OBITUARIES
Mary Cunningham
May 20, 2006
MARY LOU CUNNINGHAM Auburn - Mary Lou Cunningham, 83, died Saturday, May 20, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a long illness. A native of Saltillo, she was born Sept. 2, 1922, to the late Eddy and Leatha Robinson Davis. She lived in Lee County all her life, including the last 21 years in the Auburn community. Earlier...
Bobbie Clark Carr
May 20, 2006
BOBBIE CLARK CARR Pontotoc - Bobbie Clark Carr, 69, died suddenly Saturday, May 20, 2006, at her home in Pontotoc. She was born June 3, 1936, in Lee County to Willie Ed Edwards and Ethel Mae Rhuddy Edwards. She was a former resident of the Temple Grove community. She was a graduate of the Nettleton High School Class of 1955....
James Foster
May 19, 2006
JAMES C. FOSTER Tupelo - James Carroll "Jim Foster, 65, formerly of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, died Friday, May 19, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A native of Arkansas, he was born August 12, 1940 to the late William H. and Rachel Jordan Foster. He was a 1968 graduate of the University of Arkansas School of...
George Adams
May 19, 2006
GEORGE F. ADAMS Tupelo - Retired Chancery Court Judge, George F. Adams, 85, died Friday, May 19, 2006, at his residence in Tupelo after a lengthy illness. He was born March 28, 1921, in Pontotoc to the late Marshall T. and Willie Mae Fletcher Adams. He graduated from Columbia Military Academy in Columbia, Tenn. During World War II, he entered...
George F. Adams
May 19, 2006
GEORGE F. ADAMS Tupelo - Retired Chancery Court Judge, George F. Adams, 85, died Friday, May 19, 2006, at his residence in Tupelo after a lengthy illness. He was born March 28, 1921, in Pontotoc to the late Marshall T. and Willie Mae Fletcher Adams. He graduated from Columbia Military Academy in Columbia, Tenn. During World War II, he entered...
Arthur V. Lanphere
May 17, 2006
ARTHUR V. LANPHERE Saltillo - Arthur Vance Lanphere, 45, died Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. A Belleville, Ill. native, he was born September 8, 1960 to Theo Douglas and Lelia Bolen Lanphere. A graduate of Mooreville High School, he was selected as a Presidential Scholar and traveled to Washington D.C. to represent...
Arthur Lanphere
May 17, 2006
ARTHUR V. LANPHERE Saltillo - Arthur Vance Lanphere, 45, died Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. A Belleville, Ill. native, he was born September 8, 1960 to Theo Douglas and Lelia Bolen Lanphere. A graduate of Mooreville High School, he was selected as a Presidential Scholar and traveled to Washington D.C. to represent...
Johnnie Coleman
May 15, 2006
JOHNNIE H. COLEMAN Tupelo, Miss. - Johnnie H. Coleman, 77, died Monday, May 15, 2006, at his residence after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, he was born October 20, 1928 to the late Howard and Elizabeth Topp Coleman. He was the widow of Verna Lee "Babe" Coleman, his wife of 55 years, who died four months ago. He lived...
Johnnie H. Coleman
May 15, 2006
JOHNNIE H. COLEMAN Tupelo, Miss. - Johnnie H. Coleman, 77, died Monday, May 15, 2006, at his residence after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, he was born October 20, 1928 to the late Howard and Elizabeth Topp Coleman. He was the widow of Verna Lee "Babe" Coleman, his wife of 55 years, who died four months ago. He lived...
Jack Foster
May 15, 2006
JACK A. FOSTER TUPELOJack A. Foster, 84, died Monday, May 15, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House. A native of Gideon, MO, he was born May 15, 1922 to the late Eddie and Evelyn Woods Foster. He was a U.S. Marine veteran, serving in Word War II, and a recipient of the Purple Heart. For many years, he worked as...
Sara Mae Maxey
May 14, 2006
SARA MAE MAXEY TUPELO - Sara Mae Maxey, 82, died Sunday, May 14, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born Nov. 1, 1923, to the late Thomas Gilbert and Ada Lee Lynch Barksdale. She was a 1941 graduate of Tupelo High School. She retired from Blue Bell Manufacturing after many years...
Sara Maxey
May 14, 2006
SARA MAE MAXEY TUPELO - Sara Mae Maxey, 82, died Sunday, May 14, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born Nov. 1, 1923, to the late Thomas Gilbert and Ada Lee Lynch Barksdale. She was a 1941 graduate of Tupelo High School. She retired from Blue Bell Manufacturing after many years...
William Smothers
May 12, 2006
WILLIAM TRAVIS SMOTHERS Tupelo - William Travis Smothers, 87, died Friday, May 12, 2006, at the North Miss. Medical Center after an extended illness. A Crockett County, Tennessee native, he was born April 28, 1919, to the late William Edgar and Effie Cherry Smothers. He was a retired diesel mechanic for Dixie Greyhound Bus Line in Memphis. He was a...
Joy Ford
May 12, 2006
JOY FORD Tupelo - Joy Windham Beard Ford, 59, died Friday, May 12, 2006, at her residence after an illness of eleven months. A New Albany native, she was born February 19, 1947 to the late Roscoe Anderson and Lavelle Windham Hardin Beard. A graduate of Myrtle High School, she then went on to The University of Mississippi where she...
Annie Russell
May 12, 2006
ANNIE LOU RUSSELL Houlka - Annie Lou Russell, 79, died Friday, May 12, 2006, at her residence after an extended illness. A Dorsey native, she was born March 10, 1927, to the late Joe and Gertie Harmon McMillen. She was a homemaker, loved to cook, sew and do crossword puzzles. She was a Baptist. Services will be at 2 p.m....
William Travis Smothers
May 12, 2006
WILLIAM TRAVIS SMOTHERS Tupelo - William Travis Smothers, 87, died Friday, May 12, 2006, at the North Miss. Medical Center after an extended illness. A Crockett County, Tennessee native, he was born April 28, 1919, to the late William Edgar and Effie Cherry Smothers. He was a retired diesel mechanic for Dixie Greyhound Bus Line in Memphis. He was a...
Bonna Hester
May 10, 2006
BONNA JEAN HESTER Tupelo - Bonna Jean Hester, 68, died Wednesday, May 10, 2006, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Richmond Community native, she was born April 26, 1938 to the late John Charles and Coy Jeanette Allred Estes. She worked for Blue Bell for a number of years and Central Service Association for 31 years...
Obituary
May 9, 2006
G.C. STEVENS Tupelo - G.C. STEVENS, 80, died Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of Fulton, he was born February 28, 1926 to the late George Clifford and Nima Cook Stevens. He was a veteran having served in the United States Army during World War II in Northern France. He worked...
William O. Newell
May 9, 2006
WILLIAM O. NEWELL Tupelo - WILLIAM O. NEWELL, 84, died Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at his residence. A long time resident of Tupelo, he was born in Marietta October 16, 1921 to the late Jessie Lee and Ethel Grammer Newell. He was a veteran having served in the United States Army during World War II and also served in Korea....
William Newell
May 9, 2006
WILLIAM O. NEWELL Tupelo - WILLIAM O. NEWELL, 84, died Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at his residence. A long time resident of Tupelo, he was born in Marietta October 16, 1921 to the late Jessie Lee and Ethel Grammer Newell. He was a veteran having served in the United States Army during World War II and also served in Korea....
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