Obituaries
Joe Hood
Feb 2, 2011
Amory – Earnest Joel “Joe” Hood, 87, died on Wednesday, February 2, 2011, at Golden Living Center, Amory. Born on May 31, 1923, in Bigbee, he was a son of the late Paul Franklin and Betty Pearl Hood Hood. Mr. Hood attended Amory High School. He had worked for Amory Steam Laundry, was a presser with Amory Garment and retired...
Donna Adkins
Feb 2, 2011
Hatley – Donna Adkins, 51, died on Wednesday, February 2, 2011, at her residence. Born on April 8, 1959, in Aberdeen, she was a daughter of Ray and Juanita Allen Adkins. An angel from God, Donna cherished her family. She loved to go camping, fishing and riding her bicycle. Donna enjoyed listening to Gospel music. She is survived by her...
Rafel Rieves
Feb 1, 2011
Smithville – Rafel Marshal “Bub” Rieves, 79, died on Tuesday, February 1, 2011, at his residence. Born on April 18, 1931, in Smithville, he was a son of the late Ham Marshal and Valera Alice Young Rieves. A lifelong resident of Smithville, Mr. Rieves attended Smithville Public Schools and a member of Smithville United Methodist Church. He honorably served his...
Ovenell Thompson
Jan 31, 2011
View her Video Tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/194222Splunge – Ovenell “Nell” Sanderson Thompson, 88, died on Monday, January 31, 2011, at Gilmore Memorial RMC. Born on September 1, 1922, in Marion County, AL, she was a daughter of the late V. A. & Molly Young Sanderson.Mrs. Thompson attended Byrd Schools. She was a seamstress with Wilson Manufacturing. A lifelong resident of Splunge, she...
Willie Odom
Jan 30, 2011
View her Video Tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/194182Amory – Willie Kay Odom, 91, died on Sunday, January 30, 2011, at Golden Living Center, Amory. Born on May 6, 1919, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Jim Hall and Martha Best Gosa.A lifelong resident of Becker before moving to Amory in 1973, Mrs. Odom attended Becker School. A seamstress, she...
Gail Gray
Jan 28, 2011
View her Video Tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/193673Amory – Ruby Gail Gray, 59, went to be with the good Lord on January 28, 2011, after a long illness. Born on November 13, 1951, in Birmingham, AL, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence Virgil and Hazel Ruth Blair.Spending her childhood in Birmingham, Mrs. Gray moved to Amory when marrying Thomas Glenn Gray....
Lourie Allen
Jan 28, 2011
View her Video Tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/193723Hiram , GA – Lourie Strickland Allen, 96, died on Friday, January 28, 2011, at her residence. Born on January 12, 1915, in Kossuth, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Belle Bynum Strickland.Growing up in Belmont, she was a graduate of Blue Mountain College. Mrs. Allen taught English at Amory High School. Returning...
Deryle Ritter
Jan 26, 2011
View his Video Tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/193070Amory - William Deryle Ritter, 79, died on Wednesday, January 26, 2011, at Gilmore Memorial RMC. Born on July 31, 1931, in Smithville, he was a son of the late Esmond Truett and Katie Bell Emory Ritter.Mr. Ritter was a graduate of Smithville High School, Class of 1953. He honorably served his country in the US...
James "Jim" Carruth
Jan 19, 2011
Hamilton, AL - James A. "Jim" Carruth, 71, died on Wednesday, January 19, 2011, at North MS Medical Center, Hamilton, AL. Born on March 4, 1939, in Beaverton, AL, he was a son of the late Alfred Blackman and Velma Lorene Holcomb Carruth. Jim was a graduate of Greenwood Springs High School, Class of 1957. Very patriotic, he honorably served...
Peggy Coleman
Jan 16, 2011
View her Video Tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/190648Amory – Peggy W. Coleman, 87, died on Sunday, January 16, 2011, at Gilmore Memorial RMC. Born on August 7, 1923, in Hamburg, Iowa, she was a daughter of the late Alvin Hobart and Eathel Kelly Ward.Mrs. Coleman was a graduate of Aberdeen High School, Class of 1942. She was a homemaker and a member of...
