Obituaries
Catherine Funderburk
Apr 16, 2014
Catherine Funderburk Amory, Miss.—Mary Catherine Funderburk, 85, died on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born January 11, 1929 in Monroe County she was a daughter of Leonard Alfonso and Betty Frances Lay West. She attended Quincy Schools and was married to Elbert Funderburk. A woman of faith, she was a member of the...
David Wayne Tomlin
Apr 16, 2014
Amory- David Wayne Thompson, 56, died Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Born September 25, 1956 in Amory, he was a son of Charlie and Lila Brigman Tomlin. He attended Becker School, worked in the construction and off shore oil business and was a member of North Mississippi Worship Center. A very generous many, he often put the needs of others before...
Eugene V. Cosby
Apr 15, 2014
Olive Branch, MS- Eugene V. Cosby, 78, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Tunica Nursing Home in Tunica, MS. Gene was born Dec. 12, 1935 in Monroe County, the son of Compton V. and Allie O. (Mize) Cosby. He was a Baptist and was saved at Central Grove Baptist Church in Nettleton. He went to school in the...
Carla Wall Cadden
Apr 13, 2014
Amory – Carla Yvonne Wall Cadden, 63, died on Sunday, April 13, 2014, at North MS Medical Center Hospice, Tupelo. Born on March 5, 1951, in Starkville, she was a daughter of Tommy and Carrie Freeman Wall. Growing up, Carla lived in Starkville, Holcomb, MO, and Thibodaux, LA, graduating from Thibodaux High School in 1969, where she was a member...
James Albert Thompson
Apr 12, 2014
Alexandria, Va- James Albert Thompson, 68, died Saturday, April 12, 2014 at his residence. Born September 22, 1945 in Monroe County, MS he was a son of James Burdine and Tarlene Walls Thompson. A 1963 graduate of Amory High School, he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Statistics and Data Processing from Mississippi State University. He honorably served his country...
Geri Peeler Mann
Apr 7, 2014
Smyrna, TN – Geraldine “Geri” Peeler Mann, 76, died on Monday, April 7, 2014, at her residence. Born on November 22, 1937, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Gerald and Burma Parham Peeler. Geri was a graduate of Messick High School and Memphis State University. For 26 years, she was a devoted and caring teacher with Memphis...
Tillman Wright
Apr 6, 2014
Tillman Wright Hatley, Miss.—Robert Tillman Wright, 82, died on Sunday, April 6, 2014 at the Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born May 3, 1931 in the Trace Road Community of Monroe County, he was a son of Winnie R. and Sallie Humphries Wright. A Baptist, his family was also an important part of his life. He was a...
Kayden Garrett Harris
Apr 4, 2014
Amory- Kayden Garrett Harris, infant son of Eddie Jr. and Amanda Harris, died Friday, April 4, 2014 at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his twin sister, Makenna Harris; sisters, Melissa Latham, Magnolia, AR and Madalyn Stephens, Tupelo; brother, Allen Stephens, Tupelo; grandparents, Eddie and Dorothy Harris, Cedar Bluff, Steve and Anita...
Douglas H Mixon
Apr 3, 2014
Horn Lake – Douglas H Mixon, 71, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2014, at Baptist Memorial Hospital – DeSoto, Southaven. Born on January 9, 1943, in Pine Springs Community of Lamar County, AL, he was a son of the late Alvin Hobson and Katie Mansell Mixon. He was a devout Christian and honorably served in the US Navy on the...
Ronald C. 'Ronnie' Frederick
Apr 3, 2014
Amory - Ronald Coleman "Ronnie" Frederick, 61, died on Thursday, April 3, 2014, at his residence. Born on August 5, 1952, in Waukegan, IL, he was the son of the late Marlin Coleman “M. C.” and Opal Earlene Coker Frederick Moffett. Ronnie was a graduate of Smithville High School, Class of 1970. He married Gerdi Pat Koestler on September 30,...
Josie Lee Henke
Apr 1, 2014
Smithville- Josie L. Henke, 94, died Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at Tishomingo Community Living Center. Born in Lamar County, Alabama on May 7, 1919, she was a daughter of Felix and Leona Hester Merchant. She married Floyd Whited and after his death, she later married Darvin Everett Henke on December 23, 1964. She attended Gattman School, later working as a...
Dorothy Carleen Finley
Mar 29, 2014
Amory – Dorothy Carleen Finley, 87, died on Saturday, March 29, 2014, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Born on February 11, 1927, in the Carolina Community, she was a daughter of the late Carl and Dorothy Inez Knight Burt. Mrs. Finley was a graduate of Nettleton High School, where she was captain of the basketball team. On October 30, 1948,...
Jerry Lynn Walker
Mar 26, 2014
Amory - Jerry Lynn Walker, 60, passed away on March 26, 2014 at Golden Living Nursing Center, Amory, MS. Memories and Condolences may be shared with his family by clicking on the tab to the left.
Edward Clayton Mize
Mar 24, 2014
Amory- Edward Clayton Mize, 72, died Monday, March 24, 2014 at Aberdeen Care Center. Born February 8, 1942 in Quincy, he was a son of Robert “Jack” and Dorothy Mildred Sims Mize. He married Mavis Irene Newman in 1988. He attended Quincy and Hatley School, graduating from Amory High School. He retired from Georgia Gulf as an electrician with 37...
Mary Ruth Cowart
Mar 23, 2014
Amory, Miss.—Mary Ruth Hannon Cowart, 88, died on Sunday, March 23, 2014 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born January 10, 1926 in Belmont, she was a daughter of James Russell and Mary Turbille Hannon and she married Herbert Cowart. A woman of faith, she was a member of First Baptist Church in Amory. Before her retirement, she...
Joel Smith
Mar 22, 2014
Carolina Community—Joel Ray Smith, 57, died on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born April 14, 1956, he was a son of Hurbert W. and Donna Faye Hood Smith. A graduate of Itawamba Agricultural High School, he worked for Peoplelounger’s before becoming disabled. A man of faith, he was a member of the Carolina...
Wynell Addington Owens
Mar 21, 2014
Amory – Wynell Addington “Winnie” Owens, 71, died on Friday, March 21, 2014, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on February 23, 1943, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Edra Belva Millican Addington. Winnie was a graduate of Amory High School and attended Free Will Baptist Bible College in Nashville. Working in several...
David Watson
Mar 20, 2014
David Watson Smithville, Miss.—Ronald David Watson, 67, died on Thursday, March 20, 2014 at his home. Born November 24, 1946 in Terrell, Ark., he was a son of Willard Dee and Elizabeth Christine Potts Watson. He attended school in Germantown, TN and Smithville. Before his retirement, he worked in auto body repair. Having a kind, loving, and jovial spirit, he...
Bobbie Jean Edwards
Mar 20, 2014
Nettleton – Bobbie J. Edwards, 74, died on Thursday, March 20, 2014, at North MS Medical Center. Born on September 12, 1939, she was a daughter of Claude and Ada Lee Boyd Curry. She married Doyce Lee Edwards August 8, 1955. Growing up in Wren, she attended Wren School, was a member of Liberty Baptist Church and retired from Action...
Clara Doris Poe Burroughs
Mar 19, 2014
Amory- Clara Doris Poe Burroughs, 91, died Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo. Born September 3, 1922 in Ecru, she was the daughter of Irvin Baker and Clara Sue Browning. After her mother’s death, she was raised by her grandparents, E.L. and Cinda Browning. She graduated Ecru School. A devout Christian, she loved spreading the love of...
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