Obituaries
Lavada Stovall
Feb 24, 2013
Smithville, Miss.—Lavada Lorell Reagan Stovall, 80, died on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at her home. Born August 27, 1932 in Brynton, Arkansas, she was a daughter of the late Robert Corey and Florence Carroll Reagan. She married Raymond T. Stovall. Along with her husband, she was a business owner for over 30 years in Wichita, KS. She was a member...
Sheila Gray Glover
Feb 24, 2013
Columbus- Shelia Ann Gray Glover, 55, died Sunday, February 24, 2013 at her residence in Lowndes County. She was born September 13, 1957, in Columbus to Emma Dean Stapp Gray and the late Alfred Rush Gray. Sheila grew up and attended school in Columbus and was of the Pentecostal faith. While living in West Memphis, she was a District Manager...
Shawn Phillips
Feb 17, 2013
Wren—Randall Shawn Phillips, 42, died on Saturday, February 16, 2013 in Monroe County. Born September 27, 1970 in Amory he was a son of Lee Edward Phillips and Brenda Phillips Garner. He worked for Bobby Harper Construction and formerly worked for Tecumseh. He enjoyed visiting with his friends, hunting, fishing, flower gardening, and taking care of his animals, Bobo and...
Marie G. Burlison
Feb 16, 2013
Amory – Marie “Granny” Burlison, 91, died on Saturday, February 16, 2013, at River Place Nursing Center. Born on August 3, 1921, in Detroit, AL, she was a daughter of the late John T. and Ila B. Loggains Gilmore. She married David Reno Burlison in 1938, and they moved to Amory in 1955. Granny worked as a seamstress at Amory...
Kenneth Johnson
Feb 14, 2013
Nettleton, Miss.—Kenneth Johnson, 57, died on February 14, 2013 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born December 13, 1955 in Amory, he was a son of the late Jessie Void and Ilena Marie Waddle Johnson. A graduate of Nettleton High School, he also served as a medic in the National Guard. A man of faith, he was a...
Kenneth Dumont Hill
Feb 14, 2013
Kenneth Hill Becker—Kenneth Dumont Hill, 88, died on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at the Oaktree Plantation in Amory. Born on August 23, 1924 in Quincy, he was a son of the late Kibry Dumont and Winona Mae Dabbs Hill. A 1942 graduate of Becker High School, he attended Mississippi State University where he majored in engineering. While a student at...
Betty Cantrell
Feb 12, 2013
Betty Cantrell Smithville, Miss.—Betty McFarling Cantrell, 76, died on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle. Born June 15, 1936 in Shannon, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Ruby Cox McFarling. She married William “Dube” Cantrell on November 23, 1963. Before her retirement, she worked in the garment plants in Smithville and Amory....
Edgar M. Ratliff
Feb 11, 2013
Amory – Edgar M. Ratliff, 83, died on Monday, February 11, 2013, at River Place Nursing Center. Born on November 9, 1929, in Memphis, he was a son of the late Audrey and Lela Garrett Ratliff (latter formerly of Aberdeen). Mr. Ratliff graduated from Bartlett High School in Memphis. He was a veteran of the US Navy. Before retiring, he...
Clara Mae King
Feb 10, 2013
Smithville – Clara Mae King, 87, died on Sunday, February 10, 2013, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center, Amory. Born on December 25, 1925, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Arnie and Susie Stafford Knight. Mrs. King attended Sipsey Fork School. On November 13, 1945, she married Chester Clay King. After fifty years as a seamstress,...
Randy Camp
Feb 6, 2013
Hamilton, Miss.—Bryran Randolph “Randy” Camp, 72, died on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle. Born August 17, 1940, in the Splunge Community, he was a son of the late Lawrence Roy and Hattie Pearl Noe Camp. He was a 1959 graduate of Aberdeen High School and worked at Potash, Kerr-McGee and Prarie Chemicals before going...
