Obituaries
Nixola Collier Duncan
Dec 11, 2012
Amory—Nixola Collier Duncan, 99, died on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at her daughter’s home. Born September 18, 1913 in Beaverton, Ala., she was a daughter of the late Robert Leslie and Stella Turman Collier. A graduate of Marion County High School in 1933, she married W.J. “Bill” Duncan on July 23, 1933. He died in 1995. Moving to Amory in...
Roberta A. "Mac" Grissom
Dec 11, 2012
Amory – Roberta “Mac” Grissom, 92, died on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at River Place Nursing Center. Born on April 17, 1920, in Calhoun County, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Mable Long McCurley. Mrs. Grissom was a graduate of Pittsboro High School and Draughn’s Business School. On September 2, 1942, she married Norbin Grissom. For 35...
Susan Gray
Dec 10, 2012
Amory- Susan Juaniece Gray, 58, died Monday, December 10, 2012 at Gilmore Memorial Medical Center. She was born August 16, 1954, in Amory, to Max Earl Gosa and Betty Sue Howell Parham. Susan was a graduate of Hatley High School class of 1972. She married Roger Dale Gray on June 3, 1972. She attended East Amory Baptist Church and was...
June Hildreth Gatta
Dec 9, 2012
Amory – June Hildreth Gatta, 68, died on Sunday, December 9, 2012, at Kingman, AZ, Regional Medical Center. Born on August 29, 1944, in Columbus, she was a daughter of the late Albert Eugene Hildreth, Sr., and Ellen Elizabeth Hickey Hildreth. June was a graduate of Columbus High School, Community College and Paralegal school. For nearly 20 years, she worked...
Oscar T. Poss
Dec 8, 2012
Amory- Oscar T. Poss, 85, died Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Oak Tree Plantation in Amory. Born July 22, 1927, in Chickasaw County, he was a son of the late Andrew Augustus “Gus” and Bobbie Lee Townsend Poss. He married Alvada Marie Francis on November 20, 1948. He attended Okolona, Aberdeen and Wren schools. Mr. Poss honorably served in the...
Curtis Mccartney
Dec 7, 2012
Curtis McCartney Amory, Miss.—Curtis Elton McCartney, 88, died on Friday, December 7, 2012 at the Oak Tree Plantation in Amory. Born February 14, 1924, he was a son of the late Joe Carl and Beulah Smith McCartney. A graduate of Winters High School, he worked in sales with R.E. Janes Gravel Co., Inc. in Abilene before his retirement. He married...
Annie Maxey
Dec 6, 2012
Smithville—Annie Mae Brown Maxey, 64, died on Thursday, December 6, 2012 at the Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born December 13, 1947 in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late George and Annie Sue Anderson Brown. She married Sidney Maxey in 1985. Before her retirement, she worked as a seamstress in the garment industry and also...
Sara R. Gilreath
Dec 5, 2012
Amory – Sara Pearl Roberts Gilreath, 94, died on Wednesday, December 5, 2012, at Trinity Healthcare Center, Columbus. Born on March 24, 1918, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Wood Jefferson and Sweet Atkins Roberts. Mrs. Gilreath was a graduate of Pine Grove School. In 1946, she married Maurice Thomas Gilreath. For many years, she and...
Sharon W. Moon
Dec 4, 2012
Amory- Sharon W. Moon, 62, died Tuesday, December 3, at Gilmore Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Conroe, TX on June 26, 1950 to Harris G. and Barbara Hayes Wood. Mrs. Moon grew up in and attended school in Louisville, MS. She was a Member of Meadowood Baptist Church, where she was active in the Ladies Community Bible Study....
Dorcas Jean Kimbrough
Dec 3, 2012
Aberdeen – Dorcas Dodd “Pee Wee” Kimbrough, 55, died on Monday, December 3, 2012, at North MS Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on March 30, 1957, in Sikeston, MO, she was a daughter of Frances Lorene Barnett Long and the late Joseph Asbury Dodd. Living in Monroe County most of her life, Dorcas attended Becker School. She married Woodson D. Kimbrough...
