OBITUARIES

Gary Vaughn

Gary Vaughn

May 24, 2007

GARY STEVEN VAUGHN Southaven - GARY STEVEN VAUGHN, 53, died Thursday, May 24, 2007, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A native of Mississippi, he was born September 4, 1953 to the late Lee Roy and Lucille Nettles Vaughn. Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the Jefferson Street Chapel of W.E. Pegues with Rev. Tommy Tackett officiating....

Thomas Russell

Thomas Russell

May 24, 2007

THOMAS P. RUSSELL, JR. Blue SpringsThomas P. Russell Jr. 63, died Thursday, May 24, 2007, at his residence after a brief illness. A native of Canonsburg, Pa., he was born October 25, 1943, to the late Thomas Paul Sr. and Edith Frazier Russell. He enjoyed stockcar racing, playing golf, watching football, camping, listening to country music, and spending time with...

Thomas Russell, Jr.

Thomas Russell, Jr.

May 24, 2007

THOMAS P. RUSSELL, JR. Blue SpringsThomas P. Russell Jr. 63, died Thursday, May 24, 2007, at his residence after a brief illness. A native of Canonsburg, Pa., he was born October 25, 1943, to the late Thomas Paul Sr. and Edith Frazier Russell. He enjoyed stockcar racing, playing golf, watching football, camping, listening to country music, and spending time with...

Clarence Griffin

Clarence Griffin

May 21, 2007

CLARENCE E. GRIFFIN Tupelo -- Clarence E. Griffin, 79, died Monday, May 21, 2007, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after a long illness. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, he was born October 5, 1927 to the late Tracey Nathaniel and Minnie Nash Griffin. He was a 1948 graduate of Mooreville High School and then attended Itawamba Community College. A...

Virginia Burt

Virginia Burt

May 21, 2007

VIRGINIA FOUNTAIN BURT Tupelo -- Virginia Fountain Burt, 97, died Monday, May 21, 2007, at Green Houses At Traceway after an extended illness. A Nettleton native, she was born August 28, 1909 to the late Sam and Mattie Sue Thomas Burt. She had been an employee of Reed's Department Store for over 30 years and also worked as a receptionist...

David Compton

David Compton

May 20, 2007

DAVID COMPTON, JR. Saltillo -- David Eugene Compton, Jr., 42, died Sunday, May 20, 2007, at The Baptist Memorial Hospital in Booneville due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A native of Las Vegas, Nev., he was born June 30, 1964, to David Eugene and Carolyn Compton. He was employed by Celerita as a mainframe programing and account manager...

Joe Howard Estes

Joe Howard Estes

May 18, 2007

JOE HOWARD ESTES Mooreville - JOE HOWARD ESTES, 71, died Friday, May 18, 2007, at his residence. A Lee County native, he was born January 21, 1936 to the late Eli Hugh and Verble Mae Dozier Estes. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at The Jefferson Street Chapel of...

Joe Estes

Joe Estes

May 18, 2007

JOE HOWARD ESTES Mooreville - JOE HOWARD ESTES, 71, died Friday, May 18, 2007, at his residence. A Lee County native, he was born January 21, 1936 to the late Eli Hugh and Verble Mae Dozier Estes. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at The Jefferson Street Chapel of...

Dr C. Price Grissom

Dr C. Price Grissom

May 13, 2007

Dr. C. PRICE GRISSOM Tupelo - Dr. Charley Price Grissom, 79, died Sunday, May 13, 2007, at his home. He was born August 14, 1927, in Itawamba County, Mississippi to the late Charley Jackson Grissom and Vercie Price Grissom. He graduated Itawamba Agricultural High School and served in the Army in World War II. He graduated from Mississippi State University...

Bernice Parham

Bernice Parham

May 13, 2007

BERNICE WHITE PARHAM Canton - BERNICE WHITE PARHAM, 86, died Sunday, May 13, 2007, at Madison County Nursing Home. She was born April 25, 1921. The most important role in her life was being a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was loved and adored by her family and she will be greatly missed. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at...

