Obituaries
Dorothy Onita Pickle
May 4, 2015
Amory – Dorothy Onita Pickle, 88, died on Monday, May 4, 2015, at her residence in Amory. Born on November 28, 1926, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Virgil C. and Iuna Noe Stanford. Mrs. Pickle attended school in Bigbee. She married the love of her life, Herston Pickle, on October 23, 1946. Together, they were Entrepreneurs...
Bobby N. Mathies
May 4, 2015
Amory – Bobby Noel Mathies, 71, died on Monday, May 4, 2015, at his residence. Born in Amory on December 28, 1943, he was a son of the late Lesley N. and Mary M. Harris Mathies. Bobby attended school in Amory and went to work at a young age. On August 26, 1967 he married Levie Neomi Mathies and they...
Terry Lynn Wiygul
Apr 29, 2015
Caledonia – Terry Lynn Wiygul, 52, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. Born on July 11, 1962, in Columbus, she was a daughter of Dayle and Gloria Gibson Townsend Page and the late Howard Townsend. Terry graduated from High School in Cookeville, TN, obtained a Bachelors of Science in Education at MUW,...
Betty Dabbs
Apr 28, 2015
Amory – Betty Cliett Dabbs, 66, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at her residence. Born on May 28, 1948, in Clarksdale, Mississippi, she was the daughter of the late Doyle and Sally Manning Cliett. She graduated Tunica High School in 1966. She went on to attend MUW and received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English. In 1971,...
Gene Stratton Carr Pierce
Apr 27, 2015
Gene Stratton Carr Pierce was born on December 23, 1925, in Lamar, MO, and passed away on April 27, 2015, at Oak Tree Manor in Amory, MS. Her parents were James Gale and Florence Stratton Carr. The family moved from Lamar to Memphis, TN, and later to Tupelo, MS, where Gene graduated from high school. She was a college student...
James Billy Adams
Apr 26, 2015
Hamilton – James Billy Adams, 81, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2015, at his residence in Hamilton, MS. Born on September 10, 1933, in Glen Allen, Alabama, he was a son of the late Joseph and Elsie Mae Dickinson Adams. Mr. Adams attended school in Greenwood Springs and he received an Electrical Technician Certification from ICC. He served his...
Anna Louise Osborn Spann
Apr 25, 2015
Anna Louise Osborn Spann Smithville – Anna Louise Osborn Spann, 86, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2015, at her residence. Born on January 18, 1929, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late W.D. “Donnie” and Dellie Parham Osborn. Anna married the love of her life, B. F. “Bennie” Spann, on November 24, 1945. She was a faithful...
Rick Keyes
Apr 23, 2015
Amory – Rick Keyes, 56, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2015, at his residence. Born on March 2, 1959, in Laurel, he was a son of Bobbie Jewel Hosey Keyes and the late Edsel Bill Keyes. Rick attended Bay Springs schools, graduated from Taylorsville High School, Class of 1977, and later attended ICC. In 1983, he moved to Amory...
Earl "Pete" Gray
Apr 22, 2015
Nettleton – Earl “Pete” Gray, 79, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at Gilmore Memorial RMC. Born on September 22, 1935, in Nettleton, he was a son of the late Roger F. and Lucille Johnson Gray. He attended Pine Grove School. On June 3, 1972, Pete married Pauline Finney. Before retiring, he worked as a cutter in the area...
Vickey Walls Stephens
Apr 17, 2015
Aberdeen – Vickey Walls Stephens, 62, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2015, in Oliver Springs, Tennessee. Born on November 10, 1952, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late James H. and Eunice Scott Walls. Mrs. Stephens graduated from Smithville High School in 1971. On June 10, 1971, she married Joe Stephens. Self employed, she worked as the...
Ruby Julian Sugg
Apr 16, 2015
Pensacola, FL – Ruby Julian Sugg, 87, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2015, at her residence under the care of hospice at home. Born on March 2, 1928, in Selma, AL, she was a daughter of the late C. M. Julian and Mae Priest Julian Crane. Mrs. Sugg was a graduate of Selma High School and later received her...
Flora Jeanette Gentry
Apr 16, 2015
Amory - – Flora Jeanette Smith Gentry, 91, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2015, at Sanctuary Hospice House, Tupelo. Born on July 25, 1923, in Arkansas, she was the youngest daughter of the late Joseph Octavious and Daisy Pathenia Ward Smith. Mrs. Gentry graduated from High School in Searcy, Arkansas, and attended the University Of Arkansas. During World War...
Mary A. Thomas
Apr 16, 2015
Greenwood Springs – Mary A. Thomas, 82, passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2015, at River Place Nursing Center. Born on September 4, 1932, in Aberdeen, she was a daughter of the late Hugh Baker Jones. Mrs. Thomas was a graduate of Greenwood Springs School. On June 10, 1950, she married her soulmate, Carl Thomas. For 32 years, Mrs. Thomas...
Roger Renfro
Apr 15, 2015
Amory —Roger Dale Renfro, 57, died on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo. Born March 7, 1958 in Monroe County, he was a son of Jhue and Christine Gray Renfro. Mr. Renfro was born into a large family and he loved the Lord and his family more than anything. A hard working man, he worked...
Doyle Wayne Morris
Apr 13, 2015
Amory – Doyle Wayne Morris, 67, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2015, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on March 4, 1948, in Columbus, he was the son of the late Claude and Dula Kennedy Morris. Doyle attended school in Columbus. He was a very talented man who could fix anything and he worked as a mechanic all his life. He...
James D. House
Apr 6, 2015
Smithville – James D. "Rabit" House, 59, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2015, in Grenada. Born on February 8, 1956, in West Point, he was a son of the late Louise Blackston House. He attended Becker School and graduated from Hatley High School. James married his best friend, Brenda Fortner, on April 8, 1989. Having worked for 15 years...
James Kenneth Stafford
Apr 3, 2015
Amory – James Kenneth Stafford, 87, passed away on Friday, April 3, 2015, at his residence. Born on April 13, 1927, in Monroe County, he was a son of the late Greely and Arvilla Walker Stafford. Mr. Stafford attended Pearce Chapel School. On July 28, 1946, he married Flora Masengale. Self-employed, he was a retired dozer contractor. Mr. Stafford was...
Janet Gaines
Apr 2, 2015
Mooreville – Janet Gaines Bone, 57, died on Thursday, April 2, 2015, at Sanctuary Hospice House, Tupelo. Born on December 16, 1957, in Amory, she was the daughter of James Gaines and the late Ruth Riley Gaines. As a youth, she attended Amory schools. Ms. Bone worked in the Restaurant Industry and served the public as a waitress for 25...
Lynn Wood Todd
Mar 31, 2015
Bigbee – Lynn Wood Todd, 69, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 31, 2015, at NMMC. Born on August 31, 1945, in Tupelo, he was a son of the late Rufus Gordon and Frances Geneva Owings Todd. Lynn graduated from Amory High School in 1964. He married Peggy Sargent on February 5, 1988. Before retiring as a...
Ouida Ruth Moore
Mar 29, 2015
Amory - Ouida Ruth Magee Moore, 93, died Sunday, March 29, 2015, at Gilmore Hospital, in Amory. Born on December 24, 1921, in Yalobusha County, MS, she was a daughter of the late Ouida Pritchard Magee and Van Clifton Magee. A 1939 graduate of South Side High School in Memphis, she married B.O. Moore in October of 1941. They were...
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