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Billy Bunch

Billy Bunch

Feb 9, 2014

Billy Bunch Pelham, Ala.--Kind-hearted and strong until the end, Billy Ray Bunch passed away at home in Pelham, Alabama on Sunday February 9th, 2014. Billy was born in Amory, Mississippi on August 5, 1931 to Grady and Maggie Williams Bunch. The third of six siblings, he developed a love for making things grow which was only surpassed by a deep...

Tommie Ritter

Tommie Ritter

Feb 8, 2014

Amory, Miss.—Tommie Jean “Tinker” Edwards Ritter, 76, died on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at the Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born June 10, 1937 in Amory, she was a son of Lonnie and Buena Lyle Edwards. She was a graduate of Amory High School and she married Russell Ritter. Deeply devoted to her family, she enjoyed taking care...

Elmer Lee Rea

Elmer Lee Rea

Feb 8, 2014

Elmer Rea Hamilton, Miss.—Elmer Lee Rea, 84, died on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at the Community Hospice Darlington Oaks in Verona. Born August 9, 1929 in Hamilton, he was a son of L.W. and Icey Bell Jones Rea. He married Ruby Lorene Hacker. Before his retirement, he worked as an electrician for International Harvester in Libertyville, IL. Guided by his...

Kenneth Wardlaw

Kenneth Wardlaw

Feb 7, 2014

Amory, Miss.—Kenneth Wayne Wardlaw, 58, died on Friday, February 7, 2014 at the UAB Hospital in Birmingham. Born June 15, 1955 in Kenosha, WI, he was the son of Gilbert and Vedie Kendrick Wardlaw. A 1975 graduate of Smithville High School, he also attended Itawamba Junior College. He married Sheila Taylor. A devoted husband, he cherished his time spent with...

Helen S. West

Helen S. West

Feb 1, 2014

Amory – Helen S. West, 84, died on Saturday, February 1, 2014, at Gilmore Memorial RMC. Born on August 10, 1929, in Humboldt, TN, she was the daughter of the late Luther Samuel & Ina Louise Hinson Summers. Mrs. West was a graduate of Newbern, TN, High School. After working for Shumpert Truck Lines, Mrs. West worked as the Amory...

David A. Browning

David A. Browning

Feb 1, 2014

David Browning Amory, Miss.—David Allen Browning, 80, died on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at the Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory. Born February 7, 1933 in Amory, he was a son of Basil G. and Juanita Chastine Howell Browning. He attended Hatley High School and he married Verma G. Irving. He later married Joyce Law. Before his retirement, he...

David Lee Henry

David Lee Henry

Jan 31, 2014

Amory- David Lee Henry, 71, (formerly of Magnolia, TX) died Friday, January 31, 2014. Born April 19, 1942 in Jackson, MS, he was a son of the late Davis Gillespie and Lela Mae Lee Henry. He faithfully served his country in the United States Air Force and was later employed as a security guard. He was laid to rest at...

Laverne Haley Phillips

Laverne Haley Phillips

Jan 31, 2014

Amory – Vivian Laverne Haley Phillips, 74, died on Friday, January 31, 2014, at her residence under the care of Community Hospice. Born on October 8, 1939, in Memphis, she was the daughter of the late Johnnie Miller & Vivian Obedia Justice Haley. Mrs. Phillips moved to Amory in 1955 and graduated from Smithville High School. On June 20, 1964,...

Lynn Farrar

Lynn Farrar

Jan 29, 2014

Lynn Farrar Amory, Miss.—Dayton Lynn Farrar, 68, died on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at his daughter’s home in Murfreesboro, TN. Born June 19, 1945 in the Bigbee Community, he was a son of Dayton Lee and Christine Stanley Farrar. He was a graduate of Hatley High School and he owned and operated Lynn’s Standard Station in Hatley. Before his retirement...

Vivian Dyson

Vivian Dyson

Jan 29, 2014

Vivian Dyson Amory, Miss.—Vivian H. Dyson, 95, died on January 29, 2104 at the Oak Tree Manor in Amory. Born November 17, 1918 in Water Valley, she was a daughter of James W. and Millie E. Higginbotham Hayles. She attended Water Valley High School and she moved to Amory in 1940 where she married Jute Dyson. She was a longtime...

