OBITUARIES

Helen Bullock

Helen Bullock

November 3, 2005

HELEN BULLOCK Blue SpringsHelen Chaney Bullock, 69, died Thursday, November 3, 2005, at her residence in Blue Springs after a lengthy illness. She was born November 2, 1936, in Lee County. She was a homemaker and enjoyed quilting, flea marketing, flower gardening, and spending time with her family and church family. She was a member of Parks Baptist Church. Services...

Marian Winfred Bratton

Marian Winfred Bratton

October 21, 2005

MARIAN "MOM BILL BRATTON Tupelo - Marian Winifred Barrett Bratton, 86, died Friday, October 21, 2005 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. A Russellville, Alabama native, she was born September 7, 1919, to the late John Nelson and Mattie Mae Braly Barrett. For all her married life she lived in Tupelo and she was the widow of A. E. Bratton...

Marian Bratton

Marian Bratton

October 21, 2005

MARIAN "MOM BILL BRATTON Tupelo - Marian Winifred Barrett Bratton, 86, died Friday, October 21, 2005 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. A Russellville, Alabama native, she was born September 7, 1919, to the late John Nelson and Mattie Mae Braly Barrett. For all her married life she lived in Tupelo and she was the widow of A. E. Bratton...

Steve "Doc" Gaskin

Steve "Doc" Gaskin

October 19, 2005

WILLIAM "DOC GASKIN Tupelo - William "Doc Gaskin, 59, died Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Raised in Okolona, he graduated from Okolona High School and Itawamba Junior College and had played football at both schools. He was a Disabled Vietnam War Veteran serving in the Air Force from April 1, 1968...

Sadie Caldwell

Sadie Caldwell

October 19, 2005

SADIE CALDWELL Tupelo - Sadie Caldwell died Wednesday, October 19, 2005, at her home after an extended illness. She was born in the Furrs Community in Pontotoc County and was a lifetime resident of Lee County. She worked for many years as a retail sales associate in Tupelo. An active member of West Jackson Street Baptist Church, she served as...

Paul Clayton

Paul Clayton

October 19, 2005

PAUL R. CLAYTON TupeloPaul Raymond Clayton, 80, died Wednesday, October 19, 2005, at his residence after a sudden illness. He was born in Dorsey on November 6, 1924, to the late Prentis Carl and Myrtle Martin Clayton. A Tupelo resident, he worked for Deposit Guaranty for 36 years and also had worked for Tommy Brooks Oil Company. He was a...

Steve

Steve

October 19, 2005

WILLIAM "DOC GASKIN Tupelo - William "Doc Gaskin, 59, died Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Raised in Okolona, he graduated from Okolona High School and Itawamba Junior College and had played football at both schools. He was a Disabled Vietnam War Veteran serving in the Air Force from April 1, 1968...

Bill Lawson

Bill Lawson

October 10, 2005

WILLIAM S. LAWSON Ridgeland, Miss.William S. Lawson, age 80, died Monday, October 10, 2005, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, Miss. A devoted and loving father, he was born May 13, 1925, in Memphis, Tenn. to the late Helia and C. J. Lawson. He attended schools in Memphis and upon graduation joined the Army Air Corps, serving during World War II...

Ruth Kitchens

Ruth Kitchens

October 2, 2005

RUTH KITCHENS Tupelo - Evelyn Ruth Tabor Kitchens died Sunday, October 2, 2005 at St. Josephs Memorial Hospital in Burbank, California after a brief illness. She was born in Winston County to the late William Earl and Clara Watts Tabor. For over 30 years, she was the office manager for her husbands dental practice in Tupelo. She was an active...

Marcelle Loyd

Marcelle Loyd

October 1, 2005

Bartlett, Tenn.--Marcelle "Tiny" Loyd, 72, died Saturday, October 1, 2005.

John (Joe) Raper

John (Joe) Raper

September 27, 2005

JOE RAPER NettletonJohn Joseph "Joe Raper, 71, died Tuesday, September 27, 2005, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. An Itawamba County native, he was born November 30, 1933, to the late Rev. Samuel Jackson "Bro. Jack Raper and Beatrice Dean Raper. He previously worked for Rockwell International for over eleven years and W. E. Pegues Funeral...

