Obituaries

Jerry L. "Goose" Guess

Jerry L. "Goose" Guess

Jan 7, 2014

Amory – Jerry L. “Goose” Guess, 78, died on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at North MS Medical Center Hospice. Born on May 31, 1935, in Sikeston, MO, he was the youngest of 4 sons and a daughter of the late William A. & Lydia Nola Holder Guess. Raised in Sikeston, MO, Jerry graduated from high school there and attended college...

Robert L. Ashcraft

Robert L. Ashcraft

Jan 7, 2014

Amory- Robert Lee Ashcraft, 61, died Monday, January 6, 2014 at Community Hospice in Verona. Born in Aberdeen March 14, 1952 he was a son of Calvin and Mary Helen Gregory Ashcraft. He married Patsy Ashcraft May 6, 1984. He was a 1970 graduate of Amory High School, was a dedicated employee of True Temper Sports for over 42 years...

Gloria Ann Duncan

Gloria Ann Duncan

Jan 5, 2014

Amory- Gloria Ann Wehrman Duncan, 76, died Saturday, January 4, 2014 in Blacksburg, VA. Born in Wren September 13, 1937, she was a daughter of Henry August and Earnest Lee Whatley Wehrman. Growing up in Wren she graduated from Wren School, was of the Methodist faith and worked at Amory BBQ and other restaurants in the area. Fun loving and...

Tammy Lane Cody

Tammy Lane Cody

Jan 5, 2014

Amory, Miss.—Tammy Lane Leech Cody, 49, died on Sunday, January 5, 2014 at her home. Born August 25, 1964 in Amory, she was a daughter of Laverne Gray Leech Nicholson and the late James Edward Leech. She was a graduate of S. Pontotoc High School and worked as a beautician before her health failed. She was a member of the...

Mable L. 'Pete' Robuck

Mable L. 'Pete' Robuck

Jan 4, 2014

Greenwood Springs – Mable L. “Pete” Robuck, 83, died on Saturday, January 4, 2014, at Gilmore Memorial RMC, Amory. Born on December 5, 1930 in Greenwood Springs, she was the daughter of the late Gladen and Era Mae Woods Lewis. Mrs. Robuck was a graduate of Greenwood Springs High School. After attending Business College in Memphis, she moved to Racine,...

Pamela C. James

Pamela C. James

Jan 2, 2014

Hatley- Pamela Christine Hurley James, 48, died Thursday, January 2, 2014 at NMMC. Born in Amory April 5, 1965, she was the daughter of Learl Dwight and Nell Marie Markham Hurley. She married Preston E. James in 1983. She was a graduate of Hatley High School, a member of New Hope Baptist Church and was a homemaker in her last...

Jewel Booth

Jewel Booth

Dec 28, 2013

Lou Booth Wren--Jewel Josephine "Lou" Randle Booth, 85, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 28, 2013 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born April 26, 1928 she was the daughter of Paul Smith Randle and Ruby Brewer Randle. Lou attended Wren Schools where she excelled in basketball, graduating in 1947. She met the love...

Pat S. Roberts

Pat S. Roberts

Dec 27, 2013

Pat Roberts Amory—Mae Patton “Pat” Stephens Roberts, 99, died on Friday, December 27, 2013 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born on April 19, 1914, she was a daughter of James Thomas and Lizzie Pearl Pool Stephens. A graduate of Hamilton High School in Hamilton, AL, she married Ivie N. Roberts in 1933. Along with her husband, she...

Thomas Roy Brown

Thomas Roy Brown

Dec 24, 2013

Philadelphia- Thomas Roy Brown, 41, died Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at his residence in Philadelphia. Born November 10, 1972 in Amory, he was a son of Roy Douglas and Dorothy Faye Pace Brown. He attended Becker and Hatley Schools, was of the Baptist faith and was employed as an auto body mechanic at Jones Body Shop in Philadelphia. A hard...

Bobby Camp Sr

Bobby Camp Sr

Dec 24, 2013

Amory, Miss.—Bobby Ray Camp, Sr., 64, died on Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at his home. Born June 25, 1949, he was a son of Dannie and Nell Gray Camp. He was a 1967 graduate of Amory High School and he was married to Glenda Reed on June 13, 1967. Before his retirement, he was a welder for Babcock-Wilcox and he...

