OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Madia Boyd Curtis

Madia Boyd Curtis

Jun 12, 2014

Madia Boyd Curtis, age 91, of Columbus, MS, passed away June 12, 2014, at Windsor Place. Graveside services will be Saturday, June 14, 2014, at 2:00 PM at Center Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Hamilton, MS, with Charles Curtis officiating. Visitation will be Saturday, June 14, 2014, from 12:00 PM until 1:30 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Mrs....

Walter Wilson Edwards

Walter Wilson Edwards

Jun 11, 2014

Walter Wilson Edwards, age 91, of Columbus, MS, passed away June 11, 2014, at his residence. A graveside service will be held Friday, June 13, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Steve Lammons officiating. Visitation will beFriday, June 13,2014 from 1:00 PM to until 1:45 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. Mr. Edwards was born August 26, 1922,...

Weldon F. Higginbotham

Weldon F. Higginbotham

Jun 9, 2014

Weldon F. "Joe" Higginbotham, age 74, of Columbus, MS, passed away June 9, 2014, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be Saturday, June 14, 2014, at 2:00 PM at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd with Rev. Anne Harris officiating. Visitation will be Friday, June 13, 2014, from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral...

Marion Preston Biddy

Marion Preston Biddy

Jun 2, 2014

Marion Preston "M. P." Biddy, age 86, of Columbus, MS, passed away June 2, 2014 at his residence. Funeral services will be Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at 12:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Dr. Albert Wilkerson officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, June 4, 2014 from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM...

Avanell Ruffin

Avanell Ruffin

Jun 2, 2014

AVANELL RUFFIN Arlie Avanell Ruffin age 89 died Monday, June 02, 2014 at Solera at West Houston in Houston TX. Services will be held Friday, June 06, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Liberty Assembly of God Church with Rev. Larry Maddox and Rev. Dan Finney officiating, burial will follow at Andrew's Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church...

Homer Mcdill

Homer Mcdill

Jun 2, 2014

HOMER McDILL Jessie Homer McDill age 87 died Monday, June 02, 2014 at West Alabama Hospice in Tuscaloosa AL. Services will be held Thursday, June 05, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Doug Blakeney, and Rev. Dan Finney officiating, burial with U.S. Navy honors, will follow at Andrew's Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held at...

Shirley Hudson Hunt

Shirley Hudson Hunt

May 31, 2014

Shirley Hudson Hunt, age 71, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 31, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services will be private with Gunter & Peel Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Hunt was born September 27, 1942, in Clarke County, MS, to the late Joseph Wendell and Irene Goldman Hudson. She was retired from the State of Mississippi Employment...

Fred Presley Williamson

Fred Presley Williamson

May 29, 2014

Fred Presley Williamson, age 67, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 29, 2014, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Monday, June 2, 2014, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Bobby Douglas and Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, June 1, 2014,...

Ila Lane Conti

Ila Lane Conti

May 27, 2014

Mrs. Ila Wave Lane Conti, age 93, of Columbus, died Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at Baptist Memorial Hospital " Golden Triangle. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated Friday, May 30, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Annunciation Catholic Church with Father Robert Dore, Celebrant and Father Paul Stewart,...

James Calvin Keel

James Calvin Keel

May 20, 2014

JAMES C. KEEL James Calvin Shot Keel age 76 died Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville. No services will be held as Mr. Keel wanted everyone to remember him from the last time they saw him. Mr. Keel was born on Friday, June 25, 1937 in Starkville to the late Jonas K. and California Brooks...

James Ervin Oswalt

James Ervin Oswalt

May 15, 2014

James Ervin Oswalt, age 80, died Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Darlington Oaks Community Hospice in Verona, MS. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be Sunday, May 18, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Rev. David Skinner officiating, assisted by Rev. Steve Lammons and Rev. Ralph Windle. Interment will immediately follow...

Louise Price Deason

Louise Price Deason

May 12, 2014

LOUISE DEASON Louise Price Deason, age 86, of Columbus, MS, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday May 10, 2014, at Trinity Healthcare in Columbus, MS. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Gunter and Peel Funeral Home with Rev. Wes Jones officiating and Gunter & Peel Funeral Home directing. The interment will...

David Todd Fishel

David Todd Fishel

May 11, 2014

David Todd Fishel, age 48, of Caledonia, MS, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be Thursday, May 15,2014, at 2:00 PM at New Salem Baptist Church, 7086 Wolfe Rd., Columbus, MS, 39705, with Rev. Mel Howton officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Ross Cemetery in Monroe County. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 14,...

Patricia Vinson

Patricia Vinson

May 9, 2014

PAT VINSON Patricia Davis Vinson age 55 died Friday, May 09, 2014 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Monday, May 12, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Granville Wiggins and Rev. Walter Butler officiating, burial will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday at the funeral home from 12:00...

Virginia Dale Robertson

Virginia Dale Robertson

May 9, 2014

Dale Robertson Mrs. Virginia Dale Robertson, age 70, died May 9, 2014 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be 11:00 am Monday, May 12, 2014 at Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery in Louisville, MS with Pastor H.D. Smith officiating. Mrs. Robertson was born July 9, 1943 in Louisville, MS to the late Walter Lee and Ida Lee Flake White. She...

Lester Bailey

Lester Bailey

May 7, 2014

LESTER BAILEY Elmer Lester Bailey age 48 died Wednesday, May 07, 2014 at his home in Columbus. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday May 12, 2014 at Living Faith Tabernacle with Rev. James Gardner officiating, burial will follow at Murrah's Chapel Cemetery with Memorial Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Visitation will be held Sunday May 11, 2014...

Sue Billingsley Shelton

Sue Billingsley Shelton

May 6, 2014

SUE SHELTON

Sue Billingsley Shelton age 93 died Tuesday, May 06, 2014 at her residence in Columbus. Services will be held Wednesday, May 07, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Young officiating, Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Mrs. Shelton was born on Saturday, April 09,...

Joyce Marie Moore

Joyce Marie Moore

May 2, 2014

Joyce Marie Patterson Moore, age 64, of Steens, MS, passed away May 2, 2014 at her residence. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at 2:00 PM at the Cornerstone Worship Center with Rev. Bubba Dees officiating. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Moore was born December 15, 1949, in Oklahoma City, OK, to...

Bobbie Byrd

Bobbie Byrd

May 1, 2014

Graveside Services for Bobbie Ann Byrd, age 73 of Picayune, MS who passed away Thursday, May 1, 2014 in will be held Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at 2:00 pm at Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Columbus, MS.

Visitation will be Saturday, May 3, 2014 from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm at McDonald Funeral Home, Picayune,...

Lori Leigh Kesler

Lori Leigh Kesler

Apr 27, 2014

Lori Leigh Camp Kesler, age 50, of Columbus, MS, passed away April 27, 2014 at Methodist Specialty Care in Flowood, MS. Funeral services will be Sunday, May 4, 2014, at 2:00 PM at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd with Rev. Sandra DePriest officiating. A graveside committal will be held Sunday, May 4, 2014 at 4:00 PM at Haughton...