Obituaries
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....
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...
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....
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...
Inez S. Minga
Sep 15, 2013
Inez Stephens Minga, 91, died on Saturday, September 14, 2013. Born October 3, 1921, she was a daughter of Lucian and Bettie Byrd Stephens and was married to Russell Clifton Minga in 1950. She was a graduate of Smithville Schools and she attended Business College in Memphis. Before her retirement she worked at National Bank of Commerce in Memphis later...
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...
Roger D. Law
Sep 14, 2013
Smithville- Roger Dale Law, 68, died Saturday, September 14, 2013 at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born September 23, 1944 in Itawamba County, he was a son of Evie Loraine Williams Law and the late Edward Law. Roger married Marie Cooper May 31, 1963. Roger attended Hatley School, was a truckdriver for Malone and Hyde, Flying H, and...
Keith Richard Oliver
Sep 14, 2013
Pontotoc -Keith Richard Oliver, 43, died on Saturday, September 14, 2013 at his home. Born June 20, 1970 in Amory, he was a son of Billy J. and Mary Lou Palmer Oliver. He was Primitive Baptist and enjoyed fishing and spending time with his family. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. on Thursday at the Union Grove Cemetery with Bro....
Edith Golden Stockton
Sep 13, 2013
Stockbridge, GA- Edith Golden Stockton, 94, died Friday, September 13, 2013 at Piedmont Henry Medical Center in Stockbridge. Born October 14, 1918 in Bear Creek, Al she was a daughter of the late Miles and Mary Sue Bull Golden. She married Joseph Herbert Stockton, Sr., June 24, 1940. Mrs. Stockton graduated from Red Bay High School and pursued her training...
Richard Allen 'Rickey' Cowley
Sep 12, 2013
Smithville – Richard Allen “Rickey” Cowley, 59, died on Thursday, September 12, 2013, at North MS Medical Center. Born on December 13, 1953, in Amory, he was the son of Jessie Doyle “Red” Cowley and Joy Grace Edwards Cowley. Rickey was a graduate of Smithville High School, Class of 1972. On May 4, 1971, he married Martha Spruiel. Rickey worked...
Kelly Bennett
Sep 11, 2013
Smithville – Kelly “Pappy” Bennett, 83, died on Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at his residence. Born on January 12, 1930, in Monroe County, he was a son of the late Lynwood and Beulah Parthula Vandiver Bennett. Mr. Bennett was a graduate of Pearce Chapel School. Working at American Motors in Illinois from 1950 until retiring in 1972, he returned to...
Geneva B. Thompson
Sep 9, 2013
Aberdeen- Geneva Baldwin Thompson, 85, died Monday, September 9, 2013 at Oak Tree Manor in Amory. Born June 12, 1928 in Smithville, she was the only child of the late Ebb R. and Lottie Jackson Baldwin. She married Cleveland D. Thompson June 1946. Mrs. Thompson was born and raised in Smithville, was a graduate of Smithville High School class of...
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