Obituaries
Wallace R. Barrett
Feb 5, 2016
Nettleton – Wallace Ray Barrett, 59, of Nettleton died at North Mississippi Medical Center on February 5, 2016. The son of the late Stanley and Lucy Magaline Broady Barrett, Wallace attended Itawamba Agricultural High School. He worked in furniture manufacturing where he made many friends. Wallace was a family man. His passion was to play with his children, listening to...
Minrose Ramseur
Feb 4, 2016
Amory – Minrose Archer Ramseur, 96, passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2016, at her residence. Born on November 8, 1919, in Okolona, she was a daughter of the late Jasper Carroll and Eva Mae Cole Archer. She graduated from Siloam High School in West Point in 1938. Minrose was a certified professional secretary for Standard Oil Company, Premier Oil...
Ruth Ritter Fowlkes
Feb 3, 2016
Amory – Ruth Viola Ritter Fowlkes, 90, was welcomed into heaven on Wednesday, February 3, 2016, from Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, Mississippi. She was born on August 18, 1925, in Amory, Mississippi to Mannering Leander Ritter and Odie Gerami Harrison Ritter. She was a graduate of Amory High School. Ruth married James Buford Fowlkes on April 13, 1946. They...
Sue Delle Young
Feb 2, 2016
Harrisonburg, VA - Sue Delle Young, 81, a resident of Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community in Harrisonburg, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 2, 2016. Born on September 23, 1934, in Memphis, TN, she was the daughter of the late Harry Eldridge and Jewell May Stuart. Sue grew up with two brothers, Harry and Ted. First meeting Charles...
Dot Vinson East
Jan 30, 2016
Amory - Dorothy Maie “Dot” East, 76, passed away peacefully at home on January 30, 2016. Born on February 7, 1939, in Grenada, she was a daughter of the late Annie Maie Devine and Ernest Leon Vinson. Growing up in Vaiden, MS, Dot moved to Madison and later to Jackson. While in eighth grade, she was a starter for Madison...
Gloria Faye Perkins Flye
Jan 25, 2016
Elizabethtown, KY – Gloria Faye “Sis” Perkins Flye, 83, passed away on Monday, January 25, 2016 at Hardin Memorial Hospital, Elizabethtown, KY. Born on August 20, 1932, in Itawamba County, she was a daughter of the late Dred Sykes and Naoma True Love Perkins. Sis attended school in New Salem and later graduated from Itawamba High School. Initially, she worked...
Billy Morrow
Jan 24, 2016
Smithville - Billy Jefferson Morrow was born in rural Itawamba County, March 23, 1933 to Arvilla Davis Morrow and E.M. Morrow. The family later moved to the Smithville Area where he attended grammar school in the Turon community. Bill graduated from Smithville High School in 1951, and went on to finish two years of study at IJC, now ICC. Upon...
Thomas A. Jaudon
Jan 23, 2016
Amory – Thomas A. Jaudon, 95, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2016, at his residence. Born on March 17, 1920, in Hamilton, he was a son of the late James Curtis and Nettie Mae Nickles Jaudon. Thomas was a graduate of Aberdeen High School and received his Engineering Degree from Finley Engineering College in Kansas City. Honorably serving in...
Violet A. "Mama Ham" Hamilton
Jan 22, 2016
Carrollton, AL – Violet A. Sandlin “Mama Ham” Hamilton, 94, went to be with Jesus on Friday, January 22, 2016, at her residence. She was four days shy of turning 95. Born on January 26, 1921, in Splunge, she was a daughter of the late Dallas and Nettie Simmons Sandlin. “Mama Ham” attended Splunge School. She married Roy A. “Buster”...
Mary Pruett Baker
Jan 20, 2016
Amory – Mary Jane Pruett Baker, 81, passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at Sanctuary Hospice House, Tupelo. Born on August 2, 1934, in Memphis, she was a daughter of the late Wiley Phillmore and Mary Mincey Pruett. Growing up in Memphis, Mary was a graduate of Messick High School, Class of 1953. Meeting her future husband, David L....
