OBITUARIES
Euel Bryant
March 17, 2008
Nettleton - EUEL BROWN BRYANT, 90, died Monday, March 17, 2008, at Community Hospice in Verona after an extended illness. He was born November 13, 1917 in Ellistown to the late Lonnie Euel Bryant and Fannie Mabel Roberts Bryant. He was a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Pacific Theatre during World War II and in Occupied Japan after...
Keith Franks
March 16, 2008
Lonnie "Keith" Franks, 42, died Sunday March 16, 2008, at the Sanctuary Hospice House from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born Aug. 25, 1965, in Baldwyn to Arthur V. and Barbara Morton Franks. He was employed with Cooper Tire-SIMOS. He was a Christian and a member of Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church. He loved to being family...
Doug Jenkins
March 15, 2008
New Albany " Douglas Bruce Doug Jenkins, 57, died Saturday, March 15, 2008, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County after an extended illness. He was born July 14, 1950, to the late Eugene and Florence Vest Jenkins. Until his health declined, he had worked at several area furniture manufacturing companies. He was an avid fisherman and loved spending time with his...
Tommy Meek
March 15, 2008
Southaven - TOMMY C. MEEK, 84, died Saturday, March 15, 2008, at his residence in Southaven. A native of the Jerico Community, he was born November 17, 1923 to the late Tyson Claude and Callie Bell Meek. He was retired E-9 with the United States Navy after 25 years of service. He served in World War II and the Korean...
Tommy C. Meek
March 15, 2008
Southaven - TOMMY C. MEEK, 84, died Saturday, March 15, 2008, at his residence in Southaven. A native of the Jerico Community, he was born November 17, 1923 to the late Tyson Claude and Callie Bell Meek. He was retired E-9 with the United States Navy after 25 years of service. He served in World War II and the Korean...
Larry McKissick
March 14, 2008
TUPELO - Larry "Alfalfa" McKissick, 59, died Friday, March 14, 2008, at his Tupelo residence after a lengthy illness. Born in Nettleton, he was a retired driver of 17 years with Action Transport of Tupelo and a Baptist. A Vietnam veteran of 91-2 years in the U.S. Navy, he was a flight engineer on the U.S.S. Roosevelt and the U.S.S....
Jess L. Mark, I I I
March 14, 2008
JESS L. MARK Tupelo--Jess L. Mark, III, 65, died Friday, March 14, 2008, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after an extended illness. He was born in Dallas, Texas on November 19, 1942, to Jess L. Mark, Jr. and Louisa Murrell Mark. He lived his early years in Galveston, Texas and then in Alvin, Texas. He was a...
Jess Mark
March 14, 2008
JESS L. MARK Tupelo--Jess L. Mark, III, 65, died Friday, March 14, 2008, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after an extended illness. He was born in Dallas, Texas on November 19, 1942, to Jess L. Mark, Jr. and Louisa Murrell Mark. He lived his early years in Galveston, Texas and then in Alvin, Texas. He was a...
Travis Gray
March 13, 2008
Ballardsville " THOMAS TRAVIS GRAY, 65, died Thursday, March 13, 2008, at Select Specialty Hospital in Jackson after an extended illness. A native of Lee County, he was born April 7, 1942 to Evelyn Taylor Gray and the late James E. Gray. A graduate of Mooreville High School, he then attended Mississippi State University and the University of Mississippi. He...
Charles Edwards
March 12, 2008
Asheboro, N.C. - CHARLES O'RUBEL EDWARDS, 82, died Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at Randolph Hospital in Asheboro, N.C. after a brief illness. A Nettleton native, he was born April 7, 1925 to the late James Monroe and Zelma Cooper Edwards. He served in the Army Air Corp from 1943 until 1946 with an honorable discharge, serving in World War II....
Herbert Grayson
March 12, 2008
Saltillo - HERBERT C. HERB GRAYSON, 68, died Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A native of Cynthiana, Kentucky, he was born February 19, 1940 to the late Leslie L. and Lettie Bruin Grayson. He grew up in Foley, Ala where he graduated from Foley High School. He had lived in Saltillo...
Charles Robinson
March 11, 2008
Tupelo - CHARLES JUNIOR ROBINSON, 62, died Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at the Memphis V.A. Medical Center after an extended illness. A Booneville native, he was born November 12, 1945 to the late Carl B. and Katie A. McDonald Robinson. He attended Mooreville High School. He was reitred from the U.S. Navy after 24 years of service. He was an...
Inelle Hurt
March 9, 2008
Tupelo, Miss. - INELLE HURT, 87, died Sunday, March 9, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after an extended illness. She was born May 4, 1920, in Bethel S.C. to the late George and Bertha Finch Broadway. She grew up in Sumter, S.C. where she graduated high school. She earned a degree in home economics from Winthrop...
Inelle B. Hurt
March 9, 2008
Tupelo, Miss. - INELLE HURT, 87, died Sunday, March 9, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after an extended illness. She was born May 4, 1920, in Bethel S.C. to the late George and Bertha Finch Broadway. She grew up in Sumter, S.C. where she graduated high school. She earned a degree in home economics from Winthrop...
Joseph Kellum
March 7, 2008
Tupelo - DR. JOSEPH LESLIE KELLUM, SR., 83, died Friday, March 7, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born July 1, 1924, in Palo Alto, Calif. to the late Henry Jackson and Lena Spence Kellum. A graduate of Tupelo High School, he then went on to The University of Mississippi where he graduated...
Dr Joseph Kellum
March 7, 2008
Tupelo - DR. JOSEPH LESLIE KELLUM, SR., 83, died Friday, March 7, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born July 1, 1924, in Palo Alto, Calif. to the late Henry Jackson and Lena Spence Kellum. A graduate of Tupelo High School, he then went on to The University of Mississippi where he graduated...
Jack Ellis
March 4, 2008
Tupelo - HENRY JACK ELLIS, 76, died Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at his residence after an extended illness. A Shannon native, he was born March 15, 1931 to the late Henry and Mayme Lee Long Ellis. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. He and his wife Kathryn, were longtime partners and owners of Ellis Upholstery. He...
Virginia Gibson
March 3, 2008
Tupelo - Virginia Vinson Granny Gibson, 73, died Monday, March 3, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born March 23, 1934 to Otis Clayton Vinson and the late Roy Lee Vinson. She was raised in Tupelo and was a 1952 graduate of Tupelo High School. Earlier in her life, she...
Brenda Smith
March 3, 2008
Mooreville - BRENDA LOUISE SMITH, 60, died Monday, March 3, 2008, at Community Hospice after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born December 25, 1947 to Mable Virginia Walker Pannell and the late Eulon Rowoll Pannell. She was a beloved mother and grandmother who enjoyed gardening and had a great love of animals. She enjoyed bingo and spoiling...
Virginia V. Gibson
March 3, 2008
Tupelo - Virginia Vinson Granny Gibson, 73, died Monday, March 3, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born March 23, 1934 to Otis Clayton Vinson and the late Roy Lee Vinson. She was raised in Tupelo and was a 1952 graduate of Tupelo High School. Earlier in her life, she...
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