OBITUARIES

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Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Luther Edward Turner

Luther Edward Turner

Jul 5, 2011

LUTHER TURNER Luther Edward Turner age 71 died Tuesday, July 05, 2011 at Windsor Place Nursing & Rehab Center in Columbus. Graveside services will be held Thursday, July 07, 2011 at 10:00 AM at Egger Cemetery with Rev. Nick Cannady and Rev. Melvin Mordecai officiating. Mr. Turner was born on Saturday, December 16, 1939 in Pickens County, AL to the...

Archie Bluford Gault Jr.

Archie Bluford Gault Jr.

Jul 4, 2011

ARCHIE GAULT Archie Bluford Gault, Jr., age 75, of Columbus, MS, passed away July 4, 2011, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Friday, July 8, 2011, at 10:00 AM at St. John's Episcopal Church in Ocean Springs, MS. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Gault was born October 29, 1935, in...

Sarah Helen Mitchell

Sarah Helen Mitchell

Jun 30, 2011

Sarah Helen Dunlap Mitchell, 86, of Columbus, MS passed quietly from this life on June 30, 2011, at her Columbus home after a lengthy illness. A celebration of her life and memorial service will be held on Sunday, July 3, 2011, at 2:00PM at Gunter Peel Funeral Home, followed by burial at Friendship Cemetery. Special music will be provided by...

Jessie Cunningham Guin

Jessie Cunningham Guin

Jun 30, 2011

Mrs. Jessie Cunningham Guin, 82, of Columbus died Thursday, June 30, 2011 at Baptist Memorial Hospital " Golden Triangle. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Friday, July 1, 2011 at Memorial Funeral Home from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Her funeral will be Saturday, July 2, 2011 at 2:00 PM in the chapel...

Mildred Aldridge Andrews

Mildred Aldridge Andrews

Jun 28, 2011

Mildred Aldridge Andrews, age 91, of Caledonia, MS, passed away Tuesday, June 28th at Windsor Place Nursing and Rehab Center in Columbus, MS. Visitation for Mrs. Andrews will be at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home on Thursday, June 30th from 6 - 8 pm. Funeral services will be held at Friday, July 1st at 11 am with Elder Herman Clark...

Kathlyn Honeycutt

Kathlyn Honeycutt

Jun 27, 2011

KATHLYN HONEYCUTT Anna Kathlyn Ponds Honeycutt age 89 died Monday, June 27, 2011 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Services will be held Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Todd Core officiating, burial will follow at Ethelsville Community Cemetery in Ethelsville, AL. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at...

Billy Joe Aldridge

Billy Joe Aldridge

Jun 24, 2011

BILLY JOE ALDRIDGE Billy Joe Aldridge age 55 died Friday, June 24, 2011 at his residence in Columbus. Services will be held Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Danny Avery officiating, burial will follow at Murrahs Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Saturday, June 25, 2011 from 6:00...

Wayne Ziliak

Wayne Ziliak

Jun 22, 2011

WAYNE ZILIAK Wayne Conrad Ziliak, age 78, of Columbus, MS, passed away June 22, 2011, at his residence. Graveside services will be Friday, June 24, 2011, at 9:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Father Robert Dore officiating and Gunter & Peel Funeral Home directing. Mr. Ziliak was born October 27, 1932, in Evansville, IN, to the late Conrad Allen and...

Florence Duett

Florence Duett

Jun 19, 2011

FLORENCE DUETT Elinor Florence Ratcliff Duett, age 83, of Columbus, MS, passed away June 19, 2011, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Thursday, June 23, 2011, at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home with Dr. Albert Wilkerson officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, June 23, 2011, from 9:00 -...

Joan Borke Shippel

Joan Borke Shippel

Jun 18, 2011

JOAN SCHIPPEL Joan Borke Schippel age 75 died Saturday, June 18, 2011 at her residence in Columbus. Services will be held Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Annunciation Catholic Church with Father Robert Dore officiating. Entombent will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to service. Mrs. Schippel was born on...

Daniel Arthur Pendley Jr.

Daniel Arthur Pendley Jr.

Jun 17, 2011

DANIEL PENDLEY, JR. Daniel Arthur Pendley, Jr., age 87, of Caledonia, MS, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away June 17, 2011, ten days shy of his 67th wedding anniversary. He served his country as a bombadier with the U. S. Navy, in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. He retired with the rank of Chief Petty Officer after...

Robert "Bob" N. Smith

Robert "Bob" N. Smith

Jun 17, 2011

BOB SMITH Robert N. "Bob" Smith, age 88, of Columbus, MS, passed away June 17, 2011, at Trinity Personal Care. Funeral services will be Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at 10:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Chaplain Dean Brooks officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with full military honors. Visitation will be Monday, June...

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...

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