Donnie Ray Moffett
Sep 1, 2021
Donnie Ray Moffett, 85, passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at Oak Tree Manor in Amory. He was born January 24, 1936 in the Acker Switch Community to the late Elmo Carlos and Christine Sanders Moffett. Donnie Ray graduated from Becker High School, Class of 1954. On May 4, 1956, he and Barbara Turman were married. They would spend...
Mary Bright
Aug 28, 2021
Our dearest mother, Mary Helen Bright, 76, passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born on May 31, 1945 in Monroe County to Matthew Shelby and Ruby Virginia Laney Monaghan. She graduated from Amory High School and she married Albert Paul Bright. Prior to her retirement, she worked for the Barksdale...
Robbie Bright
Aug 28, 2021
Robbie Lee Reese Bright, 52, passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory. Born in Vicksburg on June 27, 1969 she was a daughter to Robert Earl and Lillian Merle Stevens Reese. As a child she lived in Rolling Fork and Batesville before moving back to Monroe County with her family. She enjoyed billiards...
Sonny Rooks
Aug 24, 2021
Amory- Archiable Buford Rooks, Jr. or better known as “Sonny” met his Savior face to face on the morning of August 24, 2021 at his residence. Sonny was born in Kosciusko to the late A.B. Rooks, Sr. and Orville Irene Allred Rooks on July 13, 1942, less than a month after the US won the Battle of Midway. Sonny loved...
Betty Armstrong
Aug 24, 2021
Betty Jean Braswell Armstrong, 84, passed away on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at Oak Tree Manor in Amory. She was born on March 24, 1937 in Belzoni, MS to William Claude and Alma Beatrice Jefferies Braswell. She attended school in Belzoni and graduated from Delta State University. For many years, she worked for McCoy Manufacturing and later retired from the...
Roy Murphree
Aug 22, 2021
Roy Lynn Murphree, 64, passed away on Sunday, August 22, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born on September 20, 1956 in Bruce to Costin Lynn and Mary Virginia Stone Murphree. He graduated from Bruce High School and married the former Brenda Foster on December 3, 1976. Prior to his retirement from United Furniture, Roy worked...
Howard Hall
Aug 21, 2021
Howard Franklin Hall, 86, passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory. He was born on October 10, 1934 in Monroe County to Jasper and Alice Moton Hall. Growing up in Greenwood Springs, Howard knew hard work born into a sharecropper family. He retired form True Temper after 31 year but became a fixture...
David White
Aug 21, 2021
James David White, Jr., 77, passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory. He was born on August 15, 1944 in Vernon, AL to James David, Sr. and Carrie Frye White. For many years, he worked for Cramco and prior to his retirement he worked at Amory Garment. David was known for his contagious...
John Turner
Aug 19, 2021
John Wesley Turner, 52, took final flight on Thursday, August 19, 2021 from the NMMC in Tupelo. He was born in Amory on January 10, 1969 to the late John and Lucille Cannon Turner. John grew up in Amory and graduated from the Lyman Ward Military Academy. Upon graduation, John enlisted in the United States Army. It was then that...
Mary Jane West
Aug 14, 2021
Mary Jane Purdee West, 59 passed away on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at her home. She was born on April 7, 1962 in McRae, GA to James Leon, Sr. and Shirley Jean Ricks Purdee. She was the consummate homemaker who enjoyed cooking, taking care of her family, and spending time with her children and grandchildren. Her hobbies included flower gardening...
Donna Chism Smith
Aug 13, 2021
Donna Gay Chism Smith, 64, passed away on Friday, August 13, 2021 at the NMMC in Tupelo. She was born in Aberdeen on August 4, 1957 to the late KB and Shelby Jean Brown Chism. Donna grew up in Amory and attended both Amory and Hatley Schools. In her younger years, she worked at Lucky Starr and was of the...
Judy Baxter
Aug 12, 2021
Judy Carol Baxter, 77, passed away on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at her home. She was born on April 29, 1944 in Blytheville, AR to Johnny Franklin and Carolee Wood Young. Mrs. Judy was married to Mr. Johnny Baxter and she was a faithful and devoted member of First United Methodist Church in Amory and sought to be the light...
Linnie Walters
Aug 12, 2021
Linnie Lee Walters, 68, passed away on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory. He was born on May 26, 1953 in Aberdeen to Fowler and Olga Coleman Walters. A graduate of Hatley High School, he had a longtime career in the propane industry retiring from Suburban Propane. On July 27, 1974, Linnie married the former...
Billy Joe Tate
Aug 8, 2021
Billy Joe Tate, 61 Passed away on Sunday, August 8, 2021 at NMMC- Gilmore in Amory. He was born on June 23, 1961 in Amory to the late Billy and Irene Gilmore Tate. Billy Joe attended Amory School and worked at the Monroe County Landfill for a number of years. A staple in Becker Bottom, Billy Joe was an honorary...
Kathy Huffman
Aug 6, 2021
Kathy Lynn Chism Huffman, 57, passed away on Friday, August 6, 2021 at her home. She was born in Monroe County to Tuttie and Dean Chism on December 6, 1963. She was a graduate of Amory High School. Kathy worked for many years at Wal-Mart but retired after 27 years at Lowe’s in Columbus as garden center manager. She married...
Ronald John White
Aug 5, 2021
Ronald John “Rolo” White, 50, passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born on February 9, 1971 in Burlington, WI to Garry Brazil and Lori White Kennington. He attended schools at Greenwood Springs and later graduated from Hatley High School. He was an over-the-road trucker currently driving for Woody Bolger out...
Beverly Riley
Jul 26, 2021
Beverly Ann Riley, 73, passed away on Monday, July 26, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born on October 8, 1947 in Amory to Thomas Roberts, Jr. and Carolyn Haney Roberts. She married Roger Riley on August 17, 1973 and for many years, Beverly was a teachers’ assistant at Hatley School where she was totally dedicated...
Emily Lockhart
Jul 25, 2021
Emily Nichole Lockhart, 28, passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born on April 5, 1993 in Amory. Emily was the sweetest daughter, granddaughter, niece, and big sister that anyone could ask for. She may not have been able to talk, but her pretty eyes and beautiful smile told you all...
Kyler Roberson
Jul 24, 2021
Christopher Michael Roberson, II, Kyler for short (his inside Joke), 18 passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2021 in Smithville. Kyler graced the world on May 15, 2003 in Amory, the proud baby boy of Deana Mask Roberson and Christopher Michael Roberson, I. Kyler had an enormously positive outlook on life, always saying “he was living his best life“ Kyler...
Charles Alexander Garza
Jul 24, 2021
Charles Alexander Garza, 6, passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory. He was born in Fairhope, AL on December 5, 2014. Charles was the son of Justin and Alicia Jenkins Garza. He had just finished kindergarten at West Amory Elementary School and was a whiz at Roblox game. Charles had an infectious personality...