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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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...
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