Obituaries
David Lee Henry
Jan 31, 2014
Amory- David Lee Henry, 71, (formerly of Magnolia, TX) died Friday, January 31, 2014. Born April 19, 1942 in Jackson, MS, he was a son of the late Davis Gillespie and Lela Mae Lee Henry. He faithfully served his country in the United States Air Force and was later employed as a security guard. He was laid to rest at...
Lynn Farrar
Jan 29, 2014
Lynn Farrar Amory, Miss.—Dayton Lynn Farrar, 68, died on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at his daughter’s home in Murfreesboro, TN. Born June 19, 1945 in the Bigbee Community, he was a son of Dayton Lee and Christine Stanley Farrar. He was a graduate of Hatley High School and he owned and operated Lynn’s Standard Station in Hatley. Before his retirement...
Vivian Dyson
Jan 29, 2014
Vivian Dyson Amory, Miss.—Vivian H. Dyson, 95, died on January 29, 2104 at the Oak Tree Manor in Amory. Born November 17, 1918 in Water Valley, she was a daughter of James W. and Millie E. Higginbotham Hayles. She attended Water Valley High School and she moved to Amory in 1940 where she married Jute Dyson. She was a longtime...
Billy Ray Hall
Jan 28, 2014
Amory- Billy Ray Hall, 59, died Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at NMMC. Born April 9, 1954 in Hayti, MO, he was a son of Travis Hall, Sr. and Flossie Leona Woodward Hall. He married Margaret Sue Knight in 1975. A faithful man of God, he was a member and deacon at Faith Baptist Church and operated the sound equipment for...
Shelby Rinehart
Jan 27, 2014
Shelby Rinehart Smithville, Miss.—Shelby Jean Stanford Rinehart, 75, died on Monday, January 27, 2014 at her home. Born January 9, 1939 in Amory, she was a daughter of George G. and Nomie L. Suggs Stanford. She married Ellis Rinehart and she was a homemaker and worked in the garment industry. She enjoyed flowers, shopping, traveling, fishing, camping, and swimming. She...
Dorothy Mae Evans Smith
Jan 26, 2014
Amory- Dorothy Mae Evans Smith, 69, died Sunday, January 26, 2014 in Fulton. Born March 6, 1944 in Sledge, MS, she was a daughter of James Evans, Sr. and Annie Bell Knight. An honest, independent, and hard working lady, she believed in taking care of her family and had worked at Rosatoes of Tupelo, Bobby Brooks of West Helena, AR...
Harold Holloway Sr.
Jan 26, 2014
Amory- Harold “Sonny” Holloway, SR., 75, died Sunday, January 26, 2014 at NMMC in Tupelo. Born February 20, 1938 in Amory, he was the son of John Alvis and Clara Ethel Carter Holloway. He married Patricia Gunter October 4, 1958. A graduate of Itawamba Agriculture High School, he served his country in the Mississippi Army National Guard and was a...
Larry Dale Walden
Jan 24, 2014
Bubba Walden Amory, Miss.—Larry Dale “Bubba” Walden, 61, died on Friday, January 24, 2014 in Amory. Born March 30, 1952in Waukegan, IL, he was a son of Lawrence and Joy Bell Coker Walden. He was a graduate of Smithville High School and he married Melissa Medling. Graduating from lab technology school in Nashville, he worked for over 30 years as...
Janet Renfroe Raper
Jan 22, 2014
Madison, AL – Janet Renfroe Raper, 59, died on Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at Huntsville Hospital. Born on August 28, 1954, in Hazelhurst, MS, she was a daughter of the late Melvin Ray and Helen Miller Renfroe. After finishing Nursing School at Grenada County Hospital, Janet worked as an LPN in Amory and Huntsville, leaving to become a stay-at-home mom....
Martha Jo Dabbs Haney
Jan 20, 2014
Amory- Martha Jo Haney, 75, died Monday, January 20, 2014 at NMMC. Born July 10, 1938 in Monroe County, she was a daughter of James Vardaman “JV” and Clara Mize Dabbs. She married William G. “Bill” Haney in 1960. A graduate of Becker school, she was employed at Amory Garment, Peoplelounger and Monroe County Shopper. She was a member of...
