Obituaries

Evelyn Majors Brock

Evelyn Majors Brock

Sep 9, 2015

Amory – Evelyn Majors Brock, 84, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at Sanctuary Hospice, Tupelo. Born on October 15, 1930, in Monroe County, MS, she was the daughter of the late Dee and Josephine Gilmore Majors. Growing up, Evelyn attended school at Oak Hill. She married the love of her life, Earl Brock, on August 17, 1947. Evelyn...

William Dale Williams

William Dale Williams

Sep 8, 2015

William Dale Williams Smithville, MS – William Dale Williams, 55, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at his residence in Smithville, MS. Born on December 5, 1959, in Sulligent, AL, he was a son of the late Burlie and Shirley Carrouth Williams. Growing up, Dale attended school in Sulligent. He went to work early in life and operated Heavy...

Iris Hester Steele

Iris Hester Steele

Sep 6, 2015

Amory, MS – Iris June Hester Steele, 65, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2015, in Tuscaloosa, AL. Born on July 21, 1950, in Amory, MS, she was the daughter of the late Holmer and Mae Sargent Hester. Growing up, Iris graduated from the Class of 1968 in Amory. She furthered her education and received her Bachelors of Science in...

Dylan Cole Gardner

Dylan Cole Gardner

Sep 4, 2015

Centreville, AL - Dylan Cole Gardner, 17, passed away unexpectedly from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Friday, September 4, 2015. Formerly of Amory, Dylan had attended Hamilton School and was a great athlete. He was a Senior at Bibb County High School in Centreville. He is survived by his mother, Jennifer Butler (Dennis Gasper); brother, Derek Gardner; grandparents,...

Dorothy "Jewell" Thompson

Dorothy "Jewell" Thompson

Sep 2, 2015

Amory – Dorothy “Jewell” Harlow Thompson, 75, passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2015, at her residence. Born on August 17, 1940, in Lee County, she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Dorothy Mae Kimble Harlow. Jewell attended school in Nettleton and completed her education with a GED certification. She loved her family and would always take...

Jewel S. Morris

Jewel S. Morris

Aug 31, 2015

Jackson, TN – Jewel Stanford Morris, 92, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2015, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital, Jackson, TN. Born on March 15, 1923, in Splunge, MS, she was a daughter of the late Oma Mae Lewis Stanford Brown and Ulysses G. Stanford. Growing up, Jewel went to school in Splunge. She married the love of her...

Opal G. Carter

Opal G. Carter

Aug 31, 2015

Amory – Opal G. Carter, 93, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2015, at his residence. Born on December 12, 1921, in Amory, he was a son of Lucas and Zula Tubb Carter. Mr. Carter left Hatley School to join the US Army during World War II. The oldest living WWII veteran in Monroe County, he fought in the Battle...

Helen S. Cavender Foote

Helen S. Cavender Foote

Aug 30, 2015

Smithville – Helen S. Cavender Foote, 78, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2015, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on September 26, 1936, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Clovis and Flossie McDonald Cavender. Growing up, Helen worked in the area garment industry and worked as a sales person in Missouri. Eventually she followed her passion, cooking,...

Betty Ann Lee

Betty Ann Lee

Aug 28, 2015

Aberdeen – Betty Ann Lee, 76, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2015, at NMMC Hospice, Tupelo. Born on June 5, 1939, in Aberdeen, she was a daughter of the late John Albert Belue and Mable Estelle Bruff Belue Fowlkes. Betty Ann attended Aberdeen Schools. For 17 years, she worked as a department manager for Wal-Mart in several store areas,...

Sarah Stockton Cother

Sarah Stockton Cother

Aug 25, 2015

Amory – Sarah Stockton Cother, 87, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at Sanctuary Hospice House, Tupelo. Born on November 3, 1927, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late William Aden “Hezzie” and Mary Bucy Stockton. Sarah graduated from Amory High School. She furthered her education by attending Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi. She married the love...

