Obituaries
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
Robert R. Mcneese
Sep 23, 2017
Amory—Robert Ray McNeese, 78, died peacefully at his residence on September 23, 2017. Born on September 7, 1939 in Greenwood Springs, he was the son of the late James Thomas and Maggie Jane Heard McNeese. Robert attended Greenwood Springs High School. Soon after, he began his occupation at Pullman Couch. He went to work for Walker Manufacturing after his time...
Dorothy Black Tidwell
Sep 20, 2017
Wren – Dorothy Black Tidwell, 93, passed away, with her family surrounding her, on September 20, 2017, at Gilmore Memorial Hospital, Amory. Born on June 28, 1924, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Irene Bell Pickle Black. Dorothy attended Sipsey Fork School. On August 24, 1940, she married the love-of-her-life, Leburn E. Tidwell. Together,...
Samuel David 'Sam' Brown
Sep 18, 2017
Wren—Samuel David Brown, 68, passed away at his residence surrounded by his family on September 18, 2017. Born on February 16, 1949 in Amory, MS, he was the son of the late Ira D. and Eunice Elise Malone Brown. Samuel attended Wren Elementary School, and went on to graduate from Amory High School with the class of 1967. In 1969,...
Gideon Elias Simpson
Sep 16, 2017
Auburn – Gideon Elias Simpson was born at 6:28pm on September 14th, 2017, and went home to be with the Lord at 5:10am on September 16th, 2017, in the arms of his family. He fought valiantly and will forever be remembered as a warrior. Gideon brought joy to every person who had the pleasure to know him, and the legacy...
Remona Cook Cole
Sep 8, 2017
Smithville - Remona Cook Cole, 82, passed away on Friday, September 8, 2017 at Oak Tree Plantation. Born on August 26, 1935, she was a daughter of the late George Thomas and Floye Gertude Westbook Cook. She graduated from Hatley High School in 1952. While in high school, she was a member of the FFA and FHA. While a member...
Mable English Pace
Sep 6, 2017
Mable Kathryn English Pace, 80, went peacefully to her eternal home in heaven on Wednesday, September 6 at her home in Wren. During these past months of illness, she has been surrounded by her husband, children and grandchildren who love her dearly. Gan, as she was affectionally called by all, was born on October 25, 1936 in Aberdeen, MS, the...
Howard Esteb
Sep 6, 2017
Detroit - Howard Emmett Esteb, 92, died peacefully at his residence on September 6, 2017. Born on April 2, 1925 in Martinville, Indiana, he was the son of the late Emmett and Lillie Osley Esteb. Howard was raised by a very special friend, Pappy Nevel. He joined the U.S. Navy in February of 1942. Proudly serving our country during World...
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