Obituaries

John Lee Herron

John Lee Herron

Jun 19, 2023

Amory - John Lee Herron, 72 passed away on Monday, June 19, 2023 at his residence in Amory, MS. His funeral arrangements will be held by Meredith-Nowell Funeral Home in Clarksdale, MS. You can access their website by visiting : https://www.meredith-nowellfuneralhome.com/ Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Bernice Loraine Miller Jones

Bernice Loraine Miller Jones

Jun 16, 2023

Bernice Loraine Jones Amory – Bernice Loraine Miller Jones, 95, started her new life in Heaven on Friday, June 16, 2023. She was born on March 2, 1928 in Pontotoc, MS to the late Robert and Gatha Brown Miller. Bernice grew up in Pontotoc County in a large family and she attended the Randolph School system. She married the love...

Dianne Conwill Nations

Dianne Conwill Nations

May 31, 2023

Dianne Conwill Nations Amory – Dianne Conwill Nations, 78, met her Savior face to face on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. She was born on November 28, 1944, in Amory, MS to the late Elmer Clay Conwill and Dorothy Verniece Coker Conwill. Dianne grew up in large family with eight siblings and graduated from Amory High School. She continued her education...

Jane Jones Kuykendall

Jane Jones Kuykendall

May 28, 2023

Mary Jane Jones Kuykendall, 90 of Amory, died at North Mississippi Health Services/Gilmore Hospital in Amory on May 28, 2023. Visitation will be at E.E. Pickle Funeral Home on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. The funeral service will be Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at E.E. Pickle Funeral Home with Bro. Roger Akers...

Carolyn Heard Hale

Carolyn Heard Hale

May 26, 2023

Carolyn Faye Heard Hale Aberdeen – Carolyn Faye Heard Hale, 74, was reunited with her daughter and met her Savior face to face on May 26, 2023. She was born on January 24, 1949, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to the late Grover E. Heard and Opal Inez Brinson Heard. Carolyn grew up in Louisiana in a large family and graduated...

Anna Puckett Solomon Knight

Anna Puckett Solomon Knight

May 26, 2023

Anna Puckett Solomon-Knight Hattiesburg – Anna Puckett Solomon Knight passed away on Friday, May 26, 2023 at Merit Health Wesley Memorial Medical Center in Hattiesburg, MS. She was born on November 10, 1938 in Amory, MS to the late Erbie Lee Puckett and Frances York Puckett. Anna grew up in Monroe County and graduated from Amory High School and attended...

Donald Gary Steed

Donald Gary Steed

May 26, 2023

Smithville – Donald Gary Steed, 86, passed away on May 26, 2023, at his residence in Smithville, MS. He was born in Smithville, MS in 1936 to the late Grady W. and Mae Sullivan Steed. He attended Amory City Schools graduating with the class of 1954. Donald served in the U.S. Navy Seabees from 1954 until 1958 as a steelworker...

James Carroll Knight

James Carroll Knight

May 24, 2023

James Knight Amory – James Carrol Knight, 65, started his new life in Heaven and became totally healed on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. He was born on November 14, 1957, in Amory, Mississippi, to Melby Jene Hathcock Knight and the late J. C. Knight. James grew up in both Monroe County and Wisconsin, where he attended school at Union Grove...

James Allen Cook

James Allen Cook

May 11, 2023

Nettleton – James Allen Cook, 52, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2023, getting a new start on his new life in Heaven. He was born February 24, 1971 in Galveston, Texas to the late Rubel Clifton Cook and Faye Miller Cook. James attended Nettleton High School, obtained his GED and furthered his education in college classes through the years....

Mark S. Williams

Mark S. Williams

May 10, 2023

Smithville – After a long extended illness, Mark Simmons Williams, 59, passed away and became totally healed on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. He was born on September 15, 1963 to the late Arvis Williams and Sylvia Simmons Russel. Mark was a graduate of Smithville High School, furthered his education at ICC and he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and...

