OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

James "Andy/Sunny" Howard Andrews

James "Andy/Sunny" Howard Andrews

May 12, 2006

Columbus, MS - James "Andy/Sunny" Howard Andrews 78 died May 12, 2006 at Baptist Memorial Hospital GT,Columbus, MS. Mr. Andrews was born January 16, 1928 in Caledonia, Ms to the late James L. Andrews and Louise Kendrick. He attended Beersheba Cumberland Presbyterian Church and was a timekeeper for ILA local 1351. In addition to his parents he was preceded in...

Minnie Lee Sides

Minnie Lee Sides

May 11, 2006

Vernon AL - Minnie Lee Sides 60 died May 11, 2006 at Fayette Medical Center,Fayette Alabama. Ms Sides was born on March 9, 1946 in Columbus MS to the late Lawrence Martin and Sallie A. Willliams Phelps. She attended the First United Pentecostal Church in Hightogy and was a homemaker. Funeral services will be Sunday May 14, 2006 at 2:00...

Earl James Duston

Earl James Duston

May 7, 2006

Earl James Duston Columbus Mississippi - Earl James Duston 85 died May 7, 2006 at Aurora Australis Lodge in Columbus MS. Mr. Duston was born on January 28, 1921 in Washington Kansas to the late Harry Dwayne and Abigail Henry Duston. He was a member of Central United Methodist Church, a Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy having served...

Mary W. Baucom

Mary W. Baucom

May 6, 2006

Mary W. Baucom Tuscaloosa Alabama/Columbus MS - Mary W. Baucom 78 died May 6, 2006 at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa AL. Mrs. Baucom was born on November 21, 1927 in Vulcan Village England to the late John Charles and Mary Alice Hannon Rigby. She moved to the United States when she was 19 years old and spent most...

Franklin R. Adams

Franklin R. Adams

May 4, 2006

Columbus, Ms - Franklin R. Adams 73 died May 4, 2006 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle,Columbus, Ms. Mr. Adams was born on January 16, 1933 to the late William Thomas Adams and Paralee Moronia Adams . He was an automobile mechanic at Adam's Auto Service for 18 years. He was also a retired US Army Veteran, having served in...

Margaret Hicks

Margaret Hicks

May 3, 2006

Columbus, Ms - Margaret Keasler Hicks, 81, died May 3, 2006 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle. Mrs. Hicks was born on February 12, 1925 in Pickens County Alabama to the late Elbert Earl and Ida Williams Keasler. She was a sweet and loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was retired from United Tech and a member of Ethelsville Baptist...

David Fant

David Fant

May 3, 2006

Meana, Ak - David W. Fant was born on February 15, 1960 to the late Durell Alfred Fant and Robbie Stripling Fant. He was a member of the Church of Christ and an Archeologist for the U.S. Forest Service. He was a 1978 graduate of East Lowndes Academy, a graduate of MSU, and received his masters degree from the University...

Paul Dicicco

Paul Dicicco

Apr 28, 2006

Paul DiCicco Columbus MS - Paul DiCicco 59 died April 28, 2006 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle. Mr. DiCicco was born on January 21, 1947 in Caledonia to the late Philip DiCicco and Ozell White DiCicco Sansing. He was a production and scheduling manager for Sanderson Plumbing for over 20 years and a U.S. Army Veteran serving in the...

Otis Garrard

Otis Garrard

Apr 27, 2006

Otis Garrard Columbus Mississippi - Otis Garrard 79 died April 27, 2006 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle. Mr. Garrard was born on August 18, 1926 in Guin Alabama to the late Elmon Sylvester and Ethel Mae Ray Garrard. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Charlene Miller Garrard, one son Alan Otis Garrard...

Debi Ann Scott

Debi Ann Scott

Apr 19, 2006

Columbus, Ms - Debi Scott, 55, died April 19, 2006 at East Central Ms Medical Center in Jackson. Debi was born on April 12, 1906 in Grand Forks, North Dakota to the late William and Myra Beechum Huggins. She was a member of Central United Methodist Church and the owner of Scott's Accounting Service and part owner of the Highway...

