Obituaries
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....
Steve Colburn
Jul 25, 2017
Steve Colburn, 58, died on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Born on July 12, 1959, he was a son of John Edward and Mable Elaine Morton Colburn. Steve attended Okolona and Amory schools and before becoming disabled, he worked for the City of Amory Street Department. A man with good intentions, Steve was known...
Tommy Dykes
Jul 8, 2017
Tommy Ray Dykes, 65, of the Cason Community passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at his home. Born on October 29, 1951, he was a son of Henderson and Clara Mae Rea Dykes. He married Sharon Blake on June 4, 1971 and Tommy was a member of the Cason Baptist Church. Prior to his retirement, he worked for JBS...
Hubert Wilson
Jul 5, 2017
Hubert Wilson, 46, passed away on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born December 27, 1970 in Tupelo to James Thomas and Linda Fay Croft Wilson and he married Valerie Petree on June 2, 1993. Devoted to his family, he spent every moment he could with his children. Hubert was an avid...
Mike Watson
Jul 3, 2017
Mike Watson, 53, of Becker died Monday, July 3, 2017 in Monroe County. He was born December 4, 1963 in Aberdeen to Finley and Ann Duke Watson. Mike was a graduate of Aberdeen High School and he received a forestry degree from Itawamba Community College. For the past 29 years, Mike has worked for AKZO Nobel in Columbus as HPC...
Ronal D. Reich
Jun 19, 2017
Ronal D. Reich, 74, entered into rest with his Savior and Lord Monday, June 19, 2017 at his residence. Born June 14, 1943 in Itawamba County, he was a son of Ottis Eron and Doris Pennington Reich. He grew up in Fulton and he graduated from Amory High School. In 1961, he married Linda Noe Danner. Prior to his retirement,...
Gage Szerkins
Jun 4, 2017
Smithville- Jacob Gage Szerkins, 20, died on Sunday, June 4, 2017 at his home. Born September 21, 1996 he was a son of Kimberly Camp and Jason Szerkins. Growing up in Hatley, he attended Hatley School. Known as a loving, generous, and caring individual, Gage always helped those who were in need. Having an eye for creativity, he could fix...
James F. Mills
May 6, 2017
James Franklin Mills, 57, died on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. Born July 6, 1959 in Waukegan, IL, he was a son of Hubert Mills and Janie Faulkner Guyton. He later moved to Aberdeen and married the former Betty Owen. Prior to his retirement, he worked for Seminole Furniture and later in the bentonite mines...
Jerad Smith
May 2, 2017
Jerad Alan Smith, 35, died on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at his home in the Bethlehem Community. Born November 3, 1981 in Amory he was a son of Ronald Wayne Smith and Cynthia Louise Adams Josey. He attended Smithville Schools and he attended Antioch Baptist Church and Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church. His hobbies included fishing, hunting, and motorcycle riding....
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