Obituaries
Jessmer Kennedy Vaughan
Apr 27, 2020
Jessmer Marcelle Kennedy Vaughan Smithville – Jessmer Marcelle Kennedy Vaughan, 99, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2020, at Riverplace Nursing Center, Amory, MS. Born on New Year’s Day, in 1921 in Sulligent, she was the daughter of late Luther and Hattie Bell Engle Kennedy. Jessmer grew up in Monroe County and attended a one room school, named Trace Road...
Faye Fears
Apr 26, 2020
Parham Community—Fannie Faye Maxey Fears, 89, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 26, 2020. She was born on August 17, 1930. Faye was currently residing at River Place Nursing Center of Amory, MS. Faye was a devoted member of Amory Church of Christ and loved her church family dearly. She enjoyed reading her...
Patricia Clytee Young
Apr 23, 2020
Smithville – Patricia Clytee Young, 69, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2020, at Diversicare Nursing Center of Amory, MS. Born on July 1, 1950, in Nettleton, MS she was daughter of the late Hubert “H.R.” Gillentine and Clytee Lamb Gillentine. Patricia grew up in a Christian family with a father who was Pastor of the Lord Jesus Name Church....
Avis Williams Rollins
Apr 22, 2020
Amory - Avis Williams Rollins, 97, died Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at Oaktree Manor Assisted Living facility. Avis was born December 19, 1922, in Phil Campbell, Alabama, to Edward Elijah Williams and Myrtie Mae Willis. She married John Dee Rollins on February 1, 1944, in Monroe County. She had lived in Amory, Mississippi since 1967. Avis’ passions in life were...
Jo Nell Cox
Apr 20, 2020
Amory - Jo Nell Cox, 79, began her new eternal life in Heaven on April 20, 2020. She was born on February 8, 1941, at her home place, in Monroe County, to the late Julius and Alma Lelia Berryman Cox. Jo Nell was raised in a large family and went to school in Columbus and Hamilton. She was the heart...
Douglas W Greenhill
Apr 20, 2020
Doug Greenhill Amory – Douglas Wayne Greenhill, 79, saw his Savior face to face on Monday, April 20, 2020. Born on June 28, 1940, in Amory, MS, he was a son of the late Audie “Ralph” and Lola Bell Taylor Greenhill. Doug grew up in a large family in Amory and graduated with the Amory High School class of 1959....
Linda S. Colburn
Apr 19, 2020
Amory – Linda Sue Colburn, 71, started her new life in Heaven with her Lord and Savior on April 19, 2020. She was born at her home place in Bigbee, on September 24, 1948, to Theldon Cecil Cantrell and Mittie Allene Ratliff Cantrell. She grew up in Monroe County and graduated from Hatley High School. On January 9, 1965, she...
Mary Dale Odom
Apr 18, 2020
Houston— Mary Dale Pace Odom, 87, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at NMMC in Tupelo, MS. Born in Tuscaloosa, AL on April 22, 1932, she was a daughter of Henry Bennett and Allie May Pace. Mary attended Becker Schools. She married the love of her life, Curtis Leory Odom, on August 2, 1952, and together they were blessed...
Frances Louise Adams Aldridge
Apr 18, 2020
Amory - Frances Louise Adams Aldridge passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at Oaktree Manor Assisted Living Center, Amory, MS. Born on April 13, 1930, in Quincy, Mississippi, she was a daughter of Andrew Washington and Leona McCulla Adams. She grew up in a large family in the Quincy Community. She was the first in her family to graduate...
Tony Gilliland
Apr 17, 2020
Amory – Tony Gilliland, 62, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2020, at North Mississippi Medical Center – Gilmore, Amory, MS. Born on April 28, 1957, in Amory, MS, he was the son of the late Verlon Doyle Gilliland and Mary Charlene Perry Gilliland. Tony grew up in Monroe county and graduated from Smithville High School with the class of...
