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Donald Bunch
Mar 16, 2022
Donald Lee Bunch, born on May 12, 1936 in Okolona, Mississippi to Nettie Mae Alexander, and Lee Alexander Bunch, passed away on Wednesday March 16, 2022. He graduated High School in Aberdeen, Mississippi in 1954 and attended Mississippi State University, graduating there in 1958. He met the love of his life, Mary Louise (Lou) Barnes at MSCW and they were...
David Lee Hester
Mar 12, 2022
David Lee Hester MOOREVILLE/NETTLETON - David Lee Hester, 53, passed away on March 12, 2022 at UAB Hospital in Birmingham. He was born in Aurora, IL on July 24, 1968 to parents Jimmy Lee Hester and Lois May (McMullen ) Greene. He was a retired truck driver. He lived most of his life in Lee County. He attended Freewill Baptist Church...
James Arnold Welch
Mar 11, 2022
James Arnold Welch, age 59, died Friday, March 11, 2022 at Tishomingo Manor Nursing Home. He was born December 12, 1962 to Marlin Welch and Margrette Vice Welch in Columbus. He was a lifelong resident of Monroe County where he attended Hamilton School. He worked as a truck driver for Monroe County and was a member of Friendship Baptist Church.
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Rex Bernon Wright
Mar 11, 2022
Nettleton-Rex Bernon Wright, 67, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2022 at the NMMC-Gilmore in Amory. He was born on May 30, 1954 in Monroe County to parents Jack Bernon Wright and Annie Louise (Lee) Wright. He lived most of his life in the Nettlton area. He was a truck driver. He enjoyed old cars, old trucks, grilling and going...
Molly Malone Coleman
Mar 9, 2022
On March 9, 2022, Molly Malone Herring Coleman passed away in Columbus, MS, at her home. She was born on December 12, 1959 in Pace, MS, to Robert and Elizabeth Malone and grew up attended Bayou Academy where she made many lifelong friends. She graduated from Delta State University and settled in Starkville soon thereafter with her family. Molly was...
Brenda Atkins
Mar 7, 2022
Brenda Joyce Andrews Atkins, 77, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2022, at her residence. She was born on October 11, 1944, in Columbus, MS to the late Anna G. Ward and Mitchell Maxwell Andrews. She lived in Columbus MS until moving to Hamilton MS her freshman year of high school. While at Hamilton, she met the love of her...
Gale Ray McWilliams
Mar 5, 2022
Alice Gale Ray McWilliams, 63, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at Baptist Hospital in Columbus. She was born on February 13, 1959 in Aberdeen to the late James Quinton Ray and Louise Pruett Ray. Gale graduated from Aberdeen High School Class of 1977. She went on to IJC in Fulton. She worked as a Title Abstractor of several counties in North Mississippi...
Denise Miller
Feb 25, 2022
Denise Elizabeth Howell Miller, 58, passed away on Friday, February 25, 2022 in Monroe County as the result of an automobile accident. Born in Alexandria, LA on September 14, 1963, she was a daughter to David and Emma Jean Tollett Howell. She graduated high school in Thibodaux, LA and furthered her education at Louisiana College eventually obtain two master’s degrees from Nichols...
Tony Lane "Uma" Westbrook
Feb 25, 2022
Tony Lane “Uma” Westbrook, 64, passed away Friday, February 25, 2022 at OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville surrounded by her family. She was born April 19, 1957 in Aberdeen and grew up in Monroe County, attending Hatley School. On March 20, 1981, Tony married Wendell Westbrook. Together they made their home in Westville where she lived until her death. She and Wendell had a...
Ellen Crump Uithoven
Feb 23, 2022
Ellen Crump Uithoven, 91, of Hamilton, died Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, Mississippi.
Ellen was born on March 14, 1930 to Clarence and Fonnie Bell of Hamilton, Mississippi. Ellen was a lifelong resident of Monroe County and a member of Center Hill Baptist Church. Out of all the things that she did over the course...
