OBITUARIES

Sue Inez Rickman Miller

Mar 8, 2022

SUE INEZ MILLER - Sue Inez Rickman Miller, age 86, of Steens, MS, passed away March 8, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services will be Saturday, March 12, 2022, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel with Rex Kilpatrick officiating and Phillip Rickman assisting.  The interment will immediately follow at Lone Oak Cemetery of Steens.  Visitation will be...

Donald Wayne Strickland

Mar 6, 2022

Donald Wayne “Don” Strickland, Sr., age 71, of Columbus, MS, passed away March 6, 2022, at UAB Medical Center in Birmingham, AL. Mr. Strickland was born April 4, 1950, to Homer Junior Strickland and Lou Ellen Bridges Strickland Conner in Columbus, MS. Don attended Franklin Academy, Joe Cook, and graduated from Stephen D. Lee High School in Columbus, MS in...

Ellen Marie Hacker

Mar 4, 2022

ELLEN HACKER

Ellen Marie Murphy Hacker age 79 died Friday March 4, 2022 at her residence in Columbus. A graveside service will be held Thursday March 10, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with Lee Jaynes and Jerry Pounders officiating. Mrs. Hacker was born on April 11, 1942 in Columbus to the late Willliam...

Robert Glynn Reed

Mar 4, 2022

R.G. Reed: He Answered Robert Glynn “R.G.” Reed was born on Sept. 19, 1933, in Pascagoula, Mississippi to Thomas Joseph Reed and Myrtlelene B. Reed (nee Buckalew). He graduated from Pascagoula High School. Enlisting in the Mississippi Army National Guard during the Korean War, Robert eventually retired from the Regular Army in 1974 at the rank of Master Sergent, with...

Matt Hearn

Mar 4, 2022

JOHN MATTHEW HEARN

John Matthew "Matt" Hearn, 65, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022 at his residence.  Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 2:00 pm in the chapel of Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory.  Burial will follow at Furnace Hill Cemetery in Vernon, AL. Visitation will be one hour prior...

Cynthia A. Pickens

Mar 3, 2022

CYNTHIA PICKENS

Cynthia Ann Pickens age 66 died Thursday March 3, 2022 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. A funeral service will be held Monday March 7, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel with Pastor Kenny Gardner officiating; burial will follow at Chapel Hill Cemetery near Fayette, AL. Visitation will be held Monday...

Martha Egger

Feb 25, 2022

MARTHA EGGER

Mrs. Martha Wheeler Egger, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her family in Caledonia , MS , Friday, February 25, 2022, at the age of 96 after a brief illness.  Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at 3:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel. ...

Stancel Wade Ryland

Feb 23, 2022

WADE RYLAND Stancel Wade Ryland, age 68, of Steens, MS, passed away February 23, 2022, at his residence.  A memorial service will be Friday, March 4, 2022, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel with Wayne Ryland officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Mr. Ryland was born July 17, 1953, in Tuscaloosa, AL, to the...

Mary Nell Herron Reeves

Feb 21, 2022

MARY REEVES - Mary Nell Herron Reeves, age 78, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 21, 2022, at her residence.  Funeral services will be Thursday, February 24, 2022, at 2:00 PM at Living Faith Tabernacle Church with Rev. Anthony Miller officiating.  The interment will immediately follow in Living Faith Cemetery.  Visitation will be from noon until the time of the...

Shirley Jean Reeves

Feb 18, 2022

SHIRLEY REEVES

Shirley Jean Reeves age 86 died Friday February 18, 2022 at her residence in the Bartahatchie Community. A graveside service will be held Monday February 21, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Egger Cemetery with Bro. Jonathan Goodin and Paul Reeves officiating.

Mrs. Reeves was born in Monroe County, MS to the late Lucian...

James "Gip" David Gibson

Feb 17, 2022

JAMES DAVID "Gip" GIBSON

James David “Gip” Gibson died February 17, 2022 Funeral Services were held on Sunday, February 20, 2021, at Artesia Baptist Church with burial at Memorial Garden Park in Starkville, MS.

Gip was born on August 22, 1952, to the late Cecil Turner Gibson, Sr. and Birdie Mae Coleman. He grew up...

Michael Kerby

Feb 15, 2022

Elias Michael Kerby, Jr., 64, died peacefully on Tuesday February 15, 2022, at the UAB Medical Center liver transplant unit in Birmingham, Alabama surrounded by family. Visitation will be Saturday February 19, 2022, from 3-5 at the family home in Columbus, Mississippi. Funeral services will be at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 318 College Street, Columbus, MS 39701 at 1:00...

Bobby Caldwell

Feb 13, 2022

BOBBY CALDWELL

Robert Stewart "Bobby" Caldwell, Jr., age 80, died peacefully on Sunday, February 13, 2022, at his home in Columbus, MS.  He is preceded in death by his father, Robert Stewart Caldwell, Sr., and his mother, Grace Ingram Caldwell, his first wife, Mary Brown Caldwell, sister, Betsy Caldwell Dale, brothers-in-law, Ronald Peter Mathews and William Jerry Tidwell,...

Marlene Davis Younger

Feb 6, 2022

. Marlene Davis Younger

Marlene Davis Younger, age 84, died Sunday, February 6, 2022, peacefully at her residence in Columbus. Services will be held Thursday, February 10, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church with Rev. Sarah Windham officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the church. ...

Michael Glenn Guyton

Feb 3, 2022

MIKE GUYTON - Michael Glenn "Mike" Guyton, age 56, of St. Cloud, FL, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away February 3, 2022, in Columbus, MS.  A memorial service will be Sunday, March 13, 2022, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel.

Howard Clay Richardson

Jan 31, 2022

HOWARD RICHARDSON

Howard Clay Richardson, age 80 died Monday, January 31, 2022, at his residence in Ethelsville, Alabama.

A visitation will be held from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Friday, February 4, 2022, at Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home, 716 2nd Ave N.

Mr. Richardson was born on Wednesday, July...

Joyce Perkins

Jan 30, 2022

JOYCE PERKINS

Joyce Wallace Perkins, age 94, of Hattiesburg, MS, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away January 30, 2022, at Forrest General Hospital.  Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 716 2nd Ave. North location.

Lucy Vydra

Jan 27, 2022

LUCY VYDRA

Lucy Chris Reichle Vydra, age 69, of Madison, MS , formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away January 26, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Jacksonville, FL, after battling a long fight with a lung infection.  Funeral services will be Sunday, January 30, 2022, at 2:00 PM at Shaeffer's Chapel United Methodist Church with Rev. Curtis Bray...

F.E. Smith

Jan 25, 2022

F. E. Smith Frank “FE” Smith, age 75, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 in Columbus, MS. He was a longtime resident of Lowndes County. He is survived by his loving wife, Gloria June Smith, two children, Jeffery Smith and Shelline Smith, two sisters, Patty Underwood (Larry) Faye Johnson (Grant), two brothers, Ron Smith (Linda) and Roger Smith (Vicki)...

Christ Castanis

Jan 24, 2022

CHRIST CASTANIS Christ Steve Castanis, age 92, of Columbus, MS, passed away January 24, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 29, 2022, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel 716 2nd Ave. North. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, January 28, 2022, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at...