OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Martha Sue "Sam" Madison

Martha Sue "Sam" Madison

Jun 29, 2010

Martha Sue "Sam" Madison age 77 died Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Memorial services will be held Thursday July 1, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.at Fairview Baptist Church with Rev. Mickey Dalrymple officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the church. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements . Mrs. Madison...

Evelyn Juanita Hardin

Evelyn Juanita Hardin

Jun 27, 2010

Evelyn Juanita Gullette Hardin, age 80, of Columbus, MS passed away to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, June 27, 2010, at Home Place of Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Wednesday, June 30, 2010 from 3:00 PM to 3:30 PM before the service at Sharon Primitive Baptist Church in Lake,...

Donald Foster Hansen

Donald Foster Hansen

Jun 27, 2010

DON HANSEN Donald Foster Hansen age 82 died Sunday, June 27, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Mr. Hansen was born on Wednesday, February 22, 1928 in Macon, MS to the late Harold Hjortenberg and Nell Lenow Hansen. He was a graduate of Macon High School and attended the University of Tennessee, Memphis Campus. He was a U.S. Army...

Mildred Mae Walden

Mildred Mae Walden

Jun 25, 2010

MILDRED WALDEN Mildred Mae Walden age 66 died Friday, June 25, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus. Services will be held Monday, June 28, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow at Marvin Chapel Cemetery in Pickens County AL. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Sunday, June 27, 2010 from...

Melba J. Beaman

Melba J. Beaman

Jun 17, 2010

MELBA J. BEAMAN - Melba J. Beaman, age 72, of Columbus, MS, died June 17, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 19, 2010, at 3:00 PM at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Lammons officiating and Gunter & Peel Funeral Home directing. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will...

Jamie B. Dagress

Jamie B. Dagress

Jun 15, 2010

JAMIE B. DAGRESS - Jamie Blankenship Dagress, age 85, of Columbus, MS, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at her residence. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 19, 2010, at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Pastor Floyd Smithey officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Curtis Chapel Cemetery in Oktibbeha County. Visitation will be Saturday, June 19,...

Marion Sims Dampeer

Marion Sims Dampeer

Jun 14, 2010

Marion Sims Dampeer, age 74, died Monday, June 14, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital- Golden Triangle in Columbus. Services will be held Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Bobby Douglas and Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. Burial will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon until service time...

Mary Hannah Tucker

Mary Hannah Tucker

Jun 11, 2010

MARY TUCKER Mary Hannah Tucker age 84 died Friday, June 11, 2010 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson MS. Services will be held Monday, June 14, 2010 at 10:00 AM at Central United Methodist Church with Rev. Guss Shelly and Rev. Dr. Jonathan Speegle officiating, burial will follow at Perkinsville Cemetery in Winston County, MS at 1:30...

Martha Virden Alvarez

Martha Virden Alvarez

Jun 10, 2010

Martha Alvarez Martha Virden Alvarez, of Greenville, died at her daughters home in Columbus, MS on Thursday, June 10, 2010. A memorial service will be held at Saint James Episcopal Church in Greenville, MS on Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 11:00 am. The family will receive friends on Friday, June 11, 2010 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm at her residence,...

Vera Hollis Jewell

Vera Hollis Jewell

Jun 7, 2010

VERA JEWELL Vera Hollis Jewell age 96 died Monday, June 07, 2010 at her nieces residence in Vernon AL. Services will be held Thursday, June 10, 2010 at 3:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home with Rev. Jackie Gilmer officiating. Burial will follow at Furnace Hill Cemetery, in Vernon, AL. Mrs. Jewell was born on Friday, March 20, 1914...

Dorothy L. Maxwell

Dorothy L. Maxwell

Jun 7, 2010

Dorothy Maxwell Mrs. Dorothy L. Maxwell, age 81, of Sugar Hill, GA and formerly of Columbus, MS passed away on Monday, June 7, 2010. Graveside services will be held Friday June 11, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. Visitation will be held from 12:30 until service time at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home....

Terry Lee Hill

Terry Lee Hill

Jun 5, 2010

TERRY HILL Terry Lee Hill age 38 died Saturday, June 05, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Services and burial will take place near Alamogordo, NM, with Hamilton-ODell Funeral Home 1334 North Scenic Drive Alamogordo, NM, in charge of arrangements. Terry was born on Thursday, September 02, 1971 in Alamogordo, NM to the late Bill Sandefur and Nellie Navarro...

David Lee Wooten

David Lee Wooten

Jun 5, 2010

David Lee "Buddy" Wooten, age 68, of Columbus, MS died Saturday, June 5, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Monday, June 7, 2010 from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM at Memorial Fineral Home. Services will be Tuesday , June 8, 2010 at 10:00 AM at Living...

Douglas Dean Hunter

Douglas Dean Hunter

Jun 4, 2010

Douglas Dean Hunter, 83, of Columbus, MS died Friday, June 4, 2010, at the G.V. "Sonny" Mongomery VA Medical Center Hospice in Jackson, Ms. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at Memorial Funeral Home from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Services will be Wednesday, June 9 at 10:00 AM in...

Wayne Bush "Tank" Seymer

Wayne Bush "Tank" Seymer

May 29, 2010

WAYNE SEYMER - Wayne Bush "Tank" Seymer, age 70, of Columbus, MS, died May 29, 2010, at his residence. Graveside services will be Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at 11:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Cliff Burris officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, June 2, 2010, one hour prior to the service at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Mr. Seymer was...

Jewel Dean Dodd

Jewel Dean Dodd

May 29, 2010

Jewel Dean Adams Dodd, age 88 of Columbus, MS passed away Saturday, May 29, 2010, just 19 days before her 89th birthday, in Columbus, MS. Viisitation will be held Thursday, June 3, 2010 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home. Private graveside services will be held later at Friendship Cemetery in Columbus. Born Friday, June 17, 1921...

Michael Terrance Mulligan

Michael Terrance Mulligan

May 25, 2010

Michael Terrance Mulligan, age 64, formerly of Columbus died Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at Starkville Manor Nursing Home in Starkville. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home , Columbus, Ms. Graveside services with military honors will be Friday, June 11, 2010 at 10.45 AM at Bay Pines National Cemetery, Bay Pines, FL . He was cremated , and his...

Olga Lassiter Thrash

Olga Lassiter Thrash

May 23, 2010

Olga Lassiter Thrash, age 87, of Columbus, MS died on Sunday, May 23, 2010, at her son's residence in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 12 Noon Wednesday until the time of the service at Memorial Funeral Home. The service will be at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Memorial Funeral Home...

Lois Harmond Price

Lois Harmond Price

May 22, 2010

Lois Harmond Price, age 93, of Columbus, MS, died May 22, 2010, at Trinity Healthcare. Funeral services will be Monday, May 24, 2010, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. James Black and Rev. Ron McDougald officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. The visitation will be Monday, May 24, 2010, one hour prior to...

James W. Ruffin

James W. Ruffin

May 18, 2010

James W. Ruffin, Sr., age 83, of Columbus, MS, went to be with the Lord on May 18, 2010, at Sactuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS. Funeral services will be Thursday, May 20, 2010, at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Jearl Hunley officiating and Rev. Steve Lammons and Rev. Ron McDougald assisting. The interment will immediately...