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Mildred Parrish Norwood
Jan 20, 2014
Mildred Parrish Norwood, age 101, of Birmingham, AL, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away January 20, 2014, at Golden Living Center at Riverchase in Birmingham, AL. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 12, 2014, at 3:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Cody Watson officiating. Visitation will be Saturday, April 12,...
Ruth Hansen
Jan 19, 2014
RUTH HANSEN Ruth Nanney Coggins Hansen age 92 died Sunday, January 19, 2014 at Windsor Place Nursing & Rehab Center in Columbus. Services will be held Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Mantachie First Baptist Church (6080 Hwy 363 Mantachie, MS 38855) with Dr. John Adams officiating, burial will follow at Mantachie Cemetery. Visitation will be held one...
Dewey L. Price
Jan 17, 2014
DEWEY L. PRICE Dewey L. Price age 85 died Friday, January 17, 2014 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Monday, January 20, 2014 at 1:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Lammons officiating, burial will follow at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 11:00 a.m. until...
Billy G. Frates
Jan 10, 2014
Mr. Frates was born April 1, 1940, in Limestone County, Ala., to the late Ernest and Nell Sherman Frates. He was a 1959 graduate of Lee High School and served in the U.S. Army. He owned Discount Gun Shop and Frates Knit and Stitch. He was employed with Immanuel Baptist Church and School and was a member of Sovereign Faith...
Fausteen Shepherd Powell
Jan 10, 2014
Mrs. Fausteen Shepherd Powell, age 89, died Friday, January 10, 2014 at Baptist Memorial Healthcare " Golden Triangle. Services will be Monday, January 13, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home with Dr. James Harold Powell officiating assisted by Rev. Ralph Windle. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, January 12, 2014 from 5:00...
Nancy P. Timm
Jan 10, 2014
NANCY P. TIMM Nancy P. Timm age 85, died Friday January 10, 2014 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Visitation will be held Wednesday January 22, 2014 from 5:00 p.m. til 7:00 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home. Mrs. Timm was a co-owner and operator of Columbus Beauty and Barber Supply. She was a 1946 graduate of Lee High School, and MSCW...
Lorell Beach
Jan 9, 2014
Mrs. Lorell F. Beach, age 94, died Thursday, January 9, 2014 at Windsor Place. Services for Mrs. Beach will be 2:30 pm Sunday, January 12, 2014 at Victory Tabernacle Pentecostal Church with Rev. Granville Wiggins officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery with Memorial Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be 1:00-2:30 pm Sunday, January 12, 2014 at Victory Tabernacle Church....
Nellie Johnston Fletcher
Jan 7, 2014
Mrs. Nellie Johnston Fletcher, age 86, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at Baptist Memorial Hospital/GT. Services will be 3:00 pm Sunday, January 12, 2014 at Memorial Funeral Home with Dr. Gary Fisher officiating. Interment will follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be 1:00 - 3:00 pm at Memorial Funeral Home....
Dorothy Taylor Hardy
Jan 7, 2014
Mrs. Dorothy Taylor Hardy, age 91, died January 7, 2014 in Tupelo, MS. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Her funeral service will be held at Belden Baptist Church in Tupelo, MS on Friday, January 10, 2014 at 11:00am, with Rev. Don Baggett officiating. Visitation with the family will precede the service from 10:00 AM until 11:00...
Howard Cornelius
Jan 7, 2014
Mr. William Howard Cornelius, Jr., age 76, died January 7, 2014, at Windsor Place in Columbus, MS. Services for Mr. Cornelius will be 2:00 pm Friday, January 10, 2014, at Fairview Baptist Church with Rev. Sammy Crawford and Rev. Jason Duran officiating. Interment will follow at Tabernacle Cemetery in Ethesville, AL, with Memorial Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be 12:30...
Slugo Mcclanahan
Jan 5, 2014
SLUGO MCCLANAHAN John D. "Slugo" McClanahan, age 74, of Columbus, MS, passed away January 5, 2014, at his residence. A celebration of life service will be held Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 8, 2014, one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Mr. McClanahan was born...
Marie S. Jones
Jan 4, 2014
Marie Jones Marie Stillman Jones, age 85, died January 4, 2014, at her daughters home in Southaven, MS. Services will be 11:00 am Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church with Rev. Sandra DePriest officiating. Interment will follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with Memorial Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be 6-8 pm Tuesday, January 7, 2014,...
Sarah Elizabeth Lollar
Jan 2, 2014
SARAH LOLLAR Sarah Elizabeth Lollar age 85 died Thursday, January 2, 2014 at her residence in Columbus. Services will be held Monday January 6, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Main Street Presbyterian Church with Rev. Chad Watkins officiating, burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to service. Mrs. Lollar was born...
Mark Andrew Foster
Jan 2, 2014
Mark Andrew Foster, age 49, died January 2, 2014 at UAB Medical Center in Birmingham, AL. Services will be 2:30 pm Sunday,January 5, 2014 at Fairview Baptist Church with Rev. Sammy Crawford and Dr. Breck Ladd officiating. Interment will follow at Egger Cemetery in Caledonia, MS with Gunter and Peel Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be 12:30 - 2:30 pm...
Margaret Ducan Patterson
Dec 27, 2013
MARGARET PATTERSON Margaret Duncan Patterson, age 85, of Columbus, MS, passed away December 27, 2013, at Salem Nursing and Rehab Facility in Reform, AL. Graveside services will be Sunday, December 29, 2013, at 2:30 PM at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. John Taylor officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, December 29, 2013, from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM at...
Elmer Lloyd Marmon, Jr.
Dec 25, 2013
Elmer Lloyd Marmon, Jr., age 88, of Columbus, MS, passed away December 25, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be Saturday, December 28, 2013, at 10:00 AM at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Macon, MS, with Dr. Jonathan Speegle officiating. Visitation will be Friday, December 27, 2013, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Mr....
Billy Peel
Dec 20, 2013
William Charles Peel III, 51, of Columbus formerly of Greenwood died Friday, December 20, 2013 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. Services will be at 3p.m. on Monday, December 23, 2013 at Wilson & Knight Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Dr. Rusty Douglas. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery. There will be a visitation from 1p.m. to 3p.m. at...
Bill J. Wheeler
Dec 19, 2013
Bill J. Wheeler, 84, of Columbus, Mississippi passed away after a brief illness December 19, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. Son of Mary Opal Wheeler Brown, Bill is survived by his wife of 62 years " Mildred Virginia Wallace Wheeler; son Larry Dale Wheeler and daughter-in-law Jean Lovorn Wheeler; granddaughters Kim Wheeler Lee (husband Robbie Lee); Kris Wheeler McGlone (husband Tim...
Maude Dee Yow
Dec 17, 2013
Maude Rochelle Dee Yow passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at the age of 90. She had relocated to St. Petersburg, FL ten years ago to be near her daughter, Ruthe. She was born near Brooksville, MS. on July 18, 1923 to Benjamin Dee, Sr. and Lucille Cunningham Hairston Dee. Her service will be Friday, December 20, 2013 at 11:00...
Moody D. Kennedy, Jr.
Dec 16, 2013
Moody Dwight Kennedy, Jr, age 85, passed away Monday, December 16, 2013 at home after an extended illness. Visitation will be held Tuesday, December 17, 2013 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home and Wednesday, December 18, 2013 from 11:00-1:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Canton, Mississippi. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at...
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