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Obituaries

Charles G. Kinsey

Charles G. Kinsey

Jan 6, 2013

Hatley- Charles G. Kinsey, 81, died Sunday, January 6, 2013 at his residence. Born December 20, 1931, he was a son of the late Albert Eddie Kinsey Sr. and Fannie Musclewhite Kinsey. He married Betty Mangum Kinsey in 1959. Mr. Kinsey grew up and attended school in Attala County, MS. He was a member of Hatley Missionary Baptist Church and...

Paul Richard Ledbetter

Paul Richard Ledbetter

Dec 20, 2012

Amory-Paul Richard Ledbetter, Sr., 65, died Thursday, December 20, 2012 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. He was born March 6, 1947 in Arkansas to the late Jesse W. and Wanda Purdom Ledbetter. He married Marlene Ledbetter June 20, 1971. Mr. Ledbetter attended school in Campbell, MO and later served his country in the United States Army. After his service...

Ramie Moncrief

Ramie Moncrief

Dec 20, 2012

Amory - Ramie Moncrief died on Thursday, December 20, 2012, at Golden Living Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at eepicklefuneralhome.com.

Linden Ray 'Harry' Pace

Linden Ray 'Harry' Pace

Dec 19, 2012

Booneville – Linden Ray “Harry” Pace, 58, died on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at his residence. Born on October 17, 1954, in Aberdeen, he was a son of the late Burley Ray and Margie Fay Vick Pace. Harry attended Lamar County Schools. He was a self-employed painter and mechanic. His biggest hobby was fixing his son’s race car and painting...

Lois Tubb

Lois Tubb

Dec 18, 2012

Hatley, Miss.—Lois Lafern South Tubb, 91, died on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at her home. Born December 20, 1920 in Casey, Ill., she was a daughter of the late Robert Otis and Leota Lafern Downey South. She grew up in Chicago and attended schools there. She married Woodrow Ernest Tubb in December 1940; he died in June 1999. She later...

Grace Oleen Palmer

Grace Oleen Palmer

Dec 18, 2012

Amory – Oleen G. Palmer, 85, died on Tuesday, December 18, 2012, at her residence. Born on August 17, 1927, in Sulligent, AL, she was a daughter of the late Marlin and Mary Jane Noe Seales. Mrs. Palmer attended high school in Detroit, AL. On January 27, 1945, she married Rubel F. Palmer. Mrs. Palmer worked as a bookkeeper for...

James Tiger Adams

James Tiger Adams

Dec 16, 2012

Tiger Adams Amory, Miss.—James Doyle “Tiger” Adams, 84, died on Sunday, December 16, 2012 at the Oak Tree Plantation in Amory. Born July 8, 1928, he was a son of the late L. Owen and Jane Myrtle Skelton Adams. He was a graduate of Amory High School and he attended Itawamba Junior College. Before his retirement, he worked for True...

Dorothy Edwards

Dorothy Edwards

Dec 16, 2012

Greenwood Springs – Dorothy “Dot” Edwards, 89, died on Sunday, December 16, 2012, at Golden Living Center, Amory. Born on October 1, 1923, in Itawamba County, she was a daughter of the late W. H. and Feona Samples Bullen. Mrs. Edwards married Jessie Burns Edwards in 1943. She was proud of rearing their three, young children following her husband’s death...

Dwight Bunch

Dwight Bunch

Dec 16, 2012

Cason- Dwight Bunch, 65, died Sunday, December 16, 2012 at his residence. He was born March 26, 1947 in Amory, to the late Eulis and Statha Rollins Bunch. He married Linda Hallmark in 1967. Dwight attended Amory schools and worked as a vendor with Vend Foods, with 20 years of service. A man of Christian values, he was a very...

Anne Lois Edwards

Anne Lois Edwards

Dec 14, 2012

Amory – Anne Edwards, 70, died on Friday, December 14, 2012, at Golden Living Center. Born on June 11, 1942, in Memphis, she was a daughter of the late Eugene Victor and Amanda Jane Sullivan Trimm. Mrs. Edwards married Travis Danny Edwards on October 25, 1996. A homemaker, she was an immaculate housekeeper. Having an eye for women’s fashion, Mrs....