Charles Matthew Pierce
Apr 13, 2020
Amory – Charles Matthew Pierce, 81, met his Savior face to face on Monday, April 13, 2020. He was born in Itawamba County, Mississippi on August 19, 1938, to William and Odie Holloway Pierce. Charles attended Smithville High School where he played basketball. Years later, he graduated from the Adult Advanced Machinist Course at Amory High School. His brother Dow...
James "Boo" Franks
Apr 13, 2020
Athens Community— James “Boo” Franks, 54, departed his life on Monday, April 13, 2020 at NMMC in Tupelo. He was born in Aberdeen, MS on October 4, 1965 to Charles W. and Fannie Franks. Boo was one of four siblings. He accepted Christ at an early age at Athens United Methodist Church. Boo graduated from Hatley High School. He worked...
Mary Maynard
Apr 13, 2020
Amory – Mary Leach Maynard, 75, met her Lord and Savior on Monday, April 13, 2020. Born on March 17, 1945, she was a daughter of Zuma Cola Leach and Laverne Moffett Leach. Mary grew up in Amory and graduated from Amory High School. She was a wonderful mother and a provider for her family. She retired from the workforce...
Myrtle Ovella Kyles Waldrop
Apr 10, 2020
Columbus/Greenwood Springs, MS -- Myrtle Ovella Kyles Waldrop, 98, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2020 at Trinity Nursing Home in Columbus. She was born in Pickens County, AL on October 6, 1921 to the late Artie Lee and Edna Ermine Junkins Kyles. Myrtle was born into a sharecropper family in Pickens County, AL. She was raised to know the...
James Waits
Apr 10, 2020
Wren— James “Jim” Alfred Waits, 91, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2020 at NMMC-Gilmore in Amory. Born in Chillicothe, OH on July 18, 1928, he was a son of the late Alfred Waits and Sarah Elizabeth Montgomery Nelson. Jim was a strong willed and honest man. He was born and raised in Ohio, where he worked as a sewing...
Leona Sain
Apr 9, 2020
Amory – Leona Mae Copeland Sain, 81, met her Lord and Savior face to face on Thursday, April 9, 2020. She was born on May 10, 1938, in Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Jefferson Manuel “J.M.” Copeland and Leona Dodd Copeland Leona grew up in Missouri and attended High School in Bell City, Missouri. She married the love of her life, Bro....
Jimmy Young
Apr 7, 2020
Smithville- Jimmy Young, 79, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born January 3, 1941, to Cleburn and Idra Lee Williams Young. Mr. Young was a lifelong resident of Smithville, where he attended school and worked for many years at his father’s business, the Smithville Milling Company. Later, he...
Melinda Ruth Tucker - Tazelaar
Apr 2, 2020
Amory—Melinda Ruth Tucker-Tazelaar, 57, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones, on Thursday, April 2, 2020 in Tupelo, Mississippi. She was born in Amory on December 15, 1962 to the late Billy Wayne “Snuff” Tucker and Judy Dale Westbrook Sullivan. Melinda graduated from Aberdeen High School. She then attended Itawamba Junior College and the University of Mississippi, where she...
Jerry Jenkins
Apr 1, 2020
Wren—Jerry Leon Jenkins, 71, stepped into Glory on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. He was born in Amory, Mississippi on September 23, 1948 to Kenneth Alvin and Earline Sizemore Jenkins. Jerry obtained his education while serving in the United States Army. During his 6 years of duty to this nation, he served in South Korea for 3 years. Jerry attended Wren...
Velma Louise Monaghan
Mar 30, 2020
Amory—Velma Louise Monaghan, 92, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2020 at Diversicare Nursing Center in Amory. Born on January 12, 1928, she was a daughter of Lester Lee and Rowena Kennedy Duncan. Louise met the love of her life, J.B. “Mutt” Monaghan while in high school. She and Mutt married and were later blessed with three children, Barbara, George,...
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