OBITUARIES

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Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Clarence Newton Dale, Jr.

Clarence Newton Dale, Jr.

Nov 18, 2010

Clarence Newton Dale, Jr., age 89, of Columbus, MS, passed away November 18, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Sunday, November 21, 2010, at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. The private, family interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will also be Sunday, November 21, 2010, one hour prior to...

Sudie Mae Smith

Sudie Mae Smith

Nov 16, 2010

SUDIE MAE SMITH - Sudie Mae Menees Smith, age 102, of Columbus, MS, passed away November 16, 2010, at Homeplace of Columbus. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 20, 2010, at 10:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ben Butler officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Brooksville City Cemetery in Brooksville, MS. Visitation will be Saturday, November...

Oakley Stewart Lollar

Oakley Stewart Lollar

Nov 13, 2010

COLUMBUS-- Oakley S. Lollar, 85, died November 13, 2010, at his home. Mr. Lollar was born February 21, 1925, the youngest of seven children to the late John Walter Lollar and Jennie Mae Vaughn Lollar, in Steens, Mississippi. He served in the Army and retired from thr MS Army National Guard as a Command Sergeant Major. He was a recipient...

Warren Gardner

Warren Gardner

Nov 9, 2010

J. WARREN GARDNER, SR. - J. Warren Gardner, Sr., age 85, of Columbus, MS, passed away November 9, 2010, in Columbus, MS. Funeral services will be Friday, November 12, 2010, at 10:00 AM at First Presbyterian Church on Bluecutt Rd. with Rev. Chip Hatcher officiating and Rev. Tom Bryson assisting. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery with military...

Mary Frances Wingard

Mary Frances Wingard

Nov 8, 2010

Mary Frances King Wingard, 74, of Columbus died Monday, November 8, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Graveside services, with Billy Ferguson officiating, will be held Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Interment will immediately follow the service at Memorial Gardens. The daughter of...

Nettie Oswalt Dobbs

Nettie Oswalt Dobbs

Nov 4, 2010

NETTIE DOBBS - Nettie Oswalt Dobbs, age 90, of Columbus, MS, passed away Thursday, November 4, 2010, at Trinity Healthcare. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 6, 2010, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Tommy Gillon officiating. The interment will follow at Enon Cemetery in Ackerman, MS, at 3:30 PM Saturday. Visitation will also be Saturday,...

Jack Tillman Christopher

Jack Tillman Christopher

Nov 3, 2010

Jack Tillman Christopher, age 78, passed away Wednesday, November 03, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus, MS. Services will be held Saturday, November 06, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at Beersheba Cumberland Presbyterian Church, with visitation beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the church. Chaplain Steve Brown and Rev. Terrell Maynard will officiate the service, with a military funeral...

Marilyn Greene Leonard

Marilyn Greene Leonard

Nov 3, 2010

Mrs. Marilyn Greene Leonard, of Columbus, MS, died Nov. 3, 2010, in Tupelo, MS at North Mississippi Medical Center. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbus Friday, Nov. 5, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010 at 11:00 AM at First United Methodist Church in Columbus, with Rev....

Mildred Zimmer Matson

Mildred Zimmer Matson

Nov 2, 2010

MILDRED MATSON - Mildred Alberta Zimmer Matson, age 92, of Columbus, MS, passed away November 2, 2010, at her residence. Funeral services will be Tuesday, November 9, 2010, at 10:00 AM at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church with Rev. Michael Kober officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The visitation will be Monday, November 8, 2010, from 5:00...

Dorothy "Dottie" Virginia Odom

Dorothy "Dottie" Virginia Odom

Oct 29, 2010

Dorothy Dotty Odom Dorothy Virginia Dotty Odom, 89 passed from this earth in her home on October 29, 2010. Dotty was born August 18, 1921 in Mt. Olive, NC, to Roy and Nora Overton. She had lived in Lawton, OK; Yuma, AZ; Savannah, GA; and Columbus, MS. She had lived in Columbus since 1958. Yuma was her favorite place to...

