Obituaries
Pauline Powers
Sep 26, 2012
Wren - Pauline Frederick Powers, 73, died on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Born February 15, 1939, she was a daughter of the late A.C. and Jettie Myers Frederick. She married Gilbert Powers in 1975. A graduate of Hatley High School she was self-employed in retail until her retirement. A woman of faith, she...
Cedella C. Lindsey
Sep 15, 2012
Smithville – Cedella Cleveland Lindsey, 87, died on Saturday, September 15, 2012, at Dogwood Plantation, Fulton, where she had been a resident for 5 years. Born on November 10, 1924, in Itawamba County, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Birdie Rouse Cleveland. Mrs. Lindsey attended Ryan’s Well Elementary School and Itawamba Agricultural High School. On June 13,...
Connie Hallada
Sep 13, 2012
Smithville - Constance Anne “Connie” Hallada, 62, died Thursday, September 13, 2012 at her home. Born May 13, 1950 in Wisconsin, she was a daughter of Berdalla Lena Fontaine Ploff and the late Joseph Peter Hallada. She grew up in Green Bay, Wisc. and attended Prebble High School. She lived in Tarpon Springs, Fla. and in Smithville for the past...
Fred Zeinner
Sep 10, 2012
Amory – Fred Zeinner, 66, died on Monday, September 10, 2012, at his residence. Born on December 21, 1945, in Cincinnati, OH, he was a son of the late Frederick and Jeanette Daniels Zeinner. Fred attended Goshen, OH, High School. He was a US Navy veteran, honorably serving his Country from 1963 – 1966, during Vietnam. After service, Fred graduated...
William N. "Bill" Mckinney
Sep 9, 2012
Amory – William N.”Bill” McKinney, 88, died on Sunday, September 9, 2012, at the Veterans Home in Oxford. Born on October 31, 1923 in Amory, he was the son of the late Graydon and Nancy Francis McKinney. He married Judy Ritter McKinney in 1968. Mr. McKinney graduated from Amory High School, and received a B.S. Degree in Accounting from Mississippi...
Richard Alexander
Sep 8, 2012
Richard Alexander, 70, died in Trussville, Ala. on September 8, 2012 at the St. Vincent's Hospital East. Survivors include his wife, Mary Alexander of Odendville, AL; two stepdaughters, Anne Giada (Jospeh) of Odenville, AL and Rita Long (James) of Lantana, TX; one step-son, Bobby Jordan (Faye) of Amory; one sister, Joyce Mitchell (Don) of Seattle, WA; 7 step grandchildren; 7...
Dottie S. Bennett
Sep 4, 2012
Amory - Dottie Sue Knight Bennett, 76, died on Wednesday, September 4, 2012 at the Golden Living Nursing Center in Amory. Born September 19, 1935 in Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Arnie Oliver and Susie Knight. She married James Calvin Bennett in 1951; he died in 1991. A woman of faith, she was a member of the...
Joyce Bunch
Sep 4, 2012
Joyce Bunch Strong-willed and independent until the end, Leta Joyce Hathcock Bunch passed away at the hospital where she devoted much of her nursing career, DCH Regional Medical Center, on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. Joyce was born in Smithville, Mississippi on February 8, 1934, to Coleman and Omie Hathcock. The third of four siblings, she developed a love for reading...
Laverne Carpenter White
Sep 1, 2012
Cason Community – Laverne White, 78, died on Saturday, September 1, 2012, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on September 1, 1934, in the Cason Community, she was a daughter of the late Chester and Effie Hester Carpenter. Mrs. White married Hansel “Hank” White on May 11, 1957. A seamstress, she enjoyed working in the pants factories until her...
Charles Earl Stephens
Aug 30, 2012
Amory - Charles Earl “Steve” Stephens, 83, died Thursday, August 30, 2012 at the Community Hospice, Darlington Oaks in Verona. Born on November 21, 1928 in Lordsburg, NM, he was the son of Hardy and Flora Bess Barton Stephens. A 28 year veteran of the U.S. Navy, two years was spent on a destroyer during the Korean War and he...
