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Doris Shackelford
Jun 2, 2023
Doris Todd Shackelford, 88, passed away on Friday, June 2, 2023 at River Place Nursing Center in Amory. She was born in Monroe County, MS on April 26, 1935 to the late Rufus and Francis Owing Todd. Doris married Billy Shackelford and was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed shopping, baking, music but most of all she enjoyed...
Robert Dean Blair
May 31, 2023
Robert Dean Blair was born March 14, 1939 in Monroe County, MS to Joseph Asbury and Mary Elizabeth Pennington Blair. Died May 31, 2023 at NMMC. He is survived by wife of 58 years - Barbara J. Gilreath Blair, son – Keith Blair (Angel), daughter – Leigh Blair Guin (Bryan), daughter – Kristie Blair Permenter - (Brad), grandchildren – Brandon Blair; Peyton...
Avie Nell Marshall
May 29, 2023
Avie Nell Marshall
Heaven gained a new angel when Avie Nell Marshall departed this earth on May 29, 2023.
Nell, age 93, was born February 23, 1930, to Kirby Lee Whitaker and Lourena Flippo Whitaker in Dekalb, Mississippi. She was the only one of Kirb and Lourena’s eleven children not born in Monroe County, Mississippi. Nell causes an immediate...
Lucille Roy Morris
May 27, 2023
Lucille (Bebe) Roy Morris died Saturday, May 27, 2023 in Baton Rouge with Mike and his family comforting her. She was born July 4, 1926 to Saul Oliver and Ada Short Roy in Columbus, MS.
She grew up in Columbus, MS, where she attended Franklin Academy and Stephen D. Lee High School. The first year of college she spent...
Karla Raelynn Luker
May 18, 2023
Karla Raelynn Luker, 9 days old, died Thursday, May 18, 2023, at herresidence in Aberdeen. She was born May 9, 2023, in Amory to Ervin Durance Luker and Hannah Luker.A graveside service will be at 2 PM., Sunday, May 21, 2023 at the Mennonite Christian Cemetery, officiated by Bro. David Lee and Pastor Scooter Noland.Survivors include her parents, Ervin and...
Raymond W. Boyd
May 17, 2023
Raymond W. Boyd, age 94, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at the Hospice Unit at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo.
He was born on December 16, 1928 to the late Raymond Wren and Julia Corinne Boyd in Columbus, MS.
He grew up during the depression and WWII era. After the death of his father at an early age, the...
Lori Gillespie Miller
May 15, 2023
Lori Gwen Gillespie Miller, 57, passed away on Monday, May 15, 2023 at her residence in Aberdeen. Lori was born on January 25, 1966 in Memphis to the late Barry Moore and Mary Ellen Martin Gillespie. She grew up in Memphis and was a graduate of Evangelical Christian School and also attended the University of Memphis. Lori enjoyed summer trips...
Jimmy Hanna
May 14, 2023
Jimmy Carl Hanna, 45, passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2023 at UAB Hospital in Birmingham. He was born on February 22, 1978 in Aberdeen to John William, Sr. and Odelia Cecilia Schmitz Hanna. Jimmy graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1996. He went to work in the family business, Hanna Construction, at the age of 12. He married the former Nikki English,...
June Cline Walker
Apr 29, 2023
June Cline Walker went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, April 29, 2023 in Houston, TX. She was born June 5, 1938 in Conover, NC. Her mother, Fannie Gilbert Minton, raised her in a loving home. She attended Concordia Lutheran Day School and Newton Conover High School. June was a bright and conscientious student...
Michelle Nell Harvey
Apr 15, 2023
Mooreville- Michelle Nell (Aldridge) Harvey, 46, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023 at the NMMC in Tupelo. She was born on September 22, 1976 in Monroe County to parents Jackie Ward Aldridge, Sr., and Sarah (Johnson) Aldridge. She lived most of her life in the Mooreville area. She was of the Church of God by faith. She enjoyed sewing,...
