OBITUARIES
Willie Clark
November 10, 2006
Willie Mae Clark TUPELO - Willie Mae Clark, 84, died Friday, Nov. 10, 2006, at the Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. A native of Lee County, she was born April 21, 1922, to the late Marion M. and Margaret Ann Bryant Bratton. She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church. She was an avid gardener. She was...
Lela Reeves
November 10, 2006
Lela Rae Reeves SALTILLO - Lela Rae Reeves, 82, died Friday, Nov. 10, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born July 22, 1924, in Mississippi to Henry Brown and Minnie Akers Brown. She was a retired seamstress for Reed's, Lucky Star and Lee Sportswear. She was a member of Barnes Crossing Baptist Church....
Phyllis Tackett
November 9, 2006
Phyllis Tackett SKYLINE - Phyllis Jean "Sissy" Tackett, 43, died suddenly Nov. 9, 2006, at her home. A native of Lee County, she was born Dec. 24, 1962, to Patricia Ann Bridges and the late Billy Ray Tackett. She was a Baptist. She worked as a seamstress in the furniture manufacturing industry for several years. Services will be at 11...
Betty Alexander
November 7, 2006
SUE ALEXANDER Saltillo - BETTY "SUE ALEXANDER, 65, died Tuesday, November 7, 2006, at The Courtyard Nursing Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born June 26, 1941 to the late Hollis and Berniece Anglin Stults. She retired as a sales associate for Wal-Mart after 16 years of service. She loved cooking for her family, sewing,...
Myrtle Kelly
November 7, 2006
MYRTLE KELLY Plantersville - Myrtle Belle Foster Kelly, 95, died Tuesday, November 7, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born January 4, 1911 to the late Thomas Presley and Sarah Elizabeth Brinkley Foster. In 1931 she graduated from Tupelo High School. During World War II she had served in the...
Betty Sue Alexander
November 7, 2006
SUE ALEXANDER Saltillo - BETTY "SUE ALEXANDER, 65, died Tuesday, November 7, 2006, at The Courtyard Nursing Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born June 26, 1941 to the late Hollis and Berniece Anglin Stults. She retired as a sales associate for Wal-Mart after 16 years of service. She loved cooking for her family, sewing,...
Merlene Whiteside
November 6, 2006
MERLENE E. WHITESIDE Tupelo - Merlene Estes Whiteside, 84, died Monday, November 6, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. A Shannon native, she was born November 29, 1921 to the late Joe Howard and Myrtle Elaine Harris Estes. She was a graduate of Wood Junior College and The University of Mississippi and later earned her masters...
Linda Joyce Russell
November 6, 2006
LINDA RUSSELL Palmetto - Linda Joyce Grant Russell, 62, died Monday, November 6, 2006, at her residence in the Palmetto Community after an extended illness. She was born January 14, 1944 to Billy and Opal Bass Grant. As a young mother, she came to know the Lord as her personal Savior. She devoted her life to God,her family, children, and...
Linda Russell
November 6, 2006
LINDA RUSSELL Palmetto - Linda Joyce Grant Russell, 62, died Monday, November 6, 2006, at her residence in the Palmetto Community after an extended illness. She was born January 14, 1944 to Billy and Opal Bass Grant. As a young mother, she came to know the Lord as her personal Savior. She devoted her life to God,her family, children, and...
Mary Estelle Lockridge
November 5, 2006
Mary Estelle McHaffey Lockridge Verona, MS Mary Estelle McHaffey Lockridge, 87, passed away Sunday, November 5th after a long illness. She was born at her grandmother's home in Auburn, MS on May 27th, 1919. She attended the East Tupelo Elementary School and graduated from Verona High School. Mary, together with her mother Lilla, was a Charter Member of the East...
Sammey Hall
November 5, 2006
SAMMEY E. HALL Plantersville - Sammey E. Hall, 78, died Sunday, November 5, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. An Itawamba Co. native, he was born May 12, 1928 to the late Wiley Alford and Phillippa Sargeant Hall. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and a retired truck driver. He enjoyed playing domines, shooting pool, and...
Mary Lockridge
November 5, 2006
Mary Estelle McHaffey Lockridge Verona, MS Mary Estelle McHaffey Lockridge, 87, passed away Sunday, November 5th after a long illness. She was born at her grandmother's home in Auburn, MS on May 27th, 1919. She attended the East Tupelo Elementary School and graduated from Verona High School. Mary, together with her mother Lilla, was a Charter Member of the East...
David M. Smith
November 4, 2006
David M. Smith TUPELO - David M. Smith, 69, died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006, at the Sanctuary Hospice House after a lengthy illness. An Anderson, South Carolina native, he was born June 18, 1937, to the late Albert and Essie McKee Smith. He served in Guam during a tour of duty in the Air Force in the 1950s. He had...
Edythe Meek
November 4, 2006
EDYTHE HARBEN MEEK Saltillo, Mississippi - Edythe Harben Meek, 86, died Saturday, November 4, 2006 at Homeplace Assisted Living in Saltillo. She was born July 9, 1920 in Tomotla, North Carolina to the late Dewey and Lee Ellen Wells Harben. She was a graduate of the Ft. Sanders Hospital School of Nursing in Knoxville, Tennessee and worked as a registered...
David Smith
November 4, 2006
David M. Smith TUPELO - David M. Smith, 69, died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006, at the Sanctuary Hospice House after a lengthy illness. An Anderson, South Carolina native, he was born June 18, 1937, to the late Albert and Essie McKee Smith. He served in Guam during a tour of duty in the Air Force in the 1950s. He had...
Kenneth Ray Parker
November 1, 2006
Ken Parker AUBURN - Kenneth Ray "Ken Parker, 48, died at his residence after a sudden illness. A native of Mississippi, he was born May 30, 1958, to Martha Steele Parker and the late John Rayburn Parker. He was a longtime resident of the Auburn community. He was married to Cynthia Leslie Parker, who preceded him in death on Nov....
Kenneth Parker
November 1, 2006
Ken Parker AUBURN - Kenneth Ray "Ken Parker, 48, died at his residence after a sudden illness. A native of Mississippi, he was born May 30, 1958, to Martha Steele Parker and the late John Rayburn Parker. He was a longtime resident of the Auburn community. He was married to Cynthia Leslie Parker, who preceded him in death on Nov....
Coyal Russell
October 31, 2006
COYAL R. RUSSELL Oxford - Coyal Ray "Cooter" Russell, 81, died Tuesday, October 31, 2006, at the Oxford Veterans Home after an extended illness. A Pontotoc Co. native, he was born September 13, 1925 to the late Tom A. and Myrtis Raye Russell. He was a resident of Houlka and had worked as a farmer and a carpenter. He was...
Myrtle Taylor
October 30, 2006
MYRTLE ETHEL TAYLOR Tupelo - Myrtle Ethel Taylor, 88, died Monday, October 30, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Mississippi native, she was born September 7, 1918 to the late John W. and Annie Mae Bearden West. She retired as the director of the Lee County Civil Defense. She was a member of Harrisburg Baptist...
Ethel Hankins
October 29, 2006
ETHEL HANKINS Skyline - Susie Ethel Hankins, 93, died Sunday, October 29, 2006, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born May 17, 1913 to the late Robert and Clara Mallett Landers. She was a member of East Main Church of Christ. Services will be 2 p.m. Mondayat The Jefferson Street Chapel of W. E. Pegues with Bro....
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