OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Bill Lemonds

Bill Lemonds

Mar 31, 2010

BILL LEMONDS William Wheeler "Bill" Lemonds Sr. age 74 died Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at his residence in Columbus. Services will be held Friday, April 2, 2010 at 1:00 PM at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with his grandson Bro. Jay Lemonds officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Thursday, April 01,...

Una Rae Lewis

Una Rae Lewis

Mar 26, 2010

Una Rae Lewis, age 80, died Friday, March 26, 2010, at Homeplace Assisted Living in Columbus. Services will be held Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 3:00 PM in the chapel of Memorial Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Harding officiating. Internment will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home one hour prior to service....

Ruth Perkerson Ebersole

Ruth Perkerson Ebersole

Mar 26, 2010

Ruth Perkerson Ebersole, age 85, died Friday, March 26, 2010 at Trinity Place Personal Care in Columbus, MS. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be held Monday, March 29, 2010 at 3:00 PM in the Chapel of Memorial Funeral Home with Dr. Shawn Parker and Rev. Ron McDougald officiating. Internment will follow at Friendship Cemetery...

Jack B. Noble

Jack B. Noble

Mar 22, 2010

JACK NOBLE - Jack B. Noble, age 82, of Columbus, MS, died March 22, 2010, at his residence. Graveside services will be Wednesday, March 24, 2010, at 3:00 PM at Park Hill Cemetery in Columbus, GA, with military honors and Gunter & Peel Funeral Home directing. Mr. Noble was born April 18, 1927, in Columbus, GA, to the late Judson...

Lynn Phillips Smith

Lynn Phillips Smith

Mar 20, 2010

Lynn Phillips Smith, at the age of 87 passed away on March 20th, at his home in Columbus, MS. Services will be held Tuesday March 23, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church 3200 Bluecutt Road Columbus. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will begin on Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church. Memorial Funeral...

Bob Myers

Bob Myers

Mar 18, 2010

BOB MYERS Julius Robert "Bob" Myers age 71 died Thursday, March 18, 2010 at his residence in Columbus. Services will be held Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 3:00 PM at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with Bro. Dan Robertson officiating. Burial will follow at Springhill Cemetery near Millport. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the church. Bob...

Thomas Dawkins

Thomas Dawkins

Mar 15, 2010

THOMAS DAWKINS Rufus Thomas Dawkins age 77 died Monday, March 15, 2010 at Oktibbeha County Hospital in Starkville. Graveside services will be held Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Curtis Chapel Cemetery with Bro. Jeff Morgan officiating. Visitation will be held from 6 until 8 Wednesday March 17, 2010 at Memorial Funeral Home. Mr. Dawkins was born on...

Lyda Beatrice Fromm

Lyda Beatrice Fromm

Mar 14, 2010

Lyda Beatrice Fromm, age 90, died Sunday, March 14, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 1:30 PM at Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Rev. Ron McDougald officiating. Visitation will be held at Gunter and Peel Funeral Home from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Wednesday. Mrs. Fromm was born...

Edna E. Neal

Edna E. Neal

Mar 13, 2010

Edna E. Upton Neal, age 82, died Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Providence Benedictine Nursing Center in Mount Angel, OR. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be held Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Memorial Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Ray officiating. Internment will follow at Memorial Gardens. Visitation will...

Norma Estelle James

Norma Estelle James

Mar 11, 2010

Norma Estelle James, age 75, of Columbus, MS, died Thursday, March 11, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be held Sunday, March 14, 2010, at 3:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. M. L. "Buddy" James officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens. The visitation will also be Sunday, March 14,...

Margaret Burdeshaw

Margaret Burdeshaw

Mar 7, 2010

MARGARET BURDESHAW - Margaret Burdeshaw, age 84, of Columbus, MS, died March 7, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at 4:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, March 10, 2010, one hour prior to the service at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. A graveside...

Bessie Lou Reynolds

Bessie Lou Reynolds

Mar 6, 2010

BESSIE REYNOLDS Bessie Lou Reynolds age 81 died Saturday, March 06, 2010 at Windsor Place Nursing & Rehab Center in Columbus. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery with Bro. John Beasley officiating. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Tuesday, March 09, 2010 from 6:00 PM until...

William Lloyd Logan

William Lloyd Logan

Mar 4, 2010

LLOYD LOGAN - William Lloyd Logan, age 65, of Steens, MS, died March 4, 2010, at his son's residence in Steens, MS. Funeral services will be Sunday, March 7, 2010, at 2:00 PM at the First Pentecostal Church with Rev. Steve Blaylock, Rev. Phillip Blaylock, and Rev. Stan Blaylock officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery near...

Charles E. Morgan

Charles E. Morgan

Mar 3, 2010

CHARLES E. CHARLIE MORGAN Charles Edward Morgan, age 76, died Wednesday, March 03, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Services will be held Friday, March 05, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charlie Whitney officiating. Burial will follow at 3:00 p.m. Friday at Magnolia Cemetery in Meridian MS. Visitation will be held at the...

Hope Ellis Darnell

Hope Ellis Darnell

Feb 27, 2010

Hope Ellis Darnell passed peacefully in the arms of her loving parents on Saturday, February 27, 2010. Hope was born on Friday, February 19, 2010, at 8:22 a.m. in Birmingham, Alabama. During Hopes eight short days here on Earth she touched many lives and was loved deeply by family and friends. Hopes brief life is a gift from God to...

Dorothy W. Richards

Dorothy W. Richards

Feb 26, 2010

Dorothy W. Richards, 87, a long-time resident of Columbus, died Friday February 26, 2010 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She is survived by daughters Anne (Randy) Dennis of Starkville; Mary Elizabeth (Tom) Beu of Chattanooga; and grandchildren John Beu of Chattanooga, Richard Beu of New Orleans, and Elizabeth Beu of Tallahassee, Florida. A graveside service will be held at 11:30 on March...

Robin Dale Wilson

Robin Dale Wilson

Feb 23, 2010

Robin Dale Wilson age 45 died Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at his residence in Atlanta GA after a lengthy illness. Services will be held Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 1:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Moore officiating. Burial follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Robin was...

Margaret Baskerville "Margy" George

Margaret Baskerville "Margy" George

Feb 22, 2010

Margaret Baskerville Holman George, fondly known by her friends as Margy, died February 22, 2010, in Columbus, Mississippi. She was ninety years old. Memorial services will be held in the Parish Hall of St. Pauls Episcopal Church on Thursday February 25, 2010 at 3 p.m. with The Rev. Sandra DePriest officiating. Visitation will also be held in the church parish...

Charles Arthur Belcher

Charles Arthur Belcher

Feb 22, 2010

Charles Arthur Belcher, age 74, died Monday, February 22, 2010, at his residence in Columbus. Services will be held Wednesday, at February 24, 2010, at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home Chapel at 10:00 A.M. with Dr. Joe Pate, Greenwood, MS. officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery in Pickens County, Al. Visitation will be held Tuesday, February 23, 2010,...

B.A. Webb

B.A. Webb

Feb 21, 2010

B. A. WEBB - B. A. Webb, age 85, of Columbus, MS, died February 21 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Ron Delgado officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens with military honors. The visitation will also be Wednesday, February 24,...