall Rhyne and Mable Jean Tackett Rhyne. She attended Itawamba Junior College. She worked during her career at the Tupelo Manor Nursing Home where she received her Certified...

Martha A. Blake

Martha A. Blake

September 10, 2009

Tupelo - Martha A. Blake, 55, died Thursday, September 10, 2009, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Fulton native, she was born April 25, 1954 to Willie Marshall Rhyne and Mable Jean Tackett Rhyne. She attended Itawamba Junior College. She worked during her career at the Tupelo Manor Nursing Home where she received her Certified...

Pamela Hayes

Pamela Hayes

September 10, 2009

TupeloPamela C. Hayes, 47, died Thursday, September 10, 2009, at her residence in Tupelo after a lengthy illness. She was born November 14, 1961, in Somerset, Kentucky and has lived in Tupelo since 2000. She attended Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky and received her Associates degree from Hinds Junior College in Jackson. She was a computer wiz and enjoyed...

Pamela C. Hayes

Pamela C. Hayes

September 10, 2009

TupeloPamela C. Hayes, 47, died Thursday, September 10, 2009, at her residence in Tupelo after a lengthy illness. She was born November 14, 1961, in Somerset, Kentucky and has lived in Tupelo since 2000. She attended Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky and received her Associates degree from Hinds Junior College in Jackson. She was a computer wiz and enjoyed...

Barbara Thrasher

Barbara Thrasher

September 9, 2009

Mantachie - Barbara Nell Thrasher, 52, died Wednesday, September 9, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of Clarksdale, she was born August 13, 1957 to Jimmy Lee and Bobby Nell Pettit Boling. She was a homemaker and had been a resident of Mantachie for the past 20 years. She enjoyed camping, fishing and...

Doris Shirley

Doris Shirley

September 7, 2009

Birmingham Ridge - Doris Shirley, 70, died Monday, September 7, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born November 1, 1938 to Cordie Lee and Iva Lee Scruggs Hill. She was retired from National Mortgage Company in Memphis, Tenn. She had lived in Birmingham Ridge the past 13 years. Graveside...

Hazel Faye Brown

Hazel Faye Brown

September 6, 2009

Saltillo - Hazel Faye Brown, 75, died Sunday, September 6, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Hickory Flat native, she was born February 6, 1934 to Woodrow Wilson and Clevie Ann Perkins Crouch. She was retired from Lawhon Elementary where she worked in the school cafeteria. She enjoyed working in her yard and growing...

Kenny Blackshear

Kenny Blackshear

September 6, 2009

Tupelo - Kenny Leon Blackshear, 55, died Sunday, September 6, 2009, at his residence after an extended illness. A native of Jonesboro, Ark., he was born August 22, 1954 to Russell Leon and Naomi Ruth Powell Blackshear. A 1972 graduate of Jonesboro High School, he then went on to Arkansas State University where he graduated with a bachelor of science...

Hazel Brown

Hazel Brown

September 6, 2009

Saltillo - Hazel Faye Brown, 75, died Sunday, September 6, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Hickory Flat native, she was born February 6, 1934 to Woodrow Wilson and Clevie Ann Perkins Crouch. She was retired from Lawhon Elementary where she worked in the school cafeteria. She enjoyed working in her yard and growing...

Corrine Franks

Corrine Franks

September 3, 2009

Mooreville - Corrine Ruth Franks, 94, died Thursday, September 3, 2009, at the Baldwyn Nursing Facility after an extended illness. She was born in Ripley March 17, 1915 to Jess and Martha Tatum Richardson. She was a 1937 graduate of Cedar Hill High School and the widow of Shelby Preston Franks. While most of her life was spent as a...