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Marianna Hunter Miller
Feb 28, 2020
Marianna Hunter Miller, 76, died Friday, February 28, 2020, at her home. She was born December 7, 1943, in Monroe County to J. W. Hunter and Lois Davis Hunter. She was a life long resident of Monroe County. Ms. Miller was a retired seamstress for TIL and a caregiver at the nursing home. She was a member of the Hamilton...
Sandra Lott Valentine
Feb 28, 2020
Sandra Lott Valentine, age 75, of Aberdeen, MS, went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 28, 2020, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. She was born on February 12, 1945, to A.C. and Mary Lott in Hattiesburg, MS. She grew up in Hattiesburg and attended Hattiesburg High School. She married Hamilton (Hamp) Valentine on November...
Jeanne Elizabeth Gardner Knight
Feb 25, 2020
Jeanne Elizabeth Gardner Knight, age 89, died Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at River Place Nursing Home in Amory, MS. She was born March 23, 1930, to Horace Alexander Gardner and Grace Carmichael Gardner in West Palm Beach, FL. She grew up in Knoxville, TN, before moving to Monroe County. She worked part time until she was in her eighties at...
Essie Mae Benefield Morris
Feb 23, 2020
Essie Mae Benefield Morris, age 95, died Sunday, February 23, 2020, at her residence in Aberdeen. She was born October 25, 1924, to Herbert Benefield and Verona Guinn Benefield in Alabama. She was a life long resident of Monroe County where she was a homemaker.Survivors include one daughter, Gretta Jean Byrd of Aberdeen, MS; two sons, E.C. Morris of Aberdeen,...
Ruth Ophelia (Payne) Bishop
Feb 16, 2020
Ruth Ophelia (Payne) Bishop, 91, died Sunday, February 16, 2020, at the North Mississippi Medical Center Gilmore-Amory in Amory, MS, after a brief illness. She was born April 23, 1928, in Monroe County to Fred and Jimmie Lou (Monts) Payne. She was a graduate of Wren High School and moved to East Chicago, Indiana, after marrying Curtis Bishop on June...
Amanda Schrock Lee
Feb 14, 2020
Amanda Schrock Lee, 88, died Friday, February 14, 2020, at her residence in Aberdeen. She was born on June 26, 1931, to Samuel Schrock and Nancy Schrock Schrock in Bay Minette, AL. She was a lifelong resident of Monroe County, Mississippi where she was a homemaker. She was a member of the Mennonite Christian Church.Survivors include six daughters: Malinda Luker,...
Bernice Luther McGarrh, Jr.
Feb 14, 2020
Bernice Luther McGarrh, Jr., age 65, died Friday, February 14, 2020 at his residence in Priestville. He was born March 30, 1955 to Bernice Luther McGarrh and Charlene Boyette McGarrh in Starkville, MS. He was a life long resident of Monroe County where he worked for Walker Manufacturing. He was a member of Corner Stone Church in Amory.A graveside service...
Bernice Jones Suggs
Feb 14, 2020
Bernice Jones Suggs, age 92, died Friday, February 14, 2020, at Care Center in Aberdeen. She was born on May 3, 1927, in Franklin, Alabama to Dovie Idella Hill Jones and James Alfred Jones. Ms. Jones was a seamstress at Seminole Manufacturing in Aberdeen for 22 years, a resident of Aberdeen since 1956, and a member of the Church of...
Mary Ellen Seely Pounders
Feb 9, 2020
Mary Ellen Seely Pounders, 91 years old of Hamilton, died February 9, 2020, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS. She was born August 7, 1928, to Hughie and Kathleen Smith Seely. She married James Pounders January 26, 1946. She managed Top Dollar Store and Elmores in Aberdeen. Ms. Pounders was an active member of Sulphur Springs Primitive Church in...
Betty Jean Jones Lewis
Feb 6, 2020
Betty Jean Jones Lewis, 88, died Thursday, February 6, 2020, at North Mississippi Medical Center – Gilmore in Amory, MS. She was born November 18, 1931, in Aberdeen to Robert Homer Jones and Mary Bell Neely Jones. She was a life long resident of Monroe County. MS. Lewis was an Office Manager in Medical Clinics for 56 Years. She worked...
