Obituaries

James K. Boggan, Jr.

James K. Boggan, Jr.

Dec 24, 2020

James K. Boggan, Jr., 68, passed away on December 24, 2020 in the hospital after an extended illness. Mr. Boggan was the son of James K. Boggan, Sr. and Ruth Boggan of Aberdeen. Mr. Boggan retired from the military after serving honorably for 20 years and made his home in Aberdeen. Mr. Boggan is preceded in death by his parents,...

Rodney W. Stoddard

Rodney W. Stoddard

Dec 22, 2020

Rodney Douglas Stoddard Amory – Rodney Douglas Stoddard, 73, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at his residence in Amory. Born on December 14, 1947, in Amory, MS, he was the son of the late Roy Stoddard and Velda Addington Stoddard. Rodney attended Hatley High School and went to work at an early age. He worked at Amory Garment...

Ronald "Ron" Gasparitsch

Ronald "Ron" Gasparitsch

Dec 19, 2020

Ron Gasparitsch Amory – Ronald "Ron" Paul Gasparitsch, 59, began his new life in Heaven on December 18, 2020. Born on May 10, 1961, in Brooklyn, New York, Ron was a son of Siegfried and Elvira Diem Gasparitsch. Ron grew up in New York and received his Associates Degree in Computer Programming. He worked for 28 years as a computer...

Annette Rowan Miller

Annette Rowan Miller

Dec 15, 2020

Karon “Annette” Miller Amory – Karen “Annette” Rowan Miller, 80, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on February 4, 1940, in Smithville, MS, she was a daughter of the late Alfred Freeman Rowan and Alva Irene Hairston Rowan. Annette was born in Smithville and later moved to Illinois where she focused on...

Dennie Caraway

Dennie Caraway

Dec 8, 2020

Aberdeen - Dennie Lee Caraway, 66, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Amory. Born on December 20, 1953, he was the son of Iva Caraway Reed and the late Dennie Clayton Caraway. Dennie grew up in Oklahoma and graduated from High School there. A very simple man who was a hard worker, Dennie...

Marjorie Guyton Holloway

Marjorie Guyton Holloway

Dec 7, 2020

Smithville – Marjorie Guyton Holloway, 97, started her new life in Heaven on Monday, December 7, 2020. Born on July 28, 1923, in Monroe County, MS, she was a daughter of the late James Garland Guyton and Mary Etta Allred Guyton. Marjorie attended schools in Monroe County and grew up in a large family. She married the love of her...

Linda Irene Adams Paterakis

Linda Irene Adams Paterakis

Dec 6, 2020

Linda Irene Adams Paterakis Amory – Linda Paterakis, 70, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS. Born August 26, 1950, in Geisburg, Illinois, she was a daughter of late Doris Brittingham and Emmitt Adams. She grew up in Illinois, attended school and eventually went to work in the retail sales industry. Linda married Michael...

Virginia "Maude" Nash Trembelas

Virginia "Maude" Nash Trembelas

Dec 6, 2020

Virginia “Maude” Trembelas Amory – Virginia “Maude” Nash Trembelas, 96, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020, at her residence in Amory. Born on December 3, 1924, in Amory, MS, she was a daughter of late Dave and Sue Bourland Nash. Maude grew up in Monroe County in a large family with three other siblings. She graduated from Hatley High...

Leon Lloyd "Lynn" Howell Jr.

Leon Lloyd "Lynn" Howell Jr.

Dec 2, 2020

Leon Lloyd “Lynn” Howell, Jr. Becker – Leon Lloyd “Lynn” Howell, Jr., went home to be with his Savior on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. Born on December 16, 1930, in Athens, he was the son of the late Leon Lloyd “Lynn” Howell, Sr. and Dorothy Louise Killian Howell. Lynn grew up in Athens and graduated from Becker School with the...

Mildred Earline Hudson

Mildred Earline Hudson

Nov 25, 2020

Mildred Earline Hudson, at age 96, left this life to enter her heavenly home on November 25, 2020 at 7:30 AM. She had resided at Charleston Place in Fulton, Mississippi for the past four year and four months where she had received wonderful care. The family wishes to express their sincere appreciation to the staff at Charleston Place as well...