Gerardo "Jerry" Jimenez
Feb 20, 2022
Gerardo “Jerry” Jimenez, 56, passed on February 20, 2022. He was born on July 18, 1965 in Laredo, TX to Leonelo Ramon Jimenez and Beatrice Rios Jimenez. He grew up in Hamilton, MS and was graduate of Hamilton High School Class of 1983. He was a life long resident of Monroe County. Jerry was raised in the Catholic Faith and...
Arnold Wayne Owens
Feb 19, 2022
Arnold Wayne Owens, 63, passed away on Saturday, February 19, 2022, in Clay County, Mississippi. He was born in Columbus to Wayne Owens and Betty Sutton. He grew up in Hamilton and attended Amory schools and was a graduate of Hamilton High School Class of 1976. He married Teresa Bostick in 1982. For the last several years, Arnold worked for H2G in Columbus...
Dallas Leathers
Feb 19, 2022
Dallas Leathers SHANNON- Dallas R. Leathers, 83, passed away on February 19, 2022 at the North MS Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born on January 16, 1939 in Itawamba County to parents Cecil and Amie (Hammett) Leathers. He lived most of his life in Lee County. He was a Baptist. He loved to garden and watch sports on television. He...
Dexter Jackson, Jr.
Feb 19, 2022
Dexter Jackson, Jr., 94, passed away on February 19, 2022 at his home in Aberdeen, Ms. He was born on January 16, 1928 in Tremont to Dexter Rose Jackson Sr. and Maudie Brown. He was a graduate of Tremont High school and continued his education for 2 years at Mississippi State University until leaving to serve in the Navy and...
Betty Lou Berry
Feb 18, 2022
Betty Lou (Avery) Ray Berry passed away on February 18, 2022 in Amory, MS at age 73. Betty was born in Macon, MS on January 28, 1949 to the late Dr. Joseph Morgan Avery and the late Mary Leslie Poole Avery. Betty was a 1967 graduate of Macon High School. Prior to her high school graduation, Betty married Paul Reeth Ray in July...
Juanita Payne
Feb 13, 2022
NETTLETON - Carolyn Juanita (Plunkett) Payne, 79, left her earthly home for her eternal heavenly home on February 13, 2022 at the NMMC in Tupelo. She was born on January 27, 1943 in Lee County to parents Audie Plunkett and Christine (Burt) Plunkett. She was a homemaker and lifelong resident of the Nettleton area. Juanita was a member of...
Jimmy Lynn Britt
Feb 6, 2022
Jimmy Lynn Britt NETTLETON - Jimmy Lynn Britt, 65, passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2022 at the North MS Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born in Clay County on September 27, 1956 to parents Grady Miller Britt Sr. and Freddie Geraldine (Stevens) Britt. He lived most of his life in the Nettleton area. He had worked as a self-employed...
Linda Ryals
Feb 6, 2022
Linda Sue Ryals, 64, passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2022 at her home in Mooreville. She was born on July 2, 1957 in Austin, TX to Ralph and Noreta Willis Chesnut. Linda lived in Mississippi most of her life and prior to her retirement, she was an over-the-road truck driver. She enjoyed reading and putting jigsaw puzzles together and she attended Faith...
Villa Mae Caldwell
Feb 5, 2022
Villa Mae Caldwell
NETTLETON - Villa Mae (Sheffield) Caldwell, 79, passed away on February 5, 2022 at her residence in Nettleton. She was born in Itawamba County on April 4, 1942 to parents Trelvie Sheffield and Lois (Prestige) Sheffield. She lived most of her life in the Carolina Community and Nettleton area. Villa Mae loved to embroider, cook, attend church...
Michael Kirkpatrick
Feb 4, 2022
Michael Kirkpatrick, age 50, died Friday, February 4, 2022 at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. He was born May 28, 1971 to Tommy and Donna Kirkpatrick in Aberdeen, MS. He was a graduate of Aberdeen High School. He worked at Nautic Star in Amory.
Michael had a smile that would light up a room and a goofy personality to match. He was...
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