Obituaries
Nova Joe Roebuck Tackett
Jul 7, 2012
Nettleton – Nova Jo Roebuck Tackett, 86, died Saturday, July 7, 2012 at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo. Born November 10, 1925 in Nettleton, she was the daughter of the late Loyd and Ruby Blake Roebuck. Mrs. Roebuck grew up in the Cason Community and attended Pine Grove School where she played basketball. She married Jessie Lee Tackett, who...
Reba Taylor Riley
Jul 7, 2012
Nettleton – Reba Taylor Riley, 93, died Saturday, July 7, 2012 at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center, Amory. Born January 9, 1919, she was the daughter of the late James Ira and Etta Mellissa Carter Taylor. Mrs. Riley never met a stranger, everyone was her friend. She attended Greenwood Springs Schools and was employed in the garment industry working at...
Inez Dixon Flowers
Jul 3, 2012
Amory – Inez Dixon Flowers, 91, died on Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at North MS Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on November 20, 1920, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Perd and Louise Johnson Dixon. A life-long resident of Monroe County, Mrs. Flowers graduated from Wren High School. She and her late husband, Roy Flowers, operated Flowers...
Robert E. "Roro" Head
Jul 2, 2012
Athens - Robert E. “RoRo” Head, 24, died on Monday, July 2, 2012 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. Born February 2, 1988, he was a son of Bobby Joe and Elizabeth Louise “Ebo” Foster Head. A member of the Bethel Apostolic Church, he was kindhearted, compassionate and was always willing to help anyone in need. He enjoyed working with...
Lena Lee King
Jul 2, 2012
Amory – Lena Lee King, 92, died on Monday, July 2, 2012, at River Place Nursing Center. Born on November 23, 1919, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Willie Mae Gordon Camp. Mrs. King attended Trace Road School. In 1942, she married Cliff King. Retiring in 1984, she was a seamstress with Monroe Trousers....
Hazel Herndon
Jul 2, 2012
Amory - Hazel Louise Carlisle Herndon, 87, died on Monday, July 2, 2012 at the Choctaw County Nursing Center in Ackerman. Born November 14, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Gideon Clark and Annie Louise Bobo Carlisle. She was married to J.C. Herndon. A woman of faith, she was a member of the Amory Church of Christ. A...
Darwin A. Nash
Jun 28, 2012
Jackson – Darwin A. ‘Dub’ Nash, 81, died on Thursday, June 28, 2012, at Central MS Medical Center. Born on June 8, 1931, in Hatley, he was a son of the late Dave and Sue Eubanks Nash. Mr. Nash attended Hatley High School and honorably served in the US Army. On December 26, 1954, he married Jeanette Palmer. Mr. Nash...
Lois Ellen Clardy
Jun 28, 2012
Smithville - Lois Ellen Clardy, 65, died on Thursday, June 28, 2012, at Shelby Baptist Medical Center, Alabaster, AL. Born on July 14, 1946, in Wren, she was a daughter of the late John Amos and Nora Inez Childers Clark. After high school, Lois went to Dental School and worked as a dental assistant for 30 years. On April 1,...
Margaret Elizabeth Creekmore
Jun 26, 2012
Amory – Margaret Elizabeth Creekmore, 89, died on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at the Gardens of Germantown. Born on January 24, 1923, in Jackson, she was a daughter of the late Alvin Defendant and Wilmuth Phillips Stewart. Mrs. Creekmore graduated from Jackson Central High School, Class of 1941, and attended MSCW. On September 12, 1942, she married Samuel J. Creekmore,...
James "Jim" Prestridge
Jun 25, 2012
Madison - James "Jim" Oliver Prestridge, 78, died on Monday, June 25, 2012, at St. Dominic Hospital. Born on May 19, 1934, in Amory, he was a son of the late William Ira and Irene Sullivan Prestridge. Jim is survived by his wife of 55 years, Sally, their 4 children, Donna Stigall, Lesia Monson (Dan), James Prestridge (Pam), and Deidra...
Cecil H. Williams
Jun 22, 2012
Amory – Cecil H. Williams, 92, died on Friday, June 22, 2012, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on April 26, 1920, in the Richmond Community, he was a son of the late Silas Richard Williams and Clara Hunt Williams Edwards. Mr. Williams honorably served in the US Army as a truck driver in Alaska and a lifeguard in...
Billy E. 'Buddy' Price
Jun 19, 2012
Wren –Billy E. “Buddy” Price, 75, died on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks. Born on August 12, 1936, in Monroe County, he was a son of the late Bill and Eva Mae Plunkett Price. Mr. Price attended Becker School. He honorably served in the US Marine Corps. Loving his work, Mr. Price worked in construction...
James T. Adams
Jun 19, 2012
Nettleton – James Thomas Adams, Jr., 78, died on Monday, June 18, 2012, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on June 7, 1934, in Smithville, he was a son of the late Minnie Mae Camp and James Thomas Adams, Sr. Mr. Adams attended Becker School. On November 7, 1953, he married Lois Johnson. Retiring in 1996, Mr. Adams was...
Loyal Alton West
Jun 19, 2012
Nettleton – Loyal Alton West, 75, died on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on February 20, 1937, in Westville, he was a son of the late James Burdine and Gladys Lorene Tipton West. Mr. West was a graduate of Greenwood Springs High School, Class of 1957. He married Dolly Gray in May 1960. Retiring in 1984, Mr....
Ernestine Oke
Jun 17, 2012
Ernestine Egger “Teenie” Droke, 86, died Sunday, June 17, 2012 at the Oak Tree Plantation in Amory. Born March 6, 1926 she was a daughter of the late Ernest N. and Minnie Puckett Egger. A graduate of Amory High School, she worked for J.C. Penney in Aberdeen and later moved to Memphis and worked for Leader Federal Bank before returning...
Burma Parham Peeler
Jun 15, 2012
Amory – Burma Parham Peeler, 93, died on Thursday, June 14, 2012, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on November 14, 1918, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Aud Carson and Lola Hester Parham. Playing basketball and a member of the County Champions team, Mrs. Peeler was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 1935....
Mary L Watson
Jun 15, 2012
Mary Lucille “Lucy” Hodges Watson, 89, died Friday, June 15, 2012 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born July 3, 1922 in Webster County, Mississippi, she was a daughter of Jim Ed and Mattie Roberson Hodges. A homemaker, she married Rupert Watson, Jr. in 1942. She was a member of the Meadowood Baptist Church and enjoyed sewing, cooking,...
Virginia Harrison
Jun 11, 2012
Hatley - Virginia Dorothy Harrison, 87, died June 11, 2012 at the Care Center of Aberdeen. Born March 29, 1925 in Milwaukee, WI, she was a daughter of Peter and Anna Alice Mroz Pytlewski. A dog lover, she cherished the many she had over the years. She enjoyed visiting with friends and going to church and was a member of...
Billy Archie
Jun 11, 2012
Fulton - Billy Charles Archie, 66, died Monday, June 11, 2012, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born October 27, 1945, he was a son of Mary Frances Gray Archie and the late C.D. Archie. He married Mary Nell Reich in 1966 and was a member of the Bigbee Baptist Church. He established and worked at Archie’s Truck...
Richard F. Adams
Jun 10, 2012
Amory – Richard F. Adams, 84, died on Sunday, June 10, 2012, at Oak Tree Plantation. Born on June 26, 1927, in Clay City, KY, he was a son of the late Richard and Ida May Clemons Adams. Mr. Adams was a graduate of Clay City, KY, High School. He married Opal Mae Callahan. Retiring from International Paper, Mr. Adams...
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