Obituaries

Jul 11, 2018

Verna Ruth Edwards Payne, 86, passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at her daughter’s residence in Nettleton after an extended illness. She was born on April 3, 1932 in Monroe County to Jesse and Bell Cantrell Edwards. She was a lifelong resident of Monroe County, a seamstress, and a member of Central Grove Baptist Church. She enjoyed reading her...

Jul 7, 2018

Mary Vann Houston, age 88, died Saturday, July 7, 2018 at her residence in Aberdeen. She was born October 10, 1929 to William Elijah Davis and Lillie Maud Brown Davis in Hattisburg, MS. She lived in Aberdeen since 1949 where she was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen. She was a homemaker and worked with her husband with...

Jul 3, 2018

Abigail Hope West, 21, died Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at the UMCC Medical Center in Jackson, MS. She was born in Columbus, MS. to Georgia Michille Medlin West and Ronald Douglas West, Jr. She was a lifelong resident of Monroe County. She was the receptionist for Massage Envy in Jackson. She was a member of Life Church in Columbus and...

Jun 28, 2018

Evelyn Faye Brewer, 78, died Thursday, June 28, 2018 at her residence. She was born in Amory, MS. to Mareet Allred Smith and Grady Smith. She was a life long resident of Monroe County. She retired from True Temper after twenty three years. She was affiliated with the Pentecostal Church. Survivors include one son Mitchell Brewer (Darlene) of Caledonia, MS;...

Jun 21, 2018

Geraldine Smith Rowell, age 73, died Thursday, June 21, 2018 at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo. She was born September 16, 1944 to Leon Smith and Pamelia Lewis Smith in Amory, MS. She lived the past 50 years in Aberdeen where she was a member of Grace Chapel Baptist Church. She worked as a seamstress 20 years, and as office manager...

Jun 20, 2018

Christopher Jay Kelso, age 39, died Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at the Medical Center of Aurora in Colorado. He was born May 1, 1979 to Glynn Kelso and Debbie Blankenship Kelso in Amory, MS. He lived most of his life in Monroe County where he was a graduate of Hamilton High School and a member of Southside Baptist Church. He...

Jun 17, 2018

FT. LAUDERALE, FL John Robert Butler Ill, (Johnny/Gemini Aviance) died on June 17, 2018, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida at the age of 44.Johnny is survived by his mother, Ann B. Buchanan and her husband, Jeffrey D. Buchanan; his father John Robert Butler Jr. and partner Janet Townsend; his sister Wendi Butler Lucas; and his nephew Tyler Lucas and his wife...

Apr 24, 2018

Hilda Honeycutt Rye, 72, died Tuesday, April 24th at Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory, MS. She was born February 3, 1946 in Monroe County to Ellihue Honeycutt and Lucille White Honeycutt. She resided in Monroe County all of her life. She was a seamstress for Penthouse Furniture and a Homemaker. She was a Baptist. Services will be Friday, April 27th...

Apr 19, 2018

AMORY/NETTLETON – Billy Joe Cook, 74, died Thursday, April 19, 2018, at Diversicare of Amory after an extended illness. He was born on December 23, 1943 in Nettleton to Charles Olen and Alma Gertrude Hill Cook. He was a native of Nettleton, a retired lead man at Day Brite Lighting in Tupelo, & was a Pentecostal. He loved to play...

Apr 14, 2018

BARTAHATCHIE COMMUNITY – Norma Reeves Berry was born January 11, 1938 in Bartahatchie Community to Perry Jackson Reeves and Hettie Pearl Mitchell Reeves and passed away April 14, 2018. She was a graduate of Hamilton High School and Salutatorian of her class. She attended I.J.C. at Fulton, MS. She married Charles Adrian Berry on May 12, 1961. She was a...

Apr 13, 2018

WREN COMMUNITY – Kathryn Maureen “Kitty” Smith, 74, entered into her eternal home on Friday, April 13, 2018 at North MS Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born on June 22, 1943 in Gastonia, N.C. to David Clemmett Parker and Geraldine Perry Gunnells. She had lived most all of her life in Wren and Mantachie, was a medical...

Apr 13, 2018

ABERDEEN – Donnie Gene West, age 71, died Friday, April 13, 2018 at his residence in Aberdeen. He was born July 1, 1946 to Eron West, Sr. and Betty Gann West in Hamilton, MS. He lived in Wisconsin before moving back to Monroe County. He attended Kenosha High School in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He worked as self employed Brick Mason.Services will...

Apr 10, 2018

BARTAHATCHIE COMMUNITY – Jewelene Hollis Ross, age 96, died Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at her daughter’s residence in Bartahatchie. She was born in Vernon, Alabama. She lived most of her adult life in the Bartahatchie Community where she was a homemaker. She was an active volunteer in the community and a 4-H Leader. She was honored with a 60 year...

Mar 26, 2018

WREN – James Horace Finley, 89 died Monday, March 26th at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born on September 27, 1928 in Wren to Frank Finley and NannieMae Ashcraft Finley. He was a lifelong resident of Wren, a graduate of Wren High School and a member of Tranquil Methodist Church in Wren. He served in the United...

Mar 14, 1935

Ann W. Hill, 86, passed away on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born on March 14, 1935 in Ohio to Ira and Mary Opal Leis Wilkins. For many years, she worked in the garment industry as a seamstress. She was of the Pentecostal faith and she enjoyed working in her yard, gardening,...

Feb 2, 1927

Mary Louise Nolen Cummings born February 2, 1927, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, J. N. Cummings, and 2 sons-in-law, A.G. Covin and Joe Wright.She Is survived by three children; Jerry (Donna), Carol Wright, and Jeanie Covin. She is also survived by her grandchildren; Richie Wright ( Audra), Camie...

Jun 12, 0024

Nettleton- Kathy Jean (Brown) Gray, 70, passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at her residence in Nettleton. She was born on July 15, 1953 in Itawamba County to parents Eugene Brown and Jane Ann (Millwood) Owens. She had lived most of her life in Nettleton but for the last six years she had resided in Pontotoc. She was of...

Nora Percy Middleton Salvant died at the age of 98 at the Care Center of Aberdeen. She was born on June 4, 1922 in Baton Rouge, LA to Caroline Daugherty Percy and William McGeehee Percy. She is preceded in death by her husband Arthur Hugh Middleton, Sr. and James Salvant.Nora is survived by her son, Arthur Hugh Middleton, Jr. (Maron)...

NETTLETON – Delorse Jean Edwards, 68, passed away on Sunday, April 8th at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo after an extended illness.

AMORY – Henry Lee Wade, Sr., 70, passed away Monday, April 16th, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo.