Obituaries

Eloise Bailey

Eloise Bailey

Aug 7, 2011

Amory - Eloise P. Bailey, 90, died on Sunday morning, August 7, 2011, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. The youngest of eleven children, she was born on September 5, 1920, in Itawamba County to the late Arthur (Ott) Julian and Lula Booth Patterson. She married Charles Bailey on Christmas Eve, 1939. Mrs. Bailey was a hard-working, independent woman who...

Judith Terrell

Judith Terrell

Aug 5, 2011

Hamilton – Judith Margaret Terrell, 61, died on Friday, August 5, 2011, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center, Amory, following an extended illness. No services will be held. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at eepicklefuneralhome.com.

Jerry Shelton

Jerry Shelton

Aug 4, 2011

Amory – Jerry Lee Shelton, 30, died on Thursday, August 4, 2011, at his residence. Born on September 23, 1980, in Amory, he was a son of Jerry Lee Forrester and Mary Sue Humphries and the late Halbert Grady Shelton. Lee attended Amory High School. Having worked as a nailer-framer at FFM, he was a cook at Pickle Barrel. Enjoying...

Delores Wilson

Delores Wilson

Aug 1, 2011

Amory – Delores Faye Wilson, formerly Delores Hall, 59, died on Monday, August 1, 2011, at her residence. Born on July 13, 1952, in McRae, GA, she was a daughter of Ethel Louise Sizemore Flurry and the late Monroe Evans. Delores attended Hatley High School. She worked as a seamstress in the local garment and furniture industries. Delores was a...

Joseph Cowley

Joseph Cowley

Jul 31, 2011

Smithville – Joseph Richard “Joe” Cowley, 47, died on Sunday, July 31, 2011, at his residence. Born on August 24, 1963, in Amory, he was a son of the late Robert Lee and Johnie Mae Vaughn Cowley. Joe attended Smithville schools. He had worked as a tattoo artist, a carpenter, a knife maker, and a barber. Joe grew up in...

Beatrice Parker

Beatrice Parker

Jul 29, 2011

To view her Video Tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/236800 Hiram, GA – Beatrice Parker, 85, died on Saturday, July 30, 2011, at her residence. Born on March 1, 1926, in Hamilton, AL, she was a daughter of the late Sam Allen and Ella Colburn Metzler.Mrs. Parker attended Hamilton, AL, Schools. At a young age, she became the caregiver for her brothers. Mrs. Parker...

Emily Butler

Emily Butler

Jul 29, 2011

Tupelo – Emily Jane McKinney Butler, 85, died on Friday, July 29, 2011, at North MS Medical Center. Born on October 7, 1925, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Graydon Nicholas and Nancy Isabella Francis McKinney. Mrs. Butler was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 1943, and attended Belhaven College. She married William O’Neil “Honey”...

Irene Robertson

Irene Robertson

Jul 29, 2011

Amory - Irene Greenhaw Robertson, 80, died on Friday, July 29, 2011, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks. Born on February 26, 1931, in Madison County, AL, she was a daughter of the late Alvie Lee Coleman and Lena Gwathney Greenhaw. Mrs. Robertson attended Madison County, AL, Schools and moved to the Mississippi Delta at age fourteen. Mrs. Robertson married...

Emma Adams

Emma Adams

Jul 28, 2011

View her Video Tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/236339Amory – Emma J. Adams, 82, died on Thursday, July 28, 2011, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on January 9, 1929, in Aberdeen, she was a daughter of the late Eulous R. and Alline Smith Renfro.Mrs. Adams was a graduate of Greenwood Springs School. She married Alfred C. Adams in 1947. For over 45...

Warrenne Cutcliff

Warrenne Cutcliff

Jul 28, 2011

Melissa Warrenne Brownlee Cutcliff, passed away Thursday, July 28th, at River Place Nursing Center in Amory, MS, at the age of 102. She was born March 21, 1909, in Cornersville, MS, to Melvin Franklin and Carle Potter Brownlee. She lived in Potts Camp, MS, as a child and moved with her family to Dell, AR, as a young girl. She...

