Obituaries
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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Tommy Cagle
Dec 22, 2023
Tommy Karl O’Neal Cagle, 60, passed away at his home. He was born on February 15, 1963 in Haleyville, AL to James and Inez Huggins Cagle. He was a graduate of Smithville High School and he enjoyed trading and doing yard work. His hobbies included fishing and woodworking. Before becoming disabled, he worked with his father as a painter.
A private family service...
Evelyn Barrett Thompson
Dec 19, 2023
Evelyn Krithel Barrett Thompson, 88, passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 surrounded by her family at the Meadows Assisted Living in Fulton. She was born on September 9, 1935 in Arkansas to the late Albert and Opal Jacobs Barrett. Evelyn married J.C. Thompson on August 14, 1954. For several years she worked in the area garment industry as a...
James Mills
Dec 19, 2023
James Albert Mills, 92, passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born on October 20, 1931 in Tupelo, he was a son to James Alton and Eula Mae Vinson Mills. He graduated from Tupelo High School and married the former Geraldine Harris. Moving to Memphis in the 1950’s, he drove a bus and trolley for the...
Earnest Tidwell
Dec 16, 2023
Earnest Junior Tidwell, 79, passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory. Born on July 30, 1944 in Hamilton, AL, he was a son to Leburn and Dorothy Black Tidwell. He grew up in the Sipsey Fork Community and also in Michigan. On December 22, 1987, he married Geraldine Elmore. Earnest spent his entire career in the...
Peggy Best
Dec 15, 2023
Peggy Jean Monaghan Best, 85, passed away on Friday, December 15, 2023 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on September 16, 1938 in Nettleton to Shelby and Ruby Laney Monaghan. She attended Becker and Amory schools, and she graduated cosmetology college in Illinois. On November 9,1955, she married the love of their life, James Edward Best Sr., and they have spent 67 beautiful yearstogether. For 27 years, she owned and operated Peggy’s House of Beauty in Amory. After retiring...
Tammy Norris James
Dec 13, 2023
Tammy Rose Norris James, 51,passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at the NMMC- Tupelo. She was born April 15, 1972 in Amory to Danny and Linda Pace Norris. Tammy was a graduate of Lamar County High School, Class of 1990. Before becoming disabled, she worked at Wal Mart, Family Dollar and in the nursing homes as a CNA, where...
James Albert Hill
Dec 10, 2023
James Albert Hill, 70, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2023. He was born on June 30, 1953 in Lowndes County to the late Garvin and Mary Elizabeth Chaffin Hill. James grew up in Greenwood Springs and attended Caledonia School. He worked hard his entire life logging and sawmilling.
James is survived by his sister in law, Mary Hill, Houston;...
Troy McCullar
Dec 10, 2023
Troy Gene McCullar, 66, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2023 at his residence. Troy was born in Amory on August 6, 1957 to the late Marlin and Dorothy Johnson McCullar. He grew up in Bigbee Bottom and attended Amory School. Troy married Tracy Smith on April 13, 1979. Troy and Tracy enjoyed a wonderful marriage until her passing in 2020. When you think of...
James Gilliland
Dec 9, 2023
James Kalam Gilliland, 78, passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2023 at his home. Born on October 12, 1945, he was a son to James Kalam Gilliland, Sr and Martha Banks Gilliland. A member of Moore’s Bridge Baptist Church, he also liked to hunting and fishing. He was good at carpentry and loved to travel and attend auctions. He worked as an electrician...
Phillip Thompson
Dec 7, 2023
Phillip Wayne Thompson, 82, passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born in Monroe County on March 19, 1941 he was a son to Bill and Ruth Sheffield Thompson. He was a 1959 graduate of Smithville High School and just a few weeks later, married Laverne Stanford with whom he would spend the next 64...
Peggy Head
Dec 3, 2023
Peggy Jane Head, 82, passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after a brief illness. She was born July 15, 1941 in Smithville, MS to the the late Carl and Claude Pearson. She married the love of her life, Billy Wayne Head, on April 21, 1961. Peggy graduated from Hatley School in May...
Jody Sumrall
Nov 28, 2023
Jody Shelby Sumrall, 60, passed away on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Jody was born in Memphis on March 27, 1963, to Joseph D. and Merrill Mansell Cashion. She grew up in Memphis and graduated high school in Pittsburg, PA. On June 6, 1987, she married Tim Sumrall, and she worked as a preschool teacher for 20...
Lois Comer Sloan
Nov 28, 2023
Lois Mae Comer Sloan, 82, passed away on November 28, 2023 at the NMMC in Tupelo. She was born July 13, 1941 to the late William David and Mamie Dove Comer. Lois graduated from Hatley School, Class of 1959. She was an exceptional cook and ran the cafeteria at True Temper Sports for several years. She also ran a route...
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