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Delma Whitworth Yates
Oct 2, 2024
Delma Lee Whitworth Yates, 89, passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at NMMC- Gilmore in Amory. She was born in Monroe County to the late Raymond and Hattie Cantrell Whitworth. Delma grew up in Aberdeen and was a graduate of Aberdeen High School. She would go on to earn her LPN License. Delma moved to Illinois in the early...
Mary Armon Gilliland
Oct 1, 2024
Wren, Ms- Mary Armon Wood Finley Gilliland “Mary Armon”, 91, peacefully departed her earthly walk on Tuesday, October 1st, 2024, from her home in Wren, Mississippi. She was born on July 12th, 1933, the daughter of the late Thomas Elkin Wood, Sr. and Geneva Mae Hood Wood. Mary graduated from Wren School with the class of 1950. She married her...
Richard Marion Murry
Sep 29, 2024
Nettleton-Richard M. Murry, 85, stepped into Eternity on September 29, 2024 at NMMC-Tupelo. He was born on October 14, 1938 to Thomas Murry and Irene Hunter Murry in Union County. "Pop," as he was affectionately called by kids, grandkids, and the ones that loved him, was the owner of Wheel City for over 30 years. Pop was a car enthusiast,...
Evelyn Simmons Cowan
Sep 28, 2024
Evelyn Simmons Cowan, aged 94, passed away peacefully at home on September 28, 2024, in Aberdeen, MS. Born on December 15, 1929 in Ellisville, MS, Evelyn was known for her vibrant and outgoing personality, often described as the life of the party and someone who never met a stranger. Her zest for life was evident in her love for travel,...
Gary Hodnett
Sep 27, 2024
Nettleton- Lester Gary Hodnett, 65, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2024 at the NMMC-Tupelo. Gary was born in Hinds County on May 7, 1959 to parents Lester Ruble Hodnett and Anna Jean (Barnes) Hodnett. He was a lifelong resident of Shannon and a retired supervisor in the poly foam industry. He was a member of Church of God of...
Mary Helen Doss
Sep 27, 2024
Mary Helen Johnson Doss went to be with her Lord on September 27, 2024. She was born into a farming family in Webster County, MS on June 17, 1932. She obtained diplomas from Mathiston High School, and Wood Junior College, before graduating from Mississippi State College for Women in the mid- 1950's. She entered the professional world as a schoolteacher,...
Carolyn Nicholson
Sep 27, 2024
Nettleton- Betty Carolyn (Taylor) Nicholson, 79, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2024 at River Place Nursing Center in Amory. She was born on April 23, 1945 in Lee County to parents Buddy Taylor and Beatrice (Ellis) Taylor. She was a lifelong resident of Nettleton. She was a retired inspector in the garment industry. Carolyn loved listening to music and...
Charles Davidson
Sep 26, 2024
Charles Garvin Davidson, 88, passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at his home in Aberdeen. He was born on December 3, 1935, in Tupelo to Colonel Claiborne and Stella West Davidson. He attended Lawhon Elementary in East Tupelo as a child but graduated from Shannon High School. Enlisting in the United States Navy on June 16, 1954, he proudly...
Lawrence Earl Shackelford
Sep 25, 2024
Nettleton-Lawrence Earl Shackelford, 84, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at the NMMC-Tupelo. He was born on May 8, 1940 in Monroe County to parents Lottie Lee (Parker) Shackelford and Steve Archie Shackelford. He lived most of his life in the Nettleton area but was a high school graduate from West Portsmouth, Ohio. He was a member of the...
Doris (Baulch) Vinson
Sep 25, 2024
Nettleton- Doris (Baulch) Vinson, 72, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at Diversicare of Amory. She was born on April 16, 1952 in Lee County to parents Herman Baulch and Carrie Mae (Bishop) Baulch. She lived most of her life in the Nettleton area. She was of the Baptist faith. Doris was a retired ward clerk for NMMC-Tupelo. She...
June Ray
Sep 25, 2024
Dorothy June Ray, 87, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus. Born on August 30, 1937 in Monroe County to Willie Robert and Jessie Mae Spurgeon Hickman. She was a proud graduate of Aberdeen High School. On May 14, 1955, she married her husband, Onie D. Ray and moved to Chicago where...
Doris Lancaster Sloan
Sep 25, 2024
Mrs. Doris Lancaster Sloan, 94, of Tupelo, MS left this present world for her journey to her heavenly home on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 with her family surrounded around her.
She was born July 12, 1930 in Hamilton, MS to the late Troy Allen Lancaster and Maggie Easter Lancaster.
Doris graduated Hamilton High School and attended both Mississippi School and...
Tommie J. Pickle
Sep 23, 2024
Tommie J. Pickle, age 83, died Monday, September 23, 2024 at Dugan Memorial Home in West Point, MS. She was born October 3, 1940 to W. C. Stinson and Betsy Mae Barrow Stinson West in Caledonia, MS. She retired as a mail carrier for the U. S. Postal Service. She was a member of Center Hill Baptist Church where she...
Darnell Randolph
Sep 19, 2024
Nettleton- Debra Darnell (Payne)Randolph, 58, passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at the NMMC in Tupelo. She was born in Monroe County on May 31, 1966 to parents William Ross Payne and Bobbie Nell (Williams) Payne. She lived most of her life in the Nettleton area but had resided in Fulton for the past 3 years. She was a...
Michael Mitchell
Sep 19, 2024
Michael Allen Mitchell, 44, of Hamilton went home to his heavenly Father on Thursday, September 19, 2024. He was born on November 30, 1979 in Aberdeen to Lige L. Mitchell and Jeanette Hill Mitchell of Hamilton. Michael was a graduate of Hamilton High School class of 1998 and furthered his education at Itawamba Community College. He obtained his massage therapy...
Larry Jourdan
Sep 15, 2024
Dennis Larry Jourdan, 74, passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2024 at his home in Hamilton. Born in Macon, MS on July 20, 1950, he was a son to J.W. and Allene Langford Jourdan. Larry graduated from Macon High School and attended Delta State University where he played baseball. Sharing his passion for baseball, he coached his children from little...
Glen Earl Harris
Sep 11, 2024
Nettleton- Glen Earl Harris, 75, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at the NMMC-Tupelo. He was born in Lee County on October 4, 1948 to parents Claudie V. Harris and Francis Juanita (Smith) Harris. He lived most of his life in the Nettleton area and was a member of Jones Chapel Baptist Church. He was a former warehouse manager...
Ruby Ann Baty
Sep 10, 2024
Hamilton- Ruby Ann Boyd Baty, 90, passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at her residence in Hamilton surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on October 19, 1933 in Livingston, AL to parents Phillip Marshall Boyd and Ruth Lavender Boyd. She was married to the late Thomas Harold Baty, they wed on November 1, 1952. She was a...
Carrie Jane Kane
Sep 4, 2024
Carrie Jane Kane, 57, passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 in Lamar County, AL. She was born on August 5, 1967 in Columbus and she grew up in Hamilton. She had worked as a cook at the fountain grill and previously she set with the elderly.
No services are scheduled at this time.
She is survived by her mother, Mary Jane...
Bro. Robert Higgins
Aug 30, 2024
Bro. Robert Wayne Higgins, 81, passed away on Friday, August 30, 2024, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born on May 11, 1943, in Union County, MS, he was a son to Walter B. Higgins and Flossie Louise Smithey Todd. Growing up in Union County, he had resided in Nettleton for the past 36 years. He was married to...
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