Obituaries
Grady Clayton West
Dec 29, 2019
Amory – Grady “Bud” Clayton West, 84, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2019 at Diversicare Nursing Center, Amory, MS. Born on July 4, 1935, he was a son of the late Grady Harvey and Alice Lee Johnson West. Bud was a fun loving man who lived life the fullest. He was a logger by trade and all his life...
Beckie Mccullen
Dec 28, 2019
Amory – Margie Rebecca “Beckie” Hodges McCullen passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2019, at her residence after a short illness. Beckie was born October 2, 1937, to Flake and Ruth Hodges. Beckie graduated from Amory High School in 1955 and attended Mississippi State College for Women. On October 21, 1956, she married the love of her life, Joe Moore...
Nellie Camp
Dec 27, 2019
Becker—Nellie Afton Camp, 96, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on December 27, 2019. Born on May 1, 1923, she was a daughter of William Robert and Josphine Derrick Gray. Nellie graduated from Nettleton High School in the 1940s. She married the love of her life, Dannie Camp, in August of 1946 and together they shared many years...
Truman Johnson
Dec 27, 2019
Amory – Cecil Truman Johnson, 72, passed away at his residence on December 27, 2019. Born on April 26, 1947, he was the son of the late Cecil F. Johnson and Mauvelean Lyles Johnson. Truman attended Smithville Schools. He then entered into the Armed Forces, serving in the US Navy where he initially was deployed to serve in Vietnam from...
Carol J. Yagar
Dec 26, 2019
Hatley—Carol Jeanette Yagar, 54, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at NMMC-Gilmore in Amory. Born in Aberdeen on April 16, 1965, she was a daughter Martha Ann Roberts Prestage and the late L.C. Prestage. Carol was simply a southern woman with a free spirit and a heart of gold. She loved the outdoors and enjoyed fishing in her free...
Bonnie Shackelford
Dec 25, 2019
Amory—Bonnie Ruth Pate Shackelford, 72, went home for Christmas to her Lord on Wednesday, December 25, 2019. Born in Aberdeen on June 5, 1947, she was the daughter of Paul Buford and Annie Pearlean Rainey Pate. Bonnie was the loving matriarch of her family. She had a kind, gentle soul and she treasured her friends and family. Bonnie graduated from...
Robert Haney
Dec 22, 2019
Madison - Robert 'Bob' Haney, 64, passed away at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. His Graveside Service will be held at 2 PM, Thursday, December 26, 2019, in Tranquil Cemetery on Hwy. 45 North in Wren, MS. Memories and condolences may be shared with his family at EEPickleFuneralHome.com.
Grace Tubb Newell
Dec 21, 2019
Grace Tubb Newell Amory – Grace Tubb Newell, 100, of Amory, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2019. She was born in Monroe County on December 3, 1919, and was the daughter of the late Prentiss and Mary Isbell Whitehead Tubb. Grace was the Valedictorian of her 1939 graduating class at Hatley School, and was a member of the basketball...
Mikeal Mann
Dec 19, 2019
Amory—Mikeal Mann, 48, was peacefully embraced by his Lord and Savior on the morning of December 19, 2019. Born in Amory, MS on June 18, 1971, he was a son of B.C. Mann and Lois Ann West Herron. Mikeal was a hard working man who relished his life. He worked for many years as a self employed roofer. Mikeal was...
Bonnie Brown
Dec 16, 2019
Amory – Bonnie Hall Brown, 65, passed away Monday, December 16, 2019, at North Mississippi Medical Center Gilmore, Amory, MS. Born on January 16, 1954, in Monroe County, MS, she was a daughter of the late James David and Mary Sue Fields Whitlock. Bonnie grew up in Monroe County and graduated from Amory High School in 1972. Bonnie began a...
Shelby Dykes
Dec 12, 2019
Amory— Shelby Dykes, 70, entered eternal rest on Thursday, December 12, 2019. Born on January 12, 1949, she was a daughter of the late Ralford Quitman and Clarice Michael Davis. Shelby was an outgoing and loving woman who could light up a room with her smile. She loved to help people and was a foster parent for many years. Shelby...
Roy Lillard Cummings
Dec 11, 2019
Roy Lillard Cummings Smithville – Roy Lillard Cummings, 81, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS. He was born in Monroe County, on August 10, 1938, to the late Troy Columbus Cummings and Leona Lann Cummings. Roy grew up in the Smithville area and went to work at a young age. He met...
Thomas "Tom" Stanford Sr.
Dec 9, 2019
Starkville – Thomas E. “Tom” Stanford, Sr., PhD, 90, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2019 at OCH Regional Medical Center, Starkville, MS. Born in Amory, MS on October 22, 1929, he was a son of the late Estelle Tartt Stanford and Fred Jackson Stanford, Sr. He proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1951 until 1955. He...
Denna Thornton
Dec 9, 2019
Amory — Edthye Denna Thornton, 69, left her earthly course on December 9, 2019, surrounded by her family at her residence in Amory. Born in Nettleton, MS on February 7, 1950 she was a daughter of C.B. and Jennie Monaghan Bickerstaff. Denna was a faithful member of Bigbee Baptist Church. Her greatest loves were her family, especially her children, grandchildren,...
Gerald D. Worthey
Dec 8, 2019
Gerald D. Worthey, son of the late E. L. and Laura Worthey, born on November 11, 1944, passed into paradise on December 8, 2019 at his home in Wren. He was a hard worker all his life mostly in the furniture business, including 23 years with Action Lane Industries in Verona. He was a faithful Christian not only serving as...
Thomas Wayne Morrow
Dec 8, 2019
Smithville – Thomas “Tom” Wayne Morrow, 87, died Sunday, December 8, 2019 at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS. Born on August 8, 1932, in Fulton, MS, he was the son of the late Coy Morrow and Jewell Umfress Morrow. Tom graduated Itawamba Agricultural High School and Itawamba Community College. He moved to Memphis, TN, in 1951. Tom married...
Robbin Glover, Jr.
Dec 8, 2019
Columbus— Robbin Lynn Glover Jr., 36, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital –Golden Triangle in Columbus, Mississippi. Born in Texas on June 28, 1983, he was the son of the late Sheila Gray and Robbin Lynn Glover Sr. Robbin was a professional painter for his entire adult life. He worked mostly with his friends, Shane,...
Thomas 'Tommy' Chesley Hester
Nov 30, 2019
Amory – Thomas Chesley “Tommy” Hester, 85, passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2019. He was born on October 23, 1934 in Neshoba County, MS to the late Ernest Woodfin Hester, Sr. and Mildred Cato Stafford Hester. He attended Becker School and graduated from Amory High School in 1955. He served his country in the United States Air Force. Tommy...
Richard 'Ricky' Mcshane
Nov 29, 2019
Amory—Richard Newman McShane, resident of Amory, died after his fight against pancreatic cancer on Friday, November 29, 2019, at the age of 73. Ricky was born in Jackson, Mississippi on October 10, 1946. He grew up in Aberdeen, Mississippi, where he graduated from high school in 1964. Afterward, he attended Itawamba Junior College, as he would say, “mainly to play...
Peggy Killian Stephens
Nov 22, 2019
Nettleton— Peggy Joyce Stephens, 67, met her Lord and Savior on the morning of November 22, 2019. Born in Aberdeen on September 14, 1952, she was a daughter of the late James Everett Sr. and Lillian Ambrella Lockhart Killian. Peggy Joyce was a beloved wife and mother. She adored her children and grandchildren and enjoyed spending time with them. She...
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