C. Grissom

C. Grissom

May 13, 2007

Dr. C. PRICE GRISSOM Tupelo - Dr. Charley Price Grissom, 79, died Sunday, May 13, 2007, at his home. He was born August 14, 1927, in Itawamba County, Mississippi to the late Charley Jackson Grissom and Vercie Price Grissom. He graduated Itawamba Agricultural High School and served in the Army in World War II. He graduated from Mississippi State University...

Billy Shumpert

Billy Shumpert

May 12, 2007

C.W. "Billy" Shumpert RICHMOND - Charles William "Billy" Shumpert, 80, joined his family and friends in heaven with Jesus Friday evening, May 11, 2007. A lifelong resident of the Richmond Community, he was born to Mr. Mark and Mrs. Mable Shumpert on May 27, 1926. As a member of the United States Navy, he sailed on the maiden voyage of...

Ethel Ricks

Ethel Ricks

May 12, 2007

Ethel Ricks TUPELO - Ethel Thomas Ricks, 88, died Saturday, May 12, 2007, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Texas native, she was born May 5, 1919, to the late Joseph and Ida Mae Flanigan Johnson. She was a member of the Church of Christ. She retired from Cedars Nursing Home in 1977. Services will...

Leba McLarty

Leba McLarty

May 10, 2007

LEBA MCLARTY Verona - LEBA MCLARTY, 87, died Thursday, May 10, 2007, at fdher residence after an extended illness. A Dorsey native, she was born August 20, 1919 to the late Reese and Sallie Hood Christian. She was retired from Blue Bell Manufacturing after 30 years of service. She was the widow of J.W. McLarty to whom she was married...

Gwen Blackwell

Gwen Blackwell

May 9, 2007

GWEN BLACKWELL Tupelo - Gwen Blackwell, 83, died Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, she was born September 19, 1923 to the late James and Cletus Young Blackwell. She was a 1940 graduate of Tupelo High School and attended The University of Alabama. She later graduated...

Henry Roberts

Henry Roberts

May 9, 2007

HENRY A. ROBERTS Tupelo - HENRY AULVURN ROBERTS, 94, died Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at his residence after an extended illness. A Union County native, he was born January 26, 1913 to the late Henry F. and Georgia Colvin Roberts. He was a carpenter from Leake and Goodlette for 40 years. He also worked as an independent carpenter for many...

Pearl Furr

Pearl Furr

May 9, 2007

PEARL G. FURR Tupelo -- Pearl Gray Canterbury Furr, died Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at The Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, Mississippi. Mrs. Furr was born February 2, 1927, in Alderson, West Virginia to Dewey Price Canterbury and Edith Pearl Rader. She married Marion Hansell (John) Furr in Lovely Lane Methodist Church in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 13, 1946. Prior...

Margaret Richey

Margaret Richey

May 8, 2007

Margaret Witt Richey Birmingham, Ala.Margaret Witt Richey, 86, died May 8, 2007. A native of Sherman, she was born May 18th, 1920, to the late A.J. Witt and Maggie Witt. She had been a resident of Fair Haven Nursing Home in Birmingham, Alabama. She was a member of Sherman Baptist Church. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Friday at the...

Gary Ozbirn

Gary Ozbirn

May 8, 2007

Gary Ozbirn Tupelo--Gary Wayne Ozbirn, 61, died Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at North Mississippi Medical Center following an extended illness. He was born January 5, 1946 in Belmont, MS to Carl and Estine Ozbirn. He graduated from Belmont High School where he was an outstanding athlete. He enjoyed coaching little league baseball, fishing, golf and watching his granddaughters play soccer,...

Josephine Repult

Josephine Repult

May 8, 2007

JOSEPHINE DAVIDSON REPULT Tupelo " On May 8, 2007, Josephine Davidson Repult, 88, left her Little House on the Prairie on the Highway to Heaven after and extended illness. She was born March 31, 1919 at 336 Braodway Street, the second oldest house in Tupelo. She was the only child of Joe Davidson, a well known barber of Tupelo and...