OBITUARIES

Larry Lowdermilk

Nov 21, 2020

Larry Lowdermilk of Memphis, Tennessee February 22, 1950 - November 21, 2020

Joseph Lawrence "Larry" Lowdermilk age 70 died Saturday November 21, 2020 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 2nd Ave N.

Margaret Blair

Nov 21, 2020

MARGARET BLAIR

Margaret Elizabeth Smith Blair, age 78, of Caledonia, MS, passed away November 21, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services will be Monday, November 23, 2020, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel 903 College St. location with John Longmire officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus.  Visitation will be...

Annie Kessinger

Nov 20, 2020

ANNIE KESSINGER

Annie Morris Kessinger, age 93, of Albany, GA, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2020, at her daughter’s residence.  Graveside services will be Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at 1:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Bobby Sanderson officiating.  Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 903 College St. is in charge of arrangements.

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Reta Burchfield

Nov 15, 2020

RETA BURCHFIELD

Reta Atkins Burchfield, age 74, of Columbus, MS, passed away November 15, 2020, at her residence.  Funeral services will be Friday, November 20, 2020, at 1:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel 903 College St. location with Rev. Danny Avery officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus.  Visitation will be from...

Jimmy Jordan

Nov 10, 2020

Jimmy Jordan of Columbus, Mississippi June 19, 1937 - November 10, 2020

JIMMY JORDAN

James R.  “Jimmy” Jordan, age 83 died Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Saturday at 11:00 a.m.  at Canaan Baptist Church with Bro. Paul Shaw officiating; burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will...

Roger Porter

Nov 9, 2020

ROGER PORTER

Roger D. Porter, 67, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2020 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS.  A visitation will be held on Friday, November 13, 2020 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at the 2nd Ave. N. Location of Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory. Roger was born on March 7, 1953 in Columbus...

Jacqueline Brumley

Nov 9, 2020

JACQUELINE BRUMLEY

Jacqueline Wheeler Brumley, age 93, of Columbus, MS, passed away November 9, 2020, at The Windsor Place.  Graveside services will be Saturday, November 14, 2020, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Craig Bean and James Brumley officiating.  Visitation will be from 1:15 PM until 2:00 PM at Memorial Gardens...

Loria Ann Gordon

Nov 1, 2020

Loria Ann Gordon, age 58, died Sunday, November 01, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo.  Graveside services will be held Tuesday, November 03, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Pastor Kenny Gardner officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday at the 716 2 nd Ave N location of Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home from 12:00 PM til...

Catherine Kelly Wilson

Oct 31, 2020

Catherine Kelly Wilson of Caledonia, Mississippi May 30, 1939 - October 31, 2020

CATHERINE WILSON

Catherine Kelly Wilson age 81 died Saturday, October 31, 2020 at her residence in Caledonia. Services will be held Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at the 903 College Street Chapel of Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home with Bro. Patrick Lawhorne officiating; burial will...

Bobby Donald Thompson

Oct 29, 2020

Bobby Donald Thompson of West Point, Mississippi September 27, 1939 - October 29, 2020

Bobby Donald Thompson died peacefully in his sleep while home on his beef cattle farm in Clay County, Mississippi, Wednesday, October 28th, 2020.  A graveside service with U.S. Air Force Honors will be held Monday November 2, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at Memorial Gardens of...

Dorothy Gilmore Ray

Oct 29, 2020

Dorothy Gilmore Ray of Columbus, Mississippi October 29, 2020 On Thursday, October 29th, 2020, Dorothy (Dot) Ray passed away at her home surrounded by family at the age of 87. Dorothy was born in Macon, Mississippi, to Maggie and Bennie Gilmore. She settled in Columbus in 1941. On August 11, 1950, she married her sweetheart, Lewis Ray. Together they had...

Betty Alexander Fancher

Oct 26, 2020

Betty Alexander Fancher, age 87, graduated to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, October 26, 2020, at Caydance Assisted Living in Katy, Texas.  Visitation will be held Friday, October 30, 2020, from 6:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. at Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home, 716 2 nd Avenue North, Columbus, Mississippi.  Service will be held at the funeral...

Katherine “K.K” Norris

Oct 23, 2020

Katherine “K.K” Norris of Columbus, Mississippi May 12, 1970 - October 23, 2020

KATHERINE NORRIS

Mary Katherine “K. K.” Norris, age 50, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 23, 2020, in Starkville, MS.  Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 903 College St. location

Jonathan Lovelady

Oct 21, 2020

JONATHAN LOVELADY

Jonathan Maurice Lovelady, age 32, of Birmingham, AL, passed away October 21, 2020, in Birmingham, AL.  Funeral services will be Saturday, October 24, 2020, at 2:00 PM at Beersheba Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Rev. Tim Lee officiating.  The interment will immediately follow in Beersheba Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until the time of...

Henry Conner Basinger

Oct 21, 2020

HENRY BASINGER

Henry Conner Basinger, 88, of Caledonia passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus.  Services will be Saturday, October 24,2020 at 4:00 P.M. with visitation at 3:00 P.M. at the 2nd Avenue North location of Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, with Dr. Breck Ladd officiating. Mr. Basinger was...

Betty Weaver

Oct 19, 2020

BETTY WEAVER

Mrs. Betty Greenhaw Weaver, age 80, of Columbus, MS , passed away October 19, 2020, at The Arrington.  Funeral services will be Saturday, October 24, 2020, at 11:00 AM at Main Street Presbyterian Church with Rev. Todd Matocha officiating.  The interment for family and close friends will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery.  Memorial Gunter Peel...

Rena Faye Beach

Oct 19, 2020

RENA BEACH

Rena Faye Beach, age 80, died Monday, October 19, 2020 at Baptist Memorial, Columbus. Services will be held Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 3:30 PM at Victory Tabernacle Church with Bro. Granville Wiggins officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the church. Memorial Gunter Peel...

Marilyn Whitten

Oct 19, 2020

MARILYN WHITTEN

Marilyn M. Whitten, 65, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020, at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo, MS.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at Egger Cemetery in Caledonia, MS with Pastor Jody Andrews officiating.

Marilyn was born on September 13, 1955, in Columbus, MS...

Lisa Heath

Oct 18, 2020

LISA HEATH

Lisa Lynn Harpole Heath, age 60, of Columbus, MS , passed away October 18, 2020, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS.  A memorial service will be Friday, October 30, 2020, at 11:00 AM at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Brown officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Houston City Cemetery in Houston,...

Raymond Lamar Barker, Sr.

Oct 16, 2020

Raymond Lamar Barker, Sr. of Starkville, Mississippi February 13, 1931 - October 16, 2020

RAYMOND BARKER, SR.

Raymond Lamar Barker Sr. age 89 died Friday, October 16, 2020 at his residence in Starkville. Graveside services with U.S. Air Force Honors will be held Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev Jim Genesse...