Obituaries
Caleb Chandler Griggs
Jul 9, 2017
Aberdeen— Caleb Chandler Griggs, 19, passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2017. Born on November 29, 1997, in Tupelo, MS, he was a son of Dale Wayne and Angela Charlotte Garner Griggs. Caleb attended Amory High School. He was a member of Grady Chapel United Methodist Church. He had a good heart and enjoyed making people laugh. Caleb loved animals,...
Thomas Melvin Noe
Jul 7, 2017
Thomas “Melvin” Noe, 98, passed away at his daughter’s residence on Friday, July 7, 2017. Born on July 9, 1918 in Sulligent, Alabama, he was a son of the late Marvin and Gladys Young Noe. He graduated from Sulligent High school. He married Novis Stanford on December 24, 1941. Melvin enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II and...
Marilyn Wilson Armstrong
Jul 6, 2017
Amory – Marilyn Dianne Wilson Armstrong, 69, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2017, at her residence. Born on May 15,1948, in Kansas City, MO, she was a daughter of the late Jack Alva and Irene Rosalie Hajek Wilson. Marilyn graduated from Ruskin High School in 1966 in Hickman Mills, Missouri. During her career, she worked as a directory assistance...
Lisa Gail Merritt
Jul 4, 2017
Amory– Lisa Gail Lovvorn Merritt, 53, passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. Born on June 27, 1964, in Amory, MS, she was a daughter of Gerald and Faye Burrow Lovvorn. Lisa graduated from Smithville High School with the Class of 1982. She enrolled into the nursing program at Northeast Community College and transferred to IJC, where she graduated in...
Marlon "Haley" Mosley
Jul 3, 2017
Amory – Marlon "Haley" Hayward Mosley, 92, passed away Monday, July 3, 2017, at Gilmore Merit Memorial Hospital. Born on February 5, 1925, in Sledge, MS, he is a son of the late Lee Lyons and James Herbert Mosley. Haley attended Merigold School. After leaving, he joined the United States Army and served in WWII. He met the love of...
Betty Kennedy Seymore
Jun 30, 2017
Smithville – Betty Pearl Kennedy Seymore, 81, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017, at Gilmore Memorial, Amory. Born on November 27, 1935, in Okolona, she was a daughter of the late Archie Benjamin and Artie Mae Hollis Kennedy. Betty attended Bigbee School. She married the love of her life, Joe Seymore. As a seamstress, Betty worked at Reed’s in...
Clinton H. Hathcock
Jun 27, 2017
Bethlehem Community - Clinton Henry Hathcock, 84, passed away at his residence surrounded by his children on Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Born on September 13, 1932, Clinton was a son of the late B.G. and Mattie Silas Hathcock. Clinton loved the Bethlehem community where he lived for his entire life. After completion of school, he served in the U.S. Army...
Evelyn Wood Randle
Jun 26, 2017
Nacogdoches – Evelyn Wood Randle, 91, passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2017, at her residence. Born on June 12, 1926, in Amory, MS, she was a daughter of the late Audley Mark and Roxalana McCullough Wood. Evelyn graduated from Amory High School. She married her soul mate, Billy, on June 1, 1946, and together they were blessed with four...
Cleta Faye Gray Burnett
Jun 26, 2017
Cleta Faye Gray Burnett passed away on Monday, June 26th, 2017 at Tishomingo Manor Nursing Home in Iuka, MS. She was 84 years of age. She was born in Rienzi, MS on September 26, 1932 to James Marlin and Pearl Johns Gray. She later moved to Amory where she and her husband George owned and operated B&B cleaners for many...
Robert "Devor" Campbell Jr.
Jun 26, 2017
Amory–Robert Devor Campbell Jr., 63, passed away Monday, June 26, 2017, surrounded by his loved ones at his residence. Born on October 12, 1953, in Ackerman, he was the son of the late Robert “Bob” D. Campbell and Rochelle Finger Campbell. Devor met the love of his life, Debby (13), at age 15 while they were in school. They married...
