OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Gearl W. Greggs

Gearl W. Greggs

Jun 13, 2009

Gearl Wayne Greggs age 67, died Saturday, June 13, 2009 at his residence in Columbus. Services will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel Monday, June 15, 2009 at 1:00 PM with Minister Elbert Lee Wheat officiating; burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Sunday, June 14, 2009 from 6:00 PM until 8:00...

Robert Hunter Stanley

Robert Hunter Stanley

Jun 13, 2009

Robert Hunter Stanley Robert Hunter Stanley, 74, died Saturday, June 13, 2009, in Columbus, Mississippi. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at Caledonia Church of Christ, Caledonia, Mississippi. Services will be conducted by Curtis (Sonny) McLellan and Shane Meredith. Visitation was held Monday, June 15, 2009, at Memorial Funeral Home from 5:30 p.m. until 8:00...

Fred A. Jones

Fred A. Jones

Jun 10, 2009

Frederick Arthur Jones Frederick Arthur Jones, 73, died June 10, 2009, at the University of Alabama-Birmingham Hospital. Services are Friday, June 12, 2009, at St. Pauls Episcopal Church, with a visitation in the parish hall at 1 p.m. and the funeral service at 2:30 p.m., with the Very Rev. James Carