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Dorothy Hartley Clardy
Jun 23, 2012
Dorothy Jane Hartley Clardy age 86 died Saturday, June 23, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Columbus. Services will be held Tuesday June 26, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Willard Pless and Bro. J.B. Flippo officiating. Burial will follow at Egger Cemetery. Visitation was held at Gunter & Peel funeral home Monday June...
Walter Byron Clardy
Jun 23, 2012
Walter Byron W.B. Clardy age 85 died Saturday, June 23, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Columbus. Services will be held Tuesday June 26, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Willard Pless and Bro. J.B. Flippo officiating. Burial will follow at Egger Cemetery. Visitation was held at Gunter & Peel funeral home Monday June...
Mary E. Coleman
Jun 16, 2012
Mrs. Mary Evelyn Mordecai Coleman, age 82, died Saturday, June 16, 2012 at Trinity Personal Care in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Monday, June 18, 2012 from 6:00 PM -8:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home and again Tuesday one hour before the service. Her service will be Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at...
Bobby Williams
Jun 14, 2012
Bobby Williams, age 75, of Columbus, MS, passed away June 14, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Healthcare - Golden Triangle. Graveside services will be Saturday, June 16, 2012, at 12:00 PM at Tuscaloosa Memorial Park with Rev. Tony Proctor officiating. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Williams was born April 18, 1937, in Vernon, AL, to...
Alwilda Bryant
Jun 12, 2012
Ms. Alwilda Bryant passed from this earthly home to her heavenly home June 14, 2012, while a resident at Aurora Healthcare & Rehabilitation in Columbus, Ms. Ms. Alwilda was born Sept 14, 1940 in Millport, Al to the late Elna Mae Johnson and William Walter Bryant of Caledonia. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents Tipton and Emma...
Bessie Jones Kilby
Jun 10, 2012
Bessie Mae Jones Kilby died June 10, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, having reached her 91st birthday. She always hated the name Bessie Mae and the family and friends always called her Beck. Beck was raised in Chattanooga Tennessee and graduated from business school there. One of her first jobs brought her a brush with history and a...
Margie Ree Johnson
Jun 3, 2012
MARGIE JOHNSON Margie Ree Malone Johnson, age 90, of Little Rock, AR, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away June 3, 2012, at Emeritus at Pleasant Hills in Little Rock. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 9, 2012, at 11:00 AM at the Columbus Church of Christ with Sherrill Bennett officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens. Visitation will...
Susanne Fairfax Hazard Beard
Jun 2, 2012
Susanne Fairfax Hazard Beard, a Mississippi lady who served her family and her church, died at home June 2, 2012. She was 90 years old. Services are Tuesday, June 5,2012 at 3:00 P.M. at Main Street Presbyterian Church with Dr. Robert L. Penny and Rev. Chad Watkins officiating. Visitation begins at 1:30 P.M. in the church. Burial will follow at...
Evelyn Pennington Miller
Jun 1, 2012
Evelyn Pennington Miller, age 93, of Columbus, MS, passed away June 1, 2012, at her son's residence in Picayune, MS. Graveside services will be Monday, June 4, 2012, at 2:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Steve Galloway officiating. Vistation will be Monday, June 4, 2012, from 12:30 PM until 1:45 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Mrs. Miller...
Phillip Ray Blalock
May 30, 2012
Phillip Ray Blalock, age 69, of Steens, MS, passed away May 30, 2012, at Mississippi State Hospital in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be Sunday, June 3, 2012, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Grant Mitchell officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Piney Grove Cemetery in Steens, MS. Visitation will be Sunday, June 3, 2012,...
Flora Bettie Latham
May 27, 2012
FLORA LATHAM - Flora Bettie Gammill Latham, age 91, of Starkville, MS, passed away May 27, 2012, at Oktibbeha County Hospital. Funeral services will be Monday, May 28, 2012, at 4:00 PM at Lebanon United Methodist Church of Eupora, MS. Vistation is one hour prior to the service and the interment will immediately follow in the church cemetery. Gunter &...
Mildred June Harrison
May 27, 2012
MILDRED HARRISON Mildred June Hamilton Harrison, age 87, of Northport, AL, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away May 27, 2012, at Glen Haven Health & Rehab in Northport. Graveside services will be Friday, June 1, 2012, at 1:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Larry Corder officiating. Memorial Funeral Home of Columbus, MS, is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Harrison...
Mary Louise Bartlett
May 26, 2012
MARY BARTLETT Mary Louise Bartlett, age 88, died Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Healthcare in Columbus. Graveside services will be held Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Thursday, May 31, 2012 from 12:30 PM until 1:30 PM. Mrs. Bartlett was born on Monday,...
Dr. Lois Perkins Hood
May 25, 2012
DR. LOIS P. HOOD Dr. Lois P. Hood, 80, of Columbus, MS, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, May 25, 2012. Dr. Hood was born on December 18, 1931 to Welmon and Gertrude Perkins, both of whom preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her brother, James Perkins. She is survived by her...
Dee Shepherd
May 23, 2012
DEE SHEPHERD George Wade "Dee" Shepherd age 64 died Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Graveside services will be held Friday, May 25, 2012 at 1:30 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Glenn Miller officiating. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Friday, May 25, 2012 from 12:00 noon until 1:00 PM Dee was born...
John Louis Burns, Jr.
May 18, 2012
John Louis "Sonny" Burns, Jr., age 82, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 17, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 3:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Gene Gillis officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, May 19, 2012 from 1:00 - 3:00 PM...
Louise Stapp
May 18, 2012
Mrs. Dorothy Louise Stapp, age 77, died Friday, May 18, 2012 at her home in Steens, MS. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Saturday night May 19, 2012 6:00 PM -8:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Memorial Funeral Home, with...
Charles D. Ponds
May 15, 2012
Charles Derwood Ponds, 88, of Brentwood, TN, former resident of Huntsville, AL and Pickens County, AL, passed away May 15, 2012 in Williamson County, TN. Mr. Ponds was born December 25, 1923 in Millport, AL, to the late Grady and Vada Ponds. A graduate of Liberty High School in Pickens County, where he was a multi-sport star, Mr. Ponds proudly...
Robert Burns
May 14, 2012
ROBERT BURNS Robert Dean Burns, age 53, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 14, 2012, at his residence. A graveside memorial service will be held at a later date at Forest Cemetery in Ethelsville, AL. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Burns was born September 15, 1958, in Leland, MS, to the late Olan W....
Mary Hazel Smith
May 14, 2012
MARY SMITH Mary Hazel Smith, age 88, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 14, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be Thursday, May 17, 2012, at 2:00 PM at Smith Family Cemetery near Wiggins, MS, with Rev. Wayne Clegg officiating. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Smith was born December 4, 1923, in Coalfire, AL,...
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