OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Margie Ree Johnson

Margie Ree Johnson

Jun 3, 2012

MARGIE JOHNSON Margie Ree Malone Johnson, age 90, of Little Rock, AR, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away June 3, 2012, at Emeritus at Pleasant Hills in Little Rock. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 9, 2012, at 11:00 AM at the Columbus Church of Christ with Sherrill Bennett officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens. Visitation will...

Susanne Fairfax Hazard Beard

Susanne Fairfax Hazard Beard

Jun 2, 2012

Susanne Fairfax Hazard Beard, a Mississippi lady who served her family and her church, died at home June 2, 2012. She was 90 years old. Services are Tuesday, June 5,2012 at 3:00 P.M. at Main Street Presbyterian Church with Dr. Robert L. Penny and Rev. Chad Watkins officiating. Visitation begins at 1:30 P.M. in the church. Burial will follow at...

Evelyn Pennington Miller

Evelyn Pennington Miller

Jun 1, 2012

Evelyn Pennington Miller, age 93, of Columbus, MS, passed away June 1, 2012, at her son's residence in Picayune, MS. Graveside services will be Monday, June 4, 2012, at 2:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Steve Galloway officiating. Vistation will be Monday, June 4, 2012, from 12:30 PM until 1:45 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Mrs. Miller...

Phillip Ray Blalock

Phillip Ray Blalock

May 30, 2012

Phillip Ray Blalock, age 69, of Steens, MS, passed away May 30, 2012, at Mississippi State Hospital in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be Sunday, June 3, 2012, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Grant Mitchell officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Piney Grove Cemetery in Steens, MS. Visitation will be Sunday, June 3, 2012,...

Flora Bettie Latham

Flora Bettie Latham

May 27, 2012

FLORA LATHAM - Flora Bettie Gammill Latham, age 91, of Starkville, MS, passed away May 27, 2012, at Oktibbeha County Hospital. Funeral services will be Monday, May 28, 2012, at 4:00 PM at Lebanon United Methodist Church of Eupora, MS. Vistation is one hour prior to the service and the interment will immediately follow in the church cemetery. Gunter &...

Mildred June Harrison

Mildred June Harrison

May 27, 2012

MILDRED HARRISON Mildred June Hamilton Harrison, age 87, of Northport, AL, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away May 27, 2012, at Glen Haven Health & Rehab in Northport. Graveside services will be Friday, June 1, 2012, at 1:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Larry Corder officiating. Memorial Funeral Home of Columbus, MS, is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Harrison...

Mary Louise Bartlett

Mary Louise Bartlett

May 26, 2012

MARY BARTLETT Mary Louise Bartlett, age 88, died Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Healthcare in Columbus. Graveside services will be held Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Thursday, May 31, 2012 from 12:30 PM until 1:30 PM. Mrs. Bartlett was born on Monday,...

Dr. Lois Perkins Hood

Dr. Lois Perkins Hood

May 25, 2012

DR. LOIS P. HOOD Dr. Lois P. Hood, 80, of Columbus, MS, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, May 25, 2012. Dr. Hood was born on December 18, 1931 to Welmon and Gertrude Perkins, both of whom preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her brother, James Perkins. She is survived by her...

Dee Shepherd

Dee Shepherd

May 23, 2012

DEE SHEPHERD George Wade "Dee" Shepherd age 64 died Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Graveside services will be held Friday, May 25, 2012 at 1:30 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Glenn Miller officiating. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Friday, May 25, 2012 from 12:00 noon until 1:00 PM Dee was born...

John Louis Burns, Jr.

John Louis Burns, Jr.

May 18, 2012

John Louis "Sonny" Burns, Jr., age 82, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 17, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 3:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Gene Gillis officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, May 19, 2012 from 1:00 - 3:00 PM...

Louise Stapp

Louise Stapp

May 18, 2012

Mrs. Dorothy Louise Stapp, age 77, died Friday, May 18, 2012 at her home in Steens, MS. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Saturday night May 19, 2012 6:00 PM -8:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Memorial Funeral Home, with...

Charles D. Ponds

Charles D. Ponds

May 15, 2012

Charles Derwood Ponds, 88, of Brentwood, TN, former resident of Huntsville, AL and Pickens County, AL, passed away May 15, 2012 in Williamson County, TN. Mr. Ponds was born December 25, 1923 in Millport, AL, to the late Grady and Vada Ponds. A graduate of Liberty High School in Pickens County, where he was a multi-sport star, Mr. Ponds proudly...

Robert Burns

Robert Burns

May 14, 2012

ROBERT BURNS Robert Dean Burns, age 53, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 14, 2012, at his residence. A graveside memorial service will be held at a later date at Forest Cemetery in Ethelsville, AL. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Burns was born September 15, 1958, in Leland, MS, to the late Olan W....

Mary Hazel Smith

Mary Hazel Smith

May 14, 2012

MARY SMITH Mary Hazel Smith, age 88, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 14, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be Thursday, May 17, 2012, at 2:00 PM at Smith Family Cemetery near Wiggins, MS, with Rev. Wayne Clegg officiating. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Smith was born December 4, 1923, in Coalfire, AL,...

Connie Ann Pate

Connie Ann Pate

May 14, 2012

CONNIE PATE (Ethelsville, AL) Connie Ann Pate age 51 died Monday, May 14, 2012 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Friday, May 18, 2012 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Connie was born on Wednesday, October 05, 1960 in Frankfurt Germany to the late Vernon Lindsey and Heidi Ahlfeldt Lindsey Beardslee....

Fred O. Corbell

Fred O. Corbell

May 12, 2012

FRED CORBELL Fred Oplen Corbell age 79 died Saturday, May 12, 2012 at his residence in Columbus. Graveside services with U.S. Air Force Honors will be held Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 11:30 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Clark Richardson officiating. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Tuesday, May 15, 2012 from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM....

Thomas William Hardy

Thomas William Hardy

May 9, 2012

Thomas William Hardy, born in Columbus, MS, November 8, 1918, son of Bess Hall and James Harris Hardy, and husband of Sue Richards Hardy, died at Columbus, MS, May 9, 2012. Visitation will be held at 1:00 PM at St. Pauls Episcopal Church in Columbus, MS, with a memorial service following at 2:00 PM, on Saturday, May 12, 2012. Following...

Curtis Albert Miller

Curtis Albert Miller

May 7, 2012

CURTIS MILLER - Curtis Albert Miller, age 101, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 7, 2012, at Collegeview Personal Care Home. A family memorial service will be held at Collegeview Personal Care Home with Rev. Melvin Mordecai of Community Hospice officiating. Mr. Miller will be laid to rest next to his wife, Virginia Poole Miller at Magnolia Cemetery in Greenville,...

Chuck Nickles

Chuck Nickles

May 6, 2012

Charles Chuck Henry Nickles III, 55, of Fairhope, AL died unexpectedly on May 6, 2012, in Gulfport, MS. A celebration of life service will be held Saturday May 19, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at True Life Worship Center in Caledonia, with Rev. Bob Wilbur officiating. Inurnment will follow at Rowan Cemetery. Born in 1956, Chuck graduated from Caledonia High School...

Roy E. Thompson

Roy E. Thompson

May 2, 2012

ROY THOMPSON Roy E. Thompson, Jr., age 72, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 2, 2012, at his residence. A memorial service will be Monday, May 7, 2012, at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Sammy Crawford officiating. A graveside committal will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Sunday, May 6, 2012, from 5:00 -...