Obituaries
Bill Tate
Nov 12, 2017
James William “Oober” Tate, 53, passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson following a sudden illness. He was born on January 6, 1964 and was a son to James R. and Bonnie Mitchell Tate. A lifelong resident of Amory, he attended Becker School up until the 8th grade and was a...
Joseph Cavender
Nov 6, 2017
Joseph Lee Cavender, 65, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2017 at his home in the Bethlehem Community. Born on June 16, 1952, he was a son to Clovis Lee and Velcie Marie Silas Cavendar and he attended Smithville Schools. He married Sandra Carter in 1971, and after working for Amory Garment Company for a short time, Mr. Cavender pursued...
Linda Worthey
Oct 31, 2017
Linda Grace Gregory Worthey, 74, died on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at her home following a recent illness. Born on June 29, 1943, she was a daughter to Lowell and Grace Ausborn Gregory. A graduate of Amory High School class of 1961, she had worked in the area garment industry and for Mississippi/Itawamba Gravel Company and she married Doyle Worthey....
Janie Dixon
Oct 30, 2017
Janie Pearl Dixon, 65, died on Monday, October 30, 2017 at the Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory. Born on October 27, 1952 in New Albany, she was a daughter to M.C. and Daisey Mae Little Alexander. She married Gary Lynn Dixon and took great pride in being a homemaker. She was of the Baptist faith. A memorial service will be...
Kendall Little
Oct 29, 2017
Kendall D. Little, 68, died on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus. Born on January 26, 1949 he was a son to Shelly and Othel Palmer Little. Kendall grew up in the Parham Community and attended Smithville School. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was drafted during the Vietnam War and was...
Gary Funderburk
Oct 27, 2017
Gary Lloyd Funderburk, 58, died on Friday, October 27, 2017 at the North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice. Born on July 25, 1959 in Detroit, MI, he was a son to Roscoe and Loreda Moffat Funderburk. He was married to Joy Hitchcock and prior to his retirement, he worked as a crane operator for Tom Soya Grain Company. An avid outdoorsman,...
Jack D. Stevens
Oct 17, 2017
Jack Stevens, 87, passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at the River Place Nursing Center in Amory. Born August 10, 1930 in Neshoba County, he was a son to William “Bill” Alfred and Annie Mae Reed Stevens. He lived in the Mississippi Delta for 30 years then moving to Greenville to work in the pipeline business. Mr. Jack had...
Robert Frederick
Oct 6, 2017
Robert Foster Frederick, 77, passed away on Friday, October 6, 2017 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born on April 4, 1940, he was a son to Samuel “Roof” and Lillie Foster Frederick. He married Dorothy Sue Grimes and he was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church. Mr. Frederick was a farmer and prior to his...
Patsy Hurley
Sep 30, 2017
Patsy Ann Ford Hurley, 74, died on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at her home. Born on December 16, 1942 in Prentiss County, she was a daughter to Lawrence and Lena Gann Ford. Growing up in Prentiss County, she attended Thrasher School and married Jesse Hurley. She and her husband moved up north then later retiring in Hatley. Prior to her...
Joyce Cummings
Sep 29, 2017
Trannie Joyce Riley Cummings, 81, died on Friday, September 29, 2017 at the North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice in Tupelo. Born June 6, 1936 in Nettleton, she was a daughter of Frederick Dillon and Oca Bell Elliot Riley. Joyce grew up in the Carolina Community, attended Carolina School, and later married Ernie Cummings in 1974. Together, they owned and operated...
Nancy Lee Foster
Sep 26, 2017
Nancy Lee Adams Foster, 61, died on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at the Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory. Born May 25, 1956, she was a daughter to Walter Adams, Jr. and Frances Varnon Adams Presley. She was married to Steve Foster and prior to her becoming disabled; she worked for Hunter Douglas for over 18 years. An avid reader, she...
Eddie Jane Moffett
Sep 19, 2017
Eddie Jane Moffett, 90, died on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at her son’s residence in Smithville. Born May 8, 1927 in Amory, she was a daughter of Joseph Early and Lerah Mae Finch Moreland. Growing up in the Harmony Community, she attended Becker School and she married Oscar Moffett in 1943. She retired as a homemaker also having worked for...
Dewey Monaghan
Sep 13, 2017
Dewey Monaghan, 87, died on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at the North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice in Tupelo. Born in Nettleton on June 8, 1930, he was son to Shelby and Ruby Laney Monaghan. After serving in the Army, he moved up north and worked for Johnson Motors, later owning a car lot and gas station for several years. Also...
J.C. Vaughn
Sep 11, 2017
J.C. Vaughn, 81, died on Monday, September 11, 2017 at the North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice in Tupelo. Born in Itawamba County on November 30, 1935 he was a son of Les and Estella Wallace Vaughn. J.C. attended Trace Road School and prior to his retirement, he was a farmer. He married Shirley Pierce and he enjoyed fishing, working on...
James Ellis
Sep 7, 2017
Jim Ellis, 57, died on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at the Lakeland Community Hospital in Haleyville, AL. Born March 26, 1960, he was a son of William Robert, Sr. and Annie Bell Cooper Ellis. Jim grew up in Aberdeen and attended Aberdeen and Okolona schools. He honorably served in the United States Army and prior to his retirement, he worked...
Hildra Cooper
Sep 4, 2017
Hildra Lorene Thompson Cooper, 91, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2017 at the Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory. Born October 15, 1925 near Smithville, she was a daughter of Moman and Emmer Lou Thompson. She was a graduate of Smithville High School and she married J.W. Cooper. Prior to her retirement, Mrs. Cooper worked for over 20 years at...
Michael Glenn Flowers
Aug 18, 2017
Amory- Michael Glenn Flowers, Sr., 73, passed away at his residence in Amory on August 18, 2017. Born August 23, 1943 in Amory, he was a son of the late Jack Flowers, SR. and Olene Ransom Flowers. A graduate of Smithville High School, Glenn went on to attend Itawamba Junior College, receiving an electrical degree. A true patriot and lover...
Wiley Hallmark
Aug 4, 2017
Nettleton- Wiley Marvin Lee Hallmark III, 23, died Friday, August 4, 2017 at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo. Born May 2, 1994 in Tupelo, he was a son to Marvin Lee and Christi Lynne Collums Hallmark. Wiley was a member of the Pentecostal church and he enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, four-wheeler riding, playing video games, and music with his dad. He...
Sandra Whitlock
Jul 31, 2017
Sandra Barbara Felsing Whitlock, 74, died on Monday, July 31, 2017 at her daughter’s home in Smithville. Born February 3, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she was a daughter of Edward and Josephine Solberg Felsing. Prior to her retirement, Sandra worked for Sav-A-Lot in Amory and she had attended First Free Will Baptist Church in Amory. Her hobbies included working crossword...
Rabbit Kennedy
Jul 30, 2017
CSM Lawrence Eugene “Rabbit” Kennedy, 93, passed away on Sunday, July 30, 2017 at the Oak Tree Manor in Amory. Rabbit was born to Fred and Edna Hadaway Kennedy on July 5, 1924 in Smithville, Mississippi. On October 9, 1940 at 16 years old, he left Smithville and made the two-day walking journey to Tupelo, Mississippi to join the U.S....
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