OBITUARIES

Aug 11, 2017

Kenneth Joseph "Nick" Yearby Sr., age 63, died Friday, August 11, 2017 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Visitation will be held Thursday August 17, 2017 from 6 until 8 at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home.

Nick was born Thursday, May 13, 1954 in Lowndes County, GA to the late...

Aug 11, 2017

Reba Stout February 16, 1942 - August 11, 2017

Reba Lenore Owen Stout, age 75, died Friday, August 11, 2017 at Inman Healthcare in Inman, SC. Services will be held Saturday, August 19, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Ray officiating.  Burial will follow at Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Visitation...

Aug 11, 2017

Robert Gilbert

Robert Irvine Gilbert was born on June 20, 1915 in Kissimmee, Florida and passed away on August     2017 at his home in Columbus, Mississippi. He was predeceased by his parents, Mabel P. and Fred S. Gilbert, his wife Mary, his sister Anne H. Gilbert, and his brother...

Aug 11, 2017

Willie Joe Thomason age 75 died Friday, August 11, 2017 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Monday, August 14, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Ministers Cory Trevathan and Jason Pennington officiating.  Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Monday from...

Aug 10, 2017

Dorothy Jean "Dottie" Gerhart age 80, died Thursday, August 10, 2017 at her residence in Columbus. Services will be held Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at    11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Paul McDonald officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, August 14, 2017 from 5:00 PM until...

Aug 7, 2017

Cecil Warren McGahey age 86, died Monday, August 07, 2017 at his residence in Columbus. Services will be held Friday, August 11, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Walter Butler officiating.Burial will follow at Piney Grove Methodist Church Cemetery in Steens. Visitation will be held Friday from noon until service...

Aug 4, 2017

Betty Jo Stockman Cantrell, age 81, of Caledonia, MS, passed away August 4, 2017, at her residence.  Funeral services will be Sunday, August 6, 2017, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Don Harding officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Furnace Hill Cemetery in Vernon, AL.  Visitation will be Sunday, August 6, 2017 , from noon...

Aug 2, 2017

DONNIE WALDEN

Donald Edward “Donnie” Walden age 75, died recently at North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo. Visitation will be held Saturday from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home.

Mr. Walden was born on Friday, April 10, 1942...

Aug 1, 2017

Elma Ruth Lancaster Jones, age 91, of Columbus, MS, passed away August 1, 2017, at Windsor Place.  Funeral services will be Saturday, August 5, 2017, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Melvin Mordecai officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus.  Visitation will be from 12:00 PM until the time of the...

Aug 1, 2017

Geri  Elaine McClusky, age 48, of Columbus, died Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at her home surrounded by family and friends. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory. Services, with Rev. Kenny Gardner officiating, will be Friday, August 4, 2015 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will...

Jul 31, 2017

JIM HOUSE

James Leonard “Jimmy Cricket” House age 59 died Monday, July 31, 2017 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. A family memorial service will be held Thursday August 3, 2017.

Jim was born on Friday, September 20, 1957 in...

Jul 28, 2017

Sandra Kay Bowen Atkins age 56 died Friday, July 28, 2017 at her residence in Columbus. Memorial services will be held Monday, July 31, 2017 at1:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Bishop Tod Seaton officiating; visitation will be held on hour prior to service at the funeral home.

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Jul 26, 2017

Joe Clement Douglass died surrounded by loving family and friends on July 26, 2017 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Fu neral services will be held at First United Methodist Church, on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at 11 :00 am with the Rev. Jimmy Criddle and Ref. Anne Russell Bradley officiating. Burial will follow at...

Jul 25, 2017

Earnest Hayward James, age 89, of Columbus, MS, passed away July 25, 2017, at his residence.  Funeral services will be Friday, July 28, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. at Fairview Baptist Church with visitation starting at 4:30 p.m..  Jeff James will be officiating with Breck Ladd assisting. A private family interment will immediately follow...

Jul 25, 2017

Edward Gary Freda, age 83, of Columbus, MS, passed away July 25, 2017, at Noland Hospital in Tuscaloosa, AL.  A memorial service will be Saturday, July 29, 2017, at 5:00 PM at Shaeffer's Chapel United Methodist Church. Rev. Curtis Bray will officiate the services and military honors will be provided by the United States Navy Honor Guard. Visitation will be...

Jul 25, 2017

Mary Alyce Fort passed away at her home in Columbus on July 25, 2017. She was born in Falls Church, VA on September 12, 1958 to Col. John and Alyce P. Fort.

Mary is survived by her son William J. Booth of Montevallo, AL, her mother Alyce, her brothers...

Jul 21, 2017

Mr. J. W. Perkins, age 88, died Friday morning, July 21, 2017 at his home in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home.  Funeral services will be Monday, July 24 2017 at 1:00 PM in the chapel of Memorial Funeral Home with Rev. John Rhodes officiating. Visitation will be from 11:00 AM...

Jul 20, 2017

Phillip “Dale” Grant, Sr., 67, of Columbus, Mississippi passed away at the home of his daughter in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on July 20, 2017. Mr. Grant was born on June 24, 1950, in Caledonia, MS to Louise Logan Grant and Harry Fletcher Grant. Mr. Grant is preceded in death by his father, Harry. He ...

Jul 20, 2017

Richard Keith Humphries, 58, died at his home in Columbus, Mississippi, this week. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he grew up in Aberdeen and Columbus. He graduated from Lee High School in 1976 and attended the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University before training to be a cosmetologist. He worked at salons in...

Jul 18, 2017

Ronald Everett  " Ronnie" Harrison, age 64, of Columbus, MS, passed away July 18, 2017, at his residence.  Graveside services will be Friday, July 21, 2017 , at 10:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Robert Gillis officiating. Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Harrison was born April 24, 1953, in Lawton, OK, to the...