OBITUARIES

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Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Frank Newsom

Frank Newsom

Mar 2, 2017

FRANK NEWSOM

Franklin Delano Newsom age 84 died Thursday, March 02, 2017 at Nathan Addelson Hospice House in Las Vegas NV. Services will be held Saturday, March 11, 2017 at    2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Shelby Hazard officiating, burial with U.S....

Bill Brett

Bill Brett

Mar 2, 2017

BILL BRETT

William Earl "Bill" Brett age 83 died Thursday, March 02, 2017 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo. Graveside services with U.S. Army Honors will be held Saturday, March 04, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating.

Dorothy Elizabeth Norton

Dorothy Elizabeth Norton

Feb 28, 2017

Dorothy “Dot” Elizabeth Wright Norton, 97, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Golden Triangle in Columbus, MS, surrounded by her family. She was born July 4, 1919, in Cheraw, SC, to James Corrieton and Bertha Cordelia Melton Wright. Married 45 years, she was the widow of Evan Norton. A devoted wife, mother and grandmother, she...

Gary Walden

Gary Walden

Feb 27, 2017

GARY WALDEN Gary Thomas Walden, II, age 21, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 27, 2017, at his residence.  A memorial service will be Sunday, March 5, 2017, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ron Delgado officiating.  Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until the time of the service. Gary was born February 13, 1996, in...

Don Miller

Don Miller

Feb 27, 2017

George Donald Miller, Jr. passed away on February 27, 2017, at Mississippi State Veterans Home in Kosciusko, Ms. Services will be held Friday, March 3, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Lammons officiating. Burial with Navy honors will follow at Mt. Vernon cemetery. Visitation will be held at Memorial...

Sarah Jo Mansell

Sarah Jo Mansell

Feb 18, 2017

SARAH JO BLACK MANSELL

Sarah Jo Black Mansell, age 79 was called home to be with our Heavenly Father on Saturday February 18, 2017, daughter of the late Robert Tim and Allie Mae Black, Sarah was born on September 19, 1937 in Caledonia, MS. She...

Antoinette Jean Holcomb

Antoinette Jean Holcomb

Feb 17, 2017

Antoinette Jean “Toni” Gallardo Holcomb, age 71, died Friday, February 17, 2017 at Hospice Ministries, Ridgeland, MS.  Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory.  Visitation will be Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 10:00 AM in the atrium of Annunciation Catholic Church. A Mass of the Resurrection, with Father Robert Dore and...

Ruth Lucille Bolin

Ruth Lucille Bolin

Feb 13, 2017

Ruth Lucille Pennington Bolin, age 93, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 13, 2017, at Windsor Place.  Funeral services will be Thursday, February 16, 2017, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Clark Richardson officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Furnace Hill Cemetery in Vernon, AL.  Visitation will be from 12:00 PM until the time of...

Gladys Freeman Williams

Gladys Freeman Williams

Feb 11, 2017

GLADYS F. WILLIAMS

Gladys Freeman Williams age 92 died Saturday, February 11, 2017 at Windsor Place Nursing & Rehab Center in Columbus. Services will be held Monday, February 13, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Flint Hill United Methodist Church with Minister Eddie Finch    officiating, burial...

Billy Shull

Billy Shull

Feb 10, 2017

BILLY SHULL

William Lafayette "Billy" Shull was ushered into the presence of Christ his Savior at his home on February 10, 2017, at the age of 96.

Visitation will begin at 9:30 A.M....

Lowrey Smith Stephenson

Lowrey Smith Stephenson

Feb 9, 2017

Lowrey Smith Stephenson, age 81 died Thursday, February 09, 2017 at Shepherd's Cove Hospice in Albertville AL. Services will be held Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 1:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel; burial will follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home....

Angela Rutherford

Angela Rutherford

Feb 8, 2017

Angela Haynes Rutherford, age 62, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 8, 2017 , at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS.  Funeral services will be Saturday, February 11, 2017, at 3:00 PM at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church with Rev. Josh Daffron officiating.  Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until the time of the service at Mt. Vernon Baptist...

Marion Eugenia Cockerham

Marion Eugenia Cockerham

Feb 4, 2017

Marion Eugenia Steger Cockerham, age 98, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 4, 2017, at Windsor Place.  Funeral services will be Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ed Knox officiating and Rev. Mike Smith and Rev. Mitch McWilliams assisting. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be...

Nell Kyle

Nell Kyle

Feb 3, 2017

Nell Nickels Kyle passed away on February 3, 2017 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Services will be held February 10, , 2017 at Shaeffer’s Chapel United Methodist Church at 2:00 PM with Rev. Curtis Bray, officiating. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery....

Mary Anita Branyon

Mary Anita Branyon

Feb 3, 2017

Mary Anita Branyon, age 71, of Steens, MS, passed away February 3, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services will be Sunday, February 5, 2017, at 2:30 PM at Piney Grove United Methodist Church with Rev. James Black officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Piney Grove Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 1:30 PM until the time of the service...

Monnie Juanita Price

Monnie Juanita Price

Jan 25, 2017

Monnie Juanita House Price, age 87, of Columbus, MS, passed away January 25, 2017 , at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services will be Friday, January 27, 2017 , at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Gardner officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service...

Melissa Crow

Melissa Crow

Jan 24, 2017

Melissa Robertson Crow, age 66, formerly of Columbus, died January 24, 2017 at Valencia Gardens Health Care Center in Riverside, CA. A private, family graveside service was held Saturday, February 18, 2017 at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Bobby Sanderson officiating.   Services were entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home.

The daughter...

Eloise Spruill

Eloise Spruill

Jan 23, 2017

ELOISE SPRUILL

Eloise Thomas Spruill age 95 died Monday, January 23, 2017 at Windsor Place Nursing & Rehab Center in Columbus. A private family memorial service with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating, will be held Monday January 30, 2017 at Memorial Funeral Home.

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Lois Spruill

Lois Spruill

Jan 16, 2017

LOIS SPRUILL

Mary Lois Wiggins Spruill, age 81, of Columbus , MS , passed away January 16, 2017, at AvonLea Assisted Living in Tupelo , MS . Funeral services will be Thursday, January 19, 2017, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Sammy Crawford officiating. The...

Sue Swain

Sue Swain

Jan 13, 2017

SUE SWAIN

Dorothy Sue Swain age 71, died Friday, January 13, 2017 at her residence in Hamilton MS. Services will be held Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Hamilton Church of God of Prophecy with Pastor Billy Stevens officiating, burial will follow at...