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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...

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....

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