Obituaries
Wayne Williams
Jun 4, 2015
Evergreen Community – Howard Wayne Williams, 51, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2015, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on October 18, 1963, in Fort Pierce, Florida, he was the son of Houston Howard Williams and Grace Marie Clark Hand. Growing up, he attended High School in Amory. Wayne was a Baptist and he loved spending time with his grandkids. He...
Otis Statham
Jun 3, 2015
Otis Statham, Jr. was greeted in heaven by his parents, Otis Statham, Sr. and Alice Statham of Bogalousa, La. and his beloved and loyal pet, Ebony on Wednesday, June 3, 2015. He was 84. A member of First United Methodist Church of Amory, Ms. and a graduate of LSU, Otis was a man of many talents, whose life led him...
Johnnie Sue Sullivan
Jun 2, 2015
Smithville - Johnnie Sue Sullivan, 96, passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on December 22, 1918, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late John P. Roberts and Prudia Brasfield Roberts Gregory. She was a graduate of Smithville High School, Class of 1936. On October 9, 1937, she married Trannie Lee Sullivan. Mrs....
Ruth Joy Howell
May 31, 2015
Amory - Ruth Joy Howell, 89, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2015, at River Place Nursing Center. Born on July 24, 1925, in White Springs, MS, she was a daughter of the late James Azel and Reba McFadden Thomas. She attended New Salem school. In September 1947, she married O. R. “Johny” Howell. For over 30 years, she worked...
Tommy Wayne Mc Collum
May 30, 2015
NASHVILLE – Tommy McCollum, 61, died Saturday, May 30, 2015, in Biloxi. He was born Dec. 6, 1953, in Nettleton to the late James Floyd and Mary Sue Harlow McCollum. He was a loving father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. He enjoyed fishing, gardening and traveling. He will be greatly missed. He is survived by his sons, Myles McCollum (Adrian)...
Stephen Dale Allen
May 30, 2015
Nettleton – Stephen Dale Allen, 59, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 30, 2015, at Gilmore Memorial RMC, Amory. Born on December 9, 1955, in Lyons, NY, he was a son of the late Edward and Martha Oak Allen. Stephen honorably served in the US Navy. He married Janet Lee Frazier on May 11, 1996. He worked in the steel...
Sherry Lee Butler
May 29, 2015
Sherry Lee Anderson “Mrs. B.” Butler, 58, reunited with her husband, Harold E. Butler, of 34 years on Friday, May 29, 2015, at 3:51 PM at her residence. Born on October 2, 1956, in Sheridan, MI, she was a daughter of the late Odas Odell and Helen Louise Cotton-Anderson. Sherry was a graduate of Tri-County High School, Class of 1974...
Dorothy Sue Nash
May 28, 2015
Amory – Dorothy Sue Nash, 83, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2015, at her residence in Amory. Born on June 8, 1931, in Amory, she was the daughter of the late Dave and Sue Boreland Nash. Dorothy attended and graduated from Hatley High School. She loved sports and as a youth, she played on the Basketball Team at Hatley....
Christine Stanley Farrar
May 26, 2015
Hatley – Christine Stanley Farrar, 98, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at Golden Living Center, Amory. Born on February 2, 1917, in Guntown, she was the daughter of the late Robert Michael and Edna Earl Clayton Stanley. On May 3, 1935, she married Dayton Lee Farrar. Having lived in the Hatley Community since 1953, Mrs. Farrar was a...
Evelyn Nix Todd
May 24, 2015
Amory – Evelyn Nix Todd, 90, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2015, at Dogwood Plantation, New Albany. Born on March 29, 1925, in Oxford, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Iris McAlister Nix. Mrs. Todd was a graduate of Greenwood Springs High School, Class of 1943. On May 30, 1943, she married William Byron Todd. For...
L. C. Sims
May 22, 2015
BECKER - L.C. Sims, 89, passed peacefully in his sleep Friday, May 22, 2015, at River Place in Amory. Born September 2, 1925, in Quincy, he was a son of the late Travis and Effie Dowdle Sims. He lived in Becker all his life and honorably served his Country as a Marine in World War II and later in the...
Mamie Jackson Honeycutt
May 18, 2015
BECKER – Mamie Lou Jackson Honeycutt, 88, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2015, at her residence. Born June 28, 1926, in Aberdeen, she was a daughter of the late Hollis and Cora Barnes Jackson. Mrs. Honeycutt attended Aberdeen schools and was a farmer. A lady of strong faith, she was a devoted Bible reader. One who believed in doing...
Joseph Brandt Silas
May 14, 2015
Tupelo – Joseph Brandt Silas, 52, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2015, at his residence. Born on December 31, 1962, in Birmingham, AL, he was a son of the late Dalton Ray and Jewel Oleta Lindsey Silas. Brandt graduated from Banks High School in Birmingham where he was a wide receiver on the football team. Finding his soulmate, he...
Gladys Francis Gallop Jackson
May 9, 2015
Aberdeen - Gladys Francis Gallop Jackson, 85, died on Saturday, May 9, 2015, at NMMC in Tupelo. She was born August 16, 1929, to Walter Green and Bessie Bowen Gallop. Mrs. Jackson was a graduate of Wren School. She married Malone Jackson and was an active member of First Christian Church. Mrs. Jackson was president of the Mississippi Federation of...
Judy L. Hogue
May 6, 2015
Amory – Judy L. Hogue, 65, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at her residence. Born on January 11, 1950, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Ellis Ray and Cora Lee Brock Parker. Judy attended school in Fulton. She married Billy Hogue on November 25, 1969. Together they had five children. She was a faithful member...
Mattie Natrene 'Nay' Lantrip
May 5, 2015
Amory – Mattie Natrene “Nay” Lantrip, 92, died on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. She was born on June 19, 1922, in Amory to the late William Wardlaw and Lily Jane Jones Allred. In 1938, she married Benton Lantrip. Mrs. Lantrip was a member of Smithville Baptist Church and loved her ministry of sending cards...
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...
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...
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,...
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