Obituaries
Norman L. Byars
Jun 15, 2016
Norman Lee Byars, Sr., 49, died at Merit Health Gilmore Hospital on June 15, 2016. Born on May 10, 1967 in Tupelo, he was the son of Cecil Byars and Mary Wilson Guthrie. Norman attended Shannon High School. His love of cars and ATV’s led him to be an employee of Bishops Auto Center. He also was employed by the...
Shirley Martin
Jun 13, 2016
Aberdeen - Shirley Jean Cantrell Martin, 79, passed away on June 13, 2016 at Merit Heath Gilmore Memorial Hospital. She was a daughter of the late John Cantrell and Lottie Mae Strawbridge Cantrell. Shirley attended Amory Schools and worked in the garment industry, was a housecleaner, and daycare worker. Shirley loved to fish, coloring, painting and read her Bible. In...
Pete Brown
Jun 8, 2016
James Coy ”Pete” Brown, 90, died June 8, 2016 at his residence. Born on August 22, 1925 in Detroit, Alabama, he was the son of Marion Coker Brown and Ruby Nix Brown. Pete was the loving husband of Mary Sue Brown. He was a graduate of Smithville High School and attended Texas A&M. While at Smithville, he was voted as...
Glenn Edward Poe
Jun 8, 2016
Amory – Glenn Edward Poe, 82, passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial. Born on December 23, 1933, in Indianola, MS, he was a son of the late Thomas Glenn and Itell Phillips Poe. Glenn was a graduate of Indianola High School and attended Mississippi College. He retired from Quaker Oats Company. Dedicated and very...
Beatrice Tubb
Jun 8, 2016
Amory – Claudie Beatrice Tubb, 101, passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at Golden Living Center. Born on April 24, 1915, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Franklin. Mrs. Tubb attended Nettleton School. In 1976, she married Albert Isaiah Tubb. Before retiring, she worked in the area garment plants. An active...
Tommy Herbert Lovern
Jun 7, 2016
Smithville – Thomas Herbert “Tommy” Lovern, 66, passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at North MS Medical Center. Born on July 6, 1949, in Amory, he was the son of Kathleen Bennett Lovern and the late James Herbert Lovern. Tommy graduated from Smithville High School in 1967 and attended Itawamba Junior College. He loved history, watching all types of...
Hubert W. Knight
Jun 7, 2016
Smithville – Hubert Wayne Knight, 76, passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at Sanctuary Hospice House, Tupelo, MS. Born on March 17, 1940, in Pearce Chapel community, he was a son of Virgil Hanley and Era Mae Wiley Knight. Hubert was a graduate of Smithville High School. After graduation, he worked in the furniture industry all of his life....
Frances Hogan
Jun 1, 2016
Frances Hogan Amory - Ida "Frances" White Hogan, 82, passed away on June 1, 2016 at Golden Living Nursing Center, Amory, MS. Born on August 22, 1933, in Okolona, she was a daughter of Charlie and Mary Bell Strawhorn White. A graduate of Okolona High School class of 1951, Frances went to work at a young age at Elmore’s Dime...
Helen Fay Hathcock
May 31, 2016
Amory – Helen Fay Humphries Hathcock, 85, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at Oak Tree Manor. Born on November 25, 1930, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Walter Lee Humphries and Elva Freeda Wideman Humphries Nash. Before her senior year of high school, Helen married S. B. “Jack” Hathcock on July 15, 1947. She was a...
Virginia Brown Bowen
May 29, 2016
Amory – Virginia Dare Brown Bowen, 78, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2016 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. Born on October 18, 1937, in Itawamba County, MS, she was a daughter of the late George Washington Carver Brown and Annie Anderson Brown. Virginia grew up in a large family, with five sisters and four brothers. At...
Frank 'Frankie' Kyzer
May 28, 2016
Columbus – Frank “Frankie” Kyzer, 38, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Born on June 15, 1977, in Tuscaloosa, AL, he was a son of the late Pearson and Neomi Kyzer Hemphill. Frankie was a graduate of New Hope High School, Class of 1995. On August 25, 2007, he married Michelle Webster. Frankie worked...
Shirley Flocene Greenhill
May 27, 2016
Memphis, TN – Shirley Flocene Greenhill, 82, passed away from complications of a stroke on Friday, May 27, 2016, at Baptist East Hospital. Born on February 27, 1934, in Memphis, she was a daughter of the late Odeith Price Greenhill and Annie Mae Carson Greenhill. Shirley was a high school graduate and worked as a Drafter with Carrier Home Comfort...
Frances Gann
May 25, 2016
Amory – Mary Frances Ritter Gann, 71, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS. Born on March 31, 1945, in Amory, she was the daughter of the late Ollie Judson and Laura Louise Wardlaw Ritter. Mrs. Gann was a graduate of Amory High School, class of 1964. Frances was a lifelong member of...
Burdine Jones
May 18, 2016
Burdine Jones Bethlehem Community - William Burdine Jones, 66, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at his residence. Born on August 8, 1949, in Monroe County, he was a son of the late William Burnie and Marcell West Jones. Burdine attended Smithville High School as a youth. On March 1, 1976, he married the love of his life, Barbara...
Laurene Cheek
May 13, 2016
Smithville – Mae Laurene Cheek, 95, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2016, at NMMC Hospice. She passed away on the 9th anniversary of her husband’s death. Born on May 1, 1921, in Vernon, AL, she was a daughter of the late Jim H. and Dora Mima Walden Murphy. Mrs. Cheek attended Pearce Chapel and Smithville schools. On March 1,...
Randy Alan Parish
May 11, 2016
Columbus, OH - Randy Alan Parish, 47, went to be with the Lord on May 11, 2016, at James Cancer Research Center, Columbus, OH. Born on November 9, 1968, in Zion, IL, he was a son of Jerry and Carolyn Graham Parish. Living most of his life in Amory, MS, Randy graduated from Hatley High School, Class of 1986, and...
Mary Ellen Pennington Northington
May 10, 2016
Amory – Mary Ellen Pennington Northington, 79, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at her residence. Born on July 15, 1936, in Monroe County, MS, she was a daughter of the late William Dewey and Rosie Ellen McDonald Plunkett. Mary grew up in Becker and attended Becker Schools. She married Bobby Gene Pennington on July 22, 1960 and they...
Randy W. "Raz" Duncan
May 8, 2016
Hamilton – Randy W. “Raz” Duncan, 51, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2016, at University Medical Center, Jackson. Born on July 21, 1964, in Aberdeen, he was a son of Billy Jack Duncan and Brenda Earline Raden Rasberry. Randy attended Aberdeen High School and he made a profession of his Christian Faith at Prairie Baptist Church. He was baptized...
Willadean Lee
May 6, 2016
Amory - Willadean Lee, 87, passed away at Country Wood Nursing Home, Mantachie. Her Graveside Service will be held at 11 AM, Friday, May 13, 2016, in Lee's Chapel # 2 Cemetery. Her family will receive friends at the church from 10 AM until the service hour. Memories and condolences may be shared locally with the Lee family at EEPickleFuneralHome.com....
Gary K. Brown
May 5, 2016
Wren – Gary Kaye Brown, 64, passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2016, on the old home place in Wren. Born on February 11, 1952, at Gilmore Sanitarium in Amory, he was a son of the late Ira Darlin “R. D.” and Eunice Elise “Runt” Malone Brown. A lifelong resident of Monroe County, he was 1972 graduate of Amory High...
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