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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
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
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
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
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
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,...
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...
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