Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
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