Obituaries
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...
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...
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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...
Peggy Stout
May 24, 2022
Peggy Stout was born July 9, 1925 in Amory, MS to Pat and Addie Mae Kendall She passed away May 24, 2022 at Oak Tree Plantation in Amory, MS. Peggy grew up in Amory and was a member of the Class of 1944 at Amory High School. She was a faithful member of the First United Methodist Church in Amory....
Roger Bennett
May 24, 2022
Dr. Roger Bennett Amory – Dr. Roger Jefferson Bennett, 80, finished his work here on earth and met his Savior face to face on May 24, 2022. He was born on Christmas day in 1941 in Waverly, Ohio to the late Clifford and Lelia Cassity Bennett. He grew up in Ohio and graduated from Waverly High School. He then furthered...
Miss Anna Lynn Stockton
May 21, 2022
Amory - Anna Lynn Stockton, 76, went to her heavenly home on May 21, 2022 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Anna was born on June 11, 1945 to Orville Nelson (Boonie) Stockton and Ruby Mathews Stockton in Amory, MS. She graduated from Amory High School and then attended Itawamba Community College. She loved keeping up with her high school...
James Dean
May 20, 2022
James Dean Amory – James Dean, 78, passed away on May 18, 2022, and he began his new life in Heaven. He was born on June 7, 1943, in Amory, MS to the late Lonnie Dean and Minnie Vick Dean. James grew up Monroe County and graduated from Amory High School in 1962. A down to earth man, who put...
Barbara Jean Kendrick
May 18, 2022
Aberdeen – Barbara Jean Kendrick, 84, passed away on May 18, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Amory. She was born on April 5, 1938 in Amory, MS, to the late James and Erma Howell Kendrick. Barbara grew up in Monroe County and graduated from Amory High School. She worked for over seventeen years as a seamstress at Action...
Beth May
May 18, 2022
Jean Elizabeth “Beth” Armor May Amory – Jean Elizabeth “Beth” Armor May, 83, met her Savior face to face on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. She was born in Hayti, Missouri, on October 27, 1938, the daughter to the late Robert Milton “Kryp” Armor and Mary Nell Gilbert Armor. Her family moved to Amory when she was a young girl and...
Dorothy "Dot" Forbus
May 17, 2022
Amory - Dorothy K. “Dot” Forbus, 81, of Amory, Mississippi, died Tuesday, May 17, in Franklin, Tennessee. Visitation will be 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 21, 2022, at First Baptist Church of Amory. The service will follow. Years ago, Dot read an austere obituary, and declared to her family, “I want my obit to say more than ‘She was...
Edith Allen
May 12, 2022
Nettleton – Edith Earl Allen, 90, began her new life in Heaven on Thursday, May 12, 2022. She was born on September 5, 1931, in Golden, Mississippi, to the late Audrey Bethune and Veola Williams Bethune. Edith grew up in Tishomingo and Monroe County, attending school in Tishomingo County. She went to work at an early age, working in the...
Zoe Renea Mckvian
May 12, 2022
Amory – Zoe Renea McKvian became an angel on Thursday, May 12, 2022. Her parents are McKenley McKvian and Christina R. Benton McKvian. She was dearly loved by her family and they appreciate all the prayers and love they have been receiving at this time. They take comfort knowing that she is surely in the arms of Jesus. She is...
Ava Fay Daniel
May 8, 2022
Amory – Ava Fay Daniel, 70, met her Savior face to face on Mother’s Day, May 8, 2022. She was born on March 24, 1952, in Laurel, MS, to Ava Matilda Martin and the late Quitman Daniel. Ava grew up in Laurel MS and attended school, later obtaining her GED. She eventually moved to Monroe County, MS where she began...
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