Obituaries
Daniel Tubb
Oct 2, 2020
Hatley – Dan Tubb, 95, passed away on Friday, October 2, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center – Gilmore, Amory, MS. Born on December 4, 1924, in Amory, MS, he was a son of the late Cullie and Doshie Parish Tubb. Dan Tubb was a lifelong resident of Hatley. He attended Hatley schools and later joined the Army in 1943...
Joyce Chase Howell
Oct 1, 2020
Clarksdale – Joyce Chase Howell, 87, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at Traceway Manor, Tupelo, MS. Born on April 24, 1933, in Corinth, MS, she was the daughter of the late William Herbert and Martha Hardin Chase. Joyce graduated from Clarksdale High School with the class of 1951. She married John S. “Dick” Howell and together they were...
Maureen Allen
Sep 30, 2020
Amory - Maureen Weatherly Allen was born on September 18, 1929 in Amory to the late James Thomas and Lillie V. Weatherly. She was a 1947 graduate of Amory High School. In 1950, she married Keith I. Allen, Jr. She was employed for 20 years as a certified church and financial secretary at First Baptist Church, Greenville, MS where she...
Jeanette Perkins
Sep 29, 2020
Fulton – Billie Jeanette Perkins, 89, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at the Countrywood Nursing Center in Mantachie, MS. Born on February 21, 1931, in Pontotoc, MS, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence Melton and Martha Corrina Sappington Russell. Jeanette grew up in Pontotoc County and graduated from Pontotoc High School and she furthered her education...
Bobbie Crafton Larkin
Sep 25, 2020
Amory - Bobbie Crafton Larkin, passed away on September 25th, 2020 at the age of 72. She was born April 16th, 1948, the daughter of Ruble O’ Rear and McClellan Crafton. She grew up on the family farm in Ryan’s Well, just north of Fulton. Bobbie worked her way through school, attending Itawamba Community College, Mississippi State University (BA), and...
Robert Stroup
Sep 25, 2020
Robert Smith Stroup, Jr. Wren – Robert Smith Stroup, Jr., passed away on Friday, September 25, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS. Born on February 24, 1943, in Houston, MS, he was a son of the late Smith Stroup and Florence Clark Stroup. Robert grew up in a very large family in Chickasaw County. He was the last...
Louise Oliver
Sep 23, 2020
Louise Oliver Amory – Louise Oliver, 84, began her new life in Heaven on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. Born on May 11, 1936, in Aberdeen, she was a daughter of the late Jefferson Manuel “J.M.” Coplin and Leona Dodd Copeland. Louise grew up in Monroe County and attended school in Bigbee, MS and Hamilton, MS. She went to work at...
Dorothy "Dot" L. Hester
Sep 23, 2020
Cason Community – Dorothy “Dot” L. Wildman Hester, 84, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS. Born on July 13, 1938, in Tippah County, Ripley, MS, she was the daughter of the late William Wildman and Lillie Mae Adams Wildman Reynolds. Dot grew up in Ripley, later moved to Monroe County. She attended...
Linda Gale Miller
Sep 20, 2020
Linda Miller, age 62, passed away September 20, 2020. She graduated from Hatley School and worked at Greenwood Springs Garment Factory for 10 years, the 45 Club and Gatman Garment Factory. She was also a member of Harvest Fellowship Church. She loved to clean anything, loved to doodle and loved playing games on her phone and coloring. But the most...
Opalean Murphy
Sep 20, 2020
Amory – Opalean Sullivan Murphy, 99, met her Savior face to face on Sunday, September 20, 2020. Born on January 11, 1921, in Smithville, MS, she was a daughter of the late Carlos Edgar and Ovie Holloway Sullivan. Opalean grew up in Monroe County, attended Pearce Chapel School, and later she graduated from Smithville High School. When World War II...
