OBITUARIES
Elsie Curbow
May 8, 2007
ELSIE CURBOW Auburn - ELSIE CURBOW, 100, died Tuesday, May 8, 2007, at Courtyards Community Living Center in Fulton after an extended illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident of the Auburn Community, she was born February 23, 1907 to the late Howard and Della Christian. While primarily a homemaker, she had also worked for several years at Milam...
Larry Jones
May 6, 2007
Larry Jones BLUE MOUNTAIN - Larry Max Jones, 50, died Sunday, May 6, 2007, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A native of Loma Linda, Calif., he was born Jan. 11, 1957, to Clifton Max Jones and the late Darla Horine Jones Insabella. He was an auto mechanic. He enjoyed spending time with his sons. A...
Rickey Causey
May 5, 2007
RICKEY CAUSEY Tupelo -- Rickey Dale Causey, 48, died Saturday, May 05, 2007, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A Lee County native, he was born February 23, 1959, to Audie Sullivan Causey and the late Robert Buck Causey. He was a construction worker in the home building industry. His wife, Dale Causey, preceded him in...
Annie Clayton
May 3, 2007
Annie Clayton TUPELO - Annie J Clayton, 91, died Thursday, May 3, 2007, at the Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born Aug. 6, 1915, to the late Albert W. McCarty and Emma Buchanan McCarty. She was a seamstress in the garment industry and worked at Milam Manufacturing and Reed Manufacturing. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, friends and family. She was a...
Blance Powell
May 3, 2007
BLANCHE POWELL Tupelo - ANNIE BLANCHE POWELL, 95, died Thursday, May 3, 2007, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Ratliff native, she was born November 1, 1911 to the late William Alvin and Mittie Stovall Wooldridge. She was married to William "Razzie" Powell for 62 years who preceded her in death November 21, 1997. She and...
Dorothy Stepp
May 3, 2007
DOROTHY DUKE STEPP Chesterville - DOROTHY DUKE STEPP, 88, died Thursday, May 3, 2007, at Darlington Oaks at Community Hospice after an extended illness. A Lee County native and lifelong resident of the Chesterville Community, she was born April 9, 1919 to the late Claude Elford and Lucille Means Duke. She was a homemaker and enjoyed flower gardening and baking....
Terrell Ramey
May 2, 2007
TERRELL S. RAMEY Auburn -- Terrell S. Ramey, 72, died Wednesday, May 2, 2007, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. An Itawamba County native, he was born May 26, 1934 to the late Dueal and Ollie Warren Ramey. He was a 1952 graduate of Itawamba Agricultural High School and earned two years of college credit. He...
Terrell S. Ramey
May 2, 2007
TERRELL S. RAMEY Auburn -- Terrell S. Ramey, 72, died Wednesday, May 2, 2007, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. An Itawamba County native, he was born May 26, 1934 to the late Dueal and Ollie Warren Ramey. He was a 1952 graduate of Itawamba Agricultural High School and earned two years of college credit. He...
MIldred
May 1, 2007
MILDRED LEE Tupelo - Mildred McWherter Lee, 101, died Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at The Green Houses At Traceway. A native of Martin, Tenn., she was born August 21, 1905 to the late George and Nancy McLain McWherter. She lived for many years in Clarksdale where she was a member of First Presbyterain Church and served as a Bible teacher....
Bettye Parker
May 1, 2007
BETTYE ANN PARKER Unity -- Bettye Ann Parker, 58, died Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A native of Sledge, she was born March 8, 1949 to the late Edgar and Anna Sims Swan. She was a 1986 graduate of the Northeast Community College of Nursing and had worked in health care for...
Bettye Ann Parker
May 1, 2007
BETTYE ANN PARKER Unity -- Bettye Ann Parker, 58, died Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A native of Sledge, she was born March 8, 1949 to the late Edgar and Anna Sims Swan. She was a 1986 graduate of the Northeast Community College of Nursing and had worked in health care for...
MIldred Lee
May 1, 2007
MILDRED LEE Tupelo - Mildred McWherter Lee, 101, died Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at The Green Houses At Traceway. A native of Martin, Tenn., she was born August 21, 1905 to the late George and Nancy McLain McWherter. She lived for many years in Clarksdale where she was a member of First Presbyterain Church and served as a Bible teacher....
Joshua Hancock
April 29, 2007
JOSHUA MORGAN HANCOCK ST. LOUIS - Joshua Morgan Hancock, 29, died Sunday, April 29, 2007, from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born April 11, 1978, in Cleveland to Shirley Morgan and Dean Hancock. He was a member of the Methodist church. He was a standout baseball pitcher at Vestavia Hills High School in Birmingham, Ala., and a...
William Joyner
April 28, 2007
William Joyner TUPELO - William Gardner Joyner, 66, died Saturday, April 28, 2007, at his home. He was born Feb. 11, 1941, in Tupelo to the late Thomas Lee and Ione Gardner Joyner. He graduated from Tupelo High School in 1959 and from the University of Mississippi in 1962. After graduation, he joined the accounting firm of PriceWaterhouseCoopers in New...
Ray Sweat
April 26, 2007
RAYMOND "RAY" SWEAT Tupelo - RAYMOND LEE "RAY" SWEAT, 84, died Wednesday, April 25, 2007, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A native of Selmer, Tenn., he was born August 15, 1922, to the late Claude and Ocie Foster Sweat. He was owner of Tri-State Wholesale Florist in Tupelo. He was a member of the Mississippi Antique...
EvaLou Vail
April 26, 2007
EVALOU VAIL Verona-- EvaLou Vail, 91, died Wednesday, April 25, 2007, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Guntown native, she was born April 6, 1916 to the late William O. and Jennie M Bradley Cowley. She was the widow of Martin Vail to whom she was married for 53 years. She had moved to Kenesha, Wisc....
James Krumcke
April 26, 2007
JAMES F. "JIM" KRUMCKE Tupelo - JAMES F. "JIM" KRUMCKE, 85, died Thursday, April 26, 2007, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Holly Springs native, he was born December 15, 1921 to the late Claude Monroe and Curtis Black Krumcke. He grew up in Oxford and graduated from University High School. He then attended Northwest Mississippi...
Arnita McClellan
April 25, 2007
ARNITA MCCLELLAN Saltillo - ARNITA MARIE MCCLELLAN, 63, died Wednesday, April 25, 2007, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born in Mississippi January 13, 1944 to the late Earl and Rubie Spencer Glosson. Services will be 4 p.m. Thursday at The Saltillo Chapel of W.E. Pegues with Rev. Frankie Martin officiating. Burial will be in Tupelo Memorial...
Joyce Pearson
April 24, 2007
JOYCE PEARSON Tupelo - Joyce Buse Pearson, 79, died Tuesday, April 24, 2007, at the Baldwyn Nursing Facility after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born May 11, 1927 to the late Allen and Ada Williams Buse. She enjoyed sewing crocheting and cooking. She was a homemaker and a member of East Main Church of Christ. She...
Andy Roberts
April 23, 2007
ANDY ROBERTS Tupelo - LESTER ANTHONY "ANDY" ROBERTS, 58, died Monday, April 23, 2007, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Greenville native, he was born October 3, 1948 to the late Edgar and Irene Roberts. He was the manager for Mattress Direct in Tupelo. He enjoyed working on his computer and watching sports on television. His...
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