OBITUARIES

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Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Thomas Cecil Crump, Jr.

Thomas Cecil Crump, Jr.

Feb 22, 2013

Thomas Cecil "Pete" Crump, Jr., age 72, of Steens, MS, passed away February 22, 2013, at his residence. Graveside services will be Sunday, February 24, 2013, at 1:00 PM at Mt. Carmel Cemetery near Millport, AL, with Rev. Walter Butler officiating. Visitation will be Saturday, February 23, 2013, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Mr....

Emma Gene Stuckenschneider

Emma Gene Stuckenschneider

Feb 20, 2013

Emma Gene Stuckenschneider, age 89 of Birmingham, AL, and formerly of Columbus, MS, died February 20, 2013, at Mount Royal Towers retirement community, exactly four years to the day of the passing of her husband of 60 plus years, James T. Stuckenschneider. Graveside services will be Friday, February 22, 2013 at 1:30 PM at Friendship Cemetery, with Rev. Gary Edge...

Tommy Hughes

Tommy Hughes

Feb 20, 2013

TOMMY HUGHES William Thomas "Tommy" Hughes age 72 died Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 10:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Ray and Rev. Randy Holmes officiating, burial with Masonic Rites will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral...

Gayla Mixon Pridmore

Gayla Mixon Pridmore

Feb 19, 2013

Gayla Mixon Pridmore, 65, of Spartanburg, SC, formerly of Columbus, MS, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 in Spartanburg. Visitation will be 1:00 PM Sunday, February 24, 2013, at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. A service to celebrate Gaylas life will follow at 3:00 PM in the funeral home chapel. Burial will immediately follow in Friendship Cemetery. Born...

Edith Lenore Browning

Edith Lenore Browning

Feb 17, 2013

Edith Lenore Trimble Browning, age 87, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 17, 2013, at Windsor Place. Funeral services will be Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at 11:00 AM at First Baptist Church with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, February 20, 2013, one hour prior to the service at First Baptist Church. Burial will immediately follow in Friendship...

Mary Nell Johnson

Mary Nell Johnson

Feb 15, 2013

MARY NELL JOHNSON Mary Nell Jones Johnson, aged 84 passed away peacefully on February 15, 2013 at Vineyard Court Nursing Home, with her daughter Pam Johnson Whitney and several staff members at her side. Services will be held Saturday February 23, at 2:00 p.m. at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Jearl Hunley officiating. Visitation will be held one hour...

Wayne Murray

Wayne Murray

Feb 14, 2013

WAYNE MURRAY Howard Wayne Murray age 67 died Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Vineyard Court Nursing Center in Columbus. Services will be held Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Simon Harris officiating, burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday from 9:30 AM until service time at the funeral...

Arthur Lee Nail

Arthur Lee Nail

Feb 11, 2013

Arthur Lee Nail, age 97, died Monday, February 11, 2013 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Columbus. Services will be held Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 2:00 PM at Elliott Baptist Church with Rev. Tommy Gillon and Rev. Nick Cannady officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park Grenada MS. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Tuesday, February 12, 2013...

Paul Edward Beale

Paul Edward Beale

Feb 9, 2013

Paul Edward Beale, age 72, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 9, 2013, at his residence. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Beale was born June 13, 1940, in Dyersburg, TN, to the late Jeff and Jewell Williams Beale. He was a graduate of Memphis State...

Roy Lee Atkins

Roy Lee Atkins

Feb 9, 2013

Roy Lee Atkins, age 85, died Saturday, February 9, 2013 at his home in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Graveside services, with Rev. Jim L.E. Atkins officiating, will be Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 10:30 AM at Vaughn Cemetery. The son of the late Samuel Martin and Ursula Jane Shelton Atkins, Mr. Atkins was born...

