OBITUARIES
Sam
Jan 27, 2006
Sam Cox Tupelo - Sam Cox, 3-year-old son of David Thomas and Samantha Pittman Cox of Tupelo, died Friday, Jan. 27, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a long illness. A Tupelo native, he was born Aug. 14, 2002. Along with his family, he attended West Main Church of Christ. He loved all super heroes, especially Batman and...
Sam Cox
Jan 27, 2006
Sam Cox Tupelo - Sam Cox, 3-year-old son of David Thomas and Samantha Pittman Cox of Tupelo, died Friday, Jan. 27, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a long illness. A Tupelo native, he was born Aug. 14, 2002. Along with his family, he attended West Main Church of Christ. He loved all super heroes, especially Batman and...
William McCarver
Jan 27, 2006
WILLIAM ROSS McCARVER TupeloWilliam Ross McCarver, 84, died Friday, January 27, 2006. A native of Pontotoc County, he was born November 28, 1921 to the late William Preston and Emily Huey McCarver. After graduating from Mississippi State with a Bachelor of Science degree, he worked as an assistant supervisor for Farmers Home Administration for many years. He was a member...
Callie McCarter
Jan 26, 2006
CALLIE SUE McCARTER TUPELOCallie Sue McCarter, 100, died Thursday, January 26, 2006, at her sisters residence. A Blue Springs native, she was born November 11, 1905 to the late Isaac Allison and Sara Williamson McCarter. She had lived in the same house in the Macedonia Community since 1907, and was a graduate of Sherman High School. She was a homemaker...
Billy Griffin
Jan 26, 2006
Billy M. Griffin Saltillo - Billy M. Griffin, 75, died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006, at his residence in Saltillo after an extended illness. A Calhoun City native, he was born May 12, 1931, to the late Roy and Irene Crawford Griffin. He was a former employee of the Lake County Sheriff's Department in Waukegan, Ill. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed...
Callie Sue McCarter
Jan 26, 2006
CALLIE SUE McCARTER TUPELOCallie Sue McCarter, 100, died Thursday, January 26, 2006, at her sisters residence. A Blue Springs native, she was born November 11, 1905 to the late Isaac Allison and Sara Williamson McCarter. She had lived in the same house in the Macedonia Community since 1907, and was a graduate of Sherman High School. She was a homemaker...
Beatrice Henry
Jan 25, 2006
BEATRICE HENRY SALTILLOBeatrice Henry, 83, died Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at Graceland Health Care after an extended illness. A native of Oklahoma, she was born November 27, 1922 to the late Oliver Clifford and Bertie Henry Cox. As a young girl, she had also lived in Tennessee. She was the widow of R.E. Henry who died Aug. 31, 2004. They...
Dorothy L. "Dodie" Musselwhite
Jan 25, 2006
DOROTHY L. MUSSELWHITE HATLEYDorothy "Dodie Musselwhite, 58, died Wednesday, January 25, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born April 20, 1947 to the late Albert Eddie and Fannie Leona Kinsey. She worked in health care services. She was a member of the body of Christ. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at...
Dorothy L.
Jan 25, 2006
DOROTHY L. MUSSELWHITE HATLEYDorothy "Dodie Musselwhite, 58, died Wednesday, January 25, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born April 20, 1947 to the late Albert Eddie and Fannie Leona Kinsey. She worked in health care services. She was a member of the body of Christ. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at...
Suzanne L. Kopf
Jan 22, 2006
SUZANNE LUELLA KOPF TUPELO, MSSuzanne Luella Kopf, 52, died Sunday, January 22, 2006. A native of McKessport, PA, she was born January 1, 1954 to the late Eugene and Leota Marie Galley Geissler. She had worked as a commercial artist with Sabin Industires and also as an assistant manager for McDonalds Restaurant and an associate for Books-A-Million. She enjoyed arts...
Suzanne Kopf
Jan 22, 2006
SUZANNE LUELLA KOPF TUPELO, MSSuzanne Luella Kopf, 52, died Sunday, January 22, 2006. A native of McKessport, PA, she was born January 1, 1954 to the late Eugene and Leota Marie Galley Geissler. She had worked as a commercial artist with Sabin Industires and also as an assistant manager for McDonalds Restaurant and an associate for Books-A-Million. She enjoyed arts...
Joyce Roper
Jan 22, 2006
Joyce Lee Roper BELDEN - Joyce Lee "Gran" Roper, 64, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006, at the North Miss. Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in Baldwyn to the late Hoil and Myrtle Watson Wages. She was married over 40 years to the Rev. David Roper, who preceded her in death. She was recently retired from Bauhaus...
Joyce Lee Roper
Jan 22, 2006
Joyce Lee Roper BELDEN - Joyce Lee "Gran" Roper, 64, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006, at the North Miss. Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in Baldwyn to the late Hoil and Myrtle Watson Wages. She was married over 40 years to the Rev. David Roper, who preceded her in death. She was recently retired from Bauhaus...
Frances Williams
Jan 21, 2006
FRANCES G. WILLIAMS Tupelo - Frances Green Williams, 85, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, January 21, 2006 at the Sanctuary Hospice House after a lengthy illness. Born January 4, 1921 in Monroe County, she was raised in Nettleton, the daughter of the late Hollis Clopton and Mary S. Green. She was the widow of Russell Williams who preceded...
William H. Howard
Jan 21, 2006
Billy Howard TUPELO - William H. "Billy" Howard, 76, died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2006, at his residence in Tupelo. Born Sept. 19, 1929, in Birmingham, Alabama, he was raised in Columbus, the son of the late H.D. and Martha Lois Jacobs Howard. During the Korean War he served as a Master Sergeant in the Army and was later commissioned as...
William Howard
Jan 21, 2006
Billy Howard TUPELO - William H. "Billy" Howard, 76, died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2006, at his residence in Tupelo. Born Sept. 19, 1929, in Birmingham, Alabama, he was raised in Columbus, the son of the late H.D. and Martha Lois Jacobs Howard. During the Korean War he served as a Master Sergeant in the Army and was later commissioned as...
Erin Moore
Jan 20, 2006
ILA MOORE TUPELOErin Ila Moore, 93, died Friday, January 20, 2006, at the Green Houses of Traceway after an extended illness. A native of Tennessee, she was born September 10, 1912, to the late Herschel and Abigail Meek McCombs. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was a graduate of the Mississippi Synodical Presbyterian College....
Carol Barney
Jan 20, 2006
CAROL ANN BARNEY TupeloCarol Ann Barney, 67, died Friday, January 20, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born in Mt Clemens, Michigan on August 22, 1938. She was a homemaker and a member of West Jackson Street Baptist Church. She was a precious person that always gave hope, love and courage to others, especially...
Carrie Bishop
Jan 20, 2006
Carrie Box Bishop TUPELO - Carrie Box Bishop, 94, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2006, at Rosewood Personal Care Home after an extended illness. A Waverly, Tenn., native, she was born June 17, 1911, to the late Putnam and Lula Mae Horner Box. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Private memorial services will be held at a later date....
Valera Paulk
Jan 20, 2006
Valera Paulk TUPELO - Valera Jenkins Paulk, 103, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2006, at Beverly Health Care. She was born Nov. 14, 1902, in Pontotoc County to the late Louis and Corrine Jenkins. She graduated from Wood Junior College and taught in the Palmetto School System for several years before joining the Lee County Department of Public Welfare where she...
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