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Andrew James Watters
Feb 18, 2010
ANDREW WATTERS - Andrew James Watters, age 25, September 18, 1984 - February 18, 2010, passed away Thursday morning, February 18th, after a valiant and graceful battle with a very rare cancer, as rare as he was, one in a million. His fight lasted 8 1/2 months. Prior to diagnosis, he was a 20 year cancer survivor, having first been...
Carrie Leona Hood
Feb 16, 2010
CARRIE HOOD - Carrie Leona Spencer Hood, age 86, of Pickensville, AL, formerly of Columbus, MS, died February 16, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Friday, February 19, 2010, at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Dennis Holliman officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery. The visitation will also be Friday, February...
Jarrell "J.D." Holloway
Feb 14, 2010
Jarrell Dean "J.D." Holloway, age 88, died at home in Columbus, MS, on Feb. 14, 2010. Services will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home, with Minister Archie Taftlinger and Minister Larry Ferguson officiating, burial with military honors will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Col. Holloway...
David M. "Sonny" Fortner
Feb 13, 2010
David M. "Sonny" Fortner, age 56, died February 13, 2010, at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, MS. Funeral services will be Sunday, February 14, 2010, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Pete Bowen officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Pine Grove Cemetery near Ethelsville, AL. The visitation will also be Sunday, February 14, 2010, one hour...
Dr. George A. Myers
Feb 11, 2010
DR. GEORGE A. MYERS Dr. George A. Myers age 75 died Thursday, February 11, 2010 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Services will be held Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 2:00 PM at New Covenant Baptist Church with Rev. Gene O'Brian, Rev. Chad O'Brian, and Rev. Tommy Whaley officiating, burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation...
Ernest Eugene Collins
Feb 8, 2010
ERNEST COLLINS - Ernest Eugene "Spanky" Collins, age 55, of Red Bay, AL, formerly of Columbus, MS, died February 8, 2010, at Red Bay Hospital. Graveside services will be Saturday, February 13, 2010, at 11:00 AM at Living Faith Tabernacle Cemetery with Rev. James Gardner officiating and Memorial Funeral Home directing. Visitation will also be Saturday, February 13, 2010, one...
Earline Gibson
Feb 6, 2010
Edith Earline Gibson age 89 died Saturday, February 06, 2010 at TLC Nursing Center in Oneonta AL. Graveside services were held Tuesday, February 09, 2010 at 10:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Sammy Crawford officiating. Mrs. Gibson was born on Wednesday, December 20, 1920 in Columbus to the late Harvey and Ruby Cain McManus. She was a homemaker and...
Otis Lavell Johnson
Feb 4, 2010
Otis Lavell Johnson age 58 died Thursday, February 04, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus. Mr. Johnson was born on Wednesday, February 14, 1951 in Philadelphia, MS to the late Lavell and Ann Johnson. He was a retired offshore cook. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Mary Faye Smith Johnson....
Sara Harris
Jan 25, 2010
SARA HARRIS - Sara Elizabeth Stough Harris, age 85, of Northport, AL, formerly of Steens, MS, died January 25, 2010, at Forest Manor Nursing Home in Northport, AL. Graveside services will be Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Columbus with Rev. Clark Richardson officiating and Gunter & Peel Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Harris was...
Jack W. Miller
Jan 20, 2010
Jack Winton Miller age 85 died Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Services were held Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 11:00 AM at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Tom Bryson officiating, burial followed at Friendship Cemetery. Mr. Miller was born on Sunday, August 24, 1924 in McComb, MS to the late James Marion and Myrtle Cardin...
Vallie Wilma Windham
Jan 17, 2010
VALLIE WINDHAM - Vallie Wilma Williams Windham, age 88, of Columbus, MS, died January 17, 2010, at Homeplace Assisted Living. Funeral services will be Thursday, January 21, 2010, at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. J. Steve Jackson officiating. The private interment will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 20, 2010, from 5:00-8:00 PM...
Loyd Lowayne Wartes
Jan 16, 2010
Loyd Lowayne Wartes, age 76, died Saturday, January 16, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital -Golden Triangle in Columbus, MS. A Mass of Resurrection will be held Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 1:00 PM at Annunciation Catholic Church with Father Robert Dore officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery , Columbus, MS. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home...
Ruby Norris Wright
Jan 10, 2010
Ruby Norris Wright age 89 died Sunday, January 10, 2010 at her sons residence in Columbus . Graveside services will be held Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Moselle Cemetery in Moselle , MS with Pastor Hiram Eves officiating. Mrs. Wright was born on Thursday, September 30, 1920 in Mobile, AL then adopted by the late William and...
Frances Strickland Stinson
Jan 10, 2010
FRANCES S. STINSON - Frances Strickland Stinson, age 88, of West Memphis, AR, formerly of Columbus, MS, died January 10, 2010, at her nephew's residence in West Memphis, AR. Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Albert Gore officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will...
Twila Wallin Robertson
Jan 5, 2010
Twila Ruth Wallin Robertson died January 5, 2010 at The Windsor Place in Columbus after a lengthy illness. She was born March 13, 1946 in Columbus to John Luther Wallin, Jr. and Jesse Ruth McMullen Wallin. Mrs. Robertson was preceded in death by her father. She leaves her husband, Jackson P. Robertson, Jr., daughters, Kimberly Kimbrough, Meridian Mississippi and Lisa...
Ollie Mae Rickman
Jan 2, 2010
OLLIE RICKMAN - Ollie Mae Corbell Rickman, age 86, of Columbus, MS, died January 2, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 5, 2010, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. David Woods officiating and Rev. William N. Franks assisting. The interment will immediately follow at Furnace Hill Cemetery in Vernon, AL. The...
Renee Gabrielle Terry
Dec 31, 2009
Renee Gabriella Thomas Terry, age 87, of Columbus, MS, died December 31, 2009, at Cogburn Rehabilitation & Health Center in Huntsville, AL. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 2, 2010, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Father Robert Dore officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will also be Saturday, January 2, 2010, one...
Clara Callahan Schaff
Dec 30, 2009
Clara Callahan Schaff entered eternal life on Wednesday, December 30, 2009, at Windsor Place in Columbus, MS, with her family at her side. She was 90. She was born to David Patrick and Clara Julia Hardtner Callahan in Palestine, TX. During World War II, she was employed by the U.S. Army at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, TX. She...
Carolyn "Mama Caro" Odom
Dec 29, 2009
Mrs. Carolyn H. Odom, 86, of Jackson, much loved Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother, died Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at St. Dominics Hospital in Jackson, MS. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 11:00 am until 12:00 noon Saturday January 2, 2010 at Memorial Funeral Home. A graveside service, with Dr. Walt Porter...
Helen Sartin Wilson
Dec 24, 2009
Helen Marie Sartin Wilson, age 82, died Thursday, December 24, 2009 at The Arrington in Columbus MS. Services will be held Sunday, December 27, 2009 at 3:00 PM at the First Baptist Church, in Collins, Mississippi with Rev. Melvin Mordecai officiating and Memorial Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements. Burial will follow at Shiloh Cemetery, in Lawrence County, MS. Visitation will...
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