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Donald Earl Randall
Mar 7, 2015
Donald Earl "Don" Randall, age 75, of Columbus, MS, passed away March 7, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Monday, March 9, 2015, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor David Hartung officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be Monday, March 9, 2015, one hour prior to...
George Lee Dyson
Mar 7, 2015
My little brother, George Lee Dyson, went to meet and rest in the comfort of the arms of his Lord and Savior shortly before 5:00 AM this morning. He was 68-years old. It was George's wishes that he be cremated and his ashes scattered on a favorite place of his childhood, an island in the lake here on our ancestral...
Eva Lee Farmer
Mar 4, 2015
Eva Lee Farmer, 84, of Columbus, MS, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday morning, March 4, 2015 at Trinity Healthcare in Columbus. Services will be held at Memorial Funeral Home on Tuesday March 10, 2015 at 2:00 PM with Rev. James Gardner, officiating. Visitation will be on Monday March 9, 2015 from 5:00 PM until 7:00...
Melton Lawrence Mccarty, Jr.
Mar 3, 2015
Melton Lawrence "Mel" McCarty, Jr., age 51, of Columbus, MS, went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 3, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 7, 2015, at 11:00 AM at First Baptist Church with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. A private family interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery....
Joseph Marion Vaughn
Mar 2, 2015
Joseph Marion "Joe" Vaughn, age 50, died Monday, March 2, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle. Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. According to his wishes, his ashes will be scattered in a favorite area by his family. The son of the late Curtis J. and Betty Holcomb Vaughn, Joe was born September 13, 1964...
Francis Dianne Jerome
Mar 2, 2015
Francis Dianne Jerome, age 65, of Columbus, MS, passed away Monday, March 2, 2015, peacefully in her home. Mrs. Jerome had requested no memorial service. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Jerome was born December 7, 1949, in Jasper, AL, to the late Tony and Vera Mae Hill Norris. She was preceded in death by...
Sonny Kesler
Feb 28, 2015
SONNY KESLER Luther Franklin "Sonny" Kesler, Jr. passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2015, at The Lodge at Natchez Trace in Nashville, TN at the age of 84. He was a retired cattle rancher and row-crop farmer of 44 years. He was born on February 5, 1931 in Blytheville, AR to the late Luther "Frank" and Agnes Gaines Kesler. After...
Ed Phillips
Feb 28, 2015
ED PHILLIPS Edward (Ed) Louis Phillips, age 80, passed away on February 28, 2015. Ed was born in LeRoy, Illinois on December 27, 1934 and was preceded in death by his father and mother, Jo Francis (Bud) and Helen McDonough Phillips. As a young boy, Ed moved with his parents and his sisters to Artesia, Mississippi where the family continued...
Wayne Crowson
Feb 26, 2015
WAYNE CROWSON Wayne B. Crowson age 70 died Thursday, February 26, 2015 at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa AL. Services will be held Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 10:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow at Westminster Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Ripley MS. Visitation will be held at the funeral home, Friday February 27, 2015 from 5:00...
Glenda Clardy
Feb 20, 2015
Glenda Winter Clardy, age 82, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 20, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Eupora, MS. Funeral services will be Monday, February 23, 2015, at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel. The interment will immediately follow at Andrews Chapel Cemetery in Pickens County, AL. Visitation will be Monday, February 23, 2015, from 10:00 AM...
Sarah Green Younger
Feb 20, 2015
Mrs. Sarah Ellen Green Younger, age 93, died Friday, February 20, 2015 at Trinity Healthcare in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Monday, February 23, 2015 at 11:00 AM, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 12:00 PM, with The Rev. Father Robert Dore, celebrant. Interment will immediately follow in Piney Grove...
John Howard Odom
Feb 19, 2015
John "Howard" Odom, age 75, was called home by his Lord and Savior, February 19, 2015. He passed away peacefully, in the comfort of his home, surrounded by family. A long time resident of Columbus, MS, he was currently living in the Longview Community of Starkville, MS where he was born, November 1, 1939. A hard working man all of...
Billy Gene Fuller
Feb 17, 2015
Billy Gene Fuller, age 75, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 17,2015, at Regency Hospital in Meridian, MS. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Fuller was born January 29, 1940, in Oxford, MS, to the late Edwin Pinson and Mattie Mae Jones Fuller. He worked for many...
Richard Wayne Robinson
Feb 17, 2015
Richard Wayne Robinson, age 68, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 17, 2015, at his residence. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, March 1, 2015, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Jammie Turner officiating. Mr. Robinson was born October 18, 1946, in Meridian, MS, to the late Raymond Ray and Berta Mae Williams Robinson....
Mitchell Scofield
Feb 16, 2015
MITCHELL SCOFIELD John Mitchell Scofield age 94, died Monday February 16, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Saturday February 21, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating, burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Mr. Scofield was...
Ruby Hydrick
Feb 15, 2015
Ruby Nell Mattox Hydrick, age 84, of Lavon, TX, entered Heaven's Gates on Sunday, February 15, 2015, at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel. Graveside services will be private. Mrs. Hydrick was born December 6, 1930, in Fulton, MS, to the late Farris Gordon and Zora...
Robert Leonard Styron
Feb 14, 2015
ROBERT STYRON Robert Leonard Styron age 44 died Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating, burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Robert was born on Sunday, July 05, 1970 in Hattiesburg, MS to Robert Carl and...
Allie Fay Mccullough
Feb 12, 2015
Allie Fay Taylor McCullough, age 93, died Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Services for Mrs. McCullough will be 2:00 PM Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Danny Avery officiating and Rev. James F. McCullough assisting. Interment will follow at Springhill Cemetery in Millport, AL. Visitation will be one hour prior to the...
Faye Strickland
Feb 12, 2015
FAYE STRICKLAND Faye Strickland age 65 died Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Generations of Vernon in Vernon AL. Graveside services will be held Sunday, February 15, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Murrah's Chapel Cemetery with Mike Smith officiating. Faye was born on Wednesday, July 20, 1949 in AL to the late Sam and Mamie Lou Langford. She was a retired...
Lorene Brooks
Feb 10, 2015
LORENE BROOKS Lorene Brooks age 91 died Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at her residence in Columbus. Services will be held Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Billy Ferguson officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery near Dancy, MS. Visitation will be held Saturday from 9:30 until service time at the funeral...
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