Obituaries
Jessie Sue Threlfall
Jun 9, 2019
Jessie Sue Threlfall passed away June 9, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Living most of adult life in Winston-Salem and Clemmons, North Carolina, she lived her final 19 months at the Traceway Retirement Community in Tupelo. She was born November 14, 1928 in Amory, MS to George H. and Florence M. Threlfall. A 1946 graduate of Amory...
David Hoots
Jun 8, 2019
Amory — Ollie David Hoots, 88, entered his heavenly home on June 8, 2019. Born on February 28, 1931 in Smithville, MS to Roy Young Hoots, Sr. and Mildred Ila King Hoots. David attended school at both Becker and Hatley. He left school at a young age to work with his father farming. He then began a career at Pullman...
Mj Justice
Jun 7, 2019
MJ Justice Amory— Mary Judith “MJ” Taylor Justice, 75, was surrounded by family and friends on Friday, June 7, 2019, when she went to her Savior. She was born May 10, 1944, in Lookout Mountain, TN to John Grant Taylor and Dorothy Grace Towne Taylor. MJ graduated from Meridian High School with the Class of 1962. She attended the University...
Newt Prestridge, Jr.
Jun 7, 2019
Newton Prestridge, Jr. Amory— Newton Prestridge Jr., 91, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 7, 2019, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born on May 8, 1928, in Waxahachie, TX, he was a son of Newton Prestridge Sr. and Stella Escue Prestridge. Newt spent his childhood years in Texas and graduated from Waxahachie High School with the Class of...
Ted Jones
Jun 6, 2019
Robert T. “Ted” Jones was called home by his Lord and Savior on Thursday, June 6, 2019. He was born September 18, 1945 in Amory, MS to Jean Lee and Dick Jones. He was educated in the Amory Public Schools and graduated in 1963, after which he entered the University of Mississippi where he graduated with a BBA Degree in...
Mary Elizabeth Cowley Wright
Jun 6, 2019
Smithville— Mary Elizabeth Cowley Wright, 90, passed away surrounded by her loved ones on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at her residence. Born on November 11, 1928 in Monroe County, she was a daughter of William Otto and Della Elizabeth Towery Cowley. Mary graduated from Smithville High School with the Class of 1947. She married her sweetheart, Francis Denver “Fiddle” Wright,...
Hank Williams
Jun 1, 2019
Hank L. Williams Amory — Hank Leonard Williams, 51, passed away on June 1, 2019 at NMMC - Gilmore in Amory. Born in Aberdeen on Oct., 27, 1967, he was a son of Samuel Williams and the late Betty Sue Pace. Hank finished the 10th grade in Hatley. As a young man, he loved riding his bicycle and detailing cars...
Deborah "Debbie" Goode
Jun 1, 2019
Amory – Deborah “Debbie” or “Mamaw” Goode, 71, entered the presence of her Heavenly Father on Saturday, June 1, 2019, at the NMMC – Gilmore, Amory. Born on January 26, 1948, in Sevierville, TN, she was a daughter of Don and Lela Irene Hamilton Roberts. Debbie’s family moved from Tennessee to Pontiac, MI, and later to Albuquerque, NM. It was...
Donna Crawford Blair
May 29, 2019
Aberdeen – Donna Crawford Blair, 77, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS. Born on October 3, 1941, in Amory, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Martha Pierce Crawford. Donna graduated from Amory High School with the class of 1959. She initially worked as a Legal Secretary for Buddy Chamberlain...
Patsy Allen Wright
May 29, 2019
Patsy Charlotte Allen Wright, age 79, passed away peacefully at her home in Becker, MS on May 29, 2019. She was the first born child of Mary Frances Randle and Rufus Ben (Jack) Allen of Wren, MS. As the oldest of five siblings, she learned the art of “mothering” at an early age, a skill that she continued to used...
Charles Reed Fears
May 28, 2019
Charles Reed Fears Amory— Charles Reed Fears, 93, entered his heavenly home on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Born on July 25, 1925, in Amory, MS to James Henry and Orlena Elrod Mundy Fears, he was one of seven siblings. Charles graduated from Amory High School and was one of the oldest living survivors of his high school class. He loved...
Pat M. Sanders
May 27, 2019
Patsy M. Owen Sanders, 88, died on Monday, May 27, 2019 at River Place Nursing Center. She was born on April 4, 1931 to Elmer and Georgia Page Owen in Amory, MS. In 1949, she married Grady R. Sanders, who preceded her in death in 1987. She lived in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois for 16 years and Baton Rouge, Louisiana for...
Catherine D. Gray
May 24, 2019
Catherine D. Gray Nettleton — Catherine D. Gray, 93, passed away on May 24, 2019, at Diversicare Nursing Center, Amory, MS. Born on September 25, 1925, in the Liberty Community near Nettleton, she was a daughter of the late Roger Franklin and Lucille Johnson Gray. Catherine attended Pine Grove and Nettleton Schools. She was of the Baptist faith and for...
Kathi Keen Statham
May 24, 2019
Amory – Kathi Suzanne Keen Statham, 63, passed away on Friday, May 24, 2019, at Sanctuary Hospice House, Tupelo, MS. Kathi was born in Vicksburg on April 23, 1956, to Dudley Leon and Ura LaJune Wilson Keen She grew up in the Redwood community with her brothers, cousins, aunts, uncles, and many extended family members. She attended Redwood Elementary School,...
Bro. J.W. Sain
May 8, 2019
Amory— J.W. Sain, 87, entered his heavenly home on May 8, 2019. Born on February 28, 1932 in Darnell, AR to Clyde and Roxanne Burton Sain, he was one of eight siblings. J.W. attended schools in Arkansas and Bell City, MO. He married the love of his life, Leona, on April 1, 1955 in Aberdeen, and in 1981, they moved...
Lindsay Carter
May 7, 2019
Lindsay Nicole Carter, 31, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born in Amory on October 24, 1987 to Deborah Ausborn Carter and the late Truman L. Carter II. Lindsay attended Tupelo schools. She was a member of Carnation Baptist Church. A fun-loving, sweet young lady, she always had a positive...
Thomas Jerry Kimbrough
May 6, 2019
Smithville— Thomas Jerry Kimbrough, 64, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born in Amory on March 19, 1955, he was one of three sons of Dorothy Easter Phipps and the late James Roy Kimbrough. Jerry attended Becker Schools. He worked as a factory worker at the Amory Garment Plant. Jerry mostly kept...
Jean Stegall Jolly
May 3, 2019
Jean Stegall Jolly passed peacefully into heaven on Friday, May 3, 2019 at Inspira Medical Center in Vineland. She was 85. Daughter of the late Columbus Ware and Blanche Roye Stegall, Jean was born in Pontotoc, MS, on October 1, 1933. She had the happiest of childhoods growing up with her sisters and many close cousins in Pontotoc county; roaming...
Doris Hodges
Apr 30, 2019
Amory – Doris Hodges, 79, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at River Place Nursing Center, Amory. Born on June 8, 1939, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Edgar H. and Millie Marie Berryhill Tackett. She lived most of her life in Monroe County, MS. She married Troy L. Hodges on April 4, 1963. They were...
Jimmy Doyle Young
Apr 29, 2019
Jimmy Doyle Young Jimmy Doyle Young, 84, passed away on April 29, 2019, at River Place Nursing Center in Amory, MS. He was born on September 10, 1934 in Smithville, MS to the late Erie Eugene Young and Maggie Carroll VanOven Young. Jimmy attended Smithville High School and went to work at a young age. He joined the U.S. Army...
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