OBITUARIES

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Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Martha Elizabeth Masterson

Martha Elizabeth Masterson

Aug 19, 2010

Martha Elizabeth Whitlock Masterson, 91, died August 19, 2010, at Forest Manor Nursing Home in Northport, AL. Services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 21, 2010, at the Gunter and Peel Funeral Home in Columbus, MS with Bro. Lavon Haden, Bro. Ron McDougald, Bro. Phillip Crocker officiating. Prior to the services, visitation for the family will be at...

Kenneth Everett Bryan

Kenneth Everett Bryan

Aug 12, 2010

KENNETH BRYAN - Kenneth Everett Bryan, age 76, of Starkville, MS, formerly of Columbus, MS, died August 12, 2010, at Starkville Manor. Graveside services will be Sunday, August 15, 2010, at 3:00 PM at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Starkville, MS, with Rev. Gary Walker officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, August 15, 2010, from 2:00 - 2:30 PM at Memorial Funeral...

John N. Harrington

John N. Harrington

Aug 11, 2010

John N. Harrington, MD, 90, died Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at his home in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church with Dr. Shawn Parker, officiating. Private, graveside services, with military honors, will be held after the funeral at Friendship...

Johnnie Ruth Harrell

Johnnie Ruth Harrell

Aug 11, 2010

JOHNNIE RUTH HARRELL - Johnnie Ruth Wheat Harrell, age 92, of Columbus, MS, died August 11, 2010, at Trinity Healthcare. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 14, 2010, at 11:00 AM at Gunter and Peel Chapel with Billy Ferguson officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Lone Oak Cemetery in Steens, MS. Visitation will also be Saturday, August 14, 2010,...

Irma Nell Honnoll

Irma Nell Honnoll

Aug 5, 2010

Irma Nell Honnoll age 83 died Thursday, August 05, 2010 at Aurora Health and Rehab in Columbus. Services will be held Saturday, August 07, 2010 at 2:30 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Joel Ellis officiating. Burial will follow at Furnace Hill Cemetery, Vernon AL. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Saturday, August 07, 2010 from...

Linda Savage

Linda Savage

Aug 4, 2010

LINDA SAVAGE - Linda C. Savage, age 63, of Caledonia, MS, died August 4, 2010, at her residence. Funeral services will be Sunday, August 8, 2010, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Ron McDougald officiating. The interment will immediatly follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation is also Sunday, August 8, 2010, from noon until service...

Scott Dees

Scott Dees

Aug 3, 2010

SCOTT DEES Jamie Scott Dees age 41 died Tuesday, August 03, 2010 at his residence in Columbus. Services will be held Saturday, August 07, 2010 at 11:30 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Robert Gillis officiating, burial with military honors will follow Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at Bluff Springs Baptist Church Cemetery near Preston, MS. Visitation will be...

Dorothy S. Ipock

Dorothy S. Ipock

Aug 2, 2010

DOROTHY IPOCK - Dorothy Sanders Pearson Ipock, age 93, of Columbus, MS, died August 2, 2010, at Trinity Healthcare. Funeral services will be Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Ron McDougald officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will also be Wednesday, August 4, 2010, from noon until service...

Troy Harwood Atkins

Troy Harwood Atkins

Aug 2, 2010

TROY ATKINS - Troy Harwood Atkins, age 93, of Columbus, MS, died August 2, 2010, at Regency Hospital at St. Dominic in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be Thursday, August 5, 2010, at 11:00 AM at Wesley United Methodist Church with Rev. Jim Beam-Ingram officiating and Rev. Anne Russell Bradley assisting. Visitation will be Wednesday, August 4, 2010, from 6:00...

Terrence Michael Sedberry

Terrence Michael Sedberry

Aug 1, 2010

Terrence Michael "Terry" Sedberry, age 48, of Columbus, MS, died August 1, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. A graveside memorial service was held Monday, August 2, 2010, at 10:00 AM at Living Faith Tabernacle Cemetery with Father Robert Dore officiating and Gunter & Peel Funeral Home directing. Mr. Sedberry was born June 1, 1962, in Belzoni, MS, to his father...