John Joseph

John Joseph

September 27, 2005

JOE RAPER NettletonJohn Joseph "Joe Raper, 71, died Tuesday, September 27, 2005, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. An Itawamba County native, he was born November 30, 1933, to the late Rev. Samuel Jackson "Bro. Jack Raper and Beatrice Dean Raper. He previously worked for Rockwell International for over eleven years and W. E. Pegues Funeral...

Margaret Williamson

Margaret Williamson

September 24, 2005

Margaret Williamson TUPELO - Margaret McCurley Williamson went to be with her Lord on September 24, 2005, at her home in Tupelo, Mississippi. She was born September 29, 1951, in Jackson, Mississippi, to William Caston McCurley and Elizabeth Smith McCurley. She spent her childhood in Monticello, Mississippi, and Jackson, Mississippi, and graduated cum laude from Belhaven College in 1972 with...

Kitty Long

Kitty Long

September 22, 2005

Kitty Long TUPELO - Kitty L. Long, 79, died Thursday, Sept. 22, 2005, at her home in Tupelo. A Lee County native, she was born May 29, 1926, in Guntown to the late William P. and Lottie Fain McNutt. In addition to be a homemaker, she worked for T.K.E. Drug Store and as a crossing guard for the Tupelo City...

Ethel Tiner

Ethel Tiner

September 16, 2005

Ethel Tiner Tupelo, Miss.Ethel Berry "Yiayah Tiner, age 105, died Friday, September 16, 2005, at the Greenhouses at Traceway Manor in Tupelo after an extended illness. A Pine Bluff, Ark. native, she was born October 20, 1899, to the late George W. and Martha Ann Elizabeth Clegg Berry. She was a retired schoolteacher in Pine Bluff. She was a member...

Ethel Irene Tiner

Ethel Irene Tiner

September 16, 2005

Ethel Tiner Tupelo, Miss.Ethel Berry "Yiayah Tiner, age 105, died Friday, September 16, 2005, at the Greenhouses at Traceway Manor in Tupelo after an extended illness. A Pine Bluff, Ark. native, she was born October 20, 1899, to the late George W. and Martha Ann Elizabeth Clegg Berry. She was a retired schoolteacher in Pine Bluff. She was a member...

Joe Sudduth

Joe Sudduth

September 13, 2005

JOE ED SUDDUTH PontotocJoe Ed Sudduth, 69, died Tuesday, September 13, 2005, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Union County after a lengthy illness. He was born August 5, 1936, in the Furrs community to the late Frank and Nell Malone Sudduth. He was formerly employed as a Tupelo firefighter, a Lee County Deputy Sheriff, a truck driver with Coley Trucking, and...

Joe Ed Sudduth

Joe Ed Sudduth

September 13, 2005

JOE ED SUDDUTH PontotocJoe Ed Sudduth, 69, died Tuesday, September 13, 2005, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Union County after a lengthy illness. He was born August 5, 1936, in the Furrs community to the late Frank and Nell Malone Sudduth. He was formerly employed as a Tupelo firefighter, a Lee County Deputy Sheriff, a truck driver with Coley Trucking, and...

Gither O. Elliott

Gither O. Elliott

September 12, 2005

GITHER O. ELLIOTT MoorevilleGither O. Elliott, 80, died Monday, September 12, 2005, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born November 5, 1924, to the late Flavious and Florence Farris Elliott. He was retired in 1986 from Eljers Plumbing. A U.S. Army veteran, he served during World War II. He was a member of Mooreville United Methodist Church. Services will...

Gither Elliott

Gither Elliott

September 12, 2005

GITHER O. ELLIOTT MoorevilleGither O. Elliott, 80, died Monday, September 12, 2005, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born November 5, 1924, to the late Flavious and Florence Farris Elliott. He was retired in 1986 from Eljers Plumbing. A U.S. Army veteran, he served during World War II. He was a member of Mooreville United Methodist Church. Services will...