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Robert Smith Brewer
Dec 17, 2014
Robert S. "Bobby" Brewer, age 89, died Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Noland Hospital, Tuscaloosa, AL. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Gunter& Peel Funeral Home. Visitation will be Friday, December 19, 2014 at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The funeral service will be Saturday, December 20, 2014 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel...
Dr. Walter L. Porter
Dec 17, 2014
"Well done, good and faithful servant. .. Come and share in your master's happiness." Matthew 25:23. Those who knew Dr. Walter L. Porter will agree that he heard those words from his Lord Jesus when he met him face to face. Dr. Walt Porter died at his home the evening of December 17, 2014 at the age of 77. Funeral...
Leon Frederick Gordon
Dec 15, 2014
LEON GORDON Leon Frederick Gordon age 84 died Monday, December 15, 2014.. Services will be held Thursday, December 18, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Temple B'nai Israel with Rabbi Seth Oppenheimer officiating; burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon until service time at the Temple. Mr. Gordon was born on Friday, June 13, 1930 to...
Billy Furr
Dec 13, 2014
BILLY FURR James William "Billy" Furr, age 96, of Columbus, MS, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Saturday, December 13, 2014, at his residence. He is now happily reunited with the love of his life, his wife, Dorothy. Funeral services will be Friday, December 19, 2014, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel...
Joe Steven Combest
Dec 12, 2014
Joe Steven Combest, age 53, of Columbus, MS, passed away December 12, 2014, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. There will be no services at this time. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Combest was born in IL, to the late Ivan Russell and Louise Wells Combest. He worked for a number of years as a computer programmer. Mr....
Rev. Charles Ray Dampeer
Dec 6, 2014
REV. CHARLES R. DAMPEER Rev. Charles Ray Dampeer, age 78, died Saturday, December 06, 2014 at Southern Magnolia Assisted Living in Iuka, MS. Services will be held Tuesday, December 09, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be held one hour prior to...
Jeff Wade Byrd
Dec 6, 2014
Jeff Wade Byrd, 80, passed away December 6, 2014 at St. Andre Health Care in Biddeford, Maine. Jeff was born on August 30, 1934 in Gloster, MS, son of Cletus and Tennie Mae Berryhill Byrd. Jeff was educated in Gloster and joined the Air Force in July of 1958, receiving an associate's degree in electrical technology. He was honorably discharged...
Betty Rose Brown
Dec 5, 2014
Betty Rose Brown, age 88, of Steens, MS, passed away December 5, 2014 at Windsor Nursing & Rehab. Graveside services will be held Monday, December 8, 2014, at 12:00 noon at the Friendship Cemetery in Lamar County, AL ,approximately four miles from Steens, MS on Fernbank Road. Larry Montgomery will be officiating and Gunter & Peel Funeral Home directing. Mrs....
Anna Grace Love
Dec 3, 2014
Anna Grace Love was born at Columbus Hospital in Columbus, Mississippi and departed this life at her home on December 3, 2014. Ms. Love was a descendant of early Lowndes County settlers. Ms. Love grew up in Columbus, attended Columbus schools and graduated from Mississippi State College for Women, now MUW, majoring in History. She received a Masters degree at...
Mildred Ellis Noland
Dec 3, 2014
MILDRED NOLAND Mildred Dale Ellis Noland, age 86, died Wednesday, December 03, 2014 at her residence in Steens. Services will be held Saturday, December 06, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating, burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Mrs....
Thomas Arthur Moody, Jr.
Nov 28, 2014
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Thomas Arthur Moody, Jr. will be held on Monday, December 1, 2014 in the chapel of Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Tom was born on March 2, 1936 and passed away surrounded by his family on November 28, 2014. He is survived by his...
Marie Otts
Nov 24, 2014
MARIE OTTS Flora Marie Otts, age 92, died Monday, November 24, 2014 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Friday, November 28, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Center Hill Baptist Church in Hamilton, MS, with Rev. Steve Blalock officiating, burial will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church from 12:30 p.m. until service...
Frankie Roselyn Harpole
Nov 23, 2014
Frankie Roselyn Weaver Harpole, age 81, of Columbus, MS, passed away November 23, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 29, 2014, at 2:00 PM at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Brown officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Houston City Cemetery in Houston, MS. Vistation will be Friday, November 28, 2014, from 5:00 - 7:00...
James Allen Taylor
Nov 22, 2014
James Allen "J. T." Taylor, age 55, of Rock Hill, SC, passed away November 22, 2014, at Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 1, 2014, at 12:00 PM at Annunciation Catholic Church with Father Robert Dore officiating. Visitation will be Monday, December 1, 2014, from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM at Annunciation Catholic...
Robert E. Harris
Nov 20, 2014
ROBERT E. HARRIS Robert Earl "Uncle Bob" Harris age 85 died Thursday, November 20, 2014 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Saturday, November 22, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Ray officiating, burial will follow at Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home, Friday, November 21, 2014...
William Daniel Sherman
Nov 16, 2014
Daniel Sherman (Big Sherm) of Columbus, age 30, died at his residence Sunday, November 16, 2014. Arrangements have been entrusted to Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Visitation will be Saturday, November 22, 2014 from 1:00 PM until the time of the service at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. A memorial service, with Rev. Glenn Miller officiating, will follow at 2:00...
Charles E. Weathers
Nov 15, 2014
Charles E. "Charlie" Weathers, age 57, of Columbus, MS, passed away November 15, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be Tuesday, November 18, 2014, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Glenn Griffin officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Lamar County, AL. Visitaion will be Monday, November 17, 2014, from 6:00...
Charles Michael Rueff
Nov 14, 2014
Charles Michael Rueff, Jr. died November 14, 2014, at Northeast Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Visitation will be Sunday afternoon from 4:00-6:00, and a memorial service will be at 10:00 Monday morning at Memorial Funeral Home, Columbus. A second service will be held Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at Hartman Funeral Home, McComb, MS. Visitation will begin at 10:00 AM, folllowed...
Eva Mae Williams
Nov 12, 2014
Eva Mae Williams, age 84, of Columbus, MS, passed away November 12, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services will be Friday, November 14, 2014, at 1:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Pastor Jon Holland officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Liberty Cemetery near Nettleton, MS. Visitation will be Friday, November 14, 2014, from 12:00 PM until 1:00...
William Devan Blizzard
Nov 10, 2014
William DeVan Blizzard, Sr., age 99, of Tampa, FL, passed away November 10, 2014. Graveside services will be Saturday, November 15, 2014, at 10:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Anne Harris officiating. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Blizzard was born August 19, 1915, in Myrtle, MS, to the late Edgar and Emma Simmons...
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