OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Linda Savage

Linda Savage

Aug 4, 2010

LINDA SAVAGE - Linda C. Savage, age 63, of Caledonia, MS, died August 4, 2010, at her residence. Funeral services will be Sunday, August 8, 2010, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Ron McDougald officiating. The interment will immediatly follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation is also Sunday, August 8, 2010, from noon until service...

Scott Dees

Scott Dees

Aug 3, 2010

SCOTT DEES Jamie Scott Dees age 41 died Tuesday, August 03, 2010 at his residence in Columbus. Services will be held Saturday, August 07, 2010 at 11:30 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Robert Gillis officiating, burial with military honors will follow Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at Bluff Springs Baptist Church Cemetery near Preston, MS. Visitation will be...

Dorothy S. Ipock

Dorothy S. Ipock

Aug 2, 2010

DOROTHY IPOCK - Dorothy Sanders Pearson Ipock, age 93, of Columbus, MS, died August 2, 2010, at Trinity Healthcare. Funeral services will be Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Ron McDougald officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will also be Wednesday, August 4, 2010, from noon until service...

Troy Harwood Atkins

Troy Harwood Atkins

Aug 2, 2010

TROY ATKINS - Troy Harwood Atkins, age 93, of Columbus, MS, died August 2, 2010, at Regency Hospital at St. Dominic in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be Thursday, August 5, 2010, at 11:00 AM at Wesley United Methodist Church with Rev. Jim Beam-Ingram officiating and Rev. Anne Russell Bradley assisting. Visitation will be Wednesday, August 4, 2010, from 6:00...

Terrence Michael Sedberry

Terrence Michael Sedberry

Aug 1, 2010

Terrence Michael "Terry" Sedberry, age 48, of Columbus, MS, died August 1, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. A graveside memorial service was held Monday, August 2, 2010, at 10:00 AM at Living Faith Tabernacle Cemetery with Father Robert Dore officiating and Gunter & Peel Funeral Home directing. Mr. Sedberry was born June 1, 1962, in Belzoni, MS, to his father...

Charles Edward Ott

Charles Edward Ott

Jul 29, 2010

Charles Edward Ott, age 88, of Columbus, MS, died July 29, 2010, at his residence. Funeral services will be Monday, August 2, 2010, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Archie Taflinger and Larry Ferguson officiating. The interment with military honors will immediately follow at Ross Cemetery in Monroe County, MS. Visitation will be Sunday, August 1, 2010,...

Gladys Davis George

Gladys Davis George

Jul 27, 2010

Gladys Davis George, age 94, of Columbus, MS, died July 27, 2010, at Trinity Healthcare of Columbus. Graveside services will be Monday, August 2, 2010, at 11:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating and Rev. Ron McDougald assisting. Visitation will also be Monday, August 2, 2010, at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home from 10:00 AM until service...

John H. Clark

John H. Clark

Jul 23, 2010

John Hamiter Clark, age 60, of Steens, MS, passed away at his residence on July 22, 2010. Funeral services will be Monday, July 26, 2010, at 10:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Don Harding officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Springhill Baptist Church Cemetery near Millport, AL. Visitation will be Sunday, July 25, 2010, from 2:00...

Wayne H. Hall Jr.

Wayne H. Hall Jr.

Jul 23, 2010

Wayne H. Hall, Jr. died July 23, 2010 at Trinity Healthcare Center in Columbus, MS. Graveside services will be held at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery in Brandon, MS, Monday, July 26 at 11:00 AM with Rev. Ron McDougal officiating. Mr. Hall was born December 8, 1917 in Clinton, MS, and lived in Jackson, until he relocated to Columbus, MS in...

Hilda Holland Knight

Hilda Holland Knight

Jul 21, 2010

Hilda Holland Bigmama Knight, 87, died Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital- Golden Triangle. Services will be Saturday, July 24, 10:00 am at Memorial Funeral Home, Bro. Sammy Crawford officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, July 23, 2010, 5:00- 8:00 pm at Memorial Funeral Home. Hilda was born July 12, 1923 in Laurel...