Nell Johnson Box
Jan 19, 2014
Amory- Nell Johnson Box, 93, died Sunday, January 19, 2014. Born April 25, 1920 in Sulligent, she was a daughter of Howard and Willie Moore Johnson. She married Roy Box in 1938. She attended school in Sulligent, retired from Amory Garment 23 years ago, after many years of Service. She attended church at St. Matthew’s Methodist Church. She enjoyed being...
Earlene Sanderson
Jan 16, 2014
When Eva Earlene Johnson Sanderson (79) left this life after a long battle with cancer on January 16, 2014, surrounded by her family who loved her dearly, she entered heaven to be greeted by family and friends who went before. Earline (Neanie) was born October 5, 1934, In Bigbee, Mississippi, to Audie Earl and Mary Louis Owings Johnson. She married...
Virginia Armstrong Fleming
Jan 15, 2014
Amory, Miss.—Virginia L. Armstrong Fleming, 59, died on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at her home. Born October 28, 1954 in Amory, she was the daughter of Bill and Patricia Ann Ballard Armstrong. A graduate of Amory High School, she worked for True Temper Sports before her retirement. A Christian, she attended St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church in Amory and enjoyed...
Jimmy Lynn "Shane" Foster
Jan 13, 2014
Amory- Jimmy Lynn “Shane” Foster, 59, died Monday, January 13, 2014 at his residence. Born April 7, 1954 in Laurel, Delaware, he was a son of Ervin Howl and Helen Hawkins Foster. A graduate of Hatley High School, he was of the Pentecostal faith and before becoming disabled he worked at People Lounger Furniture. A very determined man, he could...
Francis Pearson Isbell
Jan 9, 2014
Guin, AL – Laura Francis Pearson Isbell, 78, died on Thursday, January 9, 2014, at North MS Medical Center Hospice. Born on March 29, 1935, in Hatley, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Claude Kenny Kyle Pearson. Mrs. Isbell attended Hatley School. In 1957, she married Cecil Thomas Isbell. She retired from Amory Garment as a seamstress...
Jean H. Dickerson
Jan 9, 2014
SMITHVILLE - Gloria Jean Harlow Dickerson, 69, died Thursday, January 9, 2014 at her home in Smithville of breast cancer. She was born on June 20, 1944, in Tupelo, MS, to Red and Geneva Burroughs Harlow. She was a homemaker and did book work and tax returns with her husband. She was a member of the Amory Church of Christ....
Robert L. Ashcraft
Jan 7, 2014
Amory- Robert Lee Ashcraft, 61, died Monday, January 6, 2014 at Community Hospice in Verona. Born in Aberdeen March 14, 1952 he was a son of Calvin and Mary Helen Gregory Ashcraft. He married Patsy Ashcraft May 6, 1984. He was a 1970 graduate of Amory High School, was a dedicated employee of True Temper Sports for over 42 years...
Jerry L. "Goose" Guess
Jan 7, 2014
Amory – Jerry L. “Goose” Guess, 78, died on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at North MS Medical Center Hospice. Born on May 31, 1935, in Sikeston, MO, he was the youngest of 4 sons and a daughter of the late William A. & Lydia Nola Holder Guess. Raised in Sikeston, MO, Jerry graduated from high school there and attended college...
Tammy Lane Cody
Jan 5, 2014
Amory, Miss.—Tammy Lane Leech Cody, 49, died on Sunday, January 5, 2014 at her home. Born August 25, 1964 in Amory, she was a daughter of Laverne Gray Leech Nicholson and the late James Edward Leech. She was a graduate of S. Pontotoc High School and worked as a beautician before her health failed. She was a member of the...
Gloria Ann Duncan
Jan 5, 2014
Amory- Gloria Ann Wehrman Duncan, 76, died Saturday, January 4, 2014 in Blacksburg, VA. Born in Wren September 13, 1937, she was a daughter of Henry August and Earnest Lee Whatley Wehrman. Growing up in Wren she graduated from Wren School, was of the Methodist faith and worked at Amory BBQ and other restaurants in the area. Fun loving and...
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