OBITUARIES

Dec 26, 2023

Stevie "Shorty" Simpson, age 58, of Columbus, MS, passed away December 26, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  A memorial service will be Sunday, December 31, 2023, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel with Rev. Steve Blaylock officiating.  Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until the time of the service. Mr. Simpson was born April 22, 1965, in...

Dec 25, 2023

Julia Stuart Marshall Phillips, age 83, of Columbus, MS, passed away December 25, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services will be Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at 11:00 AM at First Methodist Church of Columbus with Dr. Rev. Vaughn Stafford officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 9:30 AM until the time of...

Dec 23, 2023

Janie Mae Johnson Janie Mae McCulley Johnson February 2, 1932 – December 23, 2023 Janie was born in a cabin in Carrollton, Alabama, to a pair of farmers, Mr & Mrs B.C. McCulley. As an only child, she had to work especially hard on the farm, and she moved with her family to Columbus, Mississippi, when quite young. The...

Dec 22, 2023

Dennis Edward “Ed” Prescott, age 89 of Columbus passed away Friday, December 22 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Services will be held Wednesday December 27, 2023, at 3:00 PM at Fairview Baptist Church with Don Both and David Lawrence officiating; burial with Lowndes County Sheriff's Department Honor Guard will follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be held...

Dec 22, 2023

Joseph Edward Parker of Columbus, Mississippi December 8, 1948 - December 22, 2023

JOSEPH PARKER Joseph Edward Parker age 75 died Friday December 22, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. No services are planned at this time. Mr. Parker was born December 8, 1948, to the late Joseph Elwood Parker and Laura Etta White Parker. He was a U.S....

Dec 19, 2023

Funeral services for retired university administrator Dr. Gloria Collum Correro, 82, of Starkville will be held Friday, Dec. 22 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Starkville at 11 a.m. Visitation will be held at the church on Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Father Jason Johnston will officiate – and from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. prior to the...

Dec 19, 2023

Barbara Ann Richardson of Columbus, Mississippi October 24, 1939 - December 19, 2023

BARBARA RICHARDSON Barbara Ann Richardson age 84 died Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Thursday, December 21, 2023, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel with Minister Jay Street officiating; visitation will be held one hour prior to...

Dec 7, 2023

Margaret Ann Evans of Columbus, Mississippi February 23, 1948 - December 7, 2023

Margaret Ann Evans Margaret Ann Evans age 75 died Thursday December 7, 2023, at her residence in Columbus. Miss Evans was born on February 23, 1948, in Columbus to the late Sammie Olden Evans and Marie Wheeler Evans. She was a 1966 graduate of S.D. Lee...

Dec 6, 2023

JESSE SPARKMAN - Jesse Roderick Sparkman, III, age 84, of Cooksville, MS, and Columbus, MS, passed away December 6, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  Visitation will be Friday, December 8, 2023, from 9:30 AM until 11:00 AM at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.  A graveside service will be Friday, December 8, 2023 at 12:30 PM at Cooksville Methodist Church Cemetery...

Dec 3, 2023

On December 3, 2023, Doug Phillips passed away peacefully at home after a courageous 19 month battle with Glioblastoma. He was 55 years old. John Douglass Phillips was born in Columbus, MS, on June 8, 1968, to Thomas Leyton “Bud” Phillips and Lucille “Lucy” Andries Phillips. Doug attended St. Mary’s Catholic School and graduated from S.D. Lee High School...

Nov 25, 2023

Alice Patterson of Columbus, Mississippi October 14, 1949 - November 25, 2023

ALICE PATTERSON Alice Faye Patterson age 74 of Columbus, died Saturday November 25, 2023, at her sister’s residence with her loved ones at her bedside. A funeral service will be held Wednesday November 29, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home Chapel 716 2nd...

Nov 21, 2023

Willie Earl "Gator" Perrigin, age 82, of Columbus, MS, passed away November 21, 2023, at Garden Hill Assisted Living.  A memorial service will be Sunday, November 26, 2023, at 3:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel with military honors and Rev. Granville Wiggins officiating.  Visitation will be from 2:00 PM until the time of the service. Mr. Perrigin was...

Nov 13, 2023

Denny Lee Strickland, Sr. May 16, 1948 - November 13, 2023 Funeral Services will be Saturday, November 18, 2023, at Steens First Baptist Church, 40 Odom Road, Steens, MS 39766, Brother Danny Avery officiating. Visitation at 10am, Services at 11. Interment with U. S. Navy honors will be at Egger’s Cemetery in Caledonia, MS. Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home,...

Nov 9, 2023

Charity Moore Walter, age 75, of Columbus, MS, transitioned November 9, 2023, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS with her loved ones by her side. Ms. Walter was born January 31, 1948, in DeKalb, MS, to the late Walter Moore and Mary Jean Adkins Moore.  She was a graduate of East Kemper High School in Kemper County,...

Nov 7, 2023

Maurice Hayes “Maury” Lovelady age 56 died Tuesday, November 07, 2023, in Clay County, MS. Services will be held Saturday, November 11, 2023, at 11:00 AM at Beersheba Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Rev. Justin Grifford officiating, burial will follow in the church cemetery with U.S. Air Force Honors. Visitation will be held Saturday one hour prior to service at...

Nov 5, 2023

Helen Graves Brewer, 98, passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2023, at her residence in Columbus. Funeral services will be held on  Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at 2:oo PM at Wesley United Methodist Church; burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory...

Nov 5, 2023

Mike Harrison of Caledonia, Mississippi December 13, 1958 - November 5, 2023

MIKE HARRISON Billy Michael (Mike) Harrison age 64, died peacefully Sunday, November 05, 2023, at his residence in Caledonia surrounded by family and friends.  A Celebration of Life service will be held Saturday November 11, 2023, at 2:00 pm at Caledonia First United Pentecostal Church with Pastor...

Nov 5, 2023

We lost a good one when Ronald Stephen (Steve) Reed gave up his earthly spirit on November 5, 2023, after a lengthy battle with cancer.  Born on January 16, 1945, raised in Columbus, Mississippi, Steve never forgot where he came from or the people he loved.  Steve attended his beloved Mississippi State University, where he was a member of...

Nov 3, 2023

BOBBY PERKINS -

Robert Huse "Bobby" Perkins, age 60, of Columbus, MS, passed away November 3, 2023, at Diversicare of Amory.  A memorial service will be Monday, November 6, 2023, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel.  Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until the time of the service. Mr. Perkins was born May 3, 1963,...

Oct 30, 2023

JESSE RAY- Reverend Jesse Ray, age 91, of Columbus, Mississippi, passed away October 30, 2023, at Trinity Personal Care. Funeral services will be Monday, November 6, 2023, at 11:00 A.M. at The Assembly with Reverend Jody Gurley officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 A.M. until the time of service. A graveside committal will be held Tuesday, November 7, 2023,...