Obituaries
Bill Steverson
Feb 6, 2023
William Ervin “Bill” Steverson, 77, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023, following a short illness. He was born on May 27, 1945, in Columbus to Alton Jackson and Rebecca Lois Barrow Steverson. Growing up in Columbus, he graduated in 1963 from Lee High School and furthered his education at Mississippi State University and East Mississippi Junior College where he played football...
Sue Frederick
Feb 1, 2023
Dorothy Sue Grimes Frederick, 83, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at her home in Smithville. Born on August 1, 1939, she was the daughter of Claves and Inez Brazel Grimes. Sue grew up in Itawamba County and married Robert Frederick on September 30, 1961. Prior to her retiring, she worked in housekeeping at Gilmore Memorial Hospital. A beloved mother and grandmother, she...
Inez Cagle Baker
Jan 31, 2023
Mary Inez Huggins Cagle Baker, 82, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at her home in Haleyville, AL surrounded by her loved ones. Born on September 24, 1940 in Burnsville, she was the youngest child of Lonnie and Myrtle Reynolds Huggins. She married James Cagle on November 22, 1958 who preceded her in death. For 32 years, she was a seamstress...
Cody Taylor
Jan 25, 2023
Cody Ryan Taylor, 20, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 in Itawamba County. He was born on September 5, 2002 in Tupelo and was the son of Ronald J. Taylor and Rebecca Jones Gray. Cody grew up in Smithville, attended Smithville schools and he was married to Madison Crisp. Cody loved to fish and hunt, play video games, or just ride...
Jody White
Jan 21, 2023
Jody Glenn White, 65, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born on January 31, 1957 in Brownville, TN to Lee Bazzle and Virgie Lee Threadgill White, but he grew up in Gattman and attended Greenwood Springs school. On November 18, 1996, he married Sherry West and has lived in the Athens Community...
Michael Hester
Jan 16, 2023
Michael Hester, 50, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2023 at North. Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born on October 13, 1972 in Silvis, IL to James A. Hester and Cynthia Otts Hester. He lived most of his life in Mississippi and worked in the flooring industry laying carpet and tile before becoming disabled. He enjoyed riding motorcycles and was a fan of...
Arline Ruckhaber
Jan 15, 2023
Arline Francis Clark Ruckhaber, 86, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo. Born in Culver City, CA on June 23, 1936, she was a daughter to Arthur Everett Clark and Doris Welton Howard. For many years, she worked as a lab and X-ray technician in doctors’ offices while living in Alaska. She married James Russell Ruckhaber in 1993...
Thomas William King
Jan 13, 2023
Thomas William King, 80, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2023 at NMMC – Gilmore in Amory. Thomas was born in Amory on February 13, 1942 to the late Virgil Homer King and Pauline Allred King. Thomas attended Hatley School and served for nearly 25 years in the Mississippi Army National Guard. He married Becky Hill on November 17, 1978. Thomas worked as...
Garon Dale Roby
Jan 12, 2023
Garon Dale Roby “Roby” known as the area pork skin guy was always the life of the party. He was born on February 6, 1962, in Tupelo, Mississippi. He graduated from IAHS in 1980. He worked at Red Lobster for several years where he was known for his awesome personality as the top waiter. He worked for his dad...
Danny Stanford
Jan 6, 2023
Danny Michael Stanford, “Big $ Dan,” 57, passed away on Friday, January 6, 2023 at his home in Smithville. He was born on June 21, 1965 in Amory to James Radden and Gladys Marie Seales Stanford. Danny graduated from Smithville High School and attended Itawamba Junior College. He worked in maintenance at Cooper Tire and then at Yokahama before retiring. He enjoyed working the...
Ronald Beam
Dec 31, 2022
Ronald Beam, 62, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory. Ronald was born in Tupelo on November 4, 1960 and was a son to Jimmie Glen and Ruby Fay Johnson Beam. “RB” as he was known to his friends and community, grew up in Smithville and was a 1978 graduate of Smithville High School. A totally...
Avis Gosa
Dec 29, 2022
Avis Jeffreys Carter Gosa, 95, of the Athens Community passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2022 at her home. She was born in Marion County, AL to John and Icie Cantrell Jeffreys. She married Coy Gosa in 1970 and she was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse receiving her education and training from Itawamba Junior College graduating in 1971. She worked for Dr. Richard...
George Householder
Dec 25, 2022
George Vance Householder, 80, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2022 at his home. Born in Sikeston, MO on November 23, 1942, he was a son of Louis and Patsy Ruth Cobb Householder. George farmed most of his life and he married the former Joy Shuerenberg in 1963. He liked to attend gun shows and he was an avid hunter.
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Tommy Armstrong
Dec 23, 2022
Tommy Dewayne Armstrong, 58, passed away suddenly on Friday, December 23, 2022 in Franklin, OH. He was born on February 3, 1964 in Aberdeen to Jim Coleman, Jr. and Mae Dodd Armstrong. Tommy grew up in the Athens-Quincy Community and for many years, he worked in the landscape business before becoming an OTR trucker, which he loved. He was driving for Royal Trucking...
Ronnie Hurley
Dec 14, 2022
Ronald Dean Hurley, 63, passed away at his residence in Amory. Born on August 19, 1959, in Tupelo, he was a son of Grady Lee and Charlie Ray Pate Hurley. Ronnie was a graduate of Hatley High School, and he was an accomplished mechanic for many years. He could fix just about anything and loved to tinker with stuff. He was formerly employed by...
Ted Valentine
Dec 12, 2022
Ted Stennett Valentine, 77, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2022, at his home. Ted was born on January 21, 1945, in Laurel, MS to Timothy Haskins and Edna Stennett Valentine. He graduated from Clemson University with a degree in civil engineering. For 38 years, he worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stationed at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville and then worked...
Jake Plunkett
Dec 11, 2022
Jake Allen Plunkett, 30, passed away on December 11, 2022 at his residence in Biloxi. Jake was born in Columbus, MS on March 22, 1992 to Donald Jason Plunkett and Bridgette Newton Plunkett Boatner. Jake attended Akron High School in Akron, AL. He had a passion and love for the arts, writing music, drawing and playing chess. He also enjoyed being outdoors target...
Sally Pate
Dec 7, 2022
Sally M. Staten Pate, 92, passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at Dugan Memorial Home in West Point. She was born on July 19, 1930, in the Egypt Community to Samuel Dilworth and Myrtle Lawson Staten. She graduated school in Egypt, and she married John Thomas Newman in 1948 who later died in 1981. She married David Pate who also preceded her...
Judith Williams
Nov 28, 2022
Judith Lorraine Eubanks Williams, 76, passed away on Monday, November 28, 2022, at North. Mississippi Medical Center—Gilmore in Amory. She was born on November 14, 1946, in Lucedale, Mississippi to Houston and Ruth Ella Dungan Eubanks. Judith was a 1964 graduate of Aberdeen High School. She married Farrell Williams on May 11, 1974, and lived in Monroe County most of her life...
William Samuel Duncan, Jr.
Nov 20, 2022
William S. “WD” Duncan Sr., 66 passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2022 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. W.D. was born on June 25, 1956 in Amory to the late William S. Duncan, SR and Gloria Wherman Duncan. He was raised in Wren by his grandparents, CW and Leona Duncan, Henry August and Earnest Lee Wherman. W.D. attended Wren and Amory Schools...
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