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Ralph Kuykendall

Ralph Kuykendall

Jul 31, 2022

James Ralph Kuykendall, 91 of Amory, died at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo on July 31, 2022. Visitation will be at E.E. Pickle Funeral Home on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. The funeral service will be Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at East Amory Missionary Baptist Church. Ralph was born to Fred and...

Nancy Rae Lollar

Nancy Rae Lollar

Jul 30, 2022

Amory – Nancy Rae Lollar, 66, passed away at her residence in Amory, MS on Saturday, July 31, 2022. She was born on April 24, 1956, in Elkhart, IN, to the late George Ingle and Mary Ela McCollum Ingle. Nancy grew up in Alabama and was a member of a large family, where she was one of ten siblings. She...

Connie Love

Connie Love

Jul 21, 2022

AMORY, MS- Connie Hawkins Love, 73, passed away on July 21, 2022 at her home after an extended illness. Connie was born in Amory on February 9, 1949, to Ellie and Sallie Hawkins. She graduated from Amory High School in 1967 and attended the Mississippi University for Women where she was a member of the Lancer social club. On March...

Eva Nell Smith

Eva Nell Smith

Jul 19, 2022

Eva Nell Pierce Smith, 90, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at the Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation center in Tupelo. Born on June 13, 1932 in Smithville, she was a daughter to the late William and Odie Holloway Pierce. Eva Nell‘s work career consisted of the Zion Cookie Factory, Johnson Motors, Rolling Hills nursing home and finally working at...

Jerry Mccollum

Jerry Mccollum

Jul 15, 2022

Jerry Lloyd McCollum, 74, passed away at his residence in Wren on July 15, 2022. Born on October 19, 1947, he was the son of the late Stanley McCollum and the late Ophalia Faulkner Richardson (Sam). Jerry was a 1966 graduate of Hatley High School and was a member of Grace Fellowship Baptist Church. He was a retired, self-employed carpenter...

Charles Wayne Smith

Charles Wayne Smith

Jul 15, 2022

Amory---Charles Wayne Smith, 72, passed away at his residence on July 15, 2022. Born on November 8, 1949 in Fort Knox, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Charles A. Smith and Christine Pickle Smith. He is survived by his wife, Debbie Evans Smith who he married on April 1, 2008; a daughter, Elizabeth (Libby) Pickle, Amory; grandchildren: Madison...

John A. Law

John A. Law

Jul 14, 2022

John Allen Law September 17, 1928 – July 14, 2022 A Life Well Lived --- His way John Allen Law, 93, beloved father, husband, grandfather, and great grandfather passed away, quietly Thursday, July 14 at home in Phil Campbell, Alabama with his bride of 23 years by his side. He was born September 17, 1928, the son of Edward Reid...

Juanita Allen Adkins

Juanita Allen Adkins

Jul 13, 2022

Hatley—Juanita Deloris Allen Adkins, 83, died peacefully at her residence in Hatley on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Born on November 25, 1938, in Beaverton, Alabama, she was one of 10 children born to the late Henry and Anita Mangum Allen. She married the love of her life, Ray Adkins on June 5, 1967 and together they were blessed with three...

Curtis Deason

Curtis Deason

Jul 6, 2022

Nettleton – Curtis E. Deason, 70, began his new life in Heaven on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. He was born on August 8, 1951, in Tupelo, MS to the late Elbert O’Neal Deason and Minnie Ola Conwill Deason. Curtis grew up in Nettleton, MS and attended Nettleton High School where he enjoyed playing football. A hard worker, he had over...

Mevelene "Mel" Guyton Clayton

Mevelene "Mel" Guyton Clayton

Jul 1, 2022

Smithville – Mevelene “Mell” Clayton, 91, went home to our heavenly Father on July 1, 2022. She was born on November 7, 1930, in Amory, MS and was a loving daughter to the late James Garland Guyton and Mary Etta Allred Guyton. Mevelene attended school in Monroe County, Mississippi and went to work at a young age. She worked for...

