OBITUARIES

Aug 31, 2024

Helen Virginia Adams Garrard, age 91, died Saturday August 31, 2024 at Windsor Place Nursing & Rehab Center. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at 9:00 am at Memorial Gardens in Columbus.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory.

Helen was born on January 3, 1933 to the late...

Aug 30, 2024

David Owen Dyson  of  Huntsville, Alabama March 8, 1966 - August 30, 2024DAVID DYSON

David Owen Dyson, 58, passed away at Huntsville, AL on August 30, 2024 from a brain hemorrhage. He was a 1984 graduate of Heritage Academy and a 1989 Aerospace Engineering graduate of Mississippi State University. When he was 5-years old, he announced that he was going to be...

Aug 29, 2024

David Paul Ashmore of Pickensville, Alabama May 6, 1965 - August 29, 2024

David Paul Ashmore age 59 died Thursday August 29, 2024 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory.

Aug 28, 2024

 

Jean Wingo Kyle, age 72, died Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at her residence in Clinton, MS. Graveside services will be held Saturday, September 7, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Memorial Gardens, 176 Frontage Road, Columbus, MS with Robert (Bob) Honsinger officiating. Jean was born on July 10, 1952, to the late Thomas Wayne Wingo and Irene Pettit Wingo. She graduated...

Aug 27, 2024

Stephanie Dawn Basson   of  Columbus, Mississippi January 10, 1969 - August 27, 2024STEPHANIE DAWN BASSON

Stephanie passed away at Baptist Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus, MS on Tuesday August 27, 2024 from complications of NASH liver disease. She is survived by her parents James Howard and Jeanette  B (Beasley)Basson, sister Angie(Angela Lyn) Basson, brother Randy Basson, Randy’s wife Melanie (Lee) Basson, and...

Aug 24, 2024

TERRY WATKINS - Terry Lynn Maners Watkins, of Philadelphia, MS, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away August 24, 2024, at Anderson Baptist Hospital of Meridian, MS.  A Celebration of Life will be Saturday, August 31, 2024, at 10:00 AM at Wesley Methodist Church Family Life Center of Columbus.  Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Mrs....

Aug 24, 2024

Barbara Ann Conner of Columbus, Mississippi November 25, 1946 - August 24, 2024

Barbara McKay Conner, age 77, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 24th, at her residence, surrounded by her family and close friends.

Visitation will be held on Monday, August 26, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Columbus,...

Aug 19, 2024

Betty Lee Bishop, age 81, died Monday, August 19, 2024, at her residence in Columbus. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Columbus Church of Christ 2401 7th Street North with Shawn Dickey officiating.

Mrs. Bishop was born on June 24, 1943, in Tuscaloosa, AL to the late Sebron Edgar...

Aug 18, 2024

John Anthony Barron

John Anthony Barron passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 18th, at his home, with his wife by his side. John was born on June 9th, 1931, to James Nelson Barron and Mary Newton Barron on a farm in Simpson County, Mississippi and moved to Crystal Springs at the age of five. He attended the...

Aug 14, 2024

James Lawrence Moore of Ethelsville, Alabama, age 93, passed away at his home on August 14, 2024. Mr. Moore was born in Ethelsville, Alabama on October 15, 1930 to the late Magnolia Williams Moore and the late John Bestor Moore. Mr. Moore was preceded in death by brothers, John Moore and Bestor Moore and sisters, Agnes Riley, Elizabeth Klein...

Jul 30, 2024

Otis Taylor of Columbus, MS, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at the age of 90.  He was born in Shuqualak, MS, on October 30, 1933 to Rosalie Johnson Taylor and Olen Baker Taylor. He graduated from Shuqualak High School and joined the United States Air Force where he served in Germany as an instructor in Radio...

Jul 27, 2024

Mary Louise Forrester, age 93, of Columbus, MS, passed away July 27, 2024, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  A private memorial service will be held at a later date at Oak Hill Cemetery in Atmore, AL.  Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Forrester was born October 20, 1930, in Monroe, LA, to the late John...

Jul 27, 2024

– Mary Louise Lawrence Reed, May 21, 1938 – July 27, 2024

Mary Louise Lawrence Reed departed her earthly home peacefully on Saturday, July 27, 2024. Missing her loving presence are her three devoted children: Cynthia Lynn (Cindy) Reed and husband Steve Walls of Nashville, TN; Richard Earl (Ricky, Rick) Reed of Ripley, MS; and Sandra Carolyn...

Jul 24, 2024

Donna Richards Brandon Wade, age 79, of Columbus, MS, passed away July 24, 2024, at Trinity Healthcare.  Graveside services will be Monday, July 29, 2024, at 10:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Luke Lawson officiating.  Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Wade was born March 25, 1945, in Columbus, MS, to the late...

Jul 18, 2024

Stephanie Sudduth Welch age 52 passed away Thursday July 18, 2024 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS. A memorial service will be held Thursday July 25, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held Thursday from 2:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Stephanie was born on May 10, 1972, in...

Jul 18, 2024

William Jeffrey "Bud" Lowe, 72, of Columbus, Mississippi, passed away July 18, 2024, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at 10:30 am at Friendship Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Raigan Miskelly officiating. Visitation with the family will be held at Memorial Funeral Home from 9:00 am -10:00...

Jul 15, 2024

Johnny David Turner, age 49, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2024 in Caledonia, MS.

Mr. Turner, born on October 13, 1974, in Blackshear, GA, cherished his family above all else. A dedicated Freemason in Caledonia, MS, David found joy in community service and was known for his kindness and compassion, which touched the hearts and souls...

Jul 9, 2024

Dale Monroe Shepherd, age 64, of Caledonia, MS, passed away July 9, 2024, in Steens, MS.  Funeral services will be Saturday, July 13, 2024, at 11:00 AM at Calvary Baptist Church.  The interment will immediately follow at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 9:30 AM until the time of the service at Calvary Baptist Church.  Memorial...

Jul 9, 2024

Ruth Gayle Rector, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  A graveside service will be held on Monday, July 15, 2024 at 11:00 am at Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Bro. Ben Yarber and Bro. Danny Avery officiating.  Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.

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Jul 7, 2024

James Ray Adair, age 84, of Columbus, MS, passed away July 7, 2024, at The Windsor Place.  Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at 3:00 PM at Fairview Baptist Church with Rev. Tommy Gillon officiating and Rev. Sammy Crawford assisting.  The interment will immediately follow at Rowan Cemetery of Caledonia.  Visitation will be from 1:30 PM until...