Obituaries

Sarah C. Bratton

Sarah C. Bratton

Oct 22, 2016

Amory – Sarah C. Bratton, 97, passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2016, at Sanctuary Hospice, Tupelo. Born at home on December 3, 1918, in Monroe County, MS, she was a daughter of the late David Alonzo and Rubie Estell Sumner Conwill. She attended Cason School, where her mom was a teacher, and also attended Nettleton School. A lady who...

Mary Frances Archie

Mary Frances Archie

Oct 22, 2016

Fulton - Mary Frances Archie, 88, passed away on Saturday October 22, 2016, at Sanctuary Hospice, Tupelo. She was born March 5, 1928, to Frank and Leona Gray. She was a factory worker and a Baptist in belief. She loved camping and enjoyed fishing. She loved all her children. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 26, at the...

Cecil Ray Ausbon

Cecil Ray Ausbon

Oct 20, 2016

Nettleton - Cecil Ray Ausbon, 78, passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2016 at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial in Amory. He was born on April 6, 1938 in Monroe County, Mississippi, to the late James Kirby and Vernie Hathcock Ausbon. He attended the Nettleton schools. He was of the Baptist faith. Cecil joined the Army at an early age. He...

Marylin Marie Langford

Marylin Marie Langford

Oct 17, 2016

Woodland, MS - Marie Vernon Langford, 26, passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center, West Point. Born on May 10, 1990, in Amory, she was the daughter of Marilyn Hall Poirier and Michael Vernon. Marie attended school in Smithville and Shannon. While in High School, she loved to play tennis and softball. Marie was a...

Bonnie L. Buchanan

Bonnie L. Buchanan

Oct 16, 2016

Aberdeen – Bonnie L. Buchanan, 85, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2016, at the Care Center of Aberdeen. Born November 11, 1930, in Brewer, she was a daughter the late Gilbert Walter and Jewel Gray Davis. While growing up, her favorite school was Shannon School. She also attended Becker School. A strong and self-reliant lady full of unconditional love,...

Billy 'Bill' J. Reeves

Billy 'Bill' J. Reeves

Oct 16, 2016

Carolina Community – Billy "Bill" Joe Reeves, 79, passed away on October 16, 2016 at his residence. Born on December 27, 1936, he was the son of Thomas and Lester Mae Garrett Reeves. Bill attended Hattiesburg High School in 1954. He was a member of Evergreen Baptist Church. He proudly served our country by joining the Navy in 1954. He...

Mickey Wayne Reich

Mickey Wayne Reich

Oct 15, 2016

Amory – Mickey Wayne Reich, 66, passed away peacefully at his residence on Saturday, October 15, 2016. Born June 28, 1950, in Amory, he was a son of the late William Reich and Virginia Patterson Reich. Mickey attended schools in Amory through the ninth grade. After his family moved to Missouri, he graduated from High School in Hayti, Missouri. Mickey...

Mary Edna "Bumby" Richardson

Mary Edna "Bumby" Richardson

Oct 15, 2016

Amory – Mary Edna “Bumby” Ownby Richardson, 95, passed away from her earthly home into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, October 15, 2016, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born May 13, 1921, in Avery County, NC, she was a daughter of the late Finley P. and Lillie Buena Stamey Dellinger. They died when she was a teenager. Edna married her first...

Dimple Faye Dahlem

Dimple Faye Dahlem

Oct 13, 2016

Pearl – Dimple Faye Dahlem, 80, passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2016, at her residence. Born on July 20, 1936, in Quincy, MS, she was a daughter of the late Moman Ernest and Lula Mae Rye Adams. Dimple attended Hatley High School. On October 4, 1952, she married her high school sweetheart, Julius Earl Dahlem. Before enjoying retirement, she...

Patricia Ballard Armstrong

Patricia Ballard Armstrong

Oct 9, 2016

Amory - Patricia Ann Armstrong, 85, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away from this stage of her life and on to the next in the early hours on Sunday, October 9, 2016, surrounded by a host of family and friends at Diversicare, Amory. Born on September 22, 1931, in Detroit, AL, she was a daughter of the...

