Obituaries
Thomas Wayne Greer
Jan 23, 2022
Amory/Nesbit – Thomas Wayne Greer, 87, met his Savior face to face on January 23, 2022. He was born on May 17, 1934, in Union County, MS, to the late Thomas Murray Greer and Beulah Inez Grubbs. He grew up in Union County and graduated from Sherman High School. He served b6 years in the United States Army. He later...
Shelley Annette Gentry
Jan 21, 2022
McMinnville - Shelley Annette Gentry, 47, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 21, 2022, in McMinnville, Oregon. She was born on April 16, 1974 in Jackson, MS. A young lady who was driven, she obtained a Bachelor of Science in Archaeology and was working on her Masters Degree in Statistics of Disease Control and Population. She was looking forward to...
Vera Nell Riley Taylor
Jan 20, 2022
Nettleton – Vera Nell Riley Taylor, age 93, departed this life and entered her eternal home on January 20, 2022, at the Meadows in Fulton, MS, where she had resided for the last four years. She was born on November 13, 1928, in Lee County, MS to Benjamin Harrison Riley and Nancy Ola Smith Riley. She was a 1948 graduate...
Aero G. English
Jan 20, 2022
Aero George English, 91, passed away on January 20, 2022 after a sudden illness. Aero was born on June 23, 1930 in Wiggins, MS. He spent his formative years in Hattiesburg, MS, graduating from Hattiesburg High School and Southern Mississippi University. Shortly after graduating from Southern Miss, Aero joined the United States Navy. Aero is survived by his nephews, Jimmy...
Patsy Tubb Jenkins
Jan 20, 2022
Patsy Ruth Tubb Jenkins left this earthy realm to be with her Heavenly Father on January 20, 2022 after a long illness. Her devotion to her family and her firm belief in God supported her throughout her struggle and ultimately gave her peace. Patsy was born May 9, 1939 in Becker, Mississippi; the fifth of seven children to Russell Jeptha...
Ik Su "Kim" Garner
Jan 20, 2022
Aberdeen/Texas - Ik Su "Kim" Garner, age 79, left this world suddenly on Thursday, January 20, 2022. Ik Su was born on November 16, 1943, in Incheon, South Korea. She grew up in South Korea during the Korean War and graduated from high school in 1961. After graduating from high school, Ik Su helped take care of her 7 brothers...
Dustin Lynn "J.J." Jones Jr.
Jan 16, 2022
Tupelo/Nettleton – Dustin Lynn “J.J.” Jones, Jr., 16, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022, in Hatley, Mississippi. He was born in Amory, MS, on March 26, 2005, to Dustin Lynn Jones, Sr. and Stacy Hendrix Jones. Dustin was a full time student at Nettleton High School where he was a jokester who made friends quickly. He scored the highest...
Mary Jo Parham Young
Jan 15, 2022
Amory – Mary Jo Parham Young, 86, met her Savior face to face on Saturday, January 15, 2022. She was born in Monroe County, on June 29, 1935, to the late Chap and Mary Roebuck Parham. Mary Jo grew up in Monroe County, in the Parham Community and graduated from Hatley High School. She married the love of her life,...
Terry "Cooter" Van Sullivan
Jan 14, 2022
Amory – Terry “Cooter” Van Sullivan, 64, became totally healed and started his new life in Heaven on Friday, January 14, 2022. Cooter was born on October 2, 1957, in Nettleton, MS, to Linda Higginbotham Sullivan Cruber and the late Cedric Kenyon “CK” or “Dub” Sullivan. Cooter grew up in Nettleton, MS and graduated with the Class of 1975. In...
Billy Pierce
Jan 13, 2022
Billy Pierce Aberdeen – Billy Alvin Pierce, 66, began his new life in Heaven on Thursday, January 13, 2022. He was born on March 29, 1955, in Monroe County to the late Felix “Woody” Pierce and Sarah Freeman Pierce. Growing up in Monroe County in a large family, Billy attended Amory High School. From 1973 until 1977, he proudly served...
Joe Raper
Jan 11, 2022
Dr. Joseph Michael Raper was born on September 10, 1931 in Jackson, Tennessee. He was a kind gentleman known to many as “Papa “Joe. He attended Lambuth College and the University of Tennessee. He was a Captain in the United States Air Force where he practiced Dentistry. He was an honorary alumnus of the University of Mississippi Dental School and...
Jimmy P. Pipkins
Jan 10, 2022
Hatley – Jimmy “Pip” Paul Pipkins, 65, had a sweet reunion with his son and met his Savior face to face on Monday, January 10, 2022. He was born on October 3, 1956, in Sulligent Alabama, to the late Selmer Pipkins and Marie Palmer Pipkins Barder. As a young man, he grew up in family with four other siblings in...
William Howard Nash Jr.
Jan 6, 2022
Hatley-William Howard Nash, 88, passed away at his residence after an extended illness and went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 6th, 2022. Born on November 23, 1933, in Amory, MS, he was a son of the late William Howard Nash, Sr. and Earliemae Carter Nash. He was all things Hatley, having been born there, attended school...
Mary Ann Hester
Jan 3, 2022
Sulligent, Al – Mary Ann Herndon Hester, 84, finished her earthly course and began her new life in Heaven on Monday, January 3, 2022. She was born in Amory, MS on July 31, 1937, to the late James Felix Herndon and Janie Nichols Herndon Fowlkes. Ann grew up in Monroe County, one of three girls, in a loving family. She...
John E. Hawkins
Dec 30, 2021
Aberdeen – John Ethaniel Hawkins, 91, finished his earthly course and began a new life in Heaven on Thursday, December 30, 2021. He was born in Wynne Arkansas on November 21, 1930 to the late Charles Hawkins and Genevieve Lunsford Kistler. John “Buddy” grew up as a child in a large family in Arkansas then his family moved to Mississippi....
Robert S. Sanders
Dec 30, 2021
Greenwood Springs – Robert Sidney Sanders, 72, began his new life in Heaven on Thursday, December 30, 2021. He was born on August 2, 1949, in Amory, MS to the late Halley “Boots” Haywood Sanders and Nancy Martin Sanders. Robert grew up in Amory and graduated from Amory High School. He was a Patriot and served in the US Air...
Sharon Lee Carter
Dec 23, 2021
Amory – Sharon Lee Bowling Carter, 74, finished her mission work here on earth and met her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, face to face on Thursday, December 23, 2021. She was born on March 7, 1947, on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, to the late Arvis Bowling and Mary Elizabeth Underwood Bowling. Sharon was a 1965 graduate of Smithville High School...
Trent Leon Carter
Dec 23, 2021
Trenton “Trent” “Leon” Carter Amory – Trenton Leon Carter, 80, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021, and he began his new life in Heaven. Leon was born on June 10, 1941, in Amory, MS to the late Trenton D. Carter and Tula Mae Cowart Carter. Leon grew up in Hatley, MS and graduated from Hatley High School. He continued...
Helen Nix Petty
Dec 22, 2021
Amory – Helen Arnell Nix Petty, 83, died on December 22, 2021, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo MS. She was born on March 13, 1938 in Hamilton, MS, to the late Arthur and Trannie Nix. She married Rex M. Petty in 1956 and he predeceased her in 1986. Together they were blessed with five children, two sons and three...
Richard "Dick" Cox
Dec 19, 2021
Smithville – Dick Cox, 90, passed away at the Meadows in Fulton, MS, and went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 19, 2021. Born on September 29, 1931, in Smithville, MS, to the late Terrell Cox and Lucile Collins Cox. Dick was all things Smithville, having been born there, attended school there and lived there his whole...
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