OBITUARIES

Nov 7, 2015

Robert Eugene Sergent Robert "Bob" Sergent, age 70, died November 7, 2015 at his home in Columbus, MS. Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2015 from 5 to 6:30 PM at Gunter and Peel Funeral Home located at 903 College St., Columbus, MS 39701, (662) 328-2354. A memorial service will immediately follow from 6:30 to 7 PM. Mr....

Nov 5, 2015

JOE L. FARLEY Joe Leonard Farley age 71 died Thursday, November 05, 2015 at his residence in Ethelsville AL. Services will be held Saturday, November 07, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Gene Dawkins, and Bro. Tommy Smothers officiating, burial will follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be held Friday, November 06, 2015...

Nov 3, 2015

Alisa Louise Nelson December 5, 1962 - November 3, 2015

Alisa Young "Allie" Nelson, age 52, died Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at her home in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Services will be Saturday, November 7, 2015 at First United Methodist Church at 11:00 AM, with Rev. Raigan Miskelly, and Rev. Ann...

Nov 3, 2015

REV. DEWEY FLORA, JR. Nick Dewey Flora, Jr., widow of Louise Tate Flora, died Tuesday, November 3, in Greenville, South Carolina. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home on Friday, November 6, from 5:00 p. m. to 7:00 p.m. Services will be held on Saturday, November 7, at 2:00 p.m. at East End Baptist Church, with Dr. Albert Wilkerson...

Nov 2, 2015

JAMES E. POPE James Earl Pope, age 69, died Monday, November 02, 2015 at his residence in Columbus. Services will be held Wednesday, November 04, 2015 at 1:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Edward Knox, Dr. Albert Wilkerson, and Dr. Bill Duncan officiating. Burial will follow at Egger Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. until service...

Oct 31, 2015

Elizabeth "Libby" Brown Springer, age 62, of Columbus, MS, beloved teacher and mother, died at home October 31, 2015, after a lengthy battle with uterine cancer. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home on Monday, November 2, 2015, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM. Funeral services will be Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at 11:00 AM at Main Street Presbyterian Church...

Oct 30, 2015

Thurman Lee "Bud" Shackelford, age 84, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 30, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Sunday, November 1, 2015, at 3:00 PM at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Brown officiating. The private interment will immediately follow at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:30 PM until the time of...

Oct 30, 2015

Walter D. "Pete" Johnson, age 83, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 30, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Sunday, November 1, 2015, at 3:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Dr. Bill Hurt officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at...

Oct 29, 2015

Mrs. Elizabeth Moore "Libba" Johnson, age 87, died Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Ollie Steele Burden Manor in Baton Rouge, LA. Graveside services with Rev. Glenn Miller, officiating, will be Saturday, October 31, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery. A Celebration of Life will follow from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM at the Fairfield Inns and Suites. The daughter...

Oct 28, 2015

George Waymon Fendley went to be with his Lord on October 28, 2015 at Windsor Place surrounded by family and friends. Services will be held Saturday, October 31, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbus, MS with Dr. Bill Duncan presiding. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday October 30, 2015 from 6:00 PM...

Oct 27, 2015

Elizabeth A. Tuttle, age 79, died October 27, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be Friday, October 30, 2015 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Memorial Funeral Home with Chaplain Brian McCormick, officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will immediately follow...

Oct 24, 2015

Opal Lee Williamson McCaleb passed away at her home on Saturday October 24, 2015 at the age of 100 surrounded by people who loved her. Opal was born October 31, 1914 in Bankston, Alabama to Sylvester and Vere Williamson. She married Parker Tolbert McCaleb in 1937 in Columbus, Mississippi. He preceded Opal in death in 1982. Opal was also preceded...

Oct 23, 2015

Blanche Allred Willcutt age 98 died Friday, October 23, 2015 at her residence in Steens MS. Services will be held Monday, October 26, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Lone Oak Church of Christ with Minister Johnny Beckwith and Minister Jimmy McNeese officiating, burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the...

Oct 22, 2015

Mary Ellen Green Atkins, age 89, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 22, 2015, at Aurora Health & Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be Monday, October 26, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Kenny Gardner officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, October 25, 2015 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM...

Oct 21, 2015

ED MARKHAM Edgar "Ed" Markham age 87 died Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Graveside services with U.S. Army Honors, will be held Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 10:00 AM at Egger Cemetery with Rev. Sammy Crawford officiating. Visitation will be held at Gunter and Peel Funeral Home Friday October 23, 2015 from 5:00 PM til 7:00...

Oct 21, 2015

James William "Jim" Lawrence, 69, died Oct. 21, 2015, at his business in Columbus. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Tony Proctor and Rev. Raigan Miskelly officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Saturday evening, at Memorial Funeral...

Oct 21, 2015

Juanita Jordan December 30, 1941 - October 21, 2015 Juanita Foreman Jordan, age 73, died Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Friday, October 23, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be Saturday, October 24,...

Oct 18, 2015

Bessie Virginia Worbington Shaw, age 85, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 18, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. Funeral services will be Friday, October 23, 2015, at 2:00 PM at Shaeffer's Chapel United Methodist Church with Rev. Curtis Bray officiating. The interment will immediately follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to...

Oct 17, 2015

Lt. Col. Ret. James Daniel "Dan" Sisson, age 85, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 17, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. A memorial Mass of the Resurrection will be Monday, October 19, 2015, at 1:00 PM at the chapel of Annunciation Catholic Church with Father Robert Dore officiating. Visitation will be from 12:00 PM until the time of the service...

Oct 17, 2015

Katherine Steil Neese, 93, beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother passed away peacefully on October 17, 2015 at her home. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Robert Neese, her parents, Mary and Dettmer Steil and her Aunt Margaret Pugh. A memorial service to celebrate Kay's life will be held on Friday, November 6, 2015 11:00 AM at...