Obituaries

Nat W. Pearson

Nat W. Pearson

Aug 14, 2015

Smithville – Nathanial W. “Nat” Pearson, 38, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2015, from injuries sustained in an accident. Born on August 26, 1976, in Amory, he was a son of Van Wesley Pearson and Donna Kaye Burt Holley. Nat attended Monroe County Schools. On June 29, 1996, he married the love-of-his-life, Jamie Beasley. A hard-worker who drove a...

Annie Williams

Annie Williams

Aug 12, 2015

Amory – Melissa Ann Collins Williams, 43, died on Wednesday, August 12, 2015, at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial. Born on March 11, 1972, in Tupelo, she was the daughter of the late John Doss and Claire Mae Price Collins. Melissa attended Saltillo High School where she was extremely smart especially with numbers. Her children and family were the most important...

Larry Keith Hough

Larry Keith Hough

Aug 12, 2015

Mize, MS – Larry Keith Hough, 74, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2015, at Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg. Born on April 6, 1941, in Smith County, he was a son of the late Dueward Franklin and Dorothy Lorraine Little Hough. He graduated from Mize High School in Mize, MS, and attended Samford University in Birmingham, AL. After college, Larry...

David Lee Fletcher

David Lee Fletcher

Aug 9, 2015

Amory – David Lee Fletcher, 50, died on Sunday, August 9, 2015, at his residence. Born on September 6, 1964, in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, he was a son of the Edna Parsley Fletcher and the late Bob Fletcher. He was a graduate of Watts High School class of 1982. David later attended Bevill State College, where he got his Associates...

Helen Harrison Alexander

Helen Harrison Alexander

Aug 8, 2015

Amory – Helen Harrison Alexander, 83, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2015, at Sanctuary Hospice, Tupelo. Born on November 5, 1931, in Sulligent, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Jack and Angie O’Mary Harrison. Helen attended school in Sulligent. She attended Potters Clay Community Church in Fulton. A very caring woman, she spent her entire life working...

Bessie Mae Palmer

Bessie Mae Palmer

Aug 8, 2015

Amory – Bessie Mae Palmer, 86, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2015, Merit Health Gilmore Memorial. Born on October 27, 1928, in Crosby, MS, she was a daughter of the late John Andrew and Lettie Belle Agden Wisner. Mrs. Palmer was a graduate of Crosby High School. On August 19, 1947, she married Rufus F. Palmer. Mrs. Palmer was...

Robert Adams

Robert Adams

Aug 7, 2015

Amory – Robert Adams, 86, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2015, at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial. Born on July 2, 1929, in Quincy, he was a son of the late Andrew Washington and Mary Ruth Easter Adams. Robert honorably served in the US Army. After returning home, he graduated from Shannon High School. Meeting the love of his life...

Venessa Dahlem

Venessa Dahlem

Aug 5, 2015

Dallas, TX – Venessa Dahlem, 54, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2015, at Baylor University Medical Center. Born on February 11, 1961, in New Orleans, LA, she was a daughter of Earl and Dimple Adams Dahlem. Attending Pearl High School, she was in the Class of 1979. Venessa was an independent long-haul truck driver, contracting and helping various trucking...

Douglas "Doug" C. Young

Douglas "Doug" C. Young

Aug 5, 2015

Douglas “Doug” C. Young Amory – Douglas “Doug” C. Young, 77, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2015, at Gilmore Memorial Merit Health. Born on March 2, 1938, in Smithville, MS, he was a son of the late Cleburn and Idra Lee Williams Young. Doug attended school in Smithville and graduated in 1956. He was a faithful Christian man who...

Joan H. Duke

Joan H. Duke

Aug 4, 2015

Amory, MS – JoAn Duke, 84, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at Oak Tree Nursing Home. Born on August 20, 1930, in Clinton, KY she was a daughter of the late Georgia Lipchinski and Ernest Hayden. JoAn grew up in Clinton, KY, where she attended High School. She later attended Junior College in Paduch. She was a caring...

Wayne Puckett

Wayne Puckett

Jul 28, 2015

Greenwood Springs – Wayne Puckett, 77, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at his residence. Born on July 13, 1938, in Hamilton, AL, he was a son of the late Rev. Clarence R. and Beatrice Boyett Puckett. Wayne attended school in Greenwood Springs and Sipsey Fork. He was a good Christian man who loved God and his family....

Margaret Hawkins West

Margaret Hawkins West

Jul 24, 2015

Franklin, TN - Margaret West, 73, passed away on Friday, July 24, 2015. Born on February 2, 1942, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Georgia Mae Hawkins. Margaret worked in one of the most important jobs in society these days, she was homemaker. She was selfless and kind in every way and the world...

Lois Fuqua Varnell

Lois Fuqua Varnell

Jul 20, 2015

Becker – Lois F. Varnell, 91, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2015, at Golden Living Nursing Home, Amory. Born on August 15, 1923, in Becker, she was a daughter of the late Peyton and Zula Inez West Fuqua. As a young girl, Lois grew up on her family’s farm and learned her values and work ethic from her parents....

Sallie Faye Whitaker

Sallie Faye Whitaker

Jul 20, 2015

Greenwood Springs - Sallie Whitaker, 85, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2015, at River Place Nursing Center. Born on July 29, 1929, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Rad Newton and Minnie Lou Polk Brewer. She was a graduate of Greenwood Springs High School. On August 16, 1946, she married Connie Ray Whitaker. Mrs. Whitaker...

Cleveland Roy Hacker

Cleveland Roy Hacker

Jul 19, 2015

Wadley, AL – Cleveland Roy Hacker, 87, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2015, at his residence. Born on September 10, 1927, in Monroe County, he was a son of the late Eugene and Florence L. Hurley Hacker. Cleveland attended school in Franklin County, Alabama. He married the love of his life, Dorothy Hester Hacker. They moved to Zion, IL,...

Jean Brasfield

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...

Linda R. Huskey

Linda R. Huskey

Jul 16, 2015

Amory –Linda Ritter Huskey, 72, died on Thursday, July 16, 2015, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. Born on November 8, 1942, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Syble Holloway Ritter. Mrs. Huskey was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 1961 and furthered her education at Itawamba Community College. She married the late...

Lola Franks White

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

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

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,)...