Obituaries

Harold L. Sanders

Harold L. Sanders

Mar 3, 2013

Becker, Miss.—Harold Loyd Sanders, 76, died on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at his home. Born September 17, 1936 in Becker, he was a son of the late Thomas Levis and Stella Florence Moon Sanders. He attended Becker school and married Margaret Ann Stafford. Before his retirement, he was a long-time employee of Vista Chemical in Aberdeen. A Baptist, he attended...

Margaret J. Minga

Margaret J. Minga

Mar 3, 2013

Chattanooga, Tenn.—Margaret Jean Kirby Minga, 84, died on Sunday, March 3, 2013. Born September 16, 1928 in Oakland, Calif., she was a daughter of the late William Albert and Margaret Christabel Viera Kirby. She married Ralph Wheeler Minga in 1947. A graduate of Hayword High School in Hayword, Calif., she was a homemaker and a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother....

Hilda Faye Summerford

Hilda Faye Summerford

Mar 2, 2013

Smithville – Hilda Faye Alverson Summerford, 73, died on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at her residence. Born on December 25, 1939, in Tremont, she was a daughter of the late John Lewis Alverson and Jewel Massengill Alverson Vandiver. Mrs. Summerford attended Smithville and Tremont schools and was a graduate of Vaughan’s Beauty College. On November 5, 1955, she married Doyle...

S Allie M Williams

S Allie M Williams

Feb 28, 2013

Sulligent- Allie M. Williams, 80, died Thursday, February 28, 2013 at the Northwest Medical Center in Winfield AL. Born April 7, 1932 she was a daughter of the late Gabe and Sarah Brown Silas. Mrs. Williams was raised and attended school in Smithville, and was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. She was a seamstress for area garment plants, retiring...

Keith B. Kennedy

Keith B. Kennedy

Feb 27, 2013

Amory – Keith B. Kennedy, 51, died on Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at his residence. Born on June 9, 1961, in Amory, he was a son of the late Malley Buckhannon “Buck” and Ruth Elvis Manasco Kennedy. Keith was a graduate of North State Academy, Hickory, NC. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Appalachian State University. Keith began...

Sandra Gaye Garner

Sandra Gaye Garner

Feb 26, 2013

Amory – Sandra Gaye Garner, 60, died on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at North MS Medical Center. Born on August 26, 1952, in Memphis, she was a daughter of the late Durain Harold and Anna Lee Whitset Edgeworth. Sandra attended Amory High School and IJC. She married Terry Garner on May 27, 1988. Always smiling and full-of-life, she was a...

Dorothy Kitchens

Dorothy Kitchens

Feb 25, 2013

Moline, IL - Dorothy Kitchens, 87, died on Monday, February 25, 2013, in Aledo, IL. Born on September 15, 1925, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Lester and Tyna Irvin Johnson. She married James Edwards Kitchens, Sr. in Sulligent, AL on January 25, 1941. She enjoyed sewing and knitting. She was a member of Bethel Assembly of...

Sheila Gray Glover

Sheila Gray Glover

Feb 24, 2013

Columbus- Shelia Ann Gray Glover, 55, died Sunday, February 24, 2013 at her residence in Lowndes County. She was born September 13, 1957, in Columbus to Emma Dean Stapp Gray and the late Alfred Rush Gray. Sheila grew up and attended school in Columbus and was of the Pentecostal faith. While living in West Memphis, she was a District Manager...

Lavada Stovall

Lavada Stovall

Feb 24, 2013

Smithville, Miss.—Lavada Lorell Reagan Stovall, 80, died on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at her home. Born August 27, 1932 in Brynton, Arkansas, she was a daughter of the late Robert Corey and Florence Carroll Reagan. She married Raymond T. Stovall. Along with her husband, she was a business owner for over 30 years in Wichita, KS. She was a member...

Shawn Phillips

Shawn Phillips

Feb 17, 2013

Wren—Randall Shawn Phillips, 42, died on Saturday, February 16, 2013 in Monroe County. Born September 27, 1970 in Amory he was a son of Lee Edward Phillips and Brenda Phillips Garner. He worked for Bobby Harper Construction and formerly worked for Tecumseh. He enjoyed visiting with his friends, hunting, fishing, flower gardening, and taking care of his animals, Bobo and...

