OBITUARIES

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...

Corrine Ruth Franks

Corrine Ruth 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...

Shirley Davis

Shirley Davis

September 1, 2009

Tupelo - Shirley Emily Wilson Davis, 72, died Tuesday, September 1, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born July 1, 1937 to Roy W. and Rebecca Brown Wilson. She attended Itawamba Community College and was retired from United Insurance Company. She was a loving grandmother, affectionately known as Mama Shirley. She was married...

John Thomas Malosh

John Thomas Malosh

August 31, 2009

Saltillo - John Thomas Malosh, 66, died Monday, August 31, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. Raised in Beaverton, Mich., he was born May 10, 1943, to John H. and Wanda L. Rise Malosh. He served his country in the United States Navy. He was formerly of the Sanford, Michigan area and retired with General...

John Malosh

John Malosh

August 31, 2009

Saltillo - John Thomas Malosh, 66, died Monday, August 31, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. Raised in Beaverton, Mich., he was born May 10, 1943, to John H. and Wanda L. Rise Malosh. He served his country in the United States Navy. He was formerly of the Sanford, Michigan area and retired with General...

Lois Wood

Lois Wood

August 31, 2009

Tupelo - Frances Lois Wood, 68, died Monday, August 31, 2009, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born August 21, 1941 in Trenton, Tenn. to Raymond and Myrtle Ragsdale Gibson. She has lived in the Lee County area for the past 30 years. A resident of Lake Piomingo, she enjoyed evening rides on the pontoon boat and...

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August 30, 2009

Tupelo - E-9 Sgt Major Thomas Jefferson Tom Carr, Retired, 87, died Sunday, August 30, 2009, at his residence in the Andrews Chapel Community after a lengthy illness. A Lee County native, he was born September 5, 1921 to and Mary Cornelia Christian Carr and George Jefferson Carr. He joined the National Guard in 1937 and answered a call to...

Obituary

Obituary

August 30, 2009

Tupelo - E-9 Sgt Major Thomas Jefferson Tom Carr, Retired, 87, died Sunday, August 30, 2009, at his residence in the Andrews Chapel Community after a lengthy illness. A Lee County native, he was born September 5, 1921 to and Mary Cornelia Christian Carr and George Jefferson Carr. He joined the National Guard in 1937 and answered a call to...

John (Jack) Woodley

John (Jack) Woodley

August 29, 2009

Tiplersville - John R. Jack Woodley, 82, died Saturday, August 29, 2009, at his residence after an extended illness. He was born in El Paso, Texas January 15, 1927 to Dorothy Plumbley Woodley and Arthur Hal Woodley, Sr. He enlisted January 12, 1945 in the United States Navy and served in the Asiatic-Pacific Area on the Kalinin Bay during World...

John R.

John R.

August 29, 2009

Tiplersville - John R. Jack Woodley, 82, died Saturday, August 29, 2009, at his residence after an extended illness. He was born in El Paso, Texas January 15, 1927 to Dorothy Plumbley Woodley and Arthur Hal Woodley, Sr. He enlisted January 12, 1945 in the United States Navy and served in the Asiatic-Pacific Area on the Kalinin Bay during World...

Glenn Allen Sherfey, Sr.

Glenn Allen Sherfey, Sr.

August 27, 2009

Shannon - Glenn Allen Sherfey, Sr., 86, died Thursday, August 27, 2009, at his residence after an extended illness. A Nettleton native, he was born October 28, 1922 to Robert E. and Annie Lou Straiter Sherfey. He was a member of Shannon First Baptist Church.He was a farmer in the Shannon and Nettleton area. He served in the 9th Army...

Tommy Turner

Tommy Turner

August 27, 2009

Eggville - Tommy Gerald Turner, 69, died Thursday, August 27, 2009, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Lee County native, he was born September 26, 1939, to Bonnie Wesley and Christine Simpson Turner. He was a self employed dozier and backhoe opperator before his retirement. He enjoyed gardening, fishing and loved his german shepherd, Jacky....

Glenn Sherfey

Glenn Sherfey

August 27, 2009

Shannon - Glenn Allen Sherfey, Sr., 86, died Thursday, August 27, 2009, at his residence after an extended illness. A Nettleton native, he was born October 28, 1922 to Robert E. and Annie Lou Straiter Sherfey. He was a member of Shannon First Baptist Church.He was a farmer in the Shannon and Nettleton area. He served in the 9th Army...

Shirley Ann Henry

Shirley Ann Henry

August 27, 2009

Gatlinburg, Tenn - Shirley Ann Henry, 73, died Thursday, August 27, 2009, at her residence in Gatlinburg after a brief illness. She was born February 13, 1936 in Fulton to Roscoe and Ervin Green Works. A graduate of Itawamba Agricultural High School , she then attended Itawamba Community College.She was an avid flower gardner and enjoyed bird watching and appreciated...

Shirley Henry

Shirley Henry

August 27, 2009

Gatlinburg, Tenn - Shirley Ann Henry, 73, died Thursday, August 27, 2009, at her residence in Gatlinburg after a brief illness. She was born February 13, 1936 in Fulton to Roscoe and Ervin Green Works. A graduate of Itawamba Agricultural High School , she then attended Itawamba Community College.She was an avid flower gardner and enjoyed bird watching and appreciated...

Margaret Collier

Margaret Collier

August 24, 2009

Margaret Collier BEEVILLE, Texas " Margaret Anne Johnson Collier, 59, died Monday, Aug. 24, 2009, at Christus Spohn Shoreline Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas. Margaret was born Oct. 17, 1949, in Tupelo. She was the fourth of seven children. Margaret was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and Christian who faithfully served in all the churches of which her husband was...

Olera Waldrip

Olera Waldrip

August 21, 2009

Tupelo - Olera Anderson Waldrip, 92, died Friday, August 21, 2009, at The Simerson Green House at Traceway after an extended illness. A Lafayette Co. native, she was born January 26, 1917 to Jessie and Martha Hyde Anderson. She was a 1936 graduate of Yocona High School. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Millington, Tenn and...