OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Mary Little Mcfarland

Mary Little Mcfarland

Aug 25, 2009

Mary Little McFarland age 73 died Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at her residence in Gray, LA . Graveside services will be held Friday, August 28, 2009 at 1:00 PM at Wood Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Tom Nolen, MS. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home, Columbus on Friday, August 28, 2009 from 11:00 AM until 12:00 noon. Mrs....

Betty Elise Smith

Betty Elise Smith

Aug 23, 2009

ELISE SMITH - Betty Elise McLendon Smith, age 84, died August 23, 2009 at Windsor Place in Columbus. Funeral services will be Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Chaplain Dean Brooks offciating and Chaplain Rick Montoya assisting. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. The visitation will be Tuesday, August...

Jean Honnoll

Jean Honnoll

Aug 23, 2009

JEAN HONNOLL Jean Honnoll age 81 died Sunday, August 23, 2009 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 10:00 AM at Egger Cemetery with The Rev. Dr. Jonathan Speegle officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday August 25, 2009 at Memorial Funeral Home from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Mrs. Honnoll was...

Hazel Rector Mcferrin

Hazel Rector Mcferrin

Aug 22, 2009

Hazel Rector McFerrin, age 92, died Saturday, August 22, 2009 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo MS. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 12:00 noon at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Tuesday, August 25, 2009 from 10:00 AM until 11:30 AM. Mrs. McFerrin was born on Tuesday, June 19, 1917 in...

Willodene M Mccormick

Willodene M Mccormick

Aug 21, 2009

WILLODENE MCCORMICK - Willodene Moore McCormick, age 90, of Columbus, MS died August 21, 2009 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Funeral services will be Sunday, August 23, 2009 at 3:00 PM at Beersheba Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Pastor Terry Maynard and Pastor J. B. Burns officiating. The interment will immediately follow in Beersheba Cemetery. Visitation is also Sunday, August...

Hilda Mccullough Nolen

Hilda Mccullough Nolen

Aug 19, 2009

Mrs. Nolen was born November 11, 1921 in Pickens County, Alabama to Leitha Coleman McCullough and Marvin Dunaway McCullough. She married William Woodrow Woody Nolen on December 30, 1939. They were blessed with 2 children. Mrs. Nolen was retired from United Technologies (formerly American Bosch), where she worked on an assembly line. She was very supportive and instrumental in helping...

Easton Stevon Yarbrough

Easton Stevon Yarbrough

Aug 17, 2009

Easton Stevon Yarbrough infant son of Brandon and Ashley Christina Yarbrough died Monday, August 17, 2009 . Graveside services under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home will be held Friday, August 21, 2009 at 1:00 PM at Woodlawn Church of Christ Cemetery with Minister Willis Logan officiating. In addition to his parents, Easton Stevon is survived by his maternal grandparents,...

Annie Ruth Grafton

Annie Ruth Grafton

Aug 17, 2009

ANNIE RUTH GRAFTON - Annie Ruth Boswell Grafton, age 93, of Columbus, MS died August 17, 2009 at the Windsor Place in Columbus. Funeral services will be Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 4:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Sammy Crawford officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will also be Wednesday, August 19,...

Willeen Reid Murray

Willeen Reid Murray

Aug 16, 2009

Willeen Reid Murray age 81 died Sunday, August 16, 2009 at Regency Hospital in Meridian MS. Services will be held Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home with Minister Joel Ellis and Minister Aubrey Belue officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Tuesday, August 18, 2009 from 6:00...

Paz Aimee Whitehead

Paz Aimee Whitehead

Aug 16, 2009

Mrs. Paz Aimee Vazquez-Guerra Whitehead, age 93, of Columbus died Sunday, August 16, 2009 at her daughter's home in Hattiesburg, Ms. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be held Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home with Rev. Jearl Hunley officiating, with burial immediately following at Friendship Cemetery in Columbus, MS....

