Obituaries

Mary Urquhart Thompson

Mary Urquhart Thompson

Feb 26, 2014

Edinburgh, Scotland - Mary Urquhart Thompson, 84, died on Wednesday, February 26, 2014. She was married to her soulmate, Otis Carrol Thompson, for 25 years. A Memorial Graveside service is planned for late April. Complete arrangements will be announced later. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at eepicklefuneralhome.com.

Lavern Kennedy Sandlin

Lavern Kennedy Sandlin

Feb 24, 2014

Amory – Lavern K. Sandlin, 88, died on Monday, February 24, 2014, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on December 16, 1925, in Monroe County, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Josie Pennington Kennedy. Mrs. Sandlin attended Oak Hill School. She married Hamilton Burley Sandlin on November 15, 1941. Working as a seamstress, she retired from...

Ivy J. Posey

Ivy J. Posey

Feb 24, 2014

Bruce- Ivy Jean Posey, 71, died Monday, February 24, 2014 at NMMC. Born February 28, 1942 in Bruce, she was a daughter of Winfred and Wilma Ivy Bailey. She attended school in Bruce, was a member of Carnation Baptist Church and was a seamstress in the area furniture plants. A fun loving lady with a great sense of humor, she...

Arlen Wright

Arlen Wright

Feb 22, 2014

Arlen Wright Athens Community—Arlen Lee “Poochy” Wright, 67, died on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at the Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born October 3, 1946 in Amory, he was a son of Homer Lee and Clytee Bailey Wright. He was a 1964 graduate of Aberdeen High School; he attended IJC, and was married to Dean Kendrick. He began...

L.C. Jones

L.C. Jones

Feb 18, 2014

Hatley- L.C. Jones, 84, died Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at his residence. Born October 7, 1928 in Splunge, he was a son of Lowell Cooper and Latchie Viola Hathcock Jones. He met and married Barbara Blackah Blackwood, formerly of England, in 1980, while they were working in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Upon graduation from Smithville High School, he served his country...

Alice Best

Alice Best

Feb 16, 2014

Fulton, Miss.—Alice Melissa Montgomery Best, 79, died on Sunday, February 16, 2014 at the Meadows in Fulton. Born November 16, 1934 in Monroe County, she was a daughter of Daniel Richard and Rosa Pulliam Montgomery. A graduate of Becker Schools she married Tommie Edward Best. She was a member of Providence Sovereign Grace Baptist Church and before her retirement, she...

Minnie Lee Hughes

Minnie Lee Hughes

Feb 16, 2014

Minnie Lee Guthrie Hughes 94, dearly loved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt passed away Sunday, February 16, 2014 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Minnie Lee was born April 4, 1919 in Nettleton, Mississippi to Johnnie Verdell Guthrie and Donna Viola Pierce Guthrie. Minnie married William "Bill" Arnold Hughes November 15, 1938. They lived and worked in Kenosha, WI most of...

Thomas I. Carroll Sr.

Thomas I. Carroll Sr.

Feb 15, 2014

Smithville – Thomas Irby Carroll, Sr., 85, died on Saturday, February 15, 2014, at North MS Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on May 9, 1928, in Walthall, he was a son of the late James Irby and Thelma Irene Kimbrell Carroll. Mr. Carroll graduated from IAHS, Class of 1946; played basketball and baseball at Wood Junior College; received his Education degree...

Mary Frances Benton Weaver

Mary Frances Benton Weaver

Feb 14, 2014

Hatley- Mary Frances Benton Weaver, 80, died Friday, February 14, 2014 at her daughter’s residence. Born February 28, 1933 in Monroe County, MS, she was a daughter of Grady Clarence and Eula Tennessee May Benton. She attended Becker School. A generous Christian lady, she was a member of North Boulevard Christian Church. A devoted, caring and loving mother to her...

Holly K. Curtis

Holly K. Curtis

Feb 14, 2014

Columbus - Holly Kelly Reifers Curtis, 87, died at Aurora Rehabilitation and Nursing facility on Friday, February 14, 2014. Born on February 28, 1926, she was a daughter of the late William Floyd and Elizabeth Rimmer Kelly. Mrs. Curtis went to Nursing School at Houston Hospital and received her LPN degree after graduating and passing her state board. At age...

