Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
H.W. Capps
Dec 29, 2017
H.W. Capps, 67, died on Friday, December 29, 2017 at his residence in Smithville. Born on January 24, 1950 he was a son to Hazel and Ida Humbers Capps. He was a graduate of Hatley High School in 1970 and by draft entered the U.S. Army. Prior to his discharge in 1972, he served in German as a specialist IV....
Janie Guyton
Dec 13, 2017
Martha Jane Guyton, 78, died on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at her home. She was born on June 10, 1939 in Hatley to James M. and Mary Lucille Pickle Faulkner. Prior to her retirement, she worked as a seamstress in the area garment industry and later for Wal-Mart. A member of Grace Fellowship Baptist Church, she also had a love...
Ila Kittrell
Dec 7, 2017
Ila Arlene Denny Kittrell, 80, passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at the Diversicare Nursing Center in Amory. Born on October 26, 1937 in Davenport, Iowa, she was a daughter of Marvin G. and Elsie A. Chandler Denny. She graduated school in Davenport later moving to Sulligent in 1969. For many years, Mrs. Kittrell owned and operated the Gattman...
Avaleigh Delila-Grace Hood
Dec 4, 2017
Avaleigh Delilah-Grace Hood, 1 mo., passed away on Monday, December 4, 2017 at the University Medical Center in Jackson. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at the Cleveland-Moffett Funeral Home in Amory with Bro. Chuck Moffett officiating. Burial will be in the Hatley Cemetery. Survivors include her mother, Stephanie Hood; grandparents, Gerald and Angel...
Peggy Watson
Nov 17, 2017
Peggy Louise Bethay Watson, 75, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2017 at her home following a short illness. She was born on December 2, 1941 in Itawamba County to Melvin and Lucille Ridings Bethay. Mrs. Peggy grew up in the Carolina Community, attended Carolina School and graduated from IAHS. It was evident in Mrs. Peggy’s life that she loved...
Bill Tate
Nov 12, 2017
James William “Oober” Tate, 53, passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson following a sudden illness. He was born on January 6, 1964 and was a son to James R. and Bonnie Mitchell Tate. A lifelong resident of Amory, he attended Becker School up until the 8th grade and was a...
Joseph Cavender
Nov 6, 2017
Joseph Lee Cavender, 65, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2017 at his home in the Bethlehem Community. Born on June 16, 1952, he was a son to Clovis Lee and Velcie Marie Silas Cavendar and he attended Smithville Schools. He married Sandra Carter in 1971, and after working for Amory Garment Company for a short time, Mr. Cavender pursued...
Linda Worthey
Oct 31, 2017
Linda Grace Gregory Worthey, 74, died on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at her home following a recent illness. Born on June 29, 1943, she was a daughter to Lowell and Grace Ausborn Gregory. A graduate of Amory High School class of 1961, she had worked in the area garment industry and for Mississippi/Itawamba Gravel Company and she married Doyle Worthey....
Janie Dixon
Oct 30, 2017
Janie Pearl Dixon, 65, died on Monday, October 30, 2017 at the Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory. Born on October 27, 1952 in New Albany, she was a daughter to M.C. and Daisey Mae Little Alexander. She married Gary Lynn Dixon and took great pride in being a homemaker. She was of the Baptist faith. A memorial service will be...
Kendall Little
Oct 29, 2017
Kendall D. Little, 68, died on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus. Born on January 26, 1949 he was a son to Shelly and Othel Palmer Little. Kendall grew up in the Parham Community and attended Smithville School. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was drafted during the Vietnam War and was...
Gary Funderburk
Oct 27, 2017
Gary Lloyd Funderburk, 58, died on Friday, October 27, 2017 at the North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice. Born on July 25, 1959 in Detroit, MI, he was a son to Roscoe and Loreda Moffat Funderburk. He was married to Joy Hitchcock and prior to his retirement, he worked as a crane operator for Tom Soya Grain Company. An avid outdoorsman,...
Jack D. Stevens
Oct 17, 2017
Jack Stevens, 87, passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at the River Place Nursing Center in Amory. Born August 10, 1930 in Neshoba County, he was a son to William “Bill” Alfred and Annie Mae Reed Stevens. He lived in the Mississippi Delta for 30 years then moving to Greenville to work in the pipeline business. Mr. Jack had...
Robert Frederick
Oct 6, 2017
Robert Foster Frederick, 77, passed away on Friday, October 6, 2017 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born on April 4, 1940, he was a son to Samuel “Roof” and Lillie Foster Frederick. He married Dorothy Sue Grimes and he was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church. Mr. Frederick was a farmer and prior to his...
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