OBITUARIES
Eris Smith
December 8, 2006
ERIS SMITH Saltillo - Eris Smith, 83, died Thursday, December 7, 2006, at her residence after a sudden illness. A Saltillo native, she was born April 16, 1923 to the late W. T. and Ora Brooks Smith. She was employed with F.W. Woolworth Company in Mobile, Ala., retiring after 37 years of service. She enjoyed her family and friends and...
James Turner
December 8, 2006
Mike Turner TUPELO - James Michael Turner, 54, died Friday, Dec. 8, 2006, at his residence after a brief illness. A Memphis native, he was born Nov. 10, 1952, to J.R. and Robbie Thompson Turner. He was a member of East Heights Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Jefferson Street Chapel of W. E. Pegues...
Jimmie Johnson
December 8, 2006
JIMMIE R. JOHNSON Verona - Jimmie R. Johnson, 78, died Friday, December 8, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Mantee native, he was born March 15, 1928 to the late David Wesley and Edna Lee Scott Johnson. He was a U.S.Army veteran, serving during the Korean Conflict. He had worked 41 years with South Central...
James Michael Turner
December 8, 2006
Mike Turner TUPELO - James Michael Turner, 54, died Friday, Dec. 8, 2006, at his residence after a brief illness. A Memphis native, he was born Nov. 10, 1952, to J.R. and Robbie Thompson Turner. He was a member of East Heights Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Jefferson Street Chapel of W. E. Pegues...
Obituary
December 8, 2006
J.W. SMITH Mooreville - John Wood Smith, 65, died Friday, December 8, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, he was born January 26, 1941 to the late John Durant and Mildred Webb Smith. He was retired from Terra Chemical Company where he was manager over 15 years. He served 22 years in the...
No name
December 8, 2006
J.W. SMITH Mooreville - John Wood Smith, 65, died Friday, December 8, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, he was born January 26, 1941 to the late John Durant and Mildred Webb Smith. He was retired from Terra Chemical Company where he was manager over 15 years. He served 22 years in the...
Opal Goff Pearson
December 6, 2006
OPAL GOFF PEARSON Tupelo - Johnny Opal Goff Pearson, 89, died Wednesday, December 6, 2006, at Baldwyn Nursing Facility. A Lee County native, she was born December 16, 1916 to the late John and Annie Smith Deaton. She was married to Clarence E. Goff who preceded her in death February 27, 1967. In addition to raising seven children, she was...
Opal Pearson
December 6, 2006
OPAL GOFF PEARSON Tupelo - Johnny Opal Goff Pearson, 89, died Wednesday, December 6, 2006, at Baldwyn Nursing Facility. A Lee County native, she was born December 16, 1916 to the late John and Annie Smith Deaton. She was married to Clarence E. Goff who preceded her in death February 27, 1967. In addition to raising seven children, she was...
Lucille Eichler
December 5, 2006
LUCILLE VALENTINE EICHLER Tupelo, Miss. -Lucille Valentine Eichler, 81, died Tuesday, December 5, 2006, at The Home Place in Saltillo, Miss. after an extended illness. A native and longtime resident of Pittsburg, Penn., she was born January 25, 1925 to the late Ernest and Mary Mott Valentine. She was employed by CECO in Pittsburg, Penn. and retired after 26 years...
Christel Braun
December 5, 2006
CHRISTEL BRAUN Tupelo - CHRISTEL AGNES "CHRIS BRAUN, 63, died Tuesday, December 5, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born in Germany August 10, 1943 to the late August and Anneliese Nagelke Schlter. After living in Minneapolis for 20 years, she and her husband, Herb, moved to Tupelo in 1984. She enjoyed computers and...
Robert M. "Cotton" Webb
December 2, 2006
ROBERT M. "Cotton" WEBB, JR. Southaven - Robert Maurice "Cotton" Webb, Jr., 74, died Saturday, December 2, 2006, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, East in Memphis, Tenn. A native of Greensburg, La., he was born April 20, 1932 to the late Robert and Bertha Webb. He grew up in Baton Rouge and South Mississippi. A graduate of Wesson High School, he...
Winfred Reeves
December 2, 2006
Bud Reeves SALTILLO - Winfred "Bud" Reeves, 84, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006, at Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. He was born Sept. 19, 1922, in Lee County to Arthur Reeves and Lilly May Brooks Reeves. He was a retired employee of Lee Sports Wear where he had worked in the cutting department. He attended Barnes Crossing Baptist...
Lessie Morris Fancher
December 2, 2006
Lessie Fancher NEW CHAPEL - Lessie Morris Fancher, 92, died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2006, at the Beverly Healthcare on Eason Blvd. after a short illness. A native of Itawamba County, she was born Aug. 27, 1914, to the late Walter Green and Ada Gertrude Pennal Morris. She worked many years as a seamstress in the garment manufacturing industry and had...
Lessie Fancher
December 2, 2006
Lessie Fancher NEW CHAPEL - Lessie Morris Fancher, 92, died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2006, at the Beverly Healthcare on Eason Blvd. after a short illness. A native of Itawamba County, she was born Aug. 27, 1914, to the late Walter Green and Ada Gertrude Pennal Morris. She worked many years as a seamstress in the garment manufacturing industry and had...
Robert M.
December 2, 2006
ROBERT M. "Cotton" WEBB, JR. Southaven - Robert Maurice "Cotton" Webb, Jr., 74, died Saturday, December 2, 2006, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, East in Memphis, Tenn. A native of Greensburg, La., he was born April 20, 1932 to the late Robert and Bertha Webb. He grew up in Baton Rouge and South Mississippi. A graduate of Wesson High School, he...
Norene Little
December 1, 2006
NORENE FRANCIS LITTLE Tupelo - Norene Francis Little, 96, died Friday, December 1, 2006, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born April 9, 1910 to the late Wylie F. and Betty Hall Francis. She was retired from Reed's Manufacturing after 26 years of service. She was married to T.E. Little...
Carl Kellum
December 1, 2006
DR. CARL KELLUM, JR. Tupelo - WILLIAM CARL KELLUM, JR., MD 53, died Friday, December 1, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born December 2, 1952 in New Orleans, La. to Maurice Lucas Kellum and the late Dr. William Carl Kellum, Sr. He grew up in Tupelo where he graduated in 1971 from Tupelo High School. He then...
Dr Carl Kellum, Jr.
December 1, 2006
DR. CARL KELLUM, JR. Tupelo - WILLIAM CARL KELLUM, JR., MD 53, died Friday, December 1, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born December 2, 1952 in New Orleans, La. to Maurice Lucas Kellum and the late Dr. William Carl Kellum, Sr. He grew up in Tupelo where he graduated in 1971 from Tupelo High School. He then...
Jesse Miles
December 1, 2006
JESSE MILES Tupelo - JESSE MILES, 93, died Friday, December 1, 2006, at Green Houses At Traceway after an extended illness. A Tupelo native and life long resident, he was born July 17, 1913 to the late Martin and Ida Leona Hill Miles. Earlier in his life, he was co-owner of S & M Livestock. He later owned Miles Livestock...
Norene Francis Little
December 1, 2006
NORENE FRANCIS LITTLE Tupelo - Norene Francis Little, 96, died Friday, December 1, 2006, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born April 9, 1910 to the late Wylie F. and Betty Hall Francis. She was retired from Reed's Manufacturing after 26 years of service. She was married to T.E. Little...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
