Obituaries
Lester D. Pickle
Jul 1, 2015
Amory – Lester D. Pickle, 73, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial Hospital. Born on February 4, 1942, in Monroe County, he was a son of the late Vertis and Alice Carter Pickle. Lester was a graduate of Hatley High School, Class of 1960. On August 5, 1960, he married his high school sweetheart,...
Midgie Bell Hodge
Jun 29, 2015
Calhoun City – Midgie Bell Miller Hodge, 77, passed away at her residence on Monday, June 29, 2015. Born on February 16, 1938, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Will and Midgie Bell Hathcock Miller. She graduated from Smithville High School, Class of 1955. On August 16, 1974, Midgie married Marcus Hodge. Before becoming a homemaker,...
Helen Streety Hollis
Jun 28, 2015
Southaven - Helen Streety Hollis, 87, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2015, at North Delta Hospice in Southaven. Born on October 9, 1927, in Becker, MS, but having lived most of her life in Amory, she was the daughter of the late Roland P. and Essie Freeman Young. She was a graduate of Becker High School and later married...
Kathleen Best Montgomery
Jun 27, 2015
Smithville – Kathleen B. Montgomery, 87, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2015, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on October 9, 1927, in Becker, she was a daughter of the late Marion and Jalie Blackwood Best. Mrs. Montgomery attended Becker School. She married Willie L. Montgomery on July 3, 1954. After working for Monroe Trousers, Mrs. Montgomery retired after 13 years...
Bessie Anderson Mitchell
Jun 22, 2015
Amory – Bessie Mae Anderson Mitchell, 91, died on Monday, June 22, 2015 at River Place Nursing Home in Amory. Born November 3, 1923, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of late Chester Abner and Mary Alma Manasco Anderson. As a youth, Bessie attended school in Becker. After school, Bessie had a very important job, she was a housewife...
Lawrence Walden
Jun 21, 2015
Wren – Lawrence Walden, 87, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2015, at Darlington Oaks, Verona. Born on April 18, 1928, in Amory, he was a son of the late James Clayton and Marguerite Dryden Walden. Mr. Walden attended Becker School and married Joy Bell Coker on July 23, 1949, in Amory. As a man of Christian faith, he was...
Robert C. Wright
Jun 21, 2015
Aberdeen – Robert C. Wright, 50, died on Sunday, June 21, 2015, at his residence. Born in Linden, Alabama on January 22, 1965, he was a son of Jeff Wright Sr. and the late Barbara Ann Bott Wright. Robert attended and graduated from High School in Linden, Alabama. He worked many years for the BNSF Rail Road and was proud...
Shuana L. Edwards
Jun 20, 2015
Shannon – Shuana L. Edwards, 55, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2015, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on July 16, 1959, in Amory, she was a daughter of Shelby Jean Lindsey Mitchell and the late Dewey Lee Knight. Shuana graduated from Smithville High School in 1978. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Shannon. With family being her life,...
Ben Parish Jr.
Jun 18, 2015
Arlington, TX – Ben Parish, Jr., 83, passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2015, at Autumn Leaves of Arlington. Born on January 15, 1932, in Hatley, he was a son of the late Velma Lorene Nelson and Ben Parish, Sr. Ben graduated from Hatley High School in 1950, and honorably served in the US Army 2nd Infantry Division during the...
Jimmy Dale Cummings
Jun 15, 2015
Smithville – Jimmy Dale Cummings, 57, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2015, at NNMC, Tupelo. Born on March 24, 1958 in Amory, he was a son of Charles J. Cummings and Martha Lillie Wardlaw Cummings. Jimmy attended Smithville School. As a self-employed mechanic, he had worked at Amoco of Smithville, at Williams Rebuilders for a number of years, and...
Doris Jean 'D. J.' Stoker
Jun 11, 2015
Smithville - Doris Jean "D. J." Riggan Stoker, 77, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2015, at Generations of Vernon, AL. Born on June 22, 1937, in Hamilton, she was a daughter of the late Reba Mae Riggan Adams. D. J. attended Smithville School. A hard-worker who often worked 2 – 3 jobs at a time, she was employed for...
Betty Sue Pace
Jun 11, 2015
Amory – Betty Sue Pace, 65, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at Merit Health Gilmore RMC. Born on March 1, 1950, in Aberdeen, she was a daughter of the late Willie D. and Nettie Lougene Gosa Pace. Betty Sue attended Becker School. She had worked as a Nurse’s Aide at the Gilmore Sanatorium, at TIL Sportswear in Aberdeen,...
Vance Darrell Holloway
Jun 11, 2015
Amory—Vance Darrell Holloway, 67, died on Thursday, June 11, 2015, at his residence in Amory. Born on September 17, 1947, in Aberdeen, he was a son of Mertie Mae Brown Holloway and the late James Rudolph Holloway. Growing up, he went to school in Hatley. He was of the Baptist Faith and loved to go fishing. He liked mechanical work...
David A. Kendrick
Jun 10, 2015
David A. Kendrick, 50, died on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at his residence in Amory. A come-and-go Gathering will be held from 1 - 3 PM, Thursday, June 18, 2015, at E. E. Pickle Funeral Home, Amory. Memories and condolences may be shared with his family at EEPickleFuneralHome.com.
Brenda Elaine Capps
Jun 5, 2015
Amory – Brenda Elaine Capps, 66, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2015, at her residence surrounded by her family. Born on November 14, 1948, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late John Noel and Geneva Capps Howard. Brenda attended Zion-Benton Township High School. On April 6, 1969, she married the love of her life, James D. “Sonny”...
Wayne Williams
Jun 4, 2015
Evergreen Community – Howard Wayne Williams, 51, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2015, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on October 18, 1963, in Fort Pierce, Florida, he was the son of Houston Howard Williams and Grace Marie Clark Hand. Growing up, he attended High School in Amory. Wayne was a Baptist and he loved spending time with his grandkids. He...
Otis Statham
Jun 3, 2015
Otis Statham, Jr. was greeted in heaven by his parents, Otis Statham, Sr. and Alice Statham of Bogalousa, La. and his beloved and loyal pet, Ebony on Wednesday, June 3, 2015. He was 84. A member of First United Methodist Church of Amory, Ms. and a graduate of LSU, Otis was a man of many talents, whose life led him...
Johnnie Sue Sullivan
Jun 2, 2015
Smithville - Johnnie Sue Sullivan, 96, passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on December 22, 1918, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late John P. Roberts and Prudia Brasfield Roberts Gregory. She was a graduate of Smithville High School, Class of 1936. On October 9, 1937, she married Trannie Lee Sullivan. Mrs....
Ruth Joy Howell
May 31, 2015
Amory - Ruth Joy Howell, 89, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2015, at River Place Nursing Center. Born on July 24, 1925, in White Springs, MS, she was a daughter of the late James Azel and Reba McFadden Thomas. She attended New Salem school. In September 1947, she married O. R. “Johny” Howell. For over 30 years, she worked...
Tommy Wayne Mc Collum
May 30, 2015
NASHVILLE – Tommy McCollum, 61, died Saturday, May 30, 2015, in Biloxi. He was born Dec. 6, 1953, in Nettleton to the late James Floyd and Mary Sue Harlow McCollum. He was a loving father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. He enjoyed fishing, gardening and traveling. He will be greatly missed. He is survived by his sons, Myles McCollum (Adrian)...
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