Obituaries

Ed Carnathan

Ed Carnathan

Aug 25, 2013

Amory- George Edwin “Big Ed” Carnathan, 69, died Sunday, August 26, 2013 at his residence. Born November 2, 1943 in Sulligent, he was a son of the late Johnnie W. and Neva Mangum Carnathan. He married Lynne Pope in 1982. Ed attended Hatley High School, was of the Baptist faith, served in the Mississippi National Guard, and retired in 1994...

Vincent Hester

Vincent Hester

Aug 24, 2013

Vince Hester Amory Vincent Lee Hester, 40, died on Saturday, August 24, 2013 at the Care Center of Aberdeen. Born May 22, 1973 in Norfolk, VA, he was the son of Harlon Lee and Dorothy Wildman Hester. A graduate of Amory High School in 1991, he was a member of the band and attended Itawamba Community College receiving a degree...

Anita Kirby Stacy

Anita Kirby Stacy

Aug 24, 2013

Amory- Anita Kirby Stacy, 69, died Saturday, August 24 at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born April 17, 1944 in Memphis, she was a daughter of the late Helen Gordon. Anita married Larry R. Stacy April 28, 1978. Anita grew up in and attended school in West Memphis Arkansas. She was of the non-denominational Christian and believed in...

James Wayne Reese

James Wayne Reese

Aug 23, 2013

Smithville - James Wayne Reese, 51, died on Friday, August 23, 2013 in Monroe County as the result of an automobile accident. Born September 14, 1961, he was the son of Sanda Kay Homer Reese and the late Wayne Washington Reese. He attended Smithville schools and worked as a supervisor for FFM in Amory. He enjoyed fishing, watching westerns, and...

Amanda D. Massey

Amanda D. Massey

Aug 23, 2013

Wren – Amanda D. Massey, 36, died on Saturday, August 24, 2013, in Memphis. Born on April 6, 1977, in Birmingham, AL, she was a daughter of Terry W. and Nancy Clark Hallman. Amanda was a graduate of SBEC, Southaven and attended ICC. After graduating from Beauty School in Memphis, she worked as a hairdresser. Growing up Baptist, she was...

Jackie Burdine

Jackie Burdine

Aug 23, 2013

Amory - Jackie Neal Burdine, 74, died on Friday, August 23, 2013 at the Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born December 5, 1938 in the Carolina Community, he was the son of the late Elvie and Gladys Neal Burdine. He was a graduate of Amory High School and he married Betty Wardlaw. After graduation, he worked for Pullman...

Bobby Tribble

Bobby Tribble

Aug 23, 2013

Amory - Bobby Gayle Tribble, 71, died on Friday, August 23, 2013 at his home. Born November 9, 1941 in North Carolina, he was a son of the late Harold Robinson and Velora Brown Tribble. He was married to Linda Isbell. A Methodist, he was also beloved father, grandfather, and great grandfather. A graduate of Hatley High School, he proudly...

Jewel Howell

Jewel Howell

Aug 22, 2013

Amory - Jewell Marie Pearson Howell, 91, died on Friday, August 22, 2013 at the Pioneer Community Hospital in Aberdeen. Born October 20, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Carl and Claude Kyle Pearson. She attended Wren schools and married Benford Howell in 1941. Before her retirement, she was a seamstress working for Amory Garment and later for...

Mary Jo Swan

Mary Jo Swan

Aug 18, 2013

Mary Jo Swan Amory Mary Jo Cunningham Swan, 86, died on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at her home. Born October 22, 1926 in Manchester, TN she was a daughter of the late George and Alice Simmons Cunningham. A homemaker, she married Richard Lee Swan in 1946. A woman of faith, she was a member of the First Baptist Church in...

Jimmie Newton Miles

Jimmie Newton Miles

Aug 17, 2013

Wren – Jimmie Newton Miles, 88, died on Saturday, August 17, 2013, at his residence. Born on August 20, 1924, in Hatley, he was a son of the late Woodruff Eli “Rusty” and Cora Pernie Davis Miles. Mr. Miles was a graduate of Trace Road School and ICC. A US Army veteran of the Korean War, he served in the...

