Obituaries
Pauline Harris Bobitt
Dec 12, 2010
Oxford – Pauline “Polly” Harris Bobitt, 87, died on Sunday, December 12, 2010, at Graceland Nursing Home, Oxford. Born in Alabama, on September 25, 1923, she was a daughter of the late John & Lula Belle Simmons Harris. A focused, determined and fun-loving lady, Mrs. Bobitt was a homemaker. Having lived in Oxford since 1986, she was a member of...
Steven Kennedy
Dec 12, 2010
Hatley - Steven Dale Kennedy, 50, died on Sunday, December 12, 2010, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born in Amory on October 9, 1960, he was a son of Clara L. Kennedy and the late Jimmy Dale Kennedy. Kind-hearted and outgoing, Steven never met a stranger. He was a graduate of Hatley High School, Class of 1980. Steven had retired as a...
Robbie Vinson
Dec 11, 2010
Amory - Robbie Lou Sanderson Vinson, 78, died on Saturday, December 11, 2010, at Baptist Hospital, Memphis. A native of Cordova, AL, she was a daughter of the late Artie “Bud” and Liddie Lee Rogers Sanderson. Having a Christ-like spirit of serving others and putting their needs before hers, Mrs. Vinson was a member of Splunge Free Will Baptist Church....
Jessie Thompson
Dec 8, 2010
Sulligent –Jessie Sherrill Thompson, 92, died on Wednesday, December 8, 2010, at The Windsor Place, Columbus. Born on July 2, 1918, in Ethel, Attala County, MS, he was a son of the late Thomas Benjamin and Bettie Stepp Thompson. Always upbeat and a giving person, Mr. Thompson loved to laugh. He operated Thompson Barber Shop in Vinegar Bend, Amory until...
Hilton Stegall
Dec 7, 2010
Smithville – Hilton Carl "Hilt" Stegall, 82, died on Tuesday, December 7, 2010, after a sudden illness at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on March 12, 1928, in Itawamba County, he was a son of the late Henry Lee and Pebble McFadden Stegall. Mr. Stegall attended New Salem school. After having worked at Hatley Sportswear and Dura Crates, Mr. Stegall opened and...
Paul Shields
Dec 7, 2010
Amory – Paul Calvin Shields, 37, died on Tuesday, December 7, 2010, at his residence. Born on February 5, 1974, in Indianola, he was a son of Frank and Mae Mixon Shields. Paul lived in Hunt, TX, before moving to Amory 20 years ago. He was a graduate of Hatley High School. Paul was a member of Becker Baptist Church....
Daniel Norton
Dec 5, 2010
Smithville – Daniel Keith Norton, 33, died on Sunday, December 5, 2010, in Smithville, MS. Born on October 17, 1977, in Amory, he was a son of Keith and Brenda Norton and Teresa Phelps. Daniel attended Smithville High School. He was a former employee of Peoploungers. Having a big heart for people, Daniel's daughter was the apple-of-his-eye. He enjoyed watching...
James "Tractor" Sanderson
Nov 27, 2010
Smithville- James L. “Tractor” Sanderson, 64, died on Saturday, November 27, 2010, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on August 17, 1946, in Amory, he was a son of the late Largus O’Connor and Alice Ruth Ashcraft Sanderson. Mr. Sanderson was a graduate of Hatley High School. After graduation, he served in the Army National Guard for 8 years. For nearly 35...
Theresa Hurley
Nov 24, 2010
View her Video tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/178149Amory – Theresa J. Hurley, 61, died on November 24, 2010, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on January 14, 1949, in Iron Mountain, MI, she was a daughter of Catherine Badini LeQuia and the late Leo LeQuia.A stern, hardworking, independent and loving mother, Theresa was of the Catholic faith. Having a love for cooking, especially Italian, she...
Rickie York
Nov 23, 2010
Amory - Rickie Lynn York, Jr., 34, died on Tuesday, November 23, 2010, at Gilmore Memorial RMC. Born on September 26, 1976, in Winona, he was a son of the late Rickie Lynn York, Sr., and the late Lisa Faye Coleman Hall. Rickie had a big heart and would help anyone who needed assistance. Living in Amory most of his...
