Obituaries
Richard Bridges
Feb 28, 2024
Richard Amos Bridges, 79, of Amory, MS, passed away on February 28, 2024, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born on July 5, 1944, in Amory, Mississippi. Richard, a Christ-follower, was a loving family man who cherished spending time with his sons and their families, especially his grandchildren. He had a great sense of humor, enjoyed sharing...
Ludeen Gray
Feb 28, 2024
Emma Ludeen Gray, 94, passed away on February 28th, 2024 at her home. She was born to Doc and Dessie Pickle Camp on July 24,1929. She attended Becker school and later married Kirk Gray on July 26, 1947. Ludeen was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening and yard work. She had a green thumb and could grow anything. She was a...
W.H. Gregory
Feb 26, 2024
William Hermon Gregory, 86, passed away from this life on Monday, February 26, 2024 at his home. He was born on September 17, 1937 in Pontotoc County to Hermon and Rubie Culpepper Gregory. A graduate of Smithville High School, he worked for Pullman Couch as a supervisor and retired as a supervisor at True Temper Sports in Amory. He married the former Virginia...
Shawn Gore
Feb 25, 2024
Shawn Louis Gore, 51, passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2024 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. He was born on November 30, 1972 in Alexandria, LA to Louis and Nina Barton Gore. He graduated high school in Pineville, LA. On February 14, 2006, he married the former Tammy Bristol and made his home in Monroe County. He attended Becker Baptist Church. Shawn had...
Carrie Lee Atkinson
Feb 12, 2024
Carrie Lee Carter Atkinson, 46, passed away on Monday, February 12, 2024 at the NMMC in Tupelo. She was born in Oregon on September 23, 1977 to Brandon and Betty Springer Carter. Carrie grew up in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, eventually returning back to Mississippi where she graduated from Hatley High School. She was a certified dental hygienist and...
Doris Dean
Feb 9, 2024
Doris Ann Dean, 78, passed away on Friday, February 9, 2024 at her home. Born on February 20, 1945, she was the daughter of Melvin and Pinkie Bell King Ables. An avid flower lover, she could name any tree, bush, flower, or plant. Her grandchildren were her world and she was her husband’s “Sweetie Pie” for over 60 years. She was a 1963 graduate...
Roger Law
Feb 7, 2024
Roger Dale Law, 67, passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. He was born on April 20, 1956 to George Law and Jeraldene Tucker Law. Roger enjoyed rebuilding and riding motorcycles as well as rebuilding cars. He enjoyed being in the outdoors, and recently grew a love for watching paranormal and scary movies with his daughter Storm.
He is survived by...
Reta Morris Phillips
Feb 3, 2024
Reta Colleen Morris Phillips, 65, passed away on Saturday, February 3, 2024 at her residence in Smithville. She was born on November 11, 1958 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Reta had lived in Smithville the last 40 years and married David Phillips in 1982. She was a homemaker and was devoted to her husband, children and grandchildren. She enjoyed being with her...
Bonnie Roberts
Feb 1, 2024
Bonnie Sue Funderburk Roberts, 72, passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at her home in Aberdeen. Born on October 9, 1951 in Monroe County, she was a daughter to Roscoe and Loretta Moffett Funderburk. She was a lifelong resident of Monroe County. She had worked in the furniture industry and later worked in arts and crafts making T-shirts and attended many festivals. She...
Bill Fisher
Feb 1, 2024
William A. “Bill” Fisher, Jr., 86, passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at the NMMC-Tupelo. Bill was born in Memphis on October 18, 1937 to the late Albert and Louise Coggin Fisher. He was a graduate from Memphis Tech High School. Bill had an extremely high IQ and excelled through school. He was a longtime member of MENSA and Intertel High IQ Societies.
He...
Billy Head
Feb 1, 2024
Billy Wayne Head, 83, passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born to the late John, Jr. “Red” and Rita Evelyn West Head on April 16, 1940 in Monroe County. On April 21, 1961, he and his high school sweetheart, Peggy Pearson, eloped, sealing their bond in a union that spanned...
Levena Foster
Jan 28, 2024
Sis. Alice Levena Soden Foster, 88, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 28, 2024, at her residence in Amory. She was born on November 29, 1935, in Pocahontas, AR to Alfred Charles and Grace D. Jacob Soden. From humble beginnings, she was born into a sharecropper’s family and lived in Mississippi County, AR later working in various local furniture factories....
Linda Morris
Jan 22, 2024
Linda Darnell Morris, 64, passed away on Monday January 22, 2024 in Monroe County. She was born on May 3, 1959 in Amory to Alvis Arney and Etta Mae Young Frederick. She married Reggy Morris on August 30, 1985 and she loved to spend time with her family and friends. She loved to color on her phone, watch TV, and ride motorcycles. She was...
Gabe Tipton
Jan 20, 2024
James Gabriel “Gabe” Tipton, 22, passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2024 in Oktibbeha County. Gabe was born on December 3, 2001 in Amory to Brandon Tipton and Deeda Edwards. He was a 2020 graduate of Hamilton High School and currently worked for C-Spire Telecommunications as a line locater. Gabe loved to play video games and watch football. His favorite...
James Moses
Jan 20, 2024
James Diehl Moses, 74, passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at his home. Born on May 5, 1950 in Salt Lake City, UT, he was a son to James F. and Kathleen Diehl Moses. He lived in many places in the US with his family later making his home in Amory. He was self-employed mechanical contractor and he and his wife owned...
Frances McCool Taylor
Jan 19, 2024
Frances Elaine McCool Taylor, 52, passed away at the NMMC-Tupelo on January 19, 2024. She was born in Amory on June 22, 1971 to James Earl and Brenda Adams McCool. Frances attended Greenwood Springs School and was a graduate of Hatley High School. She also attended Northwest Alabama Community College. In her younger years, Frances worked at Kerr McGee and...
Martha Ann Turner
Jan 17, 2024
Martha Ann Turner, 85, known as Nanny to her grandchildren and Aunt Martha to many others, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at North Mississippi Medical Center—Pontotoc. She was born in Amory on May 9, 1938 to Howard Wilson and Lena Beatrice Edwards Hall. Growing up in Amory and Becker Bottom, she worked for Penthouse Furniture as a supervisor...
Bobby Joe Towery
Jan 17, 2024
Bobby Joe Towery, 78, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore. He was born on August 18, 1945 in Monroe County to Cluster Vertis “Mug” and Pearlie Mae Johnson Towery. A lifelong resident of Monroe County, he married Mavis Knight on June 9, 1990. Prior to retiring, he worked in maintenance at the bentonite plant for many years. His...
Cynthia Edington
Jan 15, 2024
Cynthia Elsey Edington, 61, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024 at her home. She was born on August 17, 1962 in Stillwell, OK to Joe Lynn and Cordy Ann Fowler Elsey. She married Larry Edington on June 10, 1978 and she worked as a store clerk for many years. She enjoyed playing bingo, going to the casino, and she was an avid...
David Gordon
Jan 15, 2024
David Robert Gordon, 74, passed away on January 15, 2024 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born on November 4, 1949, he was a son to Dexter Leo, Gordon Sr. and Edna Faye Moore Ridings. Growing up in Aberdeen, he was a 1968 graduate of Aberdeen High School and furthered his education at Itawamba Community College. He lived most of his adult...
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