Marie G. Burlison

Marie G. Burlison

Feb 16, 2013

Amory – Marie “Granny” Burlison, 91, died on Saturday, February 16, 2013, at River Place Nursing Center. Born on August 3, 1921, in Detroit, AL, she was a daughter of the late John T. and Ila B. Loggains Gilmore. She married David Reno Burlison in 1938, and they moved to Amory in 1955. Granny worked as a seamstress at Amory...

Kenneth Dumont Hill

Kenneth Dumont Hill

Feb 14, 2013

Kenneth Hill Becker—Kenneth Dumont Hill, 88, died on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at the Oaktree Plantation in Amory. Born on August 23, 1924 in Quincy, he was a son of the late Kibry Dumont and Winona Mae Dabbs Hill. A 1942 graduate of Becker High School, he attended Mississippi State University where he majored in engineering. While a student at...

Kenneth Johnson

Kenneth Johnson

Feb 14, 2013

Nettleton, Miss.—Kenneth Johnson, 57, died on February 14, 2013 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born December 13, 1955 in Amory, he was a son of the late Jessie Void and Ilena Marie Waddle Johnson. A graduate of Nettleton High School, he also served as a medic in the National Guard. A man of faith, he was a...

Betty Cantrell

Betty Cantrell

Feb 12, 2013

Betty Cantrell Smithville, Miss.—Betty McFarling Cantrell, 76, died on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle. Born June 15, 1936 in Shannon, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Ruby Cox McFarling. She married William “Dube” Cantrell on November 23, 1963. Before her retirement, she worked in the garment plants in Smithville and Amory....

Edgar M. Ratliff

Edgar M. Ratliff

Feb 11, 2013

Amory – Edgar M. Ratliff, 83, died on Monday, February 11, 2013, at River Place Nursing Center. Born on November 9, 1929, in Memphis, he was a son of the late Audrey and Lela Garrett Ratliff (latter formerly of Aberdeen). Mr. Ratliff graduated from Bartlett High School in Memphis. He was a veteran of the US Navy. Before retiring, he...

Clara Mae King

Clara Mae King

Feb 10, 2013

Smithville – Clara Mae King, 87, died on Sunday, February 10, 2013, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center, Amory. Born on December 25, 1925, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Arnie and Susie Stafford Knight. Mrs. King attended Sipsey Fork School. On November 13, 1945, she married Chester Clay King. After fifty years as a seamstress,...

Randy Camp

Randy Camp

Feb 6, 2013

Hamilton, Miss.—Bryran Randolph “Randy” Camp, 72, died on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle. Born August 17, 1940, in the Splunge Community, he was a son of the late Lawrence Roy and Hattie Pearl Noe Camp. He was a 1959 graduate of Aberdeen High School and worked at Potash, Kerr-McGee and Prarie Chemicals before going...

Tommy L. Williams

Tommy L. Williams

Feb 6, 2013

Smithville – Tommy Lane Williams, 75, died on Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at River Place Nursing Center. Born on October 24, 1937, in Smithville, he was a son of the late Woodrow and Ruby Green Cowley Williams. Tommy was a graduate of Smithville High School, Class of 1955. Transferring from IJC, he graduated from Mississippi State University in 1960. Tommy...

Bessie Joe Fowlkes Murphy

Bessie Joe Fowlkes Murphy

Feb 6, 2013

Amory- Bessie Joe Fowlkes Murphy, 75, died Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at NMMC. Born on February 6, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Joe M. and Pearl Adams Fowlkes. She was married to the late John Ralph Murphy. Growing up in Becker, Bessie attended Becker School and Antioch Baptist Church, later moving her membership to Gregory Chapel Baptist...

Jettie Laura Brasfield

Jettie Laura Brasfield

Feb 3, 2013

Smithville – Jettie Laura “Mama Jet” Brasfield, 93, died on Sunday, February 3, 2013, at River Place Nursing Center. Born on August 3, 1919, in Pontotoc, she was a daughter of the late Hartwell and Dawny Gregory. Mrs. Brasfield attended schools in Pontotoc. On August 23, 1934, she married Bascom Brasfield. After forty years of service as a seamstress, Mrs....

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