Obituaries
Olen "Dale" Cox
Oct 11, 2021
Fulton/Carolina Community – Olen Dale Cox, 72, met his Savior face to face on October 11, 2021. He was born on June 19, 1949, in the Carolina Community, to the late Eules Young Cox and Annie Phillips Cox. Dale grew up in a large family with 8 other siblings, in Itawamba County and he graduated from Fulton High School. He...
Harry Bryan Davis
Oct 9, 2021
Rev. Harry Bryan Davis, 70, of Hamilton, Mississippi passed away Saturday, October 9, 2021, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi. Harry was born December 14, 1950, to Wilbur and Katherine Davis in Smithville, Mississippi. A proud graduate of Smithville High School and Mississippi State University, he began pastoring before attending Memphis Theological Seminary. He treasured each friendship he...
Nancy Kaye Haughton Richey
Oct 9, 2021
Amory- Nancy Richey, 61, became totally healed when she was reunited with her husband in Heaven on October 9, 2021. Born on February 15, 1960, in Jasper, Alabama, she was a daughter to the late Richard Haughton and Nancy Avery Haughton. Growing up in both Alabama and Mississippi, Nancy attended High School in Amory. She married the love of her...
Clara "Carnell" Weaver Millender
Oct 8, 2021
Clara "Carnell" Weaver Millender, 91, of Okolona, Mississippi received her wings on Friday the 8th of October 2021 in DeRidder, Louisiana. God has called His finest gardener to tend the flowers in Heaven. Mrs. Carnell Millender was born during the Great Depression in 1929 in Amory, Ms. to Ivy Alton Weaver and Vernice Ophelia (Harmon) Weaver. Carnell graduate in 1948...
Wanell "Nell" Farris
Oct 5, 2021
Carolina Community – Wanell “Nell” Conwill Farris, 91, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. Born on September 26, 1930, in the Carolina Community, MS, she was the daughter of the late George William Conwill and Eddie Cleautus Conwill. A lifelong resident of the Carolina Community with family roots that went deep, Nell was a...
Bro. Ferman Anderson
Oct 3, 2021
Bro. Ferman Anderson, Jr. Bro. Ferman Swan Anderson, Jr., 89, finished his course here on earth and began his new life in Heaven with a crown of righteousness bestowed to him by his heavenly Father. Born on April 30, 1932, in Okolona, MS, he was the son of the late Ferman Swan Anderson, Sr., and Hadie Elaine Anderson. Growing up...
Joanne Booth
Oct 3, 2021
Amory – Joanne Maureen Kroflic Booth, 89, passed away on Sunday, October 3, 2021, at her residence in Amory. She was born on June 26, 1932, in Euclid, Ohio, to the late Fred Lousie Kroflic and Geraldine Saxton Kroflic. Joanne grew up in Lake county and attended Madison Memorial High School. She married the love of her life, Edwin Booth...
Jimmie M. Harris
Oct 2, 2021
Jimmie Hoots Harris, 84, went to be with the Lord and her family on October 2, 2021. She was born in Smithville, MS, on August 4, 1937 to Roy and Ila Hoots. She attended Becker school. On December 4, 1954, she married Dalton Harris and they were blessed with 3 children together. She worked at Amory Garment as a seamstress...
Frances A. Tate
Oct 1, 2021
Smyrna/Hatley – Frances A. Tate, 54, began her new life in Heaven on Friday, October 1, 2021. Born in Aberdeen, MS, on June 20, 1967, she was a daughter of the late Oliver Tate and Pearl Tate. Frances grew up Monroe County in a big family. She grew up Pentecostal and loved God. She was a woman who was full...
H. Martin Ruoss
Sep 29, 2021
Aberdeen – H. Martin Ruoss, III, 77, passed away on September 29, 2021, at North Mississippi Medical Center – Gilmore, Amory, MS. Born on September 26, 1944, in Duluth, Minnesota, he was the only son of the late John Ruoss and Constantina Burba Ruoss. Martin graduated from ICC where he received an Associate’s Degree in Nursing. He was an LPN,...
