Obituaries
Viola "Vi" J. Harris
Dec 7, 2016
Josie Viola Harris, 97, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at her residence in Hamilton, MS. Born in the Bethlehem Community, she was a daughter of the late Dallas Woodson Sandlin and Nettie Permellia Simmons Sandlin. She attended Bethlehem and Splunge Schools. Viola was a faithful member of the Riggan Chapel Methodist Church where she was always taking care of...
Sarah Ellen Dodd Sanders
Dec 6, 2016
Sarah Ellen Dodd Sanders, 77, passed away at her residence on December 6, 2016. She was of the Baptist faith. Born on October 23, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Irvin and Inez Blaylock Dodd. She attended Becker School. She married Glenn A. Sanders on January 19, 1984. Sarah was best known as the owner of the 45...
Jimmie Wesley Kirkpatrick
Dec 6, 2016
Becker – Jimmie Wesley Kirkpatrick, 85, passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at his residence in Becker. Born on July 17, 1931, in Becker, he was a son of the late Jim Wallace and Mattie Parchman Kirkpatrick. Jimmie was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 1949. On February 24, 1952, he married the love of his life,...
Elizabeth Eugenia "Betty" Moore
Dec 4, 2016
Amory – Elizabeth “Betty” Moore, 81, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2016, at Sanctuary Hospice House, Tupelo. Born on September 12, 1935, in Memphis, TN, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Kenneth Irby Tucker, Sr., and Gladys Lavelle York Tucker. Betty graduated from Aberdeen High School with the class of 1953. She attended Duke University and while...
Elizabeth S. Swan
Nov 30, 2016
Amory - Elizabeth Swan died Wednesday, November 30th at Oak Tree Plantation in Amory, Mississippi. She was a daughter of the late George Moman and Victoria Clemtine Jordan Sanderson and was born on September 16, 1926, in Monroe County Mississippi. She was a graduate of Becker High School. She was a member of Meadowood Baptist Church. She held various jobs...
Opal Sanders Williams
Nov 29, 2016
Wren – Opal Sanders Williams, 97, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at Sanctuary Hospice, Tupelo, MS. Born on May 29, 1919, in Chickasaw County, MS, she was a daughter of the late John R. and Pearl Clark Sanders. Opal was a graduate of McCondy High School and attended Hinds Junior College. On March 31, 1946, she married the...
Helen Wright Rutledge
Nov 29, 2016
Amory – Helen Lynette Wright Rutledge, 80, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus, MS. Helen is now home forever with her husband Roland, her parents, many friends, loved ones and most of all, Jesus and God. Born on March 21, 1936, in Vernon, AL, she was a daughter of the late Linnie Houston and...
John Wesley Slatery Jr.
Nov 28, 2016
Smithville – John Wesley Slatery, Jr., 79, passed away on Monday, November 28, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Oxford. Born on September 17, 1937, in Bristol, VA, he was a son of the late John Wesley Slatery, Sr., and Elsie Edith Buckley Slatery. John was a graduate of Tennessee High School, Bristol, TN. He honorably served his Country in the...
Iris Nell Devall
Nov 28, 2016
Smithville – Iris Nell Faulkner DeVall, 83, passed away on Monday, November 28, 2016, at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial, Amory, MS. Born on December 21, 1932, in Hatley, she was a daughter of the late Bryan and Anna Belle Ausborn Faulkner. Iris Nell graduated from Hatley High School, Class of 1951, where she played basketball. On August 20, 1951, she...
Wanda Stone Puckett
Nov 27, 2016
Greenwood Springs - Wanda Puckett, 77, passed away at her home on Sunday, November 27, 2016. She was born on May 14, 1939, in Fulton, MS, to the late Bathel Edison and Mary Ann Stark Stone. Wanda attended school at Detroit Elementary and Sulligent High School. She married Wayne Puckett on September 17, 1955, who precedes her in death. She...
Bobby Neal Reeves
Nov 25, 2016
Amory – Bobby Neal Reeves, 81, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2016, at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial Hospital, Amory, MS. Born on June 1, 1935, in Amory, he was a son of the late Willie Neil and Trudie Adams Reeves. Bobby graduated from Amory High School, Class of 1954. On April 28, 1956, he married the love of his...
Cecile Elizabeth Pace
Nov 25, 2016
Cecile Elizabeth Pace, 71, passed away at her residence in Greenwood Springs on November 25, 2016. She was surrounded by her family and friends. She was a daughter of the late Lemuel and Cecile Genyet Dewitt. Cecile was born on January 9, 1945 in Springfield, Illinois. She attended school at George Washington High School in Springfield, Illinois. Cecile was a...
John R. Brown
Nov 23, 2016
Amory – John R. Brown, 83, passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial. Born on October 29, 1933, in Detroit, MI, he was a son of the late Russell and Erma J. Fluhrer Brown. John was a graduate of Cayce High School in Kentucky, Murray State University, and the University of Arkansas. He honorably served...
Isaac Mason Coursey
Nov 21, 2016
Isaac Mason Coursey, 95, passed away at his residence on November 21, 2016 surrounded by his family. He was born in Gilvo, Mississippi to Millie Ann (Lester) and George Mason Coursey on October 11, 1921. As a young man Isaac worked various jobs in and around the Amory area. He met the love of his life, Maxine Lockhart and shortly...
William Dennis Phillips
Nov 21, 2016
Amory – William Dennis Phillips, 78, went to meet The Lord on Monday, November 21, 2016, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on January 16, 1938, in Becker, MS, he was a son of the late Delmar Cody “Bill” and Euple Maxine Sanders Phillips. Dennis was a 1955 graduate of Becker High School. On July 2, 1955, he married the love-of-his-life, Nellie...
John C. Foster
Nov 15, 2016
Amory—John C. Foster, 79, passed away at Riverplace Nursing Home on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. He was a son of the late Jessie and Lillie Terry Foster. He attended school in Houston Mississippi. John married the love of his life, Offie Lee Foster on March 24, 1956 and together they were blessed with three daughters. In his wife’s later years,...
Brig Gen Theodore Edward Stuart, Ret.
Nov 15, 2016
Hattiesburg - Brigadier General Theodore E. Stuart, Retired, 85, passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at his residence. Mr. Stuart was a retired Brig. Gen. of the Mississippi Army National Guard and was former Post Commander of Camp Shelby. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and retired from the U.S. Army. He was a member...
Troy W. Nivens
Nov 14, 2016
Amory – Troy Wyndell Nivens, 81, passed away on Monday, November 14, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus, MS. Troy was born in Delight, Arkansas, on August 24, 1935, to the late Add Percer and Minnie Melissa Morrow Nivens. Troy attended school in Arkansas and graduated from Blevins High School with the class of 1955. He proudly served his country...
Shirley M. Mc Coy
Nov 13, 2016
Smithvillle—Mrs. Shirley M. McCoy, 74, passed away at her residence on Sunday, November 13, 2016. Born on July 27, 1942 in the state of Arkansas she was a daughter of the late George Washington and Tishie Emmalou Smith White. Mrs. McCoy was of the Baptist faith. She married the love of her life, Weston A. McCoy on April 1, 1961....
Glenn Wesley Tackett
Nov 11, 2016
Amory - Glenn Wesley Tackett, 82, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2016, at his residence. Born on February 3, 1934, in Shannon, MS, he was a son of the late Rufus Albert and Mattie Box Tackett. Glenn attended Amory, Becker and Smithville Schools. On September 10, 1955, he married the love-of-his-life, Joann Burleson and they were blessed with two...
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