Obituaries
Donald Lansing
Jul 15, 2017
Smithville—Mr. Donald F. Lansing, 85, passed away at his residence on Saturday, July 15, 2017. He was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri and was a son of the late Gustaf and Clara Degraf Lansing. He was of the Catholic faith. At an early age, he enlisted in the Navy. While he was stationed in Memphis, TN, he married...
Sherron Elizabeth Rye Martin
Jul 11, 2017
Aberdeen - Sherron Elizabeth Rye Martin, 67, passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS. Born on August 13, 1949, in Aberdeen, MS, she was a daughter of the late L.C. and Margaret Elizabeth Gordon Rye. Sherron graduated Aberdeen High School with the class of 1967. She met her soul-mate, Earl Martin, at Itawamba...
Iva Lee 'Bobbie' Sims
Jul 11, 2017
Greenwood Springs— Iva Lee Smith Sims, 81, passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, surrounded by her loved ones at her residence. Born on July 23, 1935, in the Bethlehem Community of Greenwood Springs, MS, she was a daughter of the late Riley Lenzey and Cora Winona Kennedy Smith. Bobbie graduated Smithville High School with the class of 1952. She...
Reba Colburn
Jul 9, 2017
Amory – Reba Joyce Hall Colburn, 75, passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2017, at Oak Tree Manor. Born on July 15, 1941, in Greenwood Springs, MS, she was a daughter of the late Jasper Newton and Alice Elizabeth Moton Hall. Reba attended school at Greenwood Springs School, where she played basketball. During her career, she worked at Glenn’s Manufacturing...
Judy Kay Marshall
Jul 9, 2017
Amory – Judy Kay Bridges Marshall, 70, passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2017, in Tupelo, MS. Born on February 23, 1947, in Hatley, MS, she was a daughter of the late Joe D. and Edna Mae Otts Bridges. Judy attended Hatley High School. Later in life, she obtained her G.E.D. and attended Itawamba Community College. During her career, she...
Caleb Chandler Griggs
Jul 9, 2017
Aberdeen— Caleb Chandler Griggs, 19, passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2017. Born on November 29, 1997, in Tupelo, MS, he was a son of Dale Wayne and Angela Charlotte Garner Griggs. Caleb attended Amory High School. He was a member of Grady Chapel United Methodist Church. He had a good heart and enjoyed making people laugh. Caleb loved animals,...
Thomas Melvin Noe
Jul 7, 2017
Thomas “Melvin” Noe, 98, passed away at his daughter’s residence on Friday, July 7, 2017. Born on July 9, 1918 in Sulligent, Alabama, he was a son of the late Marvin and Gladys Young Noe. He graduated from Sulligent High school. He married Novis Stanford on December 24, 1941. Melvin enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II and...
Marilyn Wilson Armstrong
Jul 6, 2017
Amory – Marilyn Dianne Wilson Armstrong, 69, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2017, at her residence. Born on May 15,1948, in Kansas City, MO, she was a daughter of the late Jack Alva and Irene Rosalie Hajek Wilson. Marilyn graduated from Ruskin High School in 1966 in Hickman Mills, Missouri. During her career, she worked as a directory assistance...
Lisa Gail Merritt
Jul 4, 2017
Amory– Lisa Gail Lovvorn Merritt, 53, passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. Born on June 27, 1964, in Amory, MS, she was a daughter of Gerald and Faye Burrow Lovvorn. Lisa graduated from Smithville High School with the Class of 1982. She enrolled into the nursing program at Northeast Community College and transferred to IJC, where she graduated in...
Marlon "Haley" Mosley
Jul 3, 2017
Amory – Marlon "Haley" Hayward Mosley, 92, passed away Monday, July 3, 2017, at Gilmore Merit Memorial Hospital. Born on February 5, 1925, in Sledge, MS, he is a son of the late Lee Lyons and James Herbert Mosley. Haley attended Merigold School. After leaving, he joined the United States Army and served in WWII. He met the love of...
Betty Kennedy Seymore
Jun 30, 2017
Smithville – Betty Pearl Kennedy Seymore, 81, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017, at Gilmore Memorial, Amory. Born on November 27, 1935, in Okolona, she was a daughter of the late Archie Benjamin and Artie Mae Hollis Kennedy. Betty attended Bigbee School. She married the love of her life, Joe Seymore. As a seamstress, Betty worked at Reed’s in...
Clinton H. Hathcock
Jun 27, 2017
Bethlehem Community - Clinton Henry Hathcock, 84, passed away at his residence surrounded by his children on Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Born on September 13, 1932, Clinton was a son of the late B.G. and Mattie Silas Hathcock. Clinton loved the Bethlehem community where he lived for his entire life. After completion of school, he served in the U.S. Army...
Evelyn Wood Randle
Jun 26, 2017
Nacogdoches – Evelyn Wood Randle, 91, passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2017, at her residence. Born on June 12, 1926, in Amory, MS, she was a daughter of the late Audley Mark and Roxalana McCullough Wood. Evelyn graduated from Amory High School. She married her soul mate, Billy, on June 1, 1946, and together they were blessed with four...
Cleta Faye Gray Burnett
Jun 26, 2017
Cleta Faye Gray Burnett passed away on Monday, June 26th, 2017 at Tishomingo Manor Nursing Home in Iuka, MS. She was 84 years of age. She was born in Rienzi, MS on September 26, 1932 to James Marlin and Pearl Johns Gray. She later moved to Amory where she and her husband George owned and operated B&B cleaners for many...
Robert "Devor" Campbell Jr.
Jun 26, 2017
Amory–Robert Devor Campbell Jr., 63, passed away Monday, June 26, 2017, surrounded by his loved ones at his residence. Born on October 12, 1953, in Ackerman, he was the son of the late Robert “Bob” D. Campbell and Rochelle Finger Campbell. Devor met the love of his life, Debby (13), at age 15 while they were in school. They married...
Theron E. Poole
Jun 24, 2017
Smithville – Theron Eledge Poole, 82, passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2017, at his residence. Born on August 5, 1934, in Glenwood, Georgia, he was a son of the late Eledge and Mary Emma Poole. Theron left school early and enlisted in the United States Army in 1952. He served during the Korean Conflict, where he was awarded two...
Annie Sue Pearson Adams
Jun 21, 2017
Wren – Annie Sue Pearson Adams, 80, passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at Diversicare in Amory. Born on January 3, 1937, in Okolona, MS, she was a daughter of the late Houston and Lena Gray Strawhorn. Sue graduated from Okolona High School and Vaughn’s Beauty College. She was of the Baptist faith and was blessed by God with...
Ricky Higginbotham
Jun 16, 2017
Amory - James Richard (Ricky) Higginbotham, 63, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2017, at Merit Health Gilmore Hospital. Born on September 2, 1953, in Amory, he was a son of the late James E. and Mildred Pickle Higginbotham. He was of the Methodist faith and graduated from Nettleton High School. He married Martha Lynn Armstrong on October 20, 1973....
William Jack Sandels
Jun 14, 2017
Smithville - William Jack Sandels, 95, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS. William was married to Hedwig Sandels until she passed away in 2015. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later time. Memories and condolences may be shared with his family at EEPickleFuneralHome.com.
Margaret Grissom
Jun 11, 2017
Nettleton –Margaret Jones Grissom, 64, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2017, in Tupelo, MS. Born on August 28, 1952, in Monroe County, MS, she was a daughter of Lottie Lorene Kennedy Jones and the late Roy Jones. Margaret was raised in Nettleton, MS, where she attended Nettleton High School and graduated with the Class of 1970. She then obtained...
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