OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Frances Gaines Ghita

Frances Gaines Ghita

Jul 31, 2012

FRANCES GHITA Frances Gaines Palmer Ghita, of West Point, MS, formerly of Montgomery, AL, passed away July 31, 2012, at Waverly Care Home. Graveside services will be Monday, August 6, 2012, at 11:00 AM at Forest Hills Memorial Park in Montgomery, AL, with Rev. Winston Brooks officiating. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Ghita was...

R.C. Rector

R.C. Rector

Jul 30, 2012

Robert Clinton R.C. Rector Jr. age 90 died Monday July 30, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle. Services will be held Wednesday August 1, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Fairview Baptist Church with Rev. Sammy Crawford and Rev. Tommy Gillion officiating, burial with U.S. Air Force Honors will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 9:30...

Virginia Boyd Bonner

Virginia Boyd Bonner

Jul 29, 2012

VIRGINIA BURRIS BOYD BONNER - Virginia Stuart Burris passed away July 29, 2012, at Trinity Heathcare surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be Wednesday, August 1, 2012, at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. The private family interment will immediately follow at Murrah's Chapel Cemetery. Visitation wil be Wednesday, August 1, 2012, one hour...

Martha Sue Aldridge

Martha Sue Aldridge

Jul 28, 2012

Martha Sue Aldridge, age 75, of Columbus, MS, passed away July 28, 2012, at her residence. Funeral services will be Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Elder Jesse Phillips officiating and Elder Herman Clark assisting. The interment will immediately follow at Egger Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, July 30, 2012, from 6:00-8:00 PM...

Jack Irvin Killman

Jack Irvin Killman

Jul 27, 2012

Jack Irvin Killman, age 86, of Columbus, MS, passed away July 27, 2012, at The Windsor Place. Funeral services will be Monday, July 30, 2012, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Shelby Hazard officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, July 30, 2012, from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM at...

Christine Bond Williams

Christine Bond Williams

Jul 27, 2012

Christine B. Williams, age 82, of Columbus died Friday, July 27, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Healthcare Golden Triangle, Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Tuesday, July 31, 2012 from 9:00 AM to 9:45 AM at Memorial Funeral Home. Graveside services, with Rev. Clark Richardson officiating, will follow at 10:00 AM at Memorial Gardens...

Terry Lee Norris

Terry Lee Norris

Jul 26, 2012

Terry Lee Norris, age 21, of Columbus, MS, passed away July 26, 2012, in Columbus, MS. A memorial service will be held Sunday, July 29, 2012, at 3:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Curtis Bray officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, July 29, 2012, from 1:00 until 3:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. Terry was born April 21,...

Allen Smythe Hargrove

Allen Smythe Hargrove

Jul 25, 2012

Allen Smythe Hargrove, Jr., age 100, of Columbus, MS, passed away July 25, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be Saturday, July 28, 2012, at 10:00 AM at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery with Chaplain Jim Holloway officiating. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Hargrove was born August 21, 1911, in Shubuta, MS,...

Darin Wayne Haynes

Darin Wayne Haynes

Jul 21, 2012

DARIN HAYNES SR. Darin Wayne Haynes Sr. age 43 died Saturday, July 21, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Andrew's Chapel Cemetery with James Eugene Haynes, Jr. officiating. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Tuesday, July 24, 2012 from 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m....

Charles Aaron Ferguson

Charles Aaron Ferguson

Jul 19, 2012

CHARLES AARON FERGUSON Charles Ferguson passed away on July 19, 2012, at Noland Acute Care Hospital in Tuscaloosa, AL. He was ninety-four years old. His service will be held at Memorial Funeral Home on Monday, July 23, 2012 at 11:00 AM with Dr. Jonathan Speegle officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 until service time. Mr. Ferguson was born on August...

Douglas Howton

Douglas Howton

Jul 18, 2012

Raymond Douglas Doug Howton died Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at DCH Hospital in Northport, AL at the age of seventy-eight. Born in Caledonia, MS, Mr. Howton attended Caledonia High School and worked thirty-six years as a route salesman for Brookshires Dairy and Dairy Fresh Corporation in Columbus. He was a life-long resident of the Caledonia area and had lived for...

Stanley Bates

Stanley Bates

Jul 12, 2012

STANLEY BATES Thomas Stanley Bates, age 74, of Columbus, MS, passed away July 12, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday, July 14, 2012, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John Corder officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Springhill Baptist Church Cemetery near Millport, AL. Visitation will be Friday, July 13, 2012,...

Robert Authur Manning

Robert Authur Manning

Jul 5, 2012

Robert A. Manning, age 74, died Thursday July 5, 2012 at his residence in Columbus. Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Sunday, July 15, 2012 at Memorial Funeraal Home from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. The son of the late Robert Manning and Jean M. Niklinski, Mr. Manning was born on October 30, 1937...

Annie Laura Traylor

Annie Laura Traylor

Jun 30, 2012

ANNIE TRAYLOR Annie Laurie Jones Traylor, age 90, of Columbus, MS, passed away June 30, 2012, at her residence. Graveside services will be Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at 9:30 AM at Salem Cemetery in Noxubee County, MS, with Larry Ferguson officiating. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Traylor was born June 7, 1922, in Macon, MS, to...

Lorraine Jolly

Lorraine Jolly

Jun 30, 2012

LORRAINE JOLLY Ila Lorraine Fuller Jolly, age 92, of Brooksville, MS, passed away June 30, 2012, at her residence. A memorial service will be held at a later time. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Jolly was born January 20, 1920, in Elkart, IN, to the late Jack and Helen Fuller. She was a retired...

Hayden Joey Glenn White

Hayden Joey Glenn White

Jun 29, 2012

HAYDEN WHITE Hayden Joey Glenn White, age 2, of Columbus, MS, passed away June 29, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at 1:00 PM at Living Faith Tabernacle Church with Rev. James Gardner officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Living Faith Tabernacle Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, July 2, 2012, from 6:00-9:00...

Mary Lois Wooten

Mary Lois Wooten

Jun 26, 2012

MARY WOOTEN - Miss Mary Lois Wooten, age 64, of Columbus, MS, passed away June 26, 2012, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Miss Wooten was born December 30, 1947, in Lowndes County, MS, to the late M....

Lyda Faylene Holley

Lyda Faylene Holley

Jun 26, 2012

Lyda Faylene Faye Holley, age 84, died Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Healthcare " Golden Triangle in Columbus. Funeral /crematory arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Friday, June 29, 2012 at Memorial Funeral Home at 2:00 PM. Services, with Sewell Hall and Sid Latham officiating, will follow at 3:00 PM in the Memorial...

William B. "Billy" Webb

William B. "Billy" Webb

Jun 24, 2012

William B. (Billy) Webb William B. (Billy) Webb, a life-long resident of Lowndes County, departed this life on Sunday, June 24, 2012, at the age of 95. He was the son of the late Frank B. (Lute) Webb and Regina B. Webb. Mr. Webb was predeceased by his wife of 57 years, Ruth H. Webb, and is survived by his...

Alice Lillian Reynolds

Alice Lillian Reynolds

Jun 23, 2012

Alice Lillian Reynolds age 88 died Saturday June 23, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus.