Obituaries
Pete Miller
Jul 20, 2013
Hatley- Pete Miller, 83, died Saturday, July 20, 2013 at his residence. Born February 10, 1930 in Monroe County, he was the son of the late Mary Miller and E.C. “Jim” Miller. A 1949 graduate of Hatley High School, he attended business college in Memphis. After completing business college, Pete worked in construction in Texas and Oklahoma, where he was...
Doris Cox
Jul 20, 2013
Becker – Doris Cox, 70, died on Saturday, July 20, 2013, at her residence. Born on March 4, 1943, in Missouri, she was a daughter of the late Jim and Mary Brown Flanagan. She married Mickey Ray Cox on May 3, 1961. Returning to Amory in 1976 from the Gulf Coast, Mrs. Cox worked as a seamstress in the local...
Gilbert Hester
Jul 16, 2013
Amory – Gilbert Hester, 91, died on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at his residence. Born on August 23, 1921, in Monroe County, he was a son of the late Gillie and Irene Ridings Hester. Mr. Hester attended Bigbee Schools. He honorably served in the Pacific Theater during World War II in the US Army. Mr. Hester was a farmer and...
Ira T. Crook Jr.
Jul 15, 2013
Hatley – Ira T. Crook, Jr., 92, died on Monday, July 15, 2013, at Oak Tree Manor. Born on July 25, 1920, in Amory, he was a son of the late Ira T. Crook, Sr., and Mary Parchman Crook. Mr. Crook graduated from Amory High School, Class of 1938. On April 6, 1941, he married Mary Nell Rodgers, who died...
Tommy Poe
Jul 15, 2013
Hatley- Tommy Poe, 53, died Monday, July 15, 2013 at Baptist Hospital in Columbus. Born June 19, 1960 in Amory, he was the son of Clara Doris Poe and the late Thomas Neely Poe, Sr. Tommy graduated from Amory High School and studied tool and dye at ICC. He was of the Baptist faith, had worked for ITT Fabri Valve...
James Earl Mccool
Jul 14, 2013
Sipsey Fork- James Earl McCool, 64, died Sunday, July 14, 2013 at his residence. Born July 5, 1949 in Sulligent, Al, he was a son of Eunice Black McCool and the late William Walker McCool. He married Brenda Adams on July 24, 1968. James attended Greenwood Springs Elementary School, was a graduate of Hatley High School Class of 1967 and...
Travis Odell Brock
Jul 14, 2013
Travis Brock Amory, Miss.—Travis Odell “Hubcap” Brock, 63, died Sunday, July 14, 2013 at his home. Born December 12, 1949 in Amory, he was a son of Evelyn Majors Brock and the late Earl Brock. He attended Amory schools and was a member of the Cason Baptist Church. Before his retirement, he worked in the garment plant and for Days...
Val Richard Christensen
Jul 12, 2013
Val Christensen Smithville, Miss.—Val Richard Christensen, 63, died on Friday, July 12, 2013 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born January 21, 1950 in Washington, DC, he was a son of the late Val D. and Dorothy Louise Smoke Christensen. He married Renee Mathews. Before his retirement, he worked as an iron worker and then later helping his...
Charley James Mcanally Sr.
Jul 11, 2013
Becker- Charley James McAnally, Sr. died Thursday July 11, 2013 at his residence. Born March 30, 1940 in Amory, he was a son of the late Charley B. and Zelda English McAnally. He married Dianne Faulkner June 20, 1965. A Graduate of Amory High School, Charley earned his Master’s degree in Agriculture from Mississippi State University. Putting a great emphasis...
Jean Morgan
Jul 9, 2013
Jean Morgan Smithville, Miss.—Martha Jean Lewis Morgan, 79, died on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at the Riverplace Nursing Center in Amory. Born February 26, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Claude and Ethel Guin Lewis. She married James Hollis “Pot” Morgan. She was a homemaker for many years and before her retirement, she worked as a CNA and...
