OBITUARIES

Sammey Hall

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....

Bryan Alan Riley

Bryan Alan Riley

October 29, 2006

BRYAN ALAN RILEY Guntown - Bryan Alan Riley, 27, died Sunday, October 29, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A New Albany native, he was born February 22, 1979 to Linda Maynard Riley and the late William H. Riley. He was a 1997 graduate of East Union High School and then went...

Bryan Riley

Bryan Riley

October 29, 2006

BRYAN ALAN RILEY Guntown - Bryan Alan Riley, 27, died Sunday, October 29, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A New Albany native, he was born February 22, 1979 to Linda Maynard Riley and the late William H. Riley. He was a 1997 graduate of East Union High School and then went...

Halee Moody

Halee Moody

October 29, 2006

HALEE NICHOLE MOODY Shannon - Halee Nichole Moody, 13, died suddenly, Sunday, October 29, 2006. She was born in Tupelo January 26, 1993 to Christopher Lee and Tina Denise Moody. She was an eighth grade student at Shannon Jr. High School. She enjoyed water skiing, horseback riding, all outdoor sports, riding her 4-wheeler, and photography. She loved talking on the...

Louise Vinson

Louise Vinson

October 27, 2006

LOUISE SMITH VINSON Tupelo - LOUISE SMITH VINSON, 80, died Friday, October 27, 2006, at her home in the Mt. Vernon Community. A Union County native, she was born November 20, 1925 to the late Samuel Owen and Lucy Viola Young Smith. She was a 1944 graduate of Sherman High School. In 1945 she married John E. "Red Vinson and...

Louise Smith Vinson

Louise Smith Vinson

October 27, 2006

LOUISE SMITH VINSON Tupelo - LOUISE SMITH VINSON, 80, died Friday, October 27, 2006, at her home in the Mt. Vernon Community. A Union County native, she was born November 20, 1925 to the late Samuel Owen and Lucy Viola Young Smith. She was a 1944 graduate of Sherman High School. In 1945 she married John E. "Red Vinson and...

Trice Kingsley

Trice Kingsley

October 26, 2006

TRICE KINGSLEY Tupelo - TRICE EDWARD KINGSLEY, 83, died Thursday, October 26, 2006, at Daniel Health Care after an extended illness. A Lee County native and life long resident, he was born June 29, 1923 to the late James Harrison and Nettie Beatrice Webb Kingsley. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving in Germany during World War II. He worked...

Annie Higdon

Annie Higdon

October 24, 2006

ANNIE M. CULVER HIGDON Tupelo - Annie Myrtle Culver Higdon, 79, died Tuesday, October 24, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A native of Pontotoc County, she was born September 15, 1927 to the late John Isaac and Olga Velora McCain Davis. She lived most of her married life in the Nettleton area. She was Married...

Annie Culver Higdon

Annie Culver Higdon

October 24, 2006

ANNIE M. CULVER HIGDON Tupelo - Annie Myrtle Culver Higdon, 79, died Tuesday, October 24, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A native of Pontotoc County, she was born September 15, 1927 to the late John Isaac and Olga Velora McCain Davis. She lived most of her married life in the Nettleton area. She was Married...

Geraldine Miller Hueckel

Geraldine Miller Hueckel

October 24, 2006

GERALDINE HUECKEL Tupelo - Geraldine Miller Hueckel, 79, died Tuesday, October 24, 2006, at her residence after a sudden illness. A Texas native, she was born December 15, 1926. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, in the Stateroom of W.E. Pegues with Rev. David Smith officiating. Burial will be in Goodman Cemetery in Medina, Tex. Survivors include her son, Michael...

Geraldine Hueckel

Geraldine Hueckel

October 24, 2006

GERALDINE HUECKEL Tupelo - Geraldine Miller Hueckel, 79, died Tuesday, October 24, 2006, at her residence after a sudden illness. A Texas native, she was born December 15, 1926. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, in the Stateroom of W.E. Pegues with Rev. David Smith officiating. Burial will be in Goodman Cemetery in Medina, Tex. Survivors include her son, Michael...