Wesley Hall
Dec 1, 2012
Amory, Miss.—Albert Wesley 'Wes' Hall, 39, died on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born February 7, 1973, he was a son of David Hall, Sr. and Reba Gail Peppers King. He grew up in Amory and attended Amory schools where he played football for Amory High School. He worked in construction as a...
Lorene Box
Dec 1, 2012
Amory, Miss.—Lorene Edwards Box, 90, died on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at her home. Born December 24, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Lavada Lewis Edwards. She married Earnest Box; he died in 1976. Before her retirement, she worked as a seamstress for Amory Garment Co. for 50 years and she enjoyed cooking, sewing, her flowers,...
Miss Myrtle Lois Brown
Nov 30, 2012
Fulton – Myrtle Lois Brown, 82, died on Friday, November 30, 2012, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks. Born November 11, 1930, in Hamilton, MS, she was a daughter of the late Ira Griffin and Willie Bell Noe Brown. Miss Brown attended Becker School. She was a retired seamstress with Amory Garment. A spiritual person, Miss Brown, the youngest of...
Kenneth Wilson Coxey
Nov 29, 2012
Amory – Kenneth Wilson Coxey, 61, died on Thursday, November 29, 2012, at his residence. Born on January 3, 1951, in Tokyo, Japan, he was the son of the late Eugene Wilson and Fumiko Coxey. Kenneth grew up and attended school in Dayton, TN. Moving to Amory in 1971, he farmed and retired from Bahaus Furniture Manufacturing, with over 20...
Bobby W. Plaxico Ii
Nov 28, 2012
Amory – Bobby Wayne “B. W.” Plaxico, II, 34, died on Wednesday, November 28, 2012, at North MS Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on October 18, 1978, in Amory, he was a son of Glenda Carolyn Mathis Plaxico and Bobby Wayne Plaxico. B. W. went to school at Amory, Hatley, ICC, and MSU. He was a former assistant manager with Pizza...
Gary Lee Ryans
Nov 26, 2012
Aberdeen—Gary Lee Ryans, 54, died on Monday, November 26, 2012 at the Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born June 19, 1958 in Gideon, MO, he was a son of the late Earnest Lee and Martha Virginia Marshall Ryans. He enjoyed watching TV and was a member of the Living Faith Tabernacle in Columbus. A Celebration of Life Service...
Lydia T. Word
Nov 20, 2012
E. E. Pickle FH, Amory Lydia Word Smithville—Lydia Tucker Word, 89, died on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born on March 29, 1923 in Prentiss County, she was a daughter of the late Lafayette Miller and Janie Margaret Fraser. Moving to Monroe County at an early age, she attended Hamilton High School and...
Carolyn Leech
Nov 18, 2012
Amory – Eva Carolyn Leech, 69, died on Sunday, November 18, 2012, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on November 11, 1943, in Itawamba County, she was a daughter of the late Vester and Edna Rusha Hutson Leech. Carolyn was a graduate of Tremont High School. Before retiring, she worked as a Finance and Insurance representative for several automotive...
David Evans Bray
Nov 18, 2012
David Evans Bray, 92, died on Sunday, November 18, 2012 at the Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born December 26, 1919 in Houston, MS, he was a son of the late Benny Burkett Bray and Gladys Davis Bray Johnson. He married Lena Marie Ausborn; she later died. Working as a contractor, he was the owner of David E....
Mary Ellen Root
Nov 18, 2012
Milwaukee - Mary Ellen "Maggie" Harrison Root, 91, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, November 18, 2012. Mary Ellen became a National Celebrity in 1955 by becoming Kellogg's "Miss Good Morning." She was also active in many civic organizations including United Fund, March of Dimes, and the Boy Scouts of America for nearly 50 years. A beloved mother,...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
