Obituaries

Dan H. Davis

Dan H. Davis

Feb 25, 2015

Smithville – Daniel “Dan” Howell Davis, 56, died on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at his residence. Born on November 11, 1958, in Amory, he was a son of the late Mary Jo Howell and Everett H. Davis. Dan was a Smithville High School graduate, Class of 1976. He worked as a supervisor at Mueller in Fulton for 30 years. He...

Martha Elliott Johnson

Martha Elliott Johnson

Feb 25, 2015

Amory – Martha Evelyn Elliott Johnson, 93, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at Sanctuary Hospice House, Tupelo. Born on November 27, 1921, in Nettleton, she was a daughter of the late Zula Mable Kirkpatrick Elliott and Leyzunda Murrah Elliott, Jr. Mrs. Johnson was a graduate of Smithville High School, Class of 1939. On June 8, 1940, she married...

Troy C. Williams

Troy C. Williams

Feb 23, 2015

Amory – Troy C. Williams, 83, passed away on Monday, February 23, 2015, at Gilmore Memorial RMC, Amory. Born on May 8, 1931, in Amory, he was a son of the late Marvel C. “Mutt” and Vera Parish Williams. An avid Panther supporter, he was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 1951, where he was the Drum Major...

Harold Eugene Butler Jr.

Harold Eugene Butler Jr.

Feb 22, 2015

Hamilton – Harold Eugene Butler Jr., 64, died on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at his residence in Hamilton. Born on November 29, 1950, in Tupelo, he was a son of the late Marjorie Ruth Worthey and Harold Eugene Butler, Sr. Harold attended school in Hamilton. On October 18, 1980 he married Sherry L. Anderson. He worked for T.K Stanley in...

Hattie Lee Dabbs

Hattie Lee Dabbs

Feb 21, 2015

Cleveland, TN – Hattie Lee Dabbs, 95, passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Bradley County Healthcare and Rehab Center, Cleveland. She was born in Leeds, AL. Mrs. Dabbs received her GED diploma in 1970, and graduated from Itawamba Junior College in Fulton with an Associate’s Degree. For ten years, she was the Dietary Supervisor for Amory Nursing Home....

Mary Elizabeth Dollar "Tippa" Wamble

Mary Elizabeth Dollar "Tippa" Wamble

Feb 21, 2015

Wren - Mary Elizabeth "Tippa" Dollar Wamble, 99, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Gilmore Memorial RMC, Amory. Born on June 9, 1915, in Wren, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Lizzie Matthews Dollar. She married Henry Edward Wamble, Sr., in October 1934. They had two children, Henry Edward "Eddie" Wamble, Jr., and Sue...

Dalton Ray Samuels

Dalton Ray Samuels

Feb 20, 2015

Grand Prairie, TX - Dalton Ray Samuels, 56, passed away on Friday, February 20, 2015, in Tupelo. A Memorial Service was held in Clarks, LA. Memories and condolences may be shared with his family at EEPickleFuneralHome.com.

H. Wayne Webster

H. Wayne Webster

Feb 19, 2015

Brookhaven - The Rev. Dr. H. Wayne Webster, 65, passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2015, at his residence, in Brookhaven. He was born on May 2, 1949, to Betty Jean Tribble Webster and the late Hoyt Coleman Webster. Rev. Webster was a graduate of Emory University, in Atlanta, with a Master’s Degree in Divinity and was a graduate of...

Gavin Alexander Roby

Gavin Alexander Roby

Feb 19, 2015

Greenwood Springs, MS – Gavin Alexander Roby, 6 weeks old, died on Thursday, February 19, 2015, at his residence. Born on January 8, 2015, in Amory, he was the son of Prince Akeem Roby and Ashley Victoria Taylor. He is survived by his parents; grandparents, Wanda Roby, Greenwood Springs, Jimmy Chambers, Booneville, and Debbie Taylor, Smithville; Great Grand Parents, Faye...

Jewell Hester

Jewell Hester

Feb 18, 2015

Amory – Jewell Hester, 77, passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at Gilmore Memorial RMC, Amory. Born on March 5, 1937, in Birmingham, AL, she was a daughter of the late Gordon H. and Sara Carr Gillean. Jewell was a graduate of Ensley High School, Class of 1955, in Birmingham. On April 6, 1963, she married Thomas C. “Tommy”...

