OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Connie Ann Pate

Connie Ann Pate

May 14, 2012

CONNIE PATE (Ethelsville, AL) Connie Ann Pate age 51 died Monday, May 14, 2012 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Friday, May 18, 2012 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Connie was born on Wednesday, October 05, 1960 in Frankfurt Germany to the late Vernon Lindsey and Heidi Ahlfeldt Lindsey Beardslee....

Fred O. Corbell

Fred O. Corbell

May 12, 2012

FRED CORBELL Fred Oplen Corbell age 79 died Saturday, May 12, 2012 at his residence in Columbus. Graveside services with U.S. Air Force Honors will be held Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 11:30 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Clark Richardson officiating. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Tuesday, May 15, 2012 from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM....

Thomas William Hardy

Thomas William Hardy

May 9, 2012

Thomas William Hardy, born in Columbus, MS, November 8, 1918, son of Bess Hall and James Harris Hardy, and husband of Sue Richards Hardy, died at Columbus, MS, May 9, 2012. Visitation will be held at 1:00 PM at St. Pauls Episcopal Church in Columbus, MS, with a memorial service following at 2:00 PM, on Saturday, May 12, 2012. Following...

Curtis Albert Miller

Curtis Albert Miller

May 7, 2012

CURTIS MILLER - Curtis Albert Miller, age 101, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 7, 2012, at Collegeview Personal Care Home. A family memorial service will be held at Collegeview Personal Care Home with Rev. Melvin Mordecai of Community Hospice officiating. Mr. Miller will be laid to rest next to his wife, Virginia Poole Miller at Magnolia Cemetery in Greenville,...

Chuck Nickles

Chuck Nickles

May 6, 2012

Charles Chuck Henry Nickles III, 55, of Fairhope, AL died unexpectedly on May 6, 2012, in Gulfport, MS. A celebration of life service will be held Saturday May 19, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at True Life Worship Center in Caledonia, with Rev. Bob Wilbur officiating. Inurnment will follow at Rowan Cemetery. Born in 1956, Chuck graduated from Caledonia High School...

Roy E. Thompson

Roy E. Thompson

May 2, 2012

ROY THOMPSON Roy E. Thompson, Jr., age 72, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 2, 2012, at his residence. A memorial service will be Monday, May 7, 2012, at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Sammy Crawford officiating. A graveside committal will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Sunday, May 6, 2012, from 5:00 -...

Will Dee Dove

Will Dee Dove

Apr 28, 2012

Will Dee Dove Mr. Will Dee Dove, age 85, died April 28, 2012 at Community Hospice/Darlington Oaks in Verona, MS. Funeral Services will be 1:00 PM Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at Gunter and Peel Funeral Home with Rev. Terry Edwards officiating and Rev. Don Harding assisting. Interment to follow at Egger Cemetery, Caledonia, MS. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 2,...

Melissa Marie Brackin

Melissa Marie Brackin

Apr 28, 2012

MELISSA BRACKIN Melissa Marie Brackin age 38 died Saturday, April 28, 2012 at her residence in Caledonia. A memorial services will be held Thursday, May 03, 2012 at 10:00 AM at Border Springs Baptist Church with Rev. David Westmoreland officiating. A visitation will immediately follow the service at the church. Complete arrangements will be announced by Memorial Funeral Home.

Melba Brackin

Melba Brackin

Apr 26, 2012

MELBA BRACKIN Melba Dean Brackin age 90 died Thursday April 26, 2012 at her residence in Columbus. Services will be held Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Lammons officiating, burial will follow at Ebenezer Cemetery in Lamar County, AL. Visitation at the funeral home, Saturday, April 28, 2012 from 6:00 PM...

Donna Marie Guckert

Donna Marie Guckert

Apr 23, 2012

DONNA GUCKERT Donna Marie Guckert age 73 died Monday, April 23, 2012 at her residence in Columbus. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Father Robert Dore officiating. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 1:00 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. Donna was born on Friday, June 24, 1938 in...

Pearlie Wheat Freeman

Pearlie Wheat Freeman

Apr 22, 2012

PEARLIE FREEMAN Pearlie Wheat Freeman, age 92, of Columbus, MS, passed away April 22, 2012, at Trinity Healthcare. Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Ray officiating and Rev. Henry Freeman assisting. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 24, 2012, from...

Charles Thomas Quinn

Charles Thomas Quinn

Apr 18, 2012

CHARLES THOMAS QUINN Charles Thomas Quinn, age 89, of Columbus, MS, passed away April 18, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be Saturday, April 21, 2012, at 2:00 PM at Mt. Vernon Cemetery with Rev. Tim Williams officiating. Visitation will be Saturday, April 21, 2012, from 1:00 - 2:00 PM at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. Memorial Funeral Home...

Girlene C. Wilson

Girlene C. Wilson

Apr 18, 2012

GIRLENE C. WILSON Girlene C. Wilson age 82 died Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Services will be held Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Terry Edwards officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, April 20, 2012 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM...

James Albert "Jimmy" Dale Iii

James Albert "Jimmy" Dale Iii

Apr 14, 2012

James Albert "Jimmy" Dale III age 71, formerly of Columbus, MS, died Saturday, April 14, 2012 at his daughter's residence in Leesburg, VA. Visitation will be held Thursday, April 19, 2012 from 4:30 PM until 6:30 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. Mr. Dale was born on Friday, September 13, 1940 in Columbus, to the late James Albert and Mabel Dale....

Kenneth Nicholas Simon

Kenneth Nicholas Simon

Apr 11, 2012

Kenneth Nicholas Simon, age 80, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at his home in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Monday, April 16, 2012 in the atrium of Annunciation Catholic Church from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM. The Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 11:00 AM with Father Robert Dore,...

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,...