Ima Gene "Polly" Wiygul
Aug 28, 2012
Carolina – Ima Gene “Polly” Wiygul, 95, died on Tuesday, August 28, 2012, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on February 3, 1917, in Hatley, she was a daughter of the late John and Nilie Wright Ausborn. She married Gratchard F. Wiygul in 1931. Mrs. Wiygul grew up in Hatley and attended Hatley School. Living most of her life...
Betty Booth Dillard
Aug 28, 2012
Cason - Betty Booth Dillard, 84, died on Tuesday, August 28, 2012, at her residence. Born on March 5, 1928, in Lee County, she was a daughter of the late John Wilkes and Myrtle Riley Booth. She was married to the late Claude Dean Dillard. Living most of her life in the Cason Community, Mrs. Dillard owned and operated Betty’s...
John P. 'Johnny' Burke Jr.
Aug 27, 2012
Amory – John P. ‘Johnny’ Burke, Jr., 93, died on Monday, August 27, 2012, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on June 24, 1919, in Boston, MA, he was a son of the late Mary Vienneau and John Patrick Burke, Sr. Mr. Burke was a graduate of Brighton, MA, High School where he active in ROTC. Honorably serving his...
Mary Elizabeth Smith
Aug 24, 2012
Elizabeth Smith Wren Mary Elizabeth Arnold Smith, 72, died on Friday, August 24, 2012 at her home. Born October 2, 1939 in Monroe County she was a daughter of the late Greely and Cora Lay Arnold. She married Robert Smith in 1958; he survives. A graduate of Hatley High School she was also a graduate of Vaughn’s Beauty College and...
Andy Odom
Aug 24, 2012
Andy Odom Goodletsville, TN—William Andrew Odom, 35, formerly of Amory died on Friday, August 24, 2012 in Amory. Born May 23, 1977 in Amory, he was a son of Dr. Terry W. and Elizabeth Ann Betz Odom. A 1995 graduate of Amory High School he also attended Itawamba Community College and the Savannah College of Art and Design and he...
Willie M. Nelson
Aug 23, 2012
Becker – Willie M. “Bill” Nelson, 65, died on Thursday, August 23, 2012, at OCH Regional Medical Center, Starkville. Born on October 24, 1946, in Becker, she was a daughter of the late Carlos and Lucille Jenkins Odom. Mrs. Nelson attended Becker Schools. She married Joe Carl Nelson in 1975. A homemaker, she loved family gatherings, cookouts and all the...
Leroy Gaskin
Aug 18, 2012
Leroy Francis Gaskin, 93, died on Sunday, August 19, 2012 at his home in Amory. Born November 22, 1918 in Calhoun County, Mississippi, he was a son of the late James Burton “Jim” and Minnie Frances Chandler Gaskin. Before his retirement, he was a farmer and was former owner of his service station. An exceptional cook, he was known for...
Elon Braxton
Aug 18, 2012
Amory- Elon Gray Braxton, 83, died on Saturday, August 18, at her residence. She was a daughter of the late Carl and Lillie May Oliver Gray. She was married to the late Travis Braxton. Mrs. Braxton was born in Bruce, MS and grew up in Calhoun and Tallahatchie County. A very generous and caring lady, she was always willing to...
Doris Faye Haughton
Aug 17, 2012
Cason – Doris Faye Haughton, 79, died on Friday, August 17, 2012 at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center, in Amory. Born on May 29, 1933 in Lee County, she was the daughter of the late Barney B. and Cletus Hall Oswalt. She married James W. Haughton Sr. in 1955. Mrs. Haughton grew up in the Cason Community and attended Bigbee...
John W. Chrestman
Aug 17, 2012
Smithville – John Wilton Chrestman, 58, died on Friday, August 17, 2012, at University of MS Medical Center, Jackson. Born on October 25, 1953, in Houston, he was a son of the late Wilton Eldridge and Dempsey Gwendolyn Riddle Chrestman. John was a graduate of Houlka High School, Class of 1971. Playing basketball while in college, he graduated from ICC...
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