OBITUARIES
Margaret Helms
July 23, 2008
Tupelo " Mary Margaret Ballard Helms, 81, died Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at Darlington Oaks, Community Hospice, Inc. in Verona, MS. She was born January 28, 1927 in Tupelo, Mississippi, daughter of John and Bettie Mae Ballard, both deceased. Mrs. Helms has lived in Tupelo all of her life. She retired from BellSouth after 40 years of service. After retirement,...
Annis Rutland
July 21, 2008
Tupelo - Annis S. Rutland, 94, died Monday, July 21, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born February 25, 1914 in Marion County, Alabama to James C. and Della Stephens Stovall. She was secretary at Rutland's Body Shop for seventeen years and later retired from Tecumseh Products. She was a member of St....
Rebecca Roberts
July 21, 2008
Tupelo - Rebecca Barnes Roberts, 85, died Monday, July 21, 2008, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after a lengthy illness. A Gilvo Community native and lifelong resident, she was born September 2, 1922, to Graydon W. and Stella Gunter Barnes. She was a 1940 graduate of Mooreville High School and a member of the 1939 and 1940 Mooreville State Champion...
Ben Hester
July 19, 2008
EVERGREEN - Ben Earl Hester, 73, died Saturday, July 19, 2008, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born on June 28, 1935, in Pontotoc County to James Huey and Margaret Susie Hall Hester. He was a longtime resident of Evergreen and an employee of Capital Security Systems Inc. He was a former long time...
James Gilmore
July 18, 2008
TUPELO - James E. "Midge" Gilmore, 65, died Friday, July 18, 2008, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born on April 17, 1943, to Jessie A. and Marie Ellis Gilmore. He was a longtime resident of State Park Road Community. He was a retired employee of the North Mississippi Medical Center and a U.S....
Dora Ramirez
July 15, 2008
Tupelo - Dora Ramirez, 44, died Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks in Verona after an extended illness. She was born January 6, 1964, in Aguila Valle, Columbia, South America to Jaime and Maria Belarmina Cardona Ramirez. After growing up in Columbia she moved to California where she lived several years before coming to Tupelo three...
Dan Sanderfur
July 15, 2008
Tupelo - James Daniel Sandefur, 51, died Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at his home after an extended illness. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, he was born August 26, 1956 to Elois Bedford Sandefur and the late Robert A Sandefur. A graduate of Tupelo High School, he then went on to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, University of Mississippi and...
Roy Savage
July 15, 2008
Tupelo - Roy V. Savage, 88, died Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. An Itawamba Co. native, he was born November 14, 1919 to the late E.E. and Ann Earnest Savage. He graduated from Tupelo High School before attending electrical school. He worked as an electrician and was a member of the...
Margaret Mattox
July 14, 2008
Tupelo - Margaret Dyer Mattox died Monday, July 14, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Tupelo native and long time resident, she was born December 15, 1921 to Andrew Jackson and Gladys Cooley Dyer. She worked for Dr. Nash as a dental assistant during high school. In Nashville, Tenn., she worked for International Harvester...
Martha Gillespie
July 14, 2008
Tupelo - Martha Eleanor Gillespie, 88, died Monday, July 14, 2008, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. She was born June 8, 1920 in Little Rock, Ark. to the late Excell and Mabel Brewer Phillips. A long time resident of Tupelo, she graduated from Tupelo High School in 1937 and worked over 25 years for Savery's Insurance...
Sherman " Sparky " Phillips
July 13, 2008
Mantachie - Sherman Sparky Phillips, 66, died Sunday, July 13, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A Kingsport, Tenn. native, he was born March 14, 1942 to Claude Allen and Cora Irene Stubbelfield Phillips. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He worked as a truck driver for 45 years, retiring from Old Dominion Freight...
Sherman
July 13, 2008
Mantachie - Sherman Sparky Phillips, 66, died Sunday, July 13, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A Kingsport, Tenn. native, he was born March 14, 1942 to Claude Allen and Cora Irene Stubbelfield Phillips. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He worked as a truck driver for 45 years, retiring from Old Dominion Freight...
Paul Duke
July 12, 2008
Tupelo - James Paul Duke, 87, died Saturday, July 12, 2008, at the Green Houses at Traceway after an extended illness. A Union County native, he was born June 8, 1921 to Clarence and Beulah Armstrong Duke. He graduated from Tupelo High School. He married his wife, Ilene Dickinson, on December 21,1941. He was a World War II veteran with...
Rita Dry
July 9, 2008
Mantachie - Rita Dry, 49, died Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. A Lee County native, she was born May 10, 1959 to C. A. and Betty McGlofin Davidson. She was employed at Belden Foam for 11 years. She was a Baptist. She loved gardening, flowers and crocheting. She was a very special friend and wife....
Maggie Mansell
July 9, 2008
Saltillo - Maggie Mansell, 83, died Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at Home Place in Saltillo after an extended illness. A Saltillo native, she was born to Sidney and Sarah Whitaker Gattis. She was a Baptist. She loved her church, gardening and her grandchildren. Services will be 7 p.m. Friday at The Saltillo Chapel of W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors with Rev....
Rita
July 9, 2008
Mantachie - Rita Dry, 49, died Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. A Lee County native, she was born May 10, 1959 to C. A. and Betty McGlofin Davidson. She was employed at Belden Foam for 11 years. She was a Baptist. She loved gardening, flowers and crocheting. She was a very special friend and wife....
James E. " Jim " Alder
July 5, 2008
Tupelo - James E. Jim Alder, died at his residence in Tupelo after a sudden illness. A Toledo, Ohio native, he was born May 19, 1926 to James and Anna Kehl Alder. He was a US Air Corps veteran (8th Air Force) of World War II and served in the European theater. He was a graduate of the University of...
James E.
July 5, 2008
Tupelo - James E. Jim Alder, died at his residence in Tupelo after a sudden illness. A Toledo, Ohio native, he was born May 19, 1926 to James and Anna Kehl Alder. He was a US Air Corps veteran (8th Air Force) of World War II and served in the European theater. He was a graduate of the University of...
Carolyn Frazier
July 2, 2008
Birmingham Ridge - Carolyn Frazier, 73, died Wednesday, July 2, 2008, at Home Place in Saltillo after a lengthy illness. She was born June 11, 1935 to Leonard and Lorine Cummings Hill in Itawamba County. She was a long time resident of Birmingham Ridge. She retired after 25 years as a school teacher with the public school system with twenty...
Patti Best
July 2, 2008
Saltillo - Patti Ann Best, 51, died Wednesday, July 2, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Chicago native, she was born March 30, 1957 to Thomas and Betty Bowersox Patton. She worked 14 years as a sewing machine operator with Reed's Manufacturing in Tupelo. She was an avid NASCAR/Jimmie Johnson fan and enjoyed flower...
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