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Thom Geiger
Jan 26, 2026
Thomas "Thom" Edward Geiger, age 72, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2026 at his residence in Columbus. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm at Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory. The family will have a private burial.
Thom was born on December 29, 1953 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida....
Louise Meadors Armstrong
Jan 26, 2026
Louise Meadors Armstrong age 92 died Monday January 26, 2026 at her residence in Columbus. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory.
Hannah Huff
Jan 22, 2026
Mary Hannah Huff age 86 died January 22, 2026 at Philwood Suites at Windsor Nursing Home. Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 3:00 pm at Memorial Funeral Home with Bro. Sammy Crawford officiating. Burial will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery of Columbus, MS. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service.
Mary Hannah Huff was born on...
Kenneth Hood
Jan 22, 2026
KENNETH HOOD - P. Kenneth Hood, 84, of Columbus, MS, died at Baptist Memorial Hospital on January 22, 2026. Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at 2:00 PM at the First Church of the Nazarene. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with military honors. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 27, 2026, from 5:00 -...
Charles Edgar Abbott
Jan 21, 2026
Charles Edgar Abbott age 84 died Wednesday January 21, 2026. Services will be held Saturday January 31, 2026 at 12:00 noon at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held Saturday from 10:00 am til service time at the funeral home.
Dottie Nelson
Jan 19, 2026
Dottie Nelson-
Dorothy “Dottie” Louise Sanders Nelson, 103 ½, a resident of Columbus, MS died January, 19, 2026 at Trinity Independent Living. Visitation will be at 10:00-11:00 and a Celebration of Life service will be held in Columbus at First Methodist Church, 602 Main St., Columbus, MS 39701 on this Thursday, January 22nd, at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Dr. Vaughn Stafford...
Allene Swoope
Jan 10, 2026
ALLENE SWOOPE - Allene Kirby Swoope, age 86, of Columbus, MS, passed away January 10, 2026, at her residence. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Swoope was born October 3, 1939, in Vicksburg, MS, to the late Allen and Margrite Ratliff Kirby....
Clarkston Williams
Jan 8, 2026
Mr. Clarkston Gustav "Clark" Williams, 85, passed away on January 8, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Clark was born on December 11, 1940 in West Point, MS to Daniel A. Williams Sr. and Ines Hazlewood Williams.
A proud graduate of West Point High School in his hometown of West Point, Clark went on to earn his Bachelor's Degree from Mississippi State...
Jewell Woodward
Jan 8, 2026
Jewell Brown Woodward left this world for her eternal home of Heaven on January 8th, 2026, at the age of 93. She was born on June 24, 1932, in Gordo, Alabama to Eulie and Mattie Lou Brown.
Jewell was a devoted and faithful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She was affectionately known to her loved ones as Nanny,...
Eddie Mauck
Jan 6, 2026
Edwin (Eddie, Papa) Clanton Mauck of Columbus passed away peacefully at his residence on January 6, 2026.
Eddie was born in Breeze, Illinois to Paul Ellsworth and Sally Bradford Mauck on June 23, 1949. He moved to Columbus at the age of five. Eddie graduated from S.D. Lee High School and Mississippi State University with a B.S. in banking and finance....
Ivy Bryant Coleman
Jan 4, 2026
Obituary Ivy Bryan Coleman
Ivy B. Coleman, beloved friend, brother, and son, age 90 went home to be with Jesus on January 4, 2026 at Windsor Place Skilled-Nursing Center in Columbus, Mississippi.
Ivy was born on October 3, 1935 in Monroe County, Mississippi to Martha Rosie Honnoll Coleman and Henry McGrady Coleman. Ivy proudly served his country in the United States Army...
Shirley Johnson
Jan 3, 2026
SHIRLEY JOHNSON - Miss Shirley Nell Johnson, age 74, of Columbus, MS, passed away January 3, 2026, at Trinity Place Retirement Community. Graveside services will be Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 1:00 PM at Lone Oak Church of Christ Cemetery in Steens, MS. Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Miss Johnson was born February 25,...
Margean Ashcraft
Jan 3, 2026
MARGEAN ASHCRAFT
Margean Ashcraft age 97 died Saturday January 3, 2026 at her residence in Columbus. Graveside services will be held Tuesday January 6, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Cemetery with Bro. David Honeycutt and Bro. Brad Wright officiating.
Mrs. Ashcraft was born on August 27, 1928 in Fayette, Alabama to the late Walter Johnson and Ressie Bell Owens Johnson....
Nealie G. Gildon
Jan 3, 2026
Nealie Thrasher Gildon, age 91, passed away peacefully on January 3, surrounded by loved ones. Having lived a life marked by faith, devotion, and quiet strength, she entered her heavenly home to meet her Savior and be reunited with the love of her life, Ray.
Nealie was born on January 25, 1934, in Pickens County, Alabama, to Robert and Mary Lorene...
James Howard Basson
Dec 29, 2025
JAMES HOWARD BASSON
James Howard Basson passed away at his home in Columbus, MS on December 29, 2025. He was eighty-three years old. He was surrounded by his family at the time of his passing. Services will be held Sunday January 4, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at Murrah’s Chapel Baptist Church with Bro. David Coleman officiating; burial will follow in the...
Linda Lowe
Dec 27, 2025
LINDA LOWE - Linda Sue Lowe, age 74, of Columbus, MS, passed away December 27, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory.
Mary Rainwater
Dec 26, 2025
MARY RAINWATER - Mary Sue Hamm Rainwater, age 95, of Columbus, MS, passed away December 26, 2025, at Generations of Vernon. Graveside services will be Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at 1:00 PM at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with Rev. Ben Yarber officiating. Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Rainwater was born December 4, 1930,...
Clara “Jean” Mordecai
Dec 25, 2025
Clara Jean Moore Mordecai. 91, went into the arms of Jesus on Christmas day at Trinity Health Center. Funeral services will be held Sunday, December 28, 2025 at 2pm at Memorial Funeral Home with Reverend Melvin Mordecai, her nephew, officiating. Burial will follow at Ebenezer Methodist Church in Lamar County, AL. Visitation will be held at 12pm until time of...
Dianne Anderson
Dec 24, 2025
DIANNE ANDERSON - Dianne Noland Anderson, age 79, of Hamilton, MS, passed away December 24, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Isaac Carpenter
Dec 23, 2025
ISAAC CARPENTER - Isaac Asher Carpenter, age 27, of Columbus, MS, passed away December 23, 2025. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 3, 2026, at 2:00 PM at Hernando Methodist Church, 1890, Mt. Pleasant Rd., Hernando, MS, 38632. Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until the time of the service at Hernando Methodist Church. A Celebration of Life will be...
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