Juanita Roebuck Christian

Juanita Roebuck Christian

Dec 24, 2013

Amory- Juanita Roebuck Christian, 92, died Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at Oak Tree Manor. Born September 15, 1921 in Nettleton, she was a daughter of Lloyd and Ruby Blake Roebuck. She married Creston Christian. She attended Pine Grove schools, was a member of First Baptist Church in Amory, where she was a member of Sue Brown’s Sunday school class and...

Billie Gray

Billie Gray

Dec 22, 2013

Amory — Billie Gray, 88, died on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at his home. Born October 11, 1925 in Hatley, he was a son of William Robert “Bob” and Josephine Derrick Gray. He was married to Ruby Camp in 1949. Before his retirement he worked for 32 years for the Frisco Railroad and 1½ years for the BNSF Railroad. He...

Billy Tate

Billy Tate

Dec 22, 2013

Billy R. Tate Amory, Miss.—Billy Roy Tate, 74, died on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at his home. Born July 21, 1941, he was a son of Roy and Velena Rusoe Tate. He married Irene Gilmore. Before his retirement, he was chief of security at True Temper Sports in Amory. Known as a conversationalist, he enjoyed visiting friends and family and...

Melba Edgil Nerren

Melba Edgil Nerren

Dec 20, 2013

Amory – Melba Edgil Nerren, 88, died on Friday, December 20, 2013, at her daughter’s residence in Brookshire, TX. Born on March 2, 1925, in Walker County, AL, she was a daughter of the late John and Cora Barbree Edgil. Mrs. Nerren grew up and attended school in Walker County, AL, and attended college in Texas. Working as a seamstress...

Geneva Yvonne Sanderson

Geneva Yvonne Sanderson

Dec 18, 2013

Yvonne Sanderson Hatley, Miss.—Geneva Yvonne Barnes Sanderson, 83, died on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at the Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born November 5, 1930 in Beaverton, Alabama, she was a daughter of Lonnie and Rozena Gibbs Barnes. She married Herbert Sanderson in 1948. She had worked as a doctor’s office receptionist and before her retirement, she worked...

Jackie Mcwhirter Dendy

Jackie Mcwhirter Dendy

Dec 16, 2013

Navarre, FL – Jackie McWhirter Dendy, 73, died on Monday, December 16, 2013, at Gulf Breeze Hospital. Born on September 30, 1940, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Orman Jackson and Mattie Ott McWhirter. Jackie was a graduate of Amory High School, Class of 1958. She worked as a legal secretary for Jack N. Thomas and retired...

Debbie Sloan

Debbie Sloan

Dec 15, 2013

Amory- Debbie Sloan, 57, died Sunday, December 15, 2013 at Gilmore Memorial Medical Center. Born January 5, 1956 in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Gene Chaney and Evelyn Capps Law. She attended Hatley School and was of the Pentecostal faith. Guided by her beliefs, she was a very selfless person; always putting the needs of others before...

Rabon D. Hathcock

Rabon D. Hathcock

Dec 15, 2013

Detroit, AL – Rabon D. Hathcock, 75, died on Sunday, December 15, 2013, at Gilmore Memorial RMC. Born on October 23, 1938, in Splunge, he was a son of the late Braxton G. and Mattie Silas Hathcock. Rabon attended Smithville and Oak Hill schools. After 42 years of driving a truck, he retired from Janes Trucking, Guin, AL. Rabon also...

Doris J. Knight

Doris J. Knight

Dec 14, 2013

Amory- Doris J. Knight, 76, died Saturday, December 14, 2013 at her residence in Amory. Born September 27, 1937 in Smithville, she was a daughter of Charlie Bailey and Dovie Stevens Kennedy. She married Hubert Knight in 1956. She attended Pine Grove School, was a member of Bigbee Baptist Church and worked at Wal-Mart in Amory for 17 years. A...

Jean Carlisle

Jean Carlisle

Dec 14, 2013

Becker — Caroline Jean Harvey Carlisle, 67, died on Saturday, December 14, 2013 at the UAB Hospital in Birmingham. Born December 4, 1946 in Tupelo, she was a daughter of James Clifford and Daisy Cockran Harvey. She graduated from Calhoun City schools and she married Billy Herbert Carlisle in 1994. She had worked for Penthouse Furniture Mfg. and she was...

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