Obituaries
Carey "Captain" Robinson
Mar 26, 2013
Amory- Carey “Captain” Robinson, 74, died Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at his home. Born August 30, 1938, he was a son of the late Woodie and Juanita Redd Robinson. He married Betty Ann Cates. Mr. Robinson was grew up in and attended school in Coahoma County. After school, he honorably served his country in the U.S. Army. Moving to Amory,...
William D. Foster
Mar 23, 2013
Amory – Rev. William D. Foster, 77, died on Saturday, March 23, 2013, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on May 29, 1935, in Houston, he was a son of the late Jessie Franklin and Lillie Terry Foster. Rev. Foster attended Houston schools. On April 3, 1953, he married Alice Levena Soden. While owning and operating Big River Furniture...
Donna Dean Smith Parker
Mar 21, 2013
Amory – Donna Dean Smith Parker, 75, died on Thursday, March 21, 2013, at North MS Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on April 12, 1937, in Iuka, she was a daughter of the late Lenny and Lurrell Pearl Ackers Smith. Donna attended Iuka schools where she was a basketball All-Star. Before retiring, she had worked at Amory Garment, Monroe Trouser, True...
Lorene Camp Lindsey
Mar 21, 2013
Hatley – Lorene Ross Camp Lindsey, 94, died on Thursday, March 21, 2013, at her residence. Born on October 10, 1918, in Hatley, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Loubelle Sugg Ross. Mrs. Lindsey was a graduate of Hatley High School, Class of 1935. Retiring in 1988, she worked as a seamstress in the local garment industry....
Rory Thornton
Mar 17, 2013
Rory Thornton Amory, Miss.—Rory Lynn Thornton, 53, died on Sunday, March 17, 2013 at the Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born November 23, 1959 in Amory, he was a son of the late Robert Basil and Eunice Mitchell Thornton. He was a graduate of Amory High School and Itawamba Junior College and married Terri Reeves. A member of...
Laverne Ritter Parish
Mar 17, 2013
Hatley- Laverne Ritter Parish, 94, died Sunday, March 17, 2013 at her residence in Hatley. Born May 17, 1918 she was a daughter of the lateCharlie William and Ora Lee Carter Ritter. She married Lorse Allen Parish September 10, 1932. Growing up and living all of her life in Hatley, she attended Phillips School House, was a member of Hatley...
Mary Alice Thomas Hollis
Mar 16, 2013
Gattman- Mary Alice Thomas Hollis, 86, died Saturday, March 16, 2013 in Columbus. Born December 6, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Troy Lee and Ola Williams Thomas. She married Joe P. Hollis June 10, 1944. Mrs. Hollis grew up in and attended school in Greenwood Springs and attended Depriest Freewill Baptist Church. Living in Gattman, she served...
Tommie R. Moore
Mar 16, 2013
Amory- Tommie Ree Cantrell Moore, 89, died Saturday, March 16, 2013 in Oxford. Born January 30, 1924 in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late George Thomas and Rose Ann Flippo Cantrell. She married Robert Lee Moore on April 9, 1945. Attending school in Greenwood Springs, Mrs. Moore was a member of Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, but in...
Tiffany Leeann Vaughn
Mar 12, 2013
Amory- Tiffany Leann Vaughn, 29, went to be with her Lord, Tuesday, March 12, 2013 in Jackson. Born October 21, 1983 she was a daughter of Crystal Vaughn and Freddie Thompson. Tiffany grew up and attended school in Amory and was a member of First Assembly of God. A friend to all, loving mother to her children, and easy going,...
William 'Bill' Holland
Mar 11, 2013
William Holland Smithville, Miss.—William Thomas Holland, 85, died on Monday, March 11, 2013 at the Mississippi State Veterans’ Home in Oxford. Born August 26, 1927 in Smithville, he was a son of the late George and Eva Alred Holland. He married Lela Scott in 1987. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a Mason. Guided by...
