OBITUARIES

Oct 13, 2015

Frances Maurine Miley Martin, age 95, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 13, 2015, at her residence. Funeral services will be Thursday, October 15, 2015, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home with Dr. Albert Wilkerson officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Martin...

Oct 12, 2015

Doris Virginia Conn Pridmore Humphries, age 87, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 12, 2015, at Windsor Place. Funeral services will be Friday, October 16, 2015, at 10:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Bob Josey officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, October 15, 2015, from 6:00 -...

Oct 11, 2015

Annie Lucille McDaniel age 85 died Sunday October 11, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Walter Butler officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 6 until 8 at the funeral home. Mrs. McDaniel was...

Oct 10, 2015

Mary Jean Smith, age 65, of Glen St Mary, Florida died on October 10, 2015. She was brought into this world by her parents, Stanley Humphreys & Trudie Hodges. A celebration of her life will be held Tuesday October 13, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel; burial will follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be...

Oct 3, 2015

Paul Allen Nance, age 74, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 3, 2015, at Aurora Health & Rehab. Funeral services will be Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at 1:30 PM at Fairview Baptist Church with Dr. Breck Ladd and Rev. Sammy Crawford officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, October 7, 2015, from 12:00 PM...

Sep 28, 2015

John Lovick Thompson, age 64, of Columbus, MS, passed away September 28, 2015, in Costa Rica. John was loved by so many and all are invited to celebrate his life by sharing memories and good times. Visitation and sharing of memories will be Sunday, November 15, 2015, from 2:00 - 4:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. John was...

Sep 28, 2015

Patricia Rose "Pat" Crowe Belcher, age 76, of Columbus, MS, passed away September 28, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Thursday, October 1, 2015, at 10:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. DanRobertson and Rev. Bill Duncan officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Pine Grove Cemetery in Pickens County, AL. Visitation will be Wednesday,...

Sep 24, 2015

Becky Marmon Coward, age 63, died Thursday, September 24, 2015 at her home in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Visitation will be Friday, September 25, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Graveside services, with Rev. Chad Kingsbury officiating, will be Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 10:00...

Sep 24, 2015

William Benjamin "Billy" Ford, Jr., passed away at his residence September 24, 2015. Billy was born May 13, 1953, in Columbus, Miss., to Virginia Ford and the late William B. Ford. He grew up in Columbus and graduated from Caldwell High School in 1971. After graduation, he attended East Mississippi Community College at Scooba followed by Mississippi State University. Billy...

Sep 22, 2015

Virginia "Jenny" Henderson Robinson, 95, died September 22, 2015 after a long, fulfilling life. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, August 27, 1920, while her father was managing a farm after his graduation from Monmoth College in Illinois. The family soon moved to the Henderson Family Farm along the banks of the Alabama River in Miller's Ferry, Alabama, raising...

Sep 16, 2015

Zack Alexander McClanahan, age 45, died Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle in Columbus, MS. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Saturday, September 19, 2015 from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home, followed by a Memorial service in the Chapel of Memorial Funeral Home at 2:00...

Sep 9, 2015

Martha Claire Kennedy Fitzner Martha Claire Kennedy Fitzner, a beloved and skillful teacher of young children, died September 9, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. She was 58 years old. Services will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Saturday, September 12, with the Rev. Anne Harris, Deacon Pam Rhea and Deacon Morris Thompson officiating. Memorial Funeral Home was in...

Sep 6, 2015

Barbara J. Robinson, age 76, of Columbus, MS, passed away September 6, 2015, at Vineyard Court Nursing Center. Funeral services will be Friday, September 11, 2015, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Major Allen Phillips officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitaion will be Friday, September 11, 2015, one hour prior to the service...

Sep 5, 2015

Mose J. Bryant August 11, 1927 - September 5, 2015

Mose J. "Pip" Bryant, age 88, of Columbus, MS, formerly of Jackson, MS, passed away September 5, 2015, at Trinity Healthcare of Columbus. Funeral services will be Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at Briarwood United Methodist Church in Jackson with Rev. Brad Hodges and Rev. Ron McDougal...

Sep 2, 2015

ROBERT NEAVES Robert Yates Neaves, Sr., age 79, of Columbus, MS, passed away September 2, 2015, at Darlington Oakes of Verona, MS. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 5, 2015, at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be Saturday, September 5, 2015, two...

Aug 29, 2015

Jane McLelland Kalinowski October 18, 1949 - August 29, 2015

God sent an angel to Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian, MS on Saturday, August 29, 2015 to usher Jane McLelland Kalinowski into glory where she received a golden crown from her Savior. Gunter and Peel Funeral Home in Columbus has charge of her earthly arrangements. Margaret Jane McLelland Kalinowski...

Aug 24, 2015

Elizabeth Tucker Youngblood August 24, 2015

ELIZABETH YOUNGBLOOD Elizabeth T. Youngblood died peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends on August 24, 2015. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 27th at First United Methodist Church, Columbus, with Rev. Tony Proctor, Rev. Raigan Miskelly, and Rev. Ann Russell-Bradley officiating, burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation...

Aug 24, 2015

Bobby Wayne Eidson, age 79, died Monday, August 24, 2015 at Druid City Hospital Regional Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, AL. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Visitation will be Wednesday, August 26, 2015 from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Services will follow at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Gunter...

Aug 24, 2015

GLEN GRISSOM Glenwood "Glen" Grissom age 80 died Monday, August 24, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 3:00 PM at First Baptist Church with Rev. Clark Richardson officiating, burial with U.S. Navy Honors, will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the...

Aug 20, 2015

Paul Eugene McClelland, age 85, of Columbus, MS passed away August 20, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Sunday, August 23, 2015 from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM. The funeral Service will be Monday, August 24, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ron Delgado officiating. Burial will follow at Crossroads...