Obituaries
C.B. "Bo" Bickerstaff
Jun 25, 2016
Carolina Community- C.B. “Bo” Bickerstaff, Jr. passed away Saturday, June 25, 2016 at Countrywood Manor, Alzheimer’s Unit in Mantachie. Born May 29, 1938 in Monroe County he was a son of Corbett “Son” and Jennie Monaghan Bickerstaff and attended Pine Grove and Nettleton Schools. A true Christian who worshipped the Lord in his own way, he was a member of...
Kelly Anderson
Jun 22, 2016
Kelly Anderson, 47, went home to spend eternity with her Savior after a brave battle with cancer. She was born on January 7, 1969 to Joyce Sykes and she was a graduate of Saltillo High School. After working many years in the furniture industry, Kelly entered the nursing program at Itawamba Community College in 2007 and graduated with an associate’s...
Earl Eugene Tipton
Jun 20, 2016
Amory- Earl Eugene Tipton, 82 died Monday, June 20, 2016 at Oak Tree Manor. Born February 19, 1934 in Monroe County, Mississippi he was a son of James Roy and Amie Ruth Easter Tipton. Gene grew up and graduated school in Greenwood Springs, Mississippi. He married Dorothy McNeese. Gene retired from B&W Steel in West Point after 28 years of...
Jimmy Vaughan
Jun 15, 2016
Jimmy Louis Vaughan, 80, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at his home in Hatley. He was born March 7, 1936 in Hatley to Herbert and Merle Justice Vaughan. A graduate of Hatley High School, he married Janice Farrar and he was a member of the Mississippi National Guard. From the age of 16, Jimmy was fascinated with aviation...
Quintella Griffin
Jun 13, 2016
Quintella Griffin, 71, was called home by her heavenly father on Monday, June 13, 2016 having been on the battlefield four months. She was born to the union of the late Rena Mae Vasser Everett and the late Eugene Cofield, Jr. on March 3, 1945 and she was raised by her maternal grandparents, the late Benny and Mattie Vasser. Accepting...
Iris Nell Weaver
Jun 6, 2016
Iris Nell “Boots” Weaver, 84, died on Monday, June 6, 2016 at her home. Born the youngest of 10 children, she was a daughter to Grover Cleveland and Alma Goodson Waycaster. A graduate of Hatley High School, she married Wayne Hansel Weaver on August 27, 1948; he died on October 25, 1984. Prior to her retirement, she worked as a...
Jerry Minor
Jun 6, 2016
Becker- Jerry Aubury Minor, 77 died Monday, June 6, 2016 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born December 28, 1938 in Cordova, Al to Mosie and Ada Belle Ivy Minor. He grew in in Cordova and graduated from Cordova High School. After graduating he joined the Alabama National Guard and was proud to be able to serve his...
Beatrice Palazzolo
Jun 5, 2016
Beatrice Trimm Palazzolo, 69, died Friday, June 3, 2016 at her residence. She was born October 25, 1946 in Osceola, AR to Eugene Victor and Amanda Jane Sullivan Trimm. Raised in Monroe County, she worked at Busters as a car hop and later the Park Hotel Restaurant and the Frisco Inn. She later moved to Missouri and retired from the...
Patricia Thompson
Jun 2, 2016
Patricia Naomi Thompson, 63, died on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at the Golden Living Nursing Center in Amory. Born on June 2, 1953, she was a daughter of Trenton and Vera Burlison Sullivan. Growing up in Smithville, she attended Smithville schools and she married Benny Thompson in 1970. She worked in the garment plants and prior to her retirement, she...
Charlie Hurley
May 27, 2016
Charlie Ray Hurley, 89 died on Friday, May 27, 2016 at the River Place Nursing Center in Amory. Born on July 16, 1926 in Itawamba County, she was a daughter of John and Susie Steele Pate. She married Grady Lee Hurley and he later died in 1967. Known for her independence, she was a homemaker and provider for her family...
Jenell Glasgow
May 24, 2016
Jenell Tubb Glasgow, 83, died on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at The Arrington at Plantation Pointe in Columbus. Born November 3, 1932, she was a daughter of William “Bill” and Susie Carter Tubb. Marrying Billy Glasgow at age 14, she flew to Anchorage, AK and lived there while Billy was stationed in the Air Force. After the birth of their...
Michael John Murphy
May 10, 2016
Michael John Murphy, 57, died on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital—Golden Triangle in Columbus. Born May 6, 1959 he was a son of Robert and Mollie Fowlkes Murphy. Traveling extensively with the Merchant Marines, he enjoyed sailing and being out on the open water. His hobbies included attending parties, playing his guitar and singing. He was...
Durward Staten
Apr 28, 2016
Durward L. Staten, Sr., 80, passed away on April 28, 2016 at the Shearer Richardson Nursing Home in Okolona. Durward was born on September 14, 1935 in Una, to Samuel Dilworth and Myrtle Eva Lawson Staten. He was a member of the Amory Church of Christ and prior to his retirement, he worked at Meadow Sportsware in Okolona in the...
Randy Gray
Apr 24, 2016
Randall “Randy” Lee Gray, 43, died Sunday, April 24, 2016 in Greenwood, Mississippi. He was born January 23, 1973 in Amory to Sheree Chism Altom and Randall Gray. He attended Becker, Tupelo and Hatley Schools and was of the Baptist faith. A hard working man, Randy worked in area furniture manufacturing and recently moved to Greenwood, Mississippi to work in...
Patrick Clemens
Apr 6, 2016
Patrick Francis Clemens, 77, died on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at his home in Amory. Born August 12, 1938, in Biloxi, he was a son of Jules L. “Julee” and Mary Evelyn Wiltz Clemens. Pat graduated from Central Catholic High School in Portland, Oregon in 1956 and attended Mississippi State University before proudly enlisting in the U.S. Army where he...
Carl Lindsey
Apr 6, 2016
Carl Dudley Lindsey, 74, died on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at his home. Born November 3, 1941, he was a son of Dan Coleman and Ersell Frederick Lindsey. He was a 1959 graduate of Hatley High School and prior to his retirement, he worked as a machinist at Fabri-Valve in Amory. Carl honorably and proudly served in the U.S. Navy...
Edward Burks
Mar 24, 2016
Edward Walker Burks, 73, died on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at the Merit Health River Region Medical Center in Vicksburg. Born January 5, 1943 in Amory, he was a son of Everitt Walker and Laura Lee Irvin Burks. A lifelong resident of Amory, until recently moving to Vicksburg to be with his son, he was a graduate of Amory High...
Bessie Morgan
Mar 13, 2016
Bessie Grace Wiley Morgan, 82, died peacefully on Sunday, March 13, 2016 at her home in the Athens Community. Born December 17, 1933 in Los Angeles, CA, she was a daughter of Walter and Ethel Hunter Wiley. Graduating from El Segundo High School, she later earned her R.N. degree from ICC. Prior to her retirement, she worked as a nurse...
Luke Tubb
Mar 10, 2016
Luke Tubb, 35, died on Thursday, March 10, 2016 in Monroe County. Born June 21, 1980 in Amory, he was a son of Cliff Tubb and Lisa Moffett Tubb. He married Heather Marshall. Growing up in Becker, he was a graduate of Hatley High School Class of 1998 and attended ICC. Loving anything that would go fast, he enjoyed riding...
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