OBITUARIES
Ronnie Sanders
November 18, 2008
Saltillo - Ronnie Casper Sanders, 59, died Tuesday, November 18, 2008, at his residence after an extended illness. A Birmingham Ridge native and lifelong resident of 59 years, he was born November 25, 1948 to Clyde Raymond and Juanita Helen McBrayer Sanders. He worked as a truck driver and enjoyed C.B. radios. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Friday, November...
Stuart Land
November 16, 2008
Tupelo " Stuart Land, 91, died Sunday, November 16, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born November 25, 1916 in Beaumont, Texas to Amos and Mary Cooper Land. He married his wife of 66 years, Mary Land on May 2, 1942 in Pecos, Texas while serving in the Army Air Corp. He graduated from the University of...
Ruby Rooker
November 15, 2008
Plantersville - Ruby Rooker, 89, died Saturday, November 15, 2008, at Home Place after an extended illness. Visitation will be 5 - 8 p.m. Sunday, November 16, 2008 at the funeral home.
Jean Murphree
November 14, 2008
Tupelo " Jean Kenning Murphree, 81, died Friday, November 14, 2008, at Baldwyn Nursing Facility after an extended illness. A Nashville, Tenn. native, she was born March 26, 1927 to the late Harry James and Lorrine McCord Kenning. She was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church. She enjoyed entertaining, travel, and will be remembered as a devoted mother, grandmother...
Virginia Kennedy
November 12, 2008
Pontotoc- Virginia Hutcheson Kennedy, 75, died Wednesday, November 12, 2008, at Church Street Personal Care Home in Ecru after an extended illness. A Union County native, she was born March 1, 1933 to the late Wesley Earl and Emmaline Wages Hutcheson. A graduate of Verona High School, she then went on to Itawamba Community College and to the University of...
Lil Bailey
November 11, 2008
Lillie M. (Lil) Bailey, 78, died November 11, 2008, in Tupelo after a long illness. She was born on March 12, 1930, in Augusta, Georgia, to Alfred T. and Gertrude Tudor. She was the youngest of four children. In the Fall of 1951 she met her future husband, Norman Bailey, at Calvary Baptist Church. In her own words she wrote...
Bob Phillips
November 10, 2008
Robert Bob Wayne Phillips, 73, died Monday, November 10, 2008, at the Greenville Hospital after an extended illness. He was born May 5, 1935, to Harvey and Jettie Kitchens Phillips. After graduating from Cedar Hill High School he proudly served his country as a United States Marine. He was a knowledgeable history buff and avid reader of western novels. His...
Harold Deaton
November 10, 2008
Saltillo - Harold Lee Deaton, Sr., 82, died Monday, November 10, 2008, at The Meadows in Fulton after a brief illness. A Birmingham Ridge native and lifelong resident, he was born September 23, 1926, to the late Bee and Burma Miller Deaton. He was a graduate of Saltillo High School and also attended Copiah-Lincoln Community College. He was a US...
Harold Lee Deaton, Sr.
November 10, 2008
Saltillo - Harold Lee Deaton, Sr., 82, died Monday, November 10, 2008, at The Meadows in Fulton after a brief illness. A Birmingham Ridge native and lifelong resident, he was born September 23, 1926, to the late Bee and Burma Miller Deaton. He was a graduate of Saltillo High School and also attended Copiah-Lincoln Community College. He was a US...
Henry Lemmons
November 8, 2008
Tupelo - Henry Lemmons, 67, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 8, 2008, after a sudden illness while at the North Mississippi Medical Center. A life-long resident of Lee County, he was born December 9, 1940 to Horace and Kathleen Lemmons. He was married to Patsy Bingham Lemmons on December 22, 1968, and was anticipating celebrating their...
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November 7, 2008
Tupelo - Rene C. Macklin, 49, died Friday, November 7, 2008, at her residence after a lengthy illness. A native of Wilmington, Delaware, she was born March 9, 1959 to Ernst and Gertrude Tomic. She had been a resident of the Tupelo area for the past twelve years. She was a teachers assistant at Church Street Elementary School and was...
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November 7, 2008
Tupelo - Rene C. Macklin, 49, died Friday, November 7, 2008, at her residence after a lengthy illness. A native of Wilmington, Delaware, she was born March 9, 1959 to Ernst and Gertrude Tomic. She had been a resident of the Tupelo area for the past twelve years. She was a teachers assistant at Church Street Elementary School and was...
John C. McKnatt
November 6, 2008
Tupelo - John C. McKnatt, 82, died Thursday, November 6, 2008, at his residence in Tupelo. He was born April 1, 1926 in Atoka, Tennessee to Charles A. and Clara Mae Lassiter McKnatt. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the United States Army in Germany. He was a truck driver until he became disabled in...
John McKnatt
November 6, 2008
Tupelo - John C. McKnatt, 82, died Thursday, November 6, 2008, at his residence in Tupelo. He was born April 1, 1926 in Atoka, Tennessee to Charles A. and Clara Mae Lassiter McKnatt. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the United States Army in Germany. He was a truck driver until he became disabled in...
Roy Reese Whitenton
November 5, 2008
Tupelo - Roy Reese Whitenton, 79, died Wednesday, November 5, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, he was born December 30, 1928, to Thomas A. and Annie Jennings Whitenton. He was a 1948 graduate of Tupelo High School and married Bettye Clayton Whitenton June 16, 1950. He was...
Thomas Jennnings
November 5, 2008
Saltillo " Thomas G. Tommy Jennings, 68 died November 5, 2008, at home after a short illness. A Mississippi native, he was born July 19, 1940 in Woodland, MS, to Thomas Vernon and Eva Erin Lamb Jennings. He graduated from Woodland High School. He worked at Shannon Chair Company in Houston, MS for 29 years. He enjoyed fishing and gardening....
Shirley Roberts
November 5, 2008
Blue SpringsShirley Coleman Roberts, 68, died Wednesday, November 5, 2008, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany after a lengthy illness. A native of Bruce, she was born January 26, 1940, to the late Charles and Francis Coleman. She has lived in Blue Springs for the last 13 years. She enjoyed the outdoors, living in the country, and loved spending...
Thomas G. Jennnings
November 5, 2008
Saltillo " Thomas G. Tommy Jennings, 68 died November 5, 2008, at home after a short illness. A Mississippi native, he was born July 19, 1940 in Woodland, MS, to Thomas Vernon and Eva Erin Lamb Jennings. He graduated from Woodland High School. He worked at Shannon Chair Company in Houston, MS for 29 years. He enjoyed fishing and gardening....
Roy Whitenton
November 5, 2008
Tupelo - Roy Reese Whitenton, 79, died Wednesday, November 5, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, he was born December 30, 1928, to Thomas A. and Annie Jennings Whitenton. He was a 1948 graduate of Tupelo High School and married Bettye Clayton Whitenton June 16, 1950. He was...
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