Virginia Harris Faulkner
Sep 24, 2021
Greenwood Springs, MS – Virginia “Jenner” K Harris Faulkner, 64, began her new life in Heaven on September 24, 2021. Born on April 25, 1957, in Amory, MS, she was a daughter to Jimmie Hoots Harris and the late Dalton Eugene Harris. Jenner grew up in Monroe County and attended Hatley Schools. She married the love of her life, Carl...
Vernice "Jody" Taylor
Sep 23, 2021
Greenwood Springs – Vernice “Jody” Taylor, 74, passed away on September 23, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center, Amory, MS. She was born on February 12, 1947, in the Bethlehem Community to the late Albert Harris and Ethel West Harris. Jody attended school at Smithville, MS and went to work at a young age. She was employed initially as a...
Bobby Richey
Sep 23, 2021
Amory – Bobby Junior Richey, 64, began his new life in Heaven on September 23, 2021. He was born on March 18, 1957, in Midland Texas to Shirley Hill Steinke. Bobby grew up in a large family in Monroe County and graduated from Amory High School with the class of 1973. Based on his raising, Bobby learned the value of...
Edna "Kate" L. Poole
Sep 22, 2021
Smithville – Edna "Kate" Poole, 82, passed away on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at North Mississippi Medical Center – Gilmore, Amory, MS. She born on November 17, 1938, in Gattman, MS to the late Grady West and Alice Johnson West. Kate grew up in the Gattman community with a large family, including five brothers and a sister. She attended Greenwood...
Harlan Lee Hester
Sep 21, 2021
Amory - Harlon Lee Hester, 94, was reunited with his wife in Heaven when he passed away on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. Born in Monroe County, he was a son of the late Garland Washington Hester and Estell Parker Hester. Harlon lived most of his life in Monroe and Lee County. He attended Bigbee schools and graduated from Amory High...
Austin Cole Miles
Sep 21, 2021
Austin Cole Miles, 38, went to be with the Lord on September 21, 2021. Austin was born in Amory, Mississippi on September 14, 1983 to Rosemary Loden Miles and Vincent Miles. Austin attended Amory High School and Itawamba Community College. Recently, he was enrolled in The Culinary Institute at Northeast Mississippi Community College. He was a member of Cason Baptist...
Lynda Sue Nix
Sep 21, 2021
Smithville – Lynda Sue Nix, 77, became totally healed and met her Savior face to face on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. Born on January 13, 1944, in Pontotoc, Mississippi, she was the daughter to the late Charles Hubert Branham and Essie Modean Franklin Branham. Sue grew up in Pontotoc County. She graduated from Smithville High School and earned her Associates...
Margalo James
Sep 19, 2021
Amory - Margalo James passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2021 at River Place Nursing Center in Amory. She was born in Itawamba County, Mississippi, to the late Jesse Gordan Greene and Lora Mae Boozer Greene. She was a 1954 graduate of Amory High School. Margalo is survived by her husband, Don James, Amory; daughters, Marlana Samples (Danny “Bud”), Smithville,...
Gena Umfress Nix
Sep 16, 2021
Gena Umfress Nix Gena Umfress Nix, 83, left her earthly home for her Heavenly home on Thursday, September 16, 2021. Born in Tilden, Mississippi on March 16, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Kelly “Kell” Umfress and Myrtle Riley. In April 1955, she married the love of her life, Perry Junior Nix. Gena worked at Amory Garment for...
Ora Lynn Christian Escorcia
Sep 15, 2021
Aberdeen – Ora Lynn Christian Escorcia, 55, became completely healed and started her new life in Heaven on September 15, 2021. Born on February 28, 1966 in Rosedale, MS, she a daughter to the late Richard Lee Christian, Sr. and Mary Jane Davis Christian. Lynn grew up in a large family and attended school in Stringer, MS. During her lifetime,...
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