OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Mary Ann Fugitt

Mary Ann Fugitt

May 11, 2011

Mary Ann Fugitt, age 51, died Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at Baptist Memorial Hospital " Golden Triangle. Arrangements have been entrusted to Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Services will be Monday, May 16, 2011 at 3:00 PM at First United Methodist Church with the Reverends Tony Proctor and Curtis Petrey, officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service at...

Gene Knight

Gene Knight

May 10, 2011

GENE KNIGHT Frances Eugenia "Gene" Knight age 61 died Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at her residence in Columbus. Services will be held Friday, May 13, 2011 at 10:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Pastors Ron Delgado and Jessie Ray officiating, burial will follow at Egger Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thursday, May 12, 2011...

John Rogers Montgomery

John Rogers Montgomery

May 9, 2011

JOHN MONTGOMERY John Rogers Montgomery age 44 died Monday, May 09, 2011 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Services will be held Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 10:00 AM at Bethesda Baptist Church with Brother Alan Dees officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation will be held at Wednesday May 11, 2011 from 6 until 7 p.m. at Gunter and...

Barbara Warren "Bobbie" Koehler

Barbara Warren "Bobbie" Koehler

May 9, 2011

BARBARA KOEHLER Barbara Warren "Bobbie" Koehler, age 61, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 9, 2011, at her residence surrounded by family. Funeral services will be Thursday, May 12, 2011, at 11:00 AM at First United Methodist Church with Dr. Sam Morris officiating and Rev. Claire Dobbs assisting. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday,...

Dexter Randolf Francisco

Dexter Randolf Francisco

May 6, 2011

Dexter Randolf Francisco, age 70, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 6, 2011, at his residence. Funeral services will be Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at 1:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Elder Herman Clark officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 10, 2011, from 11:00 AM until...

William Ross Burnett

William Ross Burnett

May 5, 2011

ROSS BURNETT William Ross Burnett, age 70, of Columbus, MS, went home to be with his Lord May 5, 2011, at Trinity Select Hospital in Birmingham, AL. Funeral services will be Sunday, May 8, 2011, at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church of Columbus with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Fayette,...

Martha Huff Elmore

Martha Huff Elmore

May 4, 2011

MARTHA ELMORE Martha Huff Elmore, age 84, of Columbus, MS, formerly of Maben, MS, passed away May 4, 2011, at Aurora Health & Rehabilitation of Columbus. A memorial service will be held at a later time at the Maben United Methodist Church of Maben, MS. Memorial Funeral Home of Columbus, MS, is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Elmore was born...

Dorothy Louise Furr

Dorothy Louise Furr

May 4, 2011

DOROTHY FURR Dorothy Louise Furr age 93 passed away Wednesday, May 04, 2011 at her residence in Columbus. Services will be held Friday, May 06, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating, burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the funeral home....

Helen Mccabe Prescott

Helen Mccabe Prescott

May 2, 2011

Helen McCabe Prescott, age 92, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 2, 2011, at Northwest Medical Center in Winfield, AL. Funeral services will be Thursday, May 5, 2011, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. David Westmoreland officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 4, 2011, from 6:00...

Ed Ford

Ed Ford

May 1, 2011

ED FORD And we know in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. Romans; 8:28 On Sunday evening May 1, 2011 Ed Ford passed from this earth to his glorious final home, a special place beside our Lord and Savior. Ed was a kind, gentle, loving man,...

Hortense Jones Gholson

Hortense Jones Gholson

Apr 22, 2011

HORTENSE JONES GHOLSON Hortense Altie Jones Gholson, 72, of Columbus, died April 22, 2011, at her residence. Funeral services will be Monday, April 25, 2011, at 2:00 PM at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, with the Rev. Sandra DePriest officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12:00-2:00 PM on Monday April 25, 2011in the Earline Robertson Room...

Warren E. Gerber

Warren E. Gerber

Apr 20, 2011

WARREN GERBER Warren E. Gerber, Sr., age 90, of Columbus, MS, passed away April 20, 2011, at The Windsor Place. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home of Columbus, MS, is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Gerber was born November 14, 1920, in Bloomfield, NJ, to the late Herman and...

Robert Lewis Stockman

Robert Lewis Stockman

Apr 20, 2011

Robert L. Stockman, 55, of Columbus died Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle. Memorial Funeral Home was in charge of his arrangements. Visitation will be Saturday, April 23, 2011 at Memorial Funeral Home from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM . A private, family memorial service will be held at a later date. Born March 13,...

Andrew Southerland

Andrew Southerland

Apr 18, 2011

ANDREW SOUTHERLAND Thomas "Andrew" Southerland, age 45, of Valley Glen, CA, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away April 18, 2011, at his residence. Memorial services will be Monday, April 25, 2011, at 3:00 PM at First Baptist Church of Columbus, MS, with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. Visitation will also be Monday, April 25, 2011, from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM...

Russel S. Kyle

Russel S. Kyle

Apr 17, 2011

Russel S. Kyle Russel S. Kyle age 56 died Sunday April 17, 2011 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Services will be held Wednesday April 20, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church; burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday April 19, 2011 from 5 until 7 at the church, and again one hour prior to...

Charles Hefner

Charles Hefner

Apr 14, 2011

CHARLES HEFNER Charles Julian Hefner, Sr., age 81, of Caledonia, MS, passed away April 14, 2011, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be Monday, April 18, 2011, at 10:00 AM at Egger Cemetery in Caledonia, MS, with full military honors. Rev. Don Harding will officiate with Memorial Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be Sunday, April 17, 2011, from 4:00...

Robert Lee Ford

Robert Lee Ford

Apr 13, 2011

Robert Lee Ford, Jr., 84, of Columbus died Thursday, April 13, 2011 in Starkville at the home of his daughter Nancy Ford Willcutt. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Thursday, April 14, 2011 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. Graveside services will be Friday morning at 10:00 AM at...

Shawn Clark

Shawn Clark

Apr 12, 2011

SHAWN CLARK Brent Shawn Clark age 40 died Tuesday April 12, 2011 in Denham Springs, Louisiana. Graveside services will be held Saturday April 23, 2011 at 11:30 at Friendship Cemetery in Lamar County Alabama, with Pastors Charles and Peggy Holyfield officiating. Visitation will be held Saturday April 23, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Memorial Funeral Home. Shawn...

Dorothy Wallace Blair

Dorothy Wallace Blair

Apr 12, 2011

Dorothy Wallace Blair age 66 died Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at her residence in Columbus. Services will be held Friday, April 15, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Gardner officiating, burial will follow at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery near Hamilton MS. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thursday, April 14, 2011 from 6:00...

Sue Hill

Sue Hill

Apr 11, 2011

SUE HILL Annie Sue Hill age 93 died Monday, April 11, 2011 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Graveside services were held Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 3:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Mike Allred officiating. Mrs. Hill was born on Sunday, September 09, 1917 in Philadelphia, MS to the William Hadley Church and Arlonia Miley Church. She was...

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