OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Pansy Ree Turner

Pansy Ree Turner

Sep 29, 2010

PANSY TURNER Pansy Ree Turner age 83 died Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at Generations of Vernon in Vernon AL. Services will be held Sunday, October 03, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Randy Raper officiating. Burial will follow at Wofford Cemetery in Lamar County. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Sunday one hour...

Donald W. Partridge

Donald W. Partridge

Sep 28, 2010

DONALD PARTRIDGE - Donald W. Partridge, Sr., age 75, of Steens, MS, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of Columbus. Funeral services will be Saturday, October 2, 2010, at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Andy Vaughn officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with full military honors. Visitation will be Friday,...

Martha Cade

Martha Cade

Sep 24, 2010

Martha Josephine Bearden Cade, age 101, of Columbus, MS, died September 24, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Private family services will be held at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Okolona, MS, with Rev. Ron McDougald officiating and Gunter & Peel Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Cade was born January 22, 1909, in Okolona, MS, to the late W. E. and Annice Buchanan...

Harry Eugene Yeatman

Harry Eugene Yeatman

Sep 24, 2010

Harry Eugene Yeatman, age 81, of Columbus died Friday, September 24, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Sunday, September 26, 2010 from 6:00 PM -8:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. The funeral service will be at Beersheba Cumberland Presbyterian Church, where he was a...

Bette Ann Westberry

Bette Ann Westberry

Sep 22, 2010

BETTE ANN WESTBERRY passed away on Wednesday September 22, 2010 after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. A devoted wife and mother, Ann was a native of Columbus, Mississippi and a York County resident for over 40 years. Born on November 6, 1933 to Henry Butler Tucker and Ruby Thompson in Mathiston, Mississippi, Ann attended Stephen D. Lee...

Catherine Tomascin Spinner

Catherine Tomascin Spinner

Sep 21, 2010

CATHERINE SPINNER Catherine Tomascin Spinner age 93 died Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at Windsor Place Nursing & Rehab Center in Columbus. Mrs. Spinner was born on Friday, April 13, 1917 in Neffs, OH to the late John and Ann Varga Tomascin. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Johnny Spinner...

Mae Roberson

Mae Roberson

Sep 21, 2010

Mae Humphreys Roberson age 87 died Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Services will be held Friday, September 24, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Walter Butler officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Mrs. Roberson was born...

Jean Lewis Sudduth

Jean Lewis Sudduth

Sep 20, 2010

JEAN SUDDUTH - Jean Lewis Sudduth, age 78, of Columbus, MS, went to be with the her Lord on September 20, 2010, at Regency Hospital at St. Dominic in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be Thursday, September 23, 2010, at 2:00 PM at New Covenant Baptist Church with Rev. Melvin Mordecai officiating. The body will be at the church one...

Spencer Adams Perkins

Spencer Adams Perkins

Sep 17, 2010

Spencer Adams Perkins, age 17, passed away Sept. 17, 2010 at University Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Spencer was born January 17, 1993 along with his twin brother Sawyer Alexander Perkins to Timothy and Paula Perkins. He was a junior at Heritage Academy and member of First Baptist Church. Spencer had a zest and love for life that was evident...

Virginia Fraser Williams

Virginia Fraser Williams

Sep 12, 2010

VIRGINIA FRASER WILLIAMS Virginia Margaret Fraser Williams passed away Sunday, September 12, 2010. Graveside services will be held Saturday September 18, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. at Friendship Cemetery with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. She had spent several years at The University Nursing Center in Durant, MS. Mrs. Williams grew up in Columbus, MS where she lived until her husband passed...

Barbara Lawrence Church

Barbara Lawrence Church

Sep 4, 2010

Barbara Lawrence Duhon Church, 72, of Columbus, MS died Saturday, September 4, 2010 at her home in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Annunciation Catholic Church with Father Robert Dore, Celebrant. Visitation in the churchs Atrium will begin at 10:00...

Bobby Wade Cosby

Bobby Wade Cosby

Sep 2, 2010

Bobby Wade Cosby age 63 died Thursday, September 02, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Services will be held Tuesday, September 07, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tommy Prude officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Monday, September 06, 2010 from 6:00 PM until...

Carol Burch Williamson

Carol Burch Williamson

Sep 1, 2010

COLUMBUS - Carol Burch Williamson, 65, died Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital"Golden Triangle in Columbus. Carol was born April 12, 1945 to the late Mr. and Mrs. J. Ralph Burch in Columbus MS. Carol graduated from Lee High School in 1963 and from Mississippi College for Women in 1968 with a Bachelors of Science in Education. She...

Annie Davis

Annie Davis

Aug 30, 2010

ANNIE DAVIS - Annie M. Davis, age 90, of Columbus, MS, died August 30, 2010, at Golden Living Nursing Home in Amory, MS. Graveside services will be Wednesday, September 1, 2010, at 4:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Bill Benson officiating and Gunter & Peel Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Davis was born April 27, 1920, in Blackhawk, MS, to...

Denver "Bud" Jackson Frye

Denver "Bud" Jackson Frye

Aug 29, 2010

BUD FRYE Denver Jackson "Bud" Frye age 89 died Sunday, August 29, 2010 at his residence in Columbus. Graveside services with military honors, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday September 1, 2010 at Center Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Hamilton, MS with The Very Reverend James Carlyle officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday August 31, 2010 from until 6 til...

Randy Dusenberry

Randy Dusenberry

Aug 26, 2010

RANDY DUSENBERRY - Randy F. Dusenberry, age 50, of Columbus, MS, died August 26, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 28, 2010, at 3:00 PM at Yorkville Heights Church with Rev. Bobby Richardson officiating and Gunter and Peel Funeral Home directing. The interment will immediately follow at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. The visitation will...

Martha Elizabeth Masterson

Martha Elizabeth Masterson

Aug 19, 2010

Martha Elizabeth Whitlock Masterson, 91, died August 19, 2010, at Forest Manor Nursing Home in Northport, AL. Services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 21, 2010, at the Gunter and Peel Funeral Home in Columbus, MS with Bro. Lavon Haden, Bro. Ron McDougald, Bro. Phillip Crocker officiating. Prior to the services, visitation for the family will be at...

Kenneth Everett Bryan

Kenneth Everett Bryan

Aug 12, 2010

KENNETH BRYAN - Kenneth Everett Bryan, age 76, of Starkville, MS, formerly of Columbus, MS, died August 12, 2010, at Starkville Manor. Graveside services will be Sunday, August 15, 2010, at 3:00 PM at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Starkville, MS, with Rev. Gary Walker officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, August 15, 2010, from 2:00 - 2:30 PM at Memorial Funeral...

John N. Harrington

John N. Harrington

Aug 11, 2010

John N. Harrington, MD, 90, died Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at his home in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church with Dr. Shawn Parker, officiating. Private, graveside services, with military honors, will be held after the funeral at Friendship...

Johnnie Ruth Harrell

Johnnie Ruth Harrell

Aug 11, 2010

JOHNNIE RUTH HARRELL - Johnnie Ruth Wheat Harrell, age 92, of Columbus, MS, died August 11, 2010, at Trinity Healthcare. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 14, 2010, at 11:00 AM at Gunter and Peel Chapel with Billy Ferguson officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Lone Oak Cemetery in Steens, MS. Visitation will also be Saturday, August 14, 2010,...