Tommy L. Williams
Feb 6, 2013
Smithville – Tommy Lane Williams, 75, died on Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at River Place Nursing Center. Born on October 24, 1937, in Smithville, he was a son of the late Woodrow and Ruby Green Cowley Williams. Tommy was a graduate of Smithville High School, Class of 1955. Transferring from IJC, he graduated from Mississippi State University in 1960. Tommy...
Bessie Joe Fowlkes Murphy
Feb 6, 2013
Amory- Bessie Joe Fowlkes Murphy, 75, died Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at NMMC. Born on February 6, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Joe M. and Pearl Adams Fowlkes. She was married to the late John Ralph Murphy. Growing up in Becker, Bessie attended Becker School and Antioch Baptist Church, later moving her membership to Gregory Chapel Baptist...
Jettie Laura Brasfield
Feb 3, 2013
Smithville – Jettie Laura “Mama Jet” Brasfield, 93, died on Sunday, February 3, 2013, at River Place Nursing Center. Born on August 3, 1919, in Pontotoc, she was a daughter of the late Hartwell and Dawny Gregory. Mrs. Brasfield attended schools in Pontotoc. On August 23, 1934, she married Bascom Brasfield. After forty years of service as a seamstress, Mrs....
Sheila Annette Kennedy
Feb 3, 2013
Aberdeen—Sheila Annette Kennedy, 40, died on Sunday, February 3, 2013 in Columbus. Born March 21, 1972, she was a daughter of Mike Stanike and Lois Dean Taylor Kennedy. She attended Aberdeen High School and was the manager of Terry’s Pizza and Deli and also worked as a babysitter for Robert and Jennifer Tomey. Passionate about the Lord’s work, she was...
Ruby Williams
Jan 26, 2013
Amory – Ruby “Mamaw” Williams, 86, died on Saturday, January 26, 2013, at River Place Nursing Center. Born on September 20, 1926, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late John Alvin and Lottie Mae Strawbridge Cantrell. Mrs. Williams attended Trace Road Schools and played basketball. On July 7, 1945, she married Cecil H. Williams. Having worked as...
Betty Hollis
Jan 25, 2013
Smithville—Bettie Sue Wallis Hollis, 68, died on Friday, January 25, 2013 at her home. Born August 13, 1944, she was a daughter of the late Walter Lee and Ernie Ruby Green Wallis and married Charles D. Hollis. A woman of faith, she was a member of the Green Valley Baptist Church and attended Bethel Baptist Church in Nettleton. Enjoying her...
Laurel Borcicky
Jan 25, 2013
Tupelo, Miss.—Laurel Joyce Bistel Borcicky, 68, died on Friday, January 25, 2013 at the Golden Living Center in Tupelo. Born July 29, 1944, she was a daughter of the late Carl E. and Iva Ruth Paris Bistel. A woman of faith, she was a member of the North Boulevard Christian Church. Never meeting a stranger, she gave to all freely...
Jan Poe Carr
Jan 25, 2013
Bartlett - Jan Poe Carr, 61, died on Friday, January 25, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, TN. Born on June 28, 1951, in Amory, she was a daughter of Clara Doris Poe Burroughs and the late Tom Poe. Jan was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 1969. She attended Itawamba Junior College and Belhaven University, Jackson,...
Mary H. Morgan
Jan 25, 2013
Amory, Miss.—Mary Halyard Morgan, 88, died on Friday, January 25, 2013 at the Oak Tree Plantation in Amory. Born June 29, 1924 in Memphis, TN, she was a daughter of the late Leroy and Willa Johnson Halyard. She married Thomas E. Morgan in 1941; he survives. Before her retirement, she worked at Security Bank. She was instrumental in starting and...
Mary Ann Chism
Jan 23, 2013
Hatley- Mary Ann Chism, 48, died Thursday, January 23, 2013 at NMMC. She was born July 27, 1964 in Amory, to Louise Phillips Cox and the late Joe Cox, Jr. She married Tim Chism in 2011. Mrs. Chism attended Amory Schools and was a manager at the Best Western Hotel in Aberdeen for several years. She was of the Baptist...
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