Dennis Frank Thompson Sr

Dennis Frank Thompson Sr

May 10, 2023

Dennis Frank Thompson, Sr. Dennis Frank Thompson, Sr., 88, of Wren passed away peacefully at Diversicare of Amory on May 10, 2023 following an extended illness. He was born on September 19, 1934, in Quincy, MS to the late Hosie and Ellie Inez Woodruff Thompson. Mr. Thompson attended Greenwood Springs School and in 1953 he married Betty Pruett Thompson. Mr...

Shirley Brewer Rochester

Shirley Brewer Rochester

May 8, 2023

Shirley Brewer Rochester Amory – Shirley Brewer Rochester, 87, was reunited with her husband and began her new life in Heaven on Monday, May 8, 2023. She was born on July 11, 1935, in Okolona, MS to the late Elgie Brewer and Opal Sullivan Brewer Jones. Shirley grew up in Monroe County and graduated from Aberdeen High School. On August...

Hoyte Jordan

Hoyte Jordan

Apr 30, 2023

Hoyte Jordan Amory – Hoyte Junior Jordan, 82, began his new life Heaven on Sunday, April 30, 2023. He was born on April 9, 1941, in Fernbank, Alabama, to the late Alvie Lee Jordan and Quillie Perkins Snow. He grew up in a large family with seven other siblings in Lowndes County and he attended school in Caledonia and New...

Diane Wright Patterson

Diane Wright Patterson

Apr 30, 2023

Amory - Fredda Diane Patterson, age 79, met her Savior, Jesus Christ, face to face on April 30, 2023 and became fully healed. Diane was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred P. Wright on December 18, 1943 in Amory, MS. She was a 1961 graduate of Amory High School. She then attended Mississippi State College for Women where she was...

Larry Johnson

Larry Johnson

Apr 28, 2023

Tupelo - Larry Grey Johnson, 77, passed away on April 28, 2023 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. Mr. Johnson was born June 14, 1945. He devoted his life to service as a Supply Sergeant in the United States Army. This work took Mr. Johnson all across the globe, traveling extensively and spending many years in Germany. After 25...

Estelle Holley

Estelle Holley

Apr 26, 2023

Estelle Holley Nettleton – Valeria Estelle Gann Holley, 90, began her new life in Heaven on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. She was born on June 1, 1932, in Pontotoc County, MS to the late Horace Gann and Opaline Anderson Gann. Estelle attended school in Nettleton and later finished her education by obtaining her GED. She was an amazing woman who...

Lola Knight Cates

Lola Knight Cates

Apr 26, 2023

Lola Knight Cates Amory - Lola Nanette Knight Cates, 66, finished her work here on earth, reunited with her son and began her new life in Heaven on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. She was born on February 8, 1957, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to the late L.C. Knight and Eleanor Ann Ballard Knight. Lola moved to Monroe County when she was...

Donna Pace

Donna Pace

Apr 25, 2023

Fulton – Donna Pace, 70, passed away at her residence in Fulton, MS on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. She was born on February 8, 1953, in New York, to the late Robert Dale and Louraine McDaniel Dale. Donna attended school in Springfield Illinois and obtained her GED later in life. She was a hard worker and a very kind soul....

Marshall H. Bailey

Marshall H. Bailey

Apr 24, 2023

Smithville – Marshall Hall Bailey, 66, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023, at his residence in Smithville, MS. He was born on December 19, 1956. in Memphis, TN to the late John V. Bailey, Jr. and Ruby Kathleen Hall Bailey. Marshall grew up in Shelby County with two brothers and a sister. He graduated from Fairley High School in...

Lenta "Lynn" Zoe Garner Morrow

Lenta "Lynn" Zoe Garner Morrow

Apr 15, 2023

Lenta “Lynn” Zoe Garner Morrow Smithville – Lenta “Lynn” Zoe Garner Morrow, 90, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. Born on March 25, 1933, in Henderson, TN, she was the daughter of the late Ruel Cager Garner and Ottie Edna Patterson Garner. Having grown up in a very large family, Lynn...

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