Obituaries
Alice Best
Feb 16, 2014
Fulton, Miss.—Alice Melissa Montgomery Best, 79, died on Sunday, February 16, 2014 at the Meadows in Fulton. Born November 16, 1934 in Monroe County, she was a daughter of Daniel Richard and Rosa Pulliam Montgomery. A graduate of Becker Schools she married Tommie Edward Best. She was a member of Providence Sovereign Grace Baptist Church and before her retirement, she...
Minnie Lee Hughes
Feb 16, 2014
Minnie Lee Guthrie Hughes 94, dearly loved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt passed away Sunday, February 16, 2014 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Minnie Lee was born April 4, 1919 in Nettleton, Mississippi to Johnnie Verdell Guthrie and Donna Viola Pierce Guthrie. Minnie married William "Bill" Arnold Hughes November 15, 1938. They lived and worked in Kenosha, WI most of...
Thomas I. Carroll Sr.
Feb 15, 2014
Smithville – Thomas Irby Carroll, Sr., 85, died on Saturday, February 15, 2014, at North MS Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on May 9, 1928, in Walthall, he was a son of the late James Irby and Thelma Irene Kimbrell Carroll. Mr. Carroll graduated from IAHS, Class of 1946; played basketball and baseball at Wood Junior College; received his Education degree...
Mary Frances Benton Weaver
Feb 14, 2014
Hatley- Mary Frances Benton Weaver, 80, died Friday, February 14, 2014 at her daughter’s residence. Born February 28, 1933 in Monroe County, MS, she was a daughter of Grady Clarence and Eula Tennessee May Benton. She attended Becker School. A generous Christian lady, she was a member of North Boulevard Christian Church. A devoted, caring and loving mother to her...
Holly K. Curtis
Feb 14, 2014
Columbus - Holly Kelly Reifers Curtis, 87, died at Aurora Rehabilitation and Nursing facility on Friday, February 14, 2014. Born on February 28, 1926, she was a daughter of the late William Floyd and Elizabeth Rimmer Kelly. Mrs. Curtis went to Nursing School at Houston Hospital and received her LPN degree after graduating and passing her state board. At age...
Bernice Tubb Simmons
Feb 14, 2014
Amory- Bernice Tubb Simmons died Friday, February 14, 2014 at Oak Tree Manor. Born December 15, 1927 in Hatley, she was a daughter of William “Uncle Bill “Moody Tubb and Susie Lee Carter Tubb. She married Harris Don Simmons in 1945. She attended Hatley School and was a graduate of Amory High School Class of 1946 where she was a...
Betty Dixon Mcafee
Feb 12, 2014
Wren – Betty Dixon McAfee, 72, died on Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at North MS Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on June 10, 1941, in Wren, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Josie Moss Dixon. Mrs. McAfee attended Wren School and graduated from Amory High School, Class of 1960. On June 12, 1960, she married Halbert McAfee. Before...
Jimmie Frances Cantrell Kennedy
Feb 11, 2014
Smithville – Jimmie Frances Cantrell Kennedy, 74, died on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at North MS Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on September 28, 1939, in Smithville, she was a daughter of the late Charles Edward & Frances Beatrice Lantrip Cantrell. Jimmie Frances was a graduate of Smithville High School, Class of 1957. On February 9, 1958, she married Ira C....
Billy Bunch
Feb 9, 2014
Billy Bunch Pelham, Ala.--Kind-hearted and strong until the end, Billy Ray Bunch passed away at home in Pelham, Alabama on Sunday February 9th, 2014. Billy was born in Amory, Mississippi on August 5, 1931 to Grady and Maggie Williams Bunch. The third of six siblings, he developed a love for making things grow which was only surpassed by a deep...
Tommie Ritter
Feb 8, 2014
Amory, Miss.—Tommie Jean “Tinker” Edwards Ritter, 76, died on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at the Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born June 10, 1937 in Amory, she was a son of Lonnie and Buena Lyle Edwards. She was a graduate of Amory High School and she married Russell Ritter. Deeply devoted to her family, she enjoyed taking care...
