OBITUARIES

Mar 30, 2016

Lee Wayne Whaley age 67 died Wednesday March 30, 2016 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo . Graveside services with U.S. Army Honors will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday April 3, 2016 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

Mar 29, 2016

Beth McCormick Gee, age 68, of Columbus, MS, passed away March 29, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services will be Friday, April 1, 2016, at 11:00 AM at Beersheba Cumberland P resbyt erian Church with Rev. Tim Lee off iciating.  The interment will immediately follow in Beersheba Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the...

Mar 27, 2016

Eula Mae Mann age 85 passed over to be with her Lord and Savior, Sunday, March 27, 2016 at Windsor Place Nursing & Rehab Center after a lengthy illness. Services will be held Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Melvin Mordecai officiating, burial will follow at Mt....

Mar 26, 2016

Mrs. Hazel Luella Upton, age 91, died Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Windsor Place Nursing and Rehab.  Graveside services will  2:00 PM Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at Rehobeth Methodist Church Cemetery in Hazel hurst, MS with Gunter and Peel Fune ral Home directing. Mrs. Upton was born in April 21, 1924 in Barlow, MS to the late Nelson and Susie...

Mar 24, 2016

Bruce Strohminger

Bruce Vernon Strohminger age 83, died Thursday, March 24, 2016 at LifePointe Village in Southaven , MS . Funeral Services will be 2:00 PM Monday, March 28, 2016 at Morgan Chapel Baptist Church in Sturgis , MS with Rev. James Lewis officiating; burial with U.S. Air Force...

Mar 23, 2016

Lois Killough Mishler

Lois Killough Mishler passed away on March 23, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus , MS . She was 89 years old. Services will be held at First Baptist Church at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, March 26, with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating; burial will follow...

Mar 23, 2016

Martha Ellis "Marcie" McKellar, 74, died in her home March 23, 2016 following a lengthy illness. Marcie was born in Columbus MS on October 29, 1941 to the late Carl and Mary Alice McKellar. She was a loving mother, daughter, sister and friend. A graduate of S.D. Lee High, she also attended MSCW. Marcie was...

Mar 22, 2016

James Earl Strickland, age 81, of Columbus, MS, passed away March 22, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services will be Thursday, March 24, 2016, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Michael Thomas officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Mr. Strickland was...

Mar 21, 2016

BUD MOORE

William Claris "Bud" Moore age 79, went home to his heavenly home Monday, March 21, 2016 at his residence in Columbus MS. Services will be held Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 2:00 PM at New Covenant Baptist Church with Rev. Ed Nix, Rev....

Mar 21, 2016

Rebecca (Becky) Jo Williams, age 60, passed away Monday, March 21, 2016 at her home in Columbus , MS of natural causes. Visitation will be held Saturday, April 2 from 10 - 12 am at Memorial Funeral Home, downtown Columbus , MS , followed by a funeral procession to Friendship Cemetery where a graveside service...

Mar 18, 2016

Mrs. Wilma Shaeffer Evans Pennington, age 92, of Columbus, MS, died Friday, March 18, 2016 at Forest Manor Nursing Home in Northport, AL. Arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home.  Services will be Monday, March 21, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. Visitation will be...

Mar 18, 2016

Lucille Frye Slaughter, age 93, of Columbus, MS, formerly of San Antonio, TX, passed away March 18, 2016, at her residence.  Funeral services will be Monday, March 21, 2016 , at 4:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Kenny Gardner officiating. The interment will be held at a later date at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San...

Mar 14, 2016

Frances Inez Wiggins Adair, age 76, of Caledonia, MS, passed away March 14, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services will be Thursday, March 17, 2016, at 2:00 PM at Fairview Baptist Church with Rev. Sa mmy Crawford offic iatin g and R ev. Craig Jenkins assisting.  The interment will immediately follow at Rowan Cemetery.  Visitation will be Wednesday, March...

Mar 14, 2016

Betty Kidd Daves Castle, age 88, of Columbus, MS, passed away March 14, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services will be Friday, March 18, 2016, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Chaplain Earl McAnally officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Castle was...

Mar 12, 2016

Sherry Marmon Harmond, age 69, died peacefully at home in Steens, MS, on Saturday, March 12, 2016, following a long battle against cancer. Services will be held on Tuesday, March 15, at 2:00 PM at Gunter and Peel Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. Jonathon Speegle officiating. The interment will immediately follow at the family plot...

Mar 12, 2016

BENNY BROWN

Benny Sam Brown, age 69, of Hamilton, MS died Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Santuary Hospice House in Tupelo. A Funeral Service will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, March 15, 2015 in the chapel of Memorial Funeral Home with Bro. Ben Raper officiating. Memorial & Gunter and Peel Funeral Homes directing. Visitation will be 9:30 am...

Mar 11, 2016

Milton Gary Waldrop passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 11, 2016. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 19, 2016, at 3:00 p.m. at St. Paul ’s Episcopal Church, 311 College Street , Columbus , MS 39701 , with Rev. Anne Harris officiating. Visitation will be immediately afterwards in the Earline Robertson...

Mar 11, 2016

Chester Marshall Dowdle, age 79, from Johns Creek, Georgia passed away at his home on March 11, 2016 after a battle with cancer.  Visitation will be held Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 1:00 pm at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home with graveside service to follow at 2:30 pm at Mt. Vernon...

Mar 4, 2016

Mrs. Kathryn McGee Wood, age 88, of Columbus , died Friday, March 4, 2016 at Trinity Health Care Center. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Graveside services were Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Bethel Church of Christ Cemetery, Vernon , AL with Billy Ferguson leading the service.

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Mar 4, 2016

Mary Elizabeth Hietbrink Gran, age 82, of Columbus, MS, passed away March 4, 2016, at her residence.  Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Gary Beam officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus.  Visitation will be Tuesday, March 8, 2016 , from 5:00 - 7:00 PM...