John E. Crowder

Oct 13, 2014

John E. Crowder, 85, died Monday, October 13, 2014 at Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born June 23, 1929 in Forrest City, Arkansas to George Everette and Leone White Crowder. He was the owner and founder of Crowder Door and Glass Company. He enjoyed fishing, metal detecting, coin collecting and socializing with his friends. He was a Baptist and loved...

Rickey Lane Tackitt

Sep 28, 2014

Rickey Lane Tackitt, 62, died Sunday, September 28, 2014, at the North MS Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born May 18, 1952 in Pontotoc to Herman Eugene and Annie Lee Berryhill Tackitt. He was a longtime employee of Carrozza Furniture Company where he was a frame builder and a member of Furrs Baptist Church. He enjoyed watching...

Kenneth Murrell

Sep 23, 2014

Tupelo - Kenneth Murrell, 93, died Tuesday, September 23, 2014, at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born June 29, 1921 in Willow Springs, Missouri to Warren Mitchell and Verla Gregory Murrell. He graduated from Mountain View High School and joined the United States Army Air Corps. He served during World War II and earned the American Defense...

Ken Sullins

Sep 23, 2014

Mr. Ken Sullins died Tuesday, September 23, 2014. Services will be 11 am Thursday at the Lee Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be 4-7 pm Wednesday and 10 am to service time Thursday. Graveside services will be 2 pm at the Sullins Cemetery in Hamilton, AL

Johnnie Franklin Lee, Jr.

Sep 21, 2014

TUPELO - Johnnie Franklin ""John"" Lee Jr., 71, died Sunday, September 21, 2014, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born September 22, 1943, in Shannon to Johnnie Lee Sr. and Estelle Stegall Lee. He was a longtime employee of Chickasaw Container and a member of Victory Baptist Church. He enjoyed watching westerns and wrestling, listening to gospel music and...

Leon Aldridge

Sep 18, 2014

Mooreville-Leon Aldridge, 79, died Thursday, September 18, 2014 at his residence after an extended illness. A resident of Mooreville, he was a member of Andrews Chapel Methodist Church. He was born Feb.2, 1935 in Detroit, Alabama to the late Emory Ward Aldridge and Allie Mae Aldridge. He married Lena Belle Sanderson of Houston, MS on Dec. 21, 1957. A veteran...

Bettie Kelly

Sep 16, 2014

VeronaBettie Jean Kelly, 81, died Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at the Sanctuary Hospice House after a lengthy illness. She was born in Nettleton on January 28, 1933, the daughter of Murry and Betty Taylor. She was married for 45 years to William Kelly and spent her life as a homemaker, taking care of her family whom she loved greatly. Graveside...

Gabriel Ian Jordan

Sep 14, 2014

TupeloGabriel Ian Jordan, 18, passed away Sunday, September 14, 2014 at 2:35p.m. He was born September 3, 1996, in Columbus to James Allen Jordan and Christina Seat Jordan. He attended Tupelo Christian Preparatory School and Tupelo High School where he played in the band. As a middle school student he enjoyed playing basketball but soon discovered his love of music...

Anita Hilliard

Sep 8, 2014

Anita Rowland Hilliard Amory - Anita Rowland Hilliard, 73, died Monday, September 8, 2014 at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born September 1, 1941, in Selmer, Tennessee to U. P. and Bertha Armour Rowland. She was a graduate of Selmer High School and a member of Meadowood Baptist Church. She was a longtime employee of CKB appraisals where she was...

Gena Young (Malone)

Aug 28, 2014

VeronaGena I. Young, 92, passed away Thursday, August 28, 2014 at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks. She was born Feb. 19, 1922 to James Mitchell and Lela Simmons Malone. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Verona and the Fidelis Sunday School Class. For 32 years she worked as a billing clerk for Central Service Association. A loving mother,...