Obituaries
Sara Francis May Means
Nov 26, 2017
Amory – Sara Francis May Means, 89, passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2017, at Belle Reve Senior Living Center, Milford, PA. Born on May 15, 1928, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Elmer Eugene and Lanie Mae Cowden May. Sara was a graduate of Amory High School Class of 1946. She married Russell Eugene Means in...
Mavis Alline Simmons Conwill
Nov 26, 2017
Carolina Community – Mavis Alline Simmons Conwill, 77, passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on February 6, 1940 in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Offie Lotus and Gertrude Alline Addington Simmons. After graduating high school with Smithville High School’s Class of 1958, Mavis attended Itawamba Junior College. She...
Edsel Wayne Conwill
Nov 25, 2017
Carolina Community – Edsel Wayne Conwill, 82, passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2017, at Diversicare Nursing Center in Amory. Born on July 30, 1935, in The Carolina Community, Nettleton, MS, he was a son of the late Presley Bailey and Dora Bell Elliott Conwill. After graduating high school from the Itawamba Agricultural High School, he attended Itawamba Jr. College...
Connie Jones Wiygul
Nov 24, 2017
Amory – Connie Jones Wiygul, 83, passed away on Friday, November 24, 2017, at UAB. Born on July 27, 1934, in Prairie, MS, she was the daughter of the late Trible David and Mary Louise Lloyd Jones. Connie went to school in Aberdeen and graduated with the Class of 1952. She married the love of her life, Johnny M. Wiygul,...
Donald F. Johnson
Nov 22, 2017
Donald F. Johnson Splunge – Donald F. Johnson, 81, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on December 26, 1935, in Lamar County, AL, he was a son of the late Lester and Tyna Irvin Johnson. Donald was a graduate of Sulligent High School, Class of 1955. After school, he joined the US Air...
Jerry Hal Brown
Nov 21, 2017
West Point – Jerry Hal Brown, 74, passed away on Monday, November 20, 2017, in Tupelo. Born on August 24, 1943, in Monroe County, he was a son of the late Jessie Audis and Geneva Mae Cantrell Brown. After attending Becker School, Jerry enlisted in the US Air Force in 1962. While in service, he obtained his GED. Jerry served...
Carl "Charlie" Alvin Peeples, Jr.
Nov 21, 2017
Denver, CO - Carl "Charlie" Alvin Peeples, Jr. passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at St. Anthonys Hospital, Lakewood, Colorado. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later at E. E. Pickle Funeral Home. He is survived by three children, Trey Peeples, Denver, CO, Lu Peeples Showah (Justin), Stephanie Peeples Robinson (Herbert), Mandeville, LA; grandchildren, Helena Finn Little, Christopher...
Sheila Diane Strawbridge
Nov 20, 2017
Belden – Sheila Diane Kay Strawbridge, 55, passed away at her residence on Monday, November 20, 2017. Born on October 15, 1962, in Amory, MS, she was a daughter of Edward Lee and Lona Bell Rea Strawbridge. Sheila attended school in Zion, Illinois. She was blessed with a son Jason, and later with a daughter–in-law, and grandchildren whom she loved...
John A. Carlson
Nov 19, 2017
Amory – John A. Carlson, 89, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2017, at River Place Nursing Center. Born on November 11, 1928, in Paragould, AR, he was the only child of the late Oscar Edwin “O.E. Carl” and Maggie Hathcock Carlson. The family lived in Chicago, IL, and Dallas, TX before settling in Amory in about 1939. After graduating...
Brenda Fay White
Nov 17, 2017
Fulton – Brenda Fay White, 68, passed away Friday, November 17, 2017, at Dogwood Plantation in Fulton, MS. Born on June 19, 1949, in Tiptonville, TN, she was a daughter of the late William Essary and Ila Mae Allen White. Brenda grew up in a large family in Tennessee and she attended Lake County High School in Tiptonville. Brenda worked...
