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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...