Obituaries
Virginia Armstrong Fleming
Jan 15, 2014
Amory, Miss.—Virginia L. Armstrong Fleming, 59, died on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at her home. Born October 28, 1954 in Amory, she was the daughter of Bill and Patricia Ann Ballard Armstrong. A graduate of Amory High School, she worked for True Temper Sports before her retirement. A Christian, she attended St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church in Amory and enjoyed...
Jimmy Lynn "Shane" Foster
Jan 13, 2014
Amory- Jimmy Lynn “Shane” Foster, 59, died Monday, January 13, 2014 at his residence. Born April 7, 1954 in Laurel, Delaware, he was a son of Ervin Howl and Helen Hawkins Foster. A graduate of Hatley High School, he was of the Pentecostal faith and before becoming disabled he worked at People Lounger Furniture. A very determined man, he could...
Francis Pearson Isbell
Jan 9, 2014
Guin, AL – Laura Francis Pearson Isbell, 78, died on Thursday, January 9, 2014, at North MS Medical Center Hospice. Born on March 29, 1935, in Hatley, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Claude Kenny Kyle Pearson. Mrs. Isbell attended Hatley School. In 1957, she married Cecil Thomas Isbell. She retired from Amory Garment as a seamstress...
Jean H. Dickerson
Jan 9, 2014
SMITHVILLE - Gloria Jean Harlow Dickerson, 69, died Thursday, January 9, 2014 at her home in Smithville of breast cancer. She was born on June 20, 1944, in Tupelo, MS, to Red and Geneva Burroughs Harlow. She was a homemaker and did book work and tax returns with her husband. She was a member of the Amory Church of Christ....
Robert L. Ashcraft
Jan 7, 2014
Amory- Robert Lee Ashcraft, 61, died Monday, January 6, 2014 at Community Hospice in Verona. Born in Aberdeen March 14, 1952 he was a son of Calvin and Mary Helen Gregory Ashcraft. He married Patsy Ashcraft May 6, 1984. He was a 1970 graduate of Amory High School, was a dedicated employee of True Temper Sports for over 42 years...
Jerry L. "Goose" Guess
Jan 7, 2014
Amory – Jerry L. “Goose” Guess, 78, died on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at North MS Medical Center Hospice. Born on May 31, 1935, in Sikeston, MO, he was the youngest of 4 sons and a daughter of the late William A. & Lydia Nola Holder Guess. Raised in Sikeston, MO, Jerry graduated from high school there and attended college...
Tammy Lane Cody
Jan 5, 2014
Amory, Miss.—Tammy Lane Leech Cody, 49, died on Sunday, January 5, 2014 at her home. Born August 25, 1964 in Amory, she was a daughter of Laverne Gray Leech Nicholson and the late James Edward Leech. She was a graduate of S. Pontotoc High School and worked as a beautician before her health failed. She was a member of the...
Gloria Ann Duncan
Jan 5, 2014
Amory- Gloria Ann Wehrman Duncan, 76, died Saturday, January 4, 2014 in Blacksburg, VA. Born in Wren September 13, 1937, she was a daughter of Henry August and Earnest Lee Whatley Wehrman. Growing up in Wren she graduated from Wren School, was of the Methodist faith and worked at Amory BBQ and other restaurants in the area. Fun loving and...
Mable L. 'Pete' Robuck
Jan 4, 2014
Greenwood Springs – Mable L. “Pete” Robuck, 83, died on Saturday, January 4, 2014, at Gilmore Memorial RMC, Amory. Born on December 5, 1930 in Greenwood Springs, she was the daughter of the late Gladen and Era Mae Woods Lewis. Mrs. Robuck was a graduate of Greenwood Springs High School. After attending Business College in Memphis, she moved to Racine,...
Pamela C. James
Jan 2, 2014
Hatley- Pamela Christine Hurley James, 48, died Thursday, January 2, 2014 at NMMC. Born in Amory April 5, 1965, she was the daughter of Learl Dwight and Nell Marie Markham Hurley. She married Preston E. James in 1983. She was a graduate of Hatley High School, a member of New Hope Baptist Church and was a homemaker in her last...
