OBITUARIES

May 10, 2016

Annie Vaughn Ferguson, age 88, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 10, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  A graveside memorial service will be held Friday, May 13, 2016 , at 10:00 AM at Woodlawn Cemetery in Steens, MS, with Rev. Bob Wilbur officiating.  Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Ferguson was born October 26, 1927,...

May 9, 2016

Phillip Warren Harris, age 57, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 9, 2016.  Funeral services will be Friday, May 13, 2016, at 2:00 PM at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Rev . Ralph Windle offic iatin g and R ev. Steve Lammons assisting.  The interment will immediately follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, May 12, 2016, from...

May 8, 2016

Dorothy Lee “Dot” Chesser (Mitchell) Patton, died May 8, 2016 at The Windsor Place in Columbus.

The funeral service will be Wednesday, May 11 at 2 PM at New Hope Baptist Church in Starkville, with Rev. Dan Robertson officiating and Rev. Steve Brown, assisting.  Visitation will be in the church sanctuary prior to...

May 6, 2016

CLINTON PARRISH

Mr. Clinton E. Parrish, age 90, died Friday, May 6, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital/GT. Services are 2:00 PM, Monday, May 9, 2016 at Gunter and Peel Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with Military Honors. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Gunter and Peel...

May 5, 2016

DONNA EVANS

Donna Taylor Evans age 58 died Thursday, May 05, 2016 at her residence in Columbus . Services will be held Saturday, May 07, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Joe Fondren officiating, burial will follow at...

May 4, 2016

JOHN WEBB - John Dewitt Webb, age 95, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 4, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  A graveside memorial service will be held Saturday, May 7, 2016 , at 11:00 AM at Beersheba Cemetery with Tommy Hall officiating.  Visitation will be Friday, May 6, 2016, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home....

May 1, 2016

Willie Green Brown, age 84, of Columbus, MS, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on May 1, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday, May 3, 2016 , at 2:00 PM at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. Walter Butler officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Andrews Chapel Cemetery near Ethelsville, AL.  Visitation will be Tuesday,...

Apr 26, 2016

Jesse Merl Criddle, age 74, passed away April 26, 2016, at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Kosciusko, MS.  A memorial service will be held  Friday, April 29, 2016, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Grant Mitchell officiating. Mr. Criddle was born March 14, 1942, in Monroe County, MS, to the late Jim Tom and Lucy...

Apr 23, 2016

Eugenia Summer

Emily Eugenia Summer, age 92, died April 23, 2016, at Trinity Personal Care. She was born to Charles Edgar Summer and Emily O’Rorke Summer in Newton , Mississippi , June 13, 1923, along with her twin brother, Charles Edgar Summer, Jr. She fondly...

Apr 21, 2016

James Stanley Hargett, age 86, of Columbus, MS, passed away April 21, 2016, at his residence.  Funeral services will be Saturday, April 23, 2016, at 3:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with R ev. Sammy Crawford offici ating and Dr. Shawn Parker and John Sanders assisting.  The interment will immediately follow at Furnace Hill Cemetery in Vernon, AL, with...

Apr 18, 2016

J. H. Spruill, age 87, of Tupelo, MS, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away April 18, 2016. at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Sammy Crawford officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be...

Apr 18, 2016

NELMON L. WAKEFIELD

Nelmon L. Wakefield age 84 died Monday, April 18, 2016 at Aurora Health & Rehabilitation in Columbus . Services will be held Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 1:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Melvin Mordecai officiating. Burial...

Apr 10, 2016

REBECCA JENKINS

Rebecca Bush Jenkins age 96 died Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Rocky Ridge Retirement Home in Birmingham AL. Services will be held Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Becky Davis officiating, burial will follow at...

Apr 9, 2016

Mary George Shepherd, age 91, of Steens, MS, passed away peacefully April 9, 2016, at her residence.  Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Ch apel with Rev. James Black officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.  Visitation will be Wednesday, April 13, 2016,...

Apr 7, 2016

DAVID COLEMAN

David Roy Coleman, age 62, died Thursday, April 7, 2016 at Walker Baptist Hospital in Jasper, AL. A memorial graveside service will be 2:00 PM Monday, at Beersheba Cemetery with Rev. Frank Ward officiating. Gunter and Peel Funeral Home is in...

Apr 6, 2016

Walter Lee Perrigin December 6, 1939 - April 6, 2016

WALTER PERRIGIN

Walter Lee Perrigin age 76 died Wednesday, April 06, 2016 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo. Services will be held Monday, April 11, 2016 at 1:00 PM at Bethel Baptist Church , with Rev....

Apr 5, 2016

MAVIS CROCKER

Emma Mavis Crocker age 89 died Tuesday, April 05, 2016 at Trinity Healthcare Center in Columbus . Services will be held Friday, April 08, 2016 at 3:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ben Yarber officiating, burial will follow at Friendship...

Apr 4, 2016

James William "Jimmy" Derden, Jr., age 66, of the New Hope community, passed away April 4, 2016, at his residence.  Funeral services will be Thursday, April 7, 2016, at 1:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tim Le e offic iating.  The interment will immediately follow at Beersheba Cemetery.  Visitation will be Thursday, April 7, 2016, from 11:00...

Apr 2, 2016

Joel J. McAdams, age 94, went to be with his Lord Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Trinity Place . He arranged to have his body donated to the Body Donation Program at the University Of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson . Gunter & Peel Funeral Home has been entrusted with his services. Visitation will be...

Mar 30, 2016

Terry Gene "Kiddo" Walker, age 60, of Northport, AL, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away March 30, 2016, at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa, AL.  Funeral services will be Saturday, April 2, 2016 , at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Bobby Sanderson officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour...