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Barbara Pearson Cousar

Barbara Pearson Cousar

Dec 23, 2010

View her Video Tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/184882Aberdeen – Barbara Eden Pearson Cousar, 50, died on Thursday, December 23, 2010, at Pioneer Hospital, Aberdeen. Born on October 9, 1960, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Herbert Wicks and Marietta Eden Martin Pearson.Barbara was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 1978, and a graduate of the University of Mississippi...

James Strawbridge

James Strawbridge

Dec 17, 2010

Wren – James Elmer Strawbridge, 83, died on Friday, December 17 at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on May 21, 1927, in Lamar County, AL, he was a son of the late E. K. & Vera Cox Strawbridge. A resident of Wren for 44 years, he married Carolyn Jane Allred who died in 2003.. He married Dorothy Jean Ray...

Belle Hester

Belle Hester

Dec 16, 2010

Amory – Belle Inmon Hester, 90, died on Thursday, December 16, 2010, at Gilmore Memorial RMC, Amory. Born on January 9, 1920, in Lee County, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Harvey Derrick Inmon. She is survived by a daughter, Linda H. (Larry) Maxey, Amory; grandson, Rev. John A. (Tracy) Maxey, Hamilton; great-granddaughter, Elizabeth Belle Maxey, Hamilton;...

Margaret "Bob" Parker

Margaret "Bob" Parker

Dec 13, 2010

Nettleton – Margaret Anita “Bob” Parker, 62, died on Monday, December 13, 2010, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born in Amory on November 21, 1948, she was a daughter of Edith Earl Bethune Allen and the late William Albert Allen. A wonderful, loving, caring and giving lady, she always put others first. Margaret was of the Pentecostal faith. She was a retired...

Pauline Harris Bobitt

Pauline Harris Bobitt

Dec 12, 2010

Oxford – Pauline “Polly” Harris Bobitt, 87, died on Sunday, December 12, 2010, at Graceland Nursing Home, Oxford. Born in Alabama, on September 25, 1923, she was a daughter of the late John & Lula Belle Simmons Harris. A focused, determined and fun-loving lady, Mrs. Bobitt was a homemaker. Having lived in Oxford since 1986, she was a member of...

Steven Kennedy

Steven Kennedy

Dec 12, 2010

Hatley - Steven Dale Kennedy, 50, died on Sunday, December 12, 2010, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born in Amory on October 9, 1960, he was a son of Clara L. Kennedy and the late Jimmy Dale Kennedy. Kind-hearted and outgoing, Steven never met a stranger. He was a graduate of Hatley High School, Class of 1980. Steven had retired as a...

Robbie Vinson

Robbie Vinson

Dec 11, 2010

Amory - Robbie Lou Sanderson Vinson, 78, died on Saturday, December 11, 2010, at Baptist Hospital, Memphis. A native of Cordova, AL, she was a daughter of the late Artie “Bud” and Liddie Lee Rogers Sanderson. Having a Christ-like spirit of serving others and putting their needs before hers, Mrs. Vinson was a member of Splunge Free Will Baptist Church....

Jessie Thompson

Jessie Thompson

Dec 8, 2010

Sulligent –Jessie Sherrill Thompson, 92, died on Wednesday, December 8, 2010, at The Windsor Place, Columbus. Born on July 2, 1918, in Ethel, Attala County, MS, he was a son of the late Thomas Benjamin and Bettie Stepp Thompson. Always upbeat and a giving person, Mr. Thompson loved to laugh. He operated Thompson Barber Shop in Vinegar Bend, Amory until...

Hilton Stegall

Hilton Stegall

Dec 7, 2010

Smithville – Hilton Carl "Hilt" Stegall, 82, died on Tuesday, December 7, 2010, after a sudden illness at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on March 12, 1928, in Itawamba County, he was a son of the late Henry Lee and Pebble McFadden Stegall. Mr. Stegall attended New Salem school. After having worked at Hatley Sportswear and Dura Crates, Mr. Stegall opened and...

Paul Shields

Paul Shields

Dec 7, 2010

Amory – Paul Calvin Shields, 37, died on Tuesday, December 7, 2010, at his residence. Born on February 5, 1974, in Indianola, he was a son of Frank and Mae Mixon Shields. Paul lived in Hunt, TX, before moving to Amory 20 years ago. He was a graduate of Hatley High School. Paul was a member of Becker Baptist Church....