Helen Reeves Simons

Helen Reeves Simons

Oct 29, 2010

Helen Reeves Simons age 70 died Friday, October 29, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Services will be held Tuesday, November 02, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Living Faith Tabernacle Church with Rev. James Gardner officiating, burial will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation will be held at Living Faith Tabernacle Monday, November 01, 2010 from 6:00 PM until...

Lorene Callahan Estes

Lorene Callahan Estes

Oct 27, 2010

LORENE ESTES - Lorene Callahan Estes, age 88, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 25, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be Wednesday, October 27, 2010, at 11:00 AM at Springhill Baptist Church Cemetery near Millport, AL, with Wayne Baines officiating and Gunter & Peel Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Estes was born May 19, 1922, in Steens, MS,...

Charles Elliott Swartz

Charles Elliott Swartz

Oct 25, 2010

CHARLES SWARTZ Charles Elliott Swartz age 83 died Monday, October 25, 2010 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Aberdeen. Graveside services with military honors will be held Thursday, October 28, 2010 at 10:00 AM at Liberty Cemetery in Pickens County, AL with Rev. James Black officiating. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Wednesday, October 27, 2010 from 6:00 PM...

Franklin Delanor Vaughan

Franklin Delanor Vaughan

Oct 21, 2010

FRANKLIN VAUGHAN - Franklin Delanor Vaughan, age 75, of Steens, MS, passed away Thursday, October 21, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Sunday, October 24, 2010, at 2:30 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Larry Montgomery officiating and J. M. Hawkins assisting. The interment will immediately follow at Lone Oak Cemetery in Steens. Visitation was Saturday,...

Bennie Midleton Haney

Bennie Midleton Haney

Oct 14, 2010

BENNIE HANEY Bennie Midleton Haney age 84 died Thursday, October 14, 2010 at The Windsor Place in Columbus. Services will be held Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 1:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Bonner officiating. Burial with Columbus Fire Department Honors will follow at Love Joy near Beaverton, AL. Visitation will be held at the funeral home...

Cary Michael Leverette

Cary Michael Leverette

Oct 14, 2010

CARY LEVERETTE Cary Michael Leverette age 36 died Thursday, October 14, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Services will be held Sunday, October 17, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Grant Mitchell officiating. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Saturday, October 16, 2010 from 6:00 PM...

Bobby Lee Shane Nabors

Bobby Lee Shane Nabors

Oct 13, 2010

BOBBY NABORS Bobby Lee Shane Nabors age 25 died Wednesday, October 13, 2010 in Columbus. Services will be held Monday, October 18, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bubba Dees officiating, burial will follow at Living Faith Tabernacle Columbus MS. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Bobby was...

Edmund Joseph Lorbiecki

Edmund Joseph Lorbiecki

Oct 12, 2010

Edmund Joseph Lorbiecki, 88, of Columbus died Tuesday, October 12 , 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital " Golden Triangle. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held Friday, October 15, 2010 in the Chapel of St. Pauls Episcopal Church at 3:00 PM, with the Very Reverend James Carlyle officiating. The son of the...

Vivian James Wood

Vivian James Wood

Oct 11, 2010

Vivian James "Jimmy" Wood, age 86, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 11, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday, October 12, 2010, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Billy Ferguson officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Bethel Cemetery in Vernon, AL. Visitation is also Tuesday, October 12, 2010, one hour prior to...

Helen Lucinda Knoeferl

Helen Lucinda Knoeferl

Oct 8, 2010

Helen L. Knoeferl, age 91, of Columbus died Friday, October 8, 2010 at her daughters home in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday morning, October 12, 2010 at 10:00 AM at Annunciation Catholic Church with Father Robert Dore, Celebrant. Visitation will begin at 9:00 AM in the...

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