Obituaries
Gary Lee Ryans
Nov 26, 2012
Aberdeen—Gary Lee Ryans, 54, died on Monday, November 26, 2012 at the Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born June 19, 1958 in Gideon, MO, he was a son of the late Earnest Lee and Martha Virginia Marshall Ryans. He enjoyed watching TV and was a member of the Living Faith Tabernacle in Columbus. A Celebration of Life Service...
Lydia T. Word
Nov 20, 2012
E. E. Pickle FH, Amory Lydia Word Smithville—Lydia Tucker Word, 89, died on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born on March 29, 1923 in Prentiss County, she was a daughter of the late Lafayette Miller and Janie Margaret Fraser. Moving to Monroe County at an early age, she attended Hamilton High School and...
Carolyn Leech
Nov 18, 2012
Amory – Eva Carolyn Leech, 69, died on Sunday, November 18, 2012, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on November 11, 1943, in Itawamba County, she was a daughter of the late Vester and Edna Rusha Hutson Leech. Carolyn was a graduate of Tremont High School. Before retiring, she worked as a Finance and Insurance representative for several automotive...
David Evans Bray
Nov 18, 2012
David Evans Bray, 92, died on Sunday, November 18, 2012 at the Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born December 26, 1919 in Houston, MS, he was a son of the late Benny Burkett Bray and Gladys Davis Bray Johnson. He married Lena Marie Ausborn; she later died. Working as a contractor, he was the owner of David E....
Mary Ellen Root
Nov 18, 2012
Milwaukee - Mary Ellen "Maggie" Harrison Root, 91, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, November 18, 2012. Mary Ellen became a National Celebrity in 1955 by becoming Kellogg's "Miss Good Morning." She was also active in many civic organizations including United Fund, March of Dimes, and the Boy Scouts of America for nearly 50 years. A beloved mother,...
Audine Sims
Nov 17, 2012
Eunice Audine Renfro Sims, 86, died on Sunday, November 18, 2012 at the Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born February 4, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Eulous Richard and Aline Smith Renfro. She married Itha Ryon Sims; he died in 1961. She was a homemaker and took pride in raising her children. She enjoyed reading,...
Albert Hilliard
Nov 15, 2012
Amory – Albert Hilliard, 86, died on Thursday, November 15, 2012, at Oak Tree Plantation. Born on January 14, 1926, in Aberdeen, he was a son of the late William Clifton and Annie Earl Wilson Hilliard. Mr. Hilliard was a graduate of Becker High School, Class of 1944. He honorably served in the US Navy. On May 18, 1948, he...
Curtis Mitchell "Mitch" Riley
Nov 14, 2012
Amory – Curtis Mitchell “Mitch” Riley, 86, died on Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at Oak Tree Plantation. Born on December 16, 1925, in the Carolina Community, he was a son of the late Edgar and Pansy Coggin Riley. Mr. Riley attended Carolina Schools. On December 23, 1947, he married Louise “Punkie” Brooks; they met while she was waitressing on the...
Margaret Marie Mcneese Powell
Nov 13, 2012
Amory – Margaret Marie Powell, 82, died on Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at NMMC. Born on September 11, 1930, in Bogalusa, LA, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Lillian McNeese. Mrs. Powell grew up and attended school in California. She married James Floyd Powell, on May 8, 1948 and they returned to Smithville in 1959 to raise...
Mary Lequia
Nov 9, 2012
Amory – Mary Ann Lequia, 66, died on Friday, November 9, 2012, at Care Center of Aberdeen. Born on September 22, 1946, in Iron Mountain, MI, she was a daughter of Catherine Lequia and the late Leo J. Lequia. Mary attended school and grew up in Michigan. Living most of her life in Amory, she attended Christian Chapel Church of...
Edward N. Mattox
Nov 9, 2012
Amory – Edward N. “Ed” Mattox, 82, died on Friday, November 9, 2012, at North MS Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on January 8, 1930, in Fort Madison, IA, he was a son of the late Earl and Beatrice Simmons Mattox. Mr. Mattox was a graduate of Sacred Heart Catholic School in Fort Madison, IA. Living in the Chicago area for...
Pat Kelly Leech
Nov 7, 2012
Smithville – Patrick Kelly “Pat” Leech, 48, died on Wednesday, November 7, 2012, at North MS Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on May 18, 1964, in Amory, he was a son of the Patti Burgess Leech and the late K.D. “Penny” Leech, Jr. Pat was a graduate of Smithville High School, Class of 1981, and attended ICC. He was a rigging...
Randy Tipton
Nov 2, 2012
Randy Tipton Pass Christian, MS—Randy L. Tipton, 51, died on Friday, November 2, 2012 in Kenner, LA. Born May 17, 1961 in Clarksdale, Miss., he was a son of the late William Donald and Mildred Maxine Bridges Tipton. He attended high school in Memphis, Tenn. and was a carpenter by trade. He enjoyed playing golf and woodworking. Having exceptional artistic...
Becky Watson
Oct 30, 2012
Amory – Becky Watson, 65, died on Tuesday, October 30, 2012, at North MS Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on December 9, 1946, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Lola Bell Taylor Greenhill. Becky was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 1965 and a graduate of Vaughn’s Beauty College. On March 9, 1968, she...
Lewis Paul Stafford
Oct 28, 2012
Wren – Lewis Stafford, 77, died on Sunday, October 28, 2012, at Darlington Oaks Community Hospice, in Verona. Born on September 9, 1935, in Ittabena, he was a son of the late Paul J. and Connie Redd Stafford. Mr. Stafford attended Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness in Okolona. He retired from American Motor Company, in Kenosha, WI, after 30 years...
Gerald Ray 'Chirpy' Cox Jr.
Oct 23, 2012
Amory – Gerald Ray ‘Chirpy’ Cox, Jr., 53, died on Tuesday, October 23, 2012, in Amory. Born on April 10, 1959, in Amory, he was a son of the late Gerald Ray Cox, Sr., and Peggy Ann Wells Cox. Chirpy was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 1977. He was a self-employed carpenter and a member of St....
Dorothy Chism Williams
Oct 19, 2012
Boca Raton, FL –Dorothy Lucille Chism Williams, 91, died on Friday, October 19, 2012, in Boca Raton, FL. Born May 25, 1921, in Becker, she was a daughter of the late Minnie Turman Chism and James Q. Chism. She married the love of her life, Loman W. Williams, in 1942. Mrs. Williams was a graduate of Smithville High School, Class...
Guss J. Shelly
Oct 18, 2012
Amory – Rev. Guss J. Shelly, 66, died on Thursday, October 18, 2012, at his residence. Born on October 30, 1945, in Kosciusko, he was a son of the late Gus and Annie Belle Jenkins Shelley. Guss was a graduate of McAdams High School. Accepting the call into ministry at 19, Guss married Sarah Ann Powell on June 20, 1965....
Judy W. Sullivan
Oct 17, 2012
Amory – Judy Westbrook Sullivan, 72, died on Wednesday, October 17, 2012, at her residence. Born on December 28, 1939, in Hatley, she was a daughter of the late Linus Boyd and Ruth Sugg Westbrook. Judy was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 1958. Before retiring, she was a contracting officer at Columbus Air Force Base. Judy was...
James Cagle
Oct 17, 2012
Amory - James O’Neal Cagle, 79, died on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 in Monroe County as the result of an automobile accident. Born May 4, 1933, he was a son of the late Athel and Dovie Butler Cagle. He married Inez Huggins; she survives. A graduate of Phil Campbell High School he worked for Scribner Equipment Co. and retired from...
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