Obituaries
Dewey Hannon
Nov 25, 2020
Dewey Hannon, Jr. started his new life in heaven on Wednesday, November 25th, 2020. Born on June 6, 1944 in Monroe Co., MS, he was the son and only child of the late Dewey Hannon, Sr. and Dorothy Harris Hannon. Dewey grew up in Smithville and graduated from Smithville High School with the Class of 1962. He continued his education...
Bobby Rea
Nov 18, 2020
Bobby Rea, 70, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at his residence. He was born on April 16, 1950 in Aberdeen, Mississippi to Elmer Boe and Ruby Hacker Rea. Bobby graduate Hamilton High School and College of Lake County, Illinois and prior to his retirement he worked for Abbott Labratories in North Chicago, IL and MTD in Verona. On...
Patricia Ann West
Nov 18, 2020
Patricia Ann Hill West, 75, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center—Gilmore in Amory. She was born on August 14, 1945 in Houston, MS to Robert and Bertha Mae Hill. She later moved to Midland, TX. She was married to William West and later to Joe White. Pat comes from a long line of brick...
Katherine Conwill
Nov 15, 2020
Mary Katherine Conwill, 75, passed away peacefully with her 3 daughters by her side on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at the NMMC in Tupelo. Katherine was born in the Peaceful Valley Community of Itawamba County on July 12, 1945 to the late Ogal Gaston and Geneva Olene Dykes Sloan. She graduated from Itawamba Agricultural High School. The month after graduation,...
Frances Mosley
Nov 14, 2020
Sarah Frances Hutchison Mosley, 94, passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. She was born on August 2, 1926 in Meltonia, MS to the late Louis B. and Ella Euhenia Faulkner Hutchison. She wed Haley Mosley on October 12, 1946, their union would span 70 years until Haley’s death on July 3, 2017....
Barbara Barrett Raper
Nov 13, 2020
Becker- Barbara Ann Barrett Raper, 71, passed away at Arrington Assisted Living in Columbus on Friday, November 13, 2020. She was born in Monroe County on April 30, 1941 to the late Elbert and Opal Jacobs Barrett. After attending school in Becker, Barbara married Claudell Raper. She was a devoted homemaker to her husband and 4 children. She enjoyed cooking...
William Englehardt
Nov 11, 2020
William Lloyd Englehardt (Pappaw Hart), 78, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at his home in Nettleton, MS, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. He was born in Memphis, TN to the late Frank and Minnie Lee Pickle Englehardt. He attended Southside High School in Memphis, TN. He was a mechanic during his time in the United States Marine...
Michael Adams
Nov 6, 2020
Michael Wilson Adams, 64, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2020 at Diversicare in Amory. He was born on March 21, 1956in Cook County, IL to Odeen Wilson and Minnie Eugenia Davidson Adams. Michael was a graduate of Amory High School and he earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Mississippi State University. He taught high school for 11 years...
Ellis Tubbs
Nov 6, 2020
Ellis John Tubbs went to his heavenly home on Friday, November 6, 2020 at the age of 87. He was the oldest son of Preston and Wilmer Lee Owings Tubb of the Quincy Community. He graduated valedictorian of his class of 1951 from Becker High School. He graduated from Itawamba Junior College, received his Bachelor of Science degree in education,...
Gary Dixon
Nov 5, 2020
Gary Lynn Dixon, 67, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at his niece’s residence in Becker. He was born on November 12, 1953 in Aiken, South Carolina to Elbert Lee and Ruby Addean Bond Dixon. A simple man by nature, Gary loved the outdoors especially fishing on the river. He was a master wood craftsman and could make anything...
Jerry O. Sims
Nov 4, 2020
Jerry O’Neil Sims, 80, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born in Monroe County, he was a son to Glados and Naomi Hensley Sims. Jerry graduated from Becker High School then moved to Alabama in 1971. He was the owner/operator of the 231 Truck Stop for many years retiring in the...
Barbara Meeks
Nov 1, 2020
Barbara Ruth Howell Richardson Meeks was born in Marion County, AL in August 20, 1940, to John Henry and Mintie Hughes Howell. After the passing of her mother in 1949, Barbara’s family moved to Amory, MS, her father then took a job at Spain funeral Home, which moved them again to Tupelo, MS. In 1954, Barbara returned to Amory to...
Lynda Bergman
Oct 21, 2020
Lynda Mae Bergman, 71, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at DIversicare Nursing Home in Tupelo. Born on May 1, 1949 in Red Bay, Alabama to Charles and Evelyn Creekmore Graham. She worked in office administration for many years and prior to her retirement, she was a paralegal for Renasant Bank. She would be quick to tell her family...
Barry Parham
Oct 2, 2020
Amory - Barry Lynn Parham, 57, passed away at his residence on Friday, October 2, 2020. He was born in Amory on December 14, 1962, in Amory to the late Billy and Shirley Fowlkes Parham. Barry was a graduate of Amory High School Class of 1980. For many years, he worked alongside his family at Parham Trucking. He enjoyed racing...
Ernie Cummings
Sep 27, 2020
Ernest James Cummings, 66, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory. Born in Memphis on February 10, 1954, he was a son to Bilbo and Madie Cox Cummings. Moving to Amory as a child, he was a graduate of Amory High School class of 1972 where he lettered in football and track and...
Sharon Frazier
Sep 23, 2020
Sharon Faith Funderburk Frazier, 53, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Courtyards Nursing Home in Fulton. Born in Amory on October 22, 1966, she was the daughter of Veto Funderburk and Ruth Law Funderburk. Sharon grew up in Hamilton and graduated from Hamilton High School. She worked many jobs but most recently as a patient care assistant in...
Mark Rakestraw
Sep 15, 2020
Mark Lynn Rakestraw, 45, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 in Monroe County near his hometown of Nettleton. Mark was born on March 25, 1975 in Tupelo to Jerry Wayne and Linda Sisk Rakestraw. He was a Nettleton High School graduate where he excelled in baseball. For the past 9 years, he has worked for Lann Chemical in Aberdeen...
Fred Webb
Sep 14, 2020
Fred Melvin Webb, 86, of Hatley passed from this life on September 14, 2020. He was born in Saltillo, MS May 14, 1934 to Mack and Florence White Webb. He married Shirley Neaves June 22, 1955. He dedicated his life to preaching the Gospel of Christ in 1953. He attended Freed Hardeman University in Henderson, Tennessee and Alabama Christian College...
Jim Knight
Sep 12, 2020
James Howell “Jim” Knight, Jr., 83, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory. Born in Belzoni on September 3, 1937, he was a son of Jimmy Howell and Thelma Maurine Bush Knight. Jim attended school in Moorehead then moved to Detroit, MI. He married Emogene Smith in 1957 and moved to to Amory...
Sharon Odom
Sep 11, 2020
Sharon Lee Holloway Odom, 75, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Hospice in Tupelo. Born on February 24, 1945 in Sanford, ME, she was a daughter of Robert D. and Virginia Whicker Holloway. Sharon attended Aberdeen High School until the 10th grade and then attended and graduated from Meridian. She married Robert Odom on November...
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