OBITUARIES

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Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Guy Lee Roy Taylor

Guy Lee Roy Taylor

Oct 3, 2013

Guy Lee Roy Taylor, age 61, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 3, 2013, at his residence. Funeral services will be Sunday, October 6, 2013, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with military honors. Visitation will be Saturday, October 5, 2013, from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. Mr. Taylor was born September 6, 1952,...

Miriam Randall Wilder

Miriam Randall Wilder

Sep 30, 2013

Miriam Randall Wilder, age 99, of Columbus, MS, passed away September 30, 2013, at Peach Tree Village of Brandon, MS, where she was a resident. Funeral services will be Thursday, October 3, 2013, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Farley Earnest of Brandon, MS, officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Mikayla Ruth South

Mikayla Ruth South

Sep 30, 2013

Mikayla Ruth South, age 1, of Columbus, MS, passed away September 30, 2013, at her residence. Funeral services will be Thursday, October 3, 2013, at 6:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be Thursday, October 3, 2013, one hour prior to the service at Memorial Funeral Home. A graveside committal service will be Friday, October 4, 2013, at...

Dr. Thomas L. Vinson

Dr. Thomas L. Vinson

Sep 29, 2013

DR. THOMAS L. VINSON Dr. Thomas Lynn Tommy Vinson age 64 died Sunday, September 29, 2013 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Services will be held Tuesday, October 01, 2013 at 1:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Granville Wiggins and Rev. Walter Butler officiating, burial will follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be held...

Ellen Kay Condra

Ellen Kay Condra

Sep 26, 2013

ELLEN CONDRA Ellen Kay Condra, age 54, died Thursday, September 26, 2013 at her residence in Columbus. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, October 02, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Ms Condra was born on Saturday, August 29, 1959 in Caledonia, MS to the late Lawrence and Maxine Walker Barham. She was of the Pentecostal Faith...

Sandra Wilson Hornsby

Sandra Wilson Hornsby

Sep 25, 2013

Sandra Wilson Hornsby, age 64, of Columbus, MS, passed away September 25, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 28, 2013, at 3:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charlie Whitney officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Furnace Hill Cemetery in Vernon, AL. Visitation will be Saturday, September 28, 2013, from 1:00 PM...

Donald Wayne Wright

Donald Wayne Wright

Sep 24, 2013

Donald Wayne Wright, age 65, of Hamilton, MS, passed away at North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice Care in Tupelo, MS, on September 24, 2013. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home in Columbus, MS, is in charge of arrangements. Visitation will be Friday, September 27, 2013, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Saturday,...

James Douglas" Buddy" Burns

James Douglas" Buddy" Burns

Sep 18, 2013

James Douglas "Buddy" Burns, age 73, of Columbus, MS, passed away September 18, 2013 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 1:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Johnny House officiating and Rev. Junior Eads assisting. The interment will immediately follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, September 21, 2013...

Audine Tabor

Audine Tabor

Sep 15, 2013

AUDINE TABOR Audine Johnson "Dean" Tabor age 91 died Sunday, September 15, 2013 at A Home for Mom in Columbus. Services will be held Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 10:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating, burial will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the funeral...

Margaret Reeves Lancaster

Margaret Reeves Lancaster

Sep 13, 2013

MARGARET LANCASTER Margaret Reeves Lancaster age 86 died Friday, September 13, 2013 at Trinity Healthcare Center in Columbus. Services will be held Sunday, September 15, 2013 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating, burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Mrs. Lancaster...

Michael West Gunter

Michael West Gunter

Sep 11, 2013

Michael West Gunter, age 58, of Columbus, MS, passed away September 11, 2013 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Bob Wilburn officiating. Visitation will be Saturday, September 14, 2013, one hour prior to the service at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Mr....

Barbara Mae Talley

Barbara Mae Talley

Sep 7, 2013

Barbara Mae Talley Oswalt, age 70, of Columbus, MS, passed away September 7, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be Tuesday, September 10, 2013, at 10:00 AM at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with Rev. Jerome Key officiating. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Oswalt was born September 14, 1942, in Philadelphia, MS, to the late...

John-Michael Glasgow-Rood

John-Michael Glasgow-Rood

Sep 2, 2013

JOHN MICHAEL GLASGOW-ROOD John Michael Glasgow-Rood (infant) died Monday September 2, 2013, at the University of Alabama Medical Center in Birmingham. Graveside services will be held Wednesday September 4, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather Michael Glasgow and his paternal grandfather...

Clarence Anderson "Andy" Mcbrayer

Clarence Anderson "Andy" Mcbrayer

Aug 28, 2013

Mr. Clarence Anderson Andy McBrayer, age 66, of Columbus, Mississippi, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 28, 2013. A native of Louisville, MS and a graduate of Louisville High School, Andy retired from Mitchell Engineering (CECO) after 44 years of service. Andy married the love of his life, Carol Ann, in 1966 and moved to Columbus to start a family....

Mary Nell Newman

Mary Nell Newman

Aug 25, 2013

MARY NEWMAN Mary Nell Newman, age 82, of Columbus, MS, passed away August 25, 2013, at University Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be Thursday, August 29, 2013, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Don Both officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, August 29, 2013, one hour...

Terry Hardy Brewer

Terry Hardy Brewer

Aug 23, 2013

On Friday morning August 23, 2013, Terry Hardy Brewer began her journey to her heavenly home. For the past 11 years, Terry has fought a courageous battle against breast cancer. Terry was the daughter of Willa Jean Hardy of Dothan, AL, and the late Charles Arthur Hardy. Terry's survivors include her husband, Dale Brewer, of Columbus, MS, daughter, Sara Dawson...

Lillie Ruth Wright

Lillie Ruth Wright

Aug 22, 2013

LILLIE WRIGHT Lillie Ruth Stapp Wright, age 80, of Columbus, MS, passed away August 22, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 24, 2013, at 10:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Sister Jackie Wilson officiating and Brother James Gardner assisting. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, August 23,...

Berniece Windham Martin

Berniece Windham Martin

Aug 21, 2013

Berniece Windham Martin, age 90, died Wednesday, August 21, 2013, at Comperes Nursing Home in Jackson, MS, where she had lived and received care for over 4 years. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Saturday from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be at 2:00 PM in the chapel...

Brenda Faine

Brenda Faine

Aug 19, 2013

BRENDA FAINE Brenda Laverne Faine, age 64, of Columbus, MS, passed away August 19, 2013, at Aurora Health and Rehabilitation. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, August 21, 2013, at 10:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jim Sallee officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday, August 20, 2013, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home....

Joe Frank Lewis

Joe Frank Lewis

Aug 16, 2013

JOE F. LEWIS Joe Frank Lewis age 89 died Friday, August16, 2013 at Home Place Assisted Living of Columbus. Services will be held Sunday, August 18, 2013 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Mullins officiating, burial will follow at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery in Iuka MS. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at...

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