OBITUARIES

Addie Thompson

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

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

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

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...

Nancy Thomas

Nancy Thomas

October 18, 2009

Pontotoc - Nancy Thomas, 66, died Sunday, October 18, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A native of Reading, Penn., she was born March 14, 1943 to Edgar and Mary Cataldi Palmer. She was the office manager for Industrial Express Trucking Company. She enjoyed cooking and playing bingo. She was a member the Catholic Church....

Earl W. Repult

Earl W. Repult

October 17, 2009

Tupelo - Earl W. Repult, 67, died Saturday, October 17, 2009, at his and his daughters residence in Saltillo. He was born in Plantersville July 20, 1942, to William Earl and Ethel Mae Witt Repult. He was raised in East Tupelo and graduated from Tupelo High School. Afterwards, he immediately joined the United States Marine Corps. While serving in the...

Earl Repult

Earl Repult

October 17, 2009

Tupelo - Earl W. Repult, 67, died Saturday, October 17, 2009, at his and his daughters residence in Saltillo. He was born in Plantersville July 20, 1942, to William Earl and Ethel Mae Witt Repult. He was raised in East Tupelo and graduated from Tupelo High School. Afterwards, he immediately joined the United States Marine Corps. While serving in the...

Ladosky Fennell

Ladosky Fennell

October 16, 2009

Eggville - Ladosky Farris Fennell, 84, crossed over to Jordan to be with her Lord, Friday, October 16, 2009, at Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. She was born in the Ballardsville Community on May 7, 1925 to Will and Virgie Farris. Earlier in her life, she worked in several area garment manufacturing plants and later worked at the...

Ladosky Farris Fennell

Ladosky Farris Fennell

October 16, 2009

Eggville - Ladosky Farris Fennell, 84, crossed over to Jordan to be with her Lord, Friday, October 16, 2009, at Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. She was born in the Ballardsville Community on May 7, 1925 to Will and Virgie Farris. Earlier in her life, she worked in several area garment manufacturing plants and later worked at the...

Corinne Tate

Corinne Tate

October 15, 2009

Tupelo - Corinne Tate, 87, died Thursday, October 15, 2009, at Golden Living Center after a brief illness. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, she was born November 1, 1921 to Frank and Leona Haskett Richards. She worked as a greeter at Wal-Mart on West Main. Earlier, she had worked at the Thomas Street School cafeteria. An avid reader, she...

Ilene Burrough

Ilene Burrough

October 12, 2009

Tupelo - Ilene Holley Burrough, 80, died Monday, October 12, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a short illness. A native of Randolph, she was born January 25, 1929, to Walter and Pauline Flaherty. She worked in the garment industry as a seamstress for several years. She was the widow of Hubert Holley who preceded her in death...

Ilene Holly Burrough

Ilene Holly Burrough

October 12, 2009

Tupelo - Ilene Holley Burrough, 80, died Monday, October 12, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a short illness. A native of Randolph, she was born January 25, 1929, to Walter and Pauline Flaherty. She worked in the garment industry as a seamstress for several years. She was the widow of Hubert Holley who preceded her in death...

JoAnn Evans

JoAnn Evans

October 12, 2009

Thaxton - JoAnn Evans, 62, died Monday, October 12, 2009, at her residence after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born December 11, 1946 to A.D.and Hortense Stanford. Before she was disabled, she worked at Reed Manufacturing. For 32 years, she and her family lived in the Brewer Community before moving to Thaxton. She enjoyed playing the...

Joel Mitchell

Joel Mitchell

October 9, 2009

Mooreville - Joel Mitchell, 71, died October 9, 2009, at his residence, after a brief illness. A native of Lee County, he was born September 1, 1938 to the late Delmus Connie Mitchell and Hazel Jane Loftin Mitchell. He was self employed and owned various businesses through out the years, including a gas station and rental properties. He enjoyed music...

Mildred Baker

Mildred Baker

October 6, 2009

Tupelo - Mildred Nancy Baker, 82, died Tuesday, October 6, 2009, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks after an extended illness. A native of Berry, Ala., she was born January 16, 1927 to Dude and Nancy Alma Smallwood Davis. She was a retired telephone operator, serving 30 years. She was the widow of W.O. Hightower Baker who preceded her in...

Ruth Jolliffe

Ruth Jolliffe

October 5, 2009

Tupelo - Ruth Jean Jolliffe, 80, died Monday, October 5, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born December 25, 1928, in Detoit, Mich. to Jack and Ada Maude Jagoe Wilson. She was a homemaker and enjoyed art work and writing poems. She was the widow of Eugene Waggoner and Alfred Jolliffe. She was...

Nancy Coggins

Nancy Coggins

October 4, 2009

Dorsey - Nancy Faye Coggins, 46, died Sunday, October 4, 2009, at her residence after an extended illness. An Okolona native, she was born October 25, 1962. She worked at KC's Mart in Mooreville. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandkids and great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday...

Dr Benjamin Hal Buchanan, Jr.

Dr Benjamin Hal Buchanan, Jr.

October 4, 2009

Benjamin Hal Buchanan Jr., beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 4, 2009. He grew up in Greenville, Mississippi, attended Delta State University, and graduated from the University of Mississippi Medical School in 1969. He then completed an Internship at Memorial Hospital in Savannah, Georgia, before returning to Jackson to complete an...

Benjamin Buchanan

Benjamin Buchanan

October 4, 2009

Benjamin Hal Buchanan Jr., beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 4, 2009. He grew up in Greenville, Mississippi, attended Delta State University, and graduated from the University of Mississippi Medical School in 1969. He then completed an Internship at Memorial Hospital in Savannah, Georgia, before returning to Jackson to complete an...

George Winders

George Winders

October 4, 2009

Verona - George Irvin Winders, 57, died Sunday, October 4, 2009, at his home after a sudden illness. He was born March 9, 1952 in Lee County to Clarence George and Jo Bell Irvin Winders. A graduate of Nettleton High School, he then went on to Mississippi State University where he graduated with a degree in marketing. He worked as...