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Larry Wingfield Mckellar
Aug 18, 2015
Larry W. McKellar, 68, of Tarpon Springs, FL, passed away on August 18, 2015. He was born in Columbus MS, the third child of Carl and Mary Alice Wingfield McKellar. He graduated from S. D. Lee High School in 1965 and then entered the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado, where he graduated in 1969. He received pilot training at...
Martha Phinizy Segrest
Aug 17, 2015
Martha Phinizy Segrest, 69, died at Trinity Place, Columbus, MS on August 17, 2015. She was born on December 6, 1945 in Athens, GA, to Laura Ann Phinizy and Robert Taylor Segrest. Martha attended St. Gertrudes School in Washington, DC and The Devereux School in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. She lived and worked in Pennsylvania and Atlanta, GA until her retirement in...
Dr.William Frank Hoyt
Aug 17, 2015
Dr. William Frank "Bill" Hoyt, age 82, of Columbus, MS, passed away August 17, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services will be Friday, August 21, 2015, at 10:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Father Robert Dore officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with military honors. Visitation will be one hour prior to the...
Jake Propst
Aug 14, 2015
JAKE PROPST William Jacob "Jake" Propst, Jr., age 95 died Friday, August 14, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. Burial with U.S. Air Force Honors will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday from noon until service time...
Henry Price Anderson, Jr.
Aug 10, 2015
COLUMBUS -- Henry Price Anderson, Jr., 88, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2015, at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Jackson, MS. Born on May 1, 1927, in Helena, Arkansas, he was the son of the late Henry Price Anderson, Sr. and the late Kate Brown Anderson. Henry attended school in Helena and then went on to study at...
Aubrey Curtis Belue, Jr.
Aug 8, 2015
Aubrey Curtis Belue, Jr., age 84, died Saturday, August 8, 2015 at his home in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Monday, August 10, 2015 from 11:00 AM until 12:30 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. The funeral will begin at 1:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home with Wes Brown, officiating, assisted by Sid...
Madeline Mashburne
Aug 4, 2015
Madeline Honnoll Mashburne, age 88, of Columbus, MS, passed away August 4, 2015, at Aurora Health & Rehabilitation. Graveside services will be Saturday, August 8, 2015, at 11:00 AM at Egger Cemetery with Rev. Melvin Mordecai officiating. Visitation will be Saturday, August 8, 2015, from 9:30 AM until 10:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Mrs. Mashburne was born...
Sarah Frances Quinnelly
Aug 3, 2015
Sarah Quinnelly Sarah Frances Thielbar Quinnelly, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday August 3, 2015. Born December 27, 1932 in Liberty, MS she was the daughter of Sarah Jane Powers Thielbar and Francis Henry Thielbar. She grew up in Columbus, MS. She graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a major in psychology. At age 13, she met Charles Quinnelly...
Lucile Elizabeth Madan
Aug 2, 2015
Lucile Elizabeth "Lucy" Borland Madan, age 44, died Sunday, August 2, 2015 at her home in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. A private, family graveside service will be held Saturday, August 8, 2015 at Friendship Cemetery with Michael Stone officiating. Visitation will be at Memorial Funeral Home Saturday, August 8, 2015 from 10:30...
Thomas L. Wilburn
Jul 27, 2015
TOM WILBURN Thomas Luther Wilburn, II, died at Smith Oaks, Lowndes County, Mississippi on July 27, 2015, at age 96. Services will be at Annunciation Catholic Church, Columbus, MS, Friday, July 31, 2015, at 10:00 AM with Father Robert Dore officiating, followed by graveside services with burial at Smith Oaks near Artesia, MS. Visitation will be from 9:30 AM until...
Daniel G. Newlun
Jul 23, 2015
Daniel G. Newlun, of Columbus, age 62, Retired CMSGT, USAF, died Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held Monday, July 27, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Chaplain James Taylor officiating. The son of the late Harold and Cecilia...
Margaret Mcdill Shackelford
Jul 22, 2015
MARGARET SHACKELFORD Margaret McDill Shackelford age 79 died Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo. Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday July 25, 2015 at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church. Mrs....
Evelyn Jane Elliott
Jul 20, 2015
Evelyn Jane Lister Elliott, age 74, of Columbus, MS, passed away July 20, 2015, at Windsor Place. A memorial service will be held Thursday, July 23, 2015, at 2:00 PM at New Hope United Methodist Church with Rev. Sara Windham officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Wanda Bryson
Jul 16, 2015
WANDA BRYSON Wanda Lee Bryson, age 81, died Thursday, July 16, 2015 at her residence with her family by her side. Graveside services will be 10:00 AM Monday, July 20, 2015, at Memorial Gardens Cemetery of Columbus. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Bryson was born January 6, 1934 in Porum, OK to the late...
Edith Wagner
Jul 16, 2015
EDITH WAGNER Edith Mae Thompson Wagner age 82 died Thursday, July 16, 2015 at her residence in Columbus. Services will be held Sunday, July 19, 2015 at 3:00 PM at Eastview Church with Rev. Junior Eads officiating, burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the church. Mrs. Wagner was born...
Myra Mcwilliams
Jul 15, 2015
MYRA MCWILLIAMS Myra Imogene Shelton McWilliams, age 94, of Caledonia, MS, passed away July 15, 2015, at her daughter's residence. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 17, 2015, at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with Rev. Carl Shelton officiating. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. McWilliams was born April 27, 1921, in Pickens...
Ann Harrison
Jul 15, 2015
ANN HARRISON Luru Ann Coleman Harrison, age 84, died Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Regency Hospital in Jackson, MS. A graveside service was11:00 AM Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Friendship Cemetery. Mrs. Harrison was born February 8, 1931 in Ruleville, MS to the late James Baker and Agatha Nowell Coleman. She was a homemaker and a member of Grace Baptist...
Ira G. Carter
Jul 14, 2015
Ira G. Carter, age 88, died Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at the Windsor Place in Columbus, MS. Mr. Carter was born October 7, 1926, in Amory, MS. He moved to Smithville, MS, in early childhood where he graduated from Smithville High School in l944. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then entered Ole Miss after...
Josephine Mcelhenney
Jul 13, 2015
Josephine "Momma Joe" Sanderson McElhenney, 82, died Monday, July 13, 2015 at Windsor Place. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. The funeral service will be Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home, with Rev. Melvin Mordecai officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until the time of the service....
Mack Egger
Jul 13, 2015
MACK EGGER William Malcolm "Mack" Egger age 93, died Monday, July 13, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Thursday, July 16, 2015 at 10:00 AM at Caledonia United Methodist Church with Tony Gallop and Rev. Mark J. McNair officiating, burial will follow at Egger Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Wednesday, July 15,...
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