Obituaries
James Oliver Poore
Jun 11, 2017
Amory – James Oliver Poore, 91, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2017, at The Meadows, Fulton. Born on September 12, 1925, in Detroit, AL, he was a son of the late Walter Alonzo and Molly Hawkins Poore. Oliver grew up in Alabama, where he would proudly tell you about his playing on the winning State Championship basketball team in...
Sgt. Kyle Clayton Thomas, Msarng
May 29, 2017
Amory – SGT Kyle Clayton Thomas, USARNG, 24, passed away on Monday, May 29, 2017, while deployed at the National Training Center in Fort Irvin, California. Born on December 10, 1992, in Amory, he was a son of Eddie Thomas and Meriem Jo Ann Wallace Boussouar. Kyle was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 2011. Excelling in soccer,...
Scott Leach
May 29, 2017
Smithville – Scott Leach, 43, passed away on May 29, 2017 at his residence. Born on July 14, 1973 in Tupelo, Mississippi, he is the son of Bobby Wayne Leach and Wanda Lynn Leslie Leach. A caring man, he took special care of his dogs. Prior to becoming disabled, he worked in manufacturing for Mettaloy for seven years as a...
Clovis Nathaniel "Punk" Ford
May 28, 2017
Amory – Clovis Nathaniel “Punk” Ford, 84, passed away Sunday, May 28, 2017, at his residence. Born on August 7, 1932, in Monroe County, he was a son of the late Selma Clinton and Susie Velma Williams Ford. Punk attended school at Trace Road School in Monroe County. On August 6, 1950, he married his best friend and love of...
Charles "Chuck" Kennedy
May 26, 2017
Charles W. “Chuck” Kennedy Amory – Charles “Chuck” Kennedy, 89, passed away Friday, May 26, 2017, in Palm City, Florida. Born on June 18, 1927, in Monroe County, he was a son of the late Casper Kennedy and Travis Ann Gideon Kennedy. Chuck was born and raised in Amory, Mississippi. After attending high school, he joined the Navy. He served...
Nettie Stevens
May 25, 2017
Nettie Stevens Smithville – Nettie Lora “Mamaw Net” Gregory Stevens went home to be with her Savior and beloved Cecil on Thursday, May 25, 2017, at The Meadows, Fulton. Born on September 30, 1921, in Pontotoc County, she was a daughter of the late John Hartwell and Emily Caledonia Sprayberry Gregory. She married the love-of-her-life, Cecil Clovis Stevens, on September...
Hershel Presley
May 23, 2017
Hershel R. Presley, 71, passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center. Born on August 15, 1945, in Marks, Mississippi, he was a son of the late Hershel Eugene Presley and Metrie Magalene Jones Presley. He attended Nettleton Schools. Hershel married Wanda Winchester Presley on February 2, 2002. He was a member of the Church of...
Judy Carter Howell
May 21, 2017
Hatley - Judy R. Carter Howell, 74, died on May 21, 2017 at her residence. She was born on December 2, 1942 to the late Silas Carter and Eva Thatcher Carter, in the Quincy community. She was a graduate of Amory High School, class of 1960. She attended Itawamba Community College and Delta State University. She was a First Grade...
Ray Miller
May 20, 2017
Boerne, TX - Ray Miller left this earth on May 20, 2017. He was born on May 23, 1943 in Amory, Mississippi. After high school, Ray joined the Marine Corps under the Buddy Program and was in the Corps from 1962 to 1964. He served a tour of duty at the Bay of Pigs and two tours in Vietnam. As...
Jacqueline Tubbs
May 19, 2017
Greenwood Springs-- Jacqueline Tubbs, 82, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2017 at Diverscare Nursing Home in Amory. Born in Alabama on August 30, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Wiley M and Ettie S. Stephenson Brown. Jackie attended school in Jasper, Alabama at Redmill School. She member of the Detroit Church of Christ where she loved to...
Brenda Griffin Mcbunch
May 17, 2017
Amory – Brenda Griffin McBunch, 66, passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at her residence. Born on May 21, 1950, in Okolona, she was a daughter of the late Curtis Spencer and Rosie Mae Pickens Griffin. Brenda graduated from Okolona High School and furthered her education in Nursing at Itawamba Community College. She loved the Lord and was a...
Jakita Ann Minich Barnes
May 7, 2017
Jakita Ann Minich Barnes of Guntersville, AL peacefully met her Savior and Lord at the age of 72 on May 7, 2017, at Shepherd’s Cove Hospice after a long battle with kidney failure. She was born on March 11, 1945, in Galveston, TX to Russel and Alma Minich of Indiana. She was a 1963 graduate of Glencoe High School in...
Joy Ann Sweeney
May 6, 2017
Joy A. Sweeney Amory – Joy Ann Sweeney, 80, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2017, at her residence in Amory, MS. Born on January 20, 1937, in Houston, MS she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Lottie Edwards. Joy attended S. D. Lee High School, in Columbus, MS. On December 24, 1963, she married the love of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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