OBITUARIES

May 20, 2014

JAMES C. KEEL James Calvin Shot Keel age 76 died Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville. No services will be held as Mr. Keel wanted everyone to remember him from the last time they saw him. Mr. Keel was born on Friday, June 25, 1937 in Starkville to the late Jonas K. and California Brooks...

May 15, 2014

James Ervin Oswalt, age 80, died Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Darlington Oaks Community Hospice in Verona, MS. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be Sunday, May 18, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Rev. David Skinner officiating, assisted by Rev. Steve Lammons and Rev. Ralph Windle. Interment will immediately follow...

May 12, 2014

LOUISE DEASON Louise Price Deason, age 86, of Columbus, MS, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday May 10, 2014, at Trinity Healthcare in Columbus, MS. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Gunter and Peel Funeral Home with Rev. Wes Jones officiating and Gunter & Peel Funeral Home directing. The interment will...

May 11, 2014

David Todd Fishel, age 48, of Caledonia, MS, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be Thursday, May 15,2014, at 2:00 PM at New Salem Baptist Church, 7086 Wolfe Rd., Columbus, MS, 39705, with Rev. Mel Howton officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Ross Cemetery in Monroe County. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 14,...

May 9, 2014

PAT VINSON Patricia Davis Vinson age 55 died Friday, May 09, 2014 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Monday, May 12, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Granville Wiggins and Rev. Walter Butler officiating, burial will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday at the funeral home from 12:00...

May 9, 2014

Dale Robertson Mrs. Virginia Dale Robertson, age 70, died May 9, 2014 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be 11:00 am Monday, May 12, 2014 at Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery in Louisville, MS with Pastor H.D. Smith officiating. Mrs. Robertson was born July 9, 1943 in Louisville, MS to the late Walter Lee and Ida Lee Flake White. She...

May 7, 2014

LESTER BAILEY Elmer Lester Bailey age 48 died Wednesday, May 07, 2014 at his home in Columbus. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday May 12, 2014 at Living Faith Tabernacle with Rev. James Gardner officiating, burial will follow at Murrah's Chapel Cemetery with Memorial Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Visitation will be held Sunday May 11, 2014...

May 6, 2014

SUE SHELTON

Sue Billingsley Shelton age 93 died Tuesday, May 06, 2014 at her residence in Columbus. Services will be held Wednesday, May 07, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Young officiating, Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Mrs. Shelton was born on Saturday, April 09,...

May 2, 2014

Joyce Marie Patterson Moore, age 64, of Steens, MS, passed away May 2, 2014 at her residence. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at 2:00 PM at the Cornerstone Worship Center with Rev. Bubba Dees officiating. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Moore was born December 15, 1949, in Oklahoma City, OK, to...

May 1, 2014

Graveside Services for Bobbie Ann Byrd, age 73 of Picayune, MS who passed away Thursday, May 1, 2014 in will be held Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at 2:00 pm at Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Columbus, MS.

Visitation will be Saturday, May 3, 2014 from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm at McDonald Funeral Home, Picayune,...

Apr 27, 2014

Lori Leigh Camp Kesler, age 50, of Columbus, MS, passed away April 27, 2014 at Methodist Specialty Care in Flowood, MS. Funeral services will be Sunday, May 4, 2014, at 2:00 PM at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd with Rev. Sandra DePriest officiating. A graveside committal will be held Sunday, May 4, 2014 at 4:00 PM at Haughton...

Apr 25, 2014

BOYD LEWIS

Boyd Wayne Lewis age 69 died Friday, April 25, 2014 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Godsey officiating, burial will follow at Pickle Cemetery in Monroe County. Visitation will be held one hour prior to...

Apr 25, 2014

Mrs. Dorothy Fay Simmons Freeman age 89, died Friday, April 25, 2014 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 am Tuesday, April 29, 2014 in Gunter and Peel Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Diane Lemmon officiating. Interment will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:00-11:00 am Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at Gunter and Peel Funeral Home....

Apr 25, 2014

MARY RICKS

Mary Joyce Ricks age 71 died Friday, April 25, 2014 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at 10:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Black officiating, burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home, Monday, April 28,...

Apr 24, 2014

Miss Dora Viola Fromm, age 100, of Columbus, MS, passed away April 24,2014, at Trinity Healthcare. A graveside memorial service will be held on Monday, May 5, 2014, at 10:00 AM at Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Rev. Ron McDougald officiating. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of her arrangements. Miss Fromm was born September 4, 1913, in Ramsey,...

Apr 19, 2014

Charles H. "Chicken" Edgeworth, age 70, of Columbus died Saturday, April 19, 2014 at his home in Columbus. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home will be in charge of his arrangements. His body will be cremated, and his ashes will be scattered at his favorite place on the river at a later date. The older son of the late Onney Turner...

Apr 13, 2014

MARVIN CREEKMORE Marvin Dewayne Creekmore, age 86, of Steens, MS, passed away April 13, 2014, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2014 , at Lynville Methodist Church Cemetery near Preston, MS, with military honors and Rev. Ron McDougald officiating.Visitation will be Tuesday, April 15, 2014 , from...

Apr 12, 2014

Mildred Irene Mason age 94 died Saturday, April 12, 2014 at her residence in Steens. Services will be held Monday, April 14, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Lone Oak Church of Christ with Minister Eddie Lawson and Minister Steven Webber officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the...

Apr 8, 2014

SYBLE BRYANT

Syble Louise Bryant, 78, ofCaledonia, MS, formerly of Okeechobee, FL, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2014. She is survived by her 4 children; Gail LeBlanc, Dale Bryant, Richard Bryant , Renee and her husband Bob Latham, 11 grandchildren Renee LeBlanc, Ashley Allen, Britney Bryant, Matt Minyard, Steven Bryant, Joey Bryant, Justin Bryant, Hunter...

Apr 7, 2014

Lesby Mitchell Wise, age 89, of Columbus, MS, formerly of Meadville, MS, passed away April 7, 2014, at New Horizon Living Facilities of Columbus. Funeral services will be Friday, April 11, 2014, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Melvin Mordecai officiating. A graveside committal service will be held Monday, April 14, 2014, at 12:00 PM...