OBITUARIES

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Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Christine Barksdale

Christine Barksdale

Feb 29, 2012

CHRISTINE BARKSDALE - Christine Sprouse Barksdale, age 90, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 29, 2012, at Aurora Health & Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 3, 2012, at 10:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Jearl Hunley officiating and Rev. Ted Bane assisting. The interment will immediately follow at Beersheba Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, March...

Jenny Culver Prater

Jenny Culver Prater

Feb 23, 2012

JENNY PRATER Jenny Culver Prater age 59 died Thursday, February 23, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Services will be held Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 11:00 AM at First Baptist Church Columbus with Rev. Mickey Dalrymple and Rev. Nick Cannady officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the church. A graveside service will be held Saturday...

Mary Lou Stokes

Mary Lou Stokes

Feb 22, 2012

Mrs. Mary Lou Stokes passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2012, at Plantation Point surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services for Mrs. Stokes will be held at 2:00 Saturday afternoon at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Visitation will begin one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in...

Billy Joe Sanders

Billy Joe Sanders

Feb 22, 2012

Billy Joe Sanders, 69, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on February 22, 2012. A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 25, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. at the Aberdeen Church of Christ with minister Charles Tharp officiating. Mr. Sanders was born November 11, 1942, in West Point, MS to the late AC and Johnnie Vaughn Sanders....

June Rosamond Kettinger

June Rosamond Kettinger

Feb 21, 2012

June Rosamond Scobey Kettinger, age 95, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 21, 2012, at Trinity Healthcare. Graveside services will be Saturday, February 25, 2012, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with Rev. Gary Shelton officiating. Visitation will be Saturday, February 25, 2012, from 9:30 AM until 10:30 AM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Mrs. Kettinger was...

Fred Alexander Thom

Fred Alexander Thom

Feb 19, 2012

THOM Frederick Alexander "Fred" Thom, age 92, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 19, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will be Tuesday, February 21, 2012, from noon until...

Helen Louise Atkins

Helen Louise Atkins

Feb 18, 2012

HELEN ATKINS Helen Louise Atkins age 84 died Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Services will be held Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 2:30 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jim Beam-Ingram officiating. Burial will follow at Vaughn Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 12:30 PM until service time at the funeral home. Mrs. Atkins...

Mildred Louise Haynes

Mildred Louise Haynes

Feb 18, 2012

Mildred Louise Haynes age 81 died Saturday, February 18, 2012 at her residence in Columbus. Graveside services will be held Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Andrew's Chapel Cemetery with Pastor Phillip White officiating. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Thursday, February 23, 2012 from 9:00 AM until 10:00 AM Mrs. Haynes was born on Wednesday,...

Lorene Adair Polk

Lorene Adair Polk

Feb 15, 2012

Lorene Adair Polk, age 89, of Columbus passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Healthcare. Services will be held Saturday February 18, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home Chapel, with Minister Billy Ferguson and Don Cole officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday, February 18, 2012 from noon...

Frances Fuqua Sudduth

Frances Fuqua Sudduth

Feb 10, 2012

Frances Fuqua Sudduth, age 88, of Columbus, died Friday, February 10, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Healthcare " Golden Triangle. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 4:00 PM in the chapel of Memorial Funeral Home with Rev. Sammy Crawford officiating. Visitation will begin at 3:00 PM . Burial will immediately...

George William Blankenship

George William Blankenship

Feb 9, 2012

George W. Blankenship, Ret MAJ ,US Army, age 69, of Gulfport, MS, died Thursday, February 9, 2012 at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Saturday, February 11, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. The funeral service will be Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 2:00 PM...

James Arnold Seagraves

James Arnold Seagraves

Feb 8, 2012

James Arnold "Jim" Seagraves, age 82, of Caledonia, MS, passed away February 8, 2012, at Care Center of Aberdeen. Funeral services will be Saturday, February 11, 2012, at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Chaplain Danny Estes officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Egger Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, February 11, 2012, from 10:00 AM until 11:00...

Bobby Thomas Lindsey

Bobby Thomas Lindsey

Jan 28, 2012

Bobby Thomas Lindsey, age 63, of Artesia, MS, passed away January 28, 2012, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. Funeral services will be Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at 10:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jammie Turner officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Knights of Pythias Cemetery in Artesia. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 31,...

Christie Lynn Boatner

Christie Lynn Boatner

Jan 28, 2012

Christie Lynn Barksdale Boatner, age 35, of Columbus, MS, passed away January 28, 2012, at her residence. Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home with Rev. James Gardner officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Pine Grove Cemetery in Pickens County, AL. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 31, 2012, from...

John Russell Jr.

John Russell Jr.

Jan 27, 2012

John Russell, Jr., of Murfreesboro, TN, and formerly of Columbus, MS, went to be with His Lord and Savior on January 27, 2012. Private graveside services were held on Saturday, January 28, at 3:00 p.m. at Friendship Cemetery in Columbus. A public memorial service will be held on Sunday afternoon, January 29, at 3:00 p.m. at Main Street Presbyterian Church....

Catherine Margaret Kantack

Catherine Margaret Kantack

Jan 26, 2012

Catherine Margaret Driscoll Kantack, age 68, died Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Columbus. A Mass of Resurrection will be held Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Columbus Air Force Base Chapel with Father Vincent Burns, Celebrant. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the base chapel. A graveside service with Father Richard...

Charles "Bud" Boyette

Charles "Bud" Boyette

Jan 25, 2012

CHARLES "BUD" BOYETTE Charles Eugene "Bud" Boyette, age 83, of Steens, MS, passed away January 25, 2012, at his residence. Graveside services will be held Friday, January 27, 2012, at 2:00 PM at Houston, MS, City Cemetery with Rev. Ben Butler officiating and with full military honors. Visitation will be held Thursday, January 26, 2012, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM...

Johnnie Duncan Sarcone

Johnnie Duncan Sarcone

Jan 25, 2012

JOHNNIE SARCONE Johnnie Duncan Sarcone, age 94, of Cleveland, MS, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away January 25, 2012, at Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland, MS. Graveside services will be Friday, January 27, 2012, at 3:00 PM at Egger Cemetery in Caledonia, MS. Visitation will be Friday, January 27, 2012, from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel...

Emily Swanner

Emily Swanner

Jan 25, 2012

Emily Elizabeth Swanner, age 23, of Columbus, MS, passed away January 25, 2012, at her residence. Funeral services will be Friday, January 27, 2012, at 11:00 AM with Rev. Glen Miller officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, January 26, 2012, from 5:00-7:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Emily was born March...

Dorothy Lockhart

Dorothy Lockhart

Jan 24, 2012

Dorothy P. Lockhart age 92 died Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle. Services will be held Friday, January 27, 2012 at 3:30 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Pete Bowen and Larry Montgomery officiating, burial will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thursday January 26, 2012 from 6...

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