Charles Edward Ott

Charles Edward Ott

Jul 29, 2010

Charles Edward Ott, age 88, of Columbus, MS, died July 29, 2010, at his residence. Funeral services will be Monday, August 2, 2010, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Archie Taflinger and Larry Ferguson officiating. The interment with military honors will immediately follow at Ross Cemetery in Monroe County, MS. Visitation will be Sunday, August 1, 2010,...

Gladys Davis George

Gladys Davis George

Jul 27, 2010

Gladys Davis George, age 94, of Columbus, MS, died July 27, 2010, at Trinity Healthcare of Columbus. Graveside services will be Monday, August 2, 2010, at 11:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating and Rev. Ron McDougald assisting. Visitation will also be Monday, August 2, 2010, at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home from 10:00 AM until service...

John H. Clark

John H. Clark

Jul 23, 2010

John Hamiter Clark, age 60, of Steens, MS, passed away at his residence on July 22, 2010. Funeral services will be Monday, July 26, 2010, at 10:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Don Harding officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Springhill Baptist Church Cemetery near Millport, AL. Visitation will be Sunday, July 25, 2010, from 2:00...

Wayne H. Hall Jr.

Wayne H. Hall Jr.

Jul 23, 2010

Wayne H. Hall, Jr. died July 23, 2010 at Trinity Healthcare Center in Columbus, MS. Graveside services will be held at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery in Brandon, MS, Monday, July 26 at 11:00 AM with Rev. Ron McDougal officiating. Mr. Hall was born December 8, 1917 in Clinton, MS, and lived in Jackson, until he relocated to Columbus, MS in...

Hilda Holland Knight

Hilda Holland Knight

Jul 21, 2010

Hilda Holland Bigmama Knight, 87, died Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital- Golden Triangle. Services will be Saturday, July 24, 10:00 am at Memorial Funeral Home, Bro. Sammy Crawford officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, July 23, 2010, 5:00- 8:00 pm at Memorial Funeral Home. Hilda was born July 12, 1923 in Laurel...

Janice Beaue Heflin

Janice Beaue Heflin

Jul 19, 2010

JAN HEFLIN Janice Beaue "Jan" Heflin age 60 of Columbus, died Monday, July 19, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Jan was born in Chicago, IL to the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Beaue. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by one daughter Ginny Lynn Seuffer. Memorial services will be held...

Kenneth Irvin "Ken" Demmien

Kenneth Irvin "Ken" Demmien

Jul 15, 2010

KEN DEMMIEN - Kenneth Irvin "Ken" Demmien, age 72, of Caledonia, MS, died July 15, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of Columbus. A graveside memorial service was held Saturday, July 17, 2010, at 2:00 PM at Furnace Hill Cemetery in Vernon, AL, with full military honors. Rev. Don Harding officiated under the direction of Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Mr....

John Harold Sisson

John Harold Sisson

Jul 12, 2010

JOHN SISSON - John Harold Sisson, age 91, of Columbus, MS, formerly of Pascalgoula, MS, died July 12, 2010 at his residence in Columbus. A memorial service will be held Sunday, August 8, 2010, at 2:00 PM at Shaeffer's Chapel United Methodist Church. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Sisson was born September 25, 1918,...

Grace Cooper

Grace Cooper

Jul 12, 2010

GRACE COOPER Ellie Grace Cooper age 93 died Monday, July 12, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be held Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Chuck Fowler officiating, burial will follow at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery . Visitation will be held from noon until service time at the funeral home....

Hershel Levon Perry

Hershel Levon Perry

Jul 12, 2010

HERSHEL PERRY - Hershel Levon Perry, age 79, of Columbus, MS, died July 12, 2010, at his residence. Funeral services will be Thursday, July 15, 2010, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Al Hamm officiating and Rev. Gene Gillis assisting. The interment will immediately follow at Salem Methodist Cemetery in Noxubee County with military honors. Visitation...

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