OBITUARIES

Norman E. Barnes

Norman E. Barnes

December 29, 2008

Tupelo--Norman E. Barnes, 74, Died Monday, December 29, 2008 at his residence after a brief illness. A native of Waltham, Mass., he was born May 31, 1934 to Eugene L. and Ella Morey Barnes. A US navy veteran, he served during the Korean Conflict on the destroyer, the USS Waldron. He was a longtime resident of Boston, Mass. where he...

Norman Barnes

Norman Barnes

December 29, 2008

Tupelo--Norman E. Barnes, 74, Died Monday, December 29, 2008 at his residence after a brief illness. A native of Waltham, Mass., he was born May 31, 1934 to Eugene L. and Ella Morey Barnes. A US navy veteran, he served during the Korean Conflict on the destroyer, the USS Waldron. He was a longtime resident of Boston, Mass. where he...

James H. Oatley

James H. Oatley

December 29, 2008

Tupelo - James Henry Oatley, 80, died Monday, December 29, 2008, at the Renal Care Unit and Dialysis Center after a lengthy illness. He was born January 20, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri to Claude and Gertrude E. Keller Oatley. He joined the United States Navy in 1943 at the age of sixteen. He enlisted in the Marines in 1947...

Connie Gwen Wilson

Connie Gwen Wilson

December 28, 2008

Columbus - Connie Gwen Wilson, 59, died Sunday, December 28,2008 at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A memorial Service will be at a later date. W. E. Pegues Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.

Connie Wilson

Connie Wilson

December 28, 2008

Columbus - Connie Gwen Wilson, 59, died Sunday, December 28,2008 at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A memorial Service will be at a later date. W. E. Pegues Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.

Norvell Aubrey Smith

Norvell Aubrey Smith

December 27, 2008

Tupelo - Norvell Aubrey Smith, 85, died Saturday, December 27,2008 at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee county native, he was born April 10, 1923 to Charlie Harrison and Minnie McKinney Smith. He served in the U. S Navy in WW II. He was a member of the East Heights Baptist Church where he served...

Norvell Smith

Norvell Smith

December 27, 2008

Tupelo - Norvell Aubrey Smith, 85, died Saturday, December 27,2008 at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee county native, he was born April 10, 1923 to Charlie Harrison and Minnie McKinney Smith. He served in the U. S Navy in WW II. He was a member of the East Heights Baptist Church where he served...

Imogene Crump Livingston

Imogene Crump Livingston

December 27, 2008

Delaware " Imogene Crump Livingston, 90, died November 27, 2009, in Wilmington, Delaware after a brief illness. Born June 16, 1919, in Blue Springs, MS, she was a graduate of Blue Mountain College. After college graduation, she was a teacher and homemaker. She was the Founding Teacher of Bible Study for Today, which began as a home Bible study in...

Imogene Livingston

Imogene Livingston

December 27, 2008

Delaware " Imogene Crump Livingston, 90, died November 27, 2009, in Wilmington, Delaware after a brief illness. Born June 16, 1919, in Blue Springs, MS, she was a graduate of Blue Mountain College. After college graduation, she was a teacher and homemaker. She was the Founding Teacher of Bible Study for Today, which began as a home Bible study in...

Annie Monaghan Watts

Annie Monaghan Watts

December 25, 2008

Tupelo- Annie B. Monaghan Watts, 90, died Thursday, December 25, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born July 15, 1918, to Rev. Frank and Maggie Cain Monaghan. She was a lifetime member of Tupelos First Baptist Church, an active member of Ruth Sunday School Class and a volunteer at The...

Annie B. Monaghan Watts

Annie B. Monaghan Watts

December 25, 2008

Tupelo- Annie B. Monaghan Watts, 90, died Thursday, December 25, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born July 15, 1918, to Rev. Frank and Maggie Cain Monaghan. She was a lifetime member of Tupelos First Baptist Church, an active member of Ruth Sunday School Class and a volunteer at The...

Doyce King

Doyce King

December 24, 2008

FURRS - Doyce W. Carr King, 78, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tishomingo native, she was born Oct. 31, 1930, to Johnnie W. and Wanda Barnett Carr. She was the owner of King's Grocery in Palmetto and was a Baptist. She loved camping and the outdoors. Services will be...

Nell Sewell

Nell Sewell

December 23, 2008

Belmont - Audrey Nell Sewell, 82, died Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. An Itawamba County native, she was born September 8, 1926 to Henry T. and Mary Winningham Cox. She was retired from Blue Bell Manufacturing. Her husband Aaron Sewell preceded her in death in 1990. She enjoyed quilting, needlework and...

Suzie Miller

Suzie Miller

December 22, 2008

AuburnSuzie Carter Miller, 44, died Monday, December 22,2008, at her residence in the Auburn Community after an extended illness. A Tupelo native and longtime resident of Lee County, she was born July 18, 1964, to Gerald and Martha Rodgers Carter. She worked as a supervisor for Reeds Manufacturing for many years and also worked as a supervisor for Wal-Mart for...

Wayne Smith

Wayne Smith

December 17, 2008

TUPELO - James DeWaine "Wayne" Smith, 77, died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, at the Golden Living Center after a long illness. A native of Itawamba County, he was born Nov. 25, 1931, to Joseph Aurthur and Essie Mae Hill Smith. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict and received the Purple Heart for his injuries. Earlier in...

Anna Frances Long

Anna Frances Long

December 16, 2008

Tupelo - Anna Frances Long, 92, died Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born July 9, 1916 to Claude and Clara Tanner Mears and was the widow of Earl V. Long whom she married August 9, 1941. Raised in East Tupelo, she lived in many different areas of the country while her husband...

Hazel Hand

Hazel Hand

December 16, 2008

Mantachie - Hazel Banks Hand, 83, died Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born July 28, 1925 in Arkansas to Arthur and Willie Banks. She was retired from Stanley Hardware. She lived 42 years in Tupelo before moving to Mantachie five years ago. Her life revolved around her family, as...

Steve Hollaway

Steve Hollaway

December 16, 2008

Tupleo - James Steven Smokey Hollaway, 57, died Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born June 10, 1951, in Elkhart, Indiana to Douglas and Dorothy Hollaway. He was raised in Tupelo and was a 1970 graduate of Tupelo High School. Earlier in his life, he worked...

Anna Long

Anna Long

December 16, 2008

Tupelo - Anna Frances Long, 92, died Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born July 9, 1916 to Claude and Clara Tanner Mears and was the widow of Earl V. Long whom she married August 9, 1941. Raised in East Tupelo, she lived in many different areas of the country while her husband...

Hoyle Bedford

Hoyle Bedford

December 14, 2008

Tupelo - Hoyle William Bedford, 83, died Sunday, December 14, 2008, at The Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks after a short illness. An Itawamba County native, he was born August 18, 1925 to Ernest Clyde and Ola Mae Hipps Bedford. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was retired from Daybrite Industries where he served 32...