OBITUARIES

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Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Heyward Cecil Oswalt

Heyward Cecil Oswalt

Dec 5, 2011

Mr. Heyward Cecil Oswalt, age 87, of Kosciusko, MS, formerly of Ethelsville, AL, died Monday, December 5, 2011 at Montfort-Jones Memorial Hospital in Kosciusko, MS. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Services, with Brother Mel Howton officiating, will be Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Ethelsville Baptist Church, Ethelsville, AL, preceded by visitation, also at...

Daphine Perrigin Williamson

Daphine Perrigin Williamson

Nov 30, 2011

DAPHINE WILLIAMSON Daphine Perrigin Williamson, age 80, of Columbus, MS, passed away November 30, 2011, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Memorial Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements. Funeral services will be Friday, December 2, 2011, at 10:00 AM at Fairview Baptist Church with Rev. Gene Henderson, Rev. Mickey Dalrymple, and Rev. Sammy Crawford officiating. The interment will immediately follow...

T.A. Caldwell

T.A. Caldwell

Nov 29, 2011

Therron Albert "T. A." Caldwell, age 89, of Columbus, MS, passed away November 29, 2011 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Memorial Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements. Funeral services will be Friday, December 2, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church with Rev. Tim Williams and Rev. Josh Daffern officiating. The interment will immediately follow in Mt....

Dr. George Clayton Welch

Dr. George Clayton Welch

Nov 26, 2011

DR. GEORGE C. WELCH Dr. George Clayton Welch age 92 died Saturday, November 26, 2011 at his residence in Columbus. Services were held Sunday, November 27, 2011 at 3:00 PM at First Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Galloway officiating, burial with military honors followed at Friendship Cemetery. Dr. Welch was born on Sunday, November 23, 1919 in Luverne, AL to...

Betty Diane Lee

Betty Diane Lee

Nov 22, 2011

Betty Diane Materna Lee, age 60, passed away in Birmingham, AL on November 22, 2011 from complications of Pulmonary Fibrosis. Ms Lee was born on November 17, 1951, in Columbus, MS. She graduated from S.D. Lee High School in Columbus, and earned a bachelors degree in Social Work from Mississippi University for Women and a Masters in Social Work from...

J. Roy Johnson

J. Roy Johnson

Nov 17, 2011

J. ROY JOHNSON Jacob Roy Johnson age 97, died Thursday, November 17, 2011 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus. Services will be held Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 2:30 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Billy Ferguson and Shawn Dickey officiating. Burial will follow at Christian Chapel Cemetery in Lamar County, AL. Visitation will...

Beacan Job Mabry

Beacan Job Mabry

Nov 16, 2011

Beacan Job Mabry passed peacefully in his mothers womb on November 14, 2011. He was born at 12:20 a.m. on November 16, 2011 weighing 2 pounds, 9 ounces. He was a beautiful boy, and looked just like his daddy. Beacan was the son of Emily and M. Caleb Mabry of Starkville, MS. His paternal grandparents are, Mike and Debbie Mabry...

Pauline Alexander Wallace

Pauline Alexander Wallace

Nov 13, 2011

Pauline Alexander Wallace, age 98, died November 13, 2011, at her residence at Trinity Healthcare in Columbus, Mississippi. Mrs. Wallace (Polly) was born on February 2, 1913, in Vass, NC to the late William Franklin Alexander and Lula Isabell Richardson. Survivors include: her daughters, Judith Wallace Carter of Columbus, MS; Bobbye Lou Stout of Peoria, AZ; her son, William Rex...

Dorothy Bell Lipsey

Dorothy Bell Lipsey

Nov 11, 2011

Gunter & Peel [email protected] to me show details Nov 12 (2 days ago) DOROTHY LIPSEY Dorothy Bell Wright Lipsey, age 80, of Columbus, MS, passed away November 11, 2011, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Monday, November 14, 2011, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Larry Ferguson officiating. The interment will immediately follow at...