Mattie Frances Stewart
Jul 4, 2013
Roseville, Calif.—Mattie Frances Rea Stewart, 83, died on Thursday, July 4, 2013 in Roseville, Calif. Born December 29, 1929 in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Jefferson Davis and Mattie Augusta Rea. In 1949, she relocated to California settling in the Sacramento area. With a kind, generous, and loving heart, she made many good friends and set a...
Timmy "Timbo" Brewer
Jul 4, 2013
Amory- Timmy “Timbo” Brewer, 48, died Thursday, July 4, 2013 in Columbus. Born April 30, 1965 in Aberdeen, he was a son of Nancy Sims Brewer and the late Willis Earl Brewer. A lifelong resident of Monroe County, Timmy attended Hamilton School and was of the Baptist faith. A great mechanic, he loved working on cars, and was a diehard...
Joan Stanford
Jul 3, 2013
Amory - Geneva Joan Stanford, 75, died on Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on August 25, 1937, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Ollie Winfield and Geneva Rebecca Myatt Scott. Mrs. Stanford was a graduate of Becker High School, Class of 1955. She married Willie R. “Pete” Stanford on July 1,...
Donna Lee Bowen
Jul 2, 2013
Smithville- Donna Lee Bowen, 61, Died Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at NMMC. Born June 30, 1952 in Crawfordsville, Indiana, she was a daughter of the late Jack and Elsie Mae Stonebreaker Boehm. She married Daniel Bowen October 22, 1971. Mrs. Bowen grew up in and attended school in Sauk Village, Illinois. Always smiling and living her life to help others,...
Rubel Cook
Jul 1, 2013
Rubel Cook Nettleton, Miss.—Rubel Clifton Cook, 73, died on Monday, July 1, 2013 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born December 3, 1939 in Hatley, he was the son of the late John and Valena Wright Cook. He married Ina Faye Miller in 1962 and was a member of the Liberty Baptist Church. Before his retirement, he worked...
Myrel Basham
Jun 27, 2013
Nettleton – Myrel Basham 88, died on Thursday, June 27, 2013, at North MS Medical Center. Born on September 3, 1924, in New Albany, she was a daughter of the late Roy A. and Maggie Mae Parish Cobb. Mrs. Basham was a graduate of Ingomar High School. On October 3, 1942, she married Horace Basham. Retiring as a supervisor on...
Thomas A. Walls
Jun 24, 2013
Nettleton – Thomas A. Walls, 66, died on Monday, June 24, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Born on December 15, 1946, in Slate Springs, he was a son of the Mary Ellen Clements Walls Burleson and the late Duell Walls. Mr. Walls attended Calhoun City schools. He married Betty Cavender on February 7, 2002. Before becoming disabled, he was...
Basil Sizemore
Jun 23, 2013
Smithville, Miss.—Basil Adolphus “Bass” Sizemore, 91, died on Sunday, June 23, 2013 at his home. Born May 31, 1922 in Beaverton, Ala., he was a son of the late Robert and Madgie Savannah Minor Sizemore. He married Thelma Lou Tucker in 1945. A lifelong resident of Smithville he was a veteran of World War II, being wounded twice and receiving...
Bro. Thomas E. Rossi
Jun 21, 2013
Amory – Bro. Thomas Rossi, 73, died on Friday, June 21, 2013, at North MS Medical Center. Born on May 14, 1940, in Keokuk, Iowa, he was a son of Thomas J. Rossi and the late Arveda Forquer Smith. Bro. Thomas was the owner-operator of Rossi Drilling. A dedicated minister of the Gospel, he was a supply preacher and evangelist,...
Carolyn Marie Logan Austin
Jun 20, 2013
Amory- Carolyn Marie Logan Austin, 67, died Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Golden Living Center in Amory. Born August 12, 1945 in Sumner, MS, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Logan, Sr. and Corrine Russell Logan. Growing up in Tutwiler, Ms. Austin attended Nursing School in Bryan, TX and worked as an RN in the Marks and Clarksdale...
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