OBITUARIES
Grace Dirlam
February 9, 2008
Tupelo " Grace Raymond Baker Dirlam, 87, died Saturday, February 09, at her home in Tupelo. She was born October 15, 1920, in Tupelo, the daughter of Dale Raymond and Word Baker and was educated in the Tupelo Public Schools. She was graduated from Mississippi State College for Women (now MUW) and received a Masters Degree in Retailing from New...
Marshall Baskins
February 8, 2008
Aberdeen - MARSHALL DAVID BASKINS, 56, died Friday, February 8, 2008, at the Pioneer Community Hospital in Aberdeen after a lengthy illness. A Florence, Alabama native, he was born April 12, 1951 to the late Marshall Even and Lucillie Randall Baskins. He worked as a brick mason. He loved country music and enjoyed playing his guitar. A stateroom service will...
Jimmie Elmore
February 8, 2008
Falkville - JIMMIE LOU ELMORE, 76, died Friday, February 8, 2008, Summerford Nursing Home in Falkville, Alabama after an extended illness. A native of Newton, she was born June 15, 1931 to the late Taffie B. and Xena Kennedy Winstead. A graduate of Smithville High School in 1949, she then went on to Mississippi State College for Women where she...
Jimmie Lou Elmore
February 8, 2008
Falkville - JIMMIE LOU ELMORE, 76, died Friday, February 8, 2008, Summerford Nursing Home in Falkville, Alabama after an extended illness. A native of Newton, she was born June 15, 1931 to the late Taffie B. and Xena Kennedy Winstead. A graduate of Smithville High School in 1949, she then went on to Mississippi State College for Women where she...
Loreda Cooper
February 8, 2008
Tupelo - LOREDA COOPER, 93, went to be with the Lord Friday, February 8, 2008. She was born October 12, 1914 to the late Reese and Sallie Hood Christian of the Dorsey Community. She attended school in Itawamba County. She worked as a supervisor for Joyner-Fields Manufacturing. for over 25 years. She married Howard C. Cooper March 4, 1934, and...
Grace Batey
February 7, 2008
Saltillo - GRACE FAYE BATEY, 85, died Thursday, February 7, 2008, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County after an extended illness. She was born May 12, 1922, in Red Bay, Ala., to the late Amos Houston and Katie Bertha James Tubbs. The daughter of a sharecropper, she grew up all over the south, living in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. The past...
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February 7, 2008
Mooreville - JOHN-MARK STEMBRIDGE WEBB, 13, died Thursday, February 7, 2008, after a brief illness. He was born August 31, 1994 in Tupelo to John Hubbert and Nancy Sissie Stembridge Webb. He was a faithful member of Eggville Free Will Baptist Church where he enjoyed music and fellowship with his church family. He attended Mrs. Sharon Warren's special needs class...
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February 7, 2008
Mooreville - JOHN-MARK STEMBRIDGE WEBB, 13, died Thursday, February 7, 2008, after a brief illness. He was born August 31, 1994 in Tupelo to John Hubbert and Nancy Sissie Stembridge Webb. He was a faithful member of Eggville Free Will Baptist Church where he enjoyed music and fellowship with his church family. He attended Mrs. Sharon Warren's special needs class...
Ruth Liveakos
February 4, 2008
Tupelo - RUTH KRUDOP LIVEAKOS, 92, died Monday, February 4, 2008, at her residence after an extended illness. A Mobile, Alabama native, she was born May 3, 1915 to the late Richard Camper and Mabel Olivia Bickell Krudop. On May 31, 1946 she married Gus Liveakos. She earned her bachelors degree from the University of Montevallo and later received her...
Betty Ruth Lowry
February 3, 2008
Shannon - BETTY RUTH LOWRY, 68, died suddenly Sunday, February 3, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. A Tupelo native, she was born May 14, 1939 to the late Murle Clovis and Mable Estes Goodwin. She enjoyed gospel music and taking care of her pets (Suzy). She enjoyed spending time with her family. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday,...
Betty Lowry
February 3, 2008
Shannon - BETTY RUTH LOWRY, 68, died suddenly Sunday, February 3, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. A Tupelo native, she was born May 14, 1939 to the late Murle Clovis and Mable Estes Goodwin. She enjoyed gospel music and taking care of her pets (Suzy). She enjoyed spending time with her family. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday,...
Sue C. Lipscomb
February 2, 2008
Tupelo - SUE CARY LIPSCOMB, 92, a lifetime resident of Roanoke, Virginia, died Saturday, February 2, 2008, at The Mitchell Center. A Bedford, Virginia native, she was born April 12, 1915 to the late Frank and Lily Nichols Carpenter. She was a devoted, loving mother and grandmother. She was a life long member of Second Presbyterian Church in Roanoke, Virginia....
Bill Mercer
February 2, 2008
THAXTON - William E. "Bill" Mercer died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008, at the Veterans Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. after a short illness. He was a native of New Albany, born to the late William Leonard Mercer and Mary Louise Craft Mercer. He had been a resident of the Thaxton community for the last nine years, but formerly lived in...
Sue Lipscomb
February 2, 2008
Tupelo - SUE CARY LIPSCOMB, 92, a lifetime resident of Roanoke, Virginia, died Saturday, February 2, 2008, at The Mitchell Center. A Bedford, Virginia native, she was born April 12, 1915 to the late Frank and Lily Nichols Carpenter. She was a devoted, loving mother and grandmother. She was a life long member of Second Presbyterian Church in Roanoke, Virginia....
Lucille Brannan
January 27, 2008
LUCILLE A. BRANNAN Pontotoc " Lucille Arnold Brannan, 85, died Sunday, January 27, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born July 2, 1922 in Baldwyn to the late C. Y. and Etta Frances Tatum Arnold. A long time resident of Tupelo and the Lee County area, she was a graduate of Verona High...
Joyce Lamb
January 25, 2008
Joyce Lamb EGGVILLE - Joyce Ramsey Lamb, 75, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a long illness. She was born April 24, 1932, to the late Thomas Houston Ramsey and Lula Langston Parrett Ramsey. She was a retired nurse for the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was an instructor for Charm Step Shoes. She...
James Homan
January 25, 2008
JAMES ZEKE HOMAN Oxford - James E. Homan, 64, died Friday, January 25, 2008, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford after a lengthy illness. A Tupelo native, he was born June 21, 1943 to the late B. W. and Mae Davis Homan. He lived in Tupelo most of his life, moved to the Gulf Coast in 1995 and remained there...
Maurine Darnell
January 24, 2008
Maurine Darnell August 13th,1921 - January 24th, 2008 Maurine Darnell, age 86, died early Thursday morning, Jan. 24, 2008. Maurine was a longtime resident of Memphis, TN. Maurine was born August 13,1921 in Holcut, Mississippi. Age didn't stop this hairdresser from wanting to go to work everyday. Even after retirement, Maurine would call work every day to see if she...
Billie Lamb
January 24, 2008
EGGVILLE - Joyce Ramsey Lamb, 75, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a long illness. She was born April 24, 1932, to the late Thomas Houston Ramsey and Lula Langston Parrett Ramsey. She was a retired nurse for the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was an instructor for Charm Step Shoes. She graduated from...
Samuel Martin
January 23, 2008
Verona - SAMUEL ROBERT SAM MARTIN, 82, died Wednesday, January 23, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. An Oakland, Tenn. native, he was born January 17, 1926, to the late John Davis and Esther May Howery Martin. He was raised in Oakland and Galloway, Tenn. For many years, he worked as a service station mechanic....
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