Byrdie Ruth Mccool

Byrdie Ruth Mccool

Nov 10, 2011

BYRDIE MCCOOL Byrdie Ruth Boone McCool, age 59, of Columbus, MS, passed away November 10, 2011, at her residence. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 12, 2011, at 2:00 PM at First Pentecostal Church with Rev. Steve Blaylock officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will also be Saturday, November 12, 2011, from 12:00 PM until 2:00...

Dr. Henry Holleman

Dr. Henry Holleman

Nov 7, 2011

DR. HENRY HOLLEMAN Dr. Jeremiah Henry Holleman, age 94, of Columbus, MS, passed away November 7, 2011, at Springhill Manor in Mobile, AL. Funeral services will be Friday, November 11, 2011, at 11:00 AM at First United Methodist Church with Dr. Sam Morris officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will also be Friday,...

Marisa Christiane Bruner

Marisa Christiane Bruner

Nov 6, 2011

Marisa Christiane "Risa" Loftis Bruner, age 56 , of Starkville died Sunday, November 6, 2011 at her mothers home in Columbus. Graveside services, with Dr. Rick Olson officiating, will be held Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 2:00 at Friendship Cemetery. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. The daughter of the late Willie Tee Loftis, Jr. and Mildred...

Frances Marion Tumberlinson

Frances Marion Tumberlinson

Nov 2, 2011

Frances Andrews Tumberlinson Frances Andrews Tumberlinson, 93, died peacefully Tuesday morning at Trinity Personal Care Home. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 4th at Main Street Presbyterian Church at 11:00 with Reverend David Strain and Reverend Chad Watkins officiating. Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to the funeral at 10:00. Interment will be at Friendship...

Marion Long

Marion Long

Oct 31, 2011

Marion Long, age 87, of Columbus, MS died Monday, October 31, 2011 at Baptist Memorial Healthcare with his two sons at his side. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home in Columbus and Gallant Riverview Funeral Home in Fayetteville, TN. Services will be Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Memorial Funeral Home, with...

Delories Sanderson Neaves

Delories Sanderson Neaves

Oct 29, 2011

Delories Sanderson Neaves, age 74, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 29, 2011, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday, November 1, 2011, at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will also be Tuesday, November 1, 2011, from noon until 2:00 PM...

John Young Robison

John Young Robison

Oct 29, 2011

Rev. John Young Robison, age 92, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 29, 2011, at Trinity Place Retirement Community. Funeral services will be Wednesday, November 2, 2011, at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Ron McDougal officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation is also Wednesday, November 2, 2011, one hour prior...

Ed Dvorak

Ed Dvorak

Oct 26, 2011

ED DVORAK Edward Joseph "Ed" Dvorak age 56 died Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Services will be held Monday, October 31, 2011 at 2:00 PM at the Caledonia Church of Christ with Minister Shane Meredith officiating. Visitation will be held at the church Sunday, October 30, 2011 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Ed was...

Louise Tucker Gray

Louise Tucker Gray

Oct 22, 2011

LOUISE GRAY Louise T. Gray age 83 died Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Columbus. Services will be held Monday, October 24, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Jackson and Rev. Sammy Crawford officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday October 23, 2011 from 6...

W. H. Eubanks Jr.

W. H. Eubanks Jr.

Oct 22, 2011

W. H. Eubanks, Jr., 89, son of the late Dr. & Mrs. William Hunter Eubanks, Sr., was born December 13, 1921 in Columbus, MS and ended this lifes journey after a long, courageous battle with Parkinsons disease on October 22, 2011 in Tampa , FL. The family will receive friends at 3 :00 PM on Saturday, November 19, 2011 at...

Susan Jane Flye

Susan Jane Flye

Oct 20, 2011

Susan Jane Valsvik Flye, age 73, died Thursday, October 20, 2011 at her home in Columbus. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation was held Saturday morning, October 22, 2011 beginning at 9:30 AM in the Atrium of Annunciation Catholic Church. A Mass of Christian Burial followed at 11:00 AM in Annunciation Catholic Church with Father Robert Dore,...

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