Joel Rollins
Nov 21, 2010
Hatley – Joel Burdine Rollins, 90, died on Sunday, November 21, 2010, at Gilmore Memorial RMC. Born on June 23, 1920, in Bigbee, he was a son of the late Edward & Gertrude Green Rollins. After graduating high school, Mr. Rollins honorably served his country in the US Army during World War II. For over fifty years, he worked as...
Linda Sandlin
Nov 21, 2010
Amory – Betty Linda Sandlin, 64, died on Sunday, November 21, 2010, at UAB Hospital, Birmingham. Born on December 23, 1945, in Joiner, AR, she was a daughter of the late William Hayse and Christine Terry Carroll. Betty was a graduate of Hatley High School, Class of 1965. She worked as a seamstress in the garment industry for several years...
Todd Gann
Nov 20, 2010
Amory – Alan Todd Gann, 44, died on Saturday, November 20, 2010, at his mother’s residence. Born on July 8, 1966, in Amory, he was a son of Mary Frances Ritter Gann and Johnny Gann, Sr. Todd was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 1984, and attended ICC. Before working as a welder for Holley Performance Products, Aberdeen,...
Rochelle Campbell
Nov 18, 2010
View her video tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/176996Oxford – Rochelle Finger Campbell, 85, died on Thursday, November 18, 2010, at Graceland Care Center, Oxford. Born on September 20, 1925, in Pittsboro, she was a daughter of the late John Edward & Lois Woodruff Finger.Following high school, she graduated from Wood Junior College with a major in Bible and attended Mississippi State University. In...
Ronnie Young
Nov 16, 2010
Smithville – Ronnie B. Young, 59, died on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks, Verona. Born on July 8, 1951, in Tupelo, he was a son of the late Lila Virginia Leftwitch and Kenneth Benford Young. Ronnie was a graduate of Tupelo High School. He honorably served his country in the US Army. A man of...
Margaret Douglas
Nov 14, 2010
Eupora – Margaret Zell Douglas, 84, died at Golden Living Center in Eupora. Born on December 14, 1925, in Maben, she was a daughter of the late Tom J. & Ruth Harrell Douglas. A graduate of Mathiston High School, Miss Douglas attended Belmont University and was a graduate of Blue Mountain College. She taught typing and bookkeeping at Amory High...
Faydette Holmquist
Nov 13, 2010
Faye Holmquist, 88, of Memphis, passed away at her home after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease on Saturday, November 13, 2010. Mrs. Holmquist retired from National Distiller and Chemicals. She was a longtime member of Trinity United Methodist Church and enjoyed traveling, boating, skiing, and entertaining her friends and family. She is survived by her husband of 64 years,...
Merle Vaughan
Nov 12, 2010
AMORY - Merle Hill Vaughan, 102, died Nov. 12, 2010, at River Place Nursing Home. She was born Dec. 12, 1907, in Shannon to Victor and Beatrice Hill. Better known as "Mommie or Vaughnie," she was born and raised in Shannon. She then moved with her family to Amory and had lived there ever since. She worked as a housemother...
Mary Tate
Nov 11, 2010
E. E. Pickle FH, Amory 256.2644 Mary Lou Tate – Amory Amory – Mary Lou Crawford Tate, 92, died Thursday, November 11, 2010 at Golden Living Center in Tupelo. Born on November 29, 1917, in Hickory Flat, MS, she was the daughter of the late Lemuel M and Ana Ella Eddings Crawford. Mary Lou moved to Amory in 1921, where...
Mary Roth
Nov 5, 2010
Clinton – Mary Ruth Roth, 87, died on Friday, November 5, 2010, in Gilmore Memorial RMC. Born on January 13, 1923, in Mobile, AL, she was a daughter of the late James Whitfield Mabry, Sr., and Mildred Miller Mabry Woodside. Mrs. Roth was a very special mother and a devoted Christian. She was a former member of Holy Savior Catholic...
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