OBITUARIES
Edna Waters Marshall
August 4, 2006
Edna Erle Marshall Tupelo- A gracious proponent of Southern culture, Edna Erle "Edee" Waters Marshall, 86, died at Traceway Manor, Friday, August 4, 2006, after a short illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sam P. Marshall, Jr. Mrs. Marshall was born October 12, 1919, in Baldwyn, Mississippi, the daughter of Boyce Waters and Maude Landon Frost Waters....
Frances Haywood
August 3, 2006
FRANCES STONE HAYWOOD TUPELO - FRANCES STONE HAYWOOD, 96, died Thursday, August 3, 2006, at Hospice of West Alabama, Tuscaloosa, after an extended illness. She was born March 13, 1910 in the Knob Creek community of Maury County, Tenn. to the late Thomas Alexander and Fannye Ethel Snow Dodson Stone. A long time resident of Tupelo, she was the widow...
Howard Clark
August 2, 2006
HOWARD E. CLARK Mooreville - HOWARD E. CLARK, 76, died Wednesday, August 2, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of Mississippi, he was born December 4, 1929 to the late Cecil and Bessie Clark. He was a veteran having served in the United States Army during World War II. He worked all his life...
Howard E. Clark
August 2, 2006
HOWARD E. CLARK Mooreville - HOWARD E. CLARK, 76, died Wednesday, August 2, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of Mississippi, he was born December 4, 1929 to the late Cecil and Bessie Clark. He was a veteran having served in the United States Army during World War II. He worked all his life...
Col Welsey McKee
August 1, 2006
COL. WESLEY I. MCKEE Tupelo - COL. WESLEY I. MCKEE, 84, died Tuesday, August 1, 2006, at Avonlea Assisted Living after an extended illness. A Houston, Tex. native, he was born November 3, 1921 to the late Wesley and Loring Rawlinson McKee. He entered Aviation Cadets in January 1942 at Foster AFB, Texas, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant upon...
Gloria Jones
August 1, 2006
GLORIA B. JONES Tupelo - GLORIA B. JONES, 51, died Monday, July 31, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A native of Waukegan, Ill., she was born September 18, 1954 to Arice Marvin and the late Vivian Kendrick Basham. She was a graduate of Amory High Scool and worked for Bellsouth for almost 20 years. She...
Welsey McKee
August 1, 2006
COL. WESLEY I. MCKEE Tupelo - COL. WESLEY I. MCKEE, 84, died Tuesday, August 1, 2006, at Avonlea Assisted Living after an extended illness. A Houston, Tex. native, he was born November 3, 1921 to the late Wesley and Loring Rawlinson McKee. He entered Aviation Cadets in January 1942 at Foster AFB, Texas, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant upon...
Rosa Rogers
July 31, 2006
ROSA MARIA ROGERS Pontotoc - Rosa Maria Rogers, 86, died Monday, July 31, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center. A native of LaFollette, Tenn., she was born December 6, 1919 to the late Lorenza and Rosa Maria Pollizette Testo. She lived in Sherman for 50 years and was a member of Sherman Baptist Church untill she transferred her membership to...
Elsie Scott
July 30, 2006
ELSIE LUCILLE SCOTT Blue Springs - Elsie Lucille Scott 85, died Sunday, July 30, 2006, at her brothers residence after an extended illness. A native of Forrest County, MS, she was born September 24, 1920 to the late John Jacob and Claudia Mobley Clark. She was a graduate of Forrest High School. She lived most of her adult life in...
Clara Henry
July 28, 2006
Clara Mae Henry SALTILLO - Clara Mae Hickman Henry, 79, died Thursday, July 27, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born Oct. 14, 1926, in Mississippi to the late Mark and Susie Flanagan Hickman. She was raised in McNairy County, Tenn., but lived all her adult life in the same house near Saltillo....
Clara Mae Henry
July 28, 2006
Clara Mae Henry SALTILLO - Clara Mae Hickman Henry, 79, died Thursday, July 27, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born Oct. 14, 1926, in Mississippi to the late Mark and Susie Flanagan Hickman. She was raised in McNairy County, Tenn., but lived all her adult life in the same house near Saltillo....
Oleta Wheeler
July 26, 2006
Oleta Wheeler Tupelo--Oleta Wheeler died, 77, died Wednesday, July 26, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House. A native of Corinth, she was born September 16, 1928, to the late Andy and Myrtle Hopper Hodum. She was a homemaker and a member of Thomas Street Baptist Church. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Jefferson Street Chapel of W.E. Pegues...
Herbert Chatham
July 25, 2006
Herbert T. Chatham TUPELO--Herbert T. Chatham, 94, died Tuesday, July 25, 2006, at home in Verona after a long illness. He was born August 18, 1911, to the late Will and Beulah Chatham. He was retired from Super Sagless and a member of the Baptist church. A private stateroom service will be 10 a.m. Thursday at W.E. Pegues on Jefferson...
Herbert T. Chatham
July 25, 2006
Herbert T. Chatham TUPELO--Herbert T. Chatham, 94, died Tuesday, July 25, 2006, at home in Verona after a long illness. He was born August 18, 1911, to the late Will and Beulah Chatham. He was retired from Super Sagless and a member of the Baptist church. A private stateroom service will be 10 a.m. Thursday at W.E. Pegues on Jefferson...
Lora Marie Lowry Witt
July 24, 2006
MARIE LOWRY WITT Tupelo - Lora Marie Lowry Witt, 85, died Monday, July 24, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born November 11, 1920 in Pontotoc county to the late John Herman and Johnnie Ruth Butler Lowry. She was employed with Rockwell/Delta International and with Radiology of Tupelo. She enjoyed traveling and was a...
Lora Lowry Witt
July 24, 2006
MARIE LOWRY WITT Tupelo - Lora Marie Lowry Witt, 85, died Monday, July 24, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born November 11, 1920 in Pontotoc county to the late John Herman and Johnnie Ruth Butler Lowry. She was employed with Rockwell/Delta International and with Radiology of Tupelo. She enjoyed traveling and was a...
Sarah Newman
July 22, 2006
SARAH EMILY KERSH NEWMAN MEMPHISSarah Emily Kersh Newman, 72, passed away Saturday, July 22, 2006 at The Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, Miss. after a lengthy illness. She was born in Brandon Miss. on September 17, 1933 to the late John Eugene and Eva Lindsey Kersh. In 1951, she graduated from Brandon High School and then received a B.S. in...
Serenity Gibson
July 22, 2006
SERENITY CAROLYNN GIBSON SALTILLO - Serenity Carolynn Gibson, infant child of Cliff and Marla Gibson of Saltillo, died suddenly Saturday, July 22, 2006, at the Women's Clinic. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the New Chapel Cemetery with the Rev. James E. Gibson officiating. W. E. Pegues Funeral Directors is in charge of the arrangements. Survivors include...
Serenity Carolynn Gibson
July 22, 2006
SERENITY CAROLYNN GIBSON SALTILLO - Serenity Carolynn Gibson, infant child of Cliff and Marla Gibson of Saltillo, died suddenly Saturday, July 22, 2006, at the Women's Clinic. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the New Chapel Cemetery with the Rev. James E. Gibson officiating. W. E. Pegues Funeral Directors is in charge of the arrangements. Survivors include...
Virgie Jackson
July 21, 2006
VIRGIE E. JACKSON Belden - Virgie E. Jackson, 95, died Friday, July 21, 2006, at Rosewood Residence after an extended illness. A Mississippi native, she was born July 4, 1911 to the late Samuel and Minerva Stacy Akers. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse for many years and retired from North Mississippi Medical Center. She was a member of Barnes...
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