Janet Kaye Burge Filgo
Nov 14, 2017
Aberdeen – Janet Kay Burge Filgo, 56, passed away Monday, November 13, 2017, at her residence. Born on April 13, 1961, in Memphis, TN, she was a daughter of the late William Lee Sr. and Kay Frances Spaulding Burge. After graduating THS with the class of 1979, Janet attended ICC and obtained her associate’s degree. During her career, she worked...
William Earl West
Nov 11, 2017
Mr. William Earl West, 67, passed away at the North Mississippi Medical Center on November 11, 2017. Born on December 14, 1949 in Amory, MS, he was the son of the late William F. and Mabel Mooreland West. He was a graduate of Becker elementary school and Amory High School. William always put God first in his life and was...
Elaine Edwards
Nov 11, 2017
Becker — Brenda Elaine Edwards, 71, passed away at her residence on Saturday, November 11, 2017. Born on August 13, 1946, at Gilmore Hospital in Amory, she was the daughter of J.B. and Edith Frances Armstrong. Elaine married her soulmate, and love of her life, Jerry, at the age of fifteen. She attended Becker and Amory school and obtained her...
Deborah K. Brown
Nov 10, 2017
Nettleton – Deborah “Kay” Brown, 64, passed away on Friday, November 10, 2017 at her residence in Nettleton. Born in Marks, Mississippi, on September 18, 1953, she was a daughter of Mevelene Clayton Pollan and the late John Doc Pollan. Deborah attended school at Crowder and Smithville. She loved the Lord with all of her heart and was a member...
Larry Palmer
Nov 10, 2017
Carolina — Larry Stephen Palmer, 72, passed away on Friday, November 10, 2017 at his residence. Born on April 23, 1945, in the Carolina Community, he was a son of Robert D. and Elner Elizabeth Stanford Palmer. Larry graduated from Itawamba Agricultural High School with the Class of 1965. During his career, he worked as an Insurance Agent. Larry also...
Karen Byars
Nov 8, 2017
Karen Sara Byars Amory – Karen Sara Byars, 48, passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 in Columbus. Born in Rockford, Illinois, on September 18, 1969, she was a daughter of Noah Randolph and Audrey Fredonia Clark Stanphil. Karen attended Okolona High School. She married her sweetheart, Norman Byars, and they spent 17 happy years together raising a beautiful family....
Gabriel Lee Garza
Nov 8, 2017
Amory— Gabriel Lee Garza passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2017. Born on October 24, 2017, he was a son of Timothy Lee and Casandra Faye McMillian Garza. Although Gabriel’s time on Earth was brief, he has left a lifetime of love in the hearts of his loved ones. Gabriel was a blessing to his family and a wonderful gift...
Evelyn "Lynne" Dale Hollis Sanders
Nov 7, 2017
Nashville - Evelyn “Lynne” Dale (Hollis) Sanders of Brentwood, TN went to be with the Lord on November 7, 2017, just 21 days shy of her 91st birthday. Lynne was born in Decatur, AL, November 28, 1926, to Dayton Derious and Annie Beatrice (Pennington) Hollis. She spent her life between Aberdeen and Amory, MS, Orlando, FL, and Athens, AL. Lynne...
Debra 'Debbie ' Gayle Chism Bond
Nov 6, 2017
Tahlequah, OK - Debra 'Debbie' Gayle Chism Bond, 57, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2017 at Tahlequah Hospital, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Born on September 7, 1960, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Jimmy Clyde and Doris Nicholas Chism. Debra was a cheerleader at South Haven High School in South Haven Mississippi. She worked at Northeastern State as...
Sheila Rae Wilkinson Lehman
Nov 6, 2017
Amory - Sheila Rae Wilkinson Lehman, 79, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2017, at River Place Nursing Center in Amory, Mississippi. Born on May 16, 1938, in East Moline, IL, she was a daughter of the late Herbert D. and Stella I. Willard Wilkinson. She is survived by her husband, Donald E. Lehman, Amory; brothers, Buzz Wilkinson (Sandy), Amory,...
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