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Daniel Alexander Taylor
Sep 12, 2014
Daniel Alexander Taylor, son of Julia and Benton Taylor of Columbus, passed away in Meridian on September 12, 2014 after a short illness. Memorial services will be held Friday October 10, 2014 at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Black officiating, burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Danny was born on February 21, 1956 in San Francisco California and...
Harry Aucil Walker
Sep 9, 2014
Dr. Harry Aucil Walker, age 88, of Columbus, MS, passed away September 9, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be Friday, September 12, 2014, at Covenant United Methodist Church with Dr. Jonathan Speegle officiating. Visitation will be Friday, September 12, 2014, from 9:30 AM until 11:00 AM at Covenant United Methodist Church. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in...
Dr. James Verner Gatewood
Sep 9, 2014
Dr. James Verner Gatewood passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at his home in Columbus, Mississippi. He was born August 21, 1942 in Forest, Mississippi to the late Lamar Wilson Gatewood and Marie Booth Gatewood. Dr. Gatewood was a graduate of Baylor University and Baylor School of Dentistry. He moved to Columbus, Mississippi in 1968 to practice general dentistry and...
Lorene Cowart
Sep 9, 2014
LORENE COWART Lorene Nickoles Cowart, 86, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at The Windsor Place. Visitation will be Friday, September 12, 2014 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Columbus, MS. A funeral service will follow at 12:00 PM with Bro. Steve Lammons officiating and Bro. George Collins assisting. Interment will follow at the Pleasant...
John Dickinson Laws
Sep 7, 2014
John Dickinson Laws, Jr. passed away September 7, 2014, at his home in Columbus. He was the son of the late John D. and Loudelle Harper Laws. He leaves his wife, Verda, with whom he fell in love when he was in the eleventh grade and she in the tenth at Lee High School. He also leaves his daughters, Beth...
Frank Melancthon Leigh
Sep 6, 2014
After nearly ninety-eight years of living this life to its fullest, Frank Leigh entered a new life of eternal richness and glory with his Savior, Jesus Christ, on September 6, 2014 in Columbus Mississippi at Leighcrest - the Leigh family home and birthplace of his father. Frank was born on November 28, 1916 in Meridian, Mississippi to Dr. Beverly Matthews...
Jannie Susanne Simpson
Sep 4, 2014
Jannie Susanne Hemby Simpson, age 50, of Columbus, MS, passed away September 4, 2014, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Simpson was born March 31, 1964, in Limestone, ME, to Vernon B. Hemby, Sr. of Columbus, MS, and the late Betty...
Sarah Chappell Younger
Aug 31, 2014
For who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. Proverbs 31:10 Sarah Chappell Andrews Younger, 91, went to her Heavenly Home from her earthly home in Columbus on August 31, 2014. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at 11:00 a.m., in the Chapel of Gunter and Peel Funeral Home with burial to...
William N. Bell
Aug 30, 2014
WILLIAM N. BELL William Newton Bell, age 82, died Saturday, August 30, 2014 at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, AL. Services will be held Tuesday, September 02, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Fairview Baptist Church with Dr. Breck Ladd and Bro. Tommy Gillon officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Cemetery, Ethelsville, AL. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral...
Patsy C. Carver
Aug 28, 2014
PATSY CARVER Patsy C. Carver age 81 died Thursday, August 28, 2014 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Monday September 01, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Curtis Bray officiating, burial will follow at Arbor Grove Cemetery, Houston MS. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 6 until 8 p.m....
Gene Decker
Aug 26, 2014
GENE DECKER GENE DECKER Albert Eugene Decker, II, age 78, passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 26, 2014, at his home in Clay County, MS. Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory. A memorial service, celebrating his life, will be held Saturday, September 6, 2014 at 1:00 PM at his home in Clay County. The son of...
Katherine Dowdle Selby
Aug 24, 2014
Rissie Katherine Dowdle Selby, 85, of Caledonia, MS, died August 24, 2014, at her home surrounded by her family. Services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at New Salem Baptist Church with Dr. Bill Duncan and Dr. Hal Selby, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at Rowan Cemetery in Caledonia with Rev. Sammy Crawford officiating. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 p.m....
Rayford Durell Gartman
Aug 24, 2014
Durell "Dude" Gartman, age 82, died Sunday, August 24, 2014 at Aurora Health and Rehabilitation in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Thursday, August 28, 2014 beginning at 12:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 PM in Memorial Chapel, with Rev. Jeff Morrison officiating. Burial will immediately follow...
Bobby Eugene Marlowe
Aug 23, 2014
Bobby Eugene Marlowe, age 76, of Fayette, AL, passed away August 23, 2014, at his residence. A memorial service will be held at a later date with Gunter & Peel Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Marlowe was born March 30, 1938, in Pickens County, AL, to the late Jesse Murray and Mattie Lou White Marlowe. He worked as...
Christine Johnson
Aug 20, 2014
Christine Welborn Johnson, age 95, of Columbus, MS, passed away August 20, 2014, at Trinity Healthcare. A family graveside service will be held Saturday, August 23, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating and Memorial Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Johnson was born August 19, 1919, in Laurel, MS, to the late Harry C. and Candace...
Ricky Harrison
Aug 14, 2014
RICKY HARRISON Sidney Richards "Ricky" Harrison age 63 died Thursday, August 14, 2014 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Memorial services will be held Sunday August 17, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. at Hope Community Church located at the Rosenzweig Arts Center 501 Main Street, with Bo Jeffares officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the church. Ricky...
Raymond Redden Hall
Aug 12, 2014
Dallie Raymond Redden Hall, age 80, of Marked Tree, AR, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away August 12, 2014, at his residence. Graveside services will be Saturday, August 16, 2014, at 2:00 PM at Egger Cemetery in Caledonia, MS, with Rev. Kenny Gardner officiating and Gunter & Peel Funeral Home directing. Mr. Hall was born April 18, 1934, in Sulligent,...
Margaret Ward Faris
Aug 11, 2014
MARGARET W. FARIS Margaret Ward Faris departed this life on August 11, 2014. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 13, at Memorial Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 14, at Friendship Cemetery, with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. Mrs. Faris was born August 12, 1913, in...
Bobby C. Hunt
Aug 11, 2014
Bobby C. Hunt, age 75, of Columbus, MS, passed away August 11, 2014, at his residence. A private memorial service will be held at a later time. Mr. Hunt was born November 16, 1938, in Lee County, MS, to the late Bluford and Louise Estes Hunt. He served for nine years in the National Guard and worked for many years...
Pearl Mae Watson
Aug 10, 2014
Pearl Mae McNees Watson, age 90, of Columbus, MS, passed away August 10, 2014, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday, August 12, 2014, at 10:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Danny Avery officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be Monday, August 11, 2014, from 5:00-7:00 PM at...
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