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Martha L. Sherman
Feb 2, 2013
MARTHA SHERMAN Martha L. Sherman, age 92 died Saturday, February 2, 2013 at her daughters home in Caledonia, MS. Funeral Service for Mrs. Sherman will be 12:00 noon Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at Gunter and Peel Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Mullins officiating. A Private Family interment will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be 11:00 AM until 12:00 noon,Tuesday,...
Bill Harris
Feb 1, 2013
BILL HARRIS John Billie Harris age 66 was called home by his Lord and Savior Friday, February 01, 2013. Services will be held Monday, February 04, 2013 at 11:00 AM at New Covenant Baptist Church with Rev. Tommy Whaley and Rev. Ed Nix officiating, burial with U.S. Army Honors will follow at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be...
Katherine Jewell Hagood
Jan 30, 2013
Katherine J. Hagood, age 92, died January 30, 2013 at Aurora Health and Rehabilitation in Columbus, MS. Graveside services for Mrs. Hagood will be 2:00pm Friday, February 1, 2013 at Memorial Gardens in Columbus, MS with Rev. Roy Hawkins officiating and Memorial Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Hagood was born in Columbus, MS to the late Ramie Lollar Jewell and Howard...
Evelyn Sharp
Jan 29, 2013
EVELYN SHARP Evelyn Bruce Sharp age 97 died Tuesday January 29, 2013 at Trinity Personal Care in Columbus. Graveside services will be held Friday, February 01, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. James Black officiating. Mrs. Sharp was born September 21, 1915 in Meridian, MS to the late William Floyd and Lillian Fulcher Bruce. Since 1934 she...
Robert Lee Pugh
Jan 28, 2013
Ambassador Robert Lee Pugh, age 81, a retired Ambassador and Foreign Service Officer, died on Monday, January 28, 2013, in Columbus, Mississippi, after courageously battling Parkinsons Disease. His wife, Thelma Jackson Pugh was at his side. A memorial service with U.S. Marine Honors will be held Thursday January 31, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev....
Polly Otts Jacobs
Jan 28, 2013
Polly Otts Jacobs, age 72, of Caledonia, MS, passed away January 28, 2013, at her residence. Funeral services will be Thursday, January 31, 2013, at 10:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Tony Gallop officiatin. The interment will immediately follow at Egger Cemetery in Caledonia. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 30, 2013, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at...
Doyel Phelps
Jan 27, 2013
Mr. Doyel Phelps, 84, died at his home in Meridian, Mississippi on Sunday, January 27, 2013. Services will be held on Friday, February 1, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Columbus, Mississippi with Reverend Kenneth Boudreau officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will be held Thursday January 31, 2013, at...
Lois J. Forrester
Jan 24, 2013
Lois J. Forrester died January 24, 2013, at the age of 83. She was born in Oklahoma on November 7, 1929, to Gladys G. (Flesher) and Morris M. Jones. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Robert E. (Dick) Forrester, whom she married in 1947. Together they raised four daughters who survive them: Jeanne Forrester Vosburgh (Tom) of...
Marguerite Long
Jan 20, 2013
Vivian Marguerite Jones Long, age 97, of Columbus, MS, passed away January 20, 2013, at Windsor Place. Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Sammy Crawford officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 22, 2013, from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. A funeral service...
Ida Martha Earnest
Jan 20, 2013
Ida Martha Earnest, 94, passed away Sun. Jan. 20, 2013 at the Brandon Court Nursing Home in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS on Tues. Jan. 22, 2013 from 5pm.-8pm. and on Wed. Jan. 23, 2013 from 1pm.-2pm. at the Memorial Funeral Home in Columbus, MS. Funeral Services are 2pm. on...
Malcolm Wade Rond
Jan 18, 2013
Malcolm Wade Rond "Papado" Malcolm Wade Rond "Papado" age 72 died Friday, January 18, 2013 at his home in Jefferson, Texas. Malcolm was born July 24, 1940 in Natchitoches, LA. He was preceded in death by his parents Mary Opal (Cox) and John C. Rond and grandson, Kelton Chase Rond. Malcolm is survived by his daughters, Tami Pallay and husband...
William Koy Andrews
Jan 12, 2013
William K. "Billy" Andrews, Sr., age 76, of Columbus, MS, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, January 12, 2013. He passed away at his home surrounded by family and friends. Funeral services will be Monday, January 14, 2013, at 3:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Pastor Junior Eads and Rev. Russell...
Berkley Nichols
Jan 11, 2013
BERKLEY NICHOLS - Major Howard "Berkley" Nichols, age 45, of Aberdeen, MS, passed away January 11, 2013, at his residence. Graveside services with full military honors will be Friday, January 18, 2013, at 2:00 PM at West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery in Memphis, TN. Visitation will be Thursday, January 17, 2013, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Memorial Funeral...
Catherine White Haynes
Jan 11, 2013
Catherine Haynes, mother and friend, died at Trinity Health Care Center on Friday January 11, 2013. She was 90 years old. Visitation will be January Friday January 18, 2013 from 6 until 8 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life will be held in her memory at First Christian Church, 811 N. McCrary Road in Columbus on Saturday,...
Sarah Livingston Fowler
Jan 10, 2013
Sarah Livingston Fowler, gracious in manner and steadfast in faith, died at her home January 10, 2013. She was 87 years old. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, January 13, at Main Street Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. David Strain officiating, assisted by soloist, Chad Graeber. The visitation at the church starts at 1:30 p.m. Burial will follow the...
Reba 02/29/1920 Robinson
Jan 10, 2013
REBA ROBINSON Reba Keeton Robinson, age 92, of Hamilton, MS, passed away January 10, 2013, at Oak Tree Plantation in Amory, MS. Graveside services will be Sunday, January 13, 2013, at 2:00 PM at Center Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Hamilton, MS, with Tim Wilson officiating. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home of Columbus, MS, is in charge of arrangements. Mrs....
Ames Lowrance
Jan 9, 2013
AMES LOWRANCE William Ames Pops Lowrance age 71 died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at Orange Park Medical Center in Orange Park FL. Graveside services will be held Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 1:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. David Strain officiating. Mr. Lowrance was born June 20, 1941 in Columbus, MS to the late William B. Lowrance and Mildred...
David Wesley Evers Jr.
Jan 6, 2013
David Wesley Evers, Jr., age 78, of Starkville MS, passed away January 6, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus MS. A funeral mass will be held Monday, January 24, 2013 at 11:00 AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church with visitation from 9 AM to 11 AM at the church. Father John Bohn will officiate. Mr. Evers was born July...
Marilyn Ruth Swain
Jan 6, 2013
Marilyn Ruth Swain, age 64, died Sunday, January 06, 2013 at her residence in Aberdeen, MS. Memorial services will be held Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 1:30 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dickey Bryan officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service. Miss Swain was born on Tuesday, September 28, 1948 in Columbus, to the...
Mack Fuqua
Jan 5, 2013
MACK FUQUA Mack Castleman Fuqua, age 98, of Little Rock, AR, passed away peacefully in his home on Saturday, January 5, 2013. Graveside services will be Saturday, January 12, 2013, at 11:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. Visitation will be Saturday, January 12, 2013, from 10:00 AM until 10:45 AM at Memorial Funeral Home. Mack was...
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