Obituaries
Bessie Mae Palmer
Aug 8, 2015
Amory – Bessie Mae Palmer, 86, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2015, Merit Health Gilmore Memorial. Born on October 27, 1928, in Crosby, MS, she was a daughter of the late John Andrew and Lettie Belle Agden Wisner. Mrs. Palmer was a graduate of Crosby High School. On August 19, 1947, she married Rufus F. Palmer. Mrs. Palmer was...
Robert Adams
Aug 7, 2015
Amory – Robert Adams, 86, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2015, at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial. Born on July 2, 1929, in Quincy, he was a son of the late Andrew Washington and Mary Ruth Easter Adams. Robert honorably served in the US Army. After returning home, he graduated from Shannon High School. Meeting the love of his life...
Venessa Dahlem
Aug 5, 2015
Dallas, TX – Venessa Dahlem, 54, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2015, at Baylor University Medical Center. Born on February 11, 1961, in New Orleans, LA, she was a daughter of Earl and Dimple Adams Dahlem. Attending Pearl High School, she was in the Class of 1979. Venessa was an independent long-haul truck driver, contracting and helping various trucking...
Douglas "Doug" C. Young
Aug 5, 2015
Douglas “Doug” C. Young Amory – Douglas “Doug” C. Young, 77, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2015, at Gilmore Memorial Merit Health. Born on March 2, 1938, in Smithville, MS, he was a son of the late Cleburn and Idra Lee Williams Young. Doug attended school in Smithville and graduated in 1956. He was a faithful Christian man who...
Joan H. Duke
Aug 4, 2015
Amory, MS – JoAn Duke, 84, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at Oak Tree Nursing Home. Born on August 20, 1930, in Clinton, KY she was a daughter of the late Georgia Lipchinski and Ernest Hayden. JoAn grew up in Clinton, KY, where she attended High School. She later attended Junior College in Paduch. She was a caring...
Wayne Puckett
Jul 28, 2015
Greenwood Springs – Wayne Puckett, 77, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at his residence. Born on July 13, 1938, in Hamilton, AL, he was a son of the late Rev. Clarence R. and Beatrice Boyett Puckett. Wayne attended school in Greenwood Springs and Sipsey Fork. He was a good Christian man who loved God and his family....
Margaret Hawkins West
Jul 24, 2015
Franklin, TN - Margaret West, 73, passed away on Friday, July 24, 2015. Born on February 2, 1942, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Georgia Mae Hawkins. Margaret worked in one of the most important jobs in society these days, she was homemaker. She was selfless and kind in every way and the world...
Lois Fuqua Varnell
Jul 20, 2015
Becker – Lois F. Varnell, 91, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2015, at Golden Living Nursing Home, Amory. Born on August 15, 1923, in Becker, she was a daughter of the late Peyton and Zula Inez West Fuqua. As a young girl, Lois grew up on her family’s farm and learned her values and work ethic from her parents....
Sallie Faye Whitaker
Jul 20, 2015
Greenwood Springs - Sallie Whitaker, 85, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2015, at River Place Nursing Center. Born on July 29, 1929, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Rad Newton and Minnie Lou Polk Brewer. She was a graduate of Greenwood Springs High School. On August 16, 1946, she married Connie Ray Whitaker. Mrs. Whitaker...
Cleveland Roy Hacker
Jul 19, 2015
Wadley, AL – Cleveland Roy Hacker, 87, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2015, at his residence. Born on September 10, 1927, in Monroe County, he was a son of the late Eugene and Florence L. Hurley Hacker. Cleveland attended school in Franklin County, Alabama. He married the love of his life, Dorothy Hester Hacker. They moved to Zion, IL,...
Jean Brasfield
Jul 16, 2015
Smithville –Jean Faulkner Brasfield, 86, died on Thursday, July 16, 2015, at, her residence Smithville. Born on July 12, 1929, in Splunge, she was a daughter of the late Paul Robert and Lillie Bell McDonald Faulkner. Mrs. Brasfield was a graduate of Smithville High School, Class of 1948. She married the love of her life David Ray Brasfield on May...
Linda R. Huskey
Jul 16, 2015
Amory –Linda Ritter Huskey, 72, died on Thursday, July 16, 2015, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. Born on November 8, 1942, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Syble Holloway Ritter. Mrs. Huskey was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 1961 and furthered her education at Itawamba Community College. She married the late...
Lola Franks White
Jul 15, 2015
Amory – Lola Mae White, 67, passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at her residence. Born on January 16, 1948, in Tupelo, she was a daughter of Clara Mae Umfress Franks and the late Jessie Cleveland Franks. Mrs. Lola White graduated from Itawamba Agriculture high school and married the love of her life Bobby White on August 7, 1967....
Jacob Hacker
Jul 14, 2015
El Segundo, CA – Jacob Hacker, 37, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at his residence after a courageous battle with cancer. Jacob was born on June 26, 1978, in Waukegan, IL. Jacob attended school in Waukegan, IL, and in 1990, he moved to Cleveland, AL where he graduated from Cleveland High School. Growing up, he was an all-around athlete...
Luther Glenn Barnes Lll
Jul 12, 2015
Attala, AL - Luther Glenn Barnes, III, infant son of Luther Glenn Barnes, II, and Lana E. Barnes, briefly graced this earth for only 11 days and passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, July 12, 2015. He was born on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. He is survived by his parents, Luther and Lana Barnes of Attalla, AL; grandparents, Gary Eubanks (Elaine,)...
Torri Thomas Parham
Jul 9, 2015
Amory – Torri Thomas Parham, 48, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015, at her residence. Born on August 18, 1966, in Jasper, Alabama, she was the daughter of Patsy Ann Jones Thomas and the late Charles W. Thomas, Jr. Torri graduated with the class of 1985 from Walker County High School, Alabama. She attended ICC and received her Bachelor...
Arthur Stephen Ashton
Jul 9, 2015
Amory – Arthur Stephen Ashton, 79, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015, at his residence. Born on December 21, 1935, in Sheldon, Vermont, he was a son of the late Robert and Dorothy Hemmingway Ashton. Steve was a 1953 graduate of Bellows Free Academy in St. Albans, VT, and graduated from the University of Vermont in 1962. He honorably...
James Howard Gaines
Jul 5, 2015
Verona – James Howard Gaines, 86, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on April 28, 1929, in Le Panto, Arkansas, he was a son of the late Howard and Lucille Parchman Gaines. James attended school in Bigbee. He worked in the construction industry and specialized in plaster work. He was of the...
Edith Virginia Thompson Gunter
Jul 5, 2015
Sulligent – Edith Virginia Thompson Gunter, 70, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2015, at Darlington Oaks, Verona. Born on October 6, 1944, in Monroe County, she was the daughter of the late James Carl and Eva Strawbridge Guyton. Edith attended school in Amory. Edith was blessed with two loving husbands during her lifetime, Junior Thompson and William Thomas Gunter....
Dubert "Joker" Lee Brown
Jul 4, 2015
Amory – Dubert “Joker” Lee Brown, 70, died on Saturday, July 4, 2015, at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial RMC. Born on July 4, 1945, in Glenwood, Georgia, he was the son of the late Erie and Gurtrude Vick Brown. Mr. Brown attended Becker School. He married Etoy Odom Chism and together they raised three children. He worked hard for the...
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