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Louine (Cook) Hendrix

Louine (Cook) Hendrix

May 30, 2020

TUPELO – Louine (Cook) Hendrix, 85, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2020, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. She was born on October 21, 1934, to Grady Cook and Lalar (Palmer ) Cook. She lived most of her life in Tupelo, MS but spent the last four years in The Meadows in Fulton, MS. She enjoyed...

Janet Ann Bates Knight

Janet Ann Bates Knight

May 25, 2020

Janet Ann Bates Knight, 75, died Monday, May 25, 2020, at her residence. She was born in New Hope, Alabama on May 12, 1945, to Jimmy Bates and Mildred Wright Bates. She had lived in Aberdeen for the past 25 years. She was retired from Big Star Grocery in Aberdeen. Ms. Knight was affiliated with the Church of Christ. Ms....

Anthony Nolen Aycock

Anthony Nolen Aycock

May 22, 2020

Anthony Nolen Aycock, 35, died May 22, 2020 peacefully in his apartment in Dallas, TX. Mr. Aycock was born on February 8, 1985, in Amory, MS to Laurenda Provias Aycock and William Wade Aycock, III. He worked for Osburn Contractors, LLC as an accounting representative. He served in the Mississippi Army National Guard with the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team...

James Rueben Gill

James Rueben Gill

May 17, 2020

James Rueben Gill, 95, died Sunday, May 17, 2020, at his residence. He was born on October 9, 1924, in Arkansas to Dewey Gill and Delphia English Gill. He was a life long resident of Monroe County. Mr. Gill was a Veteran of the United States Air Force. He attended Business College and he worked for the Highway Dept., Raley...

Victoria “Vicky” Pieraccini Dichiara

Victoria “Vicky” Pieraccini Dichiara

May 14, 2020

Victoria “Vicky” Pieraccini Dichiara died peacefully May 14, 2020, in Marietta, Georgia at the age of 95. Vicky is survived by her children, Tom Dichiara, wife Fonda – Rossville, TN; John Dichiara, wife Elisa – Atlanta, GA; Ronald Dichiara – Marietta, GA; Robert Dichiara, wife Kelly – Powder Springs, GA; and Rosalie Dichiara – Flowood, MS. Grandchildren Elizabeth Zepponi (Fred)...

Timothy Luker

Timothy Luker

May 13, 2020

Timothy Luker, 62, died Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at Care Center of Aberdeen, MS after a battle with brain cancer. Timothy was born on September 27, 1958, to Letha Louise Posey Luker and Melvin Durance Luker. He was a life long resident of Monroe County, Mississippi. He spent his working years as a Self-Employed Lawn Care worker. He was excellent...

Grady Jean “Gretta” Morris Byrd

Grady Jean “Gretta” Morris Byrd

May 4, 2020

Grady Jean “Gretta” Morris Byrd, 74, died Monday, May 4, 2020, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. She was born January 5, 1946, in Vernon, AL, to Eugene Morris and Essie Mae Benefield Morris. She was a life long resident of Monroe County. She was retired from Rose Hill Furniture. She is survived by one daughter Charlotte...

Leroy Edwards

Leroy Edwards

May 4, 2020

Leroy Edwards, age 88, died Monday, May 4, 2020, at North MS Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory, MS. He was born on March 28, 1932, to Gertrude Edwards in Itawamba County. He lived most of his life in Monroe County. He was a former employee of Super Snagless in Tupelo, MS, where he worked as a furniture hardware press operator. He...

Jimmy Ray Red

Jimmy Ray Red

Apr 27, 2020

Jimmy Ray Red, 79, died Monday, April 27, 2020, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. He was born August 29, 1940, in Arkabutla, MS to Herbert Ray Red and Mary Louise Davis Red. He had lived in Aberdeen for the past 50 years. Mr. Red was employed by St. Joe Paper Co., Cullum Bro. Trucking and Uniman....

Jimmy Harrington

Jimmy Harrington

Apr 25, 2020

Jimmy Harrington, 77, died Saturday, April 25, 2020, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. He was born March 28, 1943, in Houston, MS to Daniel Levi Harrington, Sr. and Florence Ivy Smith Harrington. He lived most of his life in Aberdeen, MS. He was retired from AT&T and enjoyed his retirement work at the Monroe County Co-Op.Jimmy...

