Obituaries
Bobby Harrison
Mar 19, 2017
Golden—Bobby Ralph Harrison, 76, died on Sunday, March 19, 2016 at his home. Born May, 25, 1940 he was a son of Rob and Mary Garrison Harrison. He was a member of the Oak Grove Church of God and prior to his retirement, he worked at Sunshine Homes. An avid quail hunter, he also enjoyed fishing. Funeral services for Mr....
Roberta Zittrower
Mar 7, 2017
Roberta Zittrower, 85, died on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at Oak Tree Manor in Amory. Roberta is survived by her son, Gary Zittrower (Rose); daughter, Debbie Mahany (Michael); 4 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Albert Zittrower and a son, Reggie Kilgore. A Graveside Memorial will be held 11 AM, Friday, April 7,...
Emma Jean White
Feb 22, 2017
Emma Jean White, 77, died on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Diversicare in Amory. Born December 27, 1939 in Aberdeen, she was a daughter to Salis Jefferson and Loy V. Britt Phillips. She was a graduate of Aberdeen High School. Prior to her retirement, she worked as hotel manager for Holiday Inns in Starkville and Greenville. Never meeting a stranger,...
Linda Little
Feb 11, 2017
Smithville- Linda Iris Newton Little, 76, died on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at The Meadows in Fulton. Born December 4, 1940 in Itawamba County, she was a daughter to William F. “Bill” and Una Sloan Newton. She grew up in the Peaceful Valley community and later graduated from Hatley High School. She married Herbert Little on April 7, 1962. A...
George Daniel Sargent
Jan 16, 2017
Mr. Sargent passed away early Monday morning, January 16, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett. A native of Amory, MS, he was the son of the late Archie Madison and Beatrice Inez Hester Sargent. Mr. Sargent lived a short time in Illinois and has been residing in Hardeman County since 1972. On April 6, 1957, he was united in...
Robert Everette Ritter
Jan 8, 2017
Robert Everette Ritter, 65, died on Sunday, January 8, 2017 at his home. Born May 1, 1951 in Monroe County, he was a son to Eldridge and Reathie Benton Ritter. Everett grew up in Smithville and attended Smithville School. He married Elizabeth Soden in 1980 and prior to his retirement, he worked nearly 30 years at Amwood Products in Amory...
Barry Strevel
Dec 28, 2016
John Barry Strevel, 60, died on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 in Destin, FL. Born January 28, 1956 Barry was a son to Thomas G. and Mary Bruff Strevel. Growing up in Aberdeen, he attended Aberdeen High School and started working at a young age in the family business, Strevel & Sons. There, Barry learned the value of hard work and...
Tommy Sargent
Dec 25, 2016
Tommy Cecil Sargent, 76, died on Sunday, December 25, 2016 at his home in the Bigbee Community. Born April 20, 1940 in Monroe County he was a son to Abe Rubel and Edith Nash Sargent. Attending Bigbee School he later married Nell Bennett in 1960. Prior to his retirement, he worked for Local #150 in Joliet, Ill. as a heavy...
Odis Bradshaw
Dec 23, 2016
Odis Lee Bradshaw, 87, died on Friday, December 23, 2016 at his home near Smithville. Born January 7, 1929 in Neshoba County, Mississippi he was a son to Newton Alexander and Mary Margaret Elizabeth Hudson Bradshaw. Odis served in the U.S. Army and prior to his retirement, he was self-employed as a timber cutter. He married Mary Magdalene Hughes and...
Peggy Conwill
Dec 15, 2016
Peggy Sue Harper Conwill, 69, died on Thursday, December 15, 2016 at her daughter’s residence in Petal, MS. Born on May 25, 1947 in Amory, she was a daughter of Robert and Pansy Ford Harper. A 1964 graduate of Amory High School, she was a standout athlete achieving female Panther athlete of the year and received All Little Ten awards...
Dan Reed
Dec 15, 2016
Dan Reed, 75, died on Thursday, December 15, 2016 at the St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. Born June 5, 1941 in Sulligent, he was a son to John and Geneva Whitehead Reed. Dan grew up in Macon, Georgia later moving to Monroe County and marrying Peggie Clark in 1960, they owned and operated a small family furniture and fabric business....
Guy Powell
Dec 10, 2016
Guy William Powell, 66, died on Saturday, December 11, 2016 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born November 26, 1950 in Monroe County, he was a son of Clyde Hilton and Corine Yeager Powell. Prior to his retirement, he worked as a machinist for ITT/Fabrivalve in Amory. A Mason, he also enjoyed gardening, mechanic work, watching NASCAR, and...
Ruth Tubb
Dec 8, 2016
Ruth Johnston Mitchell Tubb, 77, died on Thursday, December 8, 2016 at her home. She was born on October 27, 1939 in Monroe County to Edgar Wade and Ellie Dee Clayton Johnston. Prior to her retirement, she worked for Glenn Manufacturing and Amory Garment Co. She was a member of the Becker Baptist Church and she enjoyed yard work, flower...
Rita Hood
Oct 27, 2016
Rita Palmer Hood, 69, died on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born November 16, 1946 in Amory, she was daughter of Rubel F. and Oleen Seals Palmer. Prior to her retirement, she worked for over 40 years as a hair stylist and beautician, and took great pride in her work. An avid MSU fan,...
Ruby Lanell Beasley
Oct 21, 2016
Ruby Lanell Davis Beasley, 88, died on Friday, October 21, 2016 at the Riverplace Nursing Center in Amory. Born February 2, 1928, she was a daughter of Earl and Carrie Bishop Westmoreland. She married Clarence Davis and later married Thomas Beasley. Prior to her retirement, she worked as a waitress at the Natchez Trace Inn and Shockleys and she was...
Martha Nash
Oct 20, 2016
Martha Nash, 90, died on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at Oaktree Manor in Amory. Born October 17, 1926 in Amory she was a daughter of James Clayton and Marguerite Dryden Walden. A lifelong resident of the Hatley area, she was also the widow of Roy L. Nash. Prior to her retirement, she worked for Amory Garment Company. Her hobbies included...
Jewel Graves
Oct 15, 2016
Jewel Graves, 90, died on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at her residence. Born February 22, 1926 in Monroe County, she was a daughter of Trannie and Lila Thornton Ausborn. She was a 1944 graduate of Hatley High School and prior to her retirement, she worked for United Technologies. A faithful member of the Christian Chapel Church of Christ. Of her...
Rachel Stegall
Oct 5, 2016
Rachel Stegall, 53, died on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at the Golden Living Nursing Center in Amory. Born June 3, 1963 in Joliet, IL she was a daughter of Allen Zane and Betty Jean Trimm Stegall. A homemaker, she grew up and attended school in Illinois and moved to Fulton in 1983. She later lived in Becker. Loving life, she...
Leo Holloway
Oct 4, 2016
Leo Holloway, 82, died on Tuesday, October 04, 2016 at his residence. Born July 20, 1934 in Itawamba County, he was a son of Roy and Lula Harris Holloway. He was married to Betty Millican on April 25, 1953 and then later married Glenda Knight on May 16, 1996. Prior to his retirement he traveled the United States as the...
Paula Beukema
Oct 4, 2016
Paula Mae Lampe Beukema, 74, died on Tuesday, October 04, 2016 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born March 31, 1942 in Mattoon, IL she was a daughter to August and Teresa Diemeke Lampe. Growing up in Mattoon, IL she graduated school there and married John Beukema in 1974. Prior to her retirement, she worked in the public...
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