Obituaries
Brenda Joy Forrester
Jan 16, 2018
Kennedy, AL—Brenda Joy Forrester, 62, passed away at her residence on Tuesday, January 16, 2018. Born on September 1, 1955 in Amory, she was a daughter of Pearl Strevel and Oliver Tate Sr. During her life, Brenda was a cashier for Walmart in Brookhaven and as a waitress at Nonies Truck Stop in Shannon for many years. She loved driving...
Jerry W. Carter
Jan 15, 2018
Amory— Jerry Willard Carter, 72, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2018, in Tupelo. Born on December 24, 1945, in Amory, he was a son of the late Ollie Willard and Ethelene Sullivan Carter. Jerry graduated from Hatley High School with the Class of 1964. He then attended Itawamba Junior College. Jerry met the love of his life, Carolyn, and...
Edward Lamar Coker
Jan 13, 2018
Amory— Edward Lamar Coker, 78, passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2018, at Diversicare in Amory. Born on March 20, 1939, he was a son of W.L. Coker and Margaret C. Larkin. Edward graduated from Amory High School with the Class of 1957. After graduating, he attended Itawamba Junior College. Edward served in the Army National Guard. He met his...
Richard Byron Raff
Jan 12, 2018
Ridgeland, MS - Richard Byron Raff, 43, passed away on Friday, January 12, 2018. Born on June 24, 1974, in Charlotte, NC, he was a son of K. Newton and Carmen Sotir Raff. Richard graduated from Dobyns Bennett High School in Kingsport. He then attended University of Tennessee for two years before graduating from the University of Mississippi with a...
Melissa Ann "Mo" Blaylock
Jan 10, 2018
Smithville--Melissa Ann “Mo” Blaylock, 42, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory. Born in Aberdeen, MS, on June 7, 1975, she was a daughter of Linda Hall Howard and the late Kenneth Hill. Melissa loved her family and friends and loved to take care of her family. She never left the side of a...
Ruth Johnson Hester
Jan 6, 2018
Nettleton - Mrs. Ruth Johnson Hester, 95 passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2018 at her home in Nettleton. She was born August 4, 1922 in Itawamba County to the late Ross and Clara Brown Johnson. After graduating from Nettleton High School, she married Herman Hester. Upon his retirement from the Mississippi Highway Patrol, they owned and operated a grocery...
Emily Grace Mccollum Summerford
Jan 5, 2018
Emily Grace McCollum Summerford Nettleton— Emily Grace McCollum Summerford entered into her heavenly home with her Lord and Savior on January 5, 2018. She was born on August 29, 1992 in Amory, MS to Ronald and Janice McCollum. Emily was a 2010 Honor Graduate from Nettleton High School where she was a member of the Beta Club and the Hall...
Nell Thompson Cox
Jan 4, 2018
Smithville – Julia Nell Thompson Cox, 82, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, after a brief illness. Nell was born on July 30, 1935 in Monroe County to the late Elmer Edward and Mary Kathleen Morgan Thompson. Nell graduated from Wren High School in 1953 and Itawamba Junior College in 1955. Following school, she...
Donald E. Lehman
Jan 1, 2018
Amory - Donald E. Lehman, 83, passed away on Monday, January 1, 2018, at River Place Nursing Center in Amory, Mississippi. Born on May 19, 1934 in Ohio, he was a son of the late Edward and Mae Raker Lehman at his Grandpa and Grandma Raker's farm house in Delta, Ohio. Don was a graduate of the Delta High School,...
Jerry Ray Edwards
Dec 31, 2017
Becker – Jerry Ray Edwards, 73, passed away on December 31, 2017 at his residence. Born on July 22, 1944, in Monroe County, he was a son of the late Johnny and Cleo Crouch Edwards. Jerry served in the U.S. Army for two years. He married the love of his life and best friend on August 10, 1962, and together...
Sandra Kay Jones
Dec 31, 2017
Aberdeen - Sandra Kay Jones, 68, passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center. Born on July 21, 1949, she was a daughter of the late Fillio and Esther Mitchell Macormic. Sandra was a kind soul who enjoyed her life. She liked spending with friends and having a good cup of coffee. In her free time,...
Traci S. Plaxico
Dec 30, 2017
Traci Carol Sturdivant Plaxico, 47, passed away on December 30, 2017 at her residence. Born on June 17, 1970 in Amory, she was a daughter of Earl and Anne Sturdivant. Traci attended Amory High School and graduated with the class of 1988. After she graduated, she attended Itawamba Community College. She was a member of Riverbend Baptist Church. Traci was...
Bennie Fay Harrelson
Dec 29, 2017
Amory – Bennie Fay Harrelson passed away Friday, December 29, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice House, Tupelo. Bennie was the daughter of the late Dallas Clifton and Margie Tipton Flippo. Bennie was a graduate of Greenwood Springs School and graduated from The “W” with a nursing degree. She trained at Gilmore Memorial. On June 5, 1957, she married the love-of-her-life, Jimmie...
Barbara Jane "B.J." Gadd
Dec 25, 2017
B.J. Gadd Wren— Barbara Jane “B.J.” Smith Gadd, 58, received the best Christmas present ever, rejoicing in the heavenly choir and seeing the face of Jesus on Monday, December 25, 2017. Born on July 10, 1959, in Amory, she was a daughter of Illa Ree Basham Smith and the late Curtis Taylor Smith, Sr. B.J. graduated from Amory High School...
G. Norman James
Dec 23, 2017
Amory - G. Norman James, 74, entered into Heaven, December 23, 2017, while a resident for a brief time at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo, MS, having been in a one-car accident June 6, and recently having had a stroke. He was the youngest of five children born to immigrant parents, Kata and Naum James of Amory, MS. Norman was a...
Helen Doris Pace
Dec 22, 2017
Helen “Mamaw” Pace, age 80, was a lifelong resident of Becker, MS. She graduated from Becker High School. She married O.C. Pace on December 23, 1959. This year would have been their 58th anniversary. She started working at Amory Garment briefly until she went to work at Amory Manor Nursing home as a housekeeper. She would retire from there after...
Mariko F. Hathcock
Dec 20, 2017
Huntsville, AL— Mariko Funabashi Hathcock, 89, passed away on December 20, 2017. Born on April 18, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Tomiichi and You Sakuma Funabashi. Mariko graduated college in Nagoya, Japan. She met Douglas W. Hathcock during the Korean War, and they married in August 1958. Mariko was a very private lady, and she mostly kept...
Martha Faye Parham Loden
Dec 19, 2017
Amory – Martha Faye Parham Loden, 80, passed away peacefully at her residence on Tuesday, December 19, 2017. Born on September 28, 1937, at her home in the Parham Community, she was a daughter of the late Columbus Chap and Mary Roebuck Parham. Martha Faye graduated from Hatley High School with the class of 1956. On November 16, 1956, she...
Terry Lee Rowell
Dec 18, 2017
Amory – Terry Lee Rowell, 47, passed away at her residence on Monday, December 18, 2017. Born on November 19, 1970, in Amory, MS, she was a daughter of Lucy Parish Bourgeois and Henry Lacy Rowell. Terry graduated from Plantersville School in May 1992. She was known for her warm and ever present smile as well as her heart of...
William "Bill" Gwin
Dec 17, 2017
Smithville— Mr. William “Bill” Gwin, 59, passed away on December 17, 2017 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born on January 23, 1958 in Birmingham, Alabama, he was the son of Jane Camp Hunter (Ed) of Smithville and the late Robert Shirley Gwin. Bill attended Hatley High School and graduated with the class of 1976. He then attended...
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