OBITUARIES

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January 14, 2007

B.L. Phillips Sr. OAK HILL - Bervis Len "Red" Phillips Sr., 83, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, at the North Miss. Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native, he was born Jan. 3, 1924, to the late Jim and Nannie Lou Oswalt Phillips. Earlier in his life he worked with the Civilian Conservation Corps and he had...

Obituary

Obituary

January 14, 2007

B.L. Phillips Sr. OAK HILL - Bervis Len "Red" Phillips Sr., 83, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, at the North Miss. Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native, he was born Jan. 3, 1924, to the late Jim and Nannie Lou Oswalt Phillips. Earlier in his life he worked with the Civilian Conservation Corps and he had...

Charles Owen

Charles Owen

January 14, 2007

CHARLES OWEN Tupelo - Charles Sidney Owen, 72, died Sunday, January 14, 2007, at his residence after a brief illness. A Corinth native, he was born January 16, 1934 to the late Charlie and Effie Ethelee King Owen. He was a US Air Force veteran from 1953 to 1957, serving in England for much of that time. He was a...

Jim Warren

Jim Warren

January 13, 2007

Jim Warren SALTILLO - James Ray "Jim" Warren, 86, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, at the Home Place Assisted Living in Saltillo after an extended illness. A native of D'Lo, he was born June 3, 1920, to the late Joe and Effie Wren. He was a U.S. Navy veteran serving as a medical technician during World War II. He was...

Annie Freeman

Annie Freeman

January 12, 2007

Annie E. Freeman SHERMAN - Annie E. Freeman, 69, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2007, at the North Miss. Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born and raised in New Albany, the daughter of the late George Marshall and Lela Hogue Fair. She was a longtime resident of West Helena, Ark., and had resided in Sherman for the past...

Nolen Todd Nanney

Nolen Todd Nanney

January 11, 2007

TODD NANNEY Todd Nanney TUPELO - Nolen "Todd" Nanney, 82, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness. He was born Sept. 9, 1924, in Itawamba County to the late Will and Rubie Wilburn Nanney. He graduated from Itawamba Agricultural High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He...

Nolen Nanney

Nolen Nanney

January 11, 2007

TODD NANNEY Todd Nanney TUPELO - Nolen "Todd" Nanney, 82, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness. He was born Sept. 9, 1924, in Itawamba County to the late Will and Rubie Wilburn Nanney. He graduated from Itawamba Agricultural High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He...

Teresa Davis

Teresa Davis

January 10, 2007

TERESA DAVIS Richmond - Teresa Ann Pearson Davis, 40, died Wednesday, January 10, 2007, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Tupelo native and life long resident of the Richmond Community, she was born April 25, 1966 to Nannie Lou Pearson Sullivan and the late Henry Sylvester Pearson. Earlier in life, she had been a cook in...

Maxine E.

Maxine E.

January 9, 2007

MAXINE E. COX Tupelo - Maxine Evelyn Cox, 90, died Tuesday, January 9, 2007, at her residence after an extended illness. A native of Havana, Ill., she was born September 26, 1916 to the late Melvin and Clara Quigley Wilson. During her working years, she was associated with the Mother's Day Out programs for several area churches. She enjoyed her...

Maxine E. Cox

Maxine E. Cox

January 9, 2007

MAXINE E. COX Tupelo - Maxine Evelyn Cox, 90, died Tuesday, January 9, 2007, at her residence after an extended illness. A native of Havana, Ill., she was born September 26, 1916 to the late Melvin and Clara Quigley Wilson. During her working years, she was associated with the Mother's Day Out programs for several area churches. She enjoyed her...

Eddie Scott Medlock

Eddie Scott Medlock

January 6, 2007

EDDIE MEDLOCK, SR. Saltillo - Eddie Scott Medlock Sr., 62, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007, at the Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., after a brief illness. He was born Aug. 29, 1944, in Dyersburg, Tenn., to Milton Scott Medlock and Martha June Rawles Medlock. He graduated from Mississippi College with a B.S. degree in education and from Mississippi State...

Eddie Medlock

Eddie Medlock

January 6, 2007

EDDIE MEDLOCK, SR. Saltillo - Eddie Scott Medlock Sr., 62, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007, at the Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., after a brief illness. He was born Aug. 29, 1944, in Dyersburg, Tenn., to Milton Scott Medlock and Martha June Rawles Medlock. He graduated from Mississippi College with a B.S. degree in education and from Mississippi State...

Thomas Gatlin "Gat" Palmer

Thomas Gatlin "Gat" Palmer

January 4, 2007

THOMAS GATLIN (GAT) PALMER Saltillo - THOMAS GATLIN PALMER, 75, died Thursday, January 4, 2007, at his residence after a brief illness. A Saltillo native, he was born March 9, 1931 to the late George Lester and Gertie Elizabeth Brock Palmer. He was a retired veteran of 30 years having served during the Korean War in the U S Army...

Thomas Gatlin

Thomas Gatlin

January 4, 2007

THOMAS GATLIN (GAT) PALMER Saltillo - THOMAS GATLIN PALMER, 75, died Thursday, January 4, 2007, at his residence after a brief illness. A Saltillo native, he was born March 9, 1931 to the late George Lester and Gertie Elizabeth Brock Palmer. He was a retired veteran of 30 years having served during the Korean War in the U S Army...

Kay Gilreath

Kay Gilreath

January 4, 2007

KAY GILREATH Saltillo - Linda Kay Gilreath, 63, died Thursday, January 4, 2007, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born October 20, 1943 to the late Henry Russell and Grace O. VanBuskirk Long. She was a graduate of Saltillo High School and then went on to Itawamba Community College. Earlier in life,...

Royce Strickland

Royce Strickland

January 3, 2007

ROYCE E. STRICKLAND Tupelo - ROYCE E. STRICKLAND, 73, died Wednesday, January 3, 2007, at the Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Mississippi native, he was born to the late John and Nannie Belle Strickland. He graduated from Pisgah High School and then went on to Mississippi State University where he graduated with a degree in accounting. He...

Christine Randolph

Christine Randolph

January 2, 2007

CHRISTINE RANDOLPH Swainsboro, Ga. - Christine Pannell Randolph, 86, died Tuesday, January 2, 2007, at the Medical College of Georgia Hospital. A New Albany native, she was born June 22, 1920 to the late Walter and Katrina Pannell. Called "Mama" by all her family, she was a wonderful mother and extremely dedicated to her family. She was a longtime member...

George Emison

George Emison

December 31, 2006

GEORGE EMISON Slate Springs - George Walker Emison, 81, died Sunday December 31, 2006 at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo after an extended illness. He was born August 13, 1925 in Alamo, Tennessee to the late Hallie and Lucy Casey Emison. He was a long time Lee County and Tupelo Businessman and had been a resident of Slate Springs...

Michael Roper

Michael Roper

December 29, 2006

Michael Karl Roper GUNTOWN - Michael Karl Roper, 76, died Friday, Dec. 29, 2006, at his residence in Guntown after an extended illness. He was born Jan. 10, 1930, to the late John Dillard and Lynne Markham Roper in the Unity community east of Saltillo. He was raised in the Unity community and later in Guntown. Earlier in his life...

Michael Karl Roper

Michael Karl Roper

December 29, 2006

Michael Karl Roper GUNTOWN - Michael Karl Roper, 76, died Friday, Dec. 29, 2006, at his residence in Guntown after an extended illness. He was born Jan. 10, 1930, to the late John Dillard and Lynne Markham Roper in the Unity community east of Saltillo. He was raised in the Unity community and later in Guntown. Earlier in his life...