Obituaries
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...
Lula Thrasher
May 4, 2016
Nettleton—Lula “Cricket” Thrasher, 34, passed away at her home on May 5, 2016. Born December 11, 1981 in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Zipper Lee Gray and Sheila Gosa. “Cricket” attended Nettleton Schools and she was of the Baptist faith. Lula married Greg Thrasher on June 1, 2014. A kind hearted, loving individual, she cherished the time...
Ellis H. Rinehart
May 3, 2016
Smithville – Ellis H. Rinehart, 78, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial. Born on September 9, 1937, in Rienzi, MS, he was a son of the late Roy Sylvester and Roxie Standford Rinehart. Ellis attended Nettleton High School where he played football and basketball. In 1956, he married Shelby Jean Stanford and together they...
Frances R. Hicks
May 1, 2016
Smithville — Mrs. Frances Ruth Hicks, 83, passed away on May 1, 2016, at Golden Living Center. Born on June 16, 1932, in Carbon Hill Alabama, she was a daughter of the late John Chesley Hughes and Leota Wiginton Hughes. . Ruth went to school at Greenwood Springs School. Frances was employed with various manufacturing companies as a seamstress and...
Robert M. Sproul
Apr 28, 2016
Beach Park, IL – Robert M. Sproul, 89, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2016 in Amory, MS. Born on August 23, 1926, in Daykin, Nebraska, he was the son of the late Clyde and Myrtle Sproul. He grew up in Nebraska and graduated from High School in DeKalb, Illinois. He served in the US Army during World War II...
Ann Noe
Apr 28, 2016
Smithville – Ann Conwill Noe, 69, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial Hospital. Born on January 18, 1947, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Harold Howard Conwill, Sr., and Dora Lee Rea Conwill. Ann attended Amory High School. In 1965, she married the love of her life, Johnny Owen Noe and...
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