Nelson J. Espiritu

Nelson J. Espiritu

Feb 18, 2015

Amory – Nelson Joseph Espiritu, 71, passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at his residence. Born on August 28, 1943, in Lahina, Maui, he was a son of Alfonso and Agnes Rodrigues Espiritu Silva. Nelson attended school in Maui. He loved to serve the public and he worked for 35 years as a grocery clerk. During that time, he...

Sue Giuliani

Sue Giuliani

Feb 17, 2015

Smithville – Sue Tucker Giuliani, 81, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at Gilmore Regional Medical Center, Amory. Born on June 7, 1933, in Becker, she was a daughter of the late James Gaither and Maude Grace Holloway Tucker. Sue graduated from Smithville High School in 1951. Sue married Domenic Giuliani in 1972 and they were happily married for...

Bro. Billy Mcbunch

Bro. Billy Mcbunch

Feb 16, 2015

Amory - William David McBunch, 67, passed away on Monday, February 16, 2015, at Community Hospice, Verona. Born on September 5, 1947, in Tupelo, he was a son of the late Chandler and Audrey Leigh Ridings McBunch He attended school in Nettleton. On September 9, 1979, Billy married Brenda Sue Griffin. He pastored for over 35 years. Some of the...

Betty Jean Stegall

Betty Jean Stegall

Feb 16, 2015

Becker – Betty Jean Stegall, 78, passed away on Monday, February 16, 2015, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on February 17, 1936, in Keiser, Arkansas, she was a daughter of the late Eugene Victor and Amanda Jane Sullivan Trimm. She attended school in Arkansas. On September 27, 1961, Betty married Allen Z. Stegall. Growing up working on the family’s farm, she...

Maxine Rollins Carter

Maxine Rollins Carter

Feb 14, 2015

Amory - Maxine Carter, 98, passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2015, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on February 2, 1917, in Monroe County, she was the daughter of the late Dan and Vanna Webb Rollins. She attended Bigbee School and was an active citizen in the Bigbee Community. She married the love of her life, Hurston Glenn...

Thomas Michael 'Mike' Carter

Thomas Michael 'Mike' Carter

Feb 14, 2015

Amory – Thomas Michael “Mike” Carter, 69, passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2015, at his residence. Born on August 2, 1945, in Aberdeen, he was a son of the late Thomas Ellis and Minnie Lee Stanford Carter. Mike was a graduate of Hatley High School, Class of 1963. Before becoming disabled, he worked as a sewing machine mechanic over...

Emma Louise 'Poochie' Koonce

Emma Louise 'Poochie' Koonce

Feb 11, 2015

Emma L. “Poochie” Koonce, 84, passed away on Wednesday, February 11, 2015, at Gilmore Memorial RMC. Born on December 21, 1930, in West Point, she was a daughter of the late Emmet Randall and Louise Kirby Dent. Growing up in Macon, she attended Macon High School until moving to Amory, where she graduated in the Class of 1947. Graduating from...

Francis Louise Sanders

Francis Louise Sanders

Feb 9, 2015

Okolona – Francis Louise Sanders, 93, died on Monday, February 9, 2015, at Shearer Richardson Nursing Home. Born on August 2, 1921, in Pontotoc, she was a daughter of the late James Wesley and Fannie Snow Kelly Moorman. Francis graduated high school in Tupelo. She married L.J. Boyles and when he passed away, she married Paul Sanders. Mrs. Sanders loved...

Etness Lee "T'Bone" Knight

Etness Lee "T'Bone" Knight

Feb 8, 2015

Quincy - Etness "T-Bone" Knight, 58, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2015, at his residence. T’Bone attended Smithville School. Before becoming disabled, he had worked for IMC in Aberdeen, Parham Trucking, and with the Monroe County Road Crew. T’Bone was also a former volunteer with Smithville Fire Department. He was Baptist and loved his family, especially his grandchildren. Outgoing,...

Bro. Randy Wright

Bro. Randy Wright

Feb 7, 2015

Bro. Randy Wright age 54 of Guin, AL passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015 in the Fayette Medical Center in Fayette, AL. Born August 13, 1960 in Amory, MS he is the Son of Henry Grady Wright and the late Mary Mildred Schumpert Wright. He was pastor of the Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church for the past 25 years....

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