Obituaries
Mary Fay Ritter Crook
Dec 23, 2014
Amory – Mary Fay Cox Ritter Crook, 91, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2014, at Oak Tree Plantation. Born on July 10, 1923, in Monroe County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph J. and Mary Lou Durrett Cox. She was a graduate of Hatley High School. Mrs. Crook was fortunate to have two loving husbands during her...
Mary Catherine Adams
Dec 23, 2014
Amory – Mary Catherine Adams, 87, died on Tuesday, December 23, 2014, at River Place Nursing Center. Born on February 27, 1927, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Jack and Robbie Hathaway Williams. Mrs. Adams attended Greenwood Springs school where she was captain of the basketball team. Before retiring, she worked as a seamstress with Glenn...
Olen Lee Moore
Dec 22, 2014
Hatley – Olen Lee Moore, 89, died on Monday, December 23, 2014, at River Place Nursing Center, Amory. Born on November 1, 1925, in Sulligent, AL, he was a son of the late Sidney and Bertha Hopkins Moore. Mr. Moore attended Vernon High School and was drafted while in the 11th grade. He honorably served in the US Army during...
James Wilson Williams
Dec 21, 2014
Amory – James Wilson Williams, 90, died on Sunday, December 21, 2014, at his residence. Born on December 27, 1923, in Dancy, MS, he was a son of the late William Estell and Orlean Dismukes Williams. Mr. Williams graduated from Tremont High School. He was a WWII Veteran who served in the 483rd Ordinance in the European theater as an...
Mattie "Mat" Mae Faulkner
Dec 21, 2014
Amory – Mattie “Mat” Faulkner, 87, passed away on Sunday, December 21, 2014, at Gilmore Memorial RMC. Born on July 9, 1927, in Cincinnati, OH, she was a daughter of the late Polk Hogan and Beulah Williams Hogan Smith. She was a graduate of Hatley High School, Class of 1945. On August 20, 1945, she married Marvin Wendell Faulkner. After...
Billy Gene Gray
Dec 19, 2014
Nettleton – Billy Gene Gray, 62, died on Friday, December 19, 2014, at his residence. Born on February 10, 1952, in Lee County, MS, he was the son of Herman Bill and Willa Jean Brookman Gray. Gray graduated from Itawamba Agricultural High School. He retired from working as a truck driver in the transportation business, being a plumber and a...
Mary Kathryn Myatt
Dec 18, 2014
Amory – Mary Kathryn Myatt, 94, died on Thursday, December 18, 2014, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center, Amory. Born on April 28, 1920, in her home in Becker, she was a daughter of the late Benton Greenwood and Virgie Millilee Walden Myatt. She graduated from Becker School in 1938. Miss Myatt worked as an Inspector in the garment industry...
Tollie Ray Mccullar
Dec 18, 2014
Nettleton – Tollie Ray McCullar, 71, died on Thursday, December 18, 2014, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on March 13, 1943, in Lamar County, AL, she was a daughter of the late Robert Wilson and Jossie Rene Haynes Johnson. She attended Sulligent schools. On August 23, 1968, she married Delbert C. McCullar. After working as a seamstress with Glenn Mfg., Mrs....
Glenn Allen Garrett
Dec 16, 2014
Amory – Glenn Allen Flippo Garrett, 40, died on Tuesday, December 16, 2014, as a result of a car accident in Wren. Born on April 23, 1974, in Andalusia, AL, he was a son of Bobby and Julia Johnston Jenkins and Glenn and Carol Flippo. Garrett attended Amory. He served in the United States Army as a Private First class...
Glema Dale Young
Dec 16, 2014
Amory – Glema Dale Knight Young, 89, died on Tuesday, December 16, 2014, at her residence. Born on April 2, 1925, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Ephram Elbert and Sally Lou Green Knight. Mrs. Young was a graduate of Pine Grove School. On July 13, 1941, she married Spencer Young. In 1969, with her husband,...
