Obituaries
Hildra Cooper
Sep 4, 2017
Hildra Lorene Thompson Cooper, 91, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2017 at the Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory. Born October 15, 1925 near Smithville, she was a daughter of Moman and Emmer Lou Thompson. She was a graduate of Smithville High School and she married J.W. Cooper. Prior to her retirement, Mrs. Cooper worked for over 20 years at...
Michael Glenn Flowers
Aug 18, 2017
Amory- Michael Glenn Flowers, Sr., 73, passed away at his residence in Amory on August 18, 2017. Born August 23, 1943 in Amory, he was a son of the late Jack Flowers, SR. and Olene Ransom Flowers. A graduate of Smithville High School, Glenn went on to attend Itawamba Junior College, receiving an electrical degree. A true patriot and lover...
Wiley Hallmark
Aug 4, 2017
Nettleton- Wiley Marvin Lee Hallmark III, 23, died Friday, August 4, 2017 at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo. Born May 2, 1994 in Tupelo, he was a son to Marvin Lee and Christi Lynne Collums Hallmark. Wiley was a member of the Pentecostal church and he enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, four-wheeler riding, playing video games, and music with his dad. He...
Sandra Whitlock
Jul 31, 2017
Sandra Barbara Felsing Whitlock, 74, died on Monday, July 31, 2017 at her daughter’s home in Smithville. Born February 3, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she was a daughter of Edward and Josephine Solberg Felsing. Prior to her retirement, Sandra worked for Sav-A-Lot in Amory and she had attended First Free Will Baptist Church in Amory. Her hobbies included working crossword...
Rabbit Kennedy
Jul 30, 2017
CSM Lawrence Eugene “Rabbit” Kennedy, 93, passed away on Sunday, July 30, 2017 at the Oak Tree Manor in Amory. Rabbit was born to Fred and Edna Hadaway Kennedy on July 5, 1924 in Smithville, Mississippi. On October 9, 1940 at 16 years old, he left Smithville and made the two-day walking journey to Tupelo, Mississippi to join the U.S....
Steve Colburn
Jul 25, 2017
Steve Colburn, 58, died on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Born on July 12, 1959, he was a son of John Edward and Mable Elaine Morton Colburn. Steve attended Okolona and Amory schools and before becoming disabled, he worked for the City of Amory Street Department. A man with good intentions, Steve was known...
Tommy Dykes
Jul 8, 2017
Tommy Ray Dykes, 65, of the Cason Community passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at his home. Born on October 29, 1951, he was a son of Henderson and Clara Mae Rea Dykes. He married Sharon Blake on June 4, 1971 and Tommy was a member of the Cason Baptist Church. Prior to his retirement, he worked for JBS...
Hubert Wilson
Jul 5, 2017
Hubert Wilson, 46, passed away on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born December 27, 1970 in Tupelo to James Thomas and Linda Fay Croft Wilson and he married Valerie Petree on June 2, 1993. Devoted to his family, he spent every moment he could with his children. Hubert was an avid...
Mike Watson
Jul 3, 2017
Mike Watson, 53, of Becker died Monday, July 3, 2017 in Monroe County. He was born December 4, 1963 in Aberdeen to Finley and Ann Duke Watson. Mike was a graduate of Aberdeen High School and he received a forestry degree from Itawamba Community College. For the past 29 years, Mike has worked for AKZO Nobel in Columbus as HPC...
Ronal D. Reich
Jun 19, 2017
Ronal D. Reich, 74, entered into rest with his Savior and Lord Monday, June 19, 2017 at his residence. Born June 14, 1943 in Itawamba County, he was a son of Ottis Eron and Doris Pennington Reich. He grew up in Fulton and he graduated from Amory High School. In 1961, he married Linda Noe Danner. Prior to his retirement,...
Gage Szerkins
Jun 4, 2017
Smithville- Jacob Gage Szerkins, 20, died on Sunday, June 4, 2017 at his home. Born September 21, 1996 he was a son of Kimberly Camp and Jason Szerkins. Growing up in Hatley, he attended Hatley School. Known as a loving, generous, and caring individual, Gage always helped those who were in need. Having an eye for creativity, he could fix...
James F. Mills
May 6, 2017
James Franklin Mills, 57, died on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. Born July 6, 1959 in Waukegan, IL, he was a son of Hubert Mills and Janie Faulkner Guyton. He later moved to Aberdeen and married the former Betty Owen. Prior to his retirement, he worked for Seminole Furniture and later in the bentonite mines...
Jerad Smith
May 2, 2017
Jerad Alan Smith, 35, died on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at his home in the Bethlehem Community. Born November 3, 1981 in Amory he was a son of Ronald Wayne Smith and Cynthia Louise Adams Josey. He attended Smithville Schools and he attended Antioch Baptist Church and Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church. His hobbies included fishing, hunting, and motorcycle riding....
Polly Conwill
May 2, 2017
Polly Brown Conwill, 77, died on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at her daughter’s home in the Carolina Community. Born October 10, 1939 in Monroe County, she was a daughter of Otha and Elizabeth Wren Brown. She grew up in the Carolina Community and attended Carolina School. She was married to Johnny Conwill in 1955. Prior to her retirement, she worked...
Jesse Hurley
Apr 23, 2017
Jesse Lloyd Hurley, 77, died on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at the Merit Health Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory. Born January 21, 1940 in Monroe County, he was a son of John and Mattie Bell Hurley. Prior to his retirement, he worked for Quartet in Booneville and was a sheet metal worker in Memphis. His hobbies included woodwork and being...
Kevin Childers
Apr 16, 2017
Kevin Wade Childers, 45, died on Sunday, April 16, 2017 at his home. Kevin was born on October 4, 1971 in Aberdeen to Jerry Clyde and Judy Fowlkes Childers. Growing up in Becker, he was a graduate of Aberdeen High School and attended ICC where he was a part of the 1990 Community College Football State Championship Team. Kevin owned...
Hortense Palmer
Apr 8, 2017
Amory- Lerah Hortense Palmer, 97, died Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Oak Tree Manor in Amory. Born November 28, 1919 in Lamar County Alabama to Calvin and Elizabeth Edgeworth Humphreys, she was one of nine children. She married Aquilis Sloan in 1937 and they raised 5 boys. Later in life she married Jack Palmer. Always ready to get in the...
Charles Herbert Meeks
Mar 31, 2017
Becker- Charles Herbert Meeks, 89, died Friday, March 31, 2017 at his residence. He was born November 13, 1927 to Charlie and Tempie Smith Meeks, raised most of his childhood by his grandparents Paul Sam and Betty Smith, who were very dear to him. His mother later married Ned Bishop, who treated Charles as his own son. He honorably served...
Richard Arlin Justice
Mar 28, 2017
Richard Arlin Justice, 73, died on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 in Monroe County. Born June 8, 1943 he was a son of Arlin and Floy Elizabeth Howell Justice. He married Barbara Lowery on June 8, 2002. In his younger years, he worked for Reece Dairy in Amory and coming from a long line of aviators, he began his career crop...
Kathy Baucom
Mar 21, 2017
Kathy Darlene Thompson Baucom, 54, died on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at the Merit Health Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory. Born February 12, 1963, she was a daughter of Lewis and Mary Helen Ross Thompson. She had worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a letter carrier and most recently worked for Pickle’s Drive Inn. She enjoyed yard work, cooking,...
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