OBITUARIES

Billy “Bill” Gene Bowen

Jun 4, 2019

BILL BOWEN

Billy Gene Bowen, 76, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at his residence in Caledonia. A memorial service will be held on June 6, 2019, at 2:00 PM at Lighthouse Baptist Church with Pastor Chris Rutledge officiating. Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, 2nd Ave. North location has been entrusted with the arrangements....

Roscoe C. Shepherd

Jun 1, 2019

Roscoe C. Shepherd of Columbus, Mississippi March 8, 1943 - June 1, 2019

Roscoe C. Shepherd age 76, died Saturday, June 01, 2019 at his residence in Columbus.  Services will be held Wednesday June 5, 2019 at 3:00 P.M. at First Baptist Church with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating, burial will follow at Beersheba Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday...

Elizabeth Caston Bell

May 29, 2019

BETH BELL

Elizabeth Caston “Beth” Bell, age 85 died Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Friday, May 31, 2019 at 2:00 PM at Fairview Baptist Church with Rev. Tommy Gillon and Rev. Breck Ladd officiating, burial will follow at Forest Cemetery, Ethelsville AL. Visitation will be held Friday...

Sadie Louise Brewer

May 28, 2019

SADIE BREWER

Sadie Louise Brewer, age 92 died Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at Windsor Place Nursing & Rehab Center in Columbus. Services will be held Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 10:00 AM at Main Street Presbyterian Church with Rev. Todd Matocha officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Arrangements have been entrusted to...

Rose Marie Wilson

May 27, 2019

ROSE WILSON

Rose Marie Wilson, age 86 died Monday, May 27, 2019 at her residence in Columbus. Services will be held Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gunter Peel 2 nd Ave N. Chapel with Rev. Sammy Crawford officiating; visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the funeral home....

Leon Milton Speck, Jr.

May 26, 2019

Leon Milton Speck, Jr., age 87, of Tupelo, MS, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away May 26, 2019, at Traceway Retirement Center of Tupelo.  Funeral services will be Saturday, June 1, 2019, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel 2 nd Ave. North  location.  The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior...

Sarah Josephine Johnson

May 25, 2019

SARAH JOHNSON

Sarah Josephine Vaughn Johnson, age 91, of Bartlett, TN, passed away May 25, 2019, at St. Francis Hospital of Bartlett.  Graveside services will be Saturday, June 1, 2019, at 2:00 PM at Woodlawn Cemetery in Steens, MS.  Visitation will be Saturday, June 1, 2019, from 1:00 PM until 1:30 PM at...

Kenneth Raymond Parton

May 25, 2019

Kenneth Raymond Parton, age 89, of Ethelsville, AL, passed away peacefully at his home with his family under hospice care on May 25, 2019.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, June 1, 2019, at 9:30 AM at the Church of the Assumption in Buffalo, NY with Father Richard Jedrzejewski officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at St....

Pattie Louise Pavlenko

May 25, 2019

Pattie Louise Pavlenko, 92, of Columbus , died Saturday, May 25, 2019 at her home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, 2nd Avenue North location.

David Rufus Brown

May 24, 2019

David Rufus Brown, Jr., age 73, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 24, 2019, at the State Veterans Home in Kosciusko, MS.  Visitation will be Wednesday, May 29, 2019, from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 2 nd Ave. location.

Mr. Brown was born June 29, 1945, in Isola, MS, to...

John R. Ingram

May 21, 2019

JOHN INGRAM

John Ruben Ingram, age 84 died Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at his residence in Caledonia. Graveside services were held Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery.

Mr. Ingram was born on Wednesday, April 10, 1935 in McCool, MS to the late Julius Gordon and Louise Wade Ingram. He...

Scott Hardy

May 21, 2019

SCOTT HARDY

J. Scott Hardy, 70, Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2019, as a result of complications related to diabetes. He was the oldest son of Helen and the late James Hardy, of Columbus, Mississippi. Scott was a transplant to East Tennessee from Mississippi. Education was in Jackson, attending Murrah High and Millsaps College, where...

Rachel Lowe

May 20, 2019

RACHEL LOWE

Within moments of meeting someone new, Rachel Lowe had a question for the new person in her life. “Tell me about your family….” she would say as she took the person by the hand and looked them in the eye. From there, she would remember every fact shared and even months later recall vivid details...

Alter Lee Townsend

May 16, 2019

Alter Lee Townsend of Columbus, Mississippi October 24, 1931 - May 16, 2019

ALTER LEE TOWNSEND

Alter Lee Townsend,age 87 died Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Aurora Health & Rehab Center in Columbus. Services will be held Sunday, May 19, 2019 at 2:00 PM at Living Faith Tabernacle Church with Rev. James Gardner officiating,  burial...

Willie Nell Boozer

May 16, 2019

WILLIE M. BOOZER Willie Miles Boozer, age 90, died Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Dugan Methodist Senior Services Nursing Home in West Point. Services will be held Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 11:00 AM at the Columbus Church of Christ, 2401 7th Street North, with Minister Don Cole officiating, and burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Mary Louise Wilcoxson

May 16, 2019

Mary Louise Reed Wilcoxson, age 87 died Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Monday, May 20, 2019 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel, 2 nd Avenue North Chapel, with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating, burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday from 12:30 until service time at...

Albert Olin Cummings

May 14, 2019

ALBERT OLIN CUMMINGS

Albert Olin Cummings, 95, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at Sansing Country Home in Carrollton, Alabama. His celebration of life services will be held at East End Baptist Church on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 3:00 pm. Burial, with military honors, will follow at Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held at Memorial...

Lois Charlene Donaldson

May 9, 2019

Lois Charlene Donaldson of Columbus, Mississippi June 17, 1931 - May 9, 2019

Lois Charlene Hodges Donaldson of Columbus, MS United States Navy Veteran

Lois went to be with the Lord after a short battle with cancer. Lois was the last of eight children born June 17, 1931 in Mathiston, MS to the late Charles Thaddeus Hodges...

Robert John Stumpf, Jr.

May 9, 2019

Robert John Stumpf, Jr. of Columbus, Mississippi October 24, 1940 - May 9, 2019

Robert John Stumpf, Jr., 78, died Thursday, May 9, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Golden Triangle. Bob was born on October 24, 1940 in Oak Park, IL.  He attended Lake Park High School in Medinah, IL and graduated from Lake Forest College in Lake...

Joe M. Hendrix

May 9, 2019

JOE M. HENDRIX

Joe M. Hendrix, born May 23, 1937, son of Talmadge and Iva Barnhill Hendrix from Louisville, Ms, passed away May 9, 2019. He was 81 years old. Mr. Hendrix is survived by his wife, Dorothy Hendrix, son Joe B. Hendrix and his wife Shari, daughter Tammy Hendrix, and his son Jeff Hendrix and his...