Obituaries

Donny Presley

Donny Presley

Oct 6, 2015

Amory- Donny Presley, 62 died Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo. Born March 15, 1953 he was a son of Merle and Rousie Sullivan Presley. He married Linda Monaghan on March 8, 1996. Donny grew up in Nettleton and was a graduate of Nettleton High School. After graduating, he honorably served his country in the United States...

Johnny Mac Brown

Johnny Mac Brown

Oct 6, 2015

Johnny M. Brown, 72, of Amory passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Johnny Mac was born in Monroe County on September 3, 1943, to Elmer and Letha (Dean) Brown. He graduated from Nettleton High School in 1962 and married his bride, Linda, on September 8, 1962. They made their home in Amory. He...

Anthony Parham

Anthony Parham

Sep 11, 2015

Anthony Ray Parham, 57, died on Friday, September 11, 2015, at his home. Born August 19, 1958 in Monroe County, he was a son of Paul Ray and Betty Conwill Parham. A lifelong resident of Hatley, he was a graduate of Hatley High School and he was married to Freida Webb. Prior to retirement, he worked 20 years at Litco...

Lillie Mae Shields

Lillie Mae Shields

Sep 3, 2015

Amory- Lillie Mae Shields, 75, died Thursday, September 3, 2015 at Community Hospice Darlington Oaks in Verona. Born September 17, 1939 in Houston, MS she was a daughter of James Dolph Mixon and Beulah Davis Mixon ana married Frank Shields. She attended school in Houston, later moving to Texas where she worked as a Dietician at LaHacienda Treatment Center. Along...

Rob Patton

Rob Patton

Aug 31, 2015

Robert Delane Patton, 36, died on Monday, August 31, 2015 at his home. He was born in Amory on April 20, 1979 and he attended Booneville schools. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and he most enjoyed dirt track racing. He was an Ole Miss fan and a fan of the New York Yankees and he cherished the time...

Kirk Gray

Kirk Gray

Aug 30, 2015

Kirk Gray, 85, died on Sunday, August 30, 2015 at his home. Born April 13, 1930 in Becker, he was a son of William Robert and Josphine Derrick Gray. He grew up and attended school in Becker and was married to Emma Ludeen Camp in 1947. Working in the gas business, he retired from Columbus Butane after 45 years. An...

Harold Graydon  Vickrey

Harold Graydon Vickrey

Aug 23, 2015

Harold Grayden “Vick” Vickrey, 95, died on Sunday, August 23, 2015 at the Merit Health Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory. Born July 10, 1920 in Huxford, Alabama, he was a son of C.B. and Laura Mae Bass Vickrey. He grew up in Huxford and attended school there later marrying Loretta Jeffreys on October 1, 1948 in Osceola, AR. Before his...

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.

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