Bobbie Jean Malone
Feb 6, 2020
Bobbie Jean Malone, 84 passed away peacefully at his residence on February 6, 2020. He was born on November 28, 1935, to Ottie Boyd and Rueben Guy Malone. After graduating from Hamilton High School in 1954, he served our country in the United States Navy for 4 years then returned to Hamilton where he began his career at Kerr McGee...
Timothy Sean Pettus
Feb 5, 2020
Timothy Sean Pettus, 57, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, February 5, 2020. He was born on May 3, 1962, to Arthur Clarence “AC” Pettus III and Lillian Enlow Pettus. He was a master of all trades and excellent at everything he did. He had a love for construction work. He served in the National Guard for ten plus...
James Perry Roebuck
Jan 29, 2020
James Perry Roebuck, 61, died Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at his residence. He was born February 24, 1958, in Aberdeen, MS, to James Roebuck and Ruby Boyd Roebuck. He was a life long resident of Monroe County. Mr. Roebuck was a Security Guard for North Atlantic. He was a Baptist.Survivors include his wife, Caroline Mitchell Roebuck of Columbus, MS; his...
Brenda George Miller
Jan 28, 2020
Brenda George Miller, 59, died Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at her residence. She was born April 20, 1960, in Shreveport, LA, to O. T. George and Vivian McKinney George. She lived most of her life in Monroe County. She was a retired Dental Assistant.Survivors include two daughters, Emily Allmond Mitchell (Anthony) of Collinsville, MS, and Megan Allmond Johnson (John Hanna)...
Velma Lettice Gilding Bowen
Jan 28, 2020
Surrounded by her loving family members, Velma Lettice Gilding Bowen, 89, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at her residence in Lackey. She was one of two children born September 10, 1930, in Norfolk, England to Arthur Ernest Gilding and Enid Gladys Maria Gent Gilding. She was a resident of Monroe County for fifty years. She worked as a...
Joyce Marie Ray Brasfield
Jan 27, 2020
Joyce Marie Ray Brasfield died January 27, 2020, in Florence, AL, at Glenwood Center. She was born March 26, 1933, in Aberdeen, MS, to Mildred Morgan Ray and John M. Ray, the third of four daughters. Joyce was a lifelong member of First United Methodist Church in Aberdeen, until her health declined in 2013. Joyce married Thomas Dane Brasfield on...
Minnie R. (Hindman) Scribner
Jan 27, 2020
Minnie R. (Hindman) Scribner, 94, passed away after an extended illness on Monday, January 27, 2020, at Diversicare in Amory, MS. She was born on April 30, 1925, to Elijah (Eli) Hindman and Donia Lee (Morris) Hindman in Chickasaw County. She lived most of her life in Monroe County. She was a member of River Bend Baptist Church in Monroe...
Bobby Lewis Crosby
Jan 24, 2020
Bobby Lewis Crosby, 82, died Friday, January 24, 2020, at his residence. He was born December 22, 1937, in Aberdeen, Ms. To Yance Lewis Crosby and Roxie Criddle Crosby. He is a lifelong resident of Monroe County. Mr. Crosby was a Veteran and a member of the National Guard. He worked as a Security Guard for Lane Furniture. He was...
Betty Jo Williams West
Jan 23, 2020
Betty Jo Williams West, 82, died Thursday, January 23, 2020, at the Monroe Regional Hospital in Aberdeen, MS. She was born June 19, 1937, in Greenwood Springs, MS, to John Williams and Clara Mae Perry Williams. She was a life long resident of Monroe County. She was retired from Wal-Mart and was a homemaker. Ms. West was a member of...
Jesse Hallen Hanson
Jan 19, 2020
Jesse Hallen Hanson, 71, died Sunday, January 19, 2020, at his residence. He was born on October 30, 1948, in Aberdeen, MS. to Aaron Burlene Hanson and Dorothy Robertson Hanson. He served in the National Guard. He was a farmer and a carpenter. Mr. Hanson was a member of the Hamilton United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife...
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