OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Mary Ellen Gaillard

Mary Ellen Gaillard

Jan 24, 2012

MARY E. GAILLARD Mary Ellen Gaillard age 93 died Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at her residence in Caledonia. Services will be held Friday, January 27, 2012 at 1:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Shane Cruse officiating. Burial will follow at Egger Cemetery . Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thursday, January 26, 2012 from 6:00...

Chalma Neill Whitaker

Chalma Neill Whitaker

Jan 21, 2012

Chalma Neill Whitaker, age 84, died Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Columbus. Services will be held Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Whitney officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery with U.S. Navy Honors. Visitation will be held Tuesday January 24, 2012 at the funeral home...

Amy Deloris Baswell

Amy Deloris Baswell

Jan 21, 2012

Amy Deloris Baswell age 51 died Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Services will be held Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 2:00 PM at New Hope United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday January 23, 2012 at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home from 6:00 PM 8:00 PM. Amy was born on...

Martha Joyce Moore

Martha Joyce Moore

Jan 19, 2012

MARTHA MOORE Martha Joyce Holliman Moore age 72, left this earth to be with her heavenly Father Thursday, January 19, 2012 at her residence in Columbus. Services will be held Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 2:00 PM at New Covenant Baptist Church with Rev. Randy Weeks and Rev. Andy Vaughn officiating, burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery....

Marjorie Jane Hawkins

Marjorie Jane Hawkins

Jan 17, 2012

MARJORIE HAWKINS Marjorie Jane Buchanan Hawkins, age 84, of Columbus, MS, passed away January 17, 2012, at Community Hospice, Inc., in Verona, MS. Funeral services will be Friday, January 20, 2012, at 1:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Roy Hawkins officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be Friday, January 20,...

Janie Anita Williams

Janie Anita Williams

Jan 16, 2012

JANIE WILLIAMS Janie Anita Williams age 60 died Monday, January 16, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Services will be held Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 12:00 noon at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Sid Latham officiating, burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 10:00 a.m until service time. Mrs. Williams was...

Bessie G. Williams

Bessie G. Williams

Jan 16, 2012

Bessie G. Williams age 90 died Monday, January 16, 2012 at Brookdale Senior Living in Nashville TN. Services will be held Friday, January 20, 2012 at 12:00 noon at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Sid Latham officiating, burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery . Visitation will be held Friday, from 10:00 AM until service time at the funeral home....

Josephine Williams Lockler

Josephine Williams Lockler

Jan 14, 2012

Josephine Carolyn Josie Williams Lockler age 74, formerly of Columbus, died Friday, January 13, 2012 at Baldwyn Nursing Facility in Baldwyn, MS. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. Services will be Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home with Brian Atkins officiating. Burial will immediately follow in Mt. Zion Baptist Church...

William Haiden Brooks

William Haiden Brooks

Jan 14, 2012

William Haiden Bill Brooks, a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend passed away peacefully at his home January 14, 2012. Mr. Brooks was born in Columbus, Mississippi, on September 5, 1927 to Mary Russell Brooks and Leonard Isham Brooks. Services will be held Monday, January 16, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Dr. Shawn Parker...

William J. Wade

William J. Wade

Jan 13, 2012

William J. Wade, Jr., age 88, of West Point, MS, passed away January 13, 2012, at Noland Hospital in Tuscaloosa, AL. Funeral services will be Sunday, January 15, 2012, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Kenneth Fuller officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Egger Cemetery in Caledonia, MS, with military honors. Visitation will be Sunday,...

Joann Graham

Joann Graham

Jan 12, 2012

JoAnn Graham JoAnn Rogers Graham, 62, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her family January 12, 2012. Mrs. Graham was born November 27, 1949 in Belzoni, MS, and later moved to Yazoo City with her family where she grew up. She came to Columbus, MS, in 1967 to attend Mississippi State College for Women (MSCW) and graduated in 1971...

Dixie Lucille Brownlee

Dixie Lucille Brownlee

Jan 11, 2012

DIXIE BROWNLEE Dixie Lucille Jones Brownlee age 87 died Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Services will be held Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating, burial will follow at Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday from 9:30 until service time, at the funeral...

Kenneth W. Stafford

Kenneth W. Stafford

Jan 9, 2012

KENNETH STAFFORD Kenneth W. Stafford, age 71, of Columbus, MS, passed away January 9, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at 11:00 AM at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Sammy Crawford officiating. Vistation will be Wednesday, January 11, 2012, from 9:00 AM until 10;00 am at Gunter & Peel Funeral...

John Morgan Kaye

John Morgan Kaye

Jan 7, 2012

Dr. John Morgan Kaye, 90, died Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus after a brief illness. John Morgan Kaye was born February 4, 1921 in Columbus, Mississippi to the late Samuel Kaye, Jr. and Louise Morgan Kaye. A decorated World War II pilot, he was the recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross having flown 287 missions...

Danny Doyle Beaman

Danny Doyle Beaman

Jan 2, 2012

DANNY BEAMAN Danny Doyle Beaman passed away from this life on January 2, 2012, after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Detroit, MI, on September 3, 1938, where he lived and worked until joining the Air Force in 1961. After 26 years of service, he retired from the Air Force and promptly passed the real estate boards....

Bertha Beard Taylor

Bertha Beard Taylor

Dec 31, 2011

Mrs. Bertha Beard Taylor, age 87, of Cordova, TN, formerly of Columbus, MS died December 31, 2011 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, TN. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at Friendship Cemetery in Columbus at 1:00 PM with Rev. Bob Dunivan officiating. The daughter of the late...

Wynell Kimbrell Aldridge

Wynell Kimbrell Aldridge

Dec 29, 2011

Wynell Kimbrell Aldridge, age 85, of Caledonia, MS, passed away December 29, 2011, at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo, MS. Funeral services will be Sunday, January 1, 2012, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Mel Howton officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Egger Cemetery in Caledonia. Visitation will be Sunday, January 1, 2012, from 1:00 -...

Mildred Marmon

Mildred Marmon

Dec 27, 2011

MILDRED MARMON Mildred Louise Dickson Marmon, age 90, of Columbus, MS, passed away December 27, 2011, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be Friday, December 30, 2011, at 11:00 AM at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Macon, MS, with Rev. James Black officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, December 29, 2011, from 6:00-8:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Mrs....

Shirley Ruth Frunk

Shirley Ruth Frunk

Dec 24, 2011

SHIRLEY FRUNK Shirley Ruth Frunk, age 62, died Saturday, December 24, 2011 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held Monday, December 26, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with Rev. Roy McHenry officiating. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Shirley was born on Thursday, January 20, 1949 in Winthrop, AR to...

Kathryn Emma Cooper

Kathryn Emma Cooper

Dec 22, 2011

Kathryn Emma Woodcock Cooper, 89 of Columbus and Starkville went to be with her heavenly Father and her late husband, Robert Carl Cooper on Dec. 22, 2011. She was born in Cautersport, Pa. July 11, 1922 She was a faithful member of Wesley United Methodist Church for many years and attended First Presbyterian Church Starkville for the past 8 years....

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