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Buck Pettit

Buck Pettit

Aug 1, 2013

Pettit, Buck - Houston, VESTER CLARK "BUCK" PETTIT, 75, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. A Houston native, he was born October 8, 1937, to the late Clarence Pettit and Audrey Mae Clark Pettit. In his earlier career he worked for the Coca Cola Bottling Company. He later...

Linda Gillespie

Linda Gillespie

Jul 30, 2013

Gillespie, Linda - of Houston Linda Louise Lancaster Gillespie, 70, died Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at Shelby Ridge Rehab in Alabaster, Alabama. She was born October 27, 1942, to Owen Wilson Lancaster and Ruth Alice Davidson Lancaster. She was a retired beautician and owner of Linda s Beauty Shop, a beautician for Leigh Ann Howell at Wave Lengths...

Loyd Loranzie Williams

Loyd Loranzie Williams

Jul 7, 2013

Williams, Loyd Loranzie - of Houston, died Sunday, July 7, 2013. He was born April 2, 1937, in Montevista, to Jack Loranzie Williams and Ella Mae Crowley Williams. He was a retired produce seller and truck driver for Rae Construction. He was a Vietnam Army Veteran, having served in Germany, and a member of Montevista Baptist Church. Services...

Ruth Walls Higginbotham

Ruth Walls Higginbotham

Jul 5, 2013

Higginbotham, Ruth Walls - 85, of Houston, died Friday, July 5, 2013, at Trace Regional Hospital in Houston. She was born December 18, 1927, in Vardaman to Albert Franklin Walls and Minitia Ethel Burgess Walls. She was a homemaker and a farmer. She was a member of Thorn Church of God. Services will be at 4:00 PM Sunday,...

Arnold Duncan

Arnold Duncan

Jul 3, 2013

Duncan, Arnold - Mantee Victor Arnold Duncan, 90, died Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at the VA Hospital in Jackson. He was born on January 18, 1923, in Houston, MS to Ruben Gaston Duncan and Vannie Jane Griffin Duncan. He was a retired heavy equipment operator for Russ Butler and an owner and partner of D & J Service...

Naomi Smith Toland

Naomi Smith Toland

Jun 26, 2013

Toland, Naomi Smith - 77, of Houston, died Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born April 20, 1936, in Houston to William Terry Smith and Laura Lee Park Smith. She was a retired sales clerk for Shasco and a member of Houston First United Methodist Church. Services are Friday, June 28,...

Jimmy Dale Cook

Jimmy Dale Cook

Jun 14, 2013

Cook, Jimmy Dale - 65, of Houston, a retired supervisor for Day Brite, died at his home in Houston on Friday, June 14, 2013. He was born June 12, 1948, in Vardaman to Earl Woodrow Cook and Laverne Staten Cook. He was a US Air Force Veteran and was a retired supervisor at Day Brite. He was a...

Ruth Keranen

Ruth Keranen

Jun 7, 2013

Keranen, Ruth - 67, died Friday, June 7, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born October 27, 1945, in Houston to Lemuel Hackney Stafford and Ruth Pannell Stafford. She was a homemaker. Services will be at 2:00 PM Sunday, June 9, 2013, at Houston Funeral Home in Houston, MS with Dr. Randy Rinehart officiating....

Susan Woodruff Stokes

Susan Woodruff Stokes

May 9, 2013

Stokes, Susan Woodruff - of Wetumpka Alabama, formerly of Houston, MS Susan Lynn Woodruff Stokes, 54, died Thursday, May 9, 2013, at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, Alabama. She was born October 17, 1958, in Gadsden, Alabama to John Robert Woodruff and Jaynell Kimble Woodruff. She was a homemaker. Services are Sunday, May 12, 2013, at 3:00 PM at...

Joe Wiggs

Joe Wiggs

May 6, 2013

Wiggs, Joe - 74, of Houston, a retired barber and farmer, died at his home on Monday, May 6, 2013.Visitation is 5:00 until 7:00 PM Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Houston Funeral Home. The funeral will be Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 10:00 AM at Houston Funeral Home with Rev. Don Wilson officiating. Burial will follow at Chickasaw...

