OBITUARIES
Carol Ann 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...
Effie Frederick
Jan 20, 2006
EFFIE SNIPES FREDERICK TUPELOEffie Snipes Frederick, 86, died Friday, January 20, 2006, at Beverly Healthcare. She was born March 8, 1919 to the late Berton C. and Vicie West Snipes. She was a homemaker and loved gardening and sewing. She owned and operated the Frederick Purse Factory. She was a member of Palmetto Baptist Church. Services will be 2 p.m....
Erin Ila 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....
Valera Jenkins 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...
James Smith
Jan 17, 2006
JAMES ROBERT SMITH SaltilloJames Robert Smith, 83, died Tuesday, January 17, 2006, in Ocean Springs after a sudden illness. A Saltillo native, he was born May 8, 1923 to the late William Henry and Myrtle Long Smith. He worked as a spray painter with Tupelo Manufacturing. He enjoyed music, especially the guitar and mandolin. He was a member of the...
J Long
Jan 17, 2006
J. CARL LONG TUPELOJames Carl Long, 88, died Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born October 5, 1917, in Lee County to James William and Mattie Wood Long. He attended Birmingham Ridge School and graduated from Cedar Hill High School in 1936. He graduated from Draughns Business College. He was a World War II...
J Carl Long
Jan 17, 2006
J. CARL LONG TUPELOJames Carl Long, 88, died Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born October 5, 1917, in Lee County to James William and Mattie Wood Long. He attended Birmingham Ridge School and graduated from Cedar Hill High School in 1936. He graduated from Draughns Business College. He was a World War II...
James Robert Smith
Jan 17, 2006
JAMES ROBERT SMITH SaltilloJames Robert Smith, 83, died Tuesday, January 17, 2006, in Ocean Springs after a sudden illness. A Saltillo native, he was born May 8, 1923 to the late William Henry and Myrtle Long Smith. He worked as a spray painter with Tupelo Manufacturing. He enjoyed music, especially the guitar and mandolin. He was a member of the...
Verna Coleman
Jan 15, 2006
VERNA LEE COLEMAN TUPELO--Verna Lee "Babe" Coleman, 73, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a long illness. A native and long-time resident of Joliet, Il, she was born Sept. 7, 1932, to the late Cleotha and Alice Lattin Trice. She moved to Tupelo 10 years ago. She worked as a seamstress. She was a...
Katie Fielder
Jan 15, 2006
Katie Jane Fielder TUPELO - Katie Jane Fielder, 95, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006, at the Green Houses at Traceway Retirement Community. She was a graduate of Nursing School in Greenwood and served as head nurse at St. Dominics Hospital in Jackson for more than 30 years. She retired to the Traceway Retirement Community in 1996. Memorial services were held...
Verna Lee Coleman
Jan 15, 2006
VERNA LEE COLEMAN TUPELO--Verna Lee "Babe" Coleman, 73, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a long illness. A native and long-time resident of Joliet, Il, she was born Sept. 7, 1932, to the late Cleotha and Alice Lattin Trice. She moved to Tupelo 10 years ago. She worked as a seamstress. She was a...
Katie Jane Fielder
Jan 15, 2006
Katie Jane Fielder TUPELO - Katie Jane Fielder, 95, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006, at the Green Houses at Traceway Retirement Community. She was a graduate of Nursing School in Greenwood and served as head nurse at St. Dominics Hospital in Jackson for more than 30 years. She retired to the Traceway Retirement Community in 1996. Memorial services were held...
Bettye Russell
Jan 15, 2006
BETTYE W. RUSSELL Bettye W. Russell, 71, died Sunday, January 15, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born September 14, 1934, to the late Carolyn Elizabeth and Henry Lee Williams. She attended Harrisburg Baptist Church and was a member of New Albany Presbyterian Church. She was a former employee of J. C. Penney in Tupelo. Services will...
Robert Anger
Jan 13, 2006
Robert W. Anger Sr. TUPELO - Robert W. "Bob" Anger Sr., 80, died Friday, Jan. 13, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. A St. Louis native, he was born June 20, 1925. He was a graduate of Washington University and an army veteran, having served in New Guinea during World War II. He lived more than 40 years in...
Maggie Blackwell
Jan 12, 2006
MAGGIE "TRIXIE BLACKWELL TUPELOMaggie Elizabeth "Trixie Blackwell, 88, died Thursday, January 12, 2006 at her sons residence after an extended illness. A Noxabee county native, she was born March 19, 1917 to the late Benjamin and Lena Chambers Little. She had been a resident of Tupelo since 1938. She went to high school in Cooksville, and attended East Mississippi Junior...
Lucille Jobe
Jan 9, 2006
Lucille Jobe TUPELO - Lucille Donald Jobe, 76, died Monday, Jan. 9, 2006, at the Green Houses at Traceway Retirement Center after a long illness. She was born May 13, 1929, in Nettleton to Linden Donald and Mattie Lou Morris Donald. She had lived in Tupelo for the past 51 years. She was a 1949 graduate of Nettleton High School....
Ida Sheffield
Jan 9, 2006
IDA L. SHEFFIELD VERONAMrs. Ida L. Sheffield, 80, died Monday, January 9, 2006, at the Rosewood Residence after a brief illness. A Lee county native, she was born September 12, 1925 to the late Jeff and Lou Ella Cooper Richardson. She was a long time resident of Verona since 1952. Mrs. Sheffield was a member of the Lee Acres Church...
Sammie Burleson
Jan 9, 2006
Sammie Burleson VERONA - Sammie Burleson, 73, died Monday, Jan. 9, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a long illness. She was born July 4, 1932, in Lee County to Sam Thomas Young and Flora Pettigrew Young, who preceded her in death. She had lived in Verona for the past 62 years. She was a 1948 graduate of...
Helen Eskridge
Jan 9, 2006
Helen Eskridge TUPELO - Helen Thorne Eskridge, 68, died Monday, Jan. 9, 2006, at her home after a long illness. She was born June 19, 1937, to Dr. Edward Alston Thorne and Ruth O'Hara Thorne of Holly Springs. She was a graduate of Millsaps College and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Tupelo. She was an avid...
Mrs Sammie Burleson
Jan 9, 2006
Sammie Burleson VERONA - Sammie Burleson, 73, died Monday, Jan. 9, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a long illness. She was born July 4, 1932, in Lee County to Sam Thomas Young and Flora Pettigrew Young, who preceded her in death. She had lived in Verona for the past 62 years. She was a 1948 graduate of...
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