Obituaries
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,...
Angela Fowler
Mar 22, 2020
Aberdeen— Angela Lynne Harris Fowler, 57, passed on Sunday, March 22, 2020. She is now safe in the arms of Jesus. Angela was born to the late Peggy Ann Harris on November 21, 1962 in Columbus, Mississippi. Angela attended Caledonia schools until the tenth grade, when she had to take a break from her education to care for her grandfather....
Pat Brannon
Mar 20, 2020
Amory – Patricia “Pat” Lynn Brannon, 66, met her Lord and Savior face to face on Friday, March 20, 2020. Born in Morrilton, Arkansas, on November 6, 1953, she was a daughter of the late Ben and Mary Hamm Baker. Pat grew up in Arkansas and graduated from Wonderview High School in Wonderview, Arkansas. Prior to graduating, Pat played on...
Josiah John-Michael Petry
Mar 19, 2020
Amory – Josiah John-Michael Petry, 4, met Jesus face to face on Thursday, March 19, 2020. He was born on May 28, 2015, in West Point, Mississippi to James Edward Hankins and Brianna Jean Paden. Josiah was a miracle child and gift from God as his mother who was told she would never be able to have children. He was...
John Dale Renfro
Mar 16, 2020
Amory— John Dale Renfro, 56, left his earthly home on the morning of Monday, March 16, 2020, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born in Monroe County, Mississippi, on December 9, 1963, John was a son of Betty Jean Ausborn Renfro. John graduated from Amory High School with the Class of 1981. He then attended Itawamba Junior College where...
J Horne
Mar 11, 2020
Smithville — Jack “J” Horne, 64, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at the UAB Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. He was born a Valentine’s baby, on February 14, 1956, in Amory, MS to the late Jack Dew and Bettianne Brasfield Horne. J graduated from Amory High School in 1974 and furthered his education at Itawamba Junior College where...
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