Imogene Pettit Walters

Imogene Pettit Walters

Apr 14, 2013

Walters, Imogene Pettit - 85 of Senatobia formally of Houston, widow of Mr Oren Hugh Waters, died at the North Oaks Regional Medical Center in Senatobia, Ms. on Sunday, April 14th.Visitation is scheduled for 5-8 p.m. Monday, April 15th at Houston Funeral HomeFuneral Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 16th, at Houston Funeral Home, officiated by...

Chandra Alford

Chandra Alford

Apr 11, 2013

Alford, Chandra - 61, of Houston, died at NMMC in Tupelo Thursday, April 11, 2013 .Visitation is Saturday April 13, from 10:00 AM until 12:00 Noon at Houston Funeral Home.The funeral will be at 12:30 PM at Rhodes Chapel. Rev. Jane Houser will officiate. Burial will follow at Rhodes Chapel Cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Donnie...

Laverne Vance

Laverne Vance

Mar 24, 2013

Vance, Laverne - Sarah Laverne Vance, 93, died Sunday, March 24, 2013, at her home in Houlka. She was born August 11, 1919, in Newton County to Grover Cleveland Vance and Emma Priscilla Massengale Vance. She was a homemaker, and a member of Pearson Chapel. Services are Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at 10:00 AM at Houston Funeral Home...

Loyd Carrol Warren

Loyd Carrol Warren

Feb 17, 2013

Warren, Sr., Loyd Carrol - 81, of Houlka, retired from management at Franklin Corporation, passed away at his home, surrounded by his family, on Sunday, February 17, 2013.Visitation will be Tuesday, February 19, 2013, from 5:00 until 8:00 PM at First Baptist Church in Houlka from 5:00 until 8:00 PM. The funeral service will be Wednesday, February 20,...

Nancy Davis Williams

Nancy Davis Williams

Feb 14, 2013

Williams, Nancy Davis - 86, of Houston, a retired clerical worker, died at the Care Center of Aberdeen on Thursday, February 14, 2013.Visitation is from 10:00 until 11:00 AM Saturday, February 16, 2013, at Houston Funeral Home. The funeral will begin at 11:00 AM Saturday, February 16, 2013, at Houston Funeral Home. Dr. Glen Savell will officiate. Burial...

William (Bill) M. Johnson

William (Bill) M. Johnson

Jan 31, 2013

Johnson, William (Bill) M. - 83, of Woodland, former County Agent for Chickasaw County, died at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo on Thursday, January 31, 2013.Private burial will be at Glenwood Cemetery in Elkton, KY. There will be no local services. Survivors include his son, William M. Johnson, Jr. and wife, Kathryn Zimmerman Johnson of York, SC; his...

Cornelia Smith Brand

Cornelia Smith Brand

Dec 31, 2012

Brand, Cornelia Smith - 100 of Houston, a retired L.P.N. and homemaker, died at the Floy Dyer Mannor on Monday, December 31, 2012.Visitation is scheduled for 10 a.m. untill 11 a.m. , Thursday, January 3,2013 at Houston Funeral HomeFuneral Services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, January 3, 2013, at Houston Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Mike Dearman....

Clestine Sansing Weaver

Clestine Sansing Weaver

Dec 23, 2012

Weaver, Clestine Sansing - 87 of Houston, a retired seamtress with Shannon Chair Company, died at the Floy Dyer Nursing Home on Sunday , December 23rd .Visitation is scheduled for 9:30-11:00 a.m. Monday, December 24th at Houston Funeral HomeFuneral Services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, December 24th, at Houston Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Steve Lampkin. Burial...

Mary Davis Davison

Mary Davis Davison

Dec 22, 2012

Davison, Mary Davis - 92 of Mantee,a retired retail clerk and widow of Mr. Dave Davison, died at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo on Saturday , December 22nd.Visitation is scheduled for December 26th from noon untill 2 p.m. at Houston Funeral HomeFuneral Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. December 26th, at Houston Funeral Home, officiated by Rev....

Martha Atkins Smith

Martha Atkins Smith

Dec 5, 2012

Smith, Martha Atkins - 73 of Luverne, Alabama died at Grenshaw Community Hospital in Luverne, Alabama on December 5th, 2012.Visitation is scheduled for Saturday, December 8th from 12:30-1:30 pm at Houston Funeral HomeFuneral Services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday December 8th, at Graveside at Wesley Chapel Cemetery . Burial will be at Wesley Chapel Cemetery. She is...

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