OBITUARIES

Aug 28, 2018

ROBERT WILLIAMS Robert Dale Williams, age 78, of Montevallo, AL, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away August 28, 2018, at his residence. Funeral services will be Friday, August 31, 2018, at 1:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel College St. location with Pastors Terry and Shirley Hosmer officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will...

Aug 26, 2018

DELLA MILLER Della Katherine Miller, age 94, of Columbus, MS, passed away August 26, 2018, at her residence. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 2nd Ave. location is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Miller was born September 27, 1923, in Scott County, MS, to the late Neely L. and...

Aug 23, 2018

Tommy Lott

Thomas E. Lott, Jr., age 82, of Columbus , MS , passed away August 23, 2018, at Baptist Me­morial Hospital .

Funeral services will be Saturday, August 25, 2018, at 5:00 PM at First United Meth­odist Church with Rev....

Aug 23, 2018

ELEANOR WALTERS

Eleanor Reeves Walters age 83 died Thursday August 23, 2018 at the University of Alabama Birmingham Medical Center.

Services will be held Monday August 27, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Woodland...

Aug 20, 2018

Charles Dewey Bush, age 65, of Steens, MS, passed away August 20, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo,...

Aug 20, 2018

SUSAN WELLS

Susan Wells age 43 died Monday August 20, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 2nd Ave. N.

Aug 18, 2018

MURLINE GIBSON – Murline Swartz Gibson, age 77, of Artesia, MS, passed away August 18, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. ...

Aug 18, 2018

Polly Ann Weaver Drewery, age 69, of Columbus, MS, passed away August 18, 2018, at Sactuary Hospice in Tupelo, MS.  A memorial service will be held at a later date at Victory Tabernacle Church with Rev. Granville Wiggins officiating. In lieu of fllowers, a contribution in Polly's honor to Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo, MS would be appreciated, or to the...

Aug 16, 2018

Homer Franklin Swain, age 79, of Columbus, MS, passed away August 16, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services will be Sunday, August 19, 2018, at 3:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel College St. location with Rev. Sammy Crawford, officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until the time of the...

Aug 10, 2018

Bonnie Mae Sessum age 91 died Friday, August 10, 2018 at her residence in Caledonia.  Services will be held Monday, August 13, 2018 at 11:00 AM at New Salem Baptist Church with Rev. Mel Howton officiating. Burial will follow at Egger Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday one hour prior to service at the church....

Aug 6, 2018

Mary Emma Elliot Hamiter, 85,  died Monday, August 06, 2018 at her residence in Columbus, MS. Services will be held Saturday, August 11, 2018 at  11:00 AM at  Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel 2nd Ave. N. Location with Rev. Jimmy Ray  officiating. Burial will immediately follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Memorial Gunter...

Aug 5, 2018

Richard Lee Coleman, 53, unexpectedly passed away on Sunday, August 5, 2018, at Perdido Beach, Alabama. Richard was  a dedicated father and a loving husband, who was  suddenly taken from this world and those he loved. He can ultimately be defined as a selfless and devout...

Aug 2, 2018

EMILY SHULL

Emily Falkner Shull, age 93, died Thursday, August 02, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS.. Services were held Saturday, August 04, 2018, at 1:00 PM at Main Street Presbyterian Church with Rev. Todd Matocha officiating, with burial following at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will...

Aug 2, 2018

FLORA BLALOCK Miss Flora Blalock, age 99, of Millport, AL, passed away August 2, 2018, at Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care in Fayette, AL. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 4, 2018, at 11:00 AM at Kennedy Baptist Church with Bro. Keith Martin officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Millport City Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, August 3,...

Jul 29, 2018

Terry Lane Martin passed away after a short illness, Sunday July 29, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. A memorial service will be held Wednesday August 1, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church with Dr. Shawn Parker and Rev. Bobby Sanderson officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. until...

Jul 24, 2018

ROBERT LAKE TURNAGE A life filled with service to others that began as a young Eagle Scout and led to a military career pinnacle of being named the Commanding Officer of a Navy destroyer and a Naval Weapons Station, reached its conclusion on July 24, 2018. Captain Robert Lake Turnage, USN (Ret.) passed away peacefully in Birmingham, Alabama on Tuesday,...

Jul 23, 2018

DARVIN PITTS

Darvin Dwayne Pitts age 78 died Monday, July 23, 2018 at his residence in Columbus. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Clark Richardson officiating.

Mr. Pitts was...

Jul 21, 2018

Ruth Blalock Bailey, age 101, of Columbus, MS, passed away July 21, 2018 at her residence.  Funeral services will be Monday, July 23, 2018 at 3:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel College St. location with Rev. Jerry Mitchell officiating.  The interment will follow at 4:30 PM at Greenwood Cemetery in West Point, MS.  Visitation will be from 1:00 PM...

Jul 19, 2018

Peggy Glover, whose perpetually optimistic outlook and approach to life awed those who knew her, died peacefully in her sleep Thursday . She had just turned 87 on Tuesday .

Born in the...

Jul 19, 2018

Martha Elizabeth Johnson Stanback, age 81, of Columbus, MS, passed away July 19, 2018, at Vineyard Court Nursing Center.  A private family graveside service will be held at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with Rev. Carolyn Hulen officating.  Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 2nd Ave. North location is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Stanback was born March 1, 1937,...