Martin H. Lockhart
Dec 16, 2014
Amory – Martin Harshel Lockhart, 76, died on Tuesday, December 16, 2014, at his home in Amory. Born on March 4, 1938, in Marion County, AL, he was a son of the late John Stayce and Virdie Lee Johnson Lockhart. He married Bobbie Plunkett Lockhart on April 14, 1962. Martin attended Byrd School in Hamilton, Alabama. He was a devout...
William C. Towery
Dec 12, 2014
Smithville – William Cluster “WC” Towery, 76, died on Friday, December 12, 2014, at Gilmore Regional Medical Center, Amory, MS. Born on June 8, 1938, in Smithville, MS he was a son of the late Cluster Towery and Perlie Johnson Towery. Towery attended Oak Hill School. He married Joyce Johnson Towery on April 3, 2001. WC was a truck driver...
James E. Todd
Dec 11, 2014
Amory – James Edwin Todd, 72, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2014, at Gilmore Memorial RMC. Born on November 2, 1942, in Nettleton, he was a son of the late Rufus Gordon and Frances Geneva Owings Todd. James attended Nettleton schools and graduated from Amory High School in 1960. On November 15, 1963, he married Lorette Wooten. A self-employed...
Silas Tom Carter
Dec 10, 2014
Quincy – Silas Tom Carter, 97, died on Wednesday, December 10, 2014, at his residence. Born on February 26, 1917, in Monroe County, he was a son of the late Andrew Jackson and Ila Spears Carter. A lifelong resident of the Quincy Community, he married Eva Lou Thatcher on March 12, 1938. Mr. Carter was a farmer and carpenter, having...
Joe Thomas Sugg
Dec 7, 2014
Amory – Joe Thomas Sugg, 80, died on Sunday, December 7, 2014, at his residence. Born on December 3, 1934, in Hatley, he was a son of the late Leroy Kindle and Vola Jernigan Sugg. Joe attended Hatley High School and MSU. From 1955 – 1963, he honorably served in the US Air Force. On January 20, 1957, Joe married...
Jonathan Case Furland
Dec 7, 2014
Amory – Jonathan Case “Jon” Furland, 23, passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2014, in Hamilton. Born on April 15, 1991, in San Diego, CA, he was a son of Jennifer J. Murphy and Gerald K. Furland. Jon graduated from Lincoln Junior Senior High School in Rhode Island. He was a painter at Nautic Star Boats. He was a member...
James Franklin Miller
Dec 6, 2014
Amory - James Franklin Miller, 81, died on December 6, 2014, at his residence. A Graveside Service will be held at 2:30 PM, Sunday, December 7, 2014, in Masonic Cemetery. Everyone is asked to meet at the cemetery at 2:20 PM, Sunday for his service. Memories and condolences may be shared with his family at EEPickleFuneralHome.com.
James E. Wigginton
Dec 6, 2014
Smithville – James E. Wigginton, 87, died on Saturday, December 6, 2014, at his residence. Born on March 9, 1927, in Smithville, he was a son of the late Hubert Edward and Cleo Marie Dill Wigginton. Wigginton attended Smithville High School. He served in the United States Army and was a World War II Veteran. He served in the 34th...
James 'Jim' Rochester Jr.
Dec 2, 2014
Amory – James “Jim” Rochester, 80, died on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at NMMC, Tupelo. Born on May 8, 1934, in Asheville, NC, he was a son of the late James Arthur Rochester, Sr., and Mae Williams Rochester. Jim graduated from Fletcher High School, Jax Beach, FL, where he played basketball. He received a scholarship to play basketball at Jacksonville...
Dorothy Faye Addington
Nov 30, 2014
Amory – Dorothy Faye Addington died on Sunday, November 30, 2014, at Gilmore Memorial RMC. Born on September 5, 1932, in Itawamba County, she was a daughter of the late William Melvin and Elsie Irene Umfress Pope. Mrs. Addington attended Salem School. On March 27, 1950, she married Olen Addington. She worked as a sales clerk at Hob-Nob Fashions before...
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