OBITUARIES

Feb 19, 2014

Audrey Earline Felts Cain, age 87, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 19, 2014, at Trinity Healthcare. Funeral services will be Saturday, February 22, 2014, at 2:00 PM at First Pentacostal Church with Rev. Steve Blaylock officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Rowan Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, February 22, 2014, from 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM at First...

Feb 18, 2014

JAMES E. SIMPSON James Elbert "Freck" Simpson age 82 died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family, Tuesday, February 18, 2014. Memorial services will be held Saturday, February 22, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Shelby Hazard officiating. Visitation will be held Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Mr....

Feb 18, 2014

TRAVIS HAYNES

Allen Travis Haynes age 26 died Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson MS. Services will be held Friday, February 21, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Haynes officiating, burial will follow at Furnace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thursday, February...

Feb 15, 2014

Barbara Lou Barkes (Pheba, MS) Barbara Lou Barkes age 54 died Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Memorial services will be held Saturday February 22, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Cairo Cumberland Presbyterian Church, West Point, MS. Mrs. Barkes was born on Friday, September 11, 1959 in Jackson, MS to the late Charles and Sara Lou...

Feb 15, 2014

Ruby Earline Bishop Sumrall, age 91, died Saturday February 15, 2014 at Trinity Healthcare with her daughters by her side. Funeral Service will be 1:00 PM Tuesday, February 18, 2014 in Gunter and Peel Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Grant Arinder officiating and Rev. Patrick Gunn assisting. Interment will follow at Mt. Vernon Cemetery with Gunter and Peel Funeral Home...

Feb 15, 2014

LELON RICHARDSON Lelon Gary Junior Richardson, Jr., age 75, died Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Coleman officiating, burial will follow at Murrah's Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday from noon until service time at the funeral...

Feb 14, 2014

Kathryn Kat Wiggers Ridgeland Mary Kathryn Kat Kerr Wiggers (91) passed away peacefully Friday morning at the Arbor Nursing Home in Ridgeland with family by her side. As her son Gray commented, it was like Dad was calling her home for Valentines Day. She was a native of Louisville, Mississippi. She graduated from the Mississippi University of Women with degrees...

Feb 12, 2014

MIKE MURRAY

Michael Reid Murray age 70 died Wednesday, February 12, 2014 in Woodstock, AL. Services will be held Saturday, February 15, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Wes Brown officiating, burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the funeral home....

Feb 12, 2014

EVERETT WILLIAMS Thomas Everett Williams, Sr., passed away February 12, 2014, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. He was 76 years old. He was born April 12, 1937 to David Leslie (Shorty) and Ida Lou Williams. He was one of ten children born to them. He attended S. D. Lee High School and was a member of the football team. He joined...

Feb 11, 2014

ELONZO CROSSLAND Elonzo Lee Crossland age 78 died Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at his residence in Columbus. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday February 15, 2014 at Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Pastor Joseph Oyeleye officiating. Mr. Crossland was born on Sunday, February 17, 1935 in Daingerfield, TX to the late Herbert Ray and Winnie Thomas Crossland. He...

Feb 9, 2014

Ray Lavelle (Joe Ray) Roberson, age 71, died Sunday, February 9, 2014 at Community Hospice in Verona, MS. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. Visitation will be Wednesday, February 12, 2014 from 12:00 PM -2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. A memorial service in the Chapel will follow at 2:00 PM. Burial will be in...

Feb 8, 2014

Sylvia Robbins Higginbotham, age 72, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 8, 2014, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at 2:00 PM at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd with Rev. Sandra Depriest officiating. Visitation will be Monday, February 10, 2014, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at Gunter & Peel...

Feb 5, 2014

LOIS MARIE GRAFENTIN PYATT HAMWAY 10:00 AM FRIDAY MARCH 21, 2014 GRAVESIDE FRIENDSHIP CEMETERY

Feb 2, 2014

Myrtle B. Watson, age 88, of Caledonia, MS, passed away February 2, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services will be Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at 3:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. David Westmoreland officiating and Rev. Glenn Edmonds assisting. The interment will immediately follow at Rowan Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, February 4, 2014, from 1:00 PM...

Feb 2, 2014

Claudette Mills Cox, age 84, died Sunday February 2, 2014 at her home in Columbus. Claudette was born November 12, 1929 in Ackerman, MS to Mamie Nee' Harrington and John S. Mills. Claudette lovingly donated her body to help further medical research. She is survived by her four daughters Carolyn Jernigan (Canty) of Bay City, TX; Gina Cox (Dean Swartz)...

Jan 31, 2014

Eloise Lamar Crossley, of Columbus, Mississippi died Friday, January 31, 2014 surrounded by loved ones. She was the devoted wife for 52 years of Columbus merchant Loyd Kimble Crossley. Mrs. Crossley, a native of Ingomar Mississippi, was the daughter of Mildred Virginia Robbins and Guildy Roy Lamar. She and her family moved to Columbus Mississippi in 1939, where she graduated...

Jan 27, 2014

WESLEY DIBELER Raymond Wesley Dibeler Jr. age 79 died Monday, January 27, 2014 at his residence in Soddy Daisy TN. Graveside services, with U.S. Air Force Honors, will be held Saturday, February 01, 2014 at 1:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating Mr. Dibeler was born on Tuesday, August 21, 1934 in Chambersburg, PA to the late...

Jan 25, 2014

Donald H. Beard, age 66, of Columbus, MS, passed away January 25, 2014, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 29, 2014, at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Mike Smith officiating and Rev. Junior Eads assisting. The interment will immediately follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 28, 2014, from...

Jan 24, 2014

Nina Stephenson Ferrante, age 76, of Columbus, MS, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 24, 2014, at Community Hospice of Verona, MS. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at Beersheba Cumberland Presbyterian Church. A memorial service will follow in the sanctuary at 11:00 AM with Rev....

Jan 20, 2014

Mildred Parrish Norwood, age 101, passed away January 20, 2014, at Golden Living Center at Riverchase in Birmingham, AL. A memorial service will be announced at a later time by Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Mrs. Norwood was born September 10, 1912, in Oktibbeha County, MS, to the late James and Eva Upton Edwards. She was a member of the...