Obituaries
Dora Louise West
Mar 21, 2018
Greenwood Springs - Dora Louise West, 70, passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory. Born in Grady County, Georgia was a daughter of Eva Mae Ritter and the late James Godwin. She attended school in Georgia and graduated from Wiggin High School. She married Roy West in 1975 that preceded her in death. She...
Annie Mae Cox Tignor
Mar 20, 2018
Horn Lake – Annie Mae Tignor, 59, passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at her residence. Born on November 2, 1958, in Smithville, she was a daughter of Nina Kay Knight Morrison and the late L. J. Cox. Annie was an Honors graduate of Smithville High School, Class of 1976. On May 24, 1996, she married Richard Tignor. Loving...
Kevan Douglas Rye
Mar 19, 2018
Amory – Kevan Douglas Rye, 61, passed away on Monday, March 19, 2018, at Baptist Hospital, Columbus. Born on March 28, 1956, in Garden City, Michigan, he was a son of the late James Allen “Bozo” Rye. Kevan attended school in Amory and later obtained his GED. Growing up in a large family, Kevan had six brothers and a sister....
Henry Grady Wright
Mar 19, 2018
Amory — Henry Grady Wright, 94, passed away on Monday, March 19, 2018, at Oak Tree Nursing Center in Amory, MS. Born on June 3, 1923, in Vernon, AL, he was the son of the late Linnie Houston and Lillie Clementine Crosley Wright. Growing up, Henry attended school in Vernon. Being a patriotic American, he left High School early to...
William H. Harmon
Mar 18, 2018
Amory – Howard Harmon, 61, passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2018, at his residence. Born on November 20, 1956, in Aberdeen, he was a son of the late William Holder and Syble Beatrice Pace Harmon. Howard graduated from Aberdeen High School, Class of 1975. On December 25, 1982, he married the love-of-his-life, Debbie Terry. Howard was of the Baptist...
Helen Lucille Stafford
Mar 16, 2018
Wren - Helen Lucille Stafford, 77, passed away on Friday, March 16, 2018, at her residence. Born on May 8, 1940, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth and Ruth Middleton Smith. Helen attended Amory High School. She married the love-of-her-life, Paul Stafford. Together, they were blessed with two daughters and two sons. As a Christian,...
Nancy Mitchell Swift
Mar 14, 2018
Nancy Christine Mitchell Swift, 63, of Pelham, Alabama, died Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Born on December 11, 1954, in Amory, she was a daughter of Everett and Betty Mitchell. She graduated from Hatley High School and went on to receive her degree in Nursing from Mississippi University for Women in 1975. For over 40 years, Nancy was a nurse at...
Betty Collins Arinder
Mar 13, 2018
Amory – Betty Collins Arinder, 71, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at NMMC Inpatient Hospice. Born on April 16, 1946, in Houston, MS, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Josephine Stewart Collins. Betty graduated from high school in Calhoun City. She then attended both Itawamba Community College and Northwest Community College. During her career, she...
Teressa Tomlin Pickens
Mar 11, 2018
Aberdeen – Teressa Gail Pickens, 59, passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2018, at NMMC, West Point. Born on November 8, 1958, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Bernice Due Tomlin. Teressa graduated from Smithville High School with the Class of 1976. She also attended Itawamba Junior College. During her career, she worked as a...
Clarence "Pete" Davis, Jr.
Mar 11, 2018
Clarence “Pete” Davis Jr Columbus— Clarence “Pete” Davis Jr., 82, passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2018, at his residence. Born on August 25, 1935, in Aberdeen, he was a son of Mattie Maude Guest Davis and Clarence Davis Sr. Clarence attended Aberdeen Schools. During his career, he worked at a truck driver for Scribner. He was a member of...
Bill Arvell Childers
Mar 10, 2018
Mooreville — William “Bill” Arvell Childers, 75, passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at his residence in Mooreville. Born in Wren on March 14, 1942, he was the son of Joseph Arvell Childers and Nora Lee Welch Childers. Bill attended school in Amory. He married the love of his life, Betty, on August 10, 1962. They were happily married...
Charlotte Archie Shamlin
Mar 7, 2018
Mrs. Charlotte Archie Shamlin, 70, passed away quietly, surrounded by her family, on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at her residence, in the Cardsville community. Born on October 3, 1947 in Tupelo, MS, she was a daughter of the late Charles David Archie and Mary Francis Gray. Charlotte attended Dorsey schools and was a member of the Pine Grove Baptist Church...
Ruth M. Carter
Mar 7, 2018
Amory – Ruth M. Carter, 90, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Oak Tree Plantation in Amory. Born on October 11, 1927, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Mattie Pearl Bailey and Andrew Jackson McCullough. Growing up in Bigbee, Ruth attended Bigbee School and later graduated from Amory High School. A wonderful Christian woman, she...
Willie Brooks Prothro
Mar 5, 2018
Willie Brooks Prothro, 78, of Ocala, Florida, passed away peacefully, March 5th, due to complications from a stroke. He fought courageously and when he passed way, his wife of 14 years, Carol Lopez Prothro, was by his side as she had been during his entire 45-day hospitalization. Brooks was born in Sulligent, Alabama, on November 25, 1939. He was the...
Coy E. Dabbs
Mar 4, 2018
Smithville—Coy Emmanual Dabbs, 58, passed away Sunday, March 4th, 2018 at his residence in Smithville, MS. Born in Crowder, MS on January 19th, 1960, he was the son of Ina Mae and Dewey Dabbs. Coy graduated from Smithville High School in 1978, where he was remembered as "the class clown." He was very proud of his work and spent the...
William Larry Howell
Mar 2, 2018
Hoover — William Larry Howell, 63, passed away on Friday, March 2, 2018, in Hoover, AL. Born on July 12, 1954, in Hatley, he was a son of the late Ollie Roman "Johny" and Ruth Joy Thomas Howell. In 1980, Larry graduated from Mississippi State University majoring in Engineering Technology. For more than 37 years, he worked as a Professional...
Donald Daniel Deveny
Mar 2, 2018
Saltillo— Donald Daniel Deveny, 84, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2018, at NMMC in Tupelo. Born in Plymouth, OH, on April 4, 1933, he was the son of Ruth and Bill Moore. Donald attended school in Plymouth, OH. During his career, he worked for Wells Fargo as a supervisor. He married his sweetheart, Margaret, on December 18, 1981, and together...
Kayla Buckner
Feb 28, 2018
Kayla “KK’ Buckner 27, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Born on July 2, 1990 in Amory, MS, she was the daughter of Tammy Seymore, Gregory Malone and the late Lacey Sue Buckner. Kayla attended Plain Dillion School in Shreveport, LA. She and Ashley Shane Rodriquez were blessed with one son, Damyen Adam Rodriguez. Kayla enjoyed...
Leron Eugene Minga Jr.
Feb 26, 2018
Hatley – Leron Eugene “Junior” Minga, Jr., 75, of Hatley, passed away on Monday, February 26, 2018, at Baptist Hospital, Columbus. Born on January 31, 1943, in Amory, he was a son of the late Leron Eugene Minga, Sr., and Maxine O’Clay Fears Minga. Junior attended school in Memphis and Bradford High School, Kenosha, WI. After school, he honorably served...
Wilma A. Smith Beard
Feb 26, 2018
Mrs. Wilma A. Smith Beard, 75, passed away on Monday, February 26 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born on June 29, 1942 in Itawamba County, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Katie Smith Suggs. Wilma attended Itawamba County schools and was of the Baptist faith. She was employed by Amory Garment as a seamstress...
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