OBITUARIES

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Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

John Ross Chism

John Ross Chism

Apr 20, 2015

JOHN ROSS CHISM John Ross Chism passed away Sunday, April 20, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS. John was born June 5, 1981 in Columbus and lived most of his life in Lowndes County. He was a graduate of New Hope High School and Mississippi University for Women and was employed as a graphic designer by the T...

Raymond D. Mullins

Raymond D. Mullins

Apr 18, 2015

Raymond D. Mullins, age 77, of Columbus, MS, passed awayApril 18, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services will be Monday, April 20, 2015, at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. A private family interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, April 20, 2015, one hour prior to the service at the...

Albert Wayne Eaves

Albert Wayne Eaves

Apr 16, 2015

Albert Wayne Eaves, Jr., age 81, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 PM with Revs. Eric Davis and Allen Dees, officiating. Visitation will be Saturday, April 18, 2015 from 6:00...

Irma Johnson Latham

Irma Johnson Latham

Apr 12, 2015

IRMA LATHAM Irma Johnson Latham, age 88, of Ethelsville, AL, passed away April 12, 2015, at Community Hospice Darlington Oaks of Verona, MS. Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Bro. Redus Hall officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Shiloh Cemetery near Gordo, AL. Visitation will be Tuesday, April...

Barbara Anita Humbers

Barbara Anita Humbers

Apr 7, 2015

BARBARA HUMBERS Barbara Anita Humbers age 79 died Tuesday, April 07, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Don Harding and Rev. Milton Spotts officiating, burial will follow at Egger Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Saturday from noon until service time. Barbara...

Mack Winston Edwards

Mack Winston Edwards

Apr 3, 2015

Mack Winston Edwards, age 53, of Caledonia, MS, passed away April 3,2015, at his residence. A graveside memorial service will be held Sunday, April 12, 2015, at 2:00 PM at Egger Cemetery with Bro. Joe Oswalt officiating. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Edwards was born October 31, 1961, in Aberdeen, MS, to the late...

Revis Shelton

Revis Shelton

Mar 31, 2015

REVIS SHELTON Revis Shelton age 82 died Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Thursday, April 02, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Michael Shelton and Bro. Robert Gillis officiating, burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon until service time Thursday at the funeral...

Bryan Wilson Speed

Bryan Wilson Speed

Mar 30, 2015

Bryan Wilson Speed, son of John Luke and Nolie Speed, was born in Pickens County, Alabama, on November 13, 1925. He died in West Memphis, Arkansas, on March 30, 2015. Speed, a lifelong member of the Methodist Church, was a veteran of World War II having served in the Philippines and in Japan. He was a graduate of The University...

Alice Nickoles

Alice Nickoles

Mar 29, 2015

ALICE NICKOLES Alice Ludene Austin Nickoles, age 86, of Columbus, MS, died March 29, 2015, at her residence. She was surrounded by her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, her brother and sister. Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at 12:00 PM at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with Dr. Bill Hurt, Rev. Steve Lammons, and Rev. David Honeycutt officiating. The...

Roy V. Guyton, Jr.

Roy V. Guyton, Jr.

Mar 27, 2015

ROY V. GUYTON, JR. Roy Vardaman Guyton Jr., 80 years old, passed from this life on March 27, 2015 at Pioneer Community Hospital of Aberdeen. A resident of Columbus, MS, Roy was born in the Toccopola community in Pontotoc County, MS, October 15, 1934. The oldest son of Roy V. Guyton, Sr. (Vernon, AL),a preacher and a saw mill worker,...

Sarah Mcdonald Hardin

Sarah Mcdonald Hardin

Mar 23, 2015

Surrounded by her family, Sarah McDonald Hardin was called home to her Father on Monday, March 23, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. She was 85. Sarah was born in Neshoba County to Herman Bryan McDonald and Lillian Richardson McDonald on December 31, 1929. She and her older brother Basil McDonald were both valedictorians of their senior classes at Laurel...

Zula Mae Whitlock

Zula Mae Whitlock

Mar 21, 2015

Zula Mae Cross Whitlock, age 95, of Columbus, MS, passed away March 21, 2015, at Trinity Independent Living. Graveside services will be Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with Rev. Tommy Gillon officiating. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Whitlock was born October 28, 1919, in Kilmichael, MS, to the late...

Walton Pannell

Walton Pannell

Mar 19, 2015

Walton Pannell, age 88, died peacefully Thursday, March 19, 2015 at his home in Columbus, surrounded by his family. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Sunday, March 22, 2015 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be Monday, March 23, 2015 at 1:00 PM in the chapel of Memorial...

Jean Brenda Vaughan

Jean Brenda Vaughan

Mar 18, 2015

Mrs. Jean Brenda Vaughan, age 93, of Eupora, MS, passed away March 18, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center Nursing Home of Eupora. There will be no memorial service. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home of Columbus is in charge of her arrangements. Jean was born February 28, 1922, in Manchester, England to the late Sidney and Dorothy Gray of Prestwich...

Betty Jean York

Betty Jean York

Mar 18, 2015

Betty Jean Cook York, age 69, of Columbus died Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at her home. Services will be Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home with Rev.Grant Mitchell, officiating. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 12:00 Noon at Memorial Funeral Home. The daughter of the late Enoch and Ruby Kimbrell Cook,...

Lutie H. Black

Lutie H. Black

Mar 18, 2015

Lutie Harrington Black, age 88, of Brandon, MS, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away March 18, 2015, at Brandon Nursing & Rehab. Funeral Services will be Sunday, March 22, 2015, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tommy Gillon officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be one hour prior to...

Maudelle Honey Curry

Maudelle Honey Curry

Mar 15, 2015

MAUDELLE CURRY Maudelle Honey Curry age 101 died Sunday, March 15, 2015 at Windsor Place Nursing & Rehab Center in Columbus. Services will be held Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tommy Gillion officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday, March 17, 2015 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at the funeral home,...

Anna Nicole Odom

Anna Nicole Odom

Mar 12, 2015

Anna Nicole Odom, age 32, of Charleston, SC, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away March 12, 2015, in Trussville, AL. Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Pastor Steve Blaylock officiating and Pastor Andy Skelton assisting. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, March 18,...

Mary Lee Hall

Mary Lee Hall

Mar 12, 2015

Mary Lee Hall Mary Lee Hall age 90 died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Windsor Place Nursing & Rehab Center in Columbus. Graveside services will be held Saturday March 14, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday on hour prior to service at Memorial Funeral Home Mrs. Hall was born on Monday, April 07, 1924...

Erika Maria Chobotor

Erika Maria Chobotor

Mar 9, 2015

ERIKA CHOBOTOR Erika Maria Chobotor age 88 died Monday, March 09, 2015 at her residence in Columbus. Graveside services will be held Friday, March 13, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Father Robert Dore officiating. Visitation will be held at Thursday, March 12, 2015 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. Mrs. Chobotor was...

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