Obituaries

Ron Aldridge

Ron Aldridge

Oct 24, 2015

Amory – Ron Aldridge, 60, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Born on January 6, 1955, in Sulligent, AL, he was a son of Gene and Mozelle Swann Aldridge. Ron graduated from Amory High School, Class of 1973 and from MSU with a BS in Accounting in 1977. On July 3, 1975, he married...

Velma Bryant

Velma Bryant

Oct 24, 2015

Amory- Velma Mc Elvin Bryant, 93, died Saturday, October 24, 2015, at her residence in Amory. Born June 2, 1922 in Deport, KY, she was a daughter of late John and Minnie Irving Mc Elvin. Velma attended school in Greeneville, Kentucky. She went to work at a young age and was a cook in the Restaurant Profession. On December 21,...

Gerald Scott Creely

Gerald Scott Creely

Oct 23, 2015

Amory - Gerald Scott Creely, 79, died Friday, October 23, 2015 at Riverview Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility in Greenwood. He was born on February 13, 1936, in Amory to Thelma Scott Creely and George Preston Creely. Gerald graduated from Amory High School with the Class of 1954. He attended Mississippi State University and was a resident of Greenwood for 20...

Hansel Q. Sanders

Hansel Q. Sanders

Oct 23, 2015

Coldwater, MS – Hansel Quitman Sanders, 89, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2015, at Desoto County Healthcare Center, Desoto, MS. Born on December 15, 1925, in Monroe County, he was a son of the late George H. and Mary Maxey Sanders. Growing up, Hansel went to school in Monroe County. He entered into the Navy in 1945 and he...

May Evelyn England Ray

May Evelyn England Ray

Oct 21, 2015

May Evelyn England Ray Tupelo – May Evelyn England Ray, 86, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at NMMC Hospice. Born on September 6, 1929, in Slate Springs, Mississippi, she was the daughter of Edmond Allen and Mae Gulledge England. Evelyn graduated from Eupora High School with the class of 1946. She attended Wood Jr. College and graduated in...

Major Allan Harris, Us Army, Ret.

Major Allan Harris, Us Army, Ret.

Oct 17, 2015

Harker Heights, TX – James Allan Harris, 63, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015, at Scott and White Medical Center, Temple, TX. Born on December 12, 1951, in Amory, he was a son of the late James Morgan and Elvye Vernice Chism Harris. Allan graduated from Smithville High School, Class of 1969, and from IJC. While in school, he...

Charles "Charlie" Franklin Scott

Charles "Charlie" Franklin Scott

Oct 14, 2015

Smithville- Charles "Charlie" Franklin. Scott, 91, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at Oak Tree Manor. Born on June 17, 1924, in Augusta, Kansas, he was a son of the late Johnny Scott and Carl and Ethel Dorothea Barton McMillin. A 20-year veteran, Charles retired in 1965, as a Staff Sergeant from the US Air Force after 17 years...

Joseph Michael "Mike" Keller

Joseph Michael "Mike" Keller

Oct 11, 2015

Amory – Joseph Michael “Mike” Keller, 34, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Born on July 5, 1981, in Amory, he was a son of Tammy Plunkett and Mackie Lee Keller. Mike attended school at Hatley and went to work at a young age. He was an active young man who loved the outdoors. Mike was the father to...

Emma J. Reese

Emma J. Reese

Oct 7, 2015

Amory – Emma Jean Lamb Reese, 74, died on Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on August 27, 1941, in Tremont, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Lora Levell Underwood Lamb. Emma attended school in the Carolina Community. A mother of six children, she was caring, loving and giving person who always...

Eldried Maxwell Kennedy

Eldried Maxwell Kennedy

Oct 7, 2015

Greenwood Springs – Eldried Maxwell Kennedy, 91, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at Gilmore Merit Health, Amory. Born on July 23, 1924, in Lee County, he was a son of Walter Mack and Niler Pearl Addington Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy attended Pearce Chapel and Smithville Schools. From October 1943 to December 1945, he served in the US Navy on...

Judy Mae Rushing

Judy Mae Rushing

Oct 7, 2015

Millport, AL – Judy Mae Rushing, 71, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at DCH Medical Center, Tuscaloosa. Born on August 22, 1944, in Nettleton, she was a daughter of the late Johnnie Buck and Cleo Crouch Edwards. Judy was a graduate of Nettleton High School, Vaughn’s Beauty College, and received her Barbering Certification at Northwest Alabama State Technical...

Gordon "Four By" Ford

Gordon "Four By" Ford

Oct 6, 2015

Smithville – Gordon M. “Four By” Ford, 66, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at Sanctuary Hospice House, Tupelo. Born on March 24, 1949, in Itawamba County, he was a son of the late Omar Emory and Velma Rea Plunkett Ford. Gordon attended Itawamba County Schools. He honorably served in the US Army during Vietnam and was a Purple...

Margaret Rieves Haney Davis

Margaret Rieves Haney Davis

Sep 29, 2015

Wren - Margaret Rieves Haney Davis, 91, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2015, at her residence in Grand Bay, AL. Born on May 31, 1924, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Ham Marshall and Valera Alice Young Rieves. She is survived by her children, Bob Haney, Madison, Larry Haney, Grand Bay, AL, Anna Carol Bosarge, Brenda...

Linda Joyce Mcdonald

Linda Joyce Mcdonald

Sep 29, 2015

Smithville – Linda Joyce McDonald, 60, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at her residence in Smithville. Born on November 11, 1954, in New Albany, she was a daughter of the late Kennith and Ella Virginia Garrison Hill. Linda attended school in New Albany and she went to work at a young age as a Seamstress for Amory Garment...

Lois Glenn Nicholson

Lois Glenn Nicholson

Sep 27, 2015

Wren – Lois Glenn Nicholson, 85, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2015, at Oak Tree Manor in Amory. Born on November 10, 1929, in Wren, she was a daughter of the late Robert D. Glenn, Sr., and Obie Wilson Glenn. Mrs. Nicholson was a graduate of Wren High School and attended MSCW. She married E. G. “Nick” Nicholson in...

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.

Harold Junior Tucker

Harold Junior Tucker

Sep 26, 2015

Hatley – Harold Junior Tucker, 76, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2015, at his residence in Amory, MS. Born on July 28, 1939, in Alabama, he was a son of the late Robert and Claira Lyndsey Tucker. Mr. Tucker attended school in Becker and he went to work at a young age so that he could be a provider...

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...

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...