OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Judith Wagner Hanson

Judith Wagner Hanson

Jan 31, 2011

Judith Wagner Hanson, age 70, of Columbus, MS, passed away January 31, 2011, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Thursday, February 3, 2011, at 10:00 AM at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with Rev. James Carlyle officiating and Memorial Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be Thursday, February 3, 2011, one hour prior to the service in the Earline Robertson...

Ralph Elmer Moellenhoff

Ralph Elmer Moellenhoff

Jan 31, 2011

Ralph Elmer Moellenhoff, age 69, of Columbus, MS, passed away January 31, 2011, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be Friday, February 4, 2011, at Our Savior Lutheran Church with Pastor Floyd Smithey officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be Thursday, February 3, 2011, from 5:00-7:00 PM at Gunter & Peel...

John Albert Rice

John Albert Rice

Jan 29, 2011

John Albert Rice, Jr., age 92, formerly of Columbus died Saturday, January 29, 2011 at Azalea Gardens Assisted Living Facility in Oxford, MS. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Graveside services, with military honors, will be Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 1:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery in Columbus. The Very Reverend James F. Carlyle will officiate. The...

Larry Wayne Beatty

Larry Wayne Beatty

Jan 22, 2011

LARRY BEATTY Larry Wayne Beatty age 60 died Saturday, January 22, 2011 at his residence in Columbus. A memorial service will be held Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 3:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Ed Knox and Rev. David Westmoreland officiating. Visitation will be held at the funeral home one hour prior to service. Larry was born...

Ladonna V. Pettit

Ladonna V. Pettit

Jan 22, 2011

LaDONNA PETTIT LaDonna V Mimi Pettit age 76 died Saturday, January 22, 2011 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Services will be held Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mickey Dalrymple officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Pettit was born on Saturday, November 17, 1934 in Great Falls, MT...

Sharon Frances Taylor

Sharon Frances Taylor

Jan 22, 2011

SHARON TAYLOR Sharon Frances Taylor age 63 died Saturday, January 22, 2011 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. A graveside service will be held Friday, January 28, 2011 at 3:00 PM at Asbury Cemetery with Bro. Charles Holyfield officiating. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Friday, January 28, 2011 from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM. Mrs. Taylor was...

Julia Wade Franklin

Julia Wade Franklin

Jan 21, 2011

Julia Wade Franklin of Columbus died Friday, January 21, 2011 at her home in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held Monday, January 24, 2011 at 2:00 PM at St. Pauls Episcopal Church, with the Very Reverend James Carlyle, Rector of St. Pauls officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior...

Sam Parra

Sam Parra

Jan 19, 2011

SAM PARRA Samuel E. Parra age 58 died Wednesday January 19 at his residence in Birmingham, AL. Services will be held Saturday January 22, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. at Woodland Baptist Church. Burial with full military honors will follow at Vaughan Cemetery. Mr. Para was retired from the U.S. Air Force after 22 years of service and a member of...

James A. Lancaster

James A. Lancaster

Jan 19, 2011

JAMES LANCASTER James Ardale Lancaster, age 84, died Wednesday, January 19, 2011, at Trinity Independent Living in Columbus. Services will be held Saturday, January 22, 2011, at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church with Dr. Shawn Parker and Rev. Ron McDougald officiating, burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church two hours prior to service....

Bobby Bardwell

Bobby Bardwell

Jan 17, 2011

BOBBY BARDWELL Charles Robert "Bobby" Bardwell age 63 died Monday, January 17, 2011 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Aberdeen. A memorial service will be held Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 6:00 PM at Shaffer's Chapel United Methodist Church. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the church. Bobby was born on Sunday, July 13, 1947 in Columbus,...

Fred Mckinley Newell

Fred Mckinley Newell

Jan 17, 2011

FRED NEWELL Fred McKinley Newell age 72 died Monday, January 17, 2011 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Services will be held Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Steve Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held at one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Mr....

Gladys Pennington Kuhn

Gladys Pennington Kuhn

Jan 16, 2011

Gladys Pennington Kuhn, 88, of Columbus died Sunday, January 16, 2011 at her granddaughters residence in Caledonia. Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Services will be Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 11:00 AM in the chapel of Gunter & Peel, with Revs. Ron McDougal and Tony...

Viola Anita Delprince

Viola Anita Delprince

Jan 15, 2011

Viola Anita Laurello DelPrince, age 87, of Columbus, MS, formerly of Ashtabula, OH, passed away January 15, 2011, at Trinity Personal Care of Columbus. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, January 17, 2011, at 11:00 AM at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Ashtabula, OH. The interment will immediately follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in North...

Lucille Marie Liebling

Lucille Marie Liebling

Jan 15, 2011

Mrs. Lucille Marie "Lucy" Lovett Liebling, age 92, of Steens, MS, formerly of Charleston, AR, died Saturday, January 15, 2011 at Baptist Memorial Hospital " Golden Triangle, Columbus, MS. Visitation, followed by a funeral service, was held Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 10:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home. A second visitation and service, officiated by Rev. Benny Harmon, will be...

Kelly Lynn Sanders

Kelly Lynn Sanders

Jan 10, 2011

KELLY SANDERS Kelly Lynn Sanders age 46 died Monday, January 10, 2011 at Clay County Medical Center in West Point. A memorial service will be held Saturday January 15, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Old Aberdeen Road Church of Christ in West Point. Kelly was born on Sunday, February 16, 1964 in Davenport, IA to Edward E. and Patricia Ann...

Nancy Marie Guerry

Nancy Marie Guerry

Jan 10, 2011

NANCY GUERRY Nancy Marie Guerry, of Ft. Walton Beach, FL, died Monday, January 10, 2011, at Ft. Walton Beach Medical Center with her close friend and neighbor, Brenda Follis-Lengyel, by her side when she passed from this life to the next. Graveside services will be Thursday, January 13, 2011, at 3:00 PM at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Okalona, MS, with...

Mary W. Hyde

Mary W. Hyde

Jan 10, 2011

Mary W. Hyde, known as Aunt Mary to most, of Columbus, MS, died in her home January 10, 2011, at the age of 92. Services for Aunt Mary will be held Thursday January 13, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Wes Jones officiating. Special music will be provided by Edward Rhinewalt. Visitation for Aunt Mary...

Mark Douglas Thompson

Mark Douglas Thompson

Jan 9, 2011

Mark Douglas Thompson age 43 died Sunday, January 09, 2011 at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian MS. Services will be held Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Ronnie Thompson officiating. Burial will follow at Egger Cemetery . Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Wednesday, January 12, 2011 from 6:00 PM until...

Jackie Pridmore

Jackie Pridmore

Jan 8, 2011

Mary Jacqueline Jackie Pridmore went to be with her Father in Heaven on January 8, 2011 at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, TN surrounded by family after a courageous battle with Mesothelioma, an aggressive form of cancer. Born September 3, 1942 in Ft. Smith, AK, Jackie is survived by her husband of 50 years George D. Pridmore, of Columbus, MS;...

Jimmy D. Turner

Jimmy D. Turner

Jan 6, 2011

JIMMY TURNER Jimmy Dawin Turner age 73 died Thursday January 6, 2011 at his residence in Columbus. Graveside services will be held Monday January 10, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Friendship Cemetery with Lynn Ronaldi officiating. Visitation will be held Monday beginning at noon until 1:30 p.m. Jimmy was born on August 16, 1937 in Monroe County, MS to the...