Obituaries
Jean Brasfield
Jul 16, 2015
Smithville –Jean Faulkner Brasfield, 86, died on Thursday, July 16, 2015, at, her residence Smithville. Born on July 12, 1929, in Splunge, she was a daughter of the late Paul Robert and Lillie Bell McDonald Faulkner. Mrs. Brasfield was a graduate of Smithville High School, Class of 1948. She married the love of her life David Ray Brasfield on May...
Lola Franks White
Jul 15, 2015
Amory – Lola Mae White, 67, passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at her residence. Born on January 16, 1948, in Tupelo, she was a daughter of Clara Mae Umfress Franks and the late Jessie Cleveland Franks. Mrs. Lola White graduated from Itawamba Agriculture high school and married the love of her life Bobby White on August 7, 1967....
Jacob Hacker
Jul 14, 2015
El Segundo, CA – Jacob Hacker, 37, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at his residence after a courageous battle with cancer. Jacob was born on June 26, 1978, in Waukegan, IL. Jacob attended school in Waukegan, IL, and in 1990, he moved to Cleveland, AL where he graduated from Cleveland High School. Growing up, he was an all-around athlete...
Luther Glenn Barnes Lll
Jul 12, 2015
Attala, AL - Luther Glenn Barnes, III, infant son of Luther Glenn Barnes, II, and Lana E. Barnes, briefly graced this earth for only 11 days and passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, July 12, 2015. He was born on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. He is survived by his parents, Luther and Lana Barnes of Attalla, AL; grandparents, Gary Eubanks (Elaine,)...
Arthur Stephen Ashton
Jul 9, 2015
Amory – Arthur Stephen Ashton, 79, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015, at his residence. Born on December 21, 1935, in Sheldon, Vermont, he was a son of the late Robert and Dorothy Hemmingway Ashton. Steve was a 1953 graduate of Bellows Free Academy in St. Albans, VT, and graduated from the University of Vermont in 1962. He honorably...
Torri Thomas Parham
Jul 9, 2015
Amory – Torri Thomas Parham, 48, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015, at her residence. Born on August 18, 1966, in Jasper, Alabama, she was the daughter of Patsy Ann Jones Thomas and the late Charles W. Thomas, Jr. Torri graduated with the class of 1985 from Walker County High School, Alabama. She attended ICC and received her Bachelor...
Edith Virginia Thompson Gunter
Jul 5, 2015
Sulligent – Edith Virginia Thompson Gunter, 70, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2015, at Darlington Oaks, Verona. Born on October 6, 1944, in Monroe County, she was the daughter of the late James Carl and Eva Strawbridge Guyton. Edith attended school in Amory. Edith was blessed with two loving husbands during her lifetime, Junior Thompson and William Thomas Gunter....
James Howard Gaines
Jul 5, 2015
Verona – James Howard Gaines, 86, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on April 28, 1929, in Le Panto, Arkansas, he was a son of the late Howard and Lucille Parchman Gaines. James attended school in Bigbee. He worked in the construction industry and specialized in plaster work. He was of the...
Dubert "Joker" Lee Brown
Jul 4, 2015
Amory – Dubert “Joker” Lee Brown, 70, died on Saturday, July 4, 2015, at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial RMC. Born on July 4, 1945, in Glenwood, Georgia, he was the son of the late Erie and Gurtrude Vick Brown. Mr. Brown attended Becker School. He married Etoy Odom Chism and together they raised three children. He worked hard for the...
Lester D. Pickle
Jul 1, 2015
Amory – Lester D. Pickle, 73, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial Hospital. Born on February 4, 1942, in Monroe County, he was a son of the late Vertis and Alice Carter Pickle. Lester was a graduate of Hatley High School, Class of 1960. On August 5, 1960, he married his high school sweetheart,...
Midgie Bell Hodge
Jun 29, 2015
Calhoun City – Midgie Bell Miller Hodge, 77, passed away at her residence on Monday, June 29, 2015. Born on February 16, 1938, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Will and Midgie Bell Hathcock Miller. She graduated from Smithville High School, Class of 1955. On August 16, 1974, Midgie married Marcus Hodge. Before becoming a homemaker,...
Helen Streety Hollis
Jun 28, 2015
Southaven - Helen Streety Hollis, 87, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2015, at North Delta Hospice in Southaven. Born on October 9, 1927, in Becker, MS, but having lived most of her life in Amory, she was the daughter of the late Roland P. and Essie Freeman Young. She was a graduate of Becker High School and later married...
Kathleen Best Montgomery
Jun 27, 2015
Smithville – Kathleen B. Montgomery, 87, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2015, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on October 9, 1927, in Becker, she was a daughter of the late Marion and Jalie Blackwood Best. Mrs. Montgomery attended Becker School. She married Willie L. Montgomery on July 3, 1954. After working for Monroe Trousers, Mrs. Montgomery retired after 13 years...
Bessie Anderson Mitchell
Jun 22, 2015
Amory – Bessie Mae Anderson Mitchell, 91, died on Monday, June 22, 2015 at River Place Nursing Home in Amory. Born November 3, 1923, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of late Chester Abner and Mary Alma Manasco Anderson. As a youth, Bessie attended school in Becker. After school, Bessie had a very important job, she was a housewife...
Lawrence Walden
Jun 21, 2015
Wren – Lawrence Walden, 87, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2015, at Darlington Oaks, Verona. Born on April 18, 1928, in Amory, he was a son of the late James Clayton and Marguerite Dryden Walden. Mr. Walden attended Becker School and married Joy Bell Coker on July 23, 1949, in Amory. As a man of Christian faith, he was...
Robert C. Wright
Jun 21, 2015
Aberdeen – Robert C. Wright, 50, died on Sunday, June 21, 2015, at his residence. Born in Linden, Alabama on January 22, 1965, he was a son of Jeff Wright Sr. and the late Barbara Ann Bott Wright. Robert attended and graduated from High School in Linden, Alabama. He worked many years for the BNSF Rail Road and was proud...
Shuana L. Edwards
Jun 20, 2015
Shannon – Shuana L. Edwards, 55, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2015, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on July 16, 1959, in Amory, she was a daughter of Shelby Jean Lindsey Mitchell and the late Dewey Lee Knight. Shuana graduated from Smithville High School in 1978. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Shannon. With family being her life,...
Ben Parish Jr.
Jun 18, 2015
Arlington, TX – Ben Parish, Jr., 83, passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2015, at Autumn Leaves of Arlington. Born on January 15, 1932, in Hatley, he was a son of the late Velma Lorene Nelson and Ben Parish, Sr. Ben graduated from Hatley High School in 1950, and honorably served in the US Army 2nd Infantry Division during the...
Jimmy Dale Cummings
Jun 15, 2015
Smithville – Jimmy Dale Cummings, 57, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2015, at NNMC, Tupelo. Born on March 24, 1958 in Amory, he was a son of Charles J. Cummings and Martha Lillie Wardlaw Cummings. Jimmy attended Smithville School. As a self-employed mechanic, he had worked at Amoco of Smithville, at Williams Rebuilders for a number of years, and...
Vance Darrell Holloway
Jun 11, 2015
Amory—Vance Darrell Holloway, 67, died on Thursday, June 11, 2015, at his residence in Amory. Born on September 17, 1947, in Aberdeen, he was a son of Mertie Mae Brown Holloway and the late James Rudolph Holloway. Growing up, he went to school in Hatley. He was of the Baptist Faith and loved to go fishing. He liked mechanical work...
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