Obituaries
Lillian Parham
Jul 11, 2023
Eva Lillian Parham, 95, passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at Diversicare Nursing Home in Amory. Born on February 25, 1928, she was a daughter to Escar Cleveland “Jim” and Mary Alice Miller. She grew up in the Parham Community and she was the widow of Albert A. “Mutt” Parham. She was a devoted homemaker and also did sewing for the public. She...
Doyle Flippo
Jul 9, 2023
Earney Doyle Flippo, 88, passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory. He was born on September 29, 1934 in Quincy and was a son to Clifton Dallas and Margie Tipton Flippo. He grew up in Greenwood Springs and married the former Jane Carter on March 4, 1952. For many years, he was an over-the-road truck...
Dennis Thompson
Jul 9, 2023
Dennis Thompson, 69, passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2023 at his home in Hatley. Born on May 6, 1954 in Waukegan, IL, he was a son to Ruble Lee and Mary Pearl Handley Thompson. Dennis grew up in the Amory area and married Suzie Cates on November 19, 1971. Prior to retirement, he worked for Tecumseh Compressor Co. from 1988 to...
Barbara Dykes
Jun 29, 2023
Barbara Dykes, 78, passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2023 at Riverplace Nursing Center in Amory. She was born on August 8, 1944 in Red Bay, AL to Mancel and Mary Spencer Lindley. She spent many of her early years in Steele, MO and lived most of her adult life in Monroe County. She married Darold Dykes and Jabo Pace, both of...
Chris Pruitt
Jun 26, 2023
Christopher Neal “Batman” Pruitt, 51, passed away at his home on Monday, June 26, 2023, in Smithville. Chris was born on October 11, 1972, in Amory to Adrian Paul Pruitt and Nancy Elizabeth Johnson Eastman. He attended Hatley School and before becoming disabled, he worked several years at Wal-Mart, Dollar General, and in security for Gilmore Memorial Hospital. Chris was an avid...
Lynn Jeffcoat
Jun 25, 2023
Cheryl Lynn Jeffcoat, 71, passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2023 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born on November 27, 1951 in Columbia, SC to Junior Henry and Ponell Taylor Roland. She grew up in Cayce, SC and she married Bro. Donald Jeffcoat. She worked for many years as a secretary, and she was an excellent typist. The daughter...
Peggy Gregory
Jun 22, 2023
Peggy Faye Sizemore Gregory, 76, passed away on June 22, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center—Gilmore in Amory. Born in Amory on October 13, 1946, she was a daughter of Basil Adophus and Thelma Lou Tucker Sizemore. She married E.J. Gregory on May 25, 1962 and was a lifelong resident of Monroe County. A devout homemaker, she also worked for Amory Garment Co.,...
James Irvin
Jun 16, 2023
James Troy Irvin, 84, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2023 at his home in Hatley. James was born in Sulligent, AL on November 12, 1938. He married the former Mary Ann Duncan on September 12, 1963 and they made their home in Aberdeen for 35 years, and later moved to Hatley where they have lived for the past 25 years. He...
Charles Preston Tubb
Jun 10, 2023
Charles Preston Tubb, 85, passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born in Monroe County on August 10, 1937 to the late Preston and Wilma Owens Tubb. Charles attended Quincy School and graduated from Becker High School. Soon after he went to work on the Frisco Railroad. Charles loved his...
Cyrus Haneline
Jun 8, 2023
Cyrus Haneline, infant son of Chris and Christi Ewing Haneline passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 17, 2023 at Cleveland-Moffett Funeral Home.
In addition to his parents, Chris and Christy Haneline of Amory, he is survived by his grandparents,...
Pete Elrod
Jun 8, 2023
James Edward “Pete” Elrod, 81, passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at his home. Pete was born in Halltown, AL to James Dossie “Hank” and Addie Mae Dees Elrod. He married the former Wanda Pierce and for many years he labored as a farmer, and he also worked for Keeton Sawmill, Sunshine Homes, and Sunshine Mills. Pete gave his heart to God...
C.B. Patten
Jun 4, 2023
Clemon Byron “C.B.” Patten, 80, passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2023 at his home. He was born on April 30, 1943 in Tupelo to C.C. and Mary Patten. From humble beginnings, C.B. learned the value of hard work, dedication, and servitude. These attributes led him to enlist in the U.S. Army immediately following high school graduation he honorably and proudly served for...
Shair Griffin Adams
Jun 2, 2023
Shair Donidan Griffin-Adams “Boney” was born January 21, 1958 to the late Rev. John T. Griffin and Zelda Mae Green-Griffin in Wren, MS. She departed this life to her heavenly home on June 2, 2023, and transitioned at North Mississippi Medical Center.
On April 14, 1978, she entered into holy matrimony with J.B. Adams and together they had four...
Linda Newton
May 27, 2023
In the pre-dawn moments of May 27, 2023, Linda Kay Benton Newton received her full and divine healing surrounded by her family. She was born July 30th, 1951, to Ralph and Marie Benton. She was the epitome of the Proverbs 31 wife and mother who left a legacy of love. She loved her husband Perry. Married almost 51 years, neither...
Hurshel Ray Barnes
May 25, 2023
Hurshel Ray Barnes, 79, passed away May 25, 2023 at his home surrounded by family in Dekalb, Illinois after an extended illness. He was born to Orestus and Varleria Walley Barnes in Prentiss County March 12, 1944. He lived much of his life in Nettleton, Ms. as a factory worker at Reed’s Manufacturing Company. He was a member of...
Sharon Burks
May 21, 2023
Sharon Faye Maxey Burks, 75, passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2023 at her residence in Amory. She was born on July 17, 1947 in Hatley to Arthur and Alice Frederick Maxey Rickers. She graduated Hatley High School in 1965 and she worked for Red Kap for many years as a seamstress. Prior to her retirement, she worked for Fred’s Dollar Store...
Lora Thompson Burns
May 19, 2023
Lora Jane Thompson Burns, 56, passed away at her daughter’s residence on Friday, May 19, 2023. Born on November 21, 1966 in Amory, she was the daughter of Elmer Edward and Mable Helen Potts Thompson. Lora was a 1984 graduate of Smithville High School and she later attended Itawamba Community College, graduating in 2001 with an associate degree. Upon graduation, she immediately began...
Curtis Colburn
May 16, 2023
Curtis Edward Colburn, 62, passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at his home in the Bigbee Community. He was born on September 8, 1960, in Okolona to John Edward and Mable Morton Colburn. Growing up in Okolona, he later moved with his family to Amory, and he was self-employed as a painter and carpenter all his working life before becoming disabled. Curtis...
Larry Spann
May 10, 2023
Larry Spann, 75, passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Larry was born in Monroe County on April 22, 1948 to the late Benjamin Franklin and Anna Louise Osborn Spann. He was a graduate of Hatley High School, Class of 1965. Larry married the love of his life, Nina Graves on July 18,...
Kristosser Andrew Jernighan
May 9, 2023
Kristosser Andrew Jernighan was born on April 17, 1978 in Amory, MS to Armelia Johnson and the late Bobby Jernighan. He departed this life on May 9, 2023 at his home. At an early age, he confessed Christ as his Lord and Savior at St. Paul M.B. church under the leadership of Dr. W.K. Wise. He was a graduate of Amory...
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