Obituaries
James Albert Bethany
May 14, 2012
Amory – James Albert Bethany, 66, died Monday, May 14, 2012 at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo after a brief illness. Born on July 16, 1945 in Chickasaw County, he was the son of the late Aubrey Jack and Ruth Inez Kelly Bethany. Mr. Bethany was a graduate of Aberdeen High School, Class of 1964. He attended Itawamba Community College...
Helen Culver Hester
May 10, 2012
Amory – Helen Culver Hester, 86, died on Thursday, May 10, 2012, at her residence. Born on July 26, 1925, in Sturkey, AR, she was a daughter of the late Efraim Jackson and Mary Elizabeth Ford Bivens. Mrs. Hester attended school in Moody, MO. A pioneer of women working in factories, she retired after 24 years of service with Goodyear...
Betty Jane Phillips
May 6, 2012
Amory –Betty Jane West Phillips, 77, died on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at North MS Medical Center. Born March 6, 1935, in Monroe County, she was the daughter of the late Gwendolyn Louise Boyd and Roy Clifton West. She married her high school sweetheart and the love of her life, Mac Phillips, on August 14, 1954. Mrs. Phillips was a...
Nel P. Justice
May 3, 2012
Amory – Nel Phillips Justice, 86, died on Thursday, May 3, 2012, at Oak Tree Plantation. Born on March 16, 1926, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late William Gurdon and Oal Smith Phillips. Mrs. Justice was valedictorian of her class at Hatley High School in 1943. Marrying the love of her life, Arch Justice, on July...
David J. Prestage Sr.
May 1, 2012
Amory - David J. Prestage, Sr., 43, died on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at Pioneer Community Hospital, Aberdeen. Born on January 2, 1969, he was a son of Martha Ann Roberts Prestage and the late L. C. Prestage. David attended Aberdeen High School. Before becoming the owner and operator of Rebel Roofing, he worked as a supervisor at Shaw in...
Juanita Funderburg
Apr 29, 2012
West Point – Juanita Funderburg, 84, died on Sunday, April 29, 2012, at Dugan Memorial Home. Born on December 2, 1927, in Greenwood Springs, she was a daughter of the late Thomas M. and Sue Waycaster Roberts. Mrs. Funderburg attended Greenwood Springs High School where she played basketball. She married Perry Funderburg on June 20, 1943. An excellent seamstress with...
Velda Stoddard Hetland
Apr 27, 2012
AMORY - Velda L. Addington Stoddard Hetland, 85, died Friday, April 27, 2012, at Columbus Baptist Hospital Golden Triangle. She was born April 27, 1927 in the Bethlehem Community of Monroe County to Leaner Kennedy and Elzie Addington. She was a graduate of Smithville High School, where she enjoyed playing basketball. She worked for Amory Garment Company for many years....
James Little
Apr 24, 2012
Amory – James Foy Little, 86, died on Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on July 10, 1925, in the Parham Community of Monroe County, he was a son of the late Fred and Alma Palmer Little. Mr. Little attended Phillips School in Amory. Living in the Parham Community most of his life, he worked...
Christine Hawkins
Apr 23, 2012
Smithville – Christine Watson Hawkins, 93, died on Monday, April 23, 2012, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on January 3, 1919, in Guntown, she was a daughter of the late John Henry and Lora Phillips Potts. Mrs. Hawkins attended Guntown schools, leaving to help take care of her family after the death of her father. She married Willard...
Brenda Mann
Apr 22, 2012
Amory – Brenda Cowley Mann, 68, died on Saturday, April 21, 2012, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on February 14, 1944, in Amory, she was a daughter of Walta Mae Smith Wallace and the late Victor Brook Cowley, Sr. Brenda attended Smithville High School. On November 24, 1983, she married Michael Mann. A former beauty salon owner, Brenda...
Andree Cantrell
Apr 19, 2012
View her Video Tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/300039Amory – Andree Fae Cantrell, 87, passed from this life on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at Oak Tree Plantation, Amory. Born May 19, 1924, she was the daughter of the late R.T. and Ola Pearce Cantrell.Fae lived her life with a strong work ethic, helping others and most of all having faith in God. He attended...
Janet Simmons
Apr 17, 2012
Nettleton – Janet Elaine Owens Simmons, 54, died on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at her residence. Born on September 27, 1957, in Aberdeen, she was a daughter of the late Boyd Alba and Artvie Palmer Owens. Janet was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Janet looked forward to spending time with her family, especially her children and grandchildren. Passionate...
James D. Huffman
Apr 16, 2012
View his Video Tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/299008Wren – James D. ‘Jim’ Huffman, 75, died on Monday, April 16, 2012, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on May 10, 1936, in Okolona, he was a son of the late James Andrew and Maida Elizabeth Pilgreen Huffman.Jim was a graduate of Okolona High School, Class of 1956. On June 24, 1958, he married...
Allen Stegall
Apr 15, 2012
Peppertown – Allen Z. Stegall, 84, died on Sunday, April 15, 2012, at Golden Living Center, Ripley. Born on September 22, 1927, in Itawamba County, he was a son of the late Henry Booker and Dimples Goddard Stegall. Mr. Stegall attended Itawamba County Schools. On September 27, 1961, he married Betty Jane Trimm. For 30 years, he worked with Fischer...
Leonard Jones
Apr 13, 2012
Amory – Leonard Ray Jones, 86, died on Friday, April 13, 2012 at his residence. Born on May 17, 1925, in Amory, he was the son of the late Reuben D. and Thomas Vernona Fowlkes Jones. Mr. Jones attended Phillips School in Monroe County and married Daisy McAnally in 1949. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in...
Anna Enarson
Apr 10, 2012
Amory – Anna E. Enarson, 86, died on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on November 20, 1925, in Sweden, she was a daughter of the late Sven John and Jenny W. Pearson Enarson. Anna Enarson, formerly of Chicago and McHenry, IL, was a long-time nurse at Augustana Hospital. A Graveside Service will be held...
Donna Haro
Apr 8, 2012
Amory – Donna Haro, 52, died on Sunday, April 8, 2012, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on October 17, 1959, in Dearborn, MI, she was a daughter of the late Jesse Wilburn and Wanda Lee Purdom Ledbetter. Donna attended Leaf River, IL, High School. She married Liverato Haro on February 21, 1981. Passionate about caring for people, Donna...
Mattie 'Snookum' Allison
Apr 5, 2012
Amory – Mattie Mae “Snookum” Allison, 87, died on Thursday, April 5, 2012, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on April 19, 1924, in Monroe County, MS, she was a daughter of the late Willie Clifton and Maude Mae Strawhorn. Mrs. Allison was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 1942. She married John Wayne Allison on October 14, 1960. Retiring...
Roy Wells,
Apr 4, 2012
Roy C. Wells, Sr. Amory – Roy C. Wells, Sr., 95, died on Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Born on July 17, 1916, in Jacksonville, AL, he was the son of the late Robert and Ruby Wells. Mr. Wells was married to the former Ruth Evelyn Nash for 73 years until her passing in February 2011....
Peggy Cantrell
Apr 3, 2012
Aberdeen – Peggy Freeman Cantrell, 70, died on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on May 25, 1941, in Louise, MS, she was a daughter of the late Glen and Mary Ellen Gray Ellis. Peggy attended school in Duncan, MS, before moving to Missouri. On December 15, 1958, she married Harold Wayne Freeman in Bertrand,...
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