Elise P Mashburne

Elise P Mashburne

Aug 15, 2009

ELISE MASHBURNE - Elise Patrick Mashburne, age 82, of Columbus, MS died August 15, 2009 at Aurora Australis Lodge. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 4:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Glen Miller officiating. Visitation will also be on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 from 3:00-4:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral...

William "Chubby" Mayo Ellis, Jr.

William "Chubby" Mayo Ellis, Jr.

Aug 15, 2009

CHUBBY ELLIS - William Mayo "Chubby" Ellis, Jr., age 84, of Richland, MS, formerly of Columbus, MS died August 15, 2009 at the Mississippi State Hospital in Whitfield, MS. Graveside services will be Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 11:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Dr. Bobby Douglas officiating and Gunter & Peel Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be Monday, August...

Landon Lowell Boyles-Jordan

Landon Lowell Boyles-Jordan

Aug 11, 2009

LANDON BOYLES-JORDAN - Landon Lowell Boyles-Jordan "Little Baby Angel", age 3, of Columbus, MS, went to live with the Lord on August 11, 2009. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 15, 2009 at 1:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mickey Dalrymple officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship South Baptist Church Cemetery in Lamar County, AL....

Marietta Spencer Morrison

Marietta Spencer Morrison

Aug 9, 2009

MARIETTA S. MORRISON Marietta Spencer Morrison, age 66, died Sunday, August 09, 2009 at Oktibbeha County Hospital in Starkville MS. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 3:30 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Wednesday, August 12, 2009 from 2:00 PM until 3:00 PM. Marietta was...

Frances Marie Garner

Frances Marie Garner

Aug 7, 2009

Frances Marie Schooley Garner, 87 of Columbus, MS died August 7, 2009 at her residence. Services for Mrs. Garner will be 2:00 pm Sunday, August 9, 2009 at Fairview Baptist Church with Rev. Mickey Dalrymple officiating and Rev. Sammie Crawford assisting. Interment will follow in Oddfellows Cemetery in Aberdeen, MS. Visitation will be 1:00 - 2:00 pm Sunday, August 9,...

Lena Mae Nicholson

Lena Mae Nicholson

Aug 2, 2009

Lena Mae Canoy Nicholson, age 78, died Sunday, August 02, 2009 at Aurora Australis Lodge in Columbus, MS. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, August 04, 2009 at 1:00 PM at Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Rev. Ed Knox officiating, Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens in Columbus, MS. Visitation will be...

Willie M. Otts

Willie M. Otts

Aug 1, 2009

Willie Mae Squires Otts, age 99, of Caledonia, MS died August 1, 2009 at the Care Center of Vernon. Funeral services will be Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Tony Gallop officiating. Visitation will also be Wednesday, August 5, 2009 one hour prior to the service at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home....

Eugene C. Goodman

Eugene C. Goodman

Aug 1, 2009

Eugene C. Goodman, age 74, entered into eternal rest with his loving wife at his side, at his residence in Vernon, AL on August 1,2009. A memorial service will be Thursday, Ausust 6, 2009 at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Ed Knox officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, August 5, 2009 from 6:00-8:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home....

John Darrell Hemphill

John Darrell Hemphill

Jul 28, 2009

John Darrell Hemphill, age 71, died July 28, 2009 at his residence in Columbus, MS. Funeral services will be Friday, July 31, 2009 at 1:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John "PJ" Mortensen officiating. A graveside committal service will follow at 3:30 PM at Crystal Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery near Louisville, MS. Visitation will be Thursday, July...

Walton Matthew "Walt" Guerry

Walton Matthew "Walt" Guerry

Jul 27, 2009

Walton Guerry, electrical utility lineman, passed away in Tuscaloosa, AL at the age of 22, surrounded by his loving friends and family. Services will be held on Thursday July 30, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at Fairview Baptist Church with Rev. Mickey Dalrymple, Rev. Sammy Crawford and Rev. Nick Cannady officiating. Burial will follow at Knights of Pythians Cemetery in Artesia....