Obituaries
Opal Pearce
Jun 5, 2011
Smithville – Opal Pearce, 83, died on Sunday, June 5, 2011, at North MS Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on November 3, 1927, in the Splunge Community, she was a daughter of the late Robert Alex and Hattie Simmons Chambers. Mrs. Pearce attended Bethlehem Schools and married Thomas Pearce on February 26, 1954. Before becoming a homemaker, she worked as a...
Ervin Steinke
Jun 3, 2011
View his video tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/223904Amory – Mr. Ervin Carl Steinke, 76, died June 03, 2011 at his residence in Amory. He was born December 11, 1934, in Lamesa, TX, to the late Bill and Henrietta Naumann Steinke.Living most of his life in Monroe County, Mr. Steinke married Shirley Mae Hill on December 6, 1958. He worked as a carpenter for...
Douglas Mitchem
May 29, 2011
Aberdeen – Douglas Edward Mitchem, 54, died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 29, 2011, at his residence. Born on October 22, 1956, in Pettry Bottom, West Virginia, he was a son of the late Samuel Alfred and Laffon Brown Mitchem. Doug attended Blue Jay Elementary, Little Beaver Junior High, and Central High School in West Virginia and Hamilton High School. He...
Frances Morrow
May 28, 2011
Amory - Frances D. Morrow, 88, died on Saturday, May 28, 2011, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks. Born on February 14, 1923, she was a daughter of the late S. Frank and Mary Lee Shephard Doolittle. Mrs. Morrow was a graduate of Derma High School, Class of 1944, and MSCW. She married Harry L. Morrow on August 10, 1945....
Dorothy Parrish
May 27, 2011
E. E. Pickle FH, Amory 256-2644 Amory – Dorothy L. Parrish, 71, died on Friday, May 27, 2011, at Gilmore Memorial RMC, Amory. Born on October 30, 1939, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Errie Judson and Leslie Gertrude Vick Brown. The oldest of fourteen children, Dorothy became the mother for her children when their mom...
William Cagle
May 26, 2011
Smithville - Arvis Cagle, 75, died on Thursday, May 26, 2011, at Golden Living Center. Born on July 21, 1935, in Haleyville, AL, he was a son of the late James A. and Dovie Sarah Butler Cagle. Mr. Cagle graduated from Phil Campbell (AL) High School, Class of 1953. Retiring after 34 years of service with Walker Manufacturing, he had...
T. Thornton,
May 26, 2011
Amory – Thomas Sherman Thornton, Sr., 73, died on Thursday, May 26, 2011, at his residence. Born on October 1, 1937, in Amory, he was a son of the late Garfus Sherman and Letha Doris Hollingsworth Thornton. Sherman was a graduate of Hatley High School, Class of 1956. He honorably served his country in the US Army during the Korean...
Loyd "Harry"
May 24, 2011
E. E. Pickle FH, Amory 256-2644 Amory – Loyd H. “Harry” Cox, 61, died on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at Sanctuary Hospice. Born on July 3, 1949, he was a son of the late Loyd and Mary Reedy Cox. Harry attended Smithville schools. After working at True Temper for ten years, he worked as a carpenter for Fair and Square...
Ismay Harrison
May 22, 2011
Amory – Ismay C. Myatt Harrison, 95, died May 22, 2011 at The Plantation in Fulton. A native of Moorehead MS she was born on June 28, 1915 to the late Benjamin Rufus and Carloba Walls Myatt. Ismay was a graduate of Moorehead High School and attended George Washington University. She married Charles A Harrison in 1935, who preceded her...
Maxine Chism
May 20, 2011
Smithville – Mary Maxine Tackett Chism, 80, died May 20, 2011 at Golden Triangle Baptist Hospital in Columbus. A native of Monroe County, she was born May 16, 1931 to the late Albert and Mattie Box Tackett. Maxine attended Monroe County School. She married Earnest Chism on November 7, 1947. She was an active member of Trace Road Baptist Church...
Bradley Comer
May 20, 2011
Amory – Brad Comer, 41, died unexpectedly on Friday, May 20, 2011, while working in Taji, Iraq. Born on June 17, 1969, in Tupelo, he was a son of Jody Dewayne Comer, Sr., and the late Mary Joyce Golden Comer. Brad was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 1988, and attended ICC. In August 1991, he joined the...
Larry Outlaw,
May 18, 2011
Amory – Larry Wayne Outlaw, Sr, 73, died on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at his residence. A native of Aberdeen MS, he was born on June 19, 1937 to the late Jonas Quitman and Daisy Williams Outlaw. Mr. Outlaw was a graduate of Aberdeen High School, Class of 1957. Larry married Beverley Miller February 21, 1959, who survives. He was...
Dustin Egger
May 18, 2011
Smithville - Dustin W. Egger, 21, died on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 as a result of an automobile accident in Monroe County. He was born on October 26, 1989 in Amory to Adrienne Hathcock and Donald Wade Egger. Dustin was a graduate of Smithville High School, Class of 2008 and was a graduate of Jefferson County Community College Railroad Division...
Clayton Summers
May 17, 2011
Amory – Clayton Robert Summers, 51 died on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born February 5, 1960 in Landstuhl-Psalz, Germany , he was the son of the late Homer and Edda Huber Summers. Mr. Summers was a graduate of Cooperas Cove High School in Cooperas Cove, Texas and was a graduate of Baylor...
Mary Vaughn
May 15, 2011
Amory – Mary Ann Vaughn, 65, died on Sunday, May 15, 2011, at Gilmore Memorial RMC, Amory. Born on February 27, 1946, in the Tilden Community of Itawamba County, she was a daughter of the late E. T. & Ova Mae Guin Knight. Mrs. Vaughn attended Tilden and Smithville Schools. She was of the Baptist faith. Before retiring, Mrs. Vaughn...
Bobby Beasley
May 14, 2011
Earth’s loss is Heaven’s gain. Hamilton - Bobby Neal Beasley departed this world to go home to be with his Lord on Saturday, May 14, 2011. Bobby was born in Double Springs, Alabama, but made his home in Hamilton, MS. Bobby retired from the United States Air Force in 1987 but continued to support his country and the military he...
Sam Willis
May 13, 2011
Wren – Samuel Eugene Willis, Jr., 76, died on Friday, May 13, 2011, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born on October 7, 1934, in Haleyville, AL, he was a son of the late Wilma June Hadder and Samuel Eugene Willis, Sr. Mr. Willis was a graduate of Haleyville High School. He played football for the...
Wanda Lee
May 12, 2011
Brandon – Wanda Harmon Lee, 83, died on Thursday, May 12, 2011, at Heritage House. Born on May 19, 1927, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late John and Inez Kendrick Harmon. Attending Becker and Hatley Schools, Mrs. Lee graduated from Amory High School, Class of 1945. She was a member of the band and the basketball team....
Betty Naron
May 12, 2011
Mantachie – Betty Vance Naron, 104, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 12, 2011, at Countrywood Plantation. Born on April 28, 1907, in Chickasaw County, she was a daughter of the late George Coleman and Martha Ann Kellum Vance. She married B. F. Naron in June 1930. Mrs. Naron moved to Amory with her family in 1939,...
Molene Lann
May 11, 2011
Nettleton – Molene Christian Lann, 87, died on Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at her residence. Born on January 8, 1924, in Fulton, she was a daughter of the late Ottis Graden and Evelyn Nettie Hobbs Christian. She graduated from IAHS and Beauty College. Working as a seamstress and utility float in the garment industry, Mrs. Lann worked at Amory Garment,...
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