Obituaries

Cornell Spratt-Hayes

Cornell Spratt-Hayes

Sep 26, 2015

Dearborn, Michigan - Cornell Spratt-Hayes, 72, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2015. A private family inurnment will be held at a later date. Memories and condolences may be shared with her family at EEPickleFuneralHome.com.

Jose Maria Hernandez

Jose Maria Hernandez

Sep 22, 2015

Amory - Jose M. Hernandez, 45, of Amory passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 22, 2015, at his residence. Born on March 27, 1970, in Gonzalez Tamaulipas Mexico, he was the son of Cecilio Hernandez and Esther Hernandez Gonzalez. Jose was the manager of El Rey Restaurant in Amory. Survivors include his parents, Cecilio Hernandez and Esther Hernandez Gonzalez of...

Marie Allene Cantrell

Marie Allene Cantrell

Sep 19, 2015

Amory – Marie Allene Hood Cantrell, 69, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2015, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on December 10, 1945, in Tupelo, she was a daughter of Emma Dixie Worthy Hood and the late Lonnie Allen Hood. Allene attended Nettleton Schools. On July 10, 1985, she married Michael Cantrell. A seamstress, Allene worked for Nettle Craft and retired...

Bro. Tommie Edward Best Sr.

Bro. Tommie Edward Best Sr.

Sep 12, 2015

Smithville – Tommie Edward Best, Sr. 81, died on Saturday, September 12, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on March 5, 1934, in Becker, he was a son of the late Marion Harris and Jaylee Blackwood Best. Mr. Best attended High School in Aberdeen. He went to work early in life and was a talented man. He worked...

Eunice Lodessa Love

Eunice Lodessa Love

Sep 12, 2015

Amory – Eunice Lodessa Love, 68, died September 12, 2015, at Darlington Oaks in Verona. She was born on June 12, 1947, in Caledonia, MS. She was a graduate of Hatley High School, Class of 1965. On October 21, 1971, she married Tommy Love. She worked a majority of her career as a certified nurse in Omaha, NE. She was...

Harry Eugene Mcannally

Harry Eugene Mcannally

Sep 12, 2015

McComb – Harry Eugene McAnnally, 62, died Sept. 12, 2015, at McComb Nursing and Rehab following declining health after a stroke in January. Born on March 11, 1953, in Amory, he was a son of the late Talmage and Erma Mae McAnnally. He graduated from Smithville High School in 1972, where he served as manager of several sports teams. Upon...

Dick Sanderson

Dick Sanderson

Sep 11, 2015

Amory - Francis Velear (Dick) Sanderson passed away suddenly at his home September 11, 2015. He entered heaven to be greeted by the love of his life, Earlene, whom he had been married to for over 60 years. Dick (Pop Pop) was born on November 17, 1934, in Monroe County, Mississippi to Hobson Leon Sanderson, Sr. and Emma Clementine Orrean...

Virginia Carol Weaver

Virginia Carol Weaver

Sep 11, 2015

Hamilton, Miss.—Virginia Carol Weaver, 69, died on Friday, September 11, 2015 at the Golden Triangle Regional Medical Center in Columbus. Born November 3, 1945 in Amory, she was a daughter of Rubel Ray and Francis Margaret West Miller. A graduate of Hatley School class of 1964, she married Stanley Weaver in 1965. She was a member of the Athens Baptist...

Evelyn Majors Brock

Evelyn Majors Brock

Sep 9, 2015

Amory – Evelyn Majors Brock, 84, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at Sanctuary Hospice, Tupelo. Born on October 15, 1930, in Monroe County, MS, she was the daughter of the late Dee and Josephine Gilmore Majors. Growing up, Evelyn attended school at Oak Hill. She married the love of her life, Earl Brock, on August 17, 1947. Evelyn...

Charles Franklin Hunsucker

Charles Franklin Hunsucker

Sep 9, 2015

Nettleton, MS – Charles Franklin Hunsucker, 61, died on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on February 18, 1954, in Panola County, MS, he was a son of the late Robert and Bulah Threet Hunsucker. Growing up, Charles attended school in Becker, MS. He was a talented man and worked as a Mechanic all his...

