Shirley Mae Hill Steinke, 87, passed away at her home on Friday, April 11, 2025. She was born in Pontotoc County to the late Robert and Bertha Hill. Shirley grew up in Pontotoc County and later moved with her family to Midland, Texas. While in Texas, Shirley married Ervin Carl Steinke and they were married 60 years before his death...
Libble Lavelle Coker Boock, 97, passed away from this life to life eternal on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Libble was born on August 26, 1927, in Marion County, AL to Henry Myrt and Zera Mae Thompson Coker. She grew up in Carroll County and she was the widow of James Bruce Boock, whom...
John William “Jack” Campbell was born in Richmond, Indiana on August 26, 1954, to James “Jim” and Margaret Anne Campbell with a copy of the Commercial Appeal under the delivery room table to ensure he was born with southern roots. In 1955, Jack’s family moved to Columbus, Mississippi, which would remain his home until he moved to Amory in 1990.
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Myrtice Johnson, 96, passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at North Mississippi Medical Center Inpatient Hospice in Tupelo. Born in Burlison, TN, on June 15, 1928, she was the only child of James “Casey” Evans and Cleo Abernathy Evans. She was a graduate of Byars Hall High School in Covington, TN and married the love of her life, W.B....
Linda Jean Cox Terry, 59, passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at her home in Nettleton. Linda was born on January 24, 1966 in Tupelo to James Edwards and Frances Pearson Monts. She attended Nettleton school and married Rickey Terry in 1982. She was a homemaker and considered being a mother and grandmother her greatest achievement, and she loved...
Dennis Frank Jackson, 61, of Amory, Mississippi, passed away peacefully at home on April 1, 2025. Born on October 18, 1963, Dennis lived a life full of love, faith, and dedication to his family, his work, and his passions. He was a man who loved big and loved hard, and his presence in the lives of those who knew him...
William Stanley Reeves, 78, passed away on Monday, March 31, 2025, at his home in Becker. Stanley was born in his family home on November 20, 1946, in Okolona to William S. Reeves and Hazel Carlisle Reeves Herndon. He was a proud U.S. Army veteran, serving during the Vietnam War. Stanley worked during the construction of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway and...
Dorothy M. Anderson (Price), 89, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2025, peacefully at home in Amory, MS. Born in Sioux City, Iowa August 3rd, 1935, she was a daughter to Burley and Gladys Bishop. She was married to Oscar Howard Anderson on June 25th,1955 in Sioux City Iowa. Later the coupled moved to New Port Richey, Fl where she...
Cynthia Diane Prestage, 58, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Cindy was born on July 18, 1966 in Amory to Sandra Harlow Bennett. She owned and operated her own cleaning business which she considered her proudest accomplishment. As a devoted mother, she stopped at nothing to provide for her family, sacrificing whatever was...
Margaret Joan Lyle Hawkins, 89, passed away on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born in Bigbee on May 24, 1935, in Amory she was a daughter to Gorman and Gladys Foust Lyle. Joan attended Amory schools and earned her LPN certification from Itawamba Junior College. She was the widow of Charles Hawkins whom she...
Larry Joe Hendrik, 79, passed away on March 19, 2025 at NMMC- Gilmore in Amory. He was born in Sherman Texas on July 16, 1945 to the late Andrew and Mary Evelyn Moran Brown. Moving to Alabama, Joe was was a mechanic for Bear Bryant Volkswagen in Tuscaloosa. He was proud of his mechanic skills and loved to work on...
Rivers Ray Reese Smith, age 99, passed away peacefully on March 15, 2025. Born in Fulton, on October 3, 1925, to Roy and Winona Leech Reese, Rivers lived a life full of grace, joy, and unwavering faith.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Winona Reese; seven brothers and sisters; her beloved husband, Russell Smith; and her daughter,...
Patsy "Pat" Gail Owens Jones, 68, passed away on March 15, 2025 at the NMMC- Gilmore in Amory. She was born on July 6, 1956 in Chicago to the late Boyd and Artvie Palmer Owens. As a child, Pat moved all across the United States while her father was in the Marine Corps. Eventually they settled in Monroe County. She...
Linda Joyce Buckner, 72, passed away on Friday, March 14, 2025, at her home. She was born on January 16, 1953, in Sulligent, AL to John Thomas and Christine Johnson Hollis. She married William Buckner, Sr. and prior to her retirement, she worked in several industries including the restaurant business, driving a truck, working on appliances, and even a little...
Kortney Ryneh Hatcher Harper, 36, passed away on March 11, 2025 at the NMMC-Tupelo. Kortney was born in Amory on December 8, 1988 to James Curtis Hatcher and Stacey Ryneh Jenkins Hatcher. She attended Amory Schools and married Chuck Harper on February 15, 2008. Kortney was a faithful wife to Chuck and proud mom to Wyatt and Kaiden and was...
Rita Friebel Belue, 83, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2025 at the NMMC-Tupelo. Rita was born in Luckwalden, Germany during the height of World War II to the late Warren and Rosa Dora Czollek Friebel. Rita married Jimmy Belue, Sr., and American Soldier whom she met and fell in love with. Their marriage began an adventure and life of...
Catherine Diane Tomlinson Taylor, 71, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2025 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born on June 21, 1953 in Bethesda, MD to Joseph Howard, Sr. and Francis Blackburn Tomlinson and was the widow of Chuck Taylor whom she married in 1980. She grew up in Murfreesboro, TN and graduated from Rutherford County...
Melody Lee Guin Gray, 47, passed into eternal life on Sunday, March 9, 2025, from her home in Becker. Born in Tupelo on July 15, 1977, Melody was one of the daughters of Larry D. and Diane Carruthers Guin. She grew up in Mantachie, and was a 1995 graduate of Mantachie High School, then married Keith Gray on July 16,...
Mary Lorene Poole Warren, 84, passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at her home in Amory. Born on July 27, 1940 in Tuscaloosa County, AL, she was a daughter to Ernest Hester and Sarah Alma Hagar Poole. She grew up in Tuscaloosa County and worked in the furniture industry, Futorian and Peoplelounger, before retiring. She loved her cats.
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Belinda Ann Moffat Ingellis, 62, passed from this life on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at her home in Becker. Born in Amory on November 18, 1962, she was a daughter to John Harris and Faye Miller Moffat. Raised in Becker Bottom, Belinda was a graduate of Hatley High School, and she married Tony Ingellis on May 10, 2011. She loved...