Obituaries

Rebecca Lindsey

Rebecca Lindsey

Aug 21, 2015

Amory- Rebecca Easter Lindsey, 54, died Friday, August 21 at her residence. Born October 12, 1960 in Aberdeen she was a daughter of Claudie Clayton Easter, Sr. and Wilma Dell Foote Easter. She married Billy Lindsey. She attended school in Aberdeen and was a member of Aberdeen First Pentecostal Church. She loved spending time with her family and especially children....

Billy G. Pearson

Billy G. Pearson

Aug 20, 2015

Billy Gene Pearson, 82, died on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at Merit Health Gilmore Memorial Hospital. Born January 6, 1933 in Monroe County, he was a son of Carl and Claude Kyle Pearson. He married Bonita Nash July 4, 1953. He worked for Walker Mfg in Aberdeen and he worked for over 25 years at True Temper Sports retiring as...

Geraldine  Ritter

Geraldine Ritter

Aug 15, 2015

Geraldine T. Ritter, 87, died on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at her home. Born July 21, 1928 in Woodland, MS she was a daughter of Roy and Lera Turner. A graduate of Becker School, she began her teaching career at the age of 16 and she attended the University of Southern Mississippi and received her Bachelor of Science degree in...

Edward C. Easley

Edward C. Easley

Aug 9, 2015

Amory—Edward C. Easley, 86, died on Sunday, August 9, 2015 at his home. Born December 4, 1928 he was a son of Stanley Clifton and Mary Ethel Dye Easley. He grew up in Calhoun County he married Martha Frances Dill. He farmed for a number of years and later moved to Birmingham to work with CBI Steel and worked there...

Martha Easley

Martha Easley

Aug 4, 2015

Martha Frances Dill Eeasley, 85, died on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at her home in Amory. Born February 24, 1930 in Monroe County, she was a daughter of Eddie Govan and Effie Maurine Thompson Dill. She grew up in Becker and graduated Becker School. She married Edward Easley in 1948 and moved to Birmingham in 1953. Determined, she went back...

Sibyl Burrow Hathcock

Sibyl Burrow Hathcock

Aug 2, 2015

Sibyl Burrow Hathcock, 85, of Amory Miss, died Sunday, August 2, 2015 at home, under the care of Gentiva Hospice. Born July 11, 1930, in Monroe County, she was the daughter of the late Weir and Donnie Burrow. She married Hoyet Hathcock July 4, 1947. She was a stay-at-home mother for many years and later worked for South Central Bell...

Inez Fowlkes

Inez Fowlkes

Jul 26, 2015

Becker- Inez Odom Fowlkes, 87, died Sunday, July 26, 2015 at River Place Nursing Center in Amory. Born December 12, 1927 in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late John and Della Millwood Odom. Living in Monroe County, she married the late Charlie Fowlkes. Strong in her faith, she was a member for the last 73 years at...

Betty R. Burt

Betty R. Burt

Jul 15, 2015

Betty Burt passed away July 15, 2015 at her home in Amory after an extended illness. She was born in Itawamba County on March 1, 1940 to Erbie and Villa Moore. After graduation from IAHS, she was employed in the office of Amory Garment for 15 years. She then moved to Senatobia, MS, where she managed a cable company for...

Donna K.  Fears

Donna K. Fears

Jul 10, 2015

Donna K. Fears, 47, died on Friday, July 10, 2015 in Monroe County as the result of an automobile accident. Born July 26, 1967, she was a daughter to Rex and Helen Holloway Fears. She was a 1986 graduate of Smithville High School and she grew up in the Church of Christ. She was a dedicated mail carrier for the...

Winford Laver Holmes

Winford Laver Holmes

Jul 7, 2015

Bartlett, TN- Winford was born on May 27, 1946 in Memphis, Tennessee. He went home to be with the Lord on July 7,2015 after a boating accident in the Tombigbee River in Monroe County, Mississippi. He spent many years working as a master machinist and worked as a truck driver. Winford leaves behind 3 daughters, Stephanie Holmes Easley, Monica Holmes...