Ninnie Lee Tubb

Ninnie Lee Tubb

Dec 13, 2012

Becker- Ninnie Lee “Sis” Tubb, 90, died Thursday, December 13 at River Place, in Amory. She was born May 14, 1922 to the late Joe and Pearl Adams Fowlkes. She was married to the late Jimmy Eugene Tubb. Ninnie grew up and lived in the Becker area. Being born into a family of 11, family was always important to her....

Nixola Collier Duncan

Nixola Collier Duncan

Dec 11, 2012

Amory—Nixola Collier Duncan, 99, died on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at her daughter’s home. Born September 18, 1913 in Beaverton, Ala., she was a daughter of the late Robert Leslie and Stella Turman Collier. A graduate of Marion County High School in 1933, she married W.J. “Bill” Duncan on July 23, 1933. He died in 1995. Moving to Amory in...

Roberta A. "Mac" Grissom

Roberta A. "Mac" Grissom

Dec 11, 2012

Amory – Roberta “Mac” Grissom, 92, died on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at River Place Nursing Center. Born on April 17, 1920, in Calhoun County, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Mable Long McCurley. Mrs. Grissom was a graduate of Pittsboro High School and Draughn’s Business School. On September 2, 1942, she married Norbin Grissom. For 35...

Harold Gateley

Harold Gateley

Dec 11, 2012

Amory—Harold Brook Gateley, 78, died on Monday, December 10, 2012 at his home. He was born in Amory on June 17, 1934 and was retired from the United States Air Force. He enjoyed fishing and playing cards. Funeral Services will be 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 15, 2010 at the E.E. Pickle Funeral Home Chapel in Amory with Bro. Chris...

Susan Gray

Susan Gray

Dec 10, 2012

Amory- Susan Juaniece Gray, 58, died Monday, December 10, 2012 at Gilmore Memorial Medical Center. She was born August 16, 1954, in Amory, to Max Earl Gosa and Betty Sue Howell Parham. Susan was a graduate of Hatley High School class of 1972. She married Roger Dale Gray on June 3, 1972. She attended East Amory Baptist Church and was...

June Hildreth Gatta

June Hildreth Gatta

Dec 9, 2012

Amory – June Hildreth Gatta, 68, died on Sunday, December 9, 2012, at Kingman, AZ, Regional Medical Center. Born on August 29, 1944, in Columbus, she was a daughter of the late Albert Eugene Hildreth, Sr., and Ellen Elizabeth Hickey Hildreth. June was a graduate of Columbus High School, Community College and Paralegal school. For nearly 20 years, she worked...

Oscar T. Poss

Oscar T. Poss

Dec 8, 2012

Amory- Oscar T. Poss, 85, died Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Oak Tree Plantation in Amory. Born July 22, 1927, in Chickasaw County, he was a son of the late Andrew Augustus “Gus” and Bobbie Lee Townsend Poss. He married Alvada Marie Francis on November 20, 1948. He attended Okolona, Aberdeen and Wren schools. Mr. Poss honorably served in the...

Curtis Mccartney

Curtis Mccartney

Dec 7, 2012

Curtis McCartney Amory, Miss.—Curtis Elton McCartney, 88, died on Friday, December 7, 2012 at the Oak Tree Plantation in Amory. Born February 14, 1924, he was a son of the late Joe Carl and Beulah Smith McCartney. A graduate of Winters High School, he worked in sales with R.E. Janes Gravel Co., Inc. in Abilene before his retirement. He married...

Annie Maxey

Annie Maxey

Dec 6, 2012

Smithville—Annie Mae Brown Maxey, 64, died on Thursday, December 6, 2012 at the Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born December 13, 1947 in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late George and Annie Sue Anderson Brown. She married Sidney Maxey in 1985. Before her retirement, she worked as a seamstress in the garment industry and also...

Sara R. Gilreath

Sara R. Gilreath

Dec 5, 2012

Amory – Sara Pearl Roberts Gilreath, 94, died on Wednesday, December 5, 2012, at Trinity Healthcare Center, Columbus. Born on March 24, 1918, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Wood Jefferson and Sweet Atkins Roberts. Mrs. Gilreath was a graduate of Pine Grove School. In 1946, she married Maurice Thomas Gilreath. For many years, she and...

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