OBITUARIES

Shirley Marquett

Shirley Marquett

Feb 10, 2006

Shirley Markette Tupelo - Shirley Markette, 84, died Friday, Feb. 10, 2006, at Rosewood Residence. She was born Aug. 26, 1921, to the late Charles and Lelia Macke, and raised in Clinton, Iowa. After graduating from high school, she spent six years studying abroad in Europe and working for the U.S. Civil Service. Earlier in her life, she worked as...

Jane Yeager

Jane Yeager

Feb 9, 2006

Jane Yeager Saltilllo - Linda Jane Yeager, 45, died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Baldwyn native, she was born March 1, 1960, to the late Eugene and Shirley Clippard Cromeans. She was a member of Cedar Grove Pentecostal Church. She loved her grandchildren and enjoyed spending time with them. Services will...

Kathlyn Martin

Kathlyn Martin

Feb 9, 2006

Kathlyn S. Martin BIRMINGHAM RIDGE - Kathlyn S. Martin, 92, died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006, at Daniels Nursing and Health Care Center in Fulton after a lengthy illness. She was born Jan. 20, 1914, in the Birmingham Ridge community to Joseph P. Sullivan and Minnie Smith Sullivan. She was a graduate of Tupelo High School and attended MSCW for three...

Kathlyn S. Martin

Kathlyn S. Martin

Feb 9, 2006

Kathlyn S. Martin BIRMINGHAM RIDGE - Kathlyn S. Martin, 92, died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006, at Daniels Nursing and Health Care Center in Fulton after a lengthy illness. She was born Jan. 20, 1914, in the Birmingham Ridge community to Joseph P. Sullivan and Minnie Smith Sullivan. She was a graduate of Tupelo High School and attended MSCW for three...

Stephen Wesson

Stephen Wesson

Feb 6, 2006

STEVE WESSON MemphisStephen Ray Wesson, 46, died Monday, February 6, 2006 at his residence in Memphis after a sudden illness. A Mooreville native, he was born May 16, 1959 to Harold and Wilma Faye Lee Wesson. He had worked in management in the hotel and restaurant businesses, along with other positions. He was a member of the Boguegfala Baptist Church....

Gerald Tackett

Gerald Tackett

Feb 5, 2006

Gerald A. Tackett Tupelo - Gerald A. Tackett, 69, died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, at his residence after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, he was born April 11, 1936, to the late Norman Elmo and Alma Etoile Ray Tackett. He was a member of the New Life Church. He was Airman 1st Class in the U.S. Air Force, having...

Gerald A. Tackett

Gerald A. Tackett

Feb 5, 2006

Gerald A. Tackett Tupelo - Gerald A. Tackett, 69, died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, at his residence after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, he was born April 11, 1936, to the late Norman Elmo and Alma Etoile Ray Tackett. He was a member of the New Life Church. He was Airman 1st Class in the U.S. Air Force, having...

Ruby Bell Faulkner

Ruby Bell Faulkner

Feb 4, 2006

Ruby Faulkner BeldenRuby Bell Faulkner, 82, died Saturday, February 4, 2006 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born May 17, 1923 to the late Ruben and Claudie Marshall Boyd. She was a retired seamstress and loved to play dominoes and fishing. She was a member of the Baptist...

Ruby Faulkner

Ruby Faulkner

Feb 4, 2006

Ruby Faulkner BeldenRuby Bell Faulkner, 82, died Saturday, February 4, 2006 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany after an extended illness. A Lee County native, she was born May 17, 1923 to the late Ruben and Claudie Marshall Boyd. She was a retired seamstress and loved to play dominoes and fishing. She was a member of the Baptist...

Lula Beaty

Lula Beaty

Feb 3, 2006

Lula Clark Beaty Tupelo - Lula Belle Clark Beaty, 80, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2006, at her residence in Tupelo after a lengthy illness. The daughter of Dewy Weeks and Lidia McKay Weeks, she was a longtime resident of Tupelo. She was a retired employee of Krueger Inc. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Tupelo, where...

