Obituaries

Hilda Harmon Minga

Hilda Harmon Minga

Apr 18, 2018

Hilda Geraldine Harmon Minga, 93, died on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at the Oak Tree Manor in Amory. Born on October 8, 1924 in Sulligent, Alabama, she was a daughter of Verdo and Getta Mae Harmon. She was a graduate of Amory High School and married Aubrey Minga in the spring of 1944. Shortly after her marriage, Mr. Minga left...

Ellene Vaughan

Ellene Vaughan

Apr 15, 2018

Elllene Ross “Mama Ene” Vaughan, 99, passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at the Riverplace Nursing Center in Amory. Mrs. Vaughan was born on October 10, 1918 in the Parham Community to Casswell Elmer and Louelle Sugg Ross. A life-long member of Christian Chapel Church of Christ, she was a part of the “Lady Bugs” service group making Teddy...

Patricia Kelley

Patricia Kelley

Apr 12, 2018

Patricia Faye Riner Kelley, 64, died on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at her home in Hamilton. Born January 21, 1954, she was the daughter of Charles Oneil and Margie Faye Baggett Riner. Pat was a fan of Alabama football and NASCAR and she loved her dogs and enjoyed watching Touched By An Angel. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m....

Vanessa Marsh

Vanessa Marsh

Apr 1, 2018

Vanessa Pargo Marsh, 60, passed away on Sunday, April 1, 2018 at the North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice in Tupelo. She was born on March 23, 1958 in Amory to Robert Lee and Jennie Mae Pargo. Vanessa attended Amory High School and upon graduating in 1976, she attended Rust College and earned a bachelor’s degree in education. She was a...

Manuel Monterrosa

Manuel Monterrosa

Mar 29, 2018

Manuel Monterrosa, 70, died on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at his residence. Manuel was born in August 29, 1947 in El Salvador to Manuel and Lidia Amparo Dimas Monterrosa. He had worked in California and Texas and for the past 16 years he worked for Hurley’s Salvage Yard. Manuel was a very gifted mechanic and body man able to build...

Christopher  Scott  Smith

Christopher Scott Smith

Mar 25, 2018

Carolina Community- Christopher Scott Smith, 36, passed away at the NMMC in Tupelo. Born October 26, 1981 in Tupelo, he was a son of Joel Ray Smith and Vicki Morgan Smith. Scott attended Dorsey School and Itawamba Agriculture High School. Creative and talented with his hands, Scott was a master potter and was employed by Bean’s Ferry Pottery. Deeply devoted...

Eddie  Moffett

Eddie Moffett

Mar 19, 2018

Eddie Wayne Moffett, 60, passed away March 19, 2018 at his residence in the Athens Community. Born August 10, 1957 in Aberdeen, he was the son of Edward Ray and Etta Vann Moffett, the oldest of their 3 children. Eddie attended Hatley High School and married Dorothy Holloway. A man of many talents, Eddie helped his family in the fields,...

Bobby L. Motes

Bobby L. Motes

Mar 16, 2018

Bobby Lloyd Motes, 56, died on Friday, March 16, 2018 at the St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Born on March 21, 1961 in Aberdeen, he was a son to Lloyd Motes and Margaret Marie Holcomb Wilson. Bobby attended Hamilton School and from the age of 15 he was a truck driver later retiring OTR from Southern Logistics due to...

Frances Miller

Frances Miller

Mar 11, 2018

Margaret Frances Miller, 91, died on Sunday, March 11, 2018 at her granddaughter’s residence in Hamilton. Born on June 14, 1926, she was a daughter of Dewey and Maggie Gray West. She grew up in the Athens Community and she married Rubel Miller and together they raised a family. Prior to her retirement, she was a master seamstress working with...

Leamond Roberts

Leamond Roberts

Feb 12, 2018

Leamond ‘Bugs’ Roberts, Jr., 71, died on Monday, February 12, 2018 at the Monroe Regional Hospital in Aberdeen. Born on February 4, 1947 in Smithville, he was a son to Leamond Clover Chester “Dub” and Geveva Vines Roberts. Growing up in Smithville, he graduated Amory High School and married Elizabeth Riddle. Prior to his retirement, he worked for Amory Garment...

