Obituaries
Joseph A. 'Joe' Burks
Nov 7, 2013
Amory – Joseph A. “Joe” Burks, 75, died on November 7, 2013, at North MS Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on August 30, 1938, in Lamar County, AL, he was a son of the late G. Fred and Alma Hughes Burks. Joe attended Hatley High School and left school to join the US Navy, serving for six years during the Korean...
Barbara Holloway
Nov 4, 2013
Barbara Holloway Baldwyn, Miss.—Barbara Kay Ford Holloway, 66, died on Monday, November 4, 2013 at her home. Born May 25, 1947 in Indiana, she was a daughter of Herman Thomas and LaRue Wilson Ford. She was a member of the Ingram Baptist Church. She worked as a hairstylist for many years and was an avid conversationalist. She enjoyed visiting and...
Raymond Barksdale Iii
Oct 28, 2013
Amory- Raymond D. Barksdale III, 55, died Monday, October 28, 2013 in Amory. Born July 21, 1958 in Meridian, he was the son of Raymond and Walterine Beason Barksdale. He married Sharon McDonald in 1978. Graduating from Caldwell High School in Columbus, he attended Golden Triangle Vo-Tech, later moving to Amory, where he worked in the area furniture plants and...
Clinton Ausborn
Oct 28, 2013
Clinton Ausborn Amory, Miss.—Clinton Hoyle Ausborn, 89, died on Monday, October 28, 2013 at his home. Born February 3, 1924 in Smithville, he was a son of Wylie R. and Margaret T. Duncan Ausborn. He was retired from True Temper Sports and he was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. A family man, he was also noted as...
Gary W. Mcfarling
Oct 25, 2013
Amory – Gary W. McFarling, 61, died on October 25, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Born on September 17, 1952, in Tupelo, he was a son of the late Marlin Watson and Eddie Lee Dowdy McFarling. Gary attended Aberdeen and Amory Schools. He honorably served two tours of duty in the US Navy with one tour of duty in...
Bea Benac
Oct 23, 2013
Amory – Jewel Beatrice “Bea” Benac, 93, died on October 23, 2013, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on December 26, 1919, in Gattman, she was the daughter of the late Bernard Dexter and Effie Lee Blair Lockhart. Mrs. Benac was a graduate of Greenwood Springs High School, Class of 1938. On May 6, 1945, she married William Harold...
Marvin York Haney
Oct 23, 2013
Marvin Haney Wren—Marvin York Haney, 86, died on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born April 15, 1927 in Nara Visa, NM, he was a son of Coleman Bailey and Nell Logan Haney. Raised in Pampa, TX he was a graduate of Pampa High School and he served the United States Navy in the...
Charlotte Hester
Oct 17, 2013
Charlotte Hester Carolina Community—Charlotte Ann Branham Hester, 65, died on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at her home. Born December 11, 1947 in Smithville she was a daughter of Hubert and Modean Franklin Branham. Before her retirement, she worked in the furniture industry and she was a Baptist. She enjoyed spending time with her family. Funeral services will be 2 p.m....
Elaine Harden Rucker
Oct 15, 2013
CHAPEL HILL, NC: Mrs. Elaine Harden Rucker, 94, died Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at her home in Chapel Hill, N.C. She was born in Fulton, Miss., to the late Bertie Clayton and Thomas Daniel Harden. Mrs. Rucker was predeceased by her husband of 41 years, Harold R. Rucker; brothers Delmus Harden, Richard Harden, Lannan Harden, and sister, Sue Miller. Mrs....
Felix Coggin Jr.
Oct 15, 2013
Felix Coggin, Jr. Virginia Beach, Va.—Felix Braxton Coggin, Jr., 76, received his final orders from his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He officially reported to Heaven on October 15, 2013. He heard: Well done my good and faithful servant. You have fought the good fight, yhou have finished the race and you have kept the faith through life and this...
Elsie Marie Parish
Oct 10, 2013
Okolona- Elsie Marie Parish, 70, died Thursday, October 10, 2013 at her residence. Born December 3, 1942 in Hamilton, MS, she was a daughter of Carl and Mary Pennington Crump. She married Wayne Parish in 1972. A graduate of Hamilton High School, she honorably served her country in the US Army, receiving a degree as a registered nurse. After serving...
Autumn Jade Morris
Oct 6, 2013
Jade Morris Smithville Jade Morris, 10, died on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at her home. Born December 3, 2002, she was a daughter of Tracy Morris. She enjoyed being loved by her family. Private services will be held with E.E. Pickle Funeral Home of Amory in charge of the arrangements. Burial will be in the Pearce Chapel Cemetery. Survivors include...
Mary Louise Thompson
Oct 4, 2013
Quincy- Mary Louise Thompson, 91, died Friday, October 4, 2013 at Golden Living Center in Amory. A lifelong resident of Monroe County, she was born to George Armon and Eula Undeen Easter Kimbrough. She married Grady Oliver Thompson, her husband of over 71 years who precedes her in death. She was a longtime member of Rocky Springs Baptist Church and...
Angie Shelton
Oct 3, 2013
Olive Branch – Mary Angelyn “Angie” Shelton, 59, died on October 3, 2013, at Baptist East Hospital, Memphis. Born on June 9, 1954, in Amory, she was a daughter of Ernest Kenneth and Mary Catherine Williams Adams. Angie was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 1972, and of Mississippi State University, Class of 1976. On July 25, 1976,...
Lonnie Jeffreys
Sep 30, 2013
Lonnie Jeffreys Becker Lonnie Jeffreys, 92, died on Monday September 30, 2013 at the Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born April 9, 1921, he was a son of John M. and Icy Mae Cantrell Jeffreys and he married Sylvia Owen in 1946. He was a minister and an evangelist for more than 50 years and he was US...
Jerry Richard Goforth
Sep 28, 2013
Smithville- Jerry Richard Goforth, 65, died Saturday, September 28, 2013 at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born in Flat Rock, AL February 23, 1948 he was a son of the late Lonnie and Mae Harris Goforth. Growing up and attending school in Flat Rock, he had lived the last 30 years in Smithville. Jerry was of the Baptist faith and...
Vickie Lynn Mitchell
Sep 27, 2013
Becker – Vickie Lynn Mitchell, 56, died on September 27, 2013, at her residence. Born on June 11, 1957, in Clarksdale, she was a daughter of the late William Hollis and Elizabeth Dean Knight Griffin. Having attended Memphis Schools, Vickie moved to Amory in 1971, and attended Amory High School. She worked as a seamstress and cloth spreader in the...
Clinese Little
Sep 24, 2013
Smithville – Geneva Clinese Little, 72, died on September 24, 2013, at North MS Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on June 17, 1941, in Itawamba County, she was a daughter of the late Anzie Collie and Bessie Lee Randolph Hargett. Mrs. Little attended Pine Grove and Nettleton Schools and graduated from IJC with an LPN degree. On April 27, 1962, she...
Bobby Wilemon
Sep 17, 2013
Bobby Wilemon Amory Bobby Wilemon, 84, died on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at the Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born April 25, 1929 in Itawamba County, he was a son of David Edward and Vada Shields Wilemon. A graduate of Itawamba Agricultural High School, he married Ouida Pierce. A man of faith, he was a member of the...
Helen Juanita Atkins
Sep 15, 2013
Amory – Helen Juanita Atkins, 82, died on Sunday, September 15, 2013, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on March 19, 1931, in Greenwood Springs, she was a daughter of the late Harold Evans and Mattie Sue Hollingsworth Jones. Mrs. Atkins was a graduate of Greenwood Springs High School, where she was an outstanding basketball player who was on...
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