Carolyn Wigginton

Carolyn Wigginton

Jul 5, 2015

Carolyn Virginia Monaghan Wigginton, 68, died on Sunday, July 5, 2015 at her sister’s residence in Amory. Born April 3, 1947, she was a daughter of Shelby and Ruby Virginia Laney Monaghan. A graduate of Amory High School, she worked as a business clerk for South Central Bell and was also a medical transcriptionist for several area doctors and clinics...

Roger Allen Wigginton

Roger Allen Wigginton

Jun 27, 2015

Amory- Roger Allen Wigginton, 71, died Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Forest General Hospital in Hattiesburg. Born March 19, 1944 in Tishomingo, MS he was a son of the late Prentiss Uzeal and Myrtle Rogers Wigginton. He married Carolyn Monaghan March 9, 1965. Roger was a graduate of Amory High School and furthered his education at Ole Miss receiving a...

Aviendha Violet Hannah

Aviendha Violet Hannah

Jun 13, 2015

Caledonia- Aviendha Violet Hannah, infant daughter of Sean and Sydney Shepherd Hannah died Saturday, June 13, 2015 at Merit Health GMR Hospital in Amory. A private family service will be held at a later date.

Sheila Diane Markham

Sheila Diane Markham

Jun 3, 2015

Hamilton- Sheila Diane Markham, 51 died Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at her residence. Born January 21, 1964 in Amory, she was a daughter of William Cleveland Markham and Peggy Ann Pickle Markham. She attended Fulton High School in Alabama. Sheila enjoyed going to the park and spending time with her nieces and nephews. Although she never had any children, she...

Billy D. Ford

Billy D. Ford

May 23, 2015

Smithville- Billy D. Ford, 77, died Saturday, May 23, 2015 at his residence after an extended illness. Born August 18, 1937 in Itawamba County, he was a son of Dew and Ora Wheeler Ford. Living in Smithville most of his life, he was a graduate of Smithville High School Class of 1956, later attending and graduating from Mississippi State University....

Jerry Allen Brown

Jerry Allen Brown

May 20, 2015

Jerry Brown, 71, died on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at his home. Born October 3, 1943 in Trenton, New Jersey, he was a son of Belton A. Brown and Novia O. Powell Pennington. Before his retirement, he worked as an electrical engineer in the manufacturing industry traveling extensively with his job. A U.S. Army veteran, he served in Frankfurt, Germany...

Clark Parham

Clark Parham

Apr 30, 2015

Oxford, Miss.—Clark Anthony Parham, 2 weeks, died on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at the Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. Born April 15, 2015 in Tupelo, he was the son of Kara and Chase Parham. Private graveside services will be on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at the New Hope Cemetery. Survivors include his parents, Kara and Chase Parham of Oxford; aunts and...

Nicole  Hall

Nicole Hall

Apr 9, 2015

Nettleton- Nicole LeShay Johnson Hall, 38, received her miracle of complete healing April 9, 2015 at North Mississippi Medical Center. Nicole was born May 7, 1976 to Sharon Rooks and James David Johnson. She married the love of her life, Jeff Hall June 7, 1997. A graduate of Nettleton High School Class of 1994, she furthered her education at ICC...

Alexis Reed Haywood

Alexis Reed Haywood

Apr 7, 2015

Alexis Haywood, 17, died on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 in Itawamba County. Born August 22, 1997, she was a daughter of Amy and Bill Spencer and Darrell Haywood. An accomplished volleyball player, she was a member of the Amory High School volleyball team for 4 years and she was also involved in cross country and track. Known for her beautiful...

Georgia Louetta Esp

Georgia Louetta Esp

Apr 1, 2015

Wren- Georgia Louetta Wilson Esp, 83, died Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at NMMC in Tupelo. Born October 29, 1931 in Logansport, Indiana she was a daughter of the late Harry Wilson and Ann Rhinehart Wilson. She was happily married to Arthur Esp for the last 38 years. A devoted wife and loving mother she was proud to have been able...

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