Obituaries

Mary  Bright

Mary Bright

Aug 28, 2021

Our dearest mother, Mary Helen Bright, 76, passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born on May 31, 1945 in Monroe County to Matthew Shelby and Ruby Virginia Laney Monaghan. She graduated from Amory High School and she married Albert Paul Bright. Prior to her retirement, she worked for the Barksdale...

Robbie Bright

Robbie Bright

Aug 28, 2021

Robbie Lee Reese Bright, 52, passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory. Born in Vicksburg on June 27, 1969 she was a daughter to Robert Earl and Lillian Merle Stevens Reese. As a child she lived in Rolling Fork and Batesville before moving back to Monroe County with her family. She enjoyed billiards...

Sonny Rooks

Sonny Rooks

Aug 24, 2021

Amory- Archiable Buford Rooks, Jr. or better known as “Sonny” met his Savior face to face on the morning of August 24, 2021 at his residence. Sonny was born in Kosciusko to the late A.B. Rooks, Sr. and Orville Irene Allred Rooks on July 13, 1942, less than a month after the US won the Battle of Midway. Sonny loved...

Betty Armstrong

Betty Armstrong

Aug 24, 2021

Betty Jean Braswell Armstrong, 84, passed away on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at Oak Tree Manor in Amory. She was born on March 24, 1937 in Belzoni, MS to William Claude and Alma Beatrice Jefferies Braswell. She attended school in Belzoni and graduated from Delta State University. For many years, she worked for McCoy Manufacturing and later retired from the...

Roy Murphree

Roy Murphree

Aug 22, 2021

Roy Lynn Murphree, 64, passed away on Sunday, August 22, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born on September 20, 1956 in Bruce to Costin Lynn and Mary Virginia Stone Murphree. He graduated from Bruce High School and married the former Brenda Foster on December 3, 1976. Prior to his retirement from United Furniture, Roy worked...

David White

David White

Aug 21, 2021

James David White, Jr., 77, passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory. He was born on August 15, 1944 in Vernon, AL to James David, Sr. and Carrie Frye White. For many years, he worked for Cramco and prior to his retirement he worked at Amory Garment. David was known for his contagious...

Howard Hall

Howard Hall

Aug 21, 2021

Howard Franklin Hall, 86, passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory. He was born on October 10, 1934 in Monroe County to Jasper and Alice Moton Hall. Growing up in Greenwood Springs, Howard knew hard work born into a sharecropper family. He retired form True Temper after 31 year but became a fixture...

John  Turner

John Turner

Aug 19, 2021

John Wesley Turner, 52, took final flight on Thursday, August 19, 2021 from the NMMC in Tupelo. He was born in Amory on January 10, 1969 to the late John and Lucille Cannon Turner. John grew up in Amory and graduated from the Lyman Ward Military Academy. Upon graduation, John enlisted in the United States Army. It was then that...

Mary  Jane West

Mary Jane West

Aug 14, 2021

Mary Jane Purdee West, 59 passed away on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at her home. She was born on April 7, 1962 in McRae, GA to James Leon, Sr. and Shirley Jean Ricks Purdee. She was the consummate homemaker who enjoyed cooking, taking care of her family, and spending time with her children and grandchildren. Her hobbies included flower gardening...

Donna Chism Smith

Donna Chism Smith

Aug 13, 2021

Donna Gay Chism Smith, 64, passed away on Friday, August 13, 2021 at the NMMC in Tupelo. She was born in Aberdeen on August 4, 1957 to the late KB and Shelby Jean Brown Chism. Donna grew up in Amory and attended both Amory and Hatley Schools. In her younger years, she worked at Lucky Starr and was of the...

Judy  Baxter

Judy Baxter

Aug 12, 2021

Judy Carol Baxter, 77, passed away on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at her home. She was born on April 29, 1944 in Blytheville, AR to Johnny Franklin and Carolee Wood Young. Mrs. Judy was married to Mr. Johnny Baxter and she was a faithful and devoted member of First United Methodist Church in Amory and sought to be the light...

Linnie Walters

Linnie Walters

Aug 12, 2021

Linnie Lee Walters, 68, passed away on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory. He was born on May 26, 1953 in Aberdeen to Fowler and Olga Coleman Walters. A graduate of Hatley High School, he had a longtime career in the propane industry retiring from Suburban Propane. On July 27, 1974, Linnie married the former...

Billy Joe  Tate

Billy Joe Tate

Aug 8, 2021

Billy Joe Tate, 61 Passed away on Sunday, August 8, 2021 at NMMC- Gilmore in Amory. He was born on June 23, 1961 in Amory to the late Billy and Irene Gilmore Tate. Billy Joe attended Amory School and worked at the Monroe County Landfill for a number of years. A staple in Becker Bottom, Billy Joe was an honorary...

Kathy Huffman

Kathy Huffman

Aug 6, 2021

Kathy Lynn Chism Huffman, 57, passed away on Friday, August 6, 2021 at her home. She was born in Monroe County to Tuttie and Dean Chism on December 6, 1963. She was a graduate of Amory High School. Kathy worked for many years at Wal-Mart but retired after 27 years at Lowe’s in Columbus as garden center manager. She married...

Ronald  John White

Ronald John White

Aug 5, 2021

Ronald John “Rolo” White, 50, passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born on February 9, 1971 in Burlington, WI to Garry Brazil and Lori White Kennington. He attended schools at Greenwood Springs and later graduated from Hatley High School. He was an over-the-road trucker currently driving for Woody Bolger out...

Beverly Riley

Beverly Riley

Jul 26, 2021

Beverly Ann Riley, 73, passed away on Monday, July 26, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born on October 8, 1947 in Amory to Thomas Roberts, Jr. and Carolyn Haney Roberts. She married Roger Riley on August 17, 1973 and for many years, Beverly was a teachers’ assistant at Hatley School where she was totally dedicated...

Emily Lockhart

Emily Lockhart

Jul 25, 2021

Emily Nichole Lockhart, 28, passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born on April 5, 1993 in Amory. Emily was the sweetest daughter, granddaughter, niece, and big sister that anyone could ask for. She may not have been able to talk, but her pretty eyes and beautiful smile told you all...

Charles Alexander  Garza

Charles Alexander Garza

Jul 24, 2021

Charles Alexander Garza, 6, passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory. He was born in Fairhope, AL on December 5, 2014. Charles was the son of Justin and Alicia Jenkins Garza. He had just finished kindergarten at West Amory Elementary School and was a whiz at Roblox game. Charles had an infectious personality...

Kyler Roberson

Kyler Roberson

Jul 24, 2021

Christopher Michael Roberson, II, Kyler for short (his inside Joke), 18 passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2021 in Smithville. Kyler graced the world on May 15, 2003 in Amory, the proud baby boy of Deana Mask Roberson and Christopher Michael Roberson, I. Kyler had an enormously positive outlook on life, always saying “he was living his best life“ Kyler...

Charles Blake

Charles Blake

Jul 20, 2021

Charles Burroughs Blake, 84, passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at his home. Born on January 28, 1937 in Monroe County, he was a son to Archie and Trudy Burrough Blake. Charles worked most of his life as a plumber and electrician in the construction business. His hobbies included fishing, hunting, farming, and raising his dogs.

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