Daniel Norton

Daniel Norton

Dec 5, 2010

Smithville – Daniel Keith Norton, 33, died on Sunday, December 5, 2010, in Smithville, MS. Born on October 17, 1977, in Amory, he was a son of Keith and Brenda Norton and Teresa Phelps. Daniel attended Smithville High School. He was a former employee of Peoploungers. Having a big heart for people, Daniel's daughter was the apple-of-his-eye. He enjoyed watching...

James "Tractor" Sanderson

James "Tractor" Sanderson

Nov 27, 2010

Smithville- James L. “Tractor” Sanderson, 64, died on Saturday, November 27, 2010, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on August 17, 1946, in Amory, he was a son of the late Largus O’Connor and Alice Ruth Ashcraft Sanderson. Mr. Sanderson was a graduate of Hatley High School. After graduation, he served in the Army National Guard for 8 years. For nearly 35...

Theresa Hurley

Theresa Hurley

Nov 24, 2010

View her Video tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/178149Amory – Theresa J. Hurley, 61, died on November 24, 2010, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on January 14, 1949, in Iron Mountain, MI, she was a daughter of Catherine Badini LeQuia and the late Leo LeQuia.A stern, hardworking, independent and loving mother, Theresa was of the Catholic faith. Having a love for cooking, especially Italian, she...

Rickie York

Rickie York

Nov 23, 2010

Amory - Rickie Lynn York, Jr., 34, died on Tuesday, November 23, 2010, at Gilmore Memorial RMC. Born on September 26, 1976, in Winona, he was a son of the late Rickie Lynn York, Sr., and the late Lisa Faye Coleman Hall. Rickie had a big heart and would help anyone who needed assistance. Living in Amory most of his...

Joel Rollins

Joel Rollins

Nov 21, 2010

Hatley – Joel Burdine Rollins, 90, died on Sunday, November 21, 2010, at Gilmore Memorial RMC. Born on June 23, 1920, in Bigbee, he was a son of the late Edward & Gertrude Green Rollins. After graduating high school, Mr. Rollins honorably served his country in the US Army during World War II. For over fifty years, he worked as...

Linda Sandlin

Linda Sandlin

Nov 21, 2010

Amory – Betty Linda Sandlin, 64, died on Sunday, November 21, 2010, at UAB Hospital, Birmingham. Born on December 23, 1945, in Joiner, AR, she was a daughter of the late William Hayse and Christine Terry Carroll. Betty was a graduate of Hatley High School, Class of 1965. She worked as a seamstress in the garment industry for several years...

Todd Gann

Todd Gann

Nov 20, 2010

Amory – Alan Todd Gann, 44, died on Saturday, November 20, 2010, at his mother’s residence. Born on July 8, 1966, in Amory, he was a son of Mary Frances Ritter Gann and Johnny Gann, Sr. Todd was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 1984, and attended ICC. Before working as a welder for Holley Performance Products, Aberdeen,...

Rochelle Campbell

Rochelle Campbell

Nov 18, 2010

View her video tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/176996Oxford – Rochelle Finger Campbell, 85, died on Thursday, November 18, 2010, at Graceland Care Center, Oxford. Born on September 20, 1925, in Pittsboro, she was a daughter of the late John Edward & Lois Woodruff Finger.Following high school, she graduated from Wood Junior College with a major in Bible and attended Mississippi State University. In...

Ronnie Young

Ronnie Young

Nov 16, 2010

Smithville – Ronnie B. Young, 59, died on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks, Verona. Born on July 8, 1951, in Tupelo, he was a son of the late Lila Virginia Leftwitch and Kenneth Benford Young. Ronnie was a graduate of Tupelo High School. He honorably served his country in the US Army. A man of...

Margaret Douglas

Margaret Douglas

Nov 14, 2010

Eupora – Margaret Zell Douglas, 84, died at Golden Living Center in Eupora. Born on December 14, 1925, in Maben, she was a daughter of the late Tom J. & Ruth Harrell Douglas. A graduate of Mathiston High School, Miss Douglas attended Belmont University and was a graduate of Blue Mountain College. She taught typing and bookkeeping at Amory High...

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