OBITUARIES
James Lyons
August 15, 2008
Fulton - James E. Lyons, 73, died Friday, August 15, 2008, at The Meadows in Fulton after an extended illness. A Lee County native, he was born February 20, 1935 to Thomas and Annie Marie Lyons. He lived most of his life in Tupelo, but lived in Durma the past 16 years. Earlier in his life, he worked for Mid-south...
Jerry Raines
August 14, 2008
Lake Piomingo - Jerry Dale Raines, 69, died Thursday, August 14, 2008, at his home at Lake Piomingo after a sudden illness. He was born March 29, 1939 in Pontotoc County to Curtis Raines and Elsie Spencer Raines. He worked as a carpenter and brick layer until becoming disabled in 1969. He loved watching boxing on t.v., dismantling old cars,...
Jerry Wynne
August 13, 2008
BALDWYN " Gerald "Jerry" Wynne, 71, died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born on Dec. 4, 1936, in Muskegon, Mich., to Carl Francis and Clarabelle Vanderlaun Wynne. He was a retired employee of Air Cap Inc. of Verona after 16 years of service, and a former employee of the City of Verona....
Ed Forrester
August 12, 2008
Dorsey - Lewis Edward Ed Forrester, 86, died Monday, August 11, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of the Glen Community, he was born September 16, 1921 to Lewis Golbern and Ella Jane Lambert Forrester. He grew up in Burnsville. A U.S. Army Air Corp veteran, he served as a cook during World...
Patrick Stafford
August 11, 2008
Senatobia - Patrick D. Stafford, 41, died Monday, August 11, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo due to injuries sustained in a work related accident which occurred March 3. A native of Memphis, Tenn., he was born December 8, 1966. He worked as a truck driver for Pass More & Sons. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and most...
Gretchen Ramsey
August 11, 2008
Tupelo " Gretchen Long Ramsey, 77, died Monday, August 11, 2008, at The Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born October 16, 1930 to Lynn Julian and Hazel Cates Long in Albany, Ga. Mrs. Ramsey was native of Asheville, N.C., but she always considered Tupelo her home. She was married to James C. Ramsey. She generously volunteered her time with many...
Marie Frederick
August 10, 2008
Marietta - Auga Marie Frederick, 74, died Sunday, August 10, 2008, in the Bay Springs Lake area after a sudden illness during her baptismal service. She was born in Sulligent, Alabama June 23, 1934, to Sid and Nancy Ledlow. A longtime resident of North Mississippi, she had lived over 15 years in Marietta. She was a homemaker and enjoyed fishing,...
L Elmore
August 8, 2008
Tupelo - Linwood H Elmore, 86, died Friday, August 8, 2008, at Summerford Nursing Home in Falkville, Alabama after an extended illness. A Winona native, he was born September 11, 1921 to William Ped and Maggie Lou Holmes Elmore. A graduate of Kilmichael High School, he then enlisted with the United States Armed Services and was a veteran of World...
L H. Elmore
August 8, 2008
Tupelo - Linwood H Elmore, 86, died Friday, August 8, 2008, at Summerford Nursing Home in Falkville, Alabama after an extended illness. A Winona native, he was born September 11, 1921 to William Ped and Maggie Lou Holmes Elmore. A graduate of Kilmichael High School, he then enlisted with the United States Armed Services and was a veteran of World...
James Smith
August 8, 2008
Saltillo- James Arlen Smith, 76, died Friday, August 8, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of Mississippi, he was born April 4, 1932, to William Lewis and Zadie McKissick Smith. During the Korean Conflict, he served in the U.S. Army as a gunner. He retired as a mechanic from the Mississippi Agricultural Experiment...
Inez Elliott
August 2, 2008
TUPELO - Inez Hatley Elliott, 80, died Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born on March 23, 1928, in Wren to John and Elvia Hatley. She was a longtime resident of Mooreville. She was a former employee of the Elvis Presley Birth Place and Visitors Center and Middleton Office Supply...
Mattie Haddon
August 1, 2008
Birmingham Ridge - Mattie Lou Reed Haddon, 101, died Friday, August 1, 2008, at the Golden Living Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident, she was born September 28, 1906 in the Auburn Community, to Jerry H. and Nannie Hill Reed. She was retired from Reed Mfg. where she worked as a supervisor. She enjoyed...
Ryan Kennedy
July 31, 2008
TupeloRyan Patrick Kennedy, Jr., infant son of Amanda Ream and Ryan Patrick Kennedy, died Thursday, July 31, 2008 at the North Mississippi Medical Center Womens Hospital. Graveside Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Tupelo Memorial Park with Sammy Lansdell officiating. W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include his parents, Amanda Ream and Ryan Kennedy of...
Ryan Kennedy, Jr.
July 31, 2008
TupeloRyan Patrick Kennedy, Jr., infant son of Amanda Ream and Ryan Patrick Kennedy, died Thursday, July 31, 2008 at the North Mississippi Medical Center Womens Hospital. Graveside Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Tupelo Memorial Park with Sammy Lansdell officiating. W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include his parents, Amanda Ream and Ryan Kennedy of...
Aubrey Followell
July 31, 2008
Tupelo - Aubrey Leon Followell, 90, died Thursday, July 31, 2008, at Darlington Oaks Community Hospice after an extended illness. A native of Brown County, Ind., he was born May 5, 1918 to Roy and Bertha Sexton Followell. The central pillar of his life was his 66 year marriage to Wilma Bocock Followell whom he married Dec. 31, 1941. At...
Norma Whittenton
July 29, 2008
SALTILLO - Norma G. Whittenton, 61, died Monday, July 28, 2008, at her home in Saltillo after a brief illness. She was a former resident of Hernando Beach, Fla. She was a retired secretary for Florida Water and Light Dept. Survivors include her husband of 32 years, Earnie Whittenton of Saltillo and Hernando Beach, Fla.; one son, Donald Lloyd Sage...
Richard R. Sabol
July 29, 2008
Tupelo - Richard R. Sabol, 86, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief five week illness. He was born April 5, 1922, in Yonkers, New York. He was a swim team member at his Yonkers high school in the late 1930s. In time of peace he was a kind hearted friend and gentleman, but...
Richard Sabol
July 29, 2008
Tupelo - Richard R. Sabol, 86, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief five week illness. He was born April 5, 1922, in Yonkers, New York. He was a swim team member at his Yonkers high school in the late 1930s. In time of peace he was a kind hearted friend and gentleman, but...
Gloria Cullum
July 29, 2008
Okolona - Gloria Dean Cullum, 73, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at Shearer-Richardson Nursing Home after an extended illness. A native of Dell County, Ark., she was born August 24, 1934, to the late Floyd and Jewel Montgomery Ramey. She was retired from Lane Manufacturing after 20 years of service. She enjoyed gardening, reading, fishing and spending time with her...
Wayne Vinson
July 27, 2008
Mt. Vernon - Roy Wayne Vinson, 72, died Sunday, July 27, 2008, at The Reed Green House At Traceway after an extended illness. He was born May 17, 1936 to Roy Lee and Ottis Clayton Vinson of Tupelo. He and his wife, Faye Leathers Vinson, celebrated 45 years of marriage May 17, 2008. He was a U. S. Army veteran...
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