Search Archived Marriage Records
Mary Ann Rose
Died: Thursday, May 9, 2002
Age: 61
Mary Ann Rose, 61, of Tunica, Mississippi on April 19, 1941. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by her father, Mr. E.M. Wilson of Hernando, MS; two daughters, Terri Holt of Memphis, TN and Rhonda Winkler of Little Rock, AR; a sister, Betty Bennett of Hernando, MS; a brother, Bobby Wilson of Washington State, and Kimberley Terry of Virginia; two sons, Tom Clark, Jr. of Washington, formerly of Tunica, died in his sleep on April 28, 2002 at Lakevue Gardens Convalescent Center in Kirkland, WA. He was 92.
Mr. Willingham was born to Georgia Willingham on September 22, 1909 in Eupora, MS. He attended Bennet Academy in Eupora and later moved to Green wood, MS, where he met and married his wife before moving to Tunica in 1932.
Mr. Willingham worked in various city and county jobs, serving as city marshal, city manager, county deputy sheriff, and transportation manager for Tunica County Schools until he retired. In addition, he owned a general store north of town for several years and worked in sales for both the Chevrolet and Ford dealers in Tunica. He moved to Washington, D.C., and Tom Willingham, also of Memphis.
Bleitz Funeral Home of Bellevue, WA was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Beatrice Hambrick
Died: Saturday, April 20, 2002
Age: 80
Mrs. Beatrice Hambrick, 80, of Itta Bena, Texas Baptist Church in Tunica.
Mr. Manues, the owner of a wrecker service in Tunica, died Tuesday, April 16 at Methodist Central Hospital in Memphis, TN. He is survived by his daughter Jodie Manues Snowden of Tunica; six brothers, Harry Manues of Strayhorn, MS, Jimmy Manues of Charleston, MS, Larry Manues of Crenshaw, MS, Wayne Manues of Tunica, David Manues of Memphis, TN, and Curtis Ellis of Monroe, LA; one grandson, Caleb Richard Biggart; and a great-niece, Cameron Manues.
He was preceded in death by his wife Sheila Merritt Manues.
'Big Roy' Hurst
Died: Monday, April 15, 2002
Age: 52
Services for "Big Roy" Hurst, 52, of Tunica were held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, 2002 at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Rev. Paul Husband officiated at the services.
Mr. Hurst, owner of a bait shop at Tunica Cut-off, died April 15 at Baptist DeSoto Hospital in Southaven, MS. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
Mr. Hurst is survived by his wife Rebecca Hurst of Tunica; three daughters, Betty Hurst of Tunica, Lisa Pierce of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Cindy Parker Baughman
Died: Saturday, September 2, 2000
Geraline Parker of Tunica and Kenneth Tennessee. She was a member of Little Florida, Dave Yount of Flippin, Arkansas, and Lawrence Coalburn of Tunica.
Pallbearers were William Rowe, Bernard Spencer, Jr., Scott Spencer, Orval Ealy, Jr., Larry Tillman, and Chris Coalburn. Honorary pallbearers were Lawrence Coalburn, Jr. and Nolan Rowe, Jr.
Cortney Va'Shon Bullock
Died: Thursday, August 24, 2000
Services for Cortney Va'Shon Bullock, 16, of Tunica were held at 2 p.m. on August 31, 2000 at St. Peter AME Church in Tunica, with burial in Walton Chapel CME Church Cemetery in Clayton. The Rev. William Hardiman, Jr. officiated at the services.
Bullock died August 24 at High Point Rehab Center in Memphis, Tenn., after being seriously injured in an August 1999 automobile accident. He was a member of St. Peter AME Church and also attended Kelly Chapel COGIC in Robinsonville. He had been a student at Rosa Fort High School and San Leandro High School in San Leandro, California; and numerous aunts and cousins.
William Richard Russell
Died: Friday, August 18, 2000
William Richard Russell, born July 23, 1915 in Albion, Mississippi. He also studied journalism at New York and Berlin, Germany, where his experiences provided material for his first published work Berlin Embassy, a fascinating account of pre-World War II Germany. In 1942, Mississippi Jr. College followed a brief stint at The Commercial Appeal in Memphis.
In 1977-78, Russell was director of "Making Yourself Heard," a public policy issue discussion project sponsored by the Mississippi Committee for the Humanities and conducted in fifty public libraries throughout the state.
He moved home to Tunica shortly thereafter to care for his elderly mother and devoted himself to her care until her death. He came out of retirement to work for The Tunica Times from February 1993 until August 1995, during which time he produced numerous award-winning news and feature stories.
"Some of his most memorable work for me was a story about his experience in Berlin at Kristallnacht," said Times editor Brooks Taylor. "But he found a lighter side too. One of my favorite pieces was 'Mollie the setter sees the world.' Readers particularly enjoyed his award-winning series 'World War II Remembered,' which profiled Tunica veterans.
"He also took on such controversial pieces as retrospectives on local school desegregation and Sugar Ditch. Since his employment coincided with the development of casinos in Tunica County, Mr. Russell covered many stories on the growth of the gaming industry."
Russell was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Tunica and a former member of the Friends of R.C. Irwin Library and lent assistance to the Tunica County Literacy program, volunteering to lead new readers in creative writing exercises.
"He served as a role model to some of our people and said, 'You can do this, you just need to give it a try,'" said Betty Jo Dulaney, Literacy Center Director. "We're going to miss him a lot."
He is survived by one sister, Helen Finsness of Memphis, and four nephews, Russ Finsness of Pittsburg, Mississippi. The family requests that any memorials be made to First Presbyterian Church or R.C. Irwin Library in Tunica.
Marjorie Nesbit Cantrell
Died: Wednesday, August 16, 2000
Services for Mrs. Marjorie Nesbit Cantrell, 69, of Austin, Alabama, Marjorie Brown of Austin, Florida; four sons, Bobby Edwards of Tunica, David Hendrix of Mussel Shoals, Arizona, and Steve Edwards of London, England; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Josh Hendrix, Danny Hendrix, and Jacob Hendrix.
Edelie Island
Died: Sunday, August 13, 2000
Services for Edelie Island, 52, of Albany, Texas. Ms. Island was a member of River Road Church of Christ.
She is survived by one daughter, Mary Island of Albany, and adopted chidlren Pamela Kendrick, Lorenzo Keaton, and Milton Roger, all of Albany, and Linda Whitsett of Putney, Ga.; two brothers, Ivon Island of Tunica and Roosevelt Island of Omaha, Nebraska; sisters, Mildred Carter, Dorothy Harris, Ann Mae Island, and Marlyn Island, all of Tunica, Lillie Mae James and Louise White, both of Memphis, Tina Allen of Chicago, Ill., and Bobby Jean Berry of Omaha; one adopted brother, Charles Alexander of Albany; and a number of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