Janice Beaue Heflin

Janice Beaue Heflin

Jul 19, 2010

JAN HEFLIN Janice Beaue "Jan" Heflin age 60 of Columbus, died Monday, July 19, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Jan was born in Chicago, IL to the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Beaue. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by one daughter Ginny Lynn Seuffer. Memorial services will be held...

Kenneth Irvin "Ken" Demmien

Kenneth Irvin "Ken" Demmien

Jul 15, 2010

KEN DEMMIEN - Kenneth Irvin "Ken" Demmien, age 72, of Caledonia, MS, died July 15, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of Columbus. A graveside memorial service was held Saturday, July 17, 2010, at 2:00 PM at Furnace Hill Cemetery in Vernon, AL, with full military honors. Rev. Don Harding officiated under the direction of Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Mr....

Grace Cooper

Grace Cooper

Jul 12, 2010

GRACE COOPER Ellie Grace Cooper age 93 died Monday, July 12, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be held Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Chuck Fowler officiating, burial will follow at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery . Visitation will be held from noon until service time at the funeral home....

Hershel Levon Perry

Hershel Levon Perry

Jul 12, 2010

HERSHEL PERRY - Hershel Levon Perry, age 79, of Columbus, MS, died July 12, 2010, at his residence. Funeral services will be Thursday, July 15, 2010, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Al Hamm officiating and Rev. Gene Gillis assisting. The interment will immediately follow at Salem Methodist Cemetery in Noxubee County with military honors. Visitation...

John Harold Sisson

John Harold Sisson

Jul 12, 2010

JOHN SISSON - John Harold Sisson, age 91, of Columbus, MS, formerly of Pascalgoula, MS, died July 12, 2010 at his residence in Columbus. A memorial service will be held Sunday, August 8, 2010, at 2:00 PM at Shaeffer's Chapel United Methodist Church. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Sisson was born September 25, 1918,...

Stan Fairchild

Stan Fairchild

Jul 5, 2010

JOHN STANLEY FAIRCHILD Stan The Man John Stanley "Stan" Fairchild age 43 died Monday, July 05, 2010 at in Columbus. Services will be held Wednesday, July 07, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Paul Barham and Rev. Scott Johnson officiating, burial will follow at Egger Cemetery near Caledonia. Visitation will be held at the funeral...

Luetrell Alexander Davis

Luetrell Alexander Davis

Jul 4, 2010

Luetrell Alexander Davis age 83 died Sunday, July 04, 2010 at Infinity Hospice in Marion MS. Services will be held Sunday, July 11, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ben Yarber officiating. Burial will follow at X-Prairie Cemetery near Macon MS. Visitation will be held at the funeral home one hour prior to service. Mrs....

Martha Ann Roberts

Martha Ann Roberts

Jul 2, 2010

Mrs. Martha Ann Reaves Roberts, age 75, died Friday, July 2, 2010 at her home in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at 1:00 PM at Antioch Baptist Church, with Dr. Ed Knox officiating. Visitation will be from 11:00 AM until the time of the service. Mrs. Roberts will...

Brodie C. Sloan

Brodie C. Sloan

Jul 1, 2010

BRODIE SLOAN - Brodie C. Sloan, age 92, of Columbus, MS, formerly of Vicksburg, MS, died July 1, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Monday, July 5, 2010, at 11:00 AM at Annunciation Catholic Church with Father Robert Dore officiating and Father Alfred Camp assisting. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery with full military honors....

Horatio Leavitt "H.L." Bailey

Horatio Leavitt "H.L." Bailey

Jul 1, 2010

H. L. BAILEY, III - Horatio Leavitt "H. L." Bailey, III age 79, of Pensacola, FL, died July 1, 2010, in Pensacola, FL. Graveside services will be Monday, July 5, 2010, at 11:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will also be Monday, July 5, 2010, from 9:30 until the time of the service at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Mr....