Micheal Lane Steinke

Micheal Lane Steinke

Aug 17, 2013

Amory- Micheal Lane Steinke, 25, died Saturday, August 17, 2013. Born November 9, 1987 in Amory, he was the son of Kenneth Lane and Mary Jo Hall Steinke. Mikey grew up in Amory and attended Hatley School. He was a member of Providence Baptist Church, was a previous member of Wildwood Chapel Baptist Church, and co-owned Steinke Construction and Steinke...

Leland White

Leland White

Aug 15, 2013

Leland White, 58, died on Thursday, August 15, 2013 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born August 7, 1955 in Red Bay, AL to the late Junior and Ophelia Kemp White and he was married to Linda Taylor. He worked in the furniture industry and he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and riding 4 wheelers. Services will be...

Virgil Ellis Bird

Virgil Ellis Bird

Aug 15, 2013

Virgil Ellis Bird, 67, died on Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS. Born on July 25, 1946, he was the son of the late George Douglas Bird, Jr. and Mary Nell Holt Bird. He married Linda Nina Danovsky on February 12, 1977. They resided in Aberdeen, Columbus, and Crossett (AR) prior to moving to their...

Richard Wood

Richard Wood

Aug 13, 2013

Richard Wood Amory, Miss.—William Richard Wood, 85, died on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at the Golden Living Nursing Center in Amory. Born June 8, 1928, he was a son of the late Audley Mark and Hettie Roxalana McCullough Wood. He married Irene Frederick in 1950. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and before his retirement, he...

Susan Lee Morgan

Susan Lee Morgan

Aug 12, 2013

Fulton - Susan Lee Morgan, 65, died on Monday, August 12, 2013, at Sanctuary Hospice, Tupelo. A private graveside inurnment service will be held at a later date in New Salem Cemetery. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at eepicklefuneralhome.com.

Judy Swan Gosa

Judy Swan Gosa

Aug 12, 2013

Judy Gosa Hiram, GA Judy Swan Gosa, 60, died on Monday, August 12, 2013 at the Wellstar Cobb Hospital in Austell, GA. She was born July 31, 1953 in Amory to Mary Jo Cunningham Swan and the late Richard Swan. She lived in Amory until moving to Georgia in 1995. She married Garfield Gosa, Jr. on February 19, 1972 at...

Ezra Thompson

Ezra Thompson

Aug 10, 2013

Smithville, Miss.—Ezra “Tommy” Thompson, 85, died on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at his home. Born June 8, 1928 in Odessa, TX, he was a son of the late Ezra, Sr. and Dertha Thompson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and was married to Bertie Lou Pickle and later to Judy Kuykendall. A member of East Amory Baptist...

Buddy Cockrell

Buddy Cockrell

Aug 10, 2013

Becker, Miss.—Buddy Verdo Cockrell, 68, died on Friday, August 9, 2013 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital—Golden Triangle in Columbus. Born January 16, 1945, he was a son of the late Avery Loyce and Faye Parrish Cockrell. Before his retirement, he was a heavy equipment operator and a driver for Nason Trucking. His hobbies included watching Westerns and wrestling; NASCAR; and...

Annie Holland Palmer

Annie Holland Palmer

Aug 7, 2013

Smithville- Annie Holland Palmer, 83, died Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born November 24, 1929 in Arkansas, she was a daughter of the late Arthur D. and Lillie Bell Sanders Hester. She grew up and attended school in Arkansas, later moving to Crowder, MS and living the last 46 years in Smithville. Annie retired from...

Jeffrey "Fred" Parker

Jeffrey "Fred" Parker

Aug 7, 2013

Quincy- Jeffrey Allen Boyd Parker, 41, died August 7, 2013. Born August 27, 1971, he was a son of J.W. Boyd and the late Martha Faye Plunkett Boyd. A gentle and free spirit, Fred lived his life to the fullest and was always found being with his family and friends. Kind hearted and compassionate, he would always help anyone in...