Tupelo - Homer Williams, 70, died Sunday, April 11, 2010 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born February 9, 1940 in Lafayette County to Haywood and Willie Williams. He was a farmer and a lifelong truck driver. He was the owner/operator of Williams Trucking and leased to APAC of Mississippi for 18 ½ years. He was a...
Okolona - Wayne Carrol "Sonny" Earnest, 73, died Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born April 21, 1936 to Woodrow and Eula Earnest. He was a lifelong resident of Okolona. He was a retired farmer and owned and operated Earnest Discount Grocery for many years. He was a member of Van Vleet Baptist Church...
Tupelo - Lillie Mae Lockridge, 84, died Monday, March 29, 2010 at Tupelo Nursing and Rehab after a lengthy illness. She was born December 10, 1925 to Ike and Linnie Bell Lockridge. She was a lifelong resident of Tupelo. She was a faithful member of Lane Chapel CME Church where she was a Missionary and Stewardess. She enjoyed cooking and...
Amory - James "Jamie" Higginbotham, 51, died Wednesday, March 17, 2010 in North Chickasaw County as a result of an automobile accident. He was born July 4, 1958 to J.D. Higginbotham and Virginia Higginbotham. He was a Navy Seabee serving from 1975 to 1979 serving in Port Hueneme, CA, Puerto Rico, Rhoda, Spain and Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean....
Tupelo - Marjorie Easley Collums Goudelock Chrestman, 84, died Sunday, March 14, 2010 at the Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born in Lafayette County on August 30, 1925 to Dee O. and Georgia Crocker Easley. She was a faithful member of Harrisburg Baptist Church and a lay missionary making countless mission trips with Global Outreach. She also organized and provided...
Aberdeen - Richard "Dick" Kosmar, 77, died Saturday, March 13, 2010 at the Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. He was born April 28, 1932 in McKees Rocks, PA to John and Anna Kosmar. He was a Korean War Veteran serving in the United States Marines and was awarded the Purple Heart. He graduated from the Penn State University....
Tupelo - Vicki Morgan, 64, died Monday, March 8, 2010 at her home after a brief illness. She was born in Tupelo January 10, 1946 to the late Charles and Mildred Holland. She was a ward secretary at the North Mississippi Medical Center for many years. She attended Waterbrook Church in Sherman. She enjoyed reading and was an avid animal...
Shannon - Lemuel D. "Lem" Sheffield, 80, died Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born August 29, 1929 in Okolona to Trenton and Lura Sheffield. He graduated from Mooreville High School and Itawamba Junior College. He was a United States Army Veteran serving in the Korean War. He owned and...
Tupelo - Alfred M. Kidd, Jr., 90, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at Sanctuary Hospice House after a brief illness. He was born March 23, 1919 in Okolona to Alfred and Myrtle Kidd. He was a World War II Army Veteran attaining the rank of Sergeant. He was a member of First Christian Church in Tupelo and retired from the...