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Robert M. Redwood
Oct 16, 2018
Robert M. (Bob) Redwood, Sr. passed away October 16, 2018 in Birmingham, Alabama. Services will be held Thursday, October 18, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Memorial Gunter Peel 2nd Ave N.Chapel with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating; burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday from 12:30 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.
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Clair Wise
Oct 15, 2018
Clair W. Wise, 78, of Gulfport, Mississippi, passed gently from this life on Monday, October 15, 2018. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 50 years, William George Wise, Sr., her parents Whorton and Mary Clair Warren, and her sisters Elizabeth Bedell and Jackie Craft. She is survived by her daughter Barry Wise Smith (Kyle), son William...
Karen Neese Tomlinson
Oct 13, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Karen N. Tomlinson announces her passing after a brief illness, on Saturday, October 13, 2018, at the age of 72 years. Karen will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 24 years, Allan J. Tomlinson, her children, Ashleigh Pike (Crawford) and Grant Cornett (Janine), her step-children, John Tomlinson (Sally), Laura...
Hugh E. Nance
Oct 12, 2018
Hugh Edward Nance, age 50, of Guyton, Georgia, formerly of Columbus, passed away October 12, 2018 in Savannah, Georgia. Services will be held Saturday October 27, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. at Fairview Baptist Church with Dr. Breck Ladd, Rev. Sammy Crawford and Dr. Robert Ball of Jacksonville, FL, officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery....
Agnes Wright Ponds
Oct 11, 2018
Mrs. Agnes Wright Ponds, age 93, died Thursday, October 11, 2018 at Glen Haven Health and Rehab in Northport, AL. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, 2nd Avenue North location. Visitation will be Monday, October 15, 2018 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel...
Saul J. Vydas
Oct 9, 2018
Saul J. Vydas January 21, 1938 - October 9, 2018
Saulius (Saul) Joseph Vydas was born on January 21, 1938 in Kaunas, Lithuania. During World War II Saul’s father, Juozas (a physician) and mother Emilija (a professor of dentistry) with Saul escaped to safety. The Vydas...
Nathan Mordecai
Oct 8, 2018
Grady Richard “Nathan” Mordecai was surrounded by his family as he walked into Heaven to meet his Savior on October 8, 2018. As loved ones and many lifelong friends shared memories, old and new, it is evident that Nathan impacted so many lives throughout his journey here on Earth. Nathan was born on February 20, 1985. He was a 2003...
Jean Coleman Blake
Oct 6, 2018
JEAN BLAKE
Jean Coleman Blake, 90, surrounded by her family, passed away peacefully on a beautiful Saturday morning, October 6, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. It was just the kind of day that Jean loved and enjoyed. Jean was born and had lived in...
Bill Fendley
Oct 5, 2018
BILL FENDLEY
William Howard "Bill" Fendley, age 76, died Friday, October 05, 2018 at Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford. Services will be held Monday, October 08, 2018 at 3:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel 2nd Ave N. Chapel with Dr. Bill Duncan officiating, burial...
Robert Greene Mcintyre
Oct 3, 2018
Robert Greene McIntyre August 16, 1963 - October 3, 2018
Robert Green “Bob” McIntyre, age 55, died October 1, 2018, at his home in Columbus.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Memorial...
John Daniel Gentry
Sep 30, 2018
John Daniel Gentry, 34, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2018, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Services will be held Saturday, October 6, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. at Shaeffer’s Chapel United Methodist Church with Rev. Curtis Bray officiating. Burial will follow at Shaeffer’s Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, October 5, 2018, at Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, College...
David Lee Frieze
Sep 29, 2018
David Lee Frieze, age 67, of Columbus, MS, passed away September 29, 2018, at his residence. A private family memorial service will be held at a later time in Springfield, MO. Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, College St. location is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Frieze was born August 16, 1951, in TX, to the late Dale...
Elizabeth Ann Grant
Sep 29, 2018
Elizabeth Ann Ott Grant, age 72, of Columbus, MS, passed away September 29, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. A private family graveside service will be Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with Pastor Joseph Nettles officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, October 2, 2018, from 5:00 – 8:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral...
Margaret Elizabeth Webb
Sep 28, 2018
Margaret Elizabeth“Peggy” Ellis Webb died at home on September 28, 2018, at the age of 96. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 6th, at Beersheba Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Columbus, MS, with visitation in the church Fellowship Hall from 9:30 to 10:45 prior to the service.
Kimberly Jo Bailey
Sep 27, 2018
Kimberly Jo Green Bailey, age 51, of Columbus, MS, passed away September 27, 2018, at her residence. Funeral services will be Sunday, September 30, 2018, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel College St. location with Rev. Lisa McClelland officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until the time of the service.
Mrs. Bailey was born...
Newell William Brigham, Iii
Sep 13, 2018
CHRIS BRIGHAM – Newell William “Chris” Brigham, III, age 61, of Tupelo, MS, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away September 13, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center of Tupelo. A memorial service will be Thursday, September 20, 2018, at 11:00 AM at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Columbus with Rev. Anne Harris officiating. Visitation will...
Dorothy Tucker Pilcher
Sep 12, 2018
Mrs. Dorothy T. “Dot” Pilcher, age 89, died Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at her daughter’s home in Foley, AL. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation will be Monday, September 17, 2018 at 10:00 AM at Main Street Presbyterian Church. The service will follow at 11:00 AM in...
Col. Jimmy E. Nolen, Jr.
Sep 11, 2018
James E. Nolen, Jr. (Colonel, USAF, Ret.), 85, of Columbus, died at home on Tuesday, September, 11, 2018. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 15, 2018, at 2:00 pm at First Baptist Church. A private family interment will immediately follow at Vernon City Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will be from 1:30 to 2:00 PM at the church....
Van Lee Hunley
Sep 9, 2018
VAN LEE HUNLEY III
Van Lee Hunley III, age 37, of Caledonia died Sunday, September 9, 2018 in Columbus, MS. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at Yorkville Heights Church of God with Scott Volland officiating. Interment will immediately follow at Rowan...
William Samaras
Sep 8, 2018
William “Bill” Samaras, 86, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born in Urbana, Illinois, October, 22, 1931, to George Arthur and Edna Samaras. Bill spent his childhood years in Hoopeston and would later volunteer for military service in the United States Navy during the Korean War. On December 7, 1952,...
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