Obituaries

Jewell Palmer Mcdaniel

Jewell Palmer Mcdaniel

May 22, 2014

Columbus - Jewell Palmer McDaniel, died on Thursday, May 22, 2014, at Gilmore Memorial RMC, Amory. Born on April 13, 1925, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Curtis L. and Fleeta Wood Palmer. Mrs. McDaniel attended Becker School. She married Leo G. “Mac” McDaniel and worked as a shipping and receiving clerk for Amory Garment and...

Ken 'Peat' Edge

Ken 'Peat' Edge

May 17, 2014

Smithville – Ken “Peat” Edge, 33, died on Saturday, May 17, 2014, in Smithville. Born on July 29, 1980, in Amory, he was a son of Donald and Dessie Maxey Edge. Ken was a graduate of Smithville High School, Class of 1998. Good with his hands and mechanically inclined, he worked as a screen printer with his family as well...

Jessie "Bug" Patterson

Jessie "Bug" Patterson

May 16, 2014

Amory - Jessie "Bug" Ridings Patterson, 88, died on Friday, May 16, 2014, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on March 16, 1926, in Lee County, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin and Jessie Kendrick Ridings. Growing up in Bigbee, Mrs. Patterson attended Bigbee School. She married Coy G. Patterson on March 3, 1945 in Hatley....

Roger Ausborn

Roger Ausborn

May 16, 2014

Amory – Roger Ausborn, 61, died on Friday, May 16, 2014, at Golden Living Nursing Home, Tupelo. Born on September 26, 1952, in Kenosha, WI, he was a son of the late Clinton Ausborn and Neile Ruth Ausborn Arnold. He is survived by his brothers, Michael and Kenneth Ausborn of Amory; sister, Sheila Camp, Amory; niece, Cynthia Ausborn, Amory; and...

Bobby Jean Stegall

Bobby Jean Stegall

May 15, 2014

Amory – Bobby Jean Tubb Stegall, 82, died on Thursday, May 15, 2014, at The Windsor Place, Columbus. Born on July 19, 1931, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Russell J. Tubb, Sr., and Grace Hill Tubb. Mrs. Stegall was a graduate of Becker High School, Class of 1948 - 1949. Working as a nurse’s aide, she...

Leonard Elkin "L. E." Roberts

Leonard Elkin "L. E." Roberts

May 13, 2014

Amory – Leonard Elkin “L. E.” Roberts, 90, died on Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at Oak Tree Manor. Born on March 28, 1924, in Mantachie, he was a son of the late George Alfred and Ina Mae Walton Roberts. Mr. Roberts attended Palmetto High School. He honorably served in the US Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean...

Prentiss Wigginton

Prentiss Wigginton

May 6, 2014

Smithville – Prentiss Hugh Wigginton,72, died on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at NMMC, Tupelo after an extended illness. Born on April 25, 1942, in Golden, MS, he was the oldest son of Uzeal “Bill” Wigginton and Myrtle Rogers Wigginton. He graduated from Amory High School, Class of 1959. Prentiss married Glenda Sue Stevens in 1961. For many years, he worked...

Renetta Thompson

Renetta Thompson

May 4, 2014

Renetta Thompson Amory, Miss.—Renetta Lois Thompson, 87, died in Sunday, May 4, 2014 at the Oak Tree Plantation in Amory. Born June 16, 1926 in Marion County, Alabama, she was a daughter of Belton E. and Ella Scogin Thompson. She attended Splunge Schools and was a graduate of Smithville High School. She lived in Amory since 1958 and worked for...

Geraldine Frederick

Geraldine Frederick

Apr 29, 2014

Hatley, Miss.—Geraldine Majors Frederick, 79, died on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at her home. Born November 25, 1934 in Monroe County, she was a daughter of Marion Dee and Josie Gilmore Majors. A life-long resident of Monroe County, she was married to William R. Frederick. Before her retirement, she worked for over 50 years in the garment industry and she...

Eloise Miller

Eloise Miller

Apr 29, 2014

Amory- Eloise Miller, 93, died Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at Darlington Oaks Hospice in Verona. Born February 25, 1921 in Itawamba County, she was a daughter of James (Jim) Franklin and Harriet Edna Pace Owens. She married James A. “Bill” Miller in 1963 while living in Kenosha, WI. In her earlier years she attended New Hope Baptist Church. After moving...