Inez Brown
Apr 12, 2023
Leona Inez Ballard Brown, 90, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at Monroe Regional Hospital in Aberdeen. She was born on April 21, 1932 in Aberdeen to Howard and Ruby Inez Coleman Ballard. A life-long resident of Aberdeen, she graduated Aberdeen High School and she attended Mississippi University for Women, Blackwood School of Music, and Mississippi State University. Inez married Julian Arthur...
David Jeremy Johnson
Apr 6, 2023
Shannon-David Jeremy Johnson, 34, passed away at his residence in Shannon on April 6, 2023. Jeremy was a lifelong resident of Shannon. He was a faithful member of Shannon Church of Jesus Christ. He was born in Lee County on August 11, 1988 to parents David Lynn Johnson and Barbara Johnson. He enjoyed music, going to church and he loved...
Jenny Roberts
Mar 30, 2023
Jenny Lou Welch Roberts, 74, passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at Diversicare Nursing Home in Amory, MS. She was born on October 15, 1948 in Hamilton, MS to Thurmon Woodrow “Buck” Welch and Myrtle Chaffin Welch. Jenny was a homemaker taking care of her boys and she also worked as a consultant in the cosmetics industry. She enjoyed listening to all...
Jeanie Bowen
Mar 28, 2023
Anita Jean “Jeanie” Bowen, 74, passed away on March 28, 2023 at DCH Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. She was born on July 24, 1948 in Aberdeen to Alvis and Magdalene Stanford Walden. She graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1966 and immediately began working at Kerr-McGee in the payroll department and continued there for 36 years retiring from Tronox. She was married to Mike...
Ernest Roland "Butch" Blanton, Jr
Mar 28, 2023
Nettleton- Ernest Roland "Butch" Blanton, Jr.,74, passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born on March 12, 1949 in Lee County to parents Ernest Roland Blanton, Sr., and Bille Ruth (Roebuck) Blanton. He lived most of his life in the Nettleton area. He graduated form the University of Mississippi. He...
Linda Rachel (Tartt) Johnson
Mar 27, 2023
Amory- Linda Rachel (Tartt) Johnson, 71, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2023 at her home surrounded by family. She was born on March 29, 1951 in Tupelo, MS to parents James Tartt, Sr., and Myrtis (McClendon) Tartt. She attended Nettleton High School. She married Gerald Johnson on June 4, 1966. She worked hard her whole life in the furniture...
Valessa (Tackett) Randolph
Mar 25, 2023
Amory- Valessa (Tackett) Randolph, 64, passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at the North MS Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born on September 2, 1958 in Monroe County to parents Glenn Tackett and Joann (Burleson) Tackett. She lived most of her life in Monroe County. She had worked in retail as a store clerk. She loved the outdoors...
Billy David Tartt
Mar 24, 2023
Nettleton- Billy David Tartt, 68, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2023 at his residence in Nettleton. He was born on February 25, 1955 in Monroe County to parents James Alvis Tartt ,Sr., and Myrtis (McClendon) Tartt. He was a lifelong resident of Monroe County. He had served in the Mississippi National Guard. He was a mechanic by trade and...
Doyle Martin
Mar 23, 2023
Doyle Ray Martin, 64, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at his home in the Evergreen Community. A New Year’s Day child, he was born in 1959 to Hoyt Ray and Shirley Lloyd Martin. He was married to the former Pam Slater and for many years, he worked as a press operator for Super Sagless, Inc. in Tupelo. He was Baptist in...
Steven Lee Hodges
Mar 18, 2023
Nettleton- Steven Lee Hodges, 64, passed away from a two year long battle with cancer and met the arms of Jesus on March 18, 2023 at his home in Nettleton surrounded by his loving family. Steve was born on May 24, 1958 in Lawton, Oklahoma to parents L. Q. Hodges and Peggy Jackson Hodges. Steve graduated from the Nettleton...
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