Joanne Pearce
Jan 13, 2011
Smithville – Joanne Baker Pearce, 78, died January 13, 2011 at The Meadows in Fulton MS. Born in Wren, MS on July 24, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Robert Ellett and Ila Mae Farley Baker. A loving and caring person, she married James Dudley Pearce on December 5, 1953. Mrs. Pearce was a Methodist. She worked in...
Frank Shields
Jan 11, 2011
View his Video Tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/189429Amory – Frank B. Shields, 76, died on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at Golden Living Center, Amory. Born on April 21, 1935, in Amory, he was a son of the late Willie Frank and Lucile Benton Shields.After graduating from Becker, Mr. Shields graduated from Western Kentucky University with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He was of...
John Carroll
Jan 10, 2011
John passed away on Monday, January 10, 2011, at his home in San Francisco, CA, from a heart related illness. Known to many as Andrew of Touched by an Angel and Amory’s son, John was 47. Attending elementary school in Amory and junior high in Cleveland, TN, where his first stage role was Sound of Music, John was a graduate...
Addie Harris
Jan 9, 2011
View her Video Tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/188993Amory – Addie Mae Harris, 84, died on Sunday, January 9, 2011, at Gilmore Memorial RMC. Born in Shannon on March 20, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Jack Lindsey & Mattie Lou Williams Harris.A wonderful and loving lady, Mrs. Harris was adored by her children. She was a charter and active member of...
Edison Chop" C. Hathcock
Jan 7, 2011
View his Video Tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/188906Smithville - Edison "Pork Chop" Hathcock, 75, died on Friday, January 7, 2011, at Sanctuary Hospice.Mr. Hathcock attended Hatley schools. After retiring as a machinist from Walker Manufacturing, he drove a bus for Lift, Inc. Mr. Hathcock was of the Primitive Baptist faith. An outdoorsman, he loved his dogs and hunting and fishing, especially running trout...
Hope Little
Jan 7, 2011
View her Video Tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/188403Amory – Hope Cowart Little, 46, died on Friday, January 7, 2011, at Darlington Oaks, Verona. Born on April 11, 1964, in Greenwood Springs, she was a daughter of Lela Mae Scott Holland and the late William Kenneth Cowart.Hope was happiest being outdoors. After having worked several years as an LPN at Gilmore Memorial Hospital, she...
Linder Coplin
Jan 6, 2011
E. E. Pickle Funeral Home, Amory 256-2644 Aberdeen – Linder Renfro Coplin, 92, died on Thursday,January 6, 2011, at Gilmore Memorial RMC, Amory. Born on October 5, 1918 in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Art and Belle Williams Renfro. She lived in Oklahoma, before returning to Monroe County where she lived the remainder of her life....
Beulah Allen Flowers
Jan 5, 2011
View her Video Tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/188054Amory – Beulah Eunice Allen Flowers, 94, died on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at UMC, Jackson. Born in Attala County, MS, on September 19, 1916, she was a daughter of the late James Wesley and Aura Wade Ousley Allen.A loving and caring person, she married Charles Madison Flowers on July 11, 1936. Mrs. Flowers lived in...
Herman Riley
Jan 2, 2011
View his Video Tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/187620Amory – Herman McLane Riley, 89, died on Sunday, January 2, 2011, in Lakeland, FL. Born on July 25, 1921, in Nettleton, he was a son of the late Edgar Lyle and Pansy Lee Coggin Riley.A man of integrity, Mr. Riley lived out the Christian life. Drafted into service, he honorably served his country in the...
Phil Summerford
Jan 2, 2011
Smithville – Robert Phillip “Phil” Summerford, 48, with his family by his side, passed away peacefully from this life to a much better one to be with his Lord and his Dad on January 2, 2011, after a lengthy illness from liver failure. Phil was a graduate of Smithville High School, Class of 1980. He honorably served his country in...
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