Obituaries
Dylan Scott Pickle
Jul 26, 2020
Amory—Dylan Scott Pickle, 24, left his earthly course on Sunday, July 26, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center after sustaining injuries while working with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department. Born on July 2, 1996, in Amory, he was a son of Debi Pickle Pearson and the late William Terry Pickle. Since the age of four years old, Dylan knew that...
Mickey Ray Cox
Jul 25, 2020
Becker—Mickey Ray Cox, 82, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at Monroe Regional Medical Center. Born on June 12, 1938, he was the son of Ora and Jim S. Cox. Mickey was born and raised in the Monroe County area in Mississippi. He was of the Southern Baptist faith. He was a talented carpenter, and assisted in building the...
Robert Bradford Reedy
Jul 25, 2020
Robert Bradford “Brad” Reedy Saltillo – Robert Bradford “Brad” Reedy, 55, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo. Brad was born on May 19,1965, in Amory, MS and he was a son of Carolyn Reedy Perry, Smithville and the late Robert “Bob” Reedy. Brad grew up in Amory and graduated from Tupelo High School...
Wendell "Hobdy" Bryan
Jul 22, 2020
Wendell Hobdy Bryan, 97, died on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at his home in Amory. In March of this year, he was living alone, driving his own car, attending church, and making daily trips to drink coffee with friends, but eventually old age caught up with him. Hobdy was born on September 9, 1922, in Hamilton, Alabama, the younger of...
Curtis Young
Jul 22, 2020
Smithville – Curtis Young, 69, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at Diversicare Nursing Center of Amory, MS. Born on June 28, 1951, in Okolona, MS, he was the son of the late Jack Otis Young and Betty Pearl Kennedy Young. Curtis grew up in Nettleton. He married Patricia Gillentine and they were blessed with four children. He loved...
Almon Thompson
Jul 18, 2020
Almon O’Neal Thompson Aberdeen— Almon Cassie O’Neal Thompson, 83, passed away peacefully at her residence, surrounded by her loved ones, on Saturday, July 18, 2020. She was born on July 22, 1936 in Wayne County, Mississippi, to the late Bilbo and Virley O’Neal. Almon was a wonderful, loving mother and grandmother. None of her grandchildren or great-grand-babies ever walked through...
Larry Presley
Jul 16, 2020
Nettleton—Larry Wayne Presley, 48, passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2020, at his residence in Nettleton. Born in Okolona, Mississippi, on March 8, 1972, he was a son of the late Marion Eugene Presley and Peggy Jo Louis Presley. Larry attended Nettleton and Hatley schools in his younger days, and worked as a painter for many years with Cook and...
Victor "Vic" Elliott, Jr.
Jul 15, 2020
Amory—Victor Leyzunda Elliott Jr., 61, passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 in Byhalia, MS. Born in Amory on September 1, 1958, he was the son of Victor Leyzunda Elliott Sr. and Kay Rogers Elliott. Vic graduated from Amory High School with the Class of 1976. He then attended Itawamba Junior College and Mississippi State University. Vic farmed, drove trucks,...
Becky Darlene Myhand
Jul 12, 2020
Becky “Darlene” Myhand, age 55, of Smithville, MS died July 12, 2020, at Northeast Mississippi Medical Center due to COVID-19-related complications. She was born on September 30, 1964 to Sarah Elizabeth Byers and Alvin Gene Craig of Hamilton, AL. She was the youngest daughter of 9 siblings. She is survived by her husband, Timothy James Myhand, 56, whom she married...
Wayne H. Parish
Jul 12, 2020
Amory – Wayne Hilton Parish, 77, passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2020, at Diversicare Nursing Center, Amory, MS. Born on July 18, 1942, in Wren, he was the son of Hilton and Gertrude Clark Parish. Wayne grew up in Monroe County and graduated from Wren High School where he was a great basketball player. He was actively recruited to...
John Allen Thompson
Jul 11, 2020
Hamilton, AL – John Allen Thompson, 63, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2020, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS. Born on October 5, 1956, in Amory, he was a son of the late Billy and Aileen Aldridge Thompson. John grew up in Amory and graduated from Hatley High School. He went to work in the furniture industry, working...
June Shelton Whitehead
Jul 9, 2020
Memphis – Eleanor “June” Shelton Whitehead, 85, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2020 at her residence in Memphis, Tennessee. Born on February 17, 1935, in Smithville, Mississippi, she was the daughter of the late John Robert and Maurine Hadaway Shelton. June grew up in Monroe County and graduated from Smithville High School. A woman who loved knowledge, she furthered...
Beverly J. Haney
Jul 8, 2020
Wren – Beverly Jo Sawyer Haney, 61, passed away and started her new life in heaven on July 8, 2020. Born in Killeen, Texas, on October 21, 1958, she was the daughter of the late Bryan Preston “Buzz” Sawyer and Janice Marie Kirby Sawyer. Beverly grew up in Monroe County and graduated with the Amory High School Class of 1976....
Melissa "Missy" Gail Tackett
Jul 8, 2020
Melissa “Missy” Gail Tackett Smithville – Melissa “Missy” Gail Tackett, 52, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at her residence in Smithville. Born on November 2, 1967, she was a daughter of Thomas Wayne Tackett and Helen Lynn Baughman Tackett. Missy grew up in Amory and attended Amory High School. Her grace and kindness to others cultivated many friendships...
Richard K. 'Dick' Miller
Jul 1, 2020
Richard K Miller Amory – Richard “Dick” K. Miller, 82, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, at his residence in Amory. Born on March 26, 1938, in Hamburg, Iowa, he was a son of the late Edwin and Dorothy Smalley Miller. Richard grew up in Iowa and Illinois. He graduated from the Zion-Benton Township Highschool in Zion, Illinois. He...
Wilma Ginn
Jun 29, 2020
Amory—Wilma Lorene Ginn, 85, stepped into Glory on the night of June 29, 2020. Born in Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Wallace and Resse Lee Harrison. Lorene was a loving, strong-willed lady. Always joyful, she loved her friends and family dearly. Lorene owned and operated a bait shop at the Tenn-Tom Waterway for several years. She was...
John L. Hand
Jun 28, 2020
Amory – John L Hand , 77, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2020, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS. Born on December 16, 1942, in Arkansas, John was a son of the late Samuel Grady and Mary Gussie Oliver Hand. Growing up, John lived in Mississippi and Florida where he met the love of his life, Grace. They...
Naum L. Myatt
Jun 28, 2020
Becker — Naum Lee Myatt, 88, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2020, at his residence in Becker, MS. He was born on May 12, 1932, in Monroe County, Mississippi, to the late Purvis Connie Myatt, Sr. and the late Clara Bee Myatt. Naum grew up in Monroe County in a close family and he had three other brothers. He...
Gregory "Greg" Alan Coker Sr.
Jun 24, 2020
Smithville – Gregory “Greg” Alan Coker, Sr., passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, in Monroe County, Mississippi. Born on August 15, 1960, in Memphis, TN, he was the son of Virginia Frances Jernigan Coker and the late Connie Reed Coker. Greg grew up in a large family in Monroe County and graduated from Smithville High School with the class...
Mary Jo Hadaway
Jun 23, 2020
Amory - Mary Jo Hadaway, 80, started her new life in heaven on June 23, 2020. She was born on January 14, 1940, to the late Elige Thomas Isbell and Mary Lummie Cannon Isbell. The day after Mary Jo passed, the first thing to be done was to open the letter Mary Jo specifically instructed her children to read while...
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