Elmer Lee Rea
Feb 8, 2014
Elmer Rea Hamilton, Miss.—Elmer Lee Rea, 84, died on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at the Community Hospice Darlington Oaks in Verona. Born August 9, 1929 in Hamilton, he was a son of L.W. and Icey Bell Jones Rea. He married Ruby Lorene Hacker. Before his retirement, he worked as an electrician for International Harvester in Libertyville, IL. Guided by his...
Kenneth Wardlaw
Feb 7, 2014
Amory, Miss.—Kenneth Wayne Wardlaw, 58, died on Friday, February 7, 2014 at the UAB Hospital in Birmingham. Born June 15, 1955 in Kenosha, WI, he was the son of Gilbert and Vedie Kendrick Wardlaw. A 1975 graduate of Smithville High School, he also attended Itawamba Junior College. He married Sheila Taylor. A devoted husband, he cherished his time spent with...
Helen S. West
Feb 1, 2014
Amory – Helen S. West, 84, died on Saturday, February 1, 2014, at Gilmore Memorial RMC. Born on August 10, 1929, in Humboldt, TN, she was the daughter of the late Luther Samuel & Ina Louise Hinson Summers. Mrs. West was a graduate of Newbern, TN, High School. After working for Shumpert Truck Lines, Mrs. West worked as the Amory...
David A. Browning
Feb 1, 2014
David Browning Amory, Miss.—David Allen Browning, 80, died on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at the Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born February 7, 1933 in Amory, he was a son of Basil G. and Juanita Chastine Howell Browning. He attended Hatley High School and he married Verma G. Irving. He later married Joyce Law. Before his retirement, he...
Laverne Haley Phillips
Jan 31, 2014
Amory – Vivian Laverne Haley Phillips, 74, died on Friday, January 31, 2014, at her residence under the care of Community Hospice. Born on October 8, 1939, in Memphis, she was the daughter of the late Johnnie Miller & Vivian Obedia Justice Haley. Mrs. Phillips moved to Amory in 1955 and graduated from Smithville High School. On June 20, 1964,...
David Lee Henry
Jan 31, 2014
Amory- David Lee Henry, 71, (formerly of Magnolia, TX) died Friday, January 31, 2014. Born April 19, 1942 in Jackson, MS, he was a son of the late Davis Gillespie and Lela Mae Lee Henry. He faithfully served his country in the United States Air Force and was later employed as a security guard. He was laid to rest at...
Lynn Farrar
Jan 29, 2014
Lynn Farrar Amory, Miss.—Dayton Lynn Farrar, 68, died on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at his daughter’s home in Murfreesboro, TN. Born June 19, 1945 in the Bigbee Community, he was a son of Dayton Lee and Christine Stanley Farrar. He was a graduate of Hatley High School and he owned and operated Lynn’s Standard Station in Hatley. Before his retirement...
Vivian Dyson
Jan 29, 2014
Vivian Dyson Amory, Miss.—Vivian H. Dyson, 95, died on January 29, 2104 at the Oak Tree Manor in Amory. Born November 17, 1918 in Water Valley, she was a daughter of James W. and Millie E. Higginbotham Hayles. She attended Water Valley High School and she moved to Amory in 1940 where she married Jute Dyson. She was a longtime...
Billy Ray Hall
Jan 28, 2014
Amory- Billy Ray Hall, 59, died Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at NMMC. Born April 9, 1954 in Hayti, MO, he was a son of Travis Hall, Sr. and Flossie Leona Woodward Hall. He married Margaret Sue Knight in 1975. A faithful man of God, he was a member and deacon at Faith Baptist Church and operated the sound equipment for...
Shelby Rinehart
Jan 27, 2014
Shelby Rinehart Smithville, Miss.—Shelby Jean Stanford Rinehart, 75, died on Monday, January 27, 2014 at her home. Born January 9, 1939 in Amory, she was a daughter of George G. and Nomie L. Suggs Stanford. She married Ellis Rinehart and she was a homemaker and worked in the garment industry. She enjoyed flowers, shopping, traveling, fishing, camping, and swimming. She...
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