Obituaries
Rita Crump
Oct 15, 2023
Rita Mae Gross Crump, 40, passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2023 in Monroe County. Born on August 22, 1982 in Cape Girardeau, MO she was a daughter to David “Steve” Gross and Petra J. Garner. She lived in Monroe County for several years and she worked at the Aberdeen Marina.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. on October 28,...
Randle Gray, Jr.
Oct 13, 2023
Ralph Randle Gray, Jr., 88, passed away on Friday, October 13, 2023, at his home. He was born on July 22, 1935, in Monroe County to Ralph Randle, Sr. and Ethel Sugg Gray. Randle was a 1953 graduate of Hatley High School where he excelled in basketball. After graduation, he attended Freed-Hardeman College for one year and he was married to the former...
Wanda Webb
Oct 11, 2023
Wanda Lee Brown Webb, 88, passed away on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at Diversicare Nursing Home in Amory. Born on April 22, 1935, she was a daughter to Elmer and Letha Dean Brown. She was a lifelong resident of Monroe County and she worked for Dr. Richard Hollis at P&S Clinic for many years. She made many friends over the years with whom...
Dudley Pierce
Oct 4, 2023
Dudley Pierce, 82, passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at his home in Smithville. Born in Itawamba County on January 22, 1941, he was a son to William and Odie Holloway Pierce. He grew up in the Turon Community and he married the former Peggy Irvin on February 20, 1960. Prior to his retirement, he was a manufacturing supervisor for Fabrivalve and...
Tim Murff
Oct 4, 2023
Timothy Gene Murff, 57, passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center—Gilmore in Amory. A lifelong resident of Monroe County, Tim was born on October 20, 1965 to Bobby Gene and Elaine Eubanks Murff. He attended Hamilton Schools and began early on with a long career as an over-the-road truck driver, known on the CB radio as Little...
Charles Tubb
Sep 29, 2023
Charles Arbia Tubb, 91, passed away on Friday, September 29, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center—Gilmore in Amory. Born on April 11, 1932, he was a son to Cullie L. and Doshie Marie Parish Tubb, and he was married to the former Marilyn Joan Job. A graduate of Hatley High School, he was a member of the 1950 Hatley Basketball championship...
Jerry Sanderson
Sep 28, 2023
Jerry Wayne Sanderson, 81, passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory. Jerry was born in Monroe County to Grover Cleveland and Laverne Rye Sanderson. He graduated Hatley High School and attended Itawamba Junior College earning an associate degree. On June 27, 1965, he married Grace Green. He had worked for Bellsouth, Frisco Railroad, and later for Wal-Mart,...
Johnny Gray
Sep 27, 2023
Johnny Lynn Gray, 53, passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at his home. Born on January 10, 1970, he was the son of Johnny Lloyd and Sonja Brown Gray. A lifelong resident of Monroe County, he attended Becker and Hatley Schools and he was married to the former Michelle Jernigan. Johnny loved to pull a prank. At Christmas, he would wrap random items...
Bobby West
Sep 24, 2023
Bobby Ray West, 75, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2023 at Batesville-Panola Medical Center in Batesville. He was born on August 12, 1948, in Monroe County to Alvis and Icelee Vick West. He worked as a welder and hauled pulp wood most all his life. He was simple country boy who loved hunting, fishing, and playing guitar. He was of the Baptist faith.
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Hershell Wells
Sep 24, 2023
Hershell Wells, 80, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2023 at The Meadows in Fulton. He was born on January 20, 1943 in Monroe County to Hurshell Jack and Ovie Nabors Wells. Hershell was a 1961 graduate of Hatley High School and furthered his education at Itawamba Junior College. He also attended Mississippi State University to obtain his teaching license. He was a tool...
Alan Burks
Sep 24, 2023
James Alan Burks, 69, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2023 in Aberdeen. He was born on January 26, 1954 in Amory to James M. and Virginia Owings Burks. A 1972 graduate of Amory High School, he worked for 32 years at Kerr-McGee and later for Eutaw Construction before retiring. Alan was an avid hunter and fisherman. He liked watching NASCAR, attending stock car...
Robbie Stephens
Sep 20, 2023
Robbie Meryle Bolding Stephens, 92, passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at her home in Amory. She was born on December 20, 1930 in Amory to John Thomas and Joy Culp Bolding. Growing up in Amory, she graduated Amory High School in 1948. In 1949, she married Joe Stephens and they were the proud parents of four sons, Rickey, Joe D., Tommy,...
Ernestine Smithson
Sep 20, 2023
Ernestine Smithson, 89, passed away on Wednesday, September 20 at NMMC- Tupelo. She was born August 1, 1934 in Hof bei Straden, Austria to the late Joseph and Agatha Sattler. Ernestine married James B. Smithson in Salzburg, Austria in 1955. She retired from Beverly Nursing Home in Amory. She and James also owned and operated J&E Enterprises in Amory for...
Annie Morris
Sep 16, 2023
Annie Estelle Goforth Morris, 71, passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at River Place Nursing Center in Amory. She was born in Flat Rock, AL on June 27, 1952 to Lonnie H. and Ollie Mae Harris Goforth. Growing up in Alabama, she moved to Racine, WI where she met and married Stevie Morris in 1970. They later made their home in Monroe...
Eddie Reed, Sr.
Sep 13, 2023
Edward Ray Reed, 74, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at the Mississippi State Veterans’ Home in Oxford. He was born on September 30, 1948 and was a son to John W. and Martha Wilkins Reed. Eddie grew up in the Batesville and Courtland areas and was a 1968 graduate of South Panola High School and he later attended Northwest MS...
Reggie Long Jones
Sep 9, 2023
Reggie Long Jones, 82, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at the NMMC- Gilmore in Amory. Reggie was born on December 31, 1940 in the Bethlehem Community to the late Cooper and Latchie Hathcock Jones. He married Julia Ann Rye. Reggie retired from a long career at Georgia Gulf in Aberdeen. He enjoyed playing checkers, dominoes and gardening. He...
Dale Humphreys
Aug 31, 2023
James Dale Humphreys, 68, passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2023 at his home. He was born in Kentucky on January 14, 1955 to Charles and Eloise Humbers Humphreys. He married the former Sherian Webb and for many years, he worked at the garment plants and later worked at True Temper Sports from where he retired. Following his retirement, he and his brother...
Larry Grover King
Aug 29, 2023
Larry Grover King, 78, passed away on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at NMMC-Gilmore in Amory. He was born on January 13, 1945 in Quitman county to the late Emma Bryson. He honorably served in the United States Army. Larry retired as a boilermaker and enjoyed wood working and making jewelry. He married Reba Peppers in 1999. Larry deeply loved his family and especially enjoyed...
James Capps, Sr.
Aug 24, 2023
James Thomas Capps, Sr., 85, passed away on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory. He was born in Nettleton on June 11, 1938 to Hazel Walden and Ida Mae Humbers Capps. He attended Smithville and Amory schools and proudly served in the Mississippi Army National Guard. On April 12, 1958, he married the former Earline Phillips. He worked...
Jan Pierce
Aug 24, 2023
Mary Jane “Jan” Pierce, 61, passed away on Thursday, August 24, 2023, at her home. She was born in Tupelo on April 7, 1962, to Carroll and Retha Kennedy Hunt. She grew up in the Nettleton area and she married the love of her life, Robert Pierce, on May 18, 1979. Jan was an avid reader, and she was retired after working more...
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