OBITUARIES

May 30, 2015

Mrs. Gloria L. Templeton, age 79, formerly of Columbus, stepped peacefully into Heaven Saturday, May 30, 2015 when she passed away at her home in Helena, AL. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Monday, June 1, 2015 from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. Graveside services will follow at 2:00 PM...

May 27, 2015

MARY RUTH CREWS Mary Ruth Crews age 71 died Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at her residence in Columbus. Services will be held Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Coleman officiating, burial will follow at Murrah's Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday from noon until service time at the funeral home....

May 23, 2015

HENRY A. KEY, JR. Henry A. Key, Jr. age 85 died Saturday, May 23, 2015 at his residence in Columbus. Services will be held Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating, burial will follow at FriendshipCemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday from noon until service time at the funeral home....

May 23, 2015

Donna Marie Matthews Miller, age 61, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 23, 2015, at her residence. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Miller was born December 13, 1953, in New Orleans, LA, to George Paul Matthews of Shannon, MS, and the late Carol Bernadette...

May 21, 2015

PHILLIP STRICKLAND Phillip Morris "Happy" Strickland age 54 died Thursday, May 21, 2015 at West Point Community Living Center in West Point. Services will be held Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, with Major Eric Roberts officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the church. Phillip was born on Friday,...

May 20, 2015

Charles Alfred "Al" Moore, age 81, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 20, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 23, 2015, at 2:00 PM at New Life Assembley of God Church with Bro. Jack Medley officiating and Rev. Kenny Gardner assisting. The interment will immediately follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery. Visiation will be Friday, May...

May 19, 2015

Lillian Rose McIver, 68, died Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle. Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated Saturday, May 23, 2014 at 10:00 AM at Annunciation Catholic Church with Father Robert Dore, celebrant. She is survived by her loving husband, Dr. W....

May 18, 2015

CARY SHEPHERD Cary Gooch Shepherd age 71 died Monday, May 18, 2015 at her residence in Columbus. Services will be held Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating, burial will follow at Beersheba Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday from noon until service time at the church. Cary was born on...

May 18, 2015

Willie B. Crews, Jr. July 2, 1943 - May 18, 2015

WILLIE B. CREWS, JR Willie Burt Crews Jr. age 71 died Monday, May 18, 2015 at his residence in Columbus. Services will be held Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Young officiating. Burial will follow at Murrah's...

May 16, 2015

TRUMAN LANCASTER Truman S. Lancaster, age 80, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 16, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Monday, May 18, 2015, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Kenny Gardner officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Columbus. Visitation will be Monday, May 18, 2015, from 12:00 PM...

May 15, 2015

Agnes Irene Hathcock, 88, died Friday, May 15, 2015 at Darlington Oaks Hospice, Verona, MS. Memorial arrangements have been entrusted to Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. A memorial service will be Monday, May 18, 2015 at 11:00 AM in the chapel of Gunter & Peel Funeral Home with the Rev. Sandra DePriest officiating. Her cremains will be buried Tuesday, May...

May 13, 2015

BOB SHRIVER Robert Lee "Bob" Shriver age 73 died Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Melvin Mordecai officiating, Visitation will be held Wednesday from noon until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be held at Reamer Hill...

May 13, 2015

Linda Jean Mahaffey Williams, age 66, of Montevallo, AL, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away May 13, 2015, at Chandler Health & Rehab Center in Alabaster, AL. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 16, 2015, at Gunter & Peel Chapel at 1:00 PM with Pastors Terry and Shirley Hosmer officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus....

May 13, 2015

Thomas Glenn Comer, Sr., age 95, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 13, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at 11:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Comer was born April 11, 1920, in Fulton, MS, to the late...

May 7, 2015

Vernon Kendrick "Kenny" Brett II, 67, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Services will be Monday, May 11, 2015 at 11:00 AM at the Caledonia United Methodist Church with Rev. Prentiss Gordon, Jr. officiating. Military honors will be held after the service...

May 3, 2015

At two months short of 102 years of age, Sally Mauck lived a long, good life. Born in Itta Bena, MS, in 1913, she grew up in a close knit small town, outliving all her peer friends and relatives. She remembered going down to the town park in Itta Bena as a child and hearing stories told by elderly Civil...

Apr 28, 2015

Donna Ann Moore Butler, age 69, of Columbus, MS, passed away April 28, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Thursday, April 30, 2015, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Blaylock officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Viistation will be Wednesday, April 29, 2015, from 5:00 -...

Apr 28, 2015

KEN SARTAIN Kenneth C. Sartain age 70, a retired CPA, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Ken was born and raised in Memphis, and earned Bachelor and Master degrees from the University of Memphis. He spent many years as a Bible teacher and mentor at...

Apr 27, 2015

Theda Taylor Robertson, age 95, of Lithia Springs, GA, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away April 27, 2015, at Brookdale Assisted Living. Graveside services will be Friday, May 1, 2015, at 2:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Bill Benson officiating. Visitation will be Friday, May 1, 2015, from 12:00 PM until 1:45 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home....

Apr 26, 2015

O.B. SPRUILL Oscar Burris "O.B." Spruill, Jr., was born in Columbus, MS on November 8, 1932. He attended public schools and graduated from S. D. Lee High in May of 1950. A few weeks later the Korean War started. In January, he enlisted in the U. S. Air Force and served with the Strategic Air Command. He was a member...