Bernice Tubb Simmons

Bernice Tubb Simmons

Feb 14, 2014

Amory- Bernice Tubb Simmons died Friday, February 14, 2014 at Oak Tree Manor. Born December 15, 1927 in Hatley, she was a daughter of William “Uncle Bill “Moody Tubb and Susie Lee Carter Tubb. She married Harris Don Simmons in 1945. She attended Hatley School and was a graduate of Amory High School Class of 1946 where she was a...

Betty Dixon Mcafee

Betty Dixon Mcafee

Feb 12, 2014

Wren – Betty Dixon McAfee, 72, died on Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at North MS Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on June 10, 1941, in Wren, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Josie Moss Dixon. Mrs. McAfee attended Wren School and graduated from Amory High School, Class of 1960. On June 12, 1960, she married Halbert McAfee. Before...

Jimmie Frances Cantrell Kennedy

Jimmie Frances Cantrell Kennedy

Feb 11, 2014

Smithville – Jimmie Frances Cantrell Kennedy, 74, died on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at North MS Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on September 28, 1939, in Smithville, she was a daughter of the late Charles Edward & Frances Beatrice Lantrip Cantrell. Jimmie Frances was a graduate of Smithville High School, Class of 1957. On February 9, 1958, she married Ira C....

Billy Bunch

Billy Bunch

Feb 9, 2014

Billy Bunch Pelham, Ala.--Kind-hearted and strong until the end, Billy Ray Bunch passed away at home in Pelham, Alabama on Sunday February 9th, 2014. Billy was born in Amory, Mississippi on August 5, 1931 to Grady and Maggie Williams Bunch. The third of six siblings, he developed a love for making things grow which was only surpassed by a deep...

Tommie Ritter

Tommie Ritter

Feb 8, 2014

Amory, Miss.—Tommie Jean “Tinker” Edwards Ritter, 76, died on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at the Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born June 10, 1937 in Amory, she was a son of Lonnie and Buena Lyle Edwards. She was a graduate of Amory High School and she married Russell Ritter. Deeply devoted to her family, she enjoyed taking care...

Elmer Lee Rea

Elmer Lee Rea

Feb 8, 2014

Elmer Rea Hamilton, Miss.—Elmer Lee Rea, 84, died on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at the Community Hospice Darlington Oaks in Verona. Born August 9, 1929 in Hamilton, he was a son of L.W. and Icey Bell Jones Rea. He married Ruby Lorene Hacker. Before his retirement, he worked as an electrician for International Harvester in Libertyville, IL. Guided by his...

Kenneth Wardlaw

Kenneth Wardlaw

Feb 7, 2014

Amory, Miss.—Kenneth Wayne Wardlaw, 58, died on Friday, February 7, 2014 at the UAB Hospital in Birmingham. Born June 15, 1955 in Kenosha, WI, he was the son of Gilbert and Vedie Kendrick Wardlaw. A 1975 graduate of Smithville High School, he also attended Itawamba Junior College. He married Sheila Taylor. A devoted husband, he cherished his time spent with...

Helen S. West

Helen S. West

Feb 1, 2014

Amory – Helen S. West, 84, died on Saturday, February 1, 2014, at Gilmore Memorial RMC. Born on August 10, 1929, in Humboldt, TN, she was the daughter of the late Luther Samuel & Ina Louise Hinson Summers. Mrs. West was a graduate of Newbern, TN, High School. After working for Shumpert Truck Lines, Mrs. West worked as the Amory...

David A. Browning

David A. Browning

Feb 1, 2014

David Browning Amory, Miss.—David Allen Browning, 80, died on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at the Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born February 7, 1933 in Amory, he was a son of Basil G. and Juanita Chastine Howell Browning. He attended Hatley High School and he married Verma G. Irving. He later married Joyce Law. Before his retirement, he...

Laverne Haley Phillips

Laverne Haley Phillips

Jan 31, 2014

Amory – Vivian Laverne Haley Phillips, 74, died on Friday, January 31, 2014, at her residence under the care of Community Hospice. Born on October 8, 1939, in Memphis, she was the daughter of the late Johnnie Miller & Vivian Obedia Justice Haley. Mrs. Phillips moved to Amory in 1955 and graduated from Smithville High School. On June 20, 1964,...