Obituaries

Richard Elden Krout

Richard Elden Krout

Dec 13, 2013

Amory- Richard Eldon Krout, 69, died Friday, December 13,, 2013 at his residence. Born October 22, 1944 in Kansas City, Missouri, he was a son of Harry R. and Mary Etta Conner Krout. A man of great intellect and a strong belief in God, he was passionate about studying religion. He also enjoyed in depth studies of ancient civilization, astronomy,...

Chris Coker

Chris Coker

Dec 13, 2013

SSG Chris Coker Amory, Miss.—SSG Christopher Neil Coker, 34, passed away on December 13, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after a courageous fight against cancer. Born February 15, 1979 in Amory, he was the son of Rex and Gloria Coker. A graduate of Amory High School, he attended ICC and the University of Mississippi. SSG Coker...

Bro. Tommy Earl Whaley

Bro. Tommy Earl Whaley

Dec 11, 2013

Amory – Bro. Tommy Earl Whaley, 67, died on Wednesday, December 11, 2013, at University of MS Medical Center. Born on March 14, 1946, in Columbus, he was a son of the late Lem and Dellie Mae Hanson Whaley. He went to New Hope High School and received his Bible degree from Liberty University. A Godly, loving and genuine man,...

Cathy Lynn Redden

Cathy Lynn Redden

Dec 11, 2013

Becker- Cathy Lynn Willhite Redden, 44, died Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at NMMC. Born November 29, 1969 in Amory, she was the daughter of Berlon and Irene Fowlkes Willhite. She married Joseph Redden in 1991. A graduate of Hatley High School, she was of the Baptist faith and was a sales associate in the Bakery at Wal-Mart in Amory. A...

Hermine Burnette

Hermine Burnette

Dec 8, 2013

Hermine Burnette Amory, Miss.—Hermine Estelle Wiygul Burnette, 97, died on Sunday, December 8, 2013 at the Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical in Amory. Born January 2, 1916 in Itawamba County she was a daughter of John and Effie Wallace Wiygul. She married James Lloyd Burnette and before her retirement, she worked as a seamstress in the garment plants. She enjoyed flower...

Louise Hester Wardlaw

Louise Hester Wardlaw

Dec 7, 2013

Amory - Louise Hester Wardlaw, 95, died Saturday, December 7, 2013 at Golden Living Center in Amory. Born March 12, 1918 in Monroe County, she was the daughter of Brodie and Carrie Brown Hester. She married Woodrow Wilson Wardlaw, who preceded her in death. Since July 2002, Golden Living, Amory was her home. She was a member of Cason Baptist...

Larry Michael Vanhoozer

Larry Michael Vanhoozer

Dec 6, 2013

Amory- Larry Michael VanHoozer, 73, died Friday, December 6, 2013 at his residence in Amory. Arrangements are incomplete and and will be announced later by E.E. Pickle Funeral Home. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at eepicklefuneralhome.com.

Dorothy J. Betts - Stivala

Dorothy J. Betts - Stivala

Dec 6, 2013

Amory – Dorothy J. Betts-Stivala, 79, died on Friday, December 6, 2013, at her residence under the care of her loving daughter and Legacy Hospice. Born on March 3, 1934, in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Edward C. “Tobe” and Edna Hazel Turner Betts. Mrs. Betts-Stivala was a graduate of Becker School. A caring and determined...

Bessie Lou Gwin Radde

Bessie Lou Gwin Radde

Dec 5, 2013

Amory – Bessie Lou Gwin Radde, 96, died on Thursday, December 5, 2013, at Gilmore Memorial RMC, Amory. Born on March 2, 1917, in Okolona, she was a daughter of the late Edward Tildon and Effie Grizzle Gwin. After graduating from Okolona High School, Mrs. Radde moved to San Francisco. She married Ted Radde in 1938. Working for the US...

Wanda Scott

Wanda Scott

Dec 4, 2013

Wanda Scott Amory, Miss.—Wanda Pippin Scott, 55, died on Wednesday, December 04, 2013 at the Darlington Oaks Community Hospice in Verona. Born January 13, 1958 she was a daughter of James and Donna Stevens Pippins. A graduate of Booneville High School, she was a homemaker and she married John Scott. She attended Meadowood Baptist Church. Funeral services will be 2...