Lula Clark Beaty

Lula Clark Beaty

Feb 3, 2006

Lula Clark Beaty Tupelo - Lula Belle Clark Beaty, 80, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2006, at her residence in Tupelo after a lengthy illness. The daughter of Dewy Weeks and Lidia McKay Weeks, she was a longtime resident of Tupelo. She was a retired employee of Krueger Inc. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Tupelo, where...

Beryl Brunson

Beryl Brunson

Feb 1, 2006

BERYL (COX) BRUNSON TupeloBeryl Cox Brunson, 97, died Wednesday, February 1, 2006 at her residence after a brief illness. A native of Coahoma County, she was born March 2, 1908 to the late Robert Samuel and Lillian Josephine Birdsong Cox. She was married to the late Willie Brunson who passed away July 31, 1987. She was a homemaker and a...

Frankie Jones

Frankie Jones

Feb 1, 2006

FRANKIE MULLINS JONES NettletonFrankie Mullins Jones, 93, died Wednesday, February 1, 2006, at Daniel Heath Care after an extended illness. A Monroe County native, she was born February 26, 1912 to the late Marion and Lula Bell Jackson Mullins. She was a 1932 graduate of Nettleton High School and one of the original workers at Reeds Manufacturing. She was married...

Frankie Mullins Jones

Frankie Mullins Jones

Feb 1, 2006

FRANKIE MULLINS JONES NettletonFrankie Mullins Jones, 93, died Wednesday, February 1, 2006, at Daniel Heath Care after an extended illness. A Monroe County native, she was born February 26, 1912 to the late Marion and Lula Bell Jackson Mullins. She was a 1932 graduate of Nettleton High School and one of the original workers at Reeds Manufacturing. She was married...

Patricia Bell

Patricia Bell

Feb 1, 2006

PAT BELL TupeloPatricia T. Bell, 86, died Friday, February 1, 2006 at her residence in Tupelo. A Chicago native, she was born November 3, 1919 to the late John and Katherine Urbuchaite Sokas. She was a registered American Red Cross nurse, having served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army during World War II. She had also worked as a...

Roy L. Dulaney

Roy L. Dulaney

Jan 31, 2006

ROY L. DULANEY MemphisRoy L. Dulaney, 81, died Tuesday, January 31, 2006, at the Cordova Rehab and Nursing Center after an extended illness. A native of Fulton, he was born January 2, 1925 to the late William Oscar and Matttie Lou Kennedy Dulaney. He was a member of Harrisburg Baptist Church. A Disabled American Veteran, he served in the U.S....

Roy Dulaney

Roy Dulaney

Jan 31, 2006

ROY L. DULANEY MemphisRoy L. Dulaney, 81, died Tuesday, January 31, 2006, at the Cordova Rehab and Nursing Center after an extended illness. A native of Fulton, he was born January 2, 1925 to the late William Oscar and Matttie Lou Kennedy Dulaney. He was a member of Harrisburg Baptist Church. A Disabled American Veteran, he served in the U.S....

William H. Elmore

William H. Elmore

Jan 30, 2006

WILLIAM H. "BILL ELMORE TupeloWilliam H. "Bill Elmore, 76, died Monday, January 30, 2006 at his residence. An Alabama native, he was born June 28, 1929, to the late Claudie A. and Dessie Porter Elmore. He had been a resident of Tupelo for over 40 years. A member of the U.S. Air force, he served from 1952 until 1956 in...

William Elmore

William Elmore

Jan 30, 2006

WILLIAM H. "BILL ELMORE TupeloWilliam H. "Bill Elmore, 76, died Monday, January 30, 2006 at his residence. An Alabama native, he was born June 28, 1929, to the late Claudie A. and Dessie Porter Elmore. He had been a resident of Tupelo for over 40 years. A member of the U.S. Air force, he served from 1952 until 1956 in...

Ricky Easterling

Ricky Easterling

Jan 30, 2006

RICKY EASTERLING Blue SpringsRicky Easterling, 39, died Monday, January 30, 2006, at the University Medical Center in Jackson after an extended illness. A life long Jugfork Community resident, he was born December 7, 1966, in Baldwyn. He had worked 18 years for Tecumseh Products and enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was a member of the Baptist church. Services will be...

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