Obituaries
Lily G. Langford
Oct 23, 2020
Amory - Lily Gay Langford, 75, met her Savior face to face on Friday, October 23, 2020. Born on February 18, 1945, in Adairsville, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Robert Lee McGaskey and Gertrude Olivia Smith McGaskey Buys. Lily grew up and attended public schools in Georgia. In her early twenties, she became blind and she preserved...
Cheryl Jane Bruce Clark
Oct 22, 2020
Cheryl Jane Bruce Clark passed away on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. She was 72. She joined the more than 200,000 Americans who died from complications of COVID-19 during the pandemic of 2020. She was born on June 19, 1948, in New Albany, Mississippi. She lived most of her life in Monroe County in both Aberdeen and Amory as a beloved...
Lee Montgomery Brasfield
Oct 19, 2020
Lee Montgomery Brasfield Amory – Lee Brasfield, 84, met his Savior face to face on Monday, October 19, 2020. Born on August 6, 1936, in Amory, MS, Lee was the son of the late Aubrey and Nell Montgomery Brasfield. Lee grew up in Amory and graduated from Amory High School. He furthered his education at ICC and Mississippi State University....
Ronnie H. East
Oct 17, 2020
Ronnie H. East Smithville/Columbus – Ronnie H. East, 68, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS. Born on January 6, 1952, in Arkansas, he was a son of the late Gervis “Doc” Howard East and Bobbie Lou Jones East. Ronnie grew up Arkansas, attended High School, and received his certification as a Computer...
Jennifer Capps Fondren
Oct 14, 2020
Amory – Jennifer Nell Capps Fondren, 62, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS. Born on May 26, 1958, she was a daughter of the late Nell Faulkner Tucker and Curtis Capps. Jennifer grew up in Hatley, attended Hatley High School. She worked for over 27 years at the Amory Health Department and...
Peggy Hill
Oct 10, 2020
Amory – Peggy A. Tartt Hill, 75, met her Savior face to face on Saturday, October 10, 2020. Born on July 2, 1945, in Amory, MS, she was a daughter of the late Bernis Tartt and Merigold Kyle Tartt. Peggy grew up in Monroe County and graduated from Nettleton High School. She was blessed by God with a loving family...
Thomas Mitchell Terry
Oct 4, 2020
Nettleton – Thomas Mitchell Terry, Sr., 62, passed away on Monday, October 4, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS. Born on February 23, 1958, in Milford, Delaware, he was a son of Mary Ann Russ Terry and the late Leonard Terry. Thomas grew up in Delaware and graduated with the Milford High School Class of 1976. He was...
Ernest "Sonny" Carlisle Cadden, Jr.
Oct 3, 2020
Ernest Carlisle (Sonny) Cadden, Jr., 85, died on October 3, 2020, at his home in Amory. Born on October 21, 1934 in Amory to the late Ernest and Sue Smith Cadden, Sonny graduated from Amory High School in 1952. He received both his Bachelor of Arts in Music (1956) and his Master of Music Education (1964) from the University of...
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...
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