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Onzell Clardy Leverette

Onzell Clardy Leverette

Mar 23, 2013

Onzell Clardy Leverette, age 78, of Caledonia, MS, passed away March 23, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Richard "Dicky" Bryan officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Springhill Baptist Church Cemetery near Millport, AL. Visitation will be Monday, March 25, 2013, from...

Eleanor Smith Slaughter

Eleanor Smith Slaughter

Mar 22, 2013

Eleanor Smith Slaughter, age 87, of Columbus, MS, passed away on Friday, March 22, 2013, at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born on June 13, 1925, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Atkins (Nannie Kate Ward) Smith. She married John Williams Slaughter, Jr., on August 27, 1947. Eleanor devoted her life to the works of the...

Thelma Katherine Geer

Thelma Katherine Geer

Mar 22, 2013

Mrs. Thelma Katherine Geer, age 92, died Saturday, March 22, 2013, at her home in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will Sunday, March 24, 2013 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. Graveside services and burial will be Monday, March 25, 2013 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gardens Cemetery with her...

Letha Mae Spainhour

Letha Mae Spainhour

Mar 21, 2013

Letha Mae Holcomb Spainhour, 89, died March 21, 2013, at Trinity Healthcare, Columbus, MS. Services are at 1:00 PM Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Ed Knox officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Columbus. Visitation will begin at noon at the funeral home. Mrs. Spainhour was born in Evansville, Indiana, on January 28,...

Robert Louie Mims

Robert Louie Mims

Mar 21, 2013

Robert Louie Mims, age 94, of Columbus, MS, passed away March 21, 2013, at his residence. Funeral services will be Sunday, March 24, 2013, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jearl Hunley officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with military honors. Visitation will be Sunday, March 24, 2013, one hour prior...

Eunice Adams Fuqua

Eunice Adams Fuqua

Mar 20, 2013

Eunice Adams Fuqua Eunice Adams Fuqua passed away March 20, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Services will be held Saturday, March 23, 2013, at 3:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Visitation will be held from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. prior to...

Theresa Harper Manzolillo

Theresa Harper Manzolillo

Mar 20, 2013

Theresa Harper Manzolillo, age 62, died Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. Arrangements have been entrusted to Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 5:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home, with Rev. Ben Yarber officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the...

Valeria Wilson

Valeria Wilson

Mar 17, 2013

Valeria Wilson age 75 died Sunday, March 17, 2013 at her residence in Steens. Services will be held Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 1:00 PM at Phillips Chapel Baptist Church with Rev. Terrel Jones officiating, burial will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to service. Mrs. Wilson was born on Sunday,...

Geraldine Tarlton Wiseman

Geraldine Tarlton Wiseman

Mar 14, 2013

Geraldine Wiseman Geraldine Lusk Tarlton Wiseman, age 85 died March 14, 2013 at her residence. Services are 2:00 PM Sunday, March 17, 2013 at Gunter and Peel Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Brad Hodges and Rev. Tommy Gillion officiating. Interment to follow at Crawford Cemetery in Crawford, MS. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service at Gunter and...

Eleonor Robinson

Eleonor Robinson

Mar 14, 2013

Eleonor Robinson Eleonor Tirado Robinson, 91, died Thursday, March 14, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Columbus. Services were held Saturday, March 16, 2013, at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Sammy Crawford officiating. Burial followed at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Robinson was born on Tuesday, September 27, 1921, in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico to the late Tomas Tirado and Zoila Corchado. She...

Pauline Oglesby

Pauline Oglesby

Mar 13, 2013

Mary Pauline Minor Oglesby, 84, died March 13, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital"Golden Triangle. Services were Saturday, March 16, 2013, at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Jimmy Ray officiating. Burial followed in Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery near Columbus, MS. Mrs. Oglesby was born July 13, 1928, in Columbus, MS to the late James Shelton and Ila Doy...

Lois Ann Bryant

Lois Ann Bryant

Mar 11, 2013

LOIS BRYANT Lois Ann Bryant age 70 died Monday, March 11, 2013 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Columbus. Services will be held Friday, March 15, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Father Robert Dore officiating, burial will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday March 14, 2013 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at...

Robert Ballentine

Robert Ballentine

Mar 10, 2013

ROBERT BALLENTINE Claude Robert Ballentine, age 54, of Columbus, MS, passed away March 10, 2013, at his residence. A private family memorial service will be held at a later time at Friendship Cemetery. Mr. Ballentine was born April 9, 1958, in Hot Springs, AR, to the late Claude Lawrence and Mamie Ruth Walters Ballentine, Jr. He worked for many years...

Shirley Burchfield Hayes

Shirley Burchfield Hayes

Mar 6, 2013

SHIRLEY HAYES Shirley Burchfield Hayes, age 74, of Crawford, MS, passed away March 6, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 9, 2013, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Billy Wayne Whatley officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be Friday, March 8, 2013, from 6:00 -...

Martha Elaine Henderson

Martha Elaine Henderson

Mar 4, 2013

Miss Martha Elaine Henderson, age 83, of Caledonia, MS, passed away March 4, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  A private graveside service will be Monday, March 6, 2017, at Egger Cemetery.  Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Miss Henderson was born March 10, 1933, in Caledonia, MS, to the late Willie Richard and Irene Myers Henderson. ...

John Howard Hayes

John Howard Hayes

Mar 3, 2013

JOHN HAYES John Howard Hayes, age 78, of Crawford, MS, passed away March 3, 2013, at his residence. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 9, 2013, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home with Billy Wayne Whatley officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Funeral services will now be shared with his wife, Shirley...

Tip Tipton

Tip Tipton

Feb 28, 2013

TIP TIPTON Charlie Harold Tip Tipton Jr. age 82 died Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 10:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Tipton officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday March 1, 2013 at the funeral home...

Leo Fredrick Dusenberry, Jr.

Leo Fredrick Dusenberry, Jr.

Feb 28, 2013

Leo Fredrick Dusenberry, Jr., age 75, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 28, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 2, 2013, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Father Robert Dore officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, March 2, 2013, one hour prior to the service...

Cora Mae Harris

Cora Mae Harris

Feb 27, 2013

Cora Mae Horst Harris passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at Windsor Place in Columbus. The memorial service will be Friday, March 1, at 2 p.m. at Main Street Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the memorial service. Rev. David Strain will officiate assisted by Rev. David Carroll and Rev. Chad Watkins. Memorial Funeral Home is in...

Erma Earline Sturgis

Erma Earline Sturgis

Feb 22, 2013

Mrs. Erma Earline Sturgis, age 81, of Columbus, died Friday, February 22, 2013 at Baptist Memorial Healthcare-Golden Triangle. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Visitation will be Sunday, February 24, 2013 from 6:00 PM -8:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held Monday, February 25, 2013 at 11:00 AM...

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