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Henry Brown

Henry Brown

Jun 18, 2014

Brown, Henry - Houston Henry Foley Brown, 63, died Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. He was born March 16, 1951, in Meridian to Gaines Andrew Brown, Sr. and Mary B. Moore Brown. He was a Train Master for Kansas City Southern Railroad for 39 years and a member of First Baptist Church in...

Dorothy King

Dorothy King

Jun 8, 2014

King, Dorothy - Houston Dorothy Guin Cricket Huffman King, 76, died Sunday, June 8, 2014, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. She was born June 6, 1938, in the Enon Community to Ralph Elzo Huffman and Elizabeth Sisk Huffman. She was retired from Dixieland Furniture and was a member of Enon Primitive Baptist Church. Services are Tuesday, June...

Jeanette Davis

Jeanette Davis

Jun 7, 2014

Davis, Jeanette - Houston - Jeannette Patterson Hood Scott Davis, 95, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 7, 2014, at Trace Regional Hospital in Houston. She was the daughter of Dr. & Mrs. James M. Hood of Houlka. She graduated from Houlka High School, where she was the first, Miss Houlka, and attended Blue Mountain College. She was...

Sara Sue Harrington

Sara Sue Harrington

Jun 4, 2014

Harrington, Sara Sue - Mantee Sara Sue Mama Sue Scott Harrington, 96, died Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at Floy Dyer Manor in Houston. She was born December 12, 1917, in Mantee to Robert Oliver Scott and Ethel Dale Stevens Scott. She was a homemaker and a member of Mantee Baptist Church. Services are Thursday, June 5, 2014, at...

Daniel L. Allen

Daniel L. Allen

May 25, 2014

Allen, Daniel L. - Houston Daniel L. Dan Allen, 89, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014, at North MS Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born in McCondy Community of Chickasaw County on August 23, 1924, to Hal Neal Allen, Sr. and Kate Brand Allen. He graduated from McCondy and Egypt Schools. He was a member...

William Doss

William Doss

May 21, 2014

Doss, William - William Bull Doss Tupelo William Evans Bull Doss, 57, of Tupelo, died Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at his home in Tupelo. He was born November 2, 1956, in Houston to John William Doss and Betty Jo Prescott Doss. Services are Saturday, May 24, 2014, at 10:00 AM at Houston Funeral Home in Houston with rev....

R.E. Vance

R.E. Vance

May 16, 2014

Vance, R.E. - Houston Robert E. R.E. Vance, 83, of Houston, died Friday, May 16, 2014, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. He was born April 6, 1931, in Clay County to Frank Burkett Vance and Mary Elizabeth Walls Vance. He was a retired fitting welder for B & W, a member of Macedonia United Methodist Church, a...

Hilda Wilkerson

Hilda Wilkerson

May 5, 2014

Wilkerson, Hilda - Houlka Hilda Morris Clark Wilkerson, 90, died Monday, May 5, 2014,in Lakeland, Florida. She was born February 3, 1924, to Joe Will Clark and Ora Lilly James Clark. She was an implant maker for Smith and Nephew. Services are Sunday, May 11, 2014, at 4:00 PM at Poplar Springs Baptist Church in Vardaman with Rev....

Marietta Williams

Marietta Williams

Apr 29, 2014

Williams, Marietta - Tupelo Marietta Bullard Williams, 94, died Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. She was born March 26, 1920, to John Roy Bullard and Martha Brown Bullard in Wilson, Arkansas. She was a bookkeeper for Weyerhaeuser until she retired in 1983. She was a charter member of Bruce First United Methodist Church...

Maurine King

Maurine King

Apr 4, 2014

King, Maurine - Woodland Jewel Maurine Clark King, 90, died Friday, April 4, 2014, at her home in Woodland. She was born December 15, 1923, in Clay County, MS to Grady W. Clark and Eula Mae Clark. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. The funeral service is Sunday, April 6, 2014, at 2:00...