Joseph "Jody" Leon Wilemon

Joseph "Jody" Leon Wilemon

Aug 25, 2015

Amory – Joseph L. “Jody” Wilemon, 43, died Monday, August 24, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, New Albany. Born in Amory on September 10, 1971, he was the son of Eddie Wilemon and the late Sandra Gaye Edgeworth Garner. A graduate of Hatley High School, he furthered his education by getting an Associate Degree from University of Phoenix as well...

Lenard Albert Holloway

Lenard Albert Holloway

Aug 24, 2015

Wren – Lenard Albert Holloway, 68, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2015, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on January 1, 1947, in Amory, he was a son of the late Lenard Frank and Annie Mae Smith Holloway. Albert attended Becker School. Retiring in 2007, he drove for Parham Trucking for several years. Albert was Baptist and was a member of...

James Craig Shackelford

James Craig Shackelford

Aug 17, 2015

Hamilton – James Craig “Shakey” Shackelford, 52, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2015, in Columbus, MS. Born on April 1, 1963, in Shannon, MS, he was the son of the late James Fred and Jeanenne Dormyer Shackelford. He graduated from Northside High School, in Fort Worth, TX. He honorably served in the US Air Force for four years and...

Deborah 'Debbie' Benton Chance

Deborah 'Debbie' Benton Chance

Aug 17, 2015

Round Rock, TX - Debbie Benton Chance, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2015, at her residence. Debbie worked as an armor guard for Wells Fargo, as a bank teller, as a paralegal, and as a quilting instructor. Listening to all types of music, she enjoyed the B52's, Enya, and Veritas. Her hobbies were quilting, crafting, and traveling. Debbie was...

Zana Mae Pierce

Zana Mae Pierce

Aug 15, 2015

Wren – Zana Mae Pierce, 87, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2015, at Oak Tree Manor, Amory. Born on September 21, 1927, in Belk, AL, she was a daughter of the late Ernest William and Georgia Ann Davis Pickle. She attended Trace Road School. On October 27, 1945, she married Cecil Virgil Pierce. Having worked in the area garment...

Nat W. Pearson

Nat W. Pearson

Aug 14, 2015

Smithville – Nathanial W. “Nat” Pearson, 38, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2015, from injuries sustained in an accident. Born on August 26, 1976, in Amory, he was a son of Van Wesley Pearson and Donna Kaye Burt Holley. Nat attended Monroe County Schools. On June 29, 1996, he married the love-of-his-life, Jamie Beasley. A hard-worker who drove a...

Annie Williams

Annie Williams

Aug 12, 2015

Amory – Melissa Ann Collins Williams, 43, died on Wednesday, August 12, 2015, at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial. Born on March 11, 1972, in Tupelo, she was the daughter of the late John Doss and Claire Mae Price Collins. Melissa attended Saltillo High School where she was extremely smart especially with numbers. Her children and family were the most important...

Larry Keith Hough

Larry Keith Hough

Aug 12, 2015

Mize, MS – Larry Keith Hough, 74, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2015, at Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg. Born on April 6, 1941, in Smith County, he was a son of the late Dueward Franklin and Dorothy Lorraine Little Hough. He graduated from Mize High School in Mize, MS, and attended Samford University in Birmingham, AL. After college, Larry...

David Lee Fletcher

David Lee Fletcher

Aug 9, 2015

Amory – David Lee Fletcher, 50, died on Sunday, August 9, 2015, at his residence. Born on September 6, 1964, in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, he was a son of the Edna Parsley Fletcher and the late Bob Fletcher. He was a graduate of Watts High School class of 1982. David later attended Bevill State College, where he got his Associates...

Helen Harrison Alexander

Helen Harrison Alexander

Aug 8, 2015

Amory – Helen Harrison Alexander, 83, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2015, at Sanctuary Hospice, Tupelo. Born on November 5, 1931, in Sulligent, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Jack and Angie O’Mary Harrison. Helen attended school in Sulligent. She attended Potters Clay Community Church in Fulton. A very caring woman, she spent her entire life working...