Doris Mcreynolds Price

Doris Mcreynolds Price

Dec 4, 2013

Amory – Doris McReynolds Price, 91, died on Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at Gilmore Memorial RMC, Amory. Born on October 13, 1922, in Columbus, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Marvin and Frankie Virginia Chatham McReynolds. Living most of her life in Columbus, Mrs. Price was a long-time employee of First Columbus National Bank. Moving to Amory in...

Wayne Adams

Wayne Adams

Dec 3, 2013

Amory — Thomas Wayne Adams, 71, died on Tuesday, December 03, 2013, at the Golden Living Nursing Center in Amory. Born November 10, 1942, he was a son of Thomas Clayton and Georgia Marie Taylor. He attended Amory Schools and he married Peggy Wall. A man of faith, he was a member of Gregory Chapel Baptist Church and served as...

Linda Peggy Sain

Linda Peggy Sain

Dec 1, 2013

Rome, GA- Linda Peggy Sain, 70, died Sunday, December 1, 2013 at Floyd Medical Center in Rome, GA. Born March 12, 1943 in Tupelo, she was a daughter of Otis Burroughs and Burnette Spradling Bailey and Bud Bailey. \ She attended Hatley High School and was of the Baptist faith. A very kind, generous and loving lady, she always put...

Margaret Underwood

Margaret Underwood

Nov 30, 2013

Amory — Margaret Faye Dean Underwood, 74, died on Saturday, November 30, 2013 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born August 27, 1939 in the Bigbee Community of Monroe County she was a daughter of Reldon and Ozelle Jones Dean. She attended Amory High School and she married Danny Underwood. She enjoyed collecting frogs and cookbooks and working...

Lillie D. Sanderson

Lillie D. Sanderson

Nov 29, 2013

Kenosha, WI - Lillie D. "Maw Maw" Sanderson, 98, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Friday, November 29, 2013, at Magnolia’s. Lillie was born on October 20, 1915, to George and Nancy Jane (Wiggins) Derrick in Amory. Lillie, and her twin sister, Willie, were six weeks old when their father passed away. Their mother kept the...

Geraldine Thompson Gray

Geraldine Thompson Gray

Nov 29, 2013

Geraldine Gray Amory—Geraldine Thompson Gray, 80, died on Friday, November 29, 2013 at her home. Born January 24, 1933 in Hamilton, she was a daughter of Wade Hampton and Hattie Odessa Dye Thompson. She attended Becker schools and married William T. Gray. Before her retirement, she worked in the shipping department for Block Corp. She was a member of Trinity...

John Emanuel

John Emanuel

Nov 28, 2013

Amory — John Gordon Emanuel, Jr., a kind and loving Christian man, passed from this life to his heavenly life on Thursday, November 28, 2013 at his home after a long battle with a malignant brain tumor from 1987. Born February 14, 1954 in St. Louis, MO, he was the oldest child of John, Sr. and Joan Lamprecht Emanuel. Moving...

Johnny Easter

Johnny Easter

Nov 27, 2013

Amory – Johnny Clay Easter, 58, died on Wednesday, November 27, 2013, at his residence. Born on January 18, 1955, in Sulligent, AL, he was a son of the late Charlie and Annie Kate Thompson Easter. Johnny attended Greenwood Springs and Hatley schools. Before becoming disabled, he worked as a mechanic. He was Baptist. Having a big heart, Johnny enjoyed...

Billy E. "Pete" Leech Sr

Billy E. "Pete" Leech Sr

Nov 26, 2013

Amory- Billy “Pete” E. Leech, 75, died Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at his residence. Born in Smithville July 15, 1938, he was the only child of Eugene and Gertrude Cruber Leech. He married Joyce Willene Stevens in 1957. A 1956 graduate of Smithville High School, he furthered his education at IJC and Mississippi State University, doing his undergraduate studies in...

Greeley R. Hensley

Greeley R. Hensley

Nov 23, 2013

Douglasville, GA—Greely Raymond Hensley, 94, died on Saturday, November 23, 2013 in Villa Rica, GA. Born May 1, 1919 in Smithville he was the son of Alvin and Nora Hensley. He married Barbara Ruth Tubb on January 15, 1946. He farmed cotton, soybeans, and watermelons and enjoyed vegetable gardening. He later worked in the area garment factories in Amory, Hatley,...

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