William Dale Williams

William Dale Williams

Sep 8, 2015

William Dale Williams Smithville, MS – William Dale Williams, 55, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at his residence in Smithville, MS. Born on December 5, 1959, in Sulligent, AL, he was a son of the late Burlie and Shirley Carrouth Williams. Growing up, Dale attended school in Sulligent. He went to work early in life and operated Heavy...

Iris Hester Steele

Iris Hester Steele

Sep 6, 2015

Amory, MS – Iris June Hester Steele, 65, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2015, in Tuscaloosa, AL. Born on July 21, 1950, in Amory, MS, she was the daughter of the late Holmer and Mae Sargent Hester. Growing up, Iris graduated from the Class of 1968 in Amory. She furthered her education and received her Bachelors of Science in...

Dylan Cole Gardner

Dylan Cole Gardner

Sep 4, 2015

Centreville, AL - Dylan Cole Gardner, 17, passed away unexpectedly from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Friday, September 4, 2015. Formerly of Amory, Dylan had attended Hamilton School and was a great athlete. He was a Senior at Bibb County High School in Centreville. He is survived by his mother, Jennifer Butler (Dennis Gasper); brother, Derek Gardner; grandparents,...

Dorothy "Jewell" Thompson

Dorothy "Jewell" Thompson

Sep 2, 2015

Amory – Dorothy “Jewell” Harlow Thompson, 75, passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2015, at her residence. Born on August 17, 1940, in Lee County, she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Dorothy Mae Kimble Harlow. Jewell attended school in Nettleton and completed her education with a GED certification. She loved her family and would always take...

Jewel S. Morris

Jewel S. Morris

Aug 31, 2015

Jackson, TN – Jewel Stanford Morris, 92, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2015, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital, Jackson, TN. Born on March 15, 1923, in Splunge, MS, she was a daughter of the late Oma Mae Lewis Stanford Brown and Ulysses G. Stanford. Growing up, Jewel went to school in Splunge. She married the love of her...

Opal G. Carter

Opal G. Carter

Aug 31, 2015

Amory – Opal G. Carter, 93, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2015, at his residence. Born on December 12, 1921, in Amory, he was a son of Lucas and Zula Tubb Carter. Mr. Carter left Hatley School to join the US Army during World War II. The oldest living WWII veteran in Monroe County, he fought in the Battle...

Helen S. Cavender Foote

Helen S. Cavender Foote

Aug 30, 2015

Smithville – Helen S. Cavender Foote, 78, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2015, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on September 26, 1936, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Clovis and Flossie McDonald Cavender. Growing up, Helen worked in the area garment industry and worked as a sales person in Missouri. Eventually she followed her passion, cooking,...

Betty Ann Lee

Betty Ann Lee

Aug 28, 2015

Aberdeen – Betty Ann Lee, 76, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2015, at NMMC Hospice, Tupelo. Born on June 5, 1939, in Aberdeen, she was a daughter of the late John Albert Belue and Mable Estelle Bruff Belue Fowlkes. Betty Ann attended Aberdeen Schools. For 17 years, she worked as a department manager for Wal-Mart in several store areas,...

Sarah Stockton Cother

Sarah Stockton Cother

Aug 25, 2015

Amory – Sarah Stockton Cother, 87, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at Sanctuary Hospice House, Tupelo. Born on November 3, 1927, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late William Aden “Hezzie” and Mary Bucy Stockton. Sarah graduated from Amory High School. She furthered her education by attending Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi. She married the love...

Joseph "Jody" Leon Wilemon

Joseph "Jody" Leon Wilemon

Aug 25, 2015

Amory – Joseph L. “Jody” Wilemon, 43, died Monday, August 24, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, New Albany. Born in Amory on September 10, 1971, he was the son of Eddie Wilemon and the late Sandra Gaye Edgeworth Garner. A graduate of Hatley High School, he furthered his education by getting an Associate Degree from University of Phoenix as well...

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