Pamela Galloway

Pamela Galloway

Feb 7, 2018

Pamela Sue Crump Galloway, 54, passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born in Missouri, she was a daughter to Carl and Myrtle McCutchin Crump. Mrs. Galloway attended school in Missouri and she met the love of her life, James Galloway and they were married on May 17, 1980 later moving to...

Ima  Nix

Ima Nix

Jan 30, 2018

Bartahatchie Community--Ima Lee Nix, 84, died on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at the Care Center of Aberdeen. Born on August 22, 1933 in Monroe County, she was a daughter to John Cleve and Lillie Bell Smith Nix. She grew up in the Bartahatchie Community and attended Bartahatchie School. Prior to her retirement, she worked the family farm and she also...

Corine Powell

Corine Powell

Jan 19, 2018

Corine Yeager Powell, 88, died on Friday, January 19, 2018 at the Courtyard Nursing Home in Fulton. Born on September 16, 1929 in Houston, Mississippi, she was a daughter to Claude and Birtha Blount Yeager. Prior to her retirement, she worked in the area garment plants and she was married to Hilton Powell. She loved gardening, tending to her flowers...

Hank  Cantrell

Hank Cantrell

Jan 16, 2018

Hank Dewayne Cantrell, 65, died on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at the North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice in Tupelo. Born on February 6, 1952 he was a son to Howard and Helen Cantrell. Hank was 1971 graduate of Amory High School where he won many awards for baseball and football and he married Wilma Munn. Prior to his retirement, he...

Clark Gray

Clark Gray

Jan 13, 2018

Clark Vincent Gray, 56, died on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at the Baptist Hospital East in Memphis, TN. Born on April 2, 1961 in Amory he was a son to Edward Marshall Gray and Paulette Plunkett Nix. Clark grew up in Monroe County and later moved to Adrian, MI where he attended school. Growing up, he was extremely close to...

Martha Frances Stanford

Martha Frances Stanford

Jan 10, 2018

Martha Frances West Stanford, 89, died on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at the North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice in Tupelo. Born October 19, 1928, she was a daughter of Eron and Betty Gann West. She grew up in Hamilton, attended Hamilton High School, and married William J.L. Stanford in 1949. As a homemaker, she raised her four children, but was...

Bill Earnest

Bill Earnest

Jan 9, 2018

Bill Bo Earnest, 62, died on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at the DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, AL. Bill was born on June 8, 1955 in Monroe County to Johnny and Kay Griggs Rogers Earnest. He grew up in Aberdeen and attended Aberdeen High School and he married Sandra Tubb on June 8, 1996. Prior to his retirement, Bill...

Chance Foster

Chance Foster

Jan 8, 2018

Amory- Bobby Chance “Bubba” Foster, 14, died on Monday, January 8, 2018 at the LeBonheur Hospital in Memphis. Chance was born on March 24, 2003 in Jackson to Bobby Lee Foster and Kerri Jo Jackson Guyton. Prematurely born at 28 weeks, he had an uphill climb, enduring two heart surgeries and countless doctor visits always remaining optimistic with a good...

Jeffery Ware

Jeffery Ware

Jan 2, 2018

Jeffery Scott Ware, 44, died on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at his home. Jeffery was born on September 12, 1973 in Aberdeen to Clovis Ware and Judy Young Ware. He was a 1991 graduate of Smithville High School where he excelled in football and basketball. Prior to his becoming disabled, he worked for 22 years for Hunter Douglas as a...

Dolores Cox

Dolores Cox

Dec 30, 2017

Dolores Hathcock Cox, 81, died on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at the DIversicare Nursing Center in Amory. Born in Smithville on April 20, 1936 she was a daughter to Coleman Thomas and Omie Alice Nash Hathcock. She was married to Wayne Cox and together they owned several bowling centers. Prior to her retirement, she traveled with her husband on business...

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