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Donny Lynn Bennett

Donny Lynn Bennett

Jul 17, 2012

Amory – Donny Lynn Bennett, 45, died on Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks, Verona. Born on February 19, 1967, in Amory, he was a son of Dottie Sue Knight Bennett and the late James Calvin Bennett. Donny was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 1985. Working in the furniture industry most of his...

Ethelene S. Carter

Ethelene S. Carter

Jul 15, 2012

Amory – Ethelene S. Carter, 92, died on Sunday, July 15, 2012, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on March 9, 1920, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Oliver and Clem Hathcock Sullivan. Mrs. Carter was a graduate of Hatley High School, Class of 1938. On November 23, 1940, she married O. Willard Carter. Before retiring,...

Ellie H. Mcmillan, Ii

Ellie H. Mcmillan, Ii

Jul 14, 2012

Smithville - Ellie Hubert McMillan, II, 59, died Saturday, July 14, 2012 at the UAB Hospital in Birmingham, AL. Born August 15, 1952, he was a son of the late Ellie Hubert, Sr. and Betty Derrick McMillan. He married Renetta Armstrong in 1974; she survives. A 1970 graduate of Hatley High School, he worked for True Temper Sports for 32...

Linda Beason

Linda Beason

Jul 12, 2012

Amory-Linda J. Beason, 63, died peacefully at her home on July 12, 2012. Born September 16, 1948 she was a daughter of James and Imogene Coleman Reese. She lived and worked in Aurora, IL in her younger years and was employed by Western Electric. She later moved back to Mississippi, received her nurse’s license, and worked for North Mississippi Medical...

Dorothy Puckett

Dorothy Puckett

Jul 12, 2012

Dorothy Nell Irvin Puckett, 82, died on Thursday, July 12, 2012 at the Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born May 17, 1930, she was a daughter of the late John Raymond and Birtha Turman Irvin. She married William Green Puckett in 1948; he survives. A devoted wife and mother, she enjoyed cooking, sewing, and quilting for her children...

Nova Joe Roebuck Tackett

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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