Ottis Stephens

Ottis Stephens

Jul 26, 2011

View his Video Tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/235846Smithville – Ottis Ray Stephens, 81, died on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at his residence. Born on March 21, 1930, in Dorsey, he was a son of the late Orvil and Ruby Stevens Stephens.Mr. Stephens, “Pa Ray,” was a graduate of Smithville High School, Class of 1948, and received his degree in Agricultural Science from Mississippi...

Laura Burks

Laura Burks

Jul 25, 2011

Amory – Laura Lee Irvin Burks, 85, died on Monday, July 25, 2011, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on August 24, 1925, in Greenwood Springs, she was a daughter of the late Earlie and Johnnie Neal Irvin. Mrs. Burks was a graduate of Smithville High School where she played basketball. With her faith guiding her life, she was...

Zula Coker

Zula Coker

Jul 25, 2011

View her Video Tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/235802Greenwood Springs - Zula Mae Tucker Coker, 88, died on Monday, July 25, 2011, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks, Verona. Born on December 19, 1922, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Mellie Josephine Terry Jackson.Mrs. Coker attended Aberdeen Schools. She worked at Amory Garment before moving to Illinois,...

Gene Morris

Gene Morris

Jul 22, 2011

View his Video Tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/235131Smithville – Otho Gene Morris, 61, died on Friday, July 22, 2011, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center, Amory. Born on September 9, 1949, in Parkin, AR, he was a son of the late Otho and Jewel Mae Pickering Morris.Gene attended school at Saltillo and was a graduate of Smithville High School, Class of 1968. Before...

Eloise Lindsey

Eloise Lindsey

Jul 21, 2011

Smithville – Eloise W. Lindsey, 88, died on Thursday, July 21, 2011, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on April 2, 1923, in Smithville, she was a daughter of the late Carlos E. & Ovie Holloway Sullivan. Eloise loved spending time with family and friends. She enjoyed gardening and working in her yard. Her favorite activity was raising and...

Lois Colburn

Lois Colburn

Jul 21, 2011

View her Video Tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/235149Plano , TX – Lois Nairmore Colburn, 90, died on Thursday, July 21, 2011, at The Belmont at Twin Creeks, Allen, TX. Born on April 17, 1921, in Fayette, AL, she was a daughter of the late Charlie Wheeler and Ruth Lee Lindsey Nairmore.Mrs. Colburn attended Fulton schools. With her husband, Luther Dean Colburn, they owned...

Margie Hoots

Margie Hoots

Jul 19, 2011

View her Video Tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/234420Amory – Margie Knight Hoots, 92, died on Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at her residence. Born on December 6, 1918, in the Liberty Community, she was a daughter of the late Elbert Ephram and Sallie Lou Green Knight.Ms. Hoots married James Price Hoots on May 26, 1939.They had one daughter, Wanda.Ms. Hoots was the class valedictorian...

Robert Plunkett

Robert Plunkett

Jul 16, 2011

Hatley – Robert Earl Plunkett, 71, died on Saturday, July 16, 2011, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on April 4, 1940, in Athens, he was a son of the late William Dewey and Rosie Ellen McDonald Plunkett. Mr. Plunkett attended Becker Schools. Having worked at True Temper Sports, Amory Garment, and Metro Design, he retired from Walker Manufacturing...

Eddie Boyd

Eddie Boyd

Jul 15, 2011

Quincy – Mr. Eddie Joe Boyd, 55, died Friday, July 15, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Aberdeen on August 6, 1955 to the late F. O. Boyd Jr and the late Mildred West Boyd. Eddie attended Amory Schools. He was a member of New Hope Methodist Church. He worked in the sawmill prior to becoming disabled. Eddie...

Thelma Foster

Thelma Foster

Jul 15, 2011

Flora – Thelma Carnathan Foster, 60, died on Friday, July 15, 2011, at her residence. Born on July 17, 1950, in Beaverton, AL, she was a daughter of the late Johnnie and Neva Mangum Carnathan. Thelma was a graduate of Hatley High School, Class of 1970. She worked as a seamstress with Amory Garment and was of the Baptist faith....