OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Louis Donald Conn

Louis Donald Conn

Apr 11, 2012

STEENS - Louis Donald Conn, 76, passed away April 11, 2012, at his residence surrounded by his family. Funeral services are Saturday, April 14, 2012, at 11 a.m. at Gunter & Peel Chapel with the Rev. Mickey Dalrymple officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Visitation is Friday, April 13, 2012, from 5- 8 p.m.at Gunter & Peel Funeral...

Benjamin Allen Williams

Benjamin Allen Williams

Apr 9, 2012

BEN WILLIAMS Benjamin Allen Williams age 48 died Monday, April 09, 2012 at Greenwood-Leflore Hospital in Greenwood MS. Graveside services will be held Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Tom Bryson officiating. Ben was born on Saturday, March 28, 1964 in Columbus to Emma Shipman Williams and the late Howard Trusler Williams. Ben was...

Hortense Wakefield

Hortense Wakefield

Apr 3, 2012

HORTENSE WAKEFIELD Hortense Thompson Wakefield, age 90, of Caledonia, MS, passed away April 3, 2012, at her residence. Funeral services will be Friday, April 6, 2012, at 10:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Westmoreland officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Egger Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, April 5, 2012, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at...

Katie Estelle Downs

Katie Estelle Downs

Apr 2, 2012

KATIE DOWNS Katie Estelle Browning Downs, age 94, of Columbus, MS, passed away April 2, 2012, at Windsor Place. Graveside services will be Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at 11:00 AM at Louin Cemetery in Louin, MS, with Rev. Tim Lawrence officiating. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Downs was born December 23, 1917, in Crossett, AR, to...

Grace Ingram Caldwell

Grace Ingram Caldwell

Apr 1, 2012

Grace Ingram Caldwell, age 94, died April 1, 2012, at Trinity Health Care Center, Columbus, MS. Visitation will be held Wednesday morning, April 4, 2012 from 11:00AM -12:00 Noon at Memorial Funeral Home. A graveside service at 12:30 PM at Friendship Cemetery will immediately follow visitation. Dr. Shawn Parker, First Baptist Church, and Rev. Anne Russell Bradley, First United Methodist,...

Julie Ann Mcdill

Julie Ann Mcdill

Mar 31, 2012

JULIE McDILL Julie Ann McKee McDill age 66 died Saturday, March 31, 2012 at her residence in Columbus. Services will be held Tuesday, April 03, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Melvin Mordecai officiating, burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday April 2, 2012 from 6 until 8 pm at the...

Mary Eugenia Watts

Mary Eugenia Watts

Mar 28, 2012

MARY WATTS Mary Eugenia Watts age 91 died Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at Winston County Medical Center in Louisville MS. Services will be held Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 3:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Jonathan Speegle officiating, burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the funeral home....

Thomas Albert Latham

Thomas Albert Latham

Mar 28, 2012

THOMAS ALBERT LATHAM Thomas Albert Latham age 88 died Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Services will be held Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Lebanon United Methodist Church in 1118 Lebanon Road Eupora, MS, with Rev. Guss Shelly and Rev. Raleigh Richter officiating. Burial will at the church cemetery. Visitation will begin two...

Michael Edward Gary

Michael Edward Gary

Mar 28, 2012

Michael Edward Gary, age 51, died Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at his home in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Annunciation Catholic Church with Father Robert Dore, celebrant. Visitation will be held one prior to the service in the atrium...

George Edward Palms

George Edward Palms

Mar 26, 2012

George Edward Palms age 66 died Monday, March 26, 2012 at Trident Medical Center in Charleston SC. Graveside services will be held Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Pastor Kenny Gardner officiating. Mr. Palms was born on Saturday, February 02, 1946 in Los Angeles, CA to Emojean McBee Palms the late Bernard G. Palms. He...

John Patrick

John Patrick

Mar 24, 2012

JOHN PATRICK John Stanley Patrick, age 80, of Ethelsville, AL, passed away March 24, 2012, at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa, AL. Graveside services will be Friday, March 30, 2012, at 2:00 PM at Forest Cemetery in Ethelsville, AL, with full military honors and Rev. Melvin Mordecai officiating. Visitation will be Friday, March 30, 2012, from 12:00 PM until 1:30...

Agnes Lorene Edwards

Agnes Lorene Edwards

Mar 14, 2012

AGNES EDWARDS Agnes Lorene Edwards age 76 died Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Services will be held Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 1:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Martin Gardner officiating. Burial will follow at Egger Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the funeral home....

Kevin Alfred Sisson

Kevin Alfred Sisson

Mar 7, 2012

KEVIN SISSON Kevin Aldred Sisson, age 48, of Columbus, MS, passed away March 7, 2012, at his residence. A memorial service will be Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bobby Richardson and Rev. Clark Richardson officiating. Mr. Sisson was born May 8, 1963, in Elgin, IL, to Doris Hughes Sisson of Columbus,...

Jerry Phillip Woods

Jerry Phillip Woods

Mar 4, 2012

Jerry Phillip Woods, age 73, of Columbus, MS, passed away March 4, 2012, at his residence. Graveside services will be Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at 1:00 PM at Shady Grove Cemetery in Fayette, AL, near the Bluff Community with military honors. Visitation will be Tuesday, March 6, 2012, from 6:00-8:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. Mr. Woods was born August...

Bettie Livingston Williams

Bettie Livingston Williams

Mar 4, 2012

Bettie Livingston Williams, age 81, died Sunday, March 4, 2012 at her sisters home in Steens, MS. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Tuesday, March 6, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 1:00 PM in the chapel of Memorial Funeral Home...

Joseph Richard Thompson

Joseph Richard Thompson

Mar 3, 2012

Joseph Richard Thompson Joseph Richard Thompson age 93 died Saturday March 3, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Columbus. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday March 10, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Columbus, with Dr. Sam Morris, Rev. Tony Proctor, Rev. Anne Russell Bradley, and Rev. Claire Dobbs officiating. Visitation will be held Saturday from...

Christine Barksdale

Christine Barksdale

Feb 29, 2012

CHRISTINE BARKSDALE - Christine Sprouse Barksdale, age 90, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 29, 2012, at Aurora Health & Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 3, 2012, at 10:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Jearl Hunley officiating and Rev. Ted Bane assisting. The interment will immediately follow at Beersheba Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, March...

Jenny Culver Prater

Jenny Culver Prater

Feb 23, 2012

JENNY PRATER Jenny Culver Prater age 59 died Thursday, February 23, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Services will be held Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 11:00 AM at First Baptist Church Columbus with Rev. Mickey Dalrymple and Rev. Nick Cannady officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the church. A graveside service will be held Saturday...

Mary Lou Stokes

Mary Lou Stokes

Feb 22, 2012

Mrs. Mary Lou Stokes passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2012, at Plantation Point surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services for Mrs. Stokes will be held at 2:00 Saturday afternoon at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Visitation will begin one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in...

Billy Joe Sanders

Billy Joe Sanders

Feb 22, 2012

Billy Joe Sanders, 69, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on February 22, 2012. A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 25, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. at the Aberdeen Church of Christ with minister Charles Tharp officiating. Mr. Sanders was born November 11, 1942, in West Point, MS to the late AC and Johnnie Vaughn Sanders....