OBITUARIES

Opal Patterson

Opal Patterson

April 17, 2008

Tupelo - Opal Jean Lindley Patterson, 79, died Thursday, April 17, 2008, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks after an extended illness. A native of Red Bay, Ala., she was born December 18, 1928, to the late Louis Sherman and Iva Boyd Lindley. After marrying Wallace R. Patterson, they moved to Tupelo in 1961, where she lived since that time....

Horace Roberts

Horace Roberts

April 12, 2008

Tupelo - HORACE H. ROBERTS, 76, died Saturday, April 12, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born December 13, 1931 to the late Buford H. and Tula Jeanette Sanders Roberts. He was raised in Clay County and after he married Lula Jane Roberts December 4, 1954 they made their home in the Skyline Community for almost 54...

Elisabeth

Elisabeth

April 11, 2008

Tupelo - Elisabeth "Liz" McClung, 59, died Thursday, April 10, 2008, at her residence in Tupelo after a sudden illness. She was born September 8, 1948 in Kitzingen, West Germany to the late Friedrich and Meta Dorethea Goetz Bischoff and was the widow of the late Junior David McClung, who died May 15, 1993. She was a long-time medical assistant...

Elisabeth " Liz " McClung

Elisabeth " Liz " McClung

April 11, 2008

Tupelo - Elisabeth "Liz" McClung, 59, died Thursday, April 10, 2008, at her residence in Tupelo after a sudden illness. She was born September 8, 1948 in Kitzingen, West Germany to the late Friedrich and Meta Dorethea Goetz Bischoff and was the widow of the late Junior David McClung, who died May 15, 1993. She was a long-time medical assistant...

Sidney Poindexter

Sidney Poindexter

April 11, 2008

Saltillo - SIDNEY E. POINDEXTER, 77, died Friday, April 11, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a short illness. A Henning TN native, he was born March 24, 1931 to the late Sidney Earl and Ila May Poindexter. A graduate of Memphis State University he graduated with a degree in History. He was a United States Army veteran...

L Stacks

L Stacks

April 10, 2008

Ballardsville " L.C. Stacks, 67, died Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born March 14, 1941 in Tennessee to the late Luther Lee and Annie Lou Gray Stacks. He grew up in Blue Springs and later in Itawamba County. Because of his career in contruction work, he and his family...

Margaret Cochran

Margaret Cochran

April 10, 2008

Mt. Vernon " Margaret Cochran, 58, died Thursday, April 10, 2008, at her residence after an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of the Mt. Vernon Community, she was born December 4, 1949, to the late Ross and Cora Robison Gambrell. In 1967, she graduated from Belden High School before attending Itawamba Junior College and Mississippi State University. She...

L C. Stacks

L C. Stacks

April 10, 2008

Ballardsville " L.C. Stacks, 67, died Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born March 14, 1941 in Tennessee to the late Luther Lee and Annie Lou Gray Stacks. He grew up in Blue Springs and later in Itawamba County. Because of his career in contruction work, he and his family...

Mary Sue Knight

Mary Sue Knight

April 8, 2008

Saltillo - Mary Sue Bostic Knight, 103, died Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at Home Place in Saltillo after a brief illness. A native and lifelong resident of Saltillo, she was born September 26, 1904 to the late John Erwin and Betty Holloway Bostic, living on the same hill on Mobile Street since the age of 5. In 1923, she graduated...

Mary Knight

Mary Knight

April 8, 2008

Saltillo - Mary Sue Bostic Knight, 103, died Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at Home Place in Saltillo after a brief illness. A native and lifelong resident of Saltillo, she was born September 26, 1904 to the late John Erwin and Betty Holloway Bostic, living on the same hill on Mobile Street since the age of 5. In 1923, she graduated...

Linda Brazile

Linda Brazile

April 7, 2008

Mooreville - Linda Barnes Brazile, 59, died Monday, April 7, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born April 16, 1948, in Tupelo to Katherine Ruff Barnes and the late James Monroe Barnes. A longtime resident of Mooreville, she graduated in 1966 from Mooreville High School. She worked several years in the Lee County...

Johnny " Bubba " Rowland

Johnny " Bubba " Rowland

April 6, 2008

Shannon - Johnny Lee "Bubba" Rowland, 54, died Sunday, April 6, 2008, at his daughters residence after a sudden illness. He was born March 4, 1954 in Hazelhurst, Ga., to the late Milledge Lee and Dorothy Nell Lewis Rowland. After graduating from Tupelo High School, he then went on to Itawamba Community College. Along with his father, he was co-owner...

Johnny

Johnny

April 6, 2008

Shannon - Johnny Lee "Bubba" Rowland, 54, died Sunday, April 6, 2008, at his daughters residence after a sudden illness. He was born March 4, 1954 in Hazelhurst, Ga., to the late Milledge Lee and Dorothy Nell Lewis Rowland. After graduating from Tupelo High School, he then went on to Itawamba Community College. Along with his father, he was co-owner...

Charles Strawn

Charles Strawn

April 6, 2008

Tupelo - CHARLES HUGHE STRAWN, 81, died Sunday, April 6, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born October 1, 1926, in Union County to G. F. and Onice Strawn. He served as a chef in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He married Bama Ree Faust on June 4, 1950. He...

John Reed

John Reed

April 6, 2008

Tupelo " John Turner Reed, 84, died Sunday, April 6, 2008, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Tupelo after a short illness. A native and lifelong resident of Tupelo, he was born May 7, 1923 to the late Cecil and Grace Turner Reed. He was a 1943 graduate of Mooreville High School. Immediately after graduating from high school, he...

Pearl Rabinowitz

Pearl Rabinowitz

April 4, 2008

Tupelo - PEARLENE RABINOWITZ, 64, died Friday, April 4, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. A Tupelo native, she was born August 24, 1943 to Addie Lee Mills Thompson and the late Carlos Jackson Thompson. A graduate of Mooreville High School. She was a member of Temple B'Nai Israel. A great lover of music and dancing. She enjoyed writing...

Ermie Hallmark

Ermie Hallmark

April 3, 2008

Saltillo - ERMIE HALLMARK, 89, died Thursday, April 3, 2008, under the loving care of her niece, Anna Yancey. A Lee County native, she was born June 5, 1918 to the late Clarence and Clara Landers. A member of Eggville Church of Christ she enjoyed many a Sunday listening to the choir. After retirement from Ohio, she and her husband,...

Carl Bass

Carl Bass

April 2, 2008

Richmond - CARL RICHARD BASS, 84, died Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born December 3, 1923 in the Andrews Chapel Community to the late Phillip and Olga Hussey Bass. He was a longtime resident of the Richmond Community. In 1943, he graduated from Plantersville High School and then went...

Bobby

Bobby

April 1, 2008

Houlka - Bobby Wayne "Chigger" Williams, 57, died Monday, March 31, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native, he was born November 15, 1950 to the late Bruce and Hazel R. Williams. He worked several years for the city of Tupelo in the Public Works Department. He was a member of East...

Alice Bolen

Alice Bolen

April 1, 2008

SaltilloAlice Bolen, 89, died Tuesday, April 01, 2008, at the Green Houses of Traceway after an extended illness. A native of Lee County, she was born August 18, 1918, to the late Newt and Carrie McCullough Knight. A lifelong Birmingham Ridge resident, she worked as a supervisor for Playcraft for many years. She was married to Dewey T. Bolen who...