Obituaries
Ronnie Max Duke
Jan 16, 2016
Bigbee - Ronnie Max Duke, 43, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2016, in Hatley. Born on August 6, 1972, in Meridian, he was a son of the late Max Duke and Carolyn “Doll” Monaghan Duke. Ronnie attended Okolona Schools. He often attended Aberdeen First Pentecostal Church. Being disabled, Ronnie would do odds-and-ends jobs, mow yards, and work in the...
Ruth Baxter
Jan 14, 2016
Amory - Ruth Baxter, 85, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at Oak Tree Manor, Amory. Formerly of Blue Mountain, Ruth was a daughter of the late Hoyt L. Johnson, Jr., and T. E. Baxter. Mrs. Baxter was a native of the Blue Mountain Mill Village and resident of Midlothian, TX, and Mooreville, MS. She was a member of...
Reggie "Lee" Long Jones, Jr.
Jan 13, 2016
Greenwood Springs – Reggie “Lee” Jones, Jr, 33, passed away January 13, 2016, at Lexington, MS. Born on January 13, 1983, in Amory, he was a son of Reggie Jones, Sr., and Sherry Martin Jones. Lee attended High School in Smithville. He worked at Townhouse Industries as an upholsterer. He married the love of his life, Becky Hyde on November...
Danny Miller
Jan 11, 2016
Tupelo – Danny Miller, 57, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2016, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on May 9, 1958, in Osceola, AR, he was a son of Delia Duckworth Robbison Miller and the late Herman I. D. Miller. Danny attended Hatley High School. He worked as a painter and was of the Baptist faith. Having a great sense of...
Howard Thomas Boozer
Jan 11, 2016
Amory – Howard Thomas Boozer, 68, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on April 14, 1947, in Amory at the Gilmore Sanitarium, he was a son of Don Fay and Nelda Verline Knight Boozer. During his youth, Howard’s parents provided cherished advice and they were the most influential figures in his life....
Delores Louise Sims
Jan 9, 2016
Becker – Delores Louise Howell Sims, 82, Saturday, January 9, 2016, passed away at her residence in Becker. Born on November 21, 1933, in Monroe County, she was the daughter of Dorothy Killian and Leon L. Howell Mrs. Sims attended Becker School. In 1953, after she married Tildon Sims, they moved to Texas where she became a pharmacy technician. After...
James Allen Wiygul Sr.
Jan 9, 2016
Amory – James Allen Wiygul, Sr., 93, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2016, at his residence. Born on July 31, 1922, in Hoxie, AR, he was a son of the late John Murl Wigyul, Sr., and Eva Louise Richardson Wiygul. Mr. Wiygul graduated from Amory High School, Class of 1940. He honorably served in the US Navy during World...
Eunice Black Mccool
Jan 6, 2016
Eunice Black McCool, 90, died on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial Hospital. Her Funeral Service will held at 1 PM, Friday, January 8, 2016, at E. E. Pickle Funeral Home, Amory, with Bro. Jeff Scott officiating. Burial will follow in Pickle Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be from 5 - 8 PM, Thursday at...
Yvonne Camp Stanford
Jan 5, 2016
Aberdeen - Carolyn Yvonne Camp Stanford born July 20, 1926, the daughter of the late Lawrence Roy and Hattie Pearl Noe Camp passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2016. She was born in Arkansas and lived in North Carolina before settling in the community of Athens to raise her family. Known by “Mawmaw” to her grandchildren and great grandchildren, she...
Hattie Lou "Lucy" Payne Thrasher
Jan 4, 2016
Tupelo – Hattie Lou “Lucy” Thrasher , 55, died on Monday, January 4, 2016, at North MS Medical Center. Born on August 12, 1960, in Tupelo, she was the daughter of the late John Howard and Delma Lee Ellis Payne. Lucy attended school in Mooreville. She married the love of her life, Michael Joe Thrasher. She worked as a homemaker....
J. L. "Paw Paw" Cowley
Jan 3, 2016
Amory – J. L. “Paw Paw” Cowley, 80, passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2016, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on May 25, 1935, in Smithville, he was a son of the late L. L. and Effie Lou Nash Cowley. Paw Paw graduated from Smithville High School with the Class of 1956 and he went to work at a young age....
Shirley A. Ritter
Jan 2, 2016
Amory – Shirley Aster Ritter, 78, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2016, at her son’s residence in Smithville. Born on August 15, 1937, in Aberdeen, she was a daughter of the late William Charles and Bertha Bell Reese Due. Shirley was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 1955. While working at Glenn Manufacturing as a pocket folder,...
Barry Mitchell Simmons
Jan 2, 2016
Smithville – Barry Mitchell Simmons, 62, passed away January 2, 2016, at his residence. Born on February 16, 1953, in Amory, he was a son of the late Offie Latous and Gertrude Alline Addington Simmons. Barry attended High School in Smithville. He was a part of the family of the First Assembly of God Church. God was his focus and...
Bobby J. "Chubby" Young
Dec 31, 2015
Smithville – Bobby J. “Chubby” Young, 84, was welcomed into the Kingdom of heaven on Thursday, December 31, 2015, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on July 12, 1931, in Smithville, he was a son of Kelly Noe “Kel” and Ruth Delree Burdine Young. Chubby attended Smithville School. Following school, he joined the US Air Force, honorably serving overseas during the Korean...
Brenda Hallmark
Dec 31, 2015
Nettleton – Brenda Shelton Hallmark, 69, died on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS. Born February 14, 1946 in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Henry Grady and Annie Bell Beasley Shelton. A graduate of Smithville High School she entered the workforce early in life. Brenda worked for Red Kap as a Seamstress....
Anthony "Tony" W. Cavender
Dec 29, 2015
Amory – Anthony “Tony” Cavender, 87, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford, MS. He was born on August 21, 1928 in Bethlehem, Mississippi to the late Louis Owen Cavender and Mary Kay Cavender. Tony graduated from Smithville High School where he was a “star” basketball player. After graduation Tony attended Holmes Junior...
Faye Byrd Motes
Dec 29, 2015
Amory - Cecile Faye Byrd Motes, 83, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial, Amory. Born on May 5, 1932, in Greenwood Springs, she was a daughter of the late Kirby and Viola Roberts Byrd. Faye was a graduate of Greenwood Springs High School. While in high school, she was an excellent basketball player and...
Timothy David Bilger
Dec 28, 2015
Caledonia – Timothy David Bilger, 56, died Monday, December 28, 2015 in Columbus. Born on October 7, 1959 in Valdosta, GA, he was the son of Emma Gretchen Moore Bilger and the late Kenneth D. Bilger. Mr. Bilger attended Valdosta High School where he was a member of the Valdosta Marching Band before moving to Columbus and graduating from Lee...
Danny Ray White
Dec 28, 2015
Amory – Danny Ray White, 56, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS. Born on September 13, 1959, in Daveiess, KY, he was the son of the late Wilma Watson White and Thomas Hershel “Pete” White. Danny attended school in Ohio County, Kentucky. He entered the workforce early and had a great work...
Mary G. Parker
Dec 27, 2015
Amory – Mary G. Parker, 93, passed away on December 27, 2015, at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial Hospital. Born on September 12, 1922, in Columbus, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Petty and Virgie Flynn Petty Gore. Mary graduated from Lee High School in Columbus, MS in 1939. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church,...
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