Elizabeth "Granny" Ritter Waycaster
Mar 11, 2013
Smithville- Elizabeth “Granny” Ritter Waycaster, 79, died Monday, March 11 2013, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born November 20, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Esmond and Kattie Ritter. She married Buddy Waycaster, who precedes her in death. Mrs. Waycaster was reared and attended school in Smithville. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, and retired...
Irene Cox
Mar 10, 2013
Amory – Irene Coker Cox, 97, died on Sunday, March 10, 2013, at North MS Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on June 21, 1915, in Smithville, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Howard and Nola Frances Bowling Coker. Mrs. Cox was a graduate of Smithville High School, Class of 1932. Growing up working on the family farm with mule-driven...
Benjamin "B.L." Curtis
Mar 7, 2013
Cason- Benjamin “B.L.” Curtis, 88, died Thursday, March 7, 2013 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Born February 12, 1925 in French Camp, MS, he was a son of the late Robert Leslie and Carrie McWhorter Curtis. Mr. Curtis was raised and attended school in French Camp. He owned and operated Curtis’s Grocery Store in the Liberty Community for 27...
Margaret J. Minga
Mar 3, 2013
Chattanooga, Tenn.—Margaret Jean Kirby Minga, 84, died on Sunday, March 3, 2013. Born September 16, 1928 in Oakland, Calif., she was a daughter of the late William Albert and Margaret Christabel Viera Kirby. She married Ralph Wheeler Minga in 1947. A graduate of Hayword High School in Hayword, Calif., she was a homemaker and a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother....
Harold L. Sanders
Mar 3, 2013
Becker, Miss.—Harold Loyd Sanders, 76, died on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at his home. Born September 17, 1936 in Becker, he was a son of the late Thomas Levis and Stella Florence Moon Sanders. He attended Becker school and married Margaret Ann Stafford. Before his retirement, he was a long-time employee of Vista Chemical in Aberdeen. A Baptist, he attended...
Hilda Faye Summerford
Mar 2, 2013
Smithville – Hilda Faye Alverson Summerford, 73, died on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at her residence. Born on December 25, 1939, in Tremont, she was a daughter of the late John Lewis Alverson and Jewel Massengill Alverson Vandiver. Mrs. Summerford attended Smithville and Tremont schools and was a graduate of Vaughan’s Beauty College. On November 5, 1955, she married Doyle...
S Allie M Williams
Feb 28, 2013
Sulligent- Allie M. Williams, 80, died Thursday, February 28, 2013 at the Northwest Medical Center in Winfield AL. Born April 7, 1932 she was a daughter of the late Gabe and Sarah Brown Silas. Mrs. Williams was raised and attended school in Smithville, and was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. She was a seamstress for area garment plants, retiring...
Keith B. Kennedy
Feb 27, 2013
Amory – Keith B. Kennedy, 51, died on Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at his residence. Born on June 9, 1961, in Amory, he was a son of the late Malley Buckhannon “Buck” and Ruth Elvis Manasco Kennedy. Keith was a graduate of North State Academy, Hickory, NC. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Appalachian State University. Keith began...
Sandra Gaye Garner
Feb 26, 2013
Amory – Sandra Gaye Garner, 60, died on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at North MS Medical Center. Born on August 26, 1952, in Memphis, she was a daughter of the late Durain Harold and Anna Lee Whitset Edgeworth. Sandra attended Amory High School and IJC. She married Terry Garner on May 27, 1988. Always smiling and full-of-life, she was a...
Dorothy Kitchens
Feb 25, 2013
Moline, IL - Dorothy Kitchens, 87, died on Monday, February 25, 2013, in Aledo, IL. Born on September 15, 1925, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Lester and Tyna Irvin Johnson. She married James Edwards Kitchens, Sr. in Sulligent, AL on January 25, 1941. She enjoyed sewing and knitting. She was a member of Bethel Assembly of...
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