OBITUARIES

Apr 30, 2020

Joseph O. King of Caledonia, Mississippi August 25, 1929 - April 30, 2020

Joseph Olan King age 90, died Thursday, April 30, 2020 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Graveside services will be held Monday, May 04, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with Rev. Ron Thomas and Rev. Don Harding officiating. Memorial Gunter Peel College Street...

Apr 30, 2020

CHARLES YOUNG Charles David Young age 77, died Thursday, April 30, 2020 at his residence in Columbus. A memorial service will be held Sunday June 28, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. at Sovereign Grace Baptist Church 7852 Hwy 12 E. A visitation will be held one hour prior to service. Mr. Young was born on Saturday, October 17, 1942 in...

Apr 26, 2020

DEBORAH WILLIAMS

Deborah Jane Burris Williams, age 75, of Columbus, MS , passed away April 26, 2020, at her residence.  A memorial service will be held at a later date.  Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 903 College St. location is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Williams was born April 8, 1945, in Valparaiso,...

Apr 23, 2020

LARRY CARNEY

Retired TSGT Larry Thomas “Catfish” Carney, Sr., age 77, of Columbus, MS, passed away April 23, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital East of Memphis, TN. A remembrance service for family and friends will be held at a later date.  Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 716 2 nd Ave. North location is in charge...

Apr 21, 2020

Jim Campbell of Columbus April 23, 1923 - April 21, 2020

James Lee Campbell passed away on April 21, 2020, at Trinity Nursing Home in Columbus, MS. A graveside service for immediate family will be April 23, 2020, at 1:00 at Friendship Cemetery. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, 2nd Avenue North....

Apr 21, 2020

Kenny Sanderock of Columbus, Mississippi February 20, 1959 - April 21, 2020

KENNY SANDEROCK

Kenneth E. “Kenny” Sanderock, age 61, of Columbus, MS, passed away April 21, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  A private family memorial service will be held at a later date.  Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 903 College St. location is in...

Apr 20, 2020

Faye Mullican of Steens, Mississippi April 20, 2020

FAYE MULLICAN – Faye Smith Prowell Mullican, age 93, of Steens, MS, passed away April 20, 2020, at her residence. A family graveside service will be held on Friday, April 24, 2020, at Egger Cemetery of Caledonia, MS. Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 716 2nd Ave. North location is...

Apr 19, 2020

Ruth Loftis Pigue' of Columbus, Mississippi March 2, 1923 - April 19, 2020

Ruth Loftis Pigue

Ruth “Wookie” Loftis Pigue, 97, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020, at Windsor Nursing Home in Columbus, MS.

The Mississippi Gulf Coast city of Biloxi was home for Ruth for most of her adult life, and she loved...

Apr 16, 2020

Raymond Lowe of Columbus, Mississippi December 19, 1926 - April 16, 2020

RAYMOND LOWE

Raymond G. Lowe, 93 of Columbus, MS was called home to be with his heavenly Father on April 16, 2020, after a brief illness. Mr. Lowe was born December 19, 1926, to the late Carl and Edna Lowe in Columbia, MS. At the...

Apr 15, 2020

Dr. William “Bill” C. Gates, Jr., born in 1937, passed away on April 15, 2020, after an extended illness. He was able to remain with the comforts of his home for the majority of his illness, but he spent the last month and a half of his life in the good care of Dugan Memorial  Home in West Point,...

Apr 14, 2020

Betty Beatty Courtney, 79, of Austin, Texas passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 in a local hospital.

Betty was born on July 2, 1940 in Columbus, Mississippi to the late William T. and Idell Beatty.

Betty was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Bobby L. Courtney, and her sister, Billie Beatty...

Apr 13, 2020

Bob C. Clarke of Columbus, Mississippi September 26, 1961 - April 13, 2020

On Monday April 13th, 2020, Robert “Bob” John Clarke passed gently into the arms of the Lord. Bob was born on September 26th, 1961 in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Northville High School and served as a fireman for the Mundy Township Fire Department for 20...

Apr 12, 2020

EULA MAE HARLESS

Eula Mae Cochrane Harless, age 82, of Columbus, MS , passed away April 12, 2020, at her residence.  A private family graveside service will be Wednesday, April 15, 2020 , at Pineview Memory Gardens of Selma, AL.  Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 716 2 nd Ave. North location is in charge of...

Apr 11, 2020

Lenore Loving Prather peacefully entered into the greater glory of God surrounded by loved ones at her home on April 11, 2020.

Born on September 17, 1931 in West Point, Mississippi, she was the first child of Hattie Hearn Morris Loving and Byron Herald Loving. She graduated from West Point High School in 1949, and...

Apr 7, 2020

Mark Wayne Baldwin, Jr. of Columbus, Mississippi April 28, 1988 - April 7, 2020

Mark Wayne Baldwin Jr., Age 31, was called home by his heavenly father after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Mr. Baldwin was a resident at Windsor Nursing Home and Rehab Center in Columbus, MS. A private family graveside will be held at Memorial Gardens...

Apr 5, 2020

J. D. REED

John David “J. D.” Reed, age 82, of West Point, MS, passed away April 5, 2020, at his residence.  A private family graveside service will be held at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with Larry Ferguson officiating.  Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 716 2 nd Ave. North location is...

Apr 3, 2020

Marie P. Williams of Caledonia, Mississippi February 24, 1924 - April 3, 2020

A few weeks into her 97th year, on April 3, 2020, Marie Polk Williams died peacefully in her bedroom at Garden Hills Assisted Living Center, Columbus. While the last few weeks of her life saw isolation and social distancing as the order of the day, she...

Apr 2, 2020

Katherine Phillips of Columbus, Mississippi April 20, 1968 - April 2, 2020

Katherine Langford Phillips, 51, of Columbus, MS passed away on April 2, 2020 at her residence. She was born in Starkville, MS April 20, 1968, to the late Larry Langford and Margenia Halbert Murphree. She is survived by her mother, Margenia Halbert Murphree (Durant, MS); her daughter,...

Apr 2, 2020

Margie Ann Maynard of Tallahassee, Florida September 10, 1928 - April 2, 2020

MARGIE MAYNARD Margie Ann Maynard, age 91 died Thursday, April 02, 2020 at Brookdale Senior Living in Tallahassee FL. A family graveside service will be held at Memorial Garden Park Cemetery in Starkville, with a celebration of Mrs. Mayard’s life at a later date. Memorial Gunter...

Mar 27, 2020

COLEN CARAWAY

Colen Paul Caraway, age 66, of Columbus, MS , passed away March 27, 2020, at his residence. A memorial graveside service will be at Friendship Cemetery with military honors for all family and friends at a later date.  Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 903 College St. location is in charge of arrangements.