OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Mary Hannah Tucker

Mary Hannah Tucker

Jun 11, 2010

MARY TUCKER Mary Hannah Tucker age 84 died Friday, June 11, 2010 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson MS. Services will be held Monday, June 14, 2010 at 10:00 AM at Central United Methodist Church with Rev. Guss Shelly and Rev. Dr. Jonathan Speegle officiating, burial will follow at Perkinsville Cemetery in Winston County, MS at 1:30...

Martha Virden Alvarez

Martha Virden Alvarez

Jun 10, 2010

Martha Alvarez Martha Virden Alvarez, of Greenville, died at her daughters home in Columbus, MS on Thursday, June 10, 2010. A memorial service will be held at Saint James Episcopal Church in Greenville, MS on Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 11:00 am. The family will receive friends on Friday, June 11, 2010 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm at her residence,...

Dorothy L. Maxwell

Dorothy L. Maxwell

Jun 7, 2010

Dorothy Maxwell Mrs. Dorothy L. Maxwell, age 81, of Sugar Hill, GA and formerly of Columbus, MS passed away on Monday, June 7, 2010. Graveside services will be held Friday June 11, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. Visitation will be held from 12:30 until service time at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home....

Vera Hollis Jewell

Vera Hollis Jewell

Jun 7, 2010

VERA JEWELL Vera Hollis Jewell age 96 died Monday, June 07, 2010 at her nieces residence in Vernon AL. Services will be held Thursday, June 10, 2010 at 3:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home with Rev. Jackie Gilmer officiating. Burial will follow at Furnace Hill Cemetery, in Vernon, AL. Mrs. Jewell was born on Friday, March 20, 1914...

David Lee Wooten

David Lee Wooten

Jun 5, 2010

David Lee "Buddy" Wooten, age 68, of Columbus, MS died Saturday, June 5, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Monday, June 7, 2010 from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM at Memorial Fineral Home. Services will be Tuesday , June 8, 2010 at 10:00 AM at Living...

Terry Lee Hill

Terry Lee Hill

Jun 5, 2010

TERRY HILL Terry Lee Hill age 38 died Saturday, June 05, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Services and burial will take place near Alamogordo, NM, with Hamilton-ODell Funeral Home 1334 North Scenic Drive Alamogordo, NM, in charge of arrangements. Terry was born on Thursday, September 02, 1971 in Alamogordo, NM to the late Bill Sandefur and Nellie Navarro...

Douglas Dean Hunter

Douglas Dean Hunter

Jun 4, 2010

Douglas Dean Hunter, 83, of Columbus, MS died Friday, June 4, 2010, at the G.V. "Sonny" Mongomery VA Medical Center Hospice in Jackson, Ms. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at Memorial Funeral Home from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Services will be Wednesday, June 9 at 10:00 AM in...

Wayne Bush "Tank" Seymer

Wayne Bush "Tank" Seymer

May 29, 2010

WAYNE SEYMER - Wayne Bush "Tank" Seymer, age 70, of Columbus, MS, died May 29, 2010, at his residence. Graveside services will be Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at 11:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Cliff Burris officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, June 2, 2010, one hour prior to the service at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Mr. Seymer was...

Jewel Dean Dodd

Jewel Dean Dodd

May 29, 2010

Jewel Dean Adams Dodd, age 88 of Columbus, MS passed away Saturday, May 29, 2010, just 19 days before her 89th birthday, in Columbus, MS. Viisitation will be held Thursday, June 3, 2010 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. Private graveside services will be held later at Friendship Cemetery in Columbus. Born Friday, June 17, 1921...

Michael Terrance Mulligan

Michael Terrance Mulligan

May 25, 2010

Michael Terrance Mulligan, age 64, formerly of Columbus died Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at Starkville Manor Nursing Home in Starkville. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home , Columbus, Ms. Graveside services with military honors will be Friday, June 11, 2010 at 10.45 AM at Bay Pines National Cemetery, Bay Pines, FL . He was cremated , and his...

Olga Lassiter Thrash

Olga Lassiter Thrash

May 23, 2010

Olga Lassiter Thrash, age 87, of Columbus, MS died on Sunday, May 23, 2010, at her son's residence in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 12 Noon Wednesday until the time of the service at Memorial Funeral Home. The service will be at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Memorial Funeral Home...

Lois Harmond Price

Lois Harmond Price

May 22, 2010

Lois Harmond Price, age 93, of Columbus, MS, died May 22, 2010, at Trinity Healthcare. Funeral services will be Monday, May 24, 2010, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. James Black and Rev. Ron McDougald officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. The visitation will be Monday, May 24, 2010, one hour prior to...

James W. Ruffin

James W. Ruffin

May 18, 2010

James W. Ruffin, Sr., age 83, of Columbus, MS, went to be with the Lord on May 18, 2010, at Sactuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS. Funeral services will be Thursday, May 20, 2010, at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Jearl Hunley officiating and Rev. Steve Lammons and Rev. Ron McDougald assisting. The interment will immediately...

William B. Drees, Jr.

William B. Drees, Jr.

May 18, 2010

William B. "Jack" Drees Jr., age 84, died Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Columbia, SC. Services will be held Saturday, May 22, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Whitney officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Friday, May 21,...

Mary Katherine Price

Mary Katherine Price

May 17, 2010

KATHERINE PRICE - Mary Katherine Perrigin Price, age 81, of Columbus, MS, died May 17, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. George Shaw officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Beersheba Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 18, 2010, from 6:00-9:00 PM at...

William Clifton Edmonson

William Clifton Edmonson

May 16, 2010

WILLIAM C. EDMONSON William Clifton Edmonson age 78 died Sunday, May 16, 2010 at his residence in Louisville MS. Services will be held Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Inge Halbert officiating, burial will follow at Lynns Creek Cemetery in Noxubee County . Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Tuesday,...

Clinton L. "Clint" Franklin Jr.

Clinton L. "Clint" Franklin Jr.

May 11, 2010

CLINT FRANKLIN - Clinton L. "Clint" Franklin, Jr., of Columbus, MS, died May 11, 2010, at his residence in Phil Campbell, AL. Funeral services will be Friday, May 14, 2010, at 11:00 AM at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Columbus with Rev. Sandra DePriest officiating. A graveside committal will follow at 4:30 PM on Friday at Cedar...

Medora Eldredge Black

Medora Eldredge Black

May 4, 2010

Medora Eldredge Black, age 72, of Columbus, MS, died May 4, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. A memorial service will be Saturday, May 8, 2010, at 10:00 AM at Canaan Baptist Church with Rev. P. J. Mortensen officiating and Memorial Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Black was born February 14, 1938, in Columbus, MS, to the late William Augustus...

Joel Michael Killman

Joel Michael Killman

Apr 28, 2010

Joel Michael Killman, age 64, died April 28, 2010 at his residence in Albany, GA. Graveside services will be Monday, May 3, 2010 at Friendship Cemetery at 2:00 PM in Columbus, Ms with Rev. Tom Bryson, officiating. Born April 23, 1946 in Columbus, MS, Mr. Killman graduated from Coahoma High School in Clarksdale, MS and attended the University of Southern...

Mary Elizabeth Maxey

Mary Elizabeth Maxey

Apr 24, 2010

MARY MAXEY - Mary Elizabeth Hayes Maxey, age 81, of Ridgeland, MS, formerly of Columbus, MS, died April 24, 2010, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. Funeral services will be Monday, April 26, 2010, at 10:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Billy Wayne Whatley officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery of Columbus. The visitation...

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