BrewerCharles O. Greer, 85, died Monday, June 11, 2012 at his daughter's residence in Senatobia. A Lee County native and longtime resident, he was born December 18, 1926, to Clyde Henry and Minnie Greer. During Word War II, he served his country in the US Navy. He was an active member of Brewer Baptist Church and loved to attend gospel...
SHANNON - Tom Buskirk, 79, died Saturday, June 9, 2012, at Riverplace Nursing Center. He was born Nov. 17, 1932, in the Pontocola community to Victor and Bertha Mae Buskirk. He graduated from Shannon High School and attended Mississippi State University. He served his county in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict and was stationed in Fairbanks, Alaska....
NEW ALBANY - Harris James Phillips, 2, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center in Memphis. He was born April 4, 2010, in Tupelo to Dewayne and Laurie Peters Phillips. He attended Belden Baptist Church. He enjoyed playing with his brothers and sister and his friends at church. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Belden...
Mooreville - Larry Fair, 62, died Friday, May 25, 2012 at his home in Mooreville. He was born June 20, 1949, to Larry and Lillian Hamblin Fair. He was a 1967 graduate of Shannon High School and attended Itawamba Community College. He married Pamela Yielding on April 20, 1973. He was a faithful member of Auburn Baptist Church. He worked...
AMORY - Charles E. "Pop" Peoples, 78, died Friday, May 25, 2012, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in Pell City, Ala., on April 9, 1934, to Tommy and Alpha Mae Peoples. He was a retired employee of Elger. He enjoyed attending auctions, gardening and selling produce, fishing and going dancing with his wife,...
Amory - Eileen Louise Fellows, 74, died Sunday, May 13, 2012 a Gilmore Memorial Medical Center. She was born October 26, 1937 to Berlin and Nellie Chambers in Blackwell, OK. She spent most of her early life traveling throughout the United States as a result of her father's well drilling business. She attended Amory High school in 1954 then moved...
Amory - Adeline Hidde Fellows, 100, died Sunday, May 13, 2012 at Gilmore Memorial Medical Center. She was born April 11, 1912 to Henry and Lizzie Hidde on the family farm outside of Elk River, MN. She spent most of her life in Los Angeles, CA, moving there after WW II until 2003 when she moved to Amory to live...
Tupelo - Ryland K'Mauri Sykes, four week old infant son of Dionte Sykes and Dakota Kimble, died Monday, April 23, 2012 at the North Mississippi Medical Center Womens Center. Graveside services will be 2 PM Friday, May 4, 2012 at Lee Memorial Park's Garden of Innocence with Pastor Georgia Cruise officiating. Lee Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of the...
Okolona - Irma Davis, 93, died Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Shearer-Richardson Nursing Home. She was born August 5, 1918 in Shubuta to William Jessie and Winifred Walters. She was a longtime tax preparer for H&R Block. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness in Okolona. She enjoyed baseball games, flowers and visiting and talking to...
Okolona - Tommy Abernathy, Sr., 79, died Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Ripley after a lengthy illness. He was born July 26, 1932 in Kevil, Kentucky to Jack and Sallie Abernathy. He was a decorated Korean War Veteran serving in the United States Army. He was a longtime truck driver and worked for MTD as a...