OBITUARIES
Gerald Whitaker
December 10, 2007
Gerald Whitaker TUPELO - Gerald "Pop" Whitaker, 64, died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007, at the North Miss. Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born Aug. 30, 1943, in Lee County to Derah Lee Whitaker and Mamie Lucille Phillips. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in Germany as a medic and dental assistant. He was a former employee...
Jean Denham
December 9, 2007
Saltillo " JEAN ROBISON DENHAM, 76, died Sunday, December 9, 2007, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A native of Batesville, she was born September 12, 1931 to the late J.W. and Louise McKee Robison. She was a homemaker and a lisenced beautician. She loved arts and crafts, woodworking, interior decorating, and loved her special time...
Lottie West
December 9, 2007
Tupelo - LOTTIE THOMPSON WEST, 97, died Sunday, December 9, 2007, at The Martin Green House At Traceway. She was born October 9, 1910 to the late John Silas and Maggie Russell Thompson. She graduated from Tupelo High School and is believed to have been the last surviving member of the Class of 1929. She joined Frist Baptist Church of...
Paul Barnes, Sr.
December 8, 2007
TUPELO - Paul R. Barnes Sr., of Tupelo, died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007, at the North Miss Medical Center. He was born May 29, 1917, in Philadelphia to the late William Thomas Barnes and Ruby May Herrington Barnes. He moved to Verona in 1954 while working for Paul Anthony Construction. He worked bridge and road construction most of his adult...
Merritt Featheringill
December 8, 2007
TUPELO - Merritt "Bud" Featheringill, 90, died suddenly Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007, at the North Miss. Medical Center. An Indiana native, he was born March 29, 1917, to the late Lee and Grace Mayberry Featheringill. He was co-owner of Featheringill Construction Company Inc. for the past 30 years in Tupelo with prior business in Indiana, Arizona and California. A Memorial...
Paul Barnes
December 8, 2007
TUPELO - Paul R. Barnes Sr., of Tupelo, died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007, at the North Miss Medical Center. He was born May 29, 1917, in Philadelphia to the late William Thomas Barnes and Ruby May Herrington Barnes. He moved to Verona in 1954 while working for Paul Anthony Construction. He worked bridge and road construction most of his adult...
W Cook
December 6, 2007
Eggville - W.C. DUB COOK, 76, died Thursday, December 6, 2007, at his home in the Eggville Community. He was born to the late Walter and Bertha Smith Cook of Centerville. He served in the US Army in Alaska. He retired from Bay-Brite Lighting after 38 years and was also a cattle farmer for many years. He loved all his...
W C. Cook
December 6, 2007
Eggville - W.C. DUB COOK, 76, died Thursday, December 6, 2007, at his home in the Eggville Community. He was born to the late Walter and Bertha Smith Cook of Centerville. He served in the US Army in Alaska. He retired from Bay-Brite Lighting after 38 years and was also a cattle farmer for many years. He loved all his...
Dr John C. Ward
December 5, 2007
Dr. JOHN WARD Tupelo " DR. JOHN COCHRAN WARD, 36, died Wednesday, December 5, 2007, at his residence. He was born March 25, 1971, in Gulfport to Judson Huffman and Martha Cochran Ward. A 1989 graduate of Starkville High School, he then went on to Mississippi State University where he completed his undergraduate work in 1999. He earned his medical...
Virginia Garrison
December 5, 2007
VIRGINIA GARRISON Tupelo - VIRGINIA LEE GARRISON, 82, died Wednesday, December 5, 2007, at her residence after an extended illness. A Jonesboro, Arkansas native, she was born December 8, 1924 to the late Burien T. and Minnie M. Cook. A longtime resident of Tupelo, she was retired from Red Rooster Dress Shop after many years of service. She enjoyed watching...
John Ward
December 5, 2007
Dr. JOHN WARD Tupelo " DR. JOHN COCHRAN WARD, 36, died Wednesday, December 5, 2007, at his residence. He was born March 25, 1971, in Gulfport to Judson Huffman and Martha Cochran Ward. A 1989 graduate of Starkville High School, he then went on to Mississippi State University where he completed his undergraduate work in 1999. He earned his medical...
I R. Reid
December 2, 2007
Tupelo - ISHMAEL ROY I.R. REID, 94, died Sunday, December 2, 2007, at his daughters residence in Ecru after a brief illness. A native of Forrest, he was born December 4, 1912 to the late Richard Hamilton and Mollie Gunn Reid. A longtime resident of Tupelo, he owned an operated I.R. Reid's Plumbing and Electric in Skyline for 16 years...
I Reid
December 2, 2007
Tupelo - ISHMAEL ROY I.R. REID, 94, died Sunday, December 2, 2007, at his daughters residence in Ecru after a brief illness. A native of Forrest, he was born December 4, 1912 to the late Richard Hamilton and Mollie Gunn Reid. A longtime resident of Tupelo, he owned an operated I.R. Reid's Plumbing and Electric in Skyline for 16 years...
Billy Barnes
December 1, 2007
BILLY C. BARNES Tupelo " Billy C. Barnes, 81, died Saturday December 1, 2007, at his residence in Tupelo after a lengthy illness. An Itawamba County native he was born November 6, 1926 to the late Baudry C. and Vera Cummings Barnes. He was raised in the Ozark Community in Itawamba Community and was a longtime resident of Tupelo. He...
Robert Cloyd
November 30, 2007
BOBBY CLOYD Tupelo " Robert Elmo Bobby Cloyd, 82, died Friday, November 30, 2007, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, he was born December 13, 1924 to the late Robert Marion and Hattie Virginia Butler Cloyd. He was a retired home builder. He enjoyed vegetable gardening and until declining health, always had a...
Tommie Flewellen
November 30, 2007
TOMMIE SUE FLEWELLEN Tupelo - TOMMIE SUE KENDRICK FLEWELLEN, 86, died Friday, November 30, 2007, at her residence in Tupelo after an extended illness. A Sylacauga, Georgia native, she was born December 2, 1920 to the late Thomas James and Essie Smith Kendrick. She taught English Literature at The University of Alabama, Mississippi State University, and The University of Georgia...
Elbert Sheffield
November 29, 2007
Tupelo - ELBERT OWEN SHEFFIELD, 64, died Thursday, November 29, 2007, at his residence after a brief illness. A Marked Tree, Ark. native, he was born November 14, 1943 to the late Edgar Owen and Anis Lorene Long Sheffield. He was a long time Tupelo resident and was a retired truck driver. He loved being around his friends and watching...
Trey Tucker
November 29, 2007
Tupelo - TREY TUCKER, 21, died Thursday, November 29, 2007, at his residence. A tupelo native, he was born October 12, 1986 to Barry Duane and Debra Lynn Howell Tucker. He earned his associates degree from Itawamba Community College and was a senior at The University of Mississippi where he was working towards a degree in legal studies. He was...
Edward Bush
November 28, 2007
EDWARD G. BUSH Oxford - EDWARD G. BUSH, 87, died Wednesday, November 28, 2007, at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford after an extended illness. He was born December 10, 1919, in Jackson County, W.V to the late Robert and Edna Hopkins Bush. He married Dorothy Hankins Bush June 8, 1946. A. U.S. veteran, he joined the Army in...
Shelia Harris
November 28, 2007
SALTILLO " Shelia Harris, 47, died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo after a long illness. She was born Nov. 5, 1960, in Baldwyn to Herman and Nell Watts Dunaway. She was a homemaker and a member of Souls Harbor Pentecostal Church in Guntown. An avid Tennessee Volunteers fan, she loved animals, and spending time...
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