Don Leech

Don Leech

Jun 30, 2022

Ellie Don Leech, 86, passed away June 30 at his home in Amory. Don is survived by his wife of 66 years, Betty Welch Leech, as well as two children and their spouses, Marsha and Mike Tapscott and Michael and Debbie Leech; four grandchildren, Zachary Leech, Whitney Fisher, David Tapscott and John Tapscott; and four great grandchildren, Cole Fisher, Clay...

Bert Richard "Hop" Hays Sr.

Bert Richard "Hop" Hays Sr.

Jun 30, 2022

Bert Richard "Hop" Hays, Sr., 78 years old, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother-in-law, uncle and friend went to be with his Heavenly Father on June 30, 2022. Hop was born to Bert Roseman Hays (WWII veteran) and Kathryn Hopper Hays in Birmingham, AL on April 17, 1944. He graduated from Phillips High School in 1962 and attended the...

Sharon Sharlene Crymes Mcdaniel

Sharon Sharlene Crymes Mcdaniel

Jun 28, 2022

Sharon Sharlene Crymes McDaniel, 78, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at her residence in Amory. She was born in Atlanta, GA and moved at a young age to New Orleans, a city she would always hold close to her heart. She graduated from East Jefferson High School in New Orleans where she met her beloved husband, Bill to...

Jone B. Cornelius

Jone B. Cornelius

Jun 27, 2022

Jone Basham Webster Cornelius, 76, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2022 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born in Amory on September 17, 1945, she was the only child born to the late Horace and Myrel Basham. She was a graduate of Amory High School, class of 1963 and began work for various companies including Pullman Couch,...

William Elbert Tallent Jr.

William Elbert Tallent Jr.

Jun 24, 2022

Amory – William E. Tallent, Jr., 53, passed away on June 24, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. He was born June 18, 1969, in Fulton, Mississippi to the late William E. Tallent, Sr., and Lizzie Mae Harris Tallent. William grew up in Itawamba County and attended Itawamba Agricultural High School. He was a hardworking man and...

Judy Mccary Wright

Judy Mccary Wright

Jun 21, 2022

Judy McCary Wright Amory – Judy McCary Wright, 78, passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2022 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born on July 4, 1943, she was a twin daughter to the late William Vardaman and Dimple Florence Copeland McCary. Judy was a 1961 graduate of Amory High School and went on to further her education...

Alice Maud Hawkins

Alice Maud Hawkins

Jun 20, 2022

Aberdeen – Alice Maud Hawkins, 88, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born on March 25, 1934, she was one of eight girls born to the late Irvin and Inez Blaylock Dodd. She attended Greenwood Springs Schools. She drew the eye of John” Buddy” Hawkins and at the tender age 16,...

Andra Faye Kiser

Andra Faye Kiser

Jun 8, 2022

Amory – Andra Faye Kiser, 77, was reunited with her family and met her Savior face to face on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. She was born on July 19, 1944, in Amory, to the late Charles Andrew Kiser and Dimple Lann Kiser. Andra Faye grew up in Monroe County and graduated from Amory High School. She was a very smart...

Willis "Butch" Sanders, Jr.

Willis "Butch" Sanders, Jr.

May 31, 2022

Willis (Butch) Gerald Sanders, Jr. 61, passed away at his home in Amory on May 31, 2022. Born in Libertyville, Illinois, he was a son of the late Willis Gerald Sanders, Sr. and Peggy Wilbanks Sanders. Butch had many jobs throughout his life until he became disabled. Butch was an artist. He studied music at ICC, Blue Mountain and Ole...

Barbara Ann Parham Ritter

Barbara Ann Parham Ritter

May 27, 2022

Barbara Ann Parham Ritter formerly of Amory passed away on May 27, 2022, in Jacksonville, Florida.

Barbara graduated from Amory High School and worked at Gilmore Hospital as a nurse for many years.

She is survived by one brother Roy Parham, Amory and two sisters Myra Whitmer of Kentucky and Carol Cunningham of Jackson Florida.

She was preceded in death by her daughter...

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