Ssg Jimmy C. Belue Sr.
Jan 18, 2016
Aberdeen – SSG, Jimmy C. Belue, Sr., 74, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Born on October 26, 1941, in Aberdeen, MS, he was a son of the late John and Mable Bruff Belue. Mr. Belue attended school at Children’s Mansion, later obtained his GED at East Ms. Community College, and furthered his education...
Virginia Fears Pierce Keys
Jan 18, 2016
Charlotte - Virginia Fears Pierce Keys, 98, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2016, at Sunrise on Providence in Charlotte. Virginia Lorene Fears was born on December 11, 1917, in Monroe County, Mississippi to Lena Mundy and James Henry Fears. Virginia had 2 older sisters, Glen and Lillian, two older brothers, Ira and Norval, and two little brothers, Rubel and...
Ronnie Max Duke
Jan 16, 2016
Bigbee - Ronnie Max Duke, 43, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2016, in Hatley. Born on August 6, 1972, in Meridian, he was a son of the late Max Duke and Carolyn “Doll” Monaghan Duke. Ronnie attended Okolona Schools. He often attended Aberdeen First Pentecostal Church. Being disabled, Ronnie would do odds-and-ends jobs, mow yards, and work in the...
Ruth Baxter
Jan 14, 2016
Amory - Ruth Baxter, 85, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at Oak Tree Manor, Amory. Formerly of Blue Mountain, Ruth was a daughter of the late Hoyt L. Johnson, Jr., and T. E. Baxter. Mrs. Baxter was a native of the Blue Mountain Mill Village and resident of Midlothian, TX, and Mooreville, MS. She was a member of...
Reggie "Lee" Long Jones, Jr.
Jan 13, 2016
Greenwood Springs – Reggie “Lee” Jones, Jr, 33, passed away January 13, 2016, at Lexington, MS. Born on January 13, 1983, in Amory, he was a son of Reggie Jones, Sr., and Sherry Martin Jones. Lee attended High School in Smithville. He worked at Townhouse Industries as an upholsterer. He married the love of his life, Becky Hyde on November...
Danny Miller
Jan 11, 2016
Tupelo – Danny Miller, 57, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2016, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on May 9, 1958, in Osceola, AR, he was a son of Delia Duckworth Robbison Miller and the late Herman I. D. Miller. Danny attended Hatley High School. He worked as a painter and was of the Baptist faith. Having a great sense of...
Howard Thomas Boozer
Jan 11, 2016
Amory – Howard Thomas Boozer, 68, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on April 14, 1947, in Amory at the Gilmore Sanitarium, he was a son of Don Fay and Nelda Verline Knight Boozer. During his youth, Howard’s parents provided cherished advice and they were the most influential figures in his life....
Delores Louise Sims
Jan 9, 2016
Becker – Delores Louise Howell Sims, 82, Saturday, January 9, 2016, passed away at her residence in Becker. Born on November 21, 1933, in Monroe County, she was the daughter of Dorothy Killian and Leon L. Howell Mrs. Sims attended Becker School. In 1953, after she married Tildon Sims, they moved to Texas where she became a pharmacy technician. After...
James Allen Wiygul Sr.
Jan 9, 2016
Amory – James Allen Wiygul, Sr., 93, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2016, at his residence. Born on July 31, 1922, in Hoxie, AR, he was a son of the late John Murl Wigyul, Sr., and Eva Louise Richardson Wiygul. Mr. Wiygul graduated from Amory High School, Class of 1940. He honorably served in the US Navy during World...
Eunice Black Mccool
Jan 6, 2016
Eunice Black McCool, 90, died on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial Hospital. Her Funeral Service will held at 1 PM, Friday, January 8, 2016, at E. E. Pickle Funeral Home, Amory, with Bro. Jeff Scott officiating. Burial will follow in Pickle Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be from 5 - 8 PM, Thursday at...
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