Obituaries
Maurilio Arrexi
Apr 21, 2021
Amory - “Work hard and you can accomplish anything in life,” were the very words Maurilio Arrexi used as his daily mantra. It was with these words that would guide him to settle in Amory to raise his family. And it’s these words that now provide solace and comfort to his family as Maurilio passed away on April 21, 2021,...
Scotty "Butch" Johnson
Apr 21, 2021
Scotty “Butch” Johnson Nettleton – Scotty “Butch” Johnson, 70, passed away on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, while at his residence in Nettleton, MS. Born on October 7, 1950, in Lamar County, Alabama, he was a son of the late Robert Wilson Johnson and Josie Rene (Haynes) Johnson. Butch attended school in Alabama and grew up in a large family. He...
Erend Sandra Trest Sisson
Apr 19, 2021
Reverend Sandra Trest Sisson passed away at her residence on April 19, 2021. She was born on July 28, 1940 in Laurel, MS to the late Warner Alexander Trest and Lillian Ersell Miller Trest. Sandra was raised in Louisville, MS, and finished high-school there in 1958. She attended Belhaven College in Jackson, MS, where she met and married Dr. Charles...
Blanche Rainwater
Apr 19, 2021
Blanche Rainwater Tupelo – Blanche Rainwater, 78, met her Savior face to face on Monday, April 19, 2021. Born on March 28, 1943, in Fayette, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Sarah Elizabeth Roberts and Odis Rainwater. Blanche grew up in Alabama in a large family with 10 other siblings. For her entire life, she was a homemaker...
Faye Lovvorn
Apr 19, 2021
Amory – Faye Lovvorn, 79, finished her time here on earth and began her new life in Heaven on Monday, April 19, 2021. She was born in Amory, MS on October 28, 1941, to the late Weir Burrow and Donnie Wardlaw Burrow. Faye grew up in Monroe County and graduated from Smithville High School in 1959. She married the love...
Charlie Curtis "Cowboy" Northington
Apr 17, 2021
Amory – Charlie Curtis "Cowboy" Northington, 56, passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2021, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS. He was born on June 2, 1964, in Moline, IL, to Georgia Eads Thomas and the late Buford Northington. Curtis grew up in a large family with two brothers and three sisters. He started working odd jobs at a...
Henry Buford Sargent
Apr 16, 2021
Aberdeen – Henry Buford Sargent, 91, began his new life in heaven on Friday, April 16, 2021. He was born in Monroe County, MS on October 13, 1929, to the late Abe Ruble Sargent and Edith Nash Sargent. Buford grew up in Monroe County attending Wren School until he enlisted to serve in the United States Army at a young...
Randy "Jr" Palmer
Apr 11, 2021
Tupelo - Our dearly beloved Randy, formally Jackie Randall Palmer, nicknamed ‘JR’ or ‘Pulpwood’, left us way too soon on April 11, 2021. Randy was born on August 27, 1962, in Amory, MS. He was a kind and generous soul. Randy always stayed connected to friends and family far and near to let them know he was thinking about them....
Billy Ray Neese Sr
Apr 10, 2021
Billy Ray Neese, Sr. Buxton, KS/Becker, MS - Billy Ray Neese, our father, was born on October 31, 1947 to Gilbert and Dorothy Hughes Neese in Fredonia, KS. He grew up on his family farm near Buxton, KS with his 3 brothers and 1 sister. He passed away on April 10, 2021. He loved the outdoors; hauling hay, cutting firewood,...
Toney Michael "Big Mike" Reese
Apr 9, 2021
Toney Michael “Big Mike” Reese Amory – Toney Michael “Big Mike” Reese, 67, met his Savior face to face on Friday, April 9, 2021. Born on February 9, 1954, in Amory, he was a son of the late Billy R. Reese and Martha Jean Cox Reese. Mike grew up in Monroe County and graduated from Hatley High School. He served...
Nell Jones
Apr 9, 2021
Joyce “Nell” Jones Greenwood Springs, MS – Joyce Varnell (Pierce) Jones, 76, went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 9, 2021. She was born on June 3, 1944, in Itawamba County, MS, the daughter of the late Garvin M Pierce and Delsie Crouch Pierce. Nell grew up in Itawamba County and attended school in Tremont, Mississippi. She...
Mary Alice Ford
Apr 9, 2021
Mary Alice Ford Greenwood Springs – Mary Alice Noe Ford, 91, began her new life in Heaven on Friday, April 9, 2021. Born on July 22, 1929, in Tarrant City, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Hubert “Papa” Noe and Irma Protho “Momma” Noe. Mary grew up in Alabama and graduated from Sulligent High School. She married the...
Bobby Stoddard
Apr 7, 2021
Bobby David Stoddard Smithville –Bobby David Stoddard, 66, passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 20201 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore, Amory, MS. Born in Smithville, he was a son of the late Roy Stoddard and Velda Addington Stoddard. Bobby attended Smithville schools as a young man. He went to work at Red Cap Industries for several years. He then painted...
Gary "John Booker" Wayne Bowen
Apr 5, 2021
Amory – Gary Bowen, 53, left his earthly home to start his new life in heaven on April 5, 2021. He was born on April 26, 1967, in Amory, MS to the late Jimmy Mack Bowen and Jeanette Brown Bowen. Booker grew up in a large family, where he was one of 9 siblings. There were five sisters and 3...
James "Cliff" Files
Apr 4, 2021
Starkville – James “Cliff” Files, 17, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021, in Starkville, MS. Born on November 19, 2003, he was the son of Harold Files and Ginger Tibbett. Cliff grew up in Oktibbeha County, attending both Starkville Christian School and Starkville Public Schools. A sociable young man, he never met a stranger and enjoyed visiting with...
James "Jamie" Bruce Coker
Apr 4, 2021
Jamie Coker Amory – James “Jamie” Bruce Coker, 55, met his Savior face to face on Sunday, April 4, 2021. Born on February 11, 1966, he was a son of Francis Jernigan Coker and the late Connie Reed Coker. Jamie grew up in Monroe County and attended Smithville High School where he was active in the Future Farmers of America...
Shelby Carter
Apr 3, 2021
Amory – Shelby Dell Carter, 82, started his new life in Heaven on Saturday, April 3, 2021. Born on March 21, 1939, in Amory, MS, he was the son of the late Delray Carter and Jimmie Ritter Carter. Shelby grew up with his sister in Monroe County. He graduated from Hatley High School in 1957 and later graduated with a...
Richard Shelton "Pete" Hollis
Mar 29, 2021
Amory— Dr. Richard Shelton Hollis (“Pete”) entered his heavenly home on Monday, March 29, 2021. The third son of the late Peter Miller Carlisle Hollis and Nelle York Hollis entered this world in Amory, MS on June 14, 1927 as a home delivery. He graduated from Amory High school, spent the summer of 1945 in the U.S. Navy then enrolled...
Jean Beckham Mc Kee
Mar 26, 2021
Jean Beckham McKee Jean Beckham McKee, 91, of Memphis passed away March 26, 2021 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. She was born in Amory, Mississippi, on December 1, 1929, to Thomas Hamilton Beckham and Effie Greenhill Beckham. She graduated from Amory High School and moved to Memphis, Tennessee, in the 1950’s and remained in Memphis for the rest of...
Winford Curtis Roberts
Mar 25, 2021
Winford Curtis Roberts Hatley – Winford Curtis Roberts, 87, passed away on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at his residence with his loving family surrounding him. Born on February 1, 1934, in Splunge, Mississippi, he was a son to the late Jett Roberts and Ellie Adams Roberts. Winford grew up in Monroe County in a large family, with four sisters and...
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