Obituaries
Betty Cowley
Jul 29, 2023
Betty Henson Cowley, of Cary, North Carolina, passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 29, 2023. She was 86 years old and had been in rehab recovering from a fall and other medical complications.
She was born in Smithville, Mississippi on October 30th, 1936 to her parents Lee Roy and Reba Henson. She was the first of five girls:...
Mary Jane Swartzendruber
Jul 29, 2023
Mary Jane Reimer Swartzendruber, 92, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2023 at Oak Tree Manor in Amory. She was born December 26, 1930 to John and Elizabeth Reimer at Goessel, Kansas.
She grew up on a farm north of Goessel and spent the first 8 years of school in a one room schoolhouse. After graduation from Goessel Rural High...
Linda Joyce Odom
Jul 29, 2023
Linda Joyce Odom, 79, became fully healed and met her savior face to face on Saturday, July 29th, 2023 in Amory, MS. Born on May 12, 1944 in Smithville, Mississippi, she was the youngest daughter of Clister Elizabeth and Jerome Knight.
Linda grew up in Smithville, graduating from Smithville High School. In her adult years, she enjoyed working...
Johnny Brown
Jul 25, 2023
Johnny W Brown’s unshakeable faith in his Lord and Savior and love for life did not come to an end with his death. Johnny passed away peacefully on July 25, 2023 in his home at the age of 53 after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by his loved ones. Johnny is survived by the love of his life and...
Barbara Robison
Jul 22, 2023
Barbara Nell Ausborn Robison, 83, passed away on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at her son’s home in Smithville. She was born on August 23, 1939 in Monroe County to Ollie and Mattie Rose Hadaway Ausborn. A life-long resident of the Turon Community, she worked many years for Monroe Trouser and then for Amory Garment Co. She married Arthur Charles Robison on April 20,...
Walter Livingston
Jul 14, 2023
Walter Livingston, 64, passed away on Friday, July 14, 2023 at Diversicare Nursing Home in Amory. He was born on August 19, 1958 in Columbus, MS to Melvin Lee and Alta E. Baucom Livingston. He was a lifelong resident of Monroe County and before becoming disabled, he was a truck driver.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July...
Grady Baker
Jul 13, 2023
William Grady Baker, 93, of Bartahatchie Community passed away on July 13, 2023 in Columbus, MS. He will be greatly missed, but we know he is in a far better place. Grady was born in Greenwood Springs, MS on May 12, 1930, the only son of Oliver and Myrtle West Baker. He graduated from Greenwood Springs School. He served in the Air Force during...
Randall Weaver
Jul 11, 2023
Randall Lee "Randy" Weaver, 64, passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born in Waukegan, IL on August 20, 1958 to Bernie Lee and Betsy Hurley Weaver. Growing up in Round Lake, IL, he moved to Oxford, MS in 1979, and then shortly after to the Amory area. He worked for many years...
Lillian Parham
Jul 11, 2023
Eva Lillian Parham, 95, passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at Diversicare Nursing Home in Amory. Born on February 25, 1928, she was a daughter to Escar Cleveland “Jim” and Mary Alice Miller. She grew up in the Parham Community and she was the widow of Albert A. “Mutt” Parham. She was a devoted homemaker and also did sewing for the public. She...
Doyle Flippo
Jul 9, 2023
Earney Doyle Flippo, 88, passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory. He was born on September 29, 1934 in Quincy and was a son to Clifton Dallas and Margie Tipton Flippo. He grew up in Greenwood Springs and married the former Jane Carter on March 4, 1952. For many years, he was an over-the-road truck...
Dennis Thompson
Jul 9, 2023
Dennis Thompson, 69, passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2023 at his home in Hatley. Born on May 6, 1954 in Waukegan, IL, he was a son to Ruble Lee and Mary Pearl Handley Thompson. Dennis grew up in the Amory area and married Suzie Cates on November 19, 1971. Prior to retirement, he worked for Tecumseh Compressor Co. from 1988 to...
Barbara Dykes
Jun 29, 2023
Barbara Dykes, 78, passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2023 at Riverplace Nursing Center in Amory. She was born on August 8, 1944 in Red Bay, AL to Mancel and Mary Spencer Lindley. She spent many of her early years in Steele, MO and lived most of her adult life in Monroe County. She married Darold Dykes and Jabo Pace, both of...
Chris Pruitt
Jun 26, 2023
Christopher Neal “Batman” Pruitt, 51, passed away at his home on Monday, June 26, 2023, in Smithville. Chris was born on October 11, 1972, in Amory to Adrian Paul Pruitt and Nancy Elizabeth Johnson Eastman. He attended Hatley School and before becoming disabled, he worked several years at Wal-Mart, Dollar General, and in security for Gilmore Memorial Hospital. Chris was an avid...
Lynn Jeffcoat
Jun 25, 2023
Cheryl Lynn Jeffcoat, 71, passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2023 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born on November 27, 1951 in Columbia, SC to Junior Henry and Ponell Taylor Roland. She grew up in Cayce, SC and she married Bro. Donald Jeffcoat. She worked for many years as a secretary, and she was an excellent typist. The daughter...
Peggy Gregory
Jun 22, 2023
Peggy Faye Sizemore Gregory, 76, passed away on June 22, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center—Gilmore in Amory. Born in Amory on October 13, 1946, she was a daughter of Basil Adophus and Thelma Lou Tucker Sizemore. She married E.J. Gregory on May 25, 1962 and was a lifelong resident of Monroe County. A devout homemaker, she also worked for Amory Garment Co.,...
James Irvin
Jun 16, 2023
James Troy Irvin, 84, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2023 at his home in Hatley. James was born in Sulligent, AL on November 12, 1938. He married the former Mary Ann Duncan on September 12, 1963 and they made their home in Aberdeen for 35 years, and later moved to Hatley where they have lived for the past 25 years. He...
Charles Preston Tubb
Jun 10, 2023
Charles Preston Tubb, 85, passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born in Monroe County on August 10, 1937 to the late Preston and Wilma Owens Tubb. Charles attended Quincy School and graduated from Becker High School. Soon after he went to work on the Frisco Railroad. Charles loved his...
Cyrus Haneline
Jun 8, 2023
Cyrus Haneline, infant son of Chris and Christi Ewing Haneline passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 17, 2023 at Cleveland-Moffett Funeral Home.
In addition to his parents, Chris and Christy Haneline of Amory, he is survived by his grandparents,...
Pete Elrod
Jun 8, 2023
James Edward “Pete” Elrod, 81, passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at his home. Pete was born in Halltown, AL to James Dossie “Hank” and Addie Mae Dees Elrod. He married the former Wanda Pierce and for many years he labored as a farmer, and he also worked for Keeton Sawmill, Sunshine Homes, and Sunshine Mills. Pete gave his heart to God...
C.B. Patten
Jun 4, 2023
Clemon Byron “C.B.” Patten, 80, passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2023 at his home. He was born on April 30, 1943 in Tupelo to C.C. and Mary Patten. From humble beginnings, C.B. learned the value of hard work, dedication, and servitude. These attributes led him to enlist in the U.S. Army immediately following high school graduation he honorably and proudly served for...
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