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Mary Francis Oliver AMORY – Mary Francis Harris Oliver, 70, died Monday, May 13, 2013, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born Feb. 3, 1943, she was a daughter of Ottis W. Burroughs and the late Vera Grace May Burroughs. She married Bobby Oliver in 1961. She grew up in Amory and graduated from Amory [...]

Lydia Callaghan ABERDEEN – Lydia Christina Nichols Callaghan, 67, passed away Monday, May 6, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She lived all over the world including New York City, London and Australia before settling in Aberdeen. She volunteered at the Aberdeen Animal Shelter. She loved animals, books, good food and travel. She will be [...]

Barbara Ann Mashburn NEW ALBANY – Barbara Ann Clayton Mashburn, 74, died Thursday, April 25, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. She was born Oct. 7, 1938, in Memphis to Charlie and Frances Jackson Clayton. She grew up in and attended school in Memphis. Having a great personality, she was a customer service representative [...]

Marjorie Hearns ABERDEEN – Marjorie Reese Hearns, 69, died Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Services were at 1 p.m. April 17 at Pilgrim Rest M.B. Church. The Rev. Willie Buchanan officiated. Burial followed in the Oddfellows Rest Cemetery. Belle Memorial Funeral Home of Aberdeen was in charge of arrangements. [...]

Ronald Blaylock Malin Kent Presley Edna Pulliam Nellie Gray Beverly Pugh Hubert Elliot Ronald Blaylock GATTMAN – Ronald Blaylock, age 70, of Gattman passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013, at his residence. He was born February 2, 1943, in Monroe County, to the late Leo and Ednas Danner Blaylock. He was a 1962 graduate of [...]

Hubert Elliott AMORY – Frank Hubert Elliott, 87, died Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on Nov. 19, 1925, in Nettleton, he was a son of the late Zula Marble Kirkpatrick and Leyzundra Murrah Elliott Jr. A lifelong resident of Monroe County, he graduated from Smithville High School, Class of [...]

Jessica Sibley Upshaw DIAMONDHEAD – Jessica Sibley Upshaw, 53, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013. She was born on August 31, 1959, in Meridian and raised in Okolona. After earning a bachelor of business administration and juris doctorate degrees at the University of Mississippi, Jessica followed in her father’s path in entering the legal profession. [...]

LeRoy Miller NEW ORLEANS, La. – LeRoy Miller, 69, died Thursday, March 14, 2013, at Oshsner Hospital in New Orleans, La. He was born Dec. 19, 1943, in Escambia County, Fla., to Mose and Millie Miller. He was a member of First Baptist Church of New Orleans. He attended Hamilton High School, where he was [...]

Irene Cox AMORY – Irene Coker Cox, 97, died on Sunday, March 10, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born on June 21, 1915, in Smithville, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Howard and Nola Frances Bowling Coker. She was a graduate of Smithville High School, Class of 1932. She grew [...]