James Edwards Evans

James Edwards Evans

Feb 7, 2013

James Edward Jim Evans, 82, passed away at his home on Thursday, February 7, 2013. Visitation is Monday, February 11, 2013, from 1:00-2:00 PM at St. Pauls Episcopal Church. Graveside services with Military Honors are Monday, February 11, 2013, at 3:00 PM at Oddfellows Cemetery in Aberdeen, MS. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Evans was born...

Hilda H. Malone

Hilda H. Malone

Feb 6, 2013

Hilda H. Malone Hilda Henderson Malone age 87 died peacefully Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at Windsor Nursing Home with her family by her side. Services for Mrs. Malone will be 11:00 AM Friday, February 8, 2013 at Memorial Funeral Home with Rev. Melvin Mordecai officiating. Interment will follow at Egger Cemetery in Caledonia, MS. Visitation will be Friday one hour...

Dr. Charles O. Stanback

Dr. Charles O. Stanback

Feb 4, 2013

DR. CHARLES O. STANBACK Dr. Charles Oliver Charlie Stanback age 83 died Monday, February 04, 2013 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Columbus. Services will be held Thursday, February 07, 2013 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ron Thomas officiating, burial will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Wednesday, February 06,...

Bettie J. Frohreich

Bettie J. Frohreich

Feb 4, 2013

Bettie J. Frohreich, age 83, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 4, 2013, at her residence. Funeral services will be Thursday, February 7, 2013, at 2:00 PM at Calvary Assembly of God Church with Rev. Clark Richardson officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Forest Cemetery near Ethelsville, AL. Visitation will be Thursday, February 7, 2013, from 1:00 PM until...

Martha L. Sherman

Martha L. Sherman

Feb 2, 2013

MARTHA SHERMAN Martha L. Sherman, age 92 died Saturday, February 2, 2013 at her daughters home in Caledonia, MS. Funeral Service for Mrs. Sherman will be 12:00 noon Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at Gunter and Peel Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Mullins officiating. A Private Family interment will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be 11:00 AM until 12:00 noon,Tuesday,...

Bill Harris

Bill Harris

Feb 1, 2013

BILL HARRIS John Billie Harris age 66 was called home by his Lord and Savior Friday, February 01, 2013. Services will be held Monday, February 04, 2013 at 11:00 AM at New Covenant Baptist Church with Rev. Tommy Whaley and Rev. Ed Nix officiating, burial with U.S. Army Honors will follow at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Katherine Jewell Hagood

Katherine Jewell Hagood

Jan 30, 2013

Katherine J. Hagood, age 92, died January 30, 2013 at Aurora Health and Rehabilitation in Columbus, MS. Graveside services for Mrs. Hagood will be 2:00pm Friday, February 1, 2013 at Memorial Gardens in Columbus, MS with Rev. Roy Hawkins officiating and Memorial Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Hagood was born in Columbus, MS to the late Ramie Lollar Jewell and Howard...

Evelyn Sharp

Evelyn Sharp

Jan 29, 2013

EVELYN SHARP Evelyn Bruce Sharp age 97 died Tuesday January 29, 2013 at Trinity Personal Care in Columbus. Graveside services will be held Friday, February 01, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. James Black officiating. Mrs. Sharp was born September 21, 1915 in Meridian, MS to the late William Floyd and Lillian Fulcher Bruce. Since 1934 she...

Robert Lee Pugh

Robert Lee Pugh

Jan 28, 2013

Ambassador Robert Lee Pugh, age 81, a retired Ambassador and Foreign Service Officer, died on Monday, January 28, 2013, in Columbus, Mississippi, after courageously battling Parkinsons Disease. His wife, Thelma Jackson Pugh was at his side. A memorial service with U.S. Marine Honors will be held Thursday January 31, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev....

Polly Otts Jacobs

Polly Otts Jacobs

Jan 28, 2013

Polly Otts Jacobs, age 72, of Caledonia, MS, passed away January 28, 2013, at her residence. Funeral services will be Thursday, January 31, 2013, at 10:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Tony Gallop officiatin. The interment will immediately follow at Egger Cemetery in Caledonia. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 30, 2013, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at...

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