Obituaries

Published 4:47 pm Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Alice Evelyn Tucker Colley

Ms. Alice Evelyn Tucker Colley, of Pope passed on Friday, April 27, 2018 at the age of 93 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford.
Born June 10, 1924 she was preceded in death by her husband Burt Colley.
She leaves behind her two sons Phillip A. Colley of Atoka, Tenn. and Jeffrey L. Colley (Linda) of Pope; three grandchildren, Teddy Colley (Christy) of Pope, Darcy Colley Rhynes (Scott) of Oxford and Patrick Colley (Joy) of Jacksonville, Fla. along with seven great-grandchildren.
She also leaves her longtime companion of 25 years Burnis Crain.
Per her wishes, she was cremated by Wells Funeral home and a celebration memoriar will be held by the family on June 9 at her home.

Melissa “Lisa” Moore

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Melissa “Lisa” Moore, 49, died Thursday, May 10, 2018 at Diversicare in Batesville.
Services will be held today at 4 p.m. at Willow Springs Assembly of God in Enid. Interment will follow in Bethel Cemetery. Pastor Tommy Darby will officiate. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the church.
Moore was born December 21, 1968 in Batesville to Earlie Gene Moore and the late Mary Frances Coker Moore.
She was a home maker and member of Willow Springs Assembly of God.

Roy Tomlinson

Roy Tomlinson, 91, formerly of Como, died May 8, 2018 at Millington Healthcare Center.
He was born in Faulkner December 6, 1926, to Mattie Mercer and James Albert Tomlinson. Tomlinson was a member of Harmontown Baptist Church.
He served his country in the U. S. Air Force and was a veteran of WWII and a retired commercial HVAC technician. Ray-Nowell Funeral Home, Senatobia Chapel, has charge of arrangements.