Richard Willis

Richard Willis

Apr 24, 2020

Richard Willis, 76, died Friday, April 24, 2020, at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo, MS. He was born July 27, 1943, in Aberdeen to Ira Green Willis and Mary Etta Wiseman Willis. He was a life long resident of Monroe County. Mr. Willis was a retired painter and contractor and owned Willis Bait Shop. He was a member of River Bend...

James Dudley West

James Dudley West

Apr 19, 2020

James Dudley West, 85, died Sunday, April 19, 2020, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Amory, MS. He was born July 31, 1934, in Monroe County to Dewey Hopson West and Maggie Gray West. He was a life long resident of Monroe County. Mr. West was a retired mechanic for Walker Mfg. He was a Veteran of the Korean...

Ellie Rhee Reeves West

Ellie Rhee Reeves West

Apr 15, 2020

Ellie Rhee Reeves West, 100, died Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at Trinity Health Care in Columbus, MS. She was born September 1, 1919, in Vernon, AL to W.M. Reeves and Nora Edgeworth Reeves. She was a homemaker and a member of the Pleasant Grove Methodist Church.She is survived by two daughters Betty Ray of Hamilton, MS and Martha Sue Gwathney...

Charles Lee Worlow, Jr

Charles Lee Worlow, Jr

Apr 12, 2020

Charles Lee Worlow, Jr., passed away Sunday, April 12, 2020, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. He was born June 3, 1945, in Sedgewick, Arkansas, to Charles Lee Worlow, Sr., and Thelma Frye Worlow. He was a charter member of St. Mark United Methodist Church in Aberdeen.He leaves his wife of 54 years, Rebecca (Becky) Roberts Worlow, twin...

Wanda Williams Jester

Wanda Williams Jester

Apr 7, 2020

Wanda Williams Jester, 65, died Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at the Monroe Regional Hospital in Aberdeen. She was born September 24, 1954, in Aberdeen, MS. Clerman “Skeeter” Williams, and Lois Kendrick Williams. She was a life long resident of Aberdeen. She had been an employee of Beneficial Finance. She was a Methodist.She is survived by two daughters Angela Wooley of...

Timothy Chad Owens

Timothy Chad Owens

Apr 3, 2020

Timothy Chad Owens, 40, died Friday, April 3, 2020, in Oxford, MS. He was born December 12, 1979, in Starkville, MS to Arnold Wayne Owens and Teresa Bostick Owens. He lived at the North Mississippi Regional Rehab Center in Oxford, MS. He was a Baptist.

Summer Nichole Bowen

Summer Nichole Bowen

Mar 31, 2020

Summer Nichole Bowen, 39, died Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at her home. She was born September 10, 1980, in Amory, MS, to Jerry Wayne Bowen and Kathy Rye Newman. She was a life long resident of Aberdeen. Summer was a Digital Artist. She was a Baptist.She is survived by her Mother Kathy Rye Newman (David) of Aberdeen, MS; two sisters...

Evelyn Elders Holmes

Evelyn Elders Holmes

Mar 29, 2020

Evelyn Elders Holmes, 84, died Sunday, March 29, 2020, at the Care Center of Aberdeen, MS. She was born January 16, 1936, in Laredo, TX, to Herbert Elders and Vera Young Elders. She had resided in Aberdeen for the past three years. Ms. Holmes was a self-employed truck driver. She was a Baptist.She is survived by four sons Barry Schafer...

William Larry Taylor

William Larry Taylor

Mar 21, 2020

William Larry Taylor, 70, died Saturday, March 21, 2020 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. He was born on August 6, 1949 in Union County MS to Allen Gregory and Gladys (Taylor) Welch. He resided his last six years in the Nettleton area. He enjoyed fishing, singing, and riding his motorcycle. He loved spending time with his...

Lillie McFall Brand

Lillie McFall Brand

Mar 17, 2020

Lillie McFall Brand, 56, died Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. She was born March 28, 1963, in Calhoun County to Buck McFall and Carolyn Hitt McFall. Ms. Brand worked at Pickle’s Drive Inn in Amory, MS. She had lived in Aberdeen since 2011. She was a Baptist. She is survived by her...