Billy Ray Hall

Billy Ray Hall

Jan 28, 2014

Amory- Billy Ray Hall, 59, died Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at NMMC. Born April 9, 1954 in Hayti, MO, he was a son of Travis Hall, Sr. and Flossie Leona Woodward Hall. He married Margaret Sue Knight in 1975. A faithful man of God, he was a member and deacon at Faith Baptist Church and operated the sound equipment for...

Shelby Rinehart

Shelby Rinehart

Jan 27, 2014

Shelby Rinehart Smithville, Miss.—Shelby Jean Stanford Rinehart, 75, died on Monday, January 27, 2014 at her home. Born January 9, 1939 in Amory, she was a daughter of George G. and Nomie L. Suggs Stanford. She married Ellis Rinehart and she was a homemaker and worked in the garment industry. She enjoyed flowers, shopping, traveling, fishing, camping, and swimming. She...

Harold Holloway Sr.

Harold Holloway Sr.

Jan 26, 2014

Amory- Harold “Sonny” Holloway, SR., 75, died Sunday, January 26, 2014 at NMMC in Tupelo. Born February 20, 1938 in Amory, he was the son of John Alvis and Clara Ethel Carter Holloway. He married Patricia Gunter October 4, 1958. A graduate of Itawamba Agriculture High School, he served his country in the Mississippi Army National Guard and was a...

Dorothy Mae Evans Smith

Dorothy Mae Evans Smith

Jan 26, 2014

Amory- Dorothy Mae Evans Smith, 69, died Sunday, January 26, 2014 in Fulton. Born March 6, 1944 in Sledge, MS, she was a daughter of James Evans, Sr. and Annie Bell Knight. An honest, independent, and hard working lady, she believed in taking care of her family and had worked at Rosatoes of Tupelo, Bobby Brooks of West Helena, AR...

Larry Dale Walden

Larry Dale Walden

Jan 24, 2014

Bubba Walden Amory, Miss.—Larry Dale “Bubba” Walden, 61, died on Friday, January 24, 2014 in Amory. Born March 30, 1952in Waukegan, IL, he was a son of Lawrence and Joy Bell Coker Walden. He was a graduate of Smithville High School and he married Melissa Medling. Graduating from lab technology school in Nashville, he worked for over 30 years as...

Janet Renfroe Raper

Janet Renfroe Raper

Jan 22, 2014

Madison, AL – Janet Renfroe Raper, 59, died on Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at Huntsville Hospital. Born on August 28, 1954, in Hazelhurst, MS, she was a daughter of the late Melvin Ray and Helen Miller Renfroe. After finishing Nursing School at Grenada County Hospital, Janet worked as an LPN in Amory and Huntsville, leaving to become a stay-at-home mom....

Martha Jo Dabbs Haney

Martha Jo Dabbs Haney

Jan 20, 2014

Amory- Martha Jo Haney, 75, died Monday, January 20, 2014 at NMMC. Born July 10, 1938 in Monroe County, she was a daughter of James Vardaman “JV” and Clara Mize Dabbs. She married William G. “Bill” Haney in 1960. A graduate of Becker school, she was employed at Amory Garment, Peoplelounger and Monroe County Shopper. She was a member of...

Nell Johnson Box

Nell Johnson Box

Jan 19, 2014

Amory- Nell Johnson Box, 93, died Sunday, January 19, 2014. Born April 25, 1920 in Sulligent, she was a daughter of Howard and Willie Moore Johnson. She married Roy Box in 1938. She attended school in Sulligent, retired from Amory Garment 23 years ago, after many years of Service. She attended church at St. Matthew’s Methodist Church. She enjoyed being...

Earlene Sanderson

Earlene Sanderson

Jan 16, 2014

When Eva Earlene Johnson Sanderson (79) left this life after a long battle with cancer on January 16, 2014, surrounded by her family who loved her dearly, she entered heaven to be greeted by family and friends who went before. Earline (Neanie) was born October 5, 1934, In Bigbee, Mississippi, to Audie Earl and Mary Louis Owings Johnson. She married...

Virginia Armstrong Fleming

Virginia Armstrong Fleming

Jan 15, 2014

Amory, Miss.—Virginia L. Armstrong Fleming, 59, died on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at her home. Born October 28, 1954 in Amory, she was the daughter of Bill and Patricia Ann Ballard Armstrong. A graduate of Amory High School, she worked for True Temper Sports before her retirement. A Christian, she attended St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church in Amory and enjoyed...

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