Obituaries
Anthony "Tony" W. Cavender
Dec 29, 2015
Amory – Anthony “Tony” Cavender, 87, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford, MS. He was born on August 21, 1928 in Bethlehem, Mississippi to the late Louis Owen Cavender and Mary Kay Cavender. Tony graduated from Smithville High School where he was a “star” basketball player. After graduation Tony attended Holmes Junior...
Faye Byrd Motes
Dec 29, 2015
Amory - Cecile Faye Byrd Motes, 83, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial, Amory. Born on May 5, 1932, in Greenwood Springs, she was a daughter of the late Kirby and Viola Roberts Byrd. Faye was a graduate of Greenwood Springs High School. While in high school, she was an excellent basketball player and...
Timothy David Bilger
Dec 28, 2015
Caledonia – Timothy David Bilger, 56, died Monday, December 28, 2015 in Columbus. Born on October 7, 1959 in Valdosta, GA, he was the son of Emma Gretchen Moore Bilger and the late Kenneth D. Bilger. Mr. Bilger attended Valdosta High School where he was a member of the Valdosta Marching Band before moving to Columbus and graduating from Lee...
Danny Ray White
Dec 28, 2015
Amory – Danny Ray White, 56, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS. Born on September 13, 1959, in Daveiess, KY, he was the son of the late Wilma Watson White and Thomas Hershel “Pete” White. Danny attended school in Ohio County, Kentucky. He entered the workforce early and had a great work...
Mary G. Parker
Dec 27, 2015
Amory – Mary G. Parker, 93, passed away on December 27, 2015, at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial Hospital. Born on September 12, 1922, in Columbus, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Petty and Virgie Flynn Petty Gore. Mary graduated from Lee High School in Columbus, MS in 1939. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church,...
Pearlie Kathryn Stanphill
Dec 27, 2015
Pearlie Kathryn Stanphill, 72, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2015, at Golden Living Center. Born on March 1, 1943, in Nettleton, she was a daughter of the late London Calvin and Pearlie Sullivan Kennedy. Kathryn attended Nettleton Schools. A loving Christian lady who loved the Lord with all her heart, she was of the Non-denominational faith. Her life’s enjoyment...
Dennis Ray Atkins, Sr.
Dec 27, 2015
Amory – Dennis Ray Atkins, Sr., 53, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2015, at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory, MS. Born on January 24, 1962, in Aberdeen, he was the son of the late Helen Jones and Sam Grady Atkins, Sr. Dennis attended elementary school in Greenwood Springs. He graduated Hatley High School in 1980, Itawamba Junior...
Eugene West
Dec 26, 2015
Becker, MS – Eugene West, 63, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2015, at his residence. Born on March 6, 1952, in Glenwood, Georgia, he was a son of the late Alvis West, and Icelee Vick West. Eugene attended Oak Hill School. He loved his family and his friends and was very fortunate to have many friends. Eugene had two...
Nellie Franks
Dec 22, 2015
Hatley – Nellie “BooBoo” Franks, 84, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at her residence. Born on January 28, 1931, in Itawamba County, Mississippi, she was a daughter of Evie Williams Law and the late Edward law Nellie attended Tilden and Mantatchie High School. She was an Inspector with Glenn Manufacturing and Red Cap Industries. She married E.A. (Jack)...
Fred "Freddie" Arnold Jr.
Dec 19, 2015
Amory – Fred (Freddie) Arnold, Jr., 66, passed away at Windsor Place in Columbus, Ms on Saturday, December 19, 2015. Born on August 17, 1949, in Becker, he was the son Fred Dewey Arnold Sr. and Verla Frederick Arnold. Freddie was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 1967 and attended Itawamba Junior College. He married Lora Wren Arnold....
Hassie Mae Gaines
Dec 17, 2015
Amory - Hassie D. Gaines, 97, died Thursday, December 17, 2015 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born June 13, 1918 in Union County, MS, the daughter of Allen Joseph and Mattie Mae Allen Downs. Mrs. Gaines attended school in Union County. On April 13, 1941, Mrs. Gaines married the love of her life, William Robert Gaines....
George L. Tappan Jr.
Dec 16, 2015
Wren – George L. Tappan, Jr., 62, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on September 6, 1953, in Grand Island, NE, he was a son of the late George L. Tappan, Sr., and Bonnie Newton Story. George attended school in Nebraska, California, and Colorado. Before becoming disabled, he worked in a beef packing plant in...
Joean Mccary Harlow
Dec 14, 2015
Amory – Joean McCary Harlow, died Monday, December 14, 2015 at Rush Hospital, Meridian, MS. Born in Amory, MS, she was a daughter of William Vardaman and Demple Florence Copeland McCary. Living most of her life in Amory, Joean was a graduate of Amory High School. She grew up in a large family and was a Majorette for Amory High...
Lillie M. Reeves
Dec 12, 2015
Amory – Lillie M. Reeves, 92, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2015, at Pioneer Community Hospital, Aberdeen. Born on January 8, 1923, in the Palmetto Community, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Virginia Whitten Smith. Mrs. Reeves attended Becker and Amory schools. With her parents being sharecroppers, she grew up working in the cotton fields and...
James Ervin Foster
Dec 12, 2015
Amory – James Ervin Foster, 58, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2015, at his residence. Born on January 30, 1957, in Houston, MS, he was a son of the late Ervin Howl and Helen Hawkins Foster. James was a graduate of Hatley High School, Class of 1976. He joined the US Army National Guard in 1979 and received his...
Adailynn & Makayla Adams
Dec 11, 2015
Amory - Adailynn Neveah and MaKayla Noel Adams, infant daughters of Daniel and Jennifer Adams, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 11, 2015, at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial. They are survived by their parents, Daniel and Jennifer Adams; sister, Danielle Adams; and brothers, Shawn and Jaxson Adams of Amory; maternal grandmother, Daphne Paul of Illinois; maternal grandfather, Elbert Weller, Illinois;...
Shirley Kendrick Garner Outlaw
Dec 11, 2015
Wren – Shirley Kendrick Garner Outlaw, 75, passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2015, at her residence. Born on December 17, 1939, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late James “Jim” Franklin and Erma Christine Howell Kendrick. Shirley attended Amory High School. Before becoming a seamstress with Lucky Star, she was a homemaker and mother of five children....
William D. "Bill" Fallin
Dec 9, 2015
Amory, MS – William D. “Bill” Fallin, 73, passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at his residence. Born on March 22, 1942, in Washington, DC, he was a son of the late Wayland Haley and Rena Elsie Walls Fallin. Bill was a graduate of Oxon Hill High School in Maryland and from High Point College in High Point, NC....
Sandra Ford East
Dec 5, 2015
Columbus - Sandra Alice Ford East, 67, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Born on May 14, 1948, in Amory, she was a daughter of Mary Alice Noe Ford and the late Guy Ford. She is survived by her husband, best friend, soulmate and help-mate of 42 years, Ronnie H. East, Caledonia; mother, Mary...
Betty Earl Sisson
Dec 4, 2015
Galesburg, IL - Betty Jean Earl Sisson, 89, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2015, at Serenity Village. Born on December 1, 1926, in Arkansas City, Kansas, she was a daughter of the late James and Jessie Wright Graves. Formerly of Amory, Betty Jean was very artistic. She loved arts and crafts, skating, and her dog, Buddy. She is survived...
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