Ruble Guin Whitlock

Ruble Guin Whitlock

Oct 5, 2016

Stone Mountain, GA – Ruble Guin Whitlock, 76, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2016, at his residence. Born on October 14, 1939, in Amory, he was a son of the late Ruble Beldon and Ruth Christine Lavell Buchanna Whitlock. Ruble attended Becker and Amory Schools. While in school, he worked at area service stations. On November 21, 1957, he...

Randy Palmer

Randy Palmer

Oct 2, 2016

Madison, MS - John Randall “Randy” Palmer, 45, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2016, at his residence. Born on July 19, 1971, in Amory, he was the son of J. Steven "Steve" Palmer and Sharon O. Palmer. Randy was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 1989, where he was a star athlete. Before graduation, he signed with...

Scott Walker

Scott Walker

Sep 23, 2016

Amory – Richard Scott Walker, 40, passed away on Friday, September 23, 2016, at Pioneer Hospital, Aberdeen, MS. Born on July 29, 1976, in Amory, MS, he was the son of Rick Walker and the late Beth Marie Wells Walker. A lifelong resident of Amory, MS, Scott was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 1994; he also attended...

Edna Durden Hill

Edna Durden Hill

Sep 23, 2016

Birmingham, AL – Edna Hill, born on September 3, 1925, in Birmingham, AL, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Saturday, September 23, 2016. She lived in Amory, MS, from 1953, until November 2015, when she moved to Hoover, AL, to be near her children and grandchildren. Ms. Hill was a partner with her late husband, Dr. C. Bert...

Elsie Mae Chism

Elsie Mae Chism

Sep 21, 2016

Amory – Elsie Mae Gardner Chism, 99, died on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at her residence. Born in Monroe County on June 21, 1917 she was the daughter of the late James Walter and Bessie Kay Kyle Gardner. Mrs. Chism graduated from Amory High School, class of 1935 and attended Business College majoring in bookkeeping and accounting. During World War...

Paul Dwaine Foster

Paul Dwaine Foster

Sep 18, 2016

Aberdeen—Paul Dwaine Foster, 67, died Sunday, September 18, 2016, at his residence. Born on February 27, 1949, in Lilbourn, Missouri, he was a son of the late Howl and Helen Hawkins Foster. Paul was of the Pentecostal faith. He attended Amory schools. Paul was an upholsterer with his father’s company, Foster Furniture. One to have never met a stranger, he...

Nancy C. Hallman

Nancy C. Hallman

Sep 16, 2016

Aberdeen—Nancy Clark Hallman, 68, died Friday, September 16, 2016, at the Merit Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory. Born on December 6, 1947, she was a daughter of the late LeRoy Clark and Irene Rae Clark. Nancy was of the Baptist faith and attended Nettleton Independent Methodist Church. She graduated from Amory High School, Class of 1966, and also graduated cosmetology...

James Elvie West

James Elvie West

Sep 14, 2016

Nettleton--James Elvie West, 63, died Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. Born on October 5, 1952, he was the son of the late Elvie E. West and Betty F. Booth West. James graduated from Nettleton High School, class of 1970 and later attended IJC in Fulton, MS . James was self employed and established a sweeper...

Jeffery Allen Holiday

Jeffery Allen Holiday

Sep 12, 2016

Jeffery Allen Holiday, Jr., 23, passed away unexpectedly in a car accident on Monday, September 12, 2016 in Monroe County, MS. He was the son of Tonya and Jeremy Armstrong, and Jeffery Allen Holiday, Sr. Jeffery graduated from Northwest Rankin High school, class of 2009. While in High School, he was a member of the JROTC. He attended Crossbound Church....

William Green Puckett

William Green Puckett

Sep 12, 2016

Amory - William Green Puckett, 87, passed away Monday, September 12, 2016 at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory. He was born in Hamilton, Alabama on July 28, 1929 to the late Clarence Ruben Puckett and Beatrice Boyett Puckett Scott. Mr. Puckett attended Sipsy Fork and Greenwood Springs Schools. He married the love of his life, Dorothy Nell Irvin...