Marcella Sykes

Marcella Sykes

Mar 24, 2014

Sykes, Marcella - Houston Marcella Nell Smith Sykes, 88, died Monday, March 24, 2014, at Trace Regional Hospital in Houston, MS. She was born October 5, 1925, to James Jackson Smith and Mollie Mae Neal Smith. She was a retired store owner and a member of Parkway Baptist Church. Services will be at 11:00 AM Saturday, March 29,...

Bobby Dobbins

Bobby Dobbins

Mar 20, 2014

Dobbins, Bobby - Woodland Bobby R. Dobbins, 73, died Thursday, March 20, 2014, at his home in Woodland. He was born September 29, 1940, in House, MS to Woodrow Wilson Dobbins and Audrey Mae Wilkerson Dobbins. He was a retired 35- year professional truck driver for Miller Transport. He and his wife, Jewell, will be celebrating their 54th...

Grady Foster

Grady Foster

Feb 28, 2014

Foster, Grady - Houston Horace Grady Foster, 80, died Friday, February 28, 2014, at his home in Houston. He was born April 20, 1933, in Houston to Henry Horace Foster and Beulah Green Foster. He was a self- employed welder and owner of Foster and Thomas Manufacturing. He was a member of Parkway Baptist Church. Services will be...

Loraine Pate

Loraine Pate

Feb 26, 2014

Pate, Loraine - Woodland Anna Loraine McCoy Pate died Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at Church Street Personal Care Home in Ecru. She was born June 17, 1928, in Booneville to Chester Arthur McCoy and Florence Loraine Clark McCoy. She was retired from Franklin Corporation and was a member of Woodland Baptist Church. Services are Saturday, March 1, 2014,...

Gretchen Morrison

Gretchen Morrison

Feb 9, 2014

Morrison, Gretchen - Houston - Gretchen Marie Morrison, 86, died Sunday, February 9, 2014, at Floy Dyer Manor in Houston. She was born June 28, 1927, in Ashland, Wisconsin to Lyle Tolliver and Marion Albright Tolliver. She was the eldest of ten children. After graduating from Ashland High School, she moved to Mississippi to live with relatives and...

Barbara Graham

Barbara Graham

Feb 5, 2014

Graham, Barbara - Woodland - Barbara Dale McCoy Graham, 79, died Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born May 19, 1934, in Booneville, MS to Chester Arthur McCoy and Florence Loraine Clark McCoy. She was retired from the Customer Service Department at Franklin Manufacturing Co. She was a member of Woodland...

E.J. Earnest

E.J. Earnest

Jan 27, 2014

Earnest, E.J. - Houston Earvin Joseph E.J. Earnest, 85, died Monday, January 27, 2014, at Floy Dyer Manor in Houston, MS. He was born March 16, 1928, in Houston. He married his wife of 62 years, Louise Lowry Earnest, on September 16, 1951. He moved to the Sparta Community in Chickasaw County and with his wife worked many...

Barbara Soucoup

Barbara Soucoup

Jan 12, 2014

Soucoup, Barbara - Houston Barbara Simmons Soucoup, 72, died Sunday, January 12, 2014, at Trace Regional Hospital in Houston. She was born October 12, 1941, in Houston to Albert Simmons and Avis Griffin Simmons. She was an insurance agent for Liberty National Life Insurance Company She was known for working at Moore s Restaurant for many years. Services...

Lorette Doss

Lorette Doss

Jan 8, 2014

Doss, Lorette - Houston Fannie Lorette Marett Whitt Doss, 92, died Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at Shearer Richardson Memorial Nursing Home in Okolona. She was born May 23, 1921, in Chickasaw County to Charlie Lee Whitt and Lee Etta Huffman Whitt. She was a retired seamstress for various companies and she was a Methodist. Services were at 11:00...

Earlene Johnson

Earlene Johnson

Jan 5, 2014

Johnson, Earlene - of Oviedo, Florida, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2014. She was born on January 7, 1931, in Houlka to William Chilton Clark and Vera Bell Sanders Clark. She is survived by her daughters, Rhonda Long and Gail Smith of Florida; and her sister, Betty Clark Dalton of Duck Hill. A graveside service will be held...

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