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Laurice Ferguson Smith
Oct 10, 2013
Laurice Annelle Ferguson Smith died peacefully at home on Friday, October 11, 2013. A worship service celebrating her life was held in Columbus at First United Methodist Church on Sunday, October 13. The organ was silent in her honor. Officiating were Rev. Stylon Anthony Proctor, Rev. Elizabeth Raigan Miskelly, and Rev. Anne-Russell Bradley. Internment was at Friendship Cemetary in Columbus....
Sarah Sims Walley
Oct 9, 2013
Sarah Sims Walley, age 91, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 9, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be Saturday, October 12, 2013, at 11:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Melvin Mordecai officiating and Gunter & Peel Funeral Home directing. Sarah was born in Columbus, MS, to the late George T. and Annabell Wells Sims. She was...
Frank Poyas Noland
Oct 7, 2013
FRANK NOLAND Frank Poyas Noland age 91 died Monday, October 07, 2013 at The Arrington in Columbus. Graveside services with U.S. Marine Honors will be held Friday, October 11, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. Mr. Noland was born on Thursday, February 02, 1922 in Columbus, MS to the late Howard Benjamin and Annie...
Lucille House Woolbright
Oct 4, 2013
Lucille H. Woolbright, 86, died October 4, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, Columbus, MS. Services will be held Monday, October 7, 2913 at 10:00 AM , at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, with Bro. Jack Taylor officiating and Sis. Diane Mealer assisting. Visitation will be Sunday, October 6, 2013 from 5:00 -7:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will follow...
Frances Lee Minor
Oct 4, 2013
Frances Lee Fly Minor, age 95, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 4, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Monday, October 7, 2013, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Melvin Mordecai officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Egger Cemetery in Caledonia, MS. Visitation will be Sunday, October 6, 2013, from 6:00 -...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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