Ivy "Laverne" Pope

Ivy "Laverne" Pope

Nov 22, 2020

Ivy “LaVerne” Stanford Pope Hatley – Ivy LaVerne Stanford Pope, 90, started her new life in Heaven on Sunday, November 22, 2020. Born on May 30, 1930, in Greenwood Springs, MS. She was a daughter of the late Lee Roy and Itie Sullivan Stanford. LaVerne grew up in Greenwood Springs, MS in a very large family. She attended school and...

Teddy Williams

Teddy Williams

Nov 20, 2020

Teddy Cowley Williams Smithville – Teddy Williams, 75, started his new journey in Heaven on Friday, November 20, 2020. Born on September 17, 1945, he was a son of the late Woodrow Williams and Ruby Green Williams. Teddy grew up in Smithville, graduated from Smithville High School and furthered his education by attending both IJC and Mississippi State University. He...

Dorothy Poole

Dorothy Poole

Nov 19, 2020

Tupelo - Dorothy Ann Edwards Poole, 75, passed away at the North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice Unit on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. Mrs. Poole has been a resident of Monroe County for more than 50 years, living in Smithville, Amory, and Wren. She is a retired seamstress. She was an avid, daily watcher of Days of Our Lives and loved...

Don Bowen Moore

Don Bowen Moore

Nov 19, 2020

DON BOWEN MOORE Amory – Don Bowen Moore, 46, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at his residence in Amory, MS. Born on September 21, 1974, in Bartlett, TN to the late Norman Walls and Peggy Joyce Bowen Moore. Don grew up in Bartlett, Tennessee and attended Bartlett schools. When he was little, he was badly burned and for...

Reba S. Turner

Reba S. Turner

Nov 18, 2020

Smithville – Reba Turner, 95, started her new life in Heaven on Wednesday, November 18, 2020. Born on September 30, 1925, in Monroe County, MS, she was a daughter to the late Carlos Edgar and Ovie Holloway Sullivan. Reba started school at Pearce Chapel and later attended Smithville Schools. She married J.C. “Red” Turner in 1945 and they were blessed...

Roger Jay Lawrence

Roger Jay Lawrence

Nov 15, 2020

Nettleton – Roger Jay Lawrence, 71, started his new life in Heaven on November 15, 2020. Born on October 17, 1949, in Decatur, Michigan, he was a son to the late Millard E. and Mildred DePalma Lawrence. Roger graduated from Decatur High School in Michigan in 1968. After graduation, he served proudly in the United States Navy where he was...

Clarence M. Brasfield

Clarence M. Brasfield

Nov 12, 2020

Clarence M. Brasfield Woodstock, GA – Clarence M. Brasfield, 84, started his new life in Heaven on Thursday, November 12, 2020. Born on July 12, 1936, in Smithville, MS, he was a son of the late Clarence Ray and Ivy Dial Williams Brasfield. Clarence grew up in Monroe County MS and at age 9 he was saved at a Revival...

Lois Wright Rollins

Lois Wright Rollins

Nov 12, 2020

Hatley, MS - Having left this world with its trials and tribulations on November 12, 2020, Lois Wright Rollins has joined her Lord in heaven. She was born in Monroe County, Mississippi, on September 19, 1926, to Winnie and Sallie Wright. Lois married Joel Rollins June 29, 1946, and they lived happily together until his death in 2010. Lois was...

Marcus Moon

Marcus Moon

Nov 7, 2020

Amory – Marcus Eli Moon, 59, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020, at his residence in Amory. Born on September 17, 1961 in Amory, MS, he was a son of the late Lloyd Moon and Jean Gilbert Moon. Marcus grew up in Amory and graduated with the Amory High School class of 1979. He was a great provider and...

Charles Hansel "Chuck" Chism

Charles Hansel "Chuck" Chism

Nov 5, 2020

Wren - Charles Hansel “Chuck” Chism, 64, passed away on November 5, 2020, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on December 1, 1955, in Aberdeen, Chuck was the son of the late Kirgus Hansel and Mary Kate Caldwell Chism. Chuck was a lifelong resident of Wren, MS. Growing up, he attended both Wren and Amory schools. An accomplished diesel...