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Elizabeth Callaway Lovorn
Oct 23, 2026
Elizabeth Callaway Lovorn, age 94, died Friday, October 23, 2026 at her residence in Columbus, MS, after an extended illness. Services will be held Monday, October 26, at 3:00 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Columbus, with Rev. Wes Jones officiating. Special music will be provided by Edward Rhinewalt. Visitation will be held Monday one hour prior to service...
Mike Swedenburg
Oct 22, 2026
MIKE SWEDENBURG - Michael William “Mike” Swedenburg, age 68, of Columbus, Mississippi, passed away October 22, 2026, at his residence.
A private family interment will be held at Friendship Cemetery prior to the visitation. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 26, 2026, in Carolyn’s Room of First Methodist Church and continue until the time of the service. Funeral services...
Peggy Barksdale
Oct 21, 2026
PEGGY BARKSDALE - Peggy Sue Harris Barksdale, age 85, of Columbus, MS, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, in Columbus, Mississippi, surrounded by her loved ones. She is survived by her six children: Ronald Barksdale (Judy), Donald Barksdale, Sr. (Vicki), Steve Barksdale (Carol), Chris Barksdale (Beth), Susan Denton (Harold), and Tracie Hanson (Joey). She is also survived by her...
Carolyn Moore
Oct 20, 2026
CAROLYN MOORE - Carolyn Sue Moore, age 76, of Ellisville, MS, passed away October 20, 2026, at the Ellisville State School. Graveside services will be Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 2:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Bobby Sanderson officiating. Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Miss Moore was born December 23, 1949, in Columbus,...
Michael Stover
Oct 17, 2026
MICHAEL STOVER - Michael Todd Stover, age 63, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 17, 2026, at his residence. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Stover was born July 23, 1963, in Ruleville, MS, to Walter Newton Stover of Columbus, MS,...
Lori Louise Cooper
Oct 16, 2026
LORI LOUISE COOPER
Lori Louise Cooper, age 61 , of Pensacola, Florida went to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Oct. 16, 2026. AKA: Super Duper Lori Cooper ! Lori is preceded in death by her Mother, Eunice Louise Rummel Cooper of Elberta/PensacoIa and her Father, Douglas Keith Cooper of Robertsdale, AL. She is survived by her five...
Philip Hamlett
Oct 16, 2026
PHILIP HAMLETT - Philip Merle Hamlett, age 76, of Ethelsville, AL, passed away October 16, 2026, at his residence. Funeral services will be Monday, October 19, 2026, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Westmoreland officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Columbus Air Force Base Honor Guard. The interment will immediately follow at Forest...
Abigail Beard
Oct 13, 2026
Abigail Beard-
Abigail Fairfax Beard was born on February 2, 2000, in Jackson, Mississippi, and passed away on October 13, 2026, at her home in Madison, Mississippi, surrounded by her loving and devoted family.
Abigail is survived by her parents, David Hazard Beard Jr. and Elisha Parvin Beard, her sister Madeline (Andy Thornton), her brother David III (Marley Stover) and her beloved...
George Moore
Oct 13, 2026
GEORGE MOORE - George Alvie Moore, age 75, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 13, 2026, at The Windsor Place. Funeral services will be Friday, October 16, 2026, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Paul Bennett officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with military honors. Visitation will be Thursday, October 15, 2026,...
Leyton Phillips
Oct 11, 2026
LEYTON PHILLIPS
Thomas Leyton Phillips, died Sunday October 11, 2026 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus.
A memorial service will be held Friday October 16, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Leyton was born May 5, 1965 in Columbus, MS, to Thomas Leyton (Bud) Phillips (Joy), and Lucille Andries (Lucy) Phillips. He was a 1985 graduate of Lee High School...
Earl Pace
Oct 6, 2026
EARL PACE - Clifford Earl “Earl” Pace, age 74, of Columbus, Mississippi, passed away on October 6, 2026, at The Goldton at Adelaide of Starkville. Funeral services will be held Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 2:00 PM at First Methodist Church, with Rev. Dr. Vaughn Stafford officiating and Rev. Nathan Phillips assisting. Interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation...
Roger Lee Holland
Sep 30, 2026
Roger Lee Holland
Roger Lee Holland, 82, of Columbus, Mississippi, passed away peacefully on September 30, 2026.
Roger was born on June 14, 1944, to the late Warner Holland and Anna LeMaster Holland. He was a lifelong accountant and business owner who took great pride in his work and spent his life working hard to provide for the people he loved. He...
Sarah Mott
Sep 30, 2026
Sarah Ann Watson Mott, age 85, passed away peacefully on September 30, 2026. Sarah was born on April 6, 1941 in Louisville, Kentucky to Granville Heatherington Watson, Sr and Lucy Doughty Watson. Sarah was a graduate of S.D. Lee High School in Columbus, Mississippi. Sarah married the love of her life, Cecil A. Mott in 1958. Shortly after their marriage,...
Joe R Mims
Sep 27, 2026
Joe Ray Mims, age 86, of Columbus, Mississippi, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2026, at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson.
Services will be held Saturday, October 3, at 11:00 a.m. at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbus, Mississippi, with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens.
Joe was born July 17, 1940, in Black Hawk, Mississippi, to the late...
Maxine Hysaw
Sep 26, 2026
Maxine Hysaw, 88, of Columbus, passed away Saturday morning, September 26th in Columbus, MS. She was born in Bellamy, Alabama on May 7th, 1938 to Bartow Wharton and Julia McDonald.
Maxine grew up in Millport, Alabama and graduated from Millport High School in 1955. She married M.J. Hysaw on April 29th , 1955 and the two remained married until his death...
Barry Smith
Sep 18, 2026
BARRY SMITH -
Barry Paul Smith, 50, of Columbus went to be with Jesus on Friday, Sept. 18.
A celebration of life service will be held on Thursday, Sept. 24, at 2 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory in Columbus, Miss.
Barry was a professor of Communication at Mississippi University for Women for 20 years, and he was chair of that department.
He...
Ruby Creekmore
Sep 17, 2026
RUBY CREEKMORE - Ruby Grace Johnson Creekmore, age 96, of Steens, MS, passed away September 17, 2026, at Shepherd Hospice of Southaven, MS. Graveside services will be Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at 10:30 AM at Lynville Methodist Church Cemetery in Preston, MS, with Rev. Chris Gully officiating. Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Creekmore...
Dennis Irvin
Sep 17, 2026
DENNIS IRVIN - Dennis Ray Irvin, age 58, of Columbus, MS, passed away September 17, 2026, at his residence. A family Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Irvin was born July 8, 1968, in Aberdeen, MS, to the late Charles Ray and Dennis Ann...
Ruth Kohers
Sep 14, 2026
Ruth Hollmann Kohers, 89, of Starkville, Mississippi, passed away peacefully on September 14, 2026.
Born in Bielefeld, Germany, Ruth devoted her life to her family as a loving wife and mother. Having worked in her family’s bakery in Germany from a young age, she was a talented baker and loved to cook for her family and friends. She provided kindness and...
William Roberts
Sep 13, 2026
WILLIAM ROBERTS - William Edwards Roberts, III - Columbus, MS March 16, 1942 - September 13, 2026
A private family service will be held at a later date.
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