Roy Wayne Hoots

Roy Wayne Hoots

Apr 28, 2014

Laurel – Roy Wayne Hoots, 63, died on Monday, April 28, 2014, in Laurel. Born on August 9, 1950, he was a son of the late Roy Young Hoots, Jr., and Rammie Lou “Sue” Faulkner Hoots. Kind and generous, Wayne was very friendly, never met a stranger, and loved being around people. A prayer warrior, he was of the Baptist...

Mary Ruth Allen

Mary Ruth Allen

Apr 28, 2014

Mary Allen Amory, Miss.—Mary Ruth Arnold Allen, 99, died on Monday, April 28, 2014 at the Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born November 16, 1914, she was a daughter of Robert and Evie Roper Arnold. She married Marshall Allen, Sr. in 1932. For many years, she and her husband owned and operated Allen’s Big Star and upon her...

Dorothy Devaughn

Dorothy Devaughn

Apr 27, 2014

Amory- Dorothy Laverne DeVaughn, 69, died Sunday April 27, 2014 at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born June 1, 1944 in Lamar County, AL she was a daughter of William Albert and Mary Mae McClendon Williams. She attended Sulligent School and was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. She retired from the furniture industry. Devoted to her family, she...

Rupert Watson

Rupert Watson

Apr 27, 2014

Rupert Watson, Jr. Amory, Miss.—Rupert Calvin Watson, Jr., 91, died Sunday, April 27, 2014 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus. Born June 4, 1922 in Webster Co., he was a son of Rupert Calvin, Sr. and Letha Elvy Morris Watson. He married Lucy Hodges in 1942. A very patriotic man, he was a U.S. Navy veteran of...

Imogene Frederick

Imogene Frederick

Apr 23, 2014

Smithville – Doris Imogene “Mammy” Cox Frederick, 88, died on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at Golden Living Center. Born on September 26, 1925, in Smithville, she was a daughter of the late James F. “Jim” and Belma Brasfield Cox. Mrs. Frederick was a graduate of Smithville High School, Class of 1942. After 29 ½ years of service, she retired from...

Mary Connie Thompson

Mary Connie Thompson

Apr 22, 2014

Edinburgh, Scotland – Mary “Connie” Thompson, 84, died on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, in Edinburgh. Born on August 31, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Donald Scott. Mrs. Thompson was a graduate of Milnathort, Scotland, High School. As a teenager, she worked in a baker’s shop and was crowned most beautiful in a beauty pageant....

Emojeane Moore Lamb

Emojeane Moore Lamb

Apr 20, 2014

Carolina Community- Emojeane Moore Lamb, 67, died Sunday, April 20, 2014 at NMMC. Born May 25, 1946 in Itawamba County, she was a daughter of Lonnie Moore and Ruby Alred Davis. She married the love of her life, Russell Reed Lamb May 11, 1963. A woman of great courage, determination and faith, she was a member of Liberty Baptist Church...

Billy Jones

Billy Jones

Apr 20, 2014

Billy Jones Amory, Miss.—Billy Dwayne Jones, 63, died on Sunday, April 20, 2014 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. Born November 21, 1950 in McAllister, OK, he was a son of Rubel and Maxine Guyton Jones. He married Sherry Randolph. A graduate of Hatley High School, he also graduated from the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers’ Training Academy in Pearl and...

Mabrie Little

Mabrie Little

Apr 19, 2014

Mabrie Little, 90, died on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at the Golden Living Nursing Center. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. on Monday at the New Hope Cemetery. Everyone is asked to meet at the cemetery at 10:30 a.m.

Bobby "Bob" Harmon Sr.

Bobby "Bob" Harmon Sr.

Apr 17, 2014

Lawrenceville, GA- Bobby “Bob” Donald Harmon, Sr. died Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Community Hospice in Verona. Born October 6, 1939 in Becker he was a son of John and Inez Kendrick Harmon. He was a 1957 graduate of Amory High School, of the Methodist faith and was employed by Mississippi Valley Gas, Castle Company, Clark Forklift in Tupelo, and...