Obituaries
Jim Tyler Williams
May 1, 2017
AMORY - Jim Tyler Williams, 47, arrived healthy and full of joy at his heavenly home on Monday, May 1, 2017, after a courageous battle with melanoma. Jim was born December 29, 1969, in Amory, to Jimmy and Phyllis Jackson Williams. He graduated from Amory High School, Class of 1988, where he was in the National Honor Society, was a...
Charles Aubrey Estes
Apr 30, 2017
Amory – Charles Aubrey Estes, 66, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2017, in Jackson, Mississippi. Born on January 21, 1951, in Tupelo, MS, he was a son of the late Charles Leonard and Leona Bell Reigh Estes. Charles graduated with the Belden High School class of 1969. After graduation, he earned an additional two degrees through on-line programs. He...
Lyda Siddon Tavenner
Apr 29, 2017
Smithville – Lyda Siddon Tavenner, 74, passed away Friday, April 28, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice House, Tupelo. Born on August 27, 1942, in West, MS, she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Mary McNeer Siddon. Lyda was a graduate of Riverside High School and Delta State University. On January 13, 1974, she married Garion Tavenner. A dedicated school...
Marvin "Earl" Cooper Jr.
Apr 26, 2017
Amory –Marvin Earl Cooper, Jr., 35, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on July 2, 1981, in Aberdeen, he was a son of Marvin Earl Cooper, Sr, and Tammy West Allen. Earl was a graduate of Smithville High School, Class of 2001, and played on the State Championship football team in 1998. He grew up...
Elois Raper Irvin
Apr 26, 2017
Amory – Elois Raper Irvin, 85, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice House, Tupelo. Born on April 28, 1931, in Amory, MS, she was a daughter of the late Autra Ogden and Jular Wigginton Raper. Elois attended Smithville Schools and went to work at a young age. She was a Seamstress for Glenn Manufacturing. She married...
Hazel Baynes Carrothers
Apr 24, 2017
Hazel Baynes Carrothers, 83, died on April 24, 2017, in Tupelo, Mississippi, with her family by her side. She was born in Rosedale, Mississippi, at King’s Daughter Hospital on March 2, 1934, to Oscar Thomas and Helen Dixon McDurmon Baynes. The middle child of five girls, she grew up in Arkansas and Mississippi, living on Quiver River where her father...
Myrtle Cooper Hall
Apr 22, 2017
Tupelo – Myrtle Cooper Hall, 93, passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice. Born on March 18, 1924, in Mathiston, MS, she was a daughter of the late Roy and Myrtle Cooper. Myrtle was a graduate of Mathiston High School, Class of 1942. In 1947, she married the love of her life, Robert M. Hall. They were...
Lucy Kate Hill Vaughan
Apr 22, 2017
Lucy Kate Hill Vaughan Tupelo – Lucy Kate Hill Vaughan, 90, passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS. Born on May 3, 1926, in Monroe County, MS, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Leona Crosby Hill. Lucy attended Hatley School. On August 1, 1942, she married James Aarron Vaughan, son...
Grace Hodges Mcfarling
Apr 20, 2017
Amory – Grace Hodges McFarling, 95, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2017, at Oak Tree Manor. Born on November 22, 1921, in Springville, MS, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Clifton and Willie Tunnell Hodges. Grace grew up in a large family and was the youngest of six siblings. She was a graduate of Amory High School,...
Peggy G. White
Apr 15, 2017
Smithville - Peggy G. White, 70, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2017, at the Meadows Nursing Home in Fulton. Born on May 12, 1946, in Amory, MS, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Ruby Vick Vaughan. She attended Smithville Schools and was a lifelong member of Trace Road Baptist Church. Retiring in 2012, Peggy was a...
Maxine S. Brown
Apr 13, 2017
Maxine Sullivan Brown Greenwood Springs – Maxine Sullivan Brown, 98, passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at Gilmore Memorial Hospital. Born on November 14, 1918, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late John Daniel and Fannie Estelle Palmer Sullivan. Maxine graduated from Greenwood Springs High School. While in school, she was athletic and loved to play...
Linda Sue Box
Apr 11, 2017
Booneville – Linda S. Box, 41, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Specialty Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi. Born on October 29, 1975, in Birmingham, Alabama, she was a daughter of Paulette Randolph Clark and Ray Clark. Linda grew up and attended school in Greenwood Springs and Hatley. She was of the Baptist Faith and was blessed with many...
Kaye Pace Johnson
Apr 9, 2017
Amory - Kaye Pace Johnson, 73, passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2017, at NMMC. She was born on December 14, 1943, in Amory, to William Clarence “Jack” and Margaret Velda Dyer Pace. Kaye graduated from Amory High School in 1961. She furthered her education at The W and then received her Masters at MSU. Kaye served the public as...
Floyd Scott "Sonny" Reeves, Jr.
Apr 9, 2017
Amory – Floyd Scott “Sonny” Reeves, Jr., passed on April 9, 2017, at Diversicare Nursing Center, Amory. Born on December 2, 1938, in West Helena, Arkansas, he was the son of the late Floyd Scott Reeves, Sr. and Christine Brister Reeves. Sonny graduated from Amory High School and later attended Ole Miss. He married the love of his life, Mary...
Jeanine D. Butts
Apr 8, 2017
Mrs. Jeanine Butts passed away Saturday morning, April 8, 2017 in Oxford, MS, at the age of 78. Jeanine D. Butts (Meyers) was the first born child of Loyal and Elna Meyers, born on November 9, 1938 in Ord, Nebraska. She married Dean Dwinell on March 24, 1957. Mr. Dwinell was tragically killed in an accident one year later, shortly...
Linda Jackson Cox
Apr 7, 2017
Northport, AL - Linda Rae Jackson Cox, age 78, of Northport, AL passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017, at UAB in Birmingham, AL. Born on January 27, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Vardie and Celia Fay Jackson. Today Saint Peter looked around in amazement as He heard a ‘Roll Tide’ echo through the Pearly Gates. She...
Jean Adams Smith
Apr 6, 2017
Nettleton/Amory – Jean Adams Smith passed away on April 6, 2017, in Amory, after a short illness. Born on July 31, 1938, in Amory, she was the daughter of the late Joe Frye Adams and Erma Stanford Adams. Mrs. Smith was married to her husband on August 31, 1951, and they were happily married for 55 years. They were blessed...
Robert Southard
Apr 6, 2017
Amory - Robert Southard, 65, passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2017, at NMMC, Tupelo. Private services will be held at a later date. Memories and condolences may be shared with his family at EEPickleFuneralHome.com.
Norris Robinson
Apr 5, 2017
Amory – Norris Robinson, 79, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at Northport Medical Center, Northport, AL. Born on September 2, 1937, in Amory, he was a son of the late George Oliver and Jessie Ellen Young Robinson. Norris was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 1955. He attended IJC and graduated from Barber School. On January...
Travis Danny "Dan" Edwards
Apr 2, 2017
Amory – Dan Edwards, 68, passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2017, at his residence in Amory. Born on February 26, 1949, in Tupelo, he was a son of late Henry Travis and Ruby Manasco Edwards. Dan attended Amory High School. A provider for his family, he worked in heavy civil construction. He enjoyed being outdoors, fishing, and spending time...
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