OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Georgeanne Brownlee Green

Georgeanne Brownlee Green

Nov 30, 2012

Georgeanne Brownlee Green, age 80, of Columbus, MS, passed away November 30, 2012, at her residence. Funeral services will be Monday, December 3, 2012, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, December 3, 2012, from noon until 2:00 PM at Memorial...

Stephen Archie Hall

Stephen Archie Hall

Nov 28, 2012

Stephen Archie Hall, age 67, of Columbus died Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Baptist Memorial HealthCare " Golden Triangle in Columbus. Visitation will be Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home from 11:00 AM -1:00 PM. There will not be a service. His body has been cremated, and a graveside service and inurnment will be held later...

Catherine Hanks

Catherine Hanks

Nov 26, 2012

CATHERINE HANKS Catherine Duncan Hanks age 87 died Monday, November 26, 2012 at Windsor Place Nursing & Rehab Center in Columbus. Services will be held Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Elbert Wheat officiating, burial will follow at Lone Oak Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Tuesday, November 27,...

Wilburn Logan

Wilburn Logan

Nov 21, 2012

WILBURN LOGAN - James Wilburn Logan, age 74, of Steens, MS, passed away November 21, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 24, 2012, at 10:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Eddie Lawson officiating and Elbert Wheat assisting. The interment will immediately follow at Lone Oak Cemetery in Steens, MS. Visitation will be Friday, November...

Joyce Walters Montbriand

Joyce Walters Montbriand

Nov 16, 2012

JOYCE MONTBRIAND - Joyce Walters Montbriand, age 84, of Charlotte, NC, formerly of Caledonia, MS, passed away November 16, 2012, at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Graveside services will be Thursday, November 29, 2012, at 11:00 AM at Egger Cemetery in Caledonia, MS, with Rev. Tony Proctor officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, November 28, 2012, from 5:00 -...

Mildred W. Moore

Mildred W. Moore

Nov 16, 2012

Dr. Mildred Willlingham Moore, age 77, of Columbus died Friday, November 16, 2012 at her home in Columbus. Cremation and memorial service arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Friday, November 23, 2012 from 5:00 PM -7:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. A memorial service, with Rev. Deacon Pam Rhea officiating, will be Saturday, November 24,...

Paul Stanford Storey

Paul Stanford Storey

Nov 15, 2012

Paul Stanford Storey, age 77, of Columbus, MS, passed away November 15, 2012, at his residence. Visitation will be Sunday, November 18, 2012, from 2:00 - 4:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Storey was born August 30, 1935, in MO. He graduated from Stephen D. Lee High...

Dot Friday

Dot Friday

Nov 4, 2012

DOT FRIDAY Dorothy "Dot" Humphries Friday, age 87, of Columbus, passed away Sunday, November 4th at Vineyard Nursing Center. Visitation will be at Memorial Funeral Home on Wednesday, November 7th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home with Dr.Jonathan Speegle officiating. There will also be one...

Jean G. Niklinski

Jean G. Niklinski

Nov 2, 2012

Jean G. Niklinski (nee: Moleski) (June 15, 1917 " November 2, 2012) Jean G. Niklinski age 95 died Friday, November 2, 2012 in Columbus. Mrs. Niklinski was born June 15, 1917 in Chicago, IL to the late Thomas and Veronica Kaczinski Moleski. She has been a resident of Columbus, MS since 2007. Prior to that she lived in the Chicago...

Shelby June Oaks

Shelby June Oaks

Nov 1, 2012

Shelby June "Meme" Hitt Oaks, age 68, of Columbus, MS, passed away November 1, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Healthcare. Funeral services will be Sunday, November 4, 2012, at 2:00 PM at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Tony Proctor officiating and Rev. J. Nelson assisting. The interment will immediately follow at Springhill Baptist Church Cemetery near Millport, AL. Visitation is...

Dorothy Sanford Sanders

Dorothy Sanford Sanders

Nov 1, 2012

Dorothy Sanford Sanders, age 83, formerly of Columbus, died Thursday, November 1, 2012 at Johnston-Willis Hospital in Richmond, VA. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Graveside Services will be Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Billy Ferguson officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship. The daughter of the late William Jesse and Alma...

Richard L. Forkum

Richard L. Forkum

Oct 27, 2012

RICHARD L. FORKUM Richard L. Forkum age 77 died Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Services will be held Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Brian Adkins officiating. Burial will follow at Vaughn Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home, Monday, October 29, 2012 from 6:00...

Melba Barnes Mims

Melba Barnes Mims

Oct 26, 2012

Melba Mims Melba Mims, age 88, died Oct. 26, 2012 at Trinity Healthcare. Visitation will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sun., Oct. 28 at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church on Ridge Road. The service will follow at 3:00 at the church. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Mims, born Jan. 2, 1924 in Hardeman County, Tenn., was the...

Donald Glenn Guyton

Donald Glenn Guyton

Oct 25, 2012

DONALD G. GUYTON Donald Glenn Shotgun Guyton age 71 died Thursday, October 25, 2012 at his residence in Columbus. Services will be held Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Bryan Atkins officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be held at the funeral home one hour...

Jesse Robert Mitchell, Sr.

Jesse Robert Mitchell, Sr.

Oct 24, 2012

Jesse Robert Mitchell Sr., age 87, passed from this life on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at his home after a lengthy illness. Visitation with the Mitchell family will be Friday, October 26,2012 from 12:00 to 1:45pm at Gunter Peel Funeral Home. Graveside services at 2:00 PM will be led by Brother Don Cole following the visitation, and burial at Friendship...

Thomas Mansfield Pullen

Thomas Mansfield Pullen

Oct 24, 2012

Thomas Mansfield "Tommy" Pullen, age 73, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 24, 2012, at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa, AL. Funeral services will be Saturday, October 27, 2012, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Todd Core officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, October 27, 2012, from 1:00 PM...

Lillian Maeanna Tilford Widner

Lillian Maeanna Tilford Widner

Oct 23, 2012

Lillian Maeanna Tilford Widner, age 77, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 23, 2012, at Trinity Healthcare. Graveside services will be Thursday, October 25, 2012, at 10:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Diane Lemmon officiating. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Widner was born November 12, 1934, in Crawford, CO, to the late Vernon and Belva...

Linda Boothroyd

Linda Boothroyd

Oct 22, 2012

LINDA BOOTHROYD Teodolinda Santos Gonzales Boothroyd age 69 died Monday, October 22, 2012 at her residence in Caledonia. Services will be held Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Lonnie Wood officiating, burial will follow at Egger Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home Wednesday, October 24,...

Fannie Lee Cade

Fannie Lee Cade

Oct 21, 2012

Fannie Lee Taylor Cade, age 91, of Biloxi, MS, formerly of Columbus, died Sunday, October 21, 2012 at Biloxi Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 1:00 PM in the chapel of Memorial Funeral Home with Rev. David Strain officiating. Visitation will be held at the funeral...

Iva Nell Johnson

Iva Nell Johnson

Oct 21, 2012

Iva Nell Ussery Johnson, age 84, of Columbus, MS passed away October 21, 2012 at her residence. Graveside services will be Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 3:00 PM at Lone Oak Church of Christ Cemetery in Steens, MS, with Billy Ferguson officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, October 23, 2012, from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral...