Obituaries
Linda Morris
Jan 22, 2024
Linda Darnell Morris, 64, passed away on Monday January 22, 2024 in Monroe County. She was born on May 3, 1959 in Amory to Alvis Arney and Etta Mae Young Frederick. She married Reggy Morris on August 30, 1985 and she loved to spend time with her family and friends. She loved to color on her phone, watch TV, and ride motorcycles. She was...
Gabe Tipton
Jan 20, 2024
James Gabriel “Gabe” Tipton, 22, passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2024 in Oktibbeha County. Gabe was born on December 3, 2001 in Amory to Brandon Tipton and Deeda Edwards. He was a 2020 graduate of Hamilton High School and currently worked for C-Spire Telecommunications as a line locater. Gabe loved to play video games and watch football. His favorite...
James Moses
Jan 20, 2024
James Diehl Moses, 74, passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at his home. Born on May 5, 1950 in Salt Lake City, UT, he was a son to James F. and Kathleen Diehl Moses. He lived in many places in the US with his family later making his home in Amory. He was self-employed mechanical contractor and he and his wife owned...
Frances McCool Taylor
Jan 19, 2024
Frances Elaine McCool Taylor, 52, passed away at the NMMC-Tupelo on January 19, 2024. She was born in Amory on June 22, 1971 to James Earl and Brenda Adams McCool. Frances attended Greenwood Springs School and was a graduate of Hatley High School. She also attended Northwest Alabama Community College. In her younger years, Frances worked at Kerr McGee and...
Martha Ann Turner
Jan 17, 2024
Martha Ann Turner, 85, known as Nanny to her grandchildren and Aunt Martha to many others, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at North Mississippi Medical Center—Pontotoc. She was born in Amory on May 9, 1938 to Howard Wilson and Lena Beatrice Edwards Hall. Growing up in Amory and Becker Bottom, she worked for Penthouse Furniture as a supervisor...
Bobby Joe Towery
Jan 17, 2024
Bobby Joe Towery, 78, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore. He was born on August 18, 1945 in Monroe County to Cluster Vertis “Mug” and Pearlie Mae Johnson Towery. A lifelong resident of Monroe County, he married Mavis Knight on June 9, 1990. Prior to retiring, he worked in maintenance at the bentonite plant for many years. His...
Cynthia Edington
Jan 15, 2024
Cynthia Elsey Edington, 61, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024 at her home. She was born on August 17, 1962 in Stillwell, OK to Joe Lynn and Cordy Ann Fowler Elsey. She married Larry Edington on June 10, 1978 and she worked as a store clerk for many years. She enjoyed playing bingo, going to the casino, and she was an avid...
David Gordon
Jan 15, 2024
David Robert Gordon, 74, passed away on January 15, 2024 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born on November 4, 1949, he was a son to Dexter Leo, Gordon Sr. and Edna Faye Moore Ridings. Growing up in Aberdeen, he was a 1968 graduate of Aberdeen High School and furthered his education at Itawamba Community College. He lived most of his adult...
Etta Saget
Jan 15, 2024
Roxie Etta Vann Saget, 83, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2023 at her home. She was born in Hamilton, AL on February 4, 1940 to Webster Lamar and Marge Cantrell Vann. She was a graduate of Hamilton High School and earned her nursing degree from ICC. For 23 years, she worked at Gilmore Hospital as a Licensed Practical Nurse,...
Jimmy Davis
Jan 13, 2024
Jimmy Glenn Davis, 63, died at his home on January 13, 2024. A lifelong resident of Monroe County, Jimmy was born to Glenn Edward Davis and Frances Ford Cox. For many years, before becoming disabled, he was a very skilled frame builder in the furniture industry. Jimmy would help anyone and was a friend to many. He was an excellent...
Judy Kuykendall Thompson
Jan 13, 2024
********Mrs. Judy Thompson's funeral service has been changed to 11 a.m. Monday, January 22, 2024 at East Amory Baptist Church. Visitation will be on Sunday evening from 4-6 at the funeral home.********
Judy Kay Kuykendall Thompson, 77, passed away at her residence in Smithville on Saturday, January 13, 2024. Judy was born in Monroe County on November 15, 1946 to the...
Mary Gallop Herndon
Jan 6, 2024
Mary Green Gallop Herndon, 89, passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2024 at Oak Tree Manor in Amory. She was born January 27, 1934 in Wren to the late Walter Green Gallop and Bessie Bowen Gallop. Mary grew up in Wren and was a graduate of Aberdeen High School, Class of 1952. She also graduated from Vaughn's Beauty College and...
Bo Roberts
Jan 5, 2024
William Riley "Bo" Roberts, 58, passed away Friday, January 5, 2024 in Choctaw County, Alabama while tracking a deer he had shot earlier in the afternoon. Everyone who knew Bo, knew that he died while doing what he loved. He was born July 20, 1965 in Aberdeen to William Thompson Roberts and Nancy King Roberts. He graduated from Aberdeen High...
Amy Jo Hester
Jan 4, 2024
Amy Jo Hester, 75, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2024 at her home in Amory. Born on August 16, 1948, she was a daughter to Bro. Arthur and Margaret Eubanks D’Haillecourt. She graduated Nettleton High School and later attended Itawamba Junior College and for 31 years she was office manager at Diversicare Nursing Home. She was a member of Cason Baptist Church...
Heath Morris
Dec 29, 2023
Mitchell Heath Morris, better known to his friends as, “Tater,” passed away on Friday, December 29, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo at the age of 44 following a sudden illness. Heath was born on August 26, 1979 in Amory to Richard Ervin and Anita Jone Wilson Morris. Growing up in Fulton, he was a 1997 graduate of Itawamba Agricultural...
Martha Ann Parker
Dec 28, 2023
Martha Ann Bullock Parker, 80, passed away at Oak Tree Manor in Amory on Thursday, December 28, 2023. She was born in Newport, AR on June 17, 1943 to the late Clyde and Beatrice Atkinson Bullock. She grew up in New Port and graduated from Newport High School. She also attended the State Teachers College in Conway, AR. Martha married...
Faye Roberts
Dec 27, 2023
Rita Faye Wells Roberts, 77, passed away at her residence in the Athens Community on Wednesday, December 27, 2023. Faye was born 6 minutes after her twin sister, Kaye on November 29, 1946 in Aberdeen to the late John F. and Mozelle Self Wells. She grew up in the Lackey Community and was a graduate of Aberdeen High School. Faye...
Marilyn Noe
Dec 27, 2023
Marilyn Noe, 67, passed away on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center—Gilmore in Amory. She was born on August 20, 1956 in Monroe County to Eldon and Evelyn Chism Estes. She married Tommy Noe on July 3, 1976. Before retiring, she worked at Homan Wood Products in Fulton, and she also farmed with her husband. She was a very talented...
Leon Steele
Dec 26, 2023
Leon Verlon Steele, 65, passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at Diversicare in Amory. Leon was born on March 25, 1958, to Verlon Leon and Eva Joyce Lee Steele and he was a lifelong resident of Monroe County. He married the former Robin Gray on October 26, 1981, and he worked at Amory Garment Company for many years before retiring. He loved...
Kenneth Davis
Dec 24, 2023
Kenneth Wayne Davis, 62, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born on September 17, 1961 to Glenn Edward Davis and Frances Ford Cox. He grew up in Monroe County and before becoming disabled, he worked as a presser for Wilson’s Manufacturing. His hobbies included music and fishing and he loved his cat, Critter.
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