OBITUARIES

Roger Miller

Roger Miller

September 25, 2007

ROGER MILLER Tupelo - ROGER DALE MILLER, 58, died Tuesday, September 25, 2007, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. An Ironton, Mo. native, he was born March 1, 1949 to Mary Ann Bock Miller and the late Delbert Cecil Miller. He was a graduate of The University of Arkansas at Monticello where he earned a degree...

Edward Thornhill

Edward Thornhill

September 22, 2007

TUPELO Edward Thornhill, 56, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007, at his residence in the Auburn community after a sudden illness. A Winter Haven, Florida native, he was born July 25, 1951, to the late Columbus Lafayette and Alice Jeanette Eason Thornhill. He was a veteran having served in the United States Air Force and the Florida Army National Guard. He...

Sandra Morgan

Sandra Morgan

September 21, 2007

SANDRA F. MORGAN Dorsey - SANDRA F. MORGAN, 62, died Friday, September 21, 2007, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a Short illness. An Okolona native, she was born February 7, 1945 to the late Gilbert Matthew and Vance Marleen Green Daniel. She was a homemaker and had also worked over eight years in the Okolona High School Cafeteria.....

James Ballard

James Ballard

September 20, 2007

DR. JAMES L. BALLARD, JR. Dr. James Lee Ballard, Jr. passed away at his home Thursday, September 20. He was a graduate of Tupelo High School and an enthusiastic alumnus of University of Mississippi where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Dr. Ballard graduated from University of Mississippi Medical School where he was a member of the...

Dr James Ballard, Jr.

Dr James Ballard, Jr.

September 20, 2007

DR. JAMES L. BALLARD, JR. Dr. James Lee Ballard, Jr. passed away at his home Thursday, September 20. He was a graduate of Tupelo High School and an enthusiastic alumnus of University of Mississippi where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Dr. Ballard graduated from University of Mississippi Medical School where he was a member of the...

Mildred Fidler

Mildred Fidler

September 17, 2007

Tupelo - MILDRED LORAINE FIDLER, 79, died Monday, September 17, 2007, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Mobile, Ala. native, she was born March 13, 1928 to the late Rev. Samuel David and Myrtle Lee Williams Armour. She was a graduate of the University of Alabama where she earned a degree in business. She spent...

Eleanor Weatherford

Eleanor Weatherford

September 15, 2007

TUPELO - Mary Eleanor Smith Weatherford, 85, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. A Booneville native, she was born to the late Walter Williams and Mary Virginia Sanford Smith. She was a member of the St. Luke United Methodist Church. She was a retired teacher graduating from Mississippi State College for Women...

Laura McCollum

Laura McCollum

September 14, 2007

TUPELO - Laura Ellen McCollum, 69, died Friday, Sept. 14, 2007, at her home after a long illness. She was born Aug. 4, 1938, in Houston, Texas, to the late James Elwyn and Ethel Lucille Tischer Wyatt. She was an artist. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, where she was involved in the Women's Missionary Union and the...

Wayne Stevens

Wayne Stevens

September 12, 2007

Tupelo - MARVIN WAYNE STEVENS, 74, died Wednesday, September 12, 2007, at Community Hospice after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, he was born January 25, 1933 to Ruby Opal Davenport Stevens and the late Cecil Leo Stevens. He served in the Army National Guard and the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He also served in the U.S. Air...

Kathleen Doyle

Kathleen Doyle

September 11, 2007

West Point - Kathleen Sheffield Thomas Doyle, 84, died Tuesday, September 11, 2007, at Fondrens Personal Care Facility in Pheba after an extended illness. She was born February 2, 1923 in Montpelier to the late Frank E. and Edith Lee Box Sheffield. She was a 1942 graduate of Siloam High School. After graduation she moved to Washington DC and worked...

Kathleen Thomas Doyle

Kathleen Thomas Doyle

September 11, 2007

West Point - Kathleen Sheffield Thomas Doyle, 84, died Tuesday, September 11, 2007, at Fondrens Personal Care Facility in Pheba after an extended illness. She was born February 2, 1923 in Montpelier to the late Frank E. and Edith Lee Box Sheffield. She was a 1942 graduate of Siloam High School. After graduation she moved to Washington DC and worked...

Pierce C. Roberts, Jr.

Pierce C. Roberts, Jr.

September 6, 2007

Tupelo - PIERCE C. ROBERTS, JR., 40, died Thursday, September 6, 2007, at Trace Lake due to a drowning accident. A native of Birmingham, Ala., he was born June 17, 1967 to Pierce and Brenda Roberts. He worked as a car hauler for 21 years. He enjoyed four-wheeling, camping, water sports, and spending time with his family. He was a...

Pierce Roberts

Pierce Roberts

September 6, 2007

Tupelo - PIERCE C. ROBERTS, JR., 40, died Thursday, September 6, 2007, at Trace Lake due to a drowning accident. A native of Birmingham, Ala., he was born June 17, 1967 to Pierce and Brenda Roberts. He worked as a car hauler for 21 years. He enjoyed four-wheeling, camping, water sports, and spending time with his family. He was a...

Patricia Prattini

Patricia Prattini

September 3, 2007

Okolona - PATRICIA ANN PRATTINI, 55, died Monday, September 3, 2007, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A New Orleans native, she was born August 24, 1952 to Ruth Josie Lirette Prattini and the late Joseph Paul Prattini. She had lived in St. Bernard Parish for most of her life. She worked for over 20 years...

Bobby Nanney

Bobby Nanney

September 2, 2007

TUPELO - Bobby Eugene Nanney, 77, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born Aug. 19, 1930, in Itawamba County to Will Nanney and Ruby Willburn Nanney. He had been employed by the Natchez Trace Parkway for 39 years. He was a veteran of the Miss. National Guard and the...

Fannie Alder

Fannie Alder

September 1, 2007

Fannie Lou Alder TUPELO - Fannie Lou Alder, 76, died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born June 26, 1931, in Tremont to Elmer Brown and Effie Elizabeth Brown. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Tupelo where she was a very active member of the Ruth Sunday...

Myrtle Hutcheson

Myrtle Hutcheson

September 1, 2007

TUPELO - Myrtle C. Hutcheson, 99, died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness. A Union County native, she was born July 3, 1908, to the late Richard Albert and Eva Belle Long Campbell. She was a member of the Northeast Church of Christ. She loved to read her Bible, playing dominoes with...

Winnie Ruth Lofton

Winnie Ruth Lofton

August 31, 2007

EGGVILLE - Winnie Ruth Franks Lofton, 85, died Friday, Aug. 31, 2007, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born Dec. 17, 1921, in Itawamba County to James Ira and Mertle Turner Franks. She lived in the Eggville community for most of her life. She was a homemaker and an active member of Eggville Free Will Baptist Church since...

Winnie Lofton

Winnie Lofton

August 31, 2007

EGGVILLE - Winnie Ruth Franks Lofton, 85, died Friday, Aug. 31, 2007, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born Dec. 17, 1921, in Itawamba County to James Ira and Mertle Turner Franks. She lived in the Eggville community for most of her life. She was a homemaker and an active member of Eggville Free Will Baptist Church since...

Allie Maynard

Allie Maynard

August 30, 2007

ALLIE S. MAYNARD Belden - ALLIE SEALE MAYNARD, 98, died Thursday, August 30, 2007, at Graceland Care Center after an extended illness. An Atmore Alabama, native, she was born October 5, 1908 to the late Robert Y. and Carrie Soloman Seale. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Stateroom of W.E....