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Esther Gunnoe Troskey
Nov 24, 2009
ESTHER TROSKEY Ethel Esther Troskey, age 84, died Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at her residence in Columbus, MS. Services will be held Friday, November 27 at 2:00 pm at Central United Methodist Church with Rev. Curtis Petrey of Petrey, AL and Rev. Jonathan Speegle of Columbus officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday, November 26...
Bob Boone
Nov 23, 2009
BOB BOONE - Bobby Sam "Bob" Boone, age 74, of Columbus, MS, died November 23, 2009, at his residence. Funeral services will be Friday, November 27, 2009, at 10:00 AM at Fairview Baptist Church with Rev. Mickey Dalrymple, Rev. Sammy Crawford, and Rev. Tommy Gillon officiating and Gunter & Peel Funeral Home directing. The body will be at the church...
James E. Chandler
Nov 23, 2009
JIM CHANDLER - James E. "Jim" Chandler, age 75, of Warsaw, IN, formerly of Columbus, MS, died November 23, 2009, at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. Graveside services will be Saturday, November 28, 2009, at 10:00 AM, at Rowan Cemetery in Steens with military honors and Gunter & Peel Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be Friday, November 27, 2009,...
Bessie M. Bates
Nov 21, 2009
Bessie M. Bates, age 101 of Picayune, Mississippi, died Saturday, November 21, 2009 in Picayune, Mississippi. Bessie Moore Bates, 101, was born in Itawamba County, Mississippi July 27, 1908 to Chester and Cora Lee Brown Moore. She passed away Saturday November 21, 2009 in Picayune, Mississippi. Mrs. Bates and her husband reared their family in Columbus, MS where she taught...
Hubert Earl Gilmore
Nov 19, 2009
Hubert Earl Gilmore, age, 64, died Thursday, November 19, 2009 at his residence in Columbus, MS. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be held Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 1:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home with Rev. Don Boren officiating. Burial will follow at Furnace Hill Cemetery, Vernon, AL. Visitation will be held at Memorial...
Howell Galey Mims
Nov 19, 2009
Rev. Howell Galey "Gay" Mims, age 69, died November 19,2009 at his residence in Caledonia. Visitation will be held Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 at Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 5 - 7 p.m., and will resume on Monday, one hour prior to the 2:00 PM service at the same location on Wolfe Rd. Interment will immediately follow at...
Edythe Virginia Hunter Davis
Nov 18, 2009
Virginia Davis, age 88, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at Trinity Healthcare Center in Columbus, Mississippi. She was born in Standard, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana, on August 30, 1921, to John Lee and Bernice Drake Hunter. Her father returned home to Columbus with his wife and family when Virginia was a girl and she attended Lee High School. Virginia...
Verma Mae Layer
Nov 16, 2009
Verma Mae Smothers Layer, age 94, of Columbus, MS, died November 17, 2009, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Friday, November 20, 2009, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Gary Walker and Dr. Albert Wilkerson officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. The visitation will also be Friday, November 20, 2009, from...
Janie Mae Egger
Nov 16, 2009
Janie Mae West Egger, age 96, of Caledonia, MS died November 16, 2009, at Windsor Place of Columbus. Funeral services will be Thursday, November 19, 2009, at 11:00 AM at the Caledonia United Methodist Church with Rev. Ben Butler and Rev. Inge Halbert officiating and Memorial Funeral Home directing. The body will be at the church one hour prior to...
Penn Taylor
Nov 14, 2009
R. Pendelton "Penn" Taylor, 90, of Columbus, died November 14, 2009, at Windsor Nursing Home after a brief illness. Penn was born November 11, 1919, in Columbus to William R. and Stella Thurston Taylor. Visitation will be held Monday, November 16, 2009, from 6:00-8:00 pm at Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be held Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at 10:00 at...
Larry Wayne Mcbride
Nov 13, 2009
Larry Wayne McBride age 62 died Friday, November 13, 2009 at his residence in Columbus. Graveside memorial services will be held Sunday November 15, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Melvin Mordecai officiating. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Larry was born on Thursday, June 26, 1947 in Columbus, MS to the late...
Shirley M. Hildreth
Nov 10, 2009
Shirley Mae Hildreth age 93 died Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus. Services will be held Friday, November 13, 2009 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Mrs.Hildreth...
Joe Garrard
Nov 9, 2009
JOE GARRARD Tommy "Joe" Garrard age 56 died Monday, November 09, 2009 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus . Graveside services will be held at Memorial Gardens Cemetery at 11:30 a.m. Saturday November 14, 2009. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Saturday. Mr. Garrard was born on Monday, July 27,...
Beverly Beatrice Clemmons
Nov 5, 2009
Beverly Beatrice Clemmons, age 59, of Columbus, MS, died November 5, 2009, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS. Funeral services will be Sunday, November 8, 2009, at 3:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Sammy Crawford officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Forest Cemetery near Ethelsville, AL. The visitation will also be one hour prior to...
Ione Jones
Nov 3, 2009
IONE JONES Emma Ione Jones age 98 went to be with her Lord and Savior, Tuesday, November 03, 2009 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus. She was a resident of Trinity Healthcare. Services will be held Friday, November 06, 2009 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. Burial will follow at Tabernacle...
Christopher Arden Otis
Oct 31, 2009
Christopher Otis Christopher Arden Otis went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 31, 2009, at the Park Plaza Medical Center, Houston, TX, after a brief illness. An Eagle Scout, Chris was a 1982 graduate of Tupelo High School and a member of the Green Wave Band. He graduated from Mississippi State University in 1986 with a degree in...
Jimmy D. Kellum
Oct 30, 2009
Jimmy Kellum Sr. Jimmy Doyle Kellum Sr. age 66 died Friday, October 30, 2009 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus. Services will be held Sunday, November 01, 2009 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mickey Dalrymple and Rev. Sammy Crawford officiating, burial with military honors will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held...
Jimmy Carr
Oct 28, 2009
JIMMY CARR James Vardaman Jimmy Carr III, age 59, passed away October 28, 2009, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus. Services are Saturday October 31, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Columbus with visitation from 9:00 a.m. until service time at the church with Dr. Shawn Parker and Reverend Ken Hall officiating. Burial will follow...
Helen Davis
Oct 25, 2009
HELEN DAVIS - Miss Helen Davis, age 92, of Columbus, MS, died October 25, 2009, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at 3:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Dr. Sam Morris officiating & Rev. Ron McDougald assisting. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will also be Tuesday, October 27,...
Gladys Atkins
Oct 24, 2009
Gladys W. Atkins age 88 died Saturday, October 24, 2009 at Trinity Healthcare Center in Columbus. A memorial services will be held at a later date. Mrs. Atkins was born on Saturday, June 11, 1921 in Fayette, AL. She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church and was preceded in death by her, Claude Benson Atkins. Mrs. Atkins enjoyed...
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