OBITUARIES

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Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Margaret Michie Hartley

Margaret Michie Hartley

Jun 12, 2011

Mrs. Margaret Michie Hartley, 93, of Columbus, died Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Arbor Oaks Healthcare & Rehab in Malvern, AR. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Monday, June 13, 2011 from 6:00 Pm to 8:00 Pm at Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Fairview Baptist...

Ouida Elouise Flowers

Ouida Elouise Flowers

Jun 12, 2011

OUIDA FLOWERS Ouida Eloise Smithson Flowers, age 83, of Columbus, MS, passed away June 12, 2011, at her residence. Funeral services will be Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at 10:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Armon McDill officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Sullivan Cemetery in Monroe County, MS. Visitation will be Tuesday, June 14, 2011, from...

Oliver Wendell Smith

Oliver Wendell Smith

Jun 9, 2011

Dr. Oliver Wendell (Buddy) Smith, 79 of Columbus, Mississippi passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2011 at his residence. Visitation for Dr. Smith will be held Saturday June 11, 2011 from 6:00PM -8:00PM at Memorial Funeral Home, Columbus, MS and Sunday, June 12, 2011 from 1:00 PM-2:00PM at First Baptist Church. The funeral service will follow at 2:00PM in the...

Dannie Claude Johnson

Dannie Claude Johnson

Jun 8, 2011

DANNIE JOHNSON Dannie Claude Johnson age 59 died Wednesday, June 08, 2011 at his residence in Caledonia. Services will be held Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 10:00 AM at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints with Bishop Ty Reed officiating. Burial will take place Saturday afternoon at the Johnson Family Cemetery near Monroeville, Alabama. Visitation will be...

Joyce Lee Greene

Joyce Lee Greene

Jun 7, 2011

JOYCE GREENE Joyce Lee Greene age 79 died Tuesday, June 07, 2011 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. A graveside memorial service will be held Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at Sand Mountain Cemetery near Boaz, Al. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. MS Greene was born on Monday, June 30, 1931 in Atlanta, GA to the late Harold...

Cpl Christopher Roger Bell

Cpl Christopher Roger Bell

Jun 4, 2011

Cpl. Christopher Roger Bell age 21 died June 4, in Laghman province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 793rd Military Police Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Memorial Funeral Home.

Christopher Roger Bell

Christopher Roger Bell

Jun 4, 2011

SGT Christoper Roger Bell, 21, of Red Bay, AL died 4 June 2011 in the Alingar District, Laghman Province of Afghanistan when his patrol vehicle struck an IED. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Thursday evening, June 16, 2011 at Memorial Funeral Home from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. His service will be Friday,...

Lois Stephens Reichle

Lois Stephens Reichle

Jun 1, 2011

Lois Stephens Reichle of Madison, MS died at age 89 on June 1, 2011 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS after a short illness. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated June 4, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Annunciation Catholic Church in Columbus, with Father Vince Burns, celebrant. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Interment will immediately follow in...

Lalon Crews

Lalon Crews

May 31, 2011

LALON CREWS Mrs. Lalon Yarbrough Crews, age 86, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 31, 2011, at The Windsor Place. Funeral services will be Friday, June 3, 2011, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Randy Holmes officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Center Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Hamilton, MS. Visitation will be Thursday, June...

Frank Parsons

Frank Parsons

May 29, 2011

FRANK PARSONS Willie Frank Parsons age 85 died Sunday, May 29, 2011 at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson MS. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, June 01, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Dr. Sam Morris officiating. Mr. Parsons was born on Wednesday, June 24, 1925 in Corinth, MS to the late William Howard and Lorene Bush Parsons....

Anna H. Geyer

Anna H. Geyer

May 28, 2011

ANNA H. GEYER Anna H. Geyer age 85 died Saturday, May 28, 2011 at Windsor Place Nursing and Rehab. Visitation will be held Wednesday June 1, 2011 from 1:00 p.m.until 2:00 p.m. at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home with a graveside service to follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Geyer was born on Sunday, June 14, 1925 in Ashland, KY...

Paul Sudduth

Paul Sudduth

May 26, 2011

Paul Edward Sudduth, 72, of Steens, Mississippi died Thursday, May 26, 2011, at his home in Steens, MS. The son of the late Edward and Alice Jones Sudduth, he was born Tuesday, May 16, 1939 in Fernbank, Alabama. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran. During his working years, he was employed as an administrator at the Lowndes County Adult Detention...

Mary Green Johnson

Mary Green Johnson

May 26, 2011

MARY G. JOHNSON Mary Green Johnson age 97 died Thursday, May 26, 2011 at Trinity Healthcare Center in Columbus. Graveside services will be held Friday, May 27, 2011 at 4:00 PM at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery with Ray Crane officiating. Mrs. Johnson was born on Saturday, September 16, 1913 in Lamar County, AL to the late John Thomas and...

Lida Logan

Lida Logan

May 25, 2011

LIDA LOGAN Lida Logan age 92 died Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at Waverly Care Home in West Point. Graveside memorial services with military honors, will be held Friday, May 27, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Center Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Hamilton, MS with Bro. Tony Rooks officiating. Memorial Funeral Home of Columbus is in charge of arrangements. MS Logan...

Karen Courtney

Karen Courtney

May 23, 2011

KAREN COURTNEY Mrs. Karen Elaine Courtney, age 46, of Aiken, SC, beloved wife of Bobby Louis Courtney, Jr., entered into rest Monday, May 23, 2011. Born in McKeesport, PA, she was a daughter of Judy Miracle Dukes of Duquesne, PA. Karen had lived in Aiken from 2004 until 2005. She and Bobby came back to Aiken in 2006. Prior to...

Annie Mae Brown

Annie Mae Brown

May 20, 2011

Annie Mae Arnold Brown, age 91, died Friday, May 20, 2011 at Aurora Health and Rehabilitation in Columbus. Arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. A family, graveside service will be held Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Bethel Church of Christ Cemetery in Lamar County, AL., with Rev. Al Hamm and Rev. Tim Derby officiating. Visitation...

Lois Hayward

Lois Hayward

May 18, 2011

LOIS HAYWARD Mary Lois Price Hayward, age 101, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 18, 2011, at Trinity Healthcare. Funeral services will be Friday, May 20, 2011, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with The Rev. Dr. Jonathan Speegle officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will also be Friday, May 20, 2011, one hour...

Janice Webb Holliman

Janice Webb Holliman

May 17, 2011

Janice Webb Jan Holliman, age 56, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at her home in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 3:00 PM at Fairview Baptist Church with Rev. Mickey Dalrymple and Chaplain Lynn Renaldi officiating. Visitation, also at the church, will be one hour prior to the...

Sumiko "Candy" Nelson

Sumiko "Candy" Nelson

May 14, 2011

CANDY NELSON Sumiko "Candy" Nelson age 84 died Saturday, May 14, 2011 at her residence in Columbus. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Pastor Carolyn Hulen officiating. Candy was born on Monday, January 03, 1927 in Nakakoma Japan, to the late Hideo and Yoshino Mochizuki. She was the sweetest...

Billy Wade Mccullough

Billy Wade Mccullough

May 13, 2011

BILLY McCULLOUGH Billy Wade McCullough age 93 died Friday, May 13, 2011 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Services will be held Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. P. J. Mortensen officiating, burial will follow at Springhill Cemetery Millport AL. Visitation will be held at Sunday one hour prior to service at...

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