Jewel Booth
Dec 28, 2013
Lou Booth Wren--Jewel Josephine "Lou" Randle Booth, 85, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 28, 2013 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born April 26, 1928 she was the daughter of Paul Smith Randle and Ruby Brewer Randle. Lou attended Wren Schools where she excelled in basketball, graduating in 1947. She met the love...
Pat S. Roberts
Dec 27, 2013
Pat Roberts Amory—Mae Patton “Pat” Stephens Roberts, 99, died on Friday, December 27, 2013 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born on April 19, 1914, she was a daughter of James Thomas and Lizzie Pearl Pool Stephens. A graduate of Hamilton High School in Hamilton, AL, she married Ivie N. Roberts in 1933. Along with her husband, she...
Juanita Roebuck Christian
Dec 24, 2013
Amory- Juanita Roebuck Christian, 92, died Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at Oak Tree Manor. Born September 15, 1921 in Nettleton, she was a daughter of Lloyd and Ruby Blake Roebuck. She married Creston Christian. She attended Pine Grove schools, was a member of First Baptist Church in Amory, where she was a member of Sue Brown’s Sunday school class and...
Bobby Camp Sr
Dec 24, 2013
Amory, Miss.—Bobby Ray Camp, Sr., 64, died on Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at his home. Born June 25, 1949, he was a son of Dannie and Nell Gray Camp. He was a 1967 graduate of Amory High School and he was married to Glenda Reed on June 13, 1967. Before his retirement, he was a welder for Babcock-Wilcox and he...
Thomas Roy Brown
Dec 24, 2013
Philadelphia- Thomas Roy Brown, 41, died Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at his residence in Philadelphia. Born November 10, 1972 in Amory, he was a son of Roy Douglas and Dorothy Faye Pace Brown. He attended Becker and Hatley Schools, was of the Baptist faith and was employed as an auto body mechanic at Jones Body Shop in Philadelphia. A hard...
Billy Tate
Dec 22, 2013
Billy R. Tate Amory, Miss.—Billy Roy Tate, 74, died on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at his home. Born July 21, 1941, he was a son of Roy and Velena Rusoe Tate. He married Irene Gilmore. Before his retirement, he was chief of security at True Temper Sports in Amory. Known as a conversationalist, he enjoyed visiting friends and family and...
Billie Gray
Dec 22, 2013
Amory — Billie Gray, 88, died on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at his home. Born October 11, 1925 in Hatley, he was a son of William Robert “Bob” and Josephine Derrick Gray. He was married to Ruby Camp in 1949. Before his retirement he worked for 32 years for the Frisco Railroad and 1½ years for the BNSF Railroad. He...
Melba Edgil Nerren
Dec 20, 2013
Amory – Melba Edgil Nerren, 88, died on Friday, December 20, 2013, at her daughter’s residence in Brookshire, TX. Born on March 2, 1925, in Walker County, AL, she was a daughter of the late John and Cora Barbree Edgil. Mrs. Nerren grew up and attended school in Walker County, AL, and attended college in Texas. Working as a seamstress...
Geneva Yvonne Sanderson
Dec 18, 2013
Yvonne Sanderson Hatley, Miss.—Geneva Yvonne Barnes Sanderson, 83, died on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at the Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born November 5, 1930 in Beaverton, Alabama, she was a daughter of Lonnie and Rozena Gibbs Barnes. She married Herbert Sanderson in 1948. She had worked as a doctor’s office receptionist and before her retirement, she worked...
Jackie Mcwhirter Dendy
Dec 16, 2013
Navarre, FL – Jackie McWhirter Dendy, 73, died on Monday, December 16, 2013, at Gulf Breeze Hospital. Born on September 30, 1940, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Orman Jackson and Mattie Ott McWhirter. Jackie was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 1958. She worked as a legal secretary for Jack N. Thomas and retired...
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