OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

James Stanley Montgomery

James Stanley Montgomery

Nov 6, 2019

James Stanley Montgomery of Columbus, Mississippi October 5, 1959 - November 6, 2019

JAMES MONTGOMERY – James Stanley Montgomery, age 60, of Columbus, MS , passed away November 6, 2019, at his residence.  A visitation will be Saturday, November 9, 2019, from 1:00 – 3:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 2 nd Ave. North location. ...

Betty Jane Murphy

Betty Jane Murphy

Nov 5, 2019

BETTY MURPHY

Betty Jane Finkley Murphy, age 82 died peacefully surrounded by her family Tuesday, November 05, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus, MS. Private graveside services will be held November 8, 2019 at Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery.

Mrs. Murphy was born on Thursday, September 23, 1937 in Ellison Ridge Winston County, MS...

Frankie Gene Traywick

Frankie Gene Traywick

Nov 3, 2019

FRANKIE TRAYWICK

Frankie Gene Traywick, age 69 died Sunday, November 03, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Wednesday, November 06, 2019 at 1:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel 903 College Street Chapel with Rev Don Harding and Chris Harding officiating, burial will follow at Egger Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday...

Chris Ervin Oswalt

Chris Ervin Oswalt

Nov 3, 2019

CHRIS OSWALT

Chris Ervin Oswalt “Mountain Man” age 62, Sunday November 3, 2019 in New Mexico. Memorial services will be held Sunday November 10, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Lammons officiating. The Oswalt family will receive guest immediately following the service in the church fellowship hall.

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Mary Patricia Curtis

Mary Patricia Curtis

Nov 3, 2019

Mary Patricia Burg Curtis journeyed home to our Lord on November 3, 2019. She had been a resident of Columbus and a communicant of Annunciation Catholic Church since 1977. Friends may visit her family on Wednesday November 6, 2019, from 5:00-7:00 PM in the Annunciation Catholic Church Atrium. A second visitation will be held Thursday morning from 10:00-11:00...

Edward Arthur Furnari

Edward Arthur Furnari

Nov 3, 2019

ED FURNARI

Beloved husband, father and grandfather, Edward (Big Ed) Arthur Furnari, 81, was called home to be with the Lord on November 3, 2019, at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo.

Ed was born February 10, 1938, in Lawrence, MA. As a child and teenager, he was known throughout New England as a singing...

Mike Landrum

Mike Landrum

Nov 1, 2019

MIKE LANDRUM

Michael Joel "Mike" Landrum, age 61 died Friday, November 01, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, November 06, 2019 at 11:30 AM at Vaughn Cemetery with Rev. Kevin Jenkins officiating; visitation will be held at Memorial Gunter Peel 2nd Ave N. location Wednesday, November 06, 2019 from...

Juanita M. Hooks

Juanita M. Hooks

Oct 31, 2019

Juanita M. Hooks of Starkville, Mississippi February 14, 1927 - October 31, 2019

Juanita M. Hooks, age 92, of Starkville, MS, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away October 31, 2019, at the Beehive Assisted Living in Starkville. Funeral services will be Monday, November 4, 2019, at 11:00 AM in the chapel of Welch Funeral Home of Starkville...

William Vincent Bartowick

William Vincent Bartowick

Oct 31, 2019

WILLIAM BARTOWICK

William Vincent Bartowick, age 77 died Thursday, October 31, 2019 at Vineyard Court Nursing Center in Columbus. A Mass of Resurrection will be held Tuesday, November 05, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Annunciation Catholic Church with Father Jeffrey Waldrep, officiating, visitation will be held Tuesday one hour prior to service at the church....

Alice Eaton Randall

Alice Eaton Randall

Oct 30, 2019

Mrs. Alice Eaton Randall, 94, died Wednesday night, October 30, 2019, at her home in the Pine Grove community of Ethelsville, AL. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, 2 nd Avenue North location. Visitation will be from 10:3AM to 12:30 PM Saturday, November 2, 2019 at Memorial Gunter Peel’s 2 nd Avenue...

Goldia Dunn Hart

Goldia Dunn Hart

Oct 26, 2019

Goldia Hart, a long-time resident of Columbus, died Saturday, October 26, 2019 at her residence.

Visitation will be Tuesday, October 29, 2019 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm at Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, 2 nd Avenue North. A Graveside and Celebration of life service will follow immediately at Friendship Cemetery with the Reverend Byron...

Robert Davinson

Robert Davinson

Oct 25, 2019

Robert Davinson of Columbus, Mississippi October 25, 2019

Robert Davinson, age 70, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 25, 2019, at his residence.  Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory College St. location

Willis Pope, Iii

Willis Pope, Iii

Oct 24, 2019

Willis Pope, III of Columbus, Mississippi April 11, 1946 - October 24, 2019

Willis Pope, III, passed away Thursday, October 24, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Golden Triangle after a two-year battle with cancer. Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, 2 nd Avenue North, has been entrusted with his arrangements. Services will be Sunday, October 27, 2019...

Juanita Gail Pritchard

Juanita Gail Pritchard

Oct 23, 2019

Gail Pritchard Juanita Gail Pritchard, 57, passed away on Wedensday, October 23, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS.  No services are scheduled at this time.  Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, 2nd Ave. North Location is in charge of arrangements. Gail was born on March 21, 1962  in Maben, MS to Thomas Pritchard and the late Patsy...

Dean Young

Dean Young

Oct 22, 2019

DEAN YOUNG – Edna Dean Logan Young, age 89, of Steens, MS, passed away October 22, 2019, at her residence.  Funeral services will be Thursday, October 24, 2019, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel College St. location with Allen Jones officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Woodlawn Church of Christ Cemetery of Steens, MS. ...

Fred Kerby

Fred Kerby

Oct 22, 2019

FRED KERBY

Fred Dodge Kerby, age 82, of Las Vegas, NV, passed away October 22, 2019, at his residence.  Graveside services will be Saturday, November 9, 2019, at 11:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Sandra Depriest officiating.  Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory College St. location is in charge of arrangements.

Fred Dodge Kerby

Fred Dodge Kerby

Oct 22, 2019

Fred Dodge Kerby of Las Vegas, Nevada June 11, 1937 - October 22, 2019

Fred D. Kerby, 82, of Las Vegas, NV, dies October 22, 2019 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, College Street location.

Dawn Butz

Dawn Butz

Oct 17, 2019

DAWN BUTZ

Amanda Dawn Butz, age 55, died Thursday, October 17, 2019 at Texas Health Resources in Bedford, TX. Services will be held Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Memorial Gunter Peel 2 nd Ave N Chapel with Bro. Ron Delgado officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery,Columbus. Visitation will be held one...

Magdalene Lofton Watt

Magdalene Lofton Watt

Oct 14, 2019

Magdalene Lofton Watt, age 69, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 14, 2019, at her residence.  Graveside services will be Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with Rev. Paul Shaw officiating.  Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory College St. location is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Watt was born May...

Bettye Miller Jones

Bettye Miller Jones

Oct 13, 2019

BETTYE JONES

Bettye Miller Jones, age 89 died Sunday, October 13, 2019 at her residence in Columbus. Graveside services will be held Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 3:00 PM at Masonic Cemetery in Amory, with Rev. Anne Russell Bradley officiating. Visitation will be held at First United Methodist Church, Columbus Saturday, October 19, 2019 from...