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Helen Anderson
Jan 12, 2016
Anderson, Helen - Houston Helen Christine Massey Young Anderson, 73, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at her home in Houston after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born June 18, 1942 in Bruce, MS to Forrest Winnon Massey and Sara Ester Corrine Bratton Massey. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church...
Jerry D. Smith
Jan 7, 2016
Smith, Jerry D. - Houston Jerry D. Smith, 79, passed away January 7, 2016 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. He was born June 16, 1936 to James Horace Smith and Maynette Neal Smith. He was a member of the Army Reserve and a retired mediator for FedEx. He was a member of Amity Baptist Church. Funeral services...
Marie Burks Moore
Jan 4, 2016
Moore, Marie Burks - Spring Hill, FL Marie Burks Moore formally of Houston, MS, 82, passed away Monday, January 4, 2016, at North MS Medical Center Hospice Unit in Tupelo. She was born February 19, 1933 in Hamilton, MS to David Harrison Burks and Ludie Belle Arnold Burks. She graduated from Houston High School (Houston, MS). After graduation...
Sammy Tunnell
Dec 22, 2015
Tunnell, Sammy - Houston Sammy O Neal Tunnell, 53, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at his home in Houston. He was born April 25, 1962 to John William Tunnell and Willie Juanita Chenault Tunnell. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 24, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Houston Funeral Home with Rev. Tommy Byars officiating. Burial will...
Ann Beasley
Dec 19, 2015
Beasley, Ann - Houston Ann Doss Beasley died Saturday, December 19, 2015, at Traceway Retirement Community in Tupelo, Mississippi. The funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 28, at First Methodist Church, Houston, Mississippi. The Reverend Mr. Rex Wilburn will officiate. Pallbearers will be as follows: Wallace Norman, Jr., Bob Mooneyham, Glenn Willis, Frank Alford, Daniel...
Emma Jean Coleman Kennedy
Dec 14, 2015
Coleman Kennedy, Emma Jean - Hamilton Emma Jean Coleman Kennedy, 74, passed away Monday, December 14, 2015 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. She was born July 11, 1941 in Houston to Toy Dudley Coleman, Sr. and Lula Mae Coleman. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 1:00 PM at Houston Funeral Home with Rev....
James Hill
Dec 8, 2015
Hill, James - Houston James David Buddy Hill, 80, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice. He was born April 15, 1935 in Luxora, Arkansas to Marvin Hill and Dolly Self Hill. He was a retired commercial truck driver and a member of New Wine Fellowship Church. He was a US Airforce Veteran...
Evelyn Earp
Dec 2, 2015
Earp, Evelyn - Houlka Evelyn Logan Earp, 82, passed away Wednesday, December 02, 2015, at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born December 2, 1933 in Calhoun County to Jim E. Logan and Eunice Burt Logan. She was the former co-owner of Earp Farms with her husband and a member of New Prospect Baptist Church. Funeral...
Dewitt Ware
Nov 28, 2015
Ware, Dewitt - Houston Dewitt Spurgeon Ware, 92, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2015 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born October 4, 1923 in Chickasaw County to Johnnie Walton Ware and Mala Louella Neal Ware. He was a former salesman at Carty s Department Store. He also worked at Houston Hardware and retired as...
Bobby Harrison
Nov 2, 2015
Harrison, Bobby - Woodland Bobby Dale Harrison, 43, passed away Monday, November 2, 2015 at North MS Medical Center Hospice. He was born June 20, 1972 in Meridian to Sandra Carol Baker Johnson. He was employed at B&W as Production Control Manager Engineer. Bobby was a member of First Baptist Church of Woodland where he was a Sunday...
Lavern Pulliam
Oct 31, 2015
Pulliam, Lavern - Houston Esther Lavern Brewer Nabors Pulliam, 88, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2015 at her home in Houston. She was born November 14, 1926 in Aberdeen, MS to Lonnie Brewer and Esther Wehrman Brewer. Miss Lavern worked in the public for over sixty years. She was a friend to everyone she met. Her first priority...
Margaret Sue Allen
Oct 24, 2015
Allen, Margaret Sue - Houston Margaret Sue Heair Allen, 77, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015, at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory, MS. She was born January 23, 1938 in Chickasaw County to James Evan Heair and Flora Mae Faulkner Heair. She was a seamstress for Kalzo Manufacturing in Houston. Funeral services will be held Tuesday,...
David Wiggs
Oct 13, 2015
Wiggs, David - Houlka David Franklin Wiggs, 86, passed away October 13, 2015 at his home in Houlka. He was born December 26, 1928 in Houlka to Jim Henry Wiggs and Lula Jane Smith Wiggs. He worked as a plant manager for Arkell Springs and Indianapolis Glove Factor He also work part time at Houlka Funeral Home and...
Virginia Johnson Duncan
Oct 5, 2015
Duncan, Virginia Johnson - Mantee - Virginia Johnson Duncan, 93, passed away Monday, October 5, 2015 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Eupora. She was born May 14, 1922 in Mantee, MS to David Wesley Johnson and Edna Lee Scott Johnson. She was a retired school teacher, having taught for forty-three years at Slaughter, Woodland, Mantee and Cumberland....
Dale Brown
Oct 4, 2015
Brown, Dale - Pontotoc Dale Gipson Brown, 86, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2015 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Pontotoc. He was born October 13, 1928 in Thelma, MS to Robert Gipson Brown and Cordie Annie Belle White Brown. He was a manager for RCA Service Company in New Orleans for thirty-six years. He was an Air...
Kenneth Clemons
Sep 28, 2015
Clemons, Kenneth - Houston Kenneth Estol Clemons, 81, passed away Monday, September 28, 2015 at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born May 26, 1934 in Marvel, AR to Charles Christopher Clemons and Lillian Desiree McCluskey. He was a retired truck driver for Franklin and former manager of Coleman BBQ. He was a member of First...
Juanita Tunnell
Sep 24, 2015
Tunnell, Juanita - Houston Willie Juanita Chenault Tunnell, 83, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2015 at Floy Dyer Nursing Home in Houston. She was born May 29, 1932 in Chickasaw County to Ford Chenault and Fannie Lee Beasley Chenault. She was a pillow manufacturer for Astro Lounger. She was a member of Wesley Chapel Methodist Church. Funeral services...
Christine Stallings
Sep 23, 2015
Stallings, Christine - On Wednesday, September 23, 2015, Christine Douglass Stallings died in Summerville, Georgia, at Oakview Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was 97 years old. A longtime resident of Mississippi, Mrs. Stallings moved to Georgia three years ago to be near her daughter. More than sixty years ago Mrs. Stallings with her husband, Floyd Stallings, now deceased,...
James Neal
Sep 22, 2015
Neal, James - Houston James M. Neal, 84, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at his home in Houston. He was born December 19, 1930 in Chickasaw County to Charlie Milton Neal and Mattie Della West Neal. James retired from Northeast Mississippi LP Gas Company. After retirement, he continued working part-time totaling sixty-four years, first as a truck...
Doyle Lawrence
Sep 21, 2015
Lawrence, Doyle - Houston - Doyle A. Lawrence, 78, passed away Monday, September 21, 2015 at Baptist Hospital East in Memphis, TN. He was born July 14, 1937 in Kosciusko, MS to Homer Ray Lawrence and Alma Gladys Lewis Lawrence. He was an area manager for MS Valley Gas Company. He was a member of Houston First Methodist...
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