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Shelby June Oaks
Nov 1, 2012
Shelby June "Meme" Hitt Oaks, age 68, of Columbus, MS, passed away November 1, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Healthcare. Funeral services will be Sunday, November 4, 2012, at 2:00 PM at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Tony Proctor officiating and Rev. J. Nelson assisting. The interment will immediately follow at Springhill Baptist Church Cemetery near Millport, AL. Visitation is...
Dorothy Sanford Sanders
Nov 1, 2012
Dorothy Sanford Sanders, age 83, formerly of Columbus, died Thursday, November 1, 2012 at Johnston-Willis Hospital in Richmond, VA. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Graveside Services will be Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Billy Ferguson officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship. The daughter of the late William Jesse and Alma...
Richard L. Forkum
Oct 27, 2012
RICHARD L. FORKUM Richard L. Forkum age 77 died Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Services will be held Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Brian Adkins officiating. Burial will follow at Vaughn Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home, Monday, October 29, 2012 from 6:00...
Melba Barnes Mims
Oct 26, 2012
Melba Mims Melba Mims, age 88, died Oct. 26, 2012 at Trinity Healthcare. Visitation will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sun., Oct. 28 at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church on Ridge Road. The service will follow at 3:00 at the church. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Mims, born Jan. 2, 1924 in Hardeman County, Tenn., was the...
Donald Glenn Guyton
Oct 25, 2012
DONALD G. GUYTON Donald Glenn Shotgun Guyton age 71 died Thursday, October 25, 2012 at his residence in Columbus. Services will be held Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Bryan Atkins officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be held at the funeral home one hour...
Jesse Robert Mitchell, Sr.
Oct 24, 2012
Jesse Robert Mitchell Sr., age 87, passed from this life on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at his home after a lengthy illness. Visitation with the Mitchell family will be Friday, October 26,2012 from 12:00 to 1:45pm at Gunter Peel Funeral Home. Graveside services at 2:00 PM will be led by Brother Don Cole following the visitation, and burial at Friendship...
Thomas Mansfield Pullen
Oct 24, 2012
Thomas Mansfield "Tommy" Pullen, age 73, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 24, 2012, at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa, AL. Funeral services will be Saturday, October 27, 2012, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Todd Core officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, October 27, 2012, from 1:00 PM...
Lillian Maeanna Tilford Widner
Oct 23, 2012
Lillian Maeanna Tilford Widner, age 77, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 23, 2012, at Trinity Healthcare. Graveside services will be Thursday, October 25, 2012, at 10:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Diane Lemmon officiating. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Widner was born November 12, 1934, in Crawford, CO, to the late Vernon and Belva...
Linda Boothroyd
Oct 22, 2012
LINDA BOOTHROYD Teodolinda Santos Gonzales Boothroyd age 69 died Monday, October 22, 2012 at her residence in Caledonia. Services will be held Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Lonnie Wood officiating, burial will follow at Egger Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home Wednesday, October 24,...
Fannie Lee Cade
Oct 21, 2012
Fannie Lee Taylor Cade, age 91, of Biloxi, MS, formerly of Columbus, died Sunday, October 21, 2012 at Biloxi Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 1:00 PM in the chapel of Memorial Funeral Home with Rev. David Strain officiating. Visitation will be held at the funeral...
Iva Nell Johnson
Oct 21, 2012
Iva Nell Ussery Johnson, age 84, of Columbus, MS passed away October 21, 2012 at her residence. Graveside services will be Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 3:00 PM at Lone Oak Church of Christ Cemetery in Steens, MS, with Billy Ferguson officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, October 23, 2012, from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral...
David Clowers
Oct 21, 2012
DAVID CLOWERS Hulon David Skyd Clowers age 53 died Sunday, October 21, 2012 at his residence in Columbus. Services will be held Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Lighthouse Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy Banks officiating, visitation will be held at the Memorial Funeral Home, Wednesday, October 24, 2012 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. David was born...
Carmelia Barton Davis
Oct 14, 2012
CARMELIA DAVIS Carmelia Barton Davis, age 47, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 14, 2012, at her residence. Visitation will be Wednesday, October 17, 2012, from 5:00-8:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Davis was born April 9, 1965, in Wichita Falls, TX, to the late Kenneth...
Ben W. Robinson
Oct 13, 2012
Benjamin W. Robinson Benjamin "Ben" W. Robinson age 74, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, GT in Columbus, MS. Services will be 1:00 pm Monday, October 15, 2012 at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbus, MS, with Dr. Albert Wilkerson officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Gardens in Columbus, MS. Visitation will be Sunday, October 14, 2012...
Katherine L. Freeman
Oct 13, 2012
Katherine L. Freeman, age 43, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 13, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. A private family memorial service will be held at a later time. Katherine was born June 17, 1969, in Chicopee, MA, to her mother, Mary E. Ford of Columbus, MS, and the late Fredric P. Freeman. She was a graduate of Caldwell High...
Jim Hemby
Oct 12, 2012
James "Jim" Milton Hemby, Jr. age 68 died Friday, October 12, 2012 at his residence in Columbus, MS. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. Walter Butler and Rev. Charles Mullins officiating. Visitation will follow at the Church. Mr. Hemby was born in Columbus, MS on September 13,...
John Edward Weathers
Oct 10, 2012
JOHN E. WEATHERS John Edward Weathers age 86 died Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at his residence in Rabun Gap, GA. Services will be held at 10:00 am Saturday October 13, 2012 at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Tommy Gillon officiating. Burial with U.S. Navy Honors will follow at Beersheba Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Friday...
Roxie Elizabeth Jones
Oct 6, 2012
Roxie Elizabeth Barton Jones, age 94, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away October 6, 2012, at her daughter's residence in Kodak, TN. Funeral services will be Thursday, October 11, 2012, at 11:00 AM at the First Baptist Church of Coffeeville, MS. The interment will immediately follow at Goshen Cemetery near Coffeeville, MS. Visitation will be Thursday, October 11, 2012, from...
Charles Hardcastle Waldron
Oct 5, 2012
Mr. Charles Hardcastle Waldron, age 98, of Columbus, died Friday, October 5, 2012 at Grace Care Center of Northpointe in Tomball, TX. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Visitation will be Thursday, October 11, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. His service will be Friday, October 12, 2012...
Jim Burns Ford
Oct 2, 2012
Jim Burns Ford, Sr., passed away October 2, 2012, at The Arrington in Columbus,Mississippi. Visitation will be at 1:00 pm Thursday afternoon, October 4, 2012 in the First Baptist Church parlor with a memorial service following at 2:00 pm in the sanctuary of First Baptist. Dr. Shawn Parker will preside. Graveside services will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Jim was born...
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