Obituaries

Julia McNeese

Julia McNeese

Sep 26, 2021

Julia Ann Goodwin McNeese, 75, passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born on September 5, 1946 in Monroe County to Huey and Opal Robertson Goodwin. She was a graduate of Amory High School and she was the widow of Clinton “Buck” McNeese. She kept children for a number of years...

Donnie Ray  Roebuck

Donnie Ray Roebuck

Sep 23, 2021

Donnie Ray Roebuck, 51, passed away on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Donnie Ray was born on March 20, 1970 in Waukegan, IL to Ronnie Ray and Brenda Jean Christian Roebuck. Growing up in Aberdeen, he attended Aberdeen schools and he was married to the former Michelle Callahan. Donnie Ray was a true...

Sylvia Mattison

Sylvia Mattison

Sep 22, 2021

Sylvia Lee Sullivan Mattison, 80, passed away on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle in Columbus. She was born on August 22, 1941 in Amory to John Junior and Cora Lee Herndon Sullivan. She graduated Amory High School in 1959 and she was the widow of Dr. William Mattison. Deeply devoted to her family, she was considered...

Ellen Boyd

Ellen Boyd

Sep 20, 2021

Ellen Moore Boyd, 81, passed away on Monday, September 20, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory. Daughter of Vardaman and Bertha Alice Henderson Moore, she was born in Cleveland, Mississippi on February 3, 1940. Ellen graduated from Cleveland High School in 1958 and also Delta State University. Receiving the honor of “Best Dressed” in college, she was also...

Stanley Gray

Stanley Gray

Sep 19, 2021

Stanley Lee Gray, 70, passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital—Golden Triangle in Columbus. He was born on February 26, 1951 in Monroe County to Leander and Clemia Ophelia Cook Gray. He worked as a sawmiller and then he roofed houses. He enjoyed fishing and mechanic work and he was of the Church of God faith.Funeral...

Ann Gray

Ann Gray

Sep 17, 2021

Annis Janette Lovelady Gray, 72, passed away at her residence Friday morning, September 17, 2021, with her husband, daughter, and grandson by her side, after an extended illness. She was born May 20, 1949, in Detroit, AL, to the late William Thurman and Clista Marie Millican Lovelady. She attended Smithville and Haleyville schools, before graduating from Haleyville High School in...

Josephine Hudson

Josephine Hudson

Sep 16, 2021

Mellie Josephine Hudson, 85, passed away on September 16, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory. She was born on January 13, 1936 in Monroe County to Grover Cleveland and Mellie Josephine Terry Jackson. She attended Greenwood Springs school and was married to Bobby Hudson. Prior to her retirement, she was a homemaker and she also worked as a...

Sarah Barrett

Sarah Barrett

Sep 11, 2021

Sarah Kathleen Harris Barrett, 44, passed away on Saturday, September 11, 2021 in Aberdeen. She was born on August 1, 1977 in Amory to Elvie and Frankie Mildred Hoots Harris. She was a homemaker who loved to cook. She enjoyed coloring and collecting figurines, other what-nots, and especially anything to do with butterflies. She was a member of First United...

Carolyn Stevenson

Carolyn Stevenson

Sep 9, 2021

Carolyn Standifer Stevenson, 70, passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born in Aberdeen on October 25, 1951 to the late Ollon and Helen Parker Standifer. She grew up in Amory and attended Amory Schools. On April 2, 1968, Carolyn married the love of her life and soulmate, Will Stevenson....

Donnie  Ray Moffett

Donnie Ray Moffett

Sep 1, 2021

Donnie Ray Moffett, 85, passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at Oak Tree Manor in Amory. He was born January 24, 1936 in the Acker Switch Community to the late Elmo Carlos and Christine Sanders Moffett. Donnie Ray graduated from Becker High School, Class of 1954. On May 4, 1956, he and Barbara Turman were married. They would spend...

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...

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