Barry "Don" Donald Mathis
Sep 18, 2020
Barry Donald Mathis Tupelo – Barry Donald “Don” Mathis, 80, began his new life in Heaven on Friday, September 18, 2020. Born on July 21, 1940, in Booneville, MS, he was a son of the late James Alfred and Frankie Ilene George Mathis. Don grew up in a family with five siblings in Prentiss County, MS. They were a close...
Sandra C. Bobo
Sep 16, 2020
Sandra C. Bobo Amory – Sandra C. Jones Bobo, 67, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020. Born on August 21, 1953, in Aberdeen, MS, she was a daughter of the late Sam and Evelyn Pickle Jones. Sandra grew up in Wisconsin and obtained her G.E.D. from Gateway Community College in Kenosha, Wisconsin. She was a hard worker and worked...
Barbara Bateman
Sep 14, 2020
Barbara Ann Gretter Bateman Amory – Barbara Ann Gretter Bateman, 88, passed away at Cornerstone Village Nursing Home in Lafayette, LA on September 14, 2020. Born on July 17, 1932, in Wren, Mississippi, she was a daughter of the late Robert Humphries and Wilhemine Haney Gretter. Barbara grew up in Monroe County and graduated from Wren High School with the...
Samuel Dwight Carter
Sep 11, 2020
Samuel Dwight Carter Amory – Samuel Dwight Carter, 74, started his new life in Heaven on Friday, September 11, 2020. Born on November 21, 1945, in Quincy, MS, he was a son of the late Samuel August and Beatrice Mae Thatcher Carter. Dwight grew up in Monroe county and attended Quincy and Becker Grammar Schools. He graduated from Amory High...
Evelyn Obine Turner
Sep 10, 2020
EVELYN OBINE TURNER Amory – Evelyn Obine Taylor Turner, 91, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2020, at Oak Tree Plantation in Amory, MS. Born on July 27, 1929, in Troy, MS, she was the daughter of the late Chester Arthur and Ethel Louell Loggins Taylor. Evelyn grew up in a large family with eight siblings and throughout her life...
Mary Pauline Oliver
Sep 10, 2020
Tupelo - Mary Pauline Oliver, 76, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2020, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS. She was born on April 12, 1944, in Lee County to Rufus Wesley Oliver and Florence Northington Oliver. Her brother was Jackie G. Oliver of Aberdeen. Mary was a longtime resident of Diversicare in Tupelo, MS, having moved in with...
Jack "Soap" Francis
Sep 9, 2020
Jack Clifford “Soap” Francis, 95, of Amory, MS died on September 9, 2020 at Oak Tree Assisted Living. Born on February 20, 1925 in Verona to the late Wiley Clifford Francis and Ruby Sparks Francis, Soap grew up in Amory, graduating from Amory High School in 1942. Soap received his B.S. degree in 1947 and his M.S. degree in 1950,...
Charles Edward Long
Sep 7, 2020
Amory - Charles Edward Long, 87, passed away September 7, 2020, at North Mississippi Medical Center Gilmore, Amory, Mississippi. Born on March 5, 1933, in Bruce Mississippi, he was the son of the late Dwight Wayne and Donie Belle Brasher Long. Charles grew up in Calhoun County, MS and graduated from Bruce High School. He furthered his education by attending...
Sarah Ann Powell Shelly
Sep 7, 2020
Sarah Ann Powell Shelly Amory – Sarah Shelly, 74, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children on Monday, September 7, 2020. Born on August 2, 1946, in Kosciusko, MS, she was the daughter of the late Johnnie and Olene Harman Powell. Sarah grew up in Attala County, MS and graduated from McAdams High School. She married the love of her...
Delbert Coy Mccullar
Sep 6, 2020
Nettleton – Delbert Coy McCullar, 78, passed away at his residence in Nettleton, MS, on Saturday, September 6, 2020. Born on December 13, 1941, in the Bigbee Community, Delbert was the son of the late Paul McCullar and Willie Mae Kennedy McCullar Allen. Delbert grew up in a large family, having a total of 12 brothers and sisters. To help...
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