OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Charlotte Patrick Burson

Charlotte Patrick Burson

Sep 17, 2012

Graveside services for Charlotte Lane Patrick Burson will be at 11:00 AM Thursday, September 20, 2012, at Friendship Cemetery in Columbus. MS with the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Speegle officiating. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home will be in charge of her arrangements. Mrs. Burson , 92, died September 17, 2012, after a brief stay at Riverview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in...

Louise Grant Simpson

Louise Grant Simpson

Sep 15, 2012

Louise H. Grant Simpson died September 15, 2012 at her residence in Kolola Springs, MS at the age of 94. She was born in Malvern, Arkansas to DeAlton John and Olive Ossie Horst. Services will be held Tuesday September 18, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Don Harding officiating. Burial will follow at Egger Cemetery...

Ruth Carter

Ruth Carter

Sep 11, 2012

Ruth W. Carter Ruth Boswell Watson Carter, age 92, died Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus. Services will be held Friday, September 14, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home one hour prior...

Lonnie Wayne Buxton

Lonnie Wayne Buxton

Sep 10, 2012

LONNIE BUXTON Lonnie Wayne Buxton age 84 went to be with his Lord, Monday, September 10, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Columbus. Services will be held Friday, September 14, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Albert Wilkerson and Rev. James Black officiating, burial will follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be held at...

Todd Wilson

Todd Wilson

Sep 8, 2012

Christopher Todd Wilson, age 48, of Flora, MS, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away September 8, 2012, at University Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Graveside services will be Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at 10:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Bro. Ray Robertson officiating. Visitation will be Monday, September 10, 2012, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. Todd...

Doris Evelyn Parks

Doris Evelyn Parks

Sep 6, 2012

Doris Evelyn Smithson Parks, age 82, of Columbus, MS, passed away September 6, 2012, at her residence. Funeral services will be Monday, September 10, 2012, at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel. The interment will immediately follow at Egger Cemetery in Caledonia, MS. Visitation will be Sunday, September 9, 2012, from 5:00 - 8:00 PM at Gunter & Peel...

Paul Day Roberts

Paul Day Roberts

Sep 2, 2012

PAUL D. ROBERTS Paul Day Roberts age 87 died Sunday, September 02, 2012 at Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford MS. Services will be held Tuesday, September 04, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Jeff Ruth officiating. Burial will follow at Egger Cemetery in Caledonia, MS. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at...

Lucille Langdon

Lucille Langdon

Aug 28, 2012

LUCILLE LANGDON Elizabeth Lucille Langdon age 92 died Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at Aurora Health & Rehab in Columbus. No services are planned at this time. Miss Langdon was born on Thursday, July 22, 1920 in Lowndes County, MS to the late Joe and Lacey Dorrah Langdon. She was a member of Crossroads Church and a homemaker. Survivors include: Niece:...

Kanda Gainer Blount

Kanda Gainer Blount

Aug 26, 2012

KANDA BLOUNT Mrs. Kanda Claudette Gainer Blount of Noxapater, MS, died at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus, MS, on Sunday, August 26, 2012 surrounded by a circle of family and friends. Mrs. Bount was a retired homemaker and in earlier years was employed at Woody's Market in Noxapater. She had a quick smile, a great sense of humor...

Rachel Ann Lawrence

Rachel Ann Lawrence

Aug 25, 2012

Rachel Ann Duncan Lawrence, age 67, of Caledonia, MS, passed away August 25, 2012, at Baptist Health Center in Jackson, MS. Graveside services will be Tuesday, August 28, 2012, at 10:00 AM at Egger Cemetery, Caledonia, MS, with Rev. Tony Gallop officiating. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Lawrence was born October 10, 1944, in...

Peggy Jean Cox

Peggy Jean Cox

Aug 23, 2012

Peggy Jean Cox, 72, died Thursday, August 23, 2012 at her residence in Columbus. Mrs. Cox has been cremated and burial will take place at a later date. A Celebration of Life service will be held Sunday, August 26, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. The daughter of the late Douglas F. and Doris Kay Gant, Mrs. Cox...

Gene Peterson

Gene Peterson

Aug 19, 2012

GENE PETERSON Colonel Eugene Franklin Gene Peterson USAF Ret., age 92 died Sunday, August 19, 2012 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 6:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00 PM until service time at the funeral home....

Catherine Honnoll

Catherine Honnoll

Aug 18, 2012

CATHERINE HONNOLL Mildred Catherine CAT Honnoll age 76 died Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Gardner officiating. Burial will follow at Sullivan Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home, Monday, August 20, 2012 from 6:00 PM...

Phyllis Carlato Shelton

Phyllis Carlato Shelton

Aug 17, 2012

PHYLLIS C. SHELTON Phyllis Carlato Shelton age 86 died Friday, August 17, 2012 at Hospice Ministries Ridgeland MS. Services will be held Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Tommy Whaley officiating. Burial with U.S. Marines Honors, will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home...

Charlie E. Ricks Sr.

Charlie E. Ricks Sr.

Aug 12, 2012

CHARLIE E. RICKS SR. Charlie Eugene Ricks Sr. age 75 died Sunday, August 12, 2012 at Aurora Health & Rehab in Columbus. Services will be held Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Black officiating, burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Tuesday, August 14,...

Elwin Louise Hulett

Elwin Louise Hulett

Aug 9, 2012

Elwin Louise "Ellie" Williams Hulett, age 87, of Columbus, MS, passed away August 9, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be Sunday, August 12, 2012, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with Rev. Tom Bryson officiating. A memorial service will immediately follow at 3:00 PM Sunday at First Presbyterian Church on Bluecutt Rd. Visitation will be...

Jimmy Richard Coleman

Jimmy Richard Coleman

Aug 6, 2012

JIMMY R. COLEMAN Jimmy Richard Coleman age 76 died Monday, August 06, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Columbus. Services will be held Thursday, August 09, 2012 at 11:00 AM at First Baptist Church with Rev. David Vise and Dr. Shawn Parker officiating, burial with full military honors will follow at 2:30 Thursday at Chamberlin Cemetery Preston MS. Visitation will be...

James Edgar Robertson Sr.

James Edgar Robertson Sr.

Aug 3, 2012

JAMES E. ROBERTSON James Edgar Robertson Sr. age 78 died Friday, August 03, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Columbus. Services will be held Monday, August 06, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Don Harding officiating. Burial with U.S. Air Force Honors, will follow at Lone Oak Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service...

Sarah Brewer Shelton

Sarah Brewer Shelton

Aug 2, 2012

SARAH B. SHELTON Sarah Brewer Shelton age 89 died Thursday August 2, 2012 at Rosewood Residence in Belden, MS. Services will be held Sunday August 5, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home Chapel in Columbus, with Rev. Harold Robinson officiating, burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at...

Dorothy Ray Mcintyre

Dorothy Ray Mcintyre

Aug 2, 2012

Dorothy Ray McIntyre, age 92, died Thursday, August 2, 2012 at her home in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Saturday, August 4, 2012 from 12 Noon until 2:00 PM in the Atrium of Annunciation Catholic Church. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated by Father Robert Dore at 2:00 PM at...