Obituaries
Rubel Adams
Oct 18, 2017
Amory – Rubel Adams, 84, passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at River Place Nursing Center. Born on December 30, 1932, in Quincy, MS, he was a son of the late Andrew W. and Mary Ruth Easter Adams. Rubel was a graduate of Becker High School and IJC. From 1953 – 1955, he honorably served his Country in the...
Willene Ball
Oct 17, 2017
Amory – Willene Maxwell Ball, 73, passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS. Born on November 10, 1943, in Marion County, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Lawrance Daniel and Eva Pearl Williams Maxwell. Willene graduated from Hatley High School with the class of 1962. She was a member of Trinity...
Sue Senter Wiygul
Oct 15, 2017
Fairfax, VA - Sue Senter Wiygul, 92, passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2017. Sue Wiygul, much loved matriarch of our family and the family business, Wiygul Automotive Clinic, passed away October 15, 2017. She is survived by her sons, Oscar and Bill, and her daughter Elizabeth McLaughlin, along with their families of 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. She is...
Colin Kelly Faulkner
Oct 14, 2017
Amory – Colin Kelly Faulkner, 73, passed away on Saturday, October 14, 2017, in Amory. Born on December 1, 1943, in Hatley, he was a son of the late Bryan and Annabelle Ausborn Faulkner. After graduating from Hatley High School in 1961, Kelly graduated from Mississippi State University with a Master’s Degree in Education. As a teacher and a coach,...
Bryan 'Buzz' P. Sawyer
Oct 13, 2017
Wren – Bryan P. “Buzz” Sawyer, 75, passed away on October 13, 2017, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on October 22, 1941, in Dillon, SC, he was a son of the late Boyd L. and Elizabeth Ruth Christmas Sawyer. Buzz was a graduate of Dillon, SC, High School. He joined the US Air Force and honorably served for four years during...
James "Jim" L. Myers
Oct 12, 2017
Amory - James Lee “Jim” Myers, 62, passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2017 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. Born in Newfoundland, Canada on August 23, 1955, he was a son of the late Lowell Laverne and Virginia Ann McGinn Myers. He graduated from Rushville Consolidated High School in Rushville, Indiana. He was a member of Meadowood Baptist Church....
Robbie L. Garner
Oct 11, 2017
Mrs. Robbie Lee Gregory Garner, 90, passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2017 at Oak Tree Manor in Amory, Mississippi. Born on January 19, 1927 in Detroit, Alabama she was a daughter to the late Eddie Hay and Cleta Bell Gregory. She attended school in Detroit, Alabama and was a member of Grady’s Chapel United Methodist Church for over 30...
Lacinda "Cindy" Leech Black
Oct 10, 2017
Lacinda Dawn”Cindy” Leech Black, 53, passed away at the North Mississippi Medical Center on Tuesday, October 10, 2017. Born on December 9, 1963, in Amory, MS, she was a daughter of Rex Leech and the late Brenda Gail Mann. Cindy had a very special relationship with her mother. She was not only her mother was also her best friend. Cindy...
Jerry Wayne Vaughan
Oct 9, 2017
Amory—Jerry Wayne Vaughan, 60, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, October 9, 2017. He was born in Amory on February 4, 1957 and was a son of the late O’Conner and Beatrice Vaughan. Jerry attended school in South Carolina and at Hatley. He held many jobs; among them he was a Drill Rig Operator and sewing machine mechanic in...
Edith Armstrong
Oct 7, 2017
Amory— Edith Francis Jackson Armstrong, 91, passed away on October 7, 2017. Born in Athens, MS, on November 24, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Pope and Eunice Hood Jackson (Perkins). Edith attended Becker School until the age of 16, when she married her sweetheart, J.B. Armstrong, on June 6, 1942. Later in life, she obtained her GED,...
Dalton Eugene Harris
Oct 3, 2017
Dalton Eugene “Gene” Harris, 83, passed away on Tuesday, October 2, 2017 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS. Born on April 12, 1934 in Smithville, he was a son of the late Willie O. and Hazel T. Comer Harris. Gene attended Smithville Schools and was a member of Cason Baptist Church. He married Jimmie Hoots on December 4, 1954...
Bobby "Rhode Island" Stevenson
Oct 3, 2017
Winchester, TN - Robert Charles “Bobby” Stevenson peacefully passed away at his home in Winchester, Tennessee, on October 3, 2017. Bobby was born on October 5, 1947, in New Albany, Mississippi, and was preceded in death by his parents J.R. and Ruth B. Stevenson. When Bobby was in the sixth grade, his family moved to Amory, Mississippi, where he attended...
Barbara Ann West Miller Knight
Oct 1, 2017
Quincy – Barbara Ann West Miller Knight, 72, passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2017, at Hospice Center of Atlanta, GA. Born on April 9, 1945, in the Bartahatchie Community, she was a daughter of the late Richard Junior West and Goldie Marie White West Vesterby. Barbara attended Bartahatchie and Hamilton schools. A determined young woman, she entered the workforce...
Miss Curtis Marie Weeks
Oct 1, 2017
Miss Curtis Marie Weeks, 95, passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at Oak Tree Plantation. Born on May 19, 1922, in Detroit, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Merlie Adams Weeks. Curtis attended school in Detroit, Alabama and was a faithful member of First Baptist Church in Amory. There were 6 sisters in her family...
Clyde Chavis Jr.
Sep 28, 2017
Nettleton - Clyde Chavis, Jr., 67, passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2017, at NMMC, Tupelo. His Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Memories and condolences may be shared with his family at EEPickleFuneralHome.com.
Bradley Daniel Murphy
Sep 28, 2017
Bradley Daniel Murphy, 42, passed away on September 28, 2017 in Marshalltown, Iowa. Born on July 28, 1975 in Tupelo, Mississippi, he was the son of Barbara Murphy and the late Pete Murphy. Brad was a long haul truck driver for 17 years. While traveling, he would listen to country music. Brad married Jessica Hester on June 26, 2014. She...
Jasper C. "Jack" Cantrell
Sep 28, 2017
Jasper “Jack” Cooper Cantrell, 93, passed away on September 28, 2017, surrounded by his family at his residence. Born on May 30, 1924, in Monroe County, MS, he was the son of the late Cooper Hodges and Theola Wiygul Cantrell. . Jack loved the Lord and was a long time member of First Baptist Church, Amory. After graduating from Becker...
Robert "Bobby" Hollingsowrth
Sep 27, 2017
Athens - Bobby Hollingsworth was born in the Athens Community of Monroe County, Mississippi, on May 9, 1932, to Cleve and Alma Howell Hollingsworth. He graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1950, and married Betty June Kendall of Amory, MS, two years later. She died in 1991. Bobby was a member of the US Navy and served on the USS...
Joel 'Bud' Plunkett
Sep 25, 2017
Amory – Joel “Bud” Plunkett, 82, passed away on Monday, September 25, 2017, at Diversicare of Amory. Born on April 12, 1935, in Athens Community, he was a son of the late William Dewey and Rosie Ellen McDonald Plunkett. Bud attended Becker School and farmed after leaving school. For 50 years, he lived in Zion, IL, and worked as a...
Turner Lusby
Sep 24, 2017
Amory—Turner Junior Lusby, 74, passed away on September 24, 2017. Born on September 25, 1939, in Amory, he was the son of the late Turner and Margie Hawkins Lusby. Turner served in the Army National Guard, 1/198th Armor Division as a medic. He married the love of his life, Charlene, on January 6, 1969. Their 48 years of marriage was...
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