Obituaries
Shirley Flocene Greenhill
May 27, 2016
Memphis, TN – Shirley Flocene Greenhill, 82, passed away from complications of a stroke on Friday, May 27, 2016, at Baptist East Hospital. Born on February 27, 1934, in Memphis, she was a daughter of the late Odeith Price Greenhill and Annie Mae Carson Greenhill. Shirley was a high school graduate and worked as a Drafter with Carrier Home Comfort...
Frances Gann
May 25, 2016
Amory – Mary Frances Ritter Gann, 71, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS. Born on March 31, 1945, in Amory, she was the daughter of the late Ollie Judson and Laura Louise Wardlaw Ritter. Mrs. Gann was a graduate of Amory High School, class of 1964. Frances was a lifelong member of...
Burdine Jones
May 18, 2016
Burdine Jones Bethlehem Community - William Burdine Jones, 66, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at his residence. Born on August 8, 1949, in Monroe County, he was a son of the late William Burnie and Marcell West Jones. Burdine attended Smithville High School as a youth. On March 1, 1976, he married the love of his life, Barbara...
Laurene Cheek
May 13, 2016
Smithville – Mae Laurene Cheek, 95, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2016, at NMMC Hospice. She passed away on the 9th anniversary of her husband’s death. Born on May 1, 1921, in Vernon, AL, she was a daughter of the late Jim H. and Dora Mima Walden Murphy. Mrs. Cheek attended Pearce Chapel and Smithville schools. On March 1,...
Randy Alan Parish
May 11, 2016
Columbus, OH - Randy Alan Parish, 47, went to be with the Lord on May 11, 2016, at James Cancer Research Center, Columbus, OH. Born on November 9, 1968, in Zion, IL, he was a son of Jerry and Carolyn Graham Parish. Living most of his life in Amory, MS, Randy graduated from Hatley High School, Class of 1986, and...
Mary Ellen Pennington Northington
May 10, 2016
Amory – Mary Ellen Pennington Northington, 79, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at her residence. Born on July 15, 1936, in Monroe County, MS, she was a daughter of the late William Dewey and Rosie Ellen McDonald Plunkett. Mary grew up in Becker and attended Becker Schools. She married Bobby Gene Pennington on July 22, 1960 and they...
Randy W. "Raz" Duncan
May 8, 2016
Hamilton – Randy W. “Raz” Duncan, 51, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2016, at University Medical Center, Jackson. Born on July 21, 1964, in Aberdeen, he was a son of Billy Jack Duncan and Brenda Earline Raden Rasberry. Randy attended Aberdeen High School and he made a profession of his Christian Faith at Prairie Baptist Church. He was baptized...
Willadean Lee
May 6, 2016
Amory - Willadean Lee, 87, passed away at Country Wood Nursing Home, Mantachie. Her Graveside Service will be held at 11 AM, Friday, May 13, 2016, in Lee's Chapel # 2 Cemetery. Her family will receive friends at the church from 10 AM until the service hour. Memories and condolences may be shared locally with the Lee family at EEPickleFuneralHome.com....
Gary K. Brown
May 5, 2016
Wren – Gary Kaye Brown, 64, passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2016, on the old home place in Wren. Born on February 11, 1952, at Gilmore Sanitarium in Amory, he was a son of the late Ira Darlin “R. D.” and Eunice Elise “Runt” Malone Brown. A lifelong resident of Monroe County, he was 1972 graduate of Amory High...
Lula Thrasher
May 4, 2016
Nettleton—Lula “Cricket” Thrasher, 34, passed away at her home on May 5, 2016. Born December 11, 1981 in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Zipper Lee Gray and Sheila Gosa. “Cricket” attended Nettleton Schools and she was of the Baptist faith. Lula married Greg Thrasher on June 1, 2014. A kind hearted, loving individual, she cherished the time...
Ellis H. Rinehart
May 3, 2016
Smithville – Ellis H. Rinehart, 78, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial. Born on September 9, 1937, in Rienzi, MS, he was a son of the late Roy Sylvester and Roxie Standford Rinehart. Ellis attended Nettleton High School where he played football and basketball. In 1956, he married Shelby Jean Stanford and together they...
Frances R. Hicks
May 1, 2016
Smithville — Mrs. Frances Ruth Hicks, 83, passed away on May 1, 2016, at Golden Living Center. Born on June 16, 1932, in Carbon Hill Alabama, she was a daughter of the late John Chesley Hughes and Leota Wiginton Hughes. . Ruth went to school at Greenwood Springs School. Frances was employed with various manufacturing companies as a seamstress and...
Robert M. Sproul
Apr 28, 2016
Beach Park, IL – Robert M. Sproul, 89, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2016 in Amory, MS. Born on August 23, 1926, in Daykin, Nebraska, he was the son of the late Clyde and Myrtle Sproul. He grew up in Nebraska and graduated from High School in DeKalb, Illinois. He served in the US Army during World War II...
Ann Noe
Apr 28, 2016
Smithville – Ann Conwill Noe, 69, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial Hospital. Born on January 18, 1947, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Harold Howard Conwill, Sr., and Dora Lee Rea Conwill. Ann attended Amory High School. In 1965, she married the love of her life, Johnny Owen Noe and...
Mary Maude Hatley
Apr 26, 2016
Mary “Maude” Hatley, 93, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial. Born on September 4, 1922, in Shannon, she was a daughter of the late N. David and Tennie Sullivan Richardson. Maude attended Shannon School and married Wilburn V. Hatley in 1940. Her husband joined the Army and left for Northern France during World War...
Bette C. Parham
Apr 26, 2016
Smithville - Bette Sue Parham, 82, died on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Golden Living Nursing Center, Amory, MS. Born on October 19, 1933, in Amory, MS, she was a daughter of the late Moman A. and Rennie Lee Faulkner Howell. Bette graduated from Hatley High School. As a youth, because of her beauty and personality, she was crowned the...
Evie L. Law
Apr 25, 2016
Hatley – Evie Lorraine Williams Law, 105, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2016, at The Meadows in Itawamba County. Born on October 8, 1910, she was a daughter of the late John Wesley and Margaret McDougal Williams. Evie attended school in the Dorsey Community. She married the love of her life, Edward Law, and together they were blessed by...
1St Seargant John Edward Bowers
Apr 22, 2016
1st Seargent John Edward Bowers Caledonia – John Edward Bowers, 68, passed away on Friday, April 22, 2016, at Baptist Golden Triangle in Columbus. Born on July 6,1947, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma he was the son of Optic and Mildred Marler Bowers. A caring and selfless man, he had a generous spirit and was considered by all to be a kind...
Fay Cox Simmons
Apr 21, 2016
Amory – Fay C. Simmons, 88, passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2016, at Golden Living Center. Born on February 3, 1928, in Smithville, she was a daughter of the late James F. and Belma F. Brasfield Cox. With her parents being school teachers, Fay started school at Brock School at the age of four. At age 16, she graduated...
John Edmond Phillips
Apr 15, 2016
Smithville – John Edmond Phillips, 96, died on Friday, April 15, 2016, at the Pioneer Medical Center in Aberdeen. Born on January 5, 1920, in Itawamba County, he was the son of Elbern Doda and Laia Elliott Phillips. Growing up in the Itawamba County area, he was a graduate of Tremont High School. He joined the Navy at an early...
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