Theron E. Poole
Jun 24, 2017
Smithville – Theron Eledge Poole, 82, passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2017, at his residence. Born on August 5, 1934, in Glenwood, Georgia, he was a son of the late Eledge and Mary Emma Poole. Theron left school early and enlisted in the United States Army in 1952. He served during the Korean Conflict, where he was awarded two...
Annie Sue Pearson Adams
Jun 21, 2017
Wren – Annie Sue Pearson Adams, 80, passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at Diversicare in Amory. Born on January 3, 1937, in Okolona, MS, she was a daughter of the late Houston and Lena Gray Strawhorn. Sue graduated from Okolona High School and Vaughn’s Beauty College. She was of the Baptist faith and was blessed by God with...
Ricky Higginbotham
Jun 16, 2017
Amory - James Richard (Ricky) Higginbotham, 63, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2017, at Merit Health Gilmore Hospital. Born on September 2, 1953, in Amory, he was a son of the late James E. and Mildred Pickle Higginbotham. He was of the Methodist faith and graduated from Nettleton High School. He married Martha Lynn Armstrong on October 20, 1973....
William Jack Sandels
Jun 14, 2017
Smithville - William Jack Sandels, 95, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS. William was married to Hedwig Sandels until she passed away in 2015. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later time. Memories and condolences may be shared with his family at EEPickleFuneralHome.com.
Margaret Grissom
Jun 11, 2017
Nettleton –Margaret Jones Grissom, 64, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2017, in Tupelo, MS. Born on August 28, 1952, in Monroe County, MS, she was a daughter of Lottie Lorene Kennedy Jones and the late Roy Jones. Margaret was raised in Nettleton, MS, where she attended Nettleton High School and graduated with the Class of 1970. She then obtained...
James Oliver Poore
Jun 11, 2017
Amory – James Oliver Poore, 91, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2017, at The Meadows, Fulton. Born on September 12, 1925, in Detroit, AL, he was a son of the late Walter Alonzo and Molly Hawkins Poore. Oliver grew up in Alabama, where he would proudly tell you about his playing on the winning State Championship basketball team in...
Sgt. Kyle Clayton Thomas, Msarng
May 29, 2017
Amory – SGT Kyle Clayton Thomas, USARNG, 24, passed away on Monday, May 29, 2017, while deployed at the National Training Center in Fort Irvin, California. Born on December 10, 1992, in Amory, he was a son of Eddie Thomas and Meriem Jo Ann Wallace Boussouar. Kyle was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 2011. Excelling in soccer,...
Scott Leach
May 29, 2017
Smithville – Scott Leach, 43, passed away on May 29, 2017 at his residence. Born on July 14, 1973 in Tupelo, Mississippi, he is the son of Bobby Wayne Leach and Wanda Lynn Leslie Leach. A caring man, he took special care of his dogs. Prior to becoming disabled, he worked in manufacturing for Mettaloy for seven years as a...
Clovis Nathaniel "Punk" Ford
May 28, 2017
Amory – Clovis Nathaniel “Punk” Ford, 84, passed away Sunday, May 28, 2017, at his residence. Born on August 7, 1932, in Monroe County, he was a son of the late Selma Clinton and Susie Velma Williams Ford. Punk attended school at Trace Road School in Monroe County. On August 6, 1950, he married his best friend and love of...
Charles "Chuck" Kennedy
May 26, 2017
Charles W. “Chuck” Kennedy Amory – Charles “Chuck” Kennedy, 89, passed away Friday, May 26, 2017, in Palm City, Florida. Born on June 18, 1927, in Monroe County, he was a son of the late Casper Kennedy and Travis Ann Gideon Kennedy. Chuck was born and raised in Amory, Mississippi. After attending high school, he joined the Navy. He served...
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