Dupree "Duck/Ace" Ward

Dupree "Duck/Ace" Ward

Apr 19, 2006

Starkville, Ms -Dupree "Duck/Ace" Ward, 66, died April 19, 2006 at his residence in Starkville, Ms. Dupree was born on July 2, 1939 in Vernon, AL to the late: John Winston and Tivie Lee Lollar Ward. He was a member of Fairview Baptist Church, a Mason and a retired engineer and conductor for the Kansas City Southern Railroad. He was...

John Wesley Moore

John Wesley Moore

Apr 9, 2006

John Wesley Moore Douglasville Georgia - John Wesley Moore 44 died April 9, 2006 at Wellstar Douglas Hospital in Douglasville GA. John was born on May 6, 1961 to the late Billy James Moore Sr. and Dorothy Hawkins Moore. John was a 1979 graduate of Caledonia High School and attended 2 years at EMCC then 2 years at Mississippi State...

Haynie M. Conn

Haynie M. Conn

Apr 2, 2006

Haynie M. Conn Columbus Mississippi - Haynie M. Conn 84 died April 2, 2006 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle. Mrs. Conn was born on January 3, 1922 in Caledonia to the late Rice and Kate Weaver Maxey. She was a member of Columbus First Baptist Church and a retired seamstress for Pryor's and Egger's Department Stores. In addition to...

Mary Ella Shirley

Mary Ella Shirley

Apr 1, 2006

Mary Ella Shirley Winchester KY - Mary Ella Shirley 83 died April 1, 2006 at daughter's residence in Winchester KY. A native of Kemper County Mississippi, she was born June 28, 1922 to the late Johnson Rudolph and Meddie Lodie Chisolm Kynerd. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Hylan Shirley. Funeral services will...

Sandy Godfrey

Sandy Godfrey

Mar 25, 2006

Sandra Lee "Sandy" Godfrey Columbus Mississippi - Sandra Lee "Sandy" Godfrey 59 died March 25, 2006 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle. Sandy was born on November 9, 1946 in Columbus to the late Bernice and Betty Ruth Elmore Godfrey. Funeral services will be Wednesday March 29, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. from Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ron...

Gladys Baines Porter

Gladys Baines Porter

Mar 24, 2006

Steens, Ms--Mrs. Gladys Porter was born on August 20, 1934 in Pickens County Alabama to the late: Gilbert J. and Anna Mitchell Baines. She was retired from Columbus Marble Works and a member of East End Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Donna Jo Porter; one brother, James Baines; and her...

Louise Driver Neely

Louise Driver Neely

Mar 18, 2006

Huntsville, Al-Mrs. Neely was born in Colquitt County, Ga on July 24, 1922. She went to Jacksonville, Fl after the beginning of WWII and supported her country as a welder at the Jacksonville Ship Yards, swinging out over the edge of the ships in a harness to mend the war damaged hulls of the returning ships. After her welding unit...

Jimmie Sue Fleming

Jimmie Sue Fleming

Mar 16, 2006

Bartlett TN - Jimmie Sue Fleming 83 died March 16, 2006 at her residence in Bartlett TN. Mrs. Fleming was born on February 6, 1923 in Deansbury TN to the late James A. and Delene Page Hankins. She was a member of St. Stephen's United Methodist Church and was in the food service business most of her life. In addition...

Joseph Bennett Merritt

Joseph Bennett Merritt

Mar 16, 2006

Columbus, MS-Mr. Joseph "Joe" Merritt, 69, of Columbus, MS, formerly of Roswell, died March 16, 2006. Born in Atlanta to Hoke Smith and Bertha Mae Hardeman Merritt, Joe had worked as a manager for Western Union Telegraph Co. and then as chief of security for Bigbee Transportation until his retirement. He was a member of the U.S. Jaycees, Lion's Club...

Jessie Lee Harrison, Jr.

Jessie Lee Harrison, Jr.

Mar 10, 2006

Columbus Mississippi - Jessie Lee Harrison Jr., 72, died March 10, 2006 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle,Columbus MS. Mr. Harrison was born on November 24, 1933 in Lowndes County to the late Jessie Lee and E.C. Stokes Harrison Sr. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran and a retired employee of Choctaw Manufacturing. In addition to his parents he was...

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