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William B. Drees, Jr.
May 18, 2010
William B. "Jack" Drees Jr., age 84, died Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Columbia, SC. Services will be held Saturday, May 22, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Whitney officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Friday, May 21,...
Mary Katherine Price
May 17, 2010
KATHERINE PRICE - Mary Katherine Perrigin Price, age 81, of Columbus, MS, died May 17, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. George Shaw officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Beersheba Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 18, 2010, from 6:00-9:00 PM at...
William Clifton Edmonson
May 16, 2010
WILLIAM C. EDMONSON William Clifton Edmonson age 78 died Sunday, May 16, 2010 at his residence in Louisville MS. Services will be held Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Inge Halbert officiating, burial will follow at Lynns Creek Cemetery in Noxubee County . Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Tuesday,...
Clinton L. "Clint" Franklin Jr.
May 11, 2010
CLINT FRANKLIN - Clinton L. "Clint" Franklin, Jr., of Columbus, MS, died May 11, 2010, at his residence in Phil Campbell, AL. Funeral services will be Friday, May 14, 2010, at 11:00 AM at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Columbus with Rev. Sandra DePriest officiating. A graveside committal will follow at 4:30 PM on Friday at Cedar...
Medora Eldredge Black
May 4, 2010
Medora Eldredge Black, age 72, of Columbus, MS, died May 4, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. A memorial service will be Saturday, May 8, 2010, at 10:00 AM at Canaan Baptist Church with Rev. P. J. Mortensen officiating and Memorial Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Black was born February 14, 1938, in Columbus, MS, to the late William Augustus...
Joel Michael Killman
Apr 28, 2010
Joel Michael Killman, age 64, died April 28, 2010 at his residence in Albany, GA. Graveside services will be Monday, May 3, 2010 at Friendship Cemetery at 2:00 PM in Columbus, Ms with Rev. Tom Bryson, officiating. Born April 23, 1946 in Columbus, MS, Mr. Killman graduated from Coahoma High School in Clarksdale, MS and attended the University of Southern...
Mary Elizabeth Maxey
Apr 24, 2010
MARY MAXEY - Mary Elizabeth Hayes Maxey, age 81, of Ridgeland, MS, formerly of Columbus, MS, died April 24, 2010, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. Funeral services will be Monday, April 26, 2010, at 10:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Billy Wayne Whatley officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery of Columbus. The visitation...
Emmett "Mack" L. Leach Iii
Apr 22, 2010
MACK LEACH - Emmett L. "Mack" Leach, III, of Columbus, MS, died April 22, 2010, at his residence in Columbus. A memorial service will be Monday, April 26, 2010, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Bill Benson officiating. Mr. Leach was born July 22, 1950, in Columbus, MS to the late Emmett L. Leach, Jr. and...
Russell George Spriggs
Apr 21, 2010
Russell George Spriggs, age 87, of Boynton Beach, Florida, died Wednesday April 21, 2010 at Bethesda Memorial Hospital in Boynton Beach. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 10:00AM at Memorial Funeral Home with Father Robert Dore, officiating. A graveside service and interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Born October 29, 1922, in West Orange, New...
Margaret Miller Beard
Apr 21, 2010
MARGARET BEARD - Margaret Miller Beard, age 90, of Meridian, MS, formerly of Columbus, MS, died April 21, 2010, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian, MS. Funeral services will be Sunday, April 25, 2010, at 3:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. David Strain officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will also...
Hilda Maudie Burns
Apr 19, 2010
HILDA BURNS - Hilda Maudie Burns, age 84, died April 19, 2010, at Select Specialty Hospital in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at 10;00 AM at Antioch Baptist Church with Dr. Edward Knox officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 20, 2010, from 6:00-8:00 PM at Memorial...
Ruby Mccown
Apr 16, 2010
RUBY McCOWN Ruby McCown age 77 died Friday, April 16, 2010 at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Services will be held Monday, April 19, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Fairview Baptist Church with Rev. Mickey Dalrymple and Rev. Sammy Crawford officiating. Burial will follow at Piney Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday at the church from 9:30...
Louise D. Reed
Apr 16, 2010
LOUISE D. REED Louise D. Reed age 86 died Friday, April 16, 2010 at Homeplace Assisted Living of Columbus. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m.Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at Corinth National Cemetery. Mrs. Reed was born on Monday, December 10, 1923 in Gresham, WI to the late Frank and Jennie Little Dahse. Mrs Reed enlisted in the Women's...
Billie Edward Church
Apr 13, 2010
Billie Edward Church, 76 of Columbus, MS died Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital/GT in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. A Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated Friday, April 16, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Annunciation Catholic Church with Father Robert Dore, celebrant. Visitation will begin at 10 :00 AM in the church...
Guy Manson Nation, Jr.
Apr 12, 2010
Guy Manson Nation, Jr., age 90, of Columbus, MS, died April 12, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital of Columbus. Funeral servcies will be Thursday, April 15, 2010, at 1:30 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Dr. Albert Wilkerson officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. The visitation will also be Thursday, April 15, 2010, from noon until...
Dorothy Elizabeth Ruffin
Apr 9, 2010
DOROTHY RUFFIN - Dorothy Elizabeth Easley Ruffin, age 77, of Columbus, MS, died April 9, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS. Funeral services will be Sunday, April 11, 2010, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Ron McDougald officiating and Rev. Clark Richardson assisting. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation was Saturday,...
Roy Hays Collins
Apr 9, 2010
ROY COLLINS Roy Hays Collins, age 77, died Friday, April 09, 2010 at his residence in Starkville MS. Memorial graveside services were held Saturday April 10 at New Hope Methodist Church Cemetery in Winona MS with Chaplain Charles Smith officiating. Memorial Funeral Home of Columbus was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Collins was born on Wednesday, February 15, 1933 in...
Fred Lyon Beard
Apr 7, 2010
Fred Lyon Beard, age 89, of Columbus, MS, died April 7, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital -Golden Triangle, Columbus. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 10, 2010, at 11:00 AM at Main Street Presbyterian Church with Rev. David Strain and Rev. Craig Barnard officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will be Friday, April...
George Clinton Stacy
Apr 4, 2010
GEORGE STACY - George Clinton Stacy, age 76, of Columbus, MS, died April 4, 2010, at Aurora Australis Lodge. Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Curtis Bray officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Fellowship Cemetery near Mathiston, MS. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 6, 2010, from 5:00-8:00...
Ebbie Ray Wilson
Apr 3, 2010
Ebbie Ray Wilson age 92 died Saturday, April 03, 2010 at Generations of Vernon in Vernon AL. Services will be held Tuesday, April 06, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Arlis Barksdale and Dr. Albert Wilkerson officiating, burial will follow at Furnace Hill Cemetery in Vernon AL. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home...
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