Obituaries
Gloria Jean Waits
Feb 16, 2016
Wren - Gloria Jean Waits, 75, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2016, at Golden Living Center, Amory. Born on February 3, 1941, in Mauldin, MS, she was the daughter of the late Carlos and Lucille Jenkins Odom. She attended Becker and Amory Schools. For more than 25 years, Jean worked as a seamstress with Futorian. On March 8, 1974,...
Ricky L. Beck
Feb 13, 2016
Smithville - Rickey L. Beck, 60, died Saturday, February 13, 2016 at his residence in Smithville. Born in Gideon, Missouri, on January 16, 1956 he was the son of the late Henry and Mary Alvina Dean Beck. Ricky graduated from High School in Missouri and attended some college courses afterwards. On April 5, 1974, he married his sweetheart, Mary Jane...
Gary L. Duke
Feb 12, 2016
Gary Lynn Duke, 56, died Friday, February 11, 2016 at the Golden Living Nursing Home. Born in Amory , April 8, 1959, he was the son of the late Max and Betty Beard Duke. Growing up and attending school in Houlka, Ms, he had settled in Hamilton, MS. Gary was of the Baptist faith who attended the Shiloh Baptist church...
Ella "Eloise" Virginia Jones
Feb 11, 2016
Bigbee - Ella Virginia “Eloise” Jones, a long-time resident of the Bigbee Community, died Thursday the 11th of February at North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. Born in 1925 in the Ballardsville Community to the late Robert Lee Dean and Velma Irene Harrison Dean, Eloise married Charles Edward “Ed” Jones on May 6, 1944. Eloise was an employee...
Wynelle Glenn Hood
Feb 11, 2016
Amory – Wynelle Glenn Hood, 90, passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2016, at Greenhouses of Traceway. Born on September 24, 1925, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Harvey Nelson Glenn, Sr., and Nona Elisa Tubb Glenn. Wynelle graduated from Amory High School, Class of 1943. On February 16, 1946, she married Robert Page Hood and they...
Patsy "Pat" Estes Jones
Feb 8, 2016
Amory – Patsy “Pat” Estes Jones, 53 passed away February 8, 2016 at Sanctuary Hospice House, Tupelo, MS. Born on July 30, 1962, in Iuka, she was a daughter of Nita Estes Sanderson and the late George William Estes. Pat attended school in Hatley. She married the love of her life, Thomas Hugh Jones on March 21, 1981. Together they...
Estelle Vaughn
Feb 6, 2016
Hatley - Vera Estelle Vaughan, 90, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2016, at her residence. Born on February 16, 1925, in Detroit, AL, she was a daughter of the late John Shaffer and Jonnie Avis Young Noe. Estelle attended Smithville High School as a youth and she played basketball. She loved the Lord and was a lifelong member of...
William C. Robison
Feb 5, 2016
WC ROBISON Smithville- William Charlie (W.C.) Robison, 88, died on Monday, February 5, 2016 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was the son of the late O.O. and Emma Lee Sullivan Robison. A deeply and devoted Christian man, W.C. read and studied the Bible which guided his life and instilled a legacy of which he handed down to his...
Wallace R. Barrett
Feb 5, 2016
Nettleton – Wallace Ray Barrett, 59, of Nettleton died at North Mississippi Medical Center on February 5, 2016. The son of the late Stanley and Lucy Magaline Broady Barrett, Wallace attended Itawamba Agricultural High School. He worked in furniture manufacturing where he made many friends. Wallace was a family man. His passion was to play with his children, listening to...
Minrose Ramseur
Feb 4, 2016
Amory – Minrose Archer Ramseur, 96, passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2016, at her residence. Born on November 8, 1919, in Okolona, she was a daughter of the late Jasper Carroll and Eva Mae Cole Archer. She graduated from Siloam High School in West Point in 1938. Minrose was a certified professional secretary for Standard Oil Company, Premier Oil...
Ruth Ritter Fowlkes
Feb 3, 2016
Amory – Ruth Viola Ritter Fowlkes, 90, was welcomed into heaven on Wednesday, February 3, 2016, from Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, Mississippi. She was born on August 18, 1925, in Amory, Mississippi to Mannering Leander Ritter and Odie Gerami Harrison Ritter. She was a graduate of Amory High School. Ruth married James Buford Fowlkes on April 13, 1946. They...
Sue Delle Young
Feb 2, 2016
Harrisonburg, VA - Sue Delle Young, 81, a resident of Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community in Harrisonburg, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 2, 2016. Born on September 23, 1934, in Memphis, TN, she was the daughter of the late Harry Eldridge and Jewell May Stuart. Sue grew up with two brothers, Harry and Ted. First meeting Charles...
Dot Vinson East
Jan 30, 2016
Amory - Dorothy Maie “Dot” East, 76, passed away peacefully at home on January 30, 2016. Born on February 7, 1939, in Grenada, she was a daughter of the late Annie Maie Devine and Ernest Leon Vinson. Growing up in Vaiden, MS, Dot moved to Madison and later to Jackson. While in eighth grade, she was a starter for Madison...
Gloria Faye Perkins Flye
Jan 25, 2016
Elizabethtown, KY – Gloria Faye “Sis” Perkins Flye, 83, passed away on Monday, January 25, 2016 at Hardin Memorial Hospital, Elizabethtown, KY. Born on August 20, 1932, in Itawamba County, she was a daughter of the late Dred Sykes and Naoma True Love Perkins. Sis attended school in New Salem and later graduated from Itawamba High School. Initially, she worked...
Billy Morrow
Jan 24, 2016
Smithville - Billy Jefferson Morrow was born in rural Itawamba County, March 23, 1933 to Arvilla Davis Morrow and E.M. Morrow. The family later moved to the Smithville Area where he attended grammar school in the Turon community. Bill graduated from Smithville High School in 1951, and went on to finish two years of study at IJC, now ICC. Upon...
Thomas A. Jaudon
Jan 23, 2016
Amory – Thomas A. Jaudon, 95, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2016, at his residence. Born on March 17, 1920, in Hamilton, he was a son of the late James Curtis and Nettie Mae Nickles Jaudon. Thomas was a graduate of Aberdeen High School and received his Engineering Degree from Finley Engineering College in Kansas City. Honorably serving in...
Violet A. "Mama Ham" Hamilton
Jan 22, 2016
Carrollton, AL – Violet A. Sandlin “Mama Ham” Hamilton, 94, went to be with Jesus on Friday, January 22, 2016, at her residence. She was four days shy of turning 95. Born on January 26, 1921, in Splunge, she was a daughter of the late Dallas and Nettie Simmons Sandlin. “Mama Ham” attended Splunge School. She married Roy A. “Buster”...
Mary Pruett Baker
Jan 20, 2016
Amory – Mary Jane Pruett Baker, 81, passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at Sanctuary Hospice House, Tupelo. Born on August 2, 1934, in Memphis, she was a daughter of the late Wiley Phillmore and Mary Mincey Pruett. Growing up in Memphis, Mary was a graduate of Messick High School, Class of 1953. Meeting her future husband, David L....
Ssg Jimmy C. Belue Sr.
Jan 18, 2016
Aberdeen – SSG, Jimmy C. Belue, Sr., 74, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Born on October 26, 1941, in Aberdeen, MS, he was a son of the late John and Mable Bruff Belue. Mr. Belue attended school at Children’s Mansion, later obtained his GED at East Ms. Community College, and furthered his education...
Virginia Fears Pierce Keys
Jan 18, 2016
Charlotte - Virginia Fears Pierce Keys, 98, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2016, at Sunrise on Providence in Charlotte. Virginia Lorene Fears was born on December 11, 1917, in Monroe County, Mississippi to Lena Mundy and James Henry Fears. Virginia had 2 older sisters, Glen and Lillian, two older brothers, Ira and Norval, and two little brothers, Rubel and...
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