Kenneth Gory

Kenneth Gory obituary

Kenneth Gory

Kenneth Gory Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Lee Memorial Funeral Home - Tupelo on Mar. 12, 2026.
Jeffrey Kenneth Gory, 68, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2026, at the North MS Medical Center Hospice. He was born May 31, 1957, in Greenville to Brooks and Elizabeth Ann Gory. He was a member of Sherman Baptist Church. He worked in the construction industry, working for FL Crane for many years and had his own construction company. He enjoyed fishing, yard work and listening to music.

Services will be private. Burial will be in Sherman Cemetery. Lee Memorial Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.

He is survived by his children, Micah Gory of Locust Hill and Paige Lyle (Webb) of Mooreville; his mother, Ann Gory of Plantersville; one sister, Susan Brooks (Terry) of Tupelo; five grandchildren, Collin Gory, John Michael Gory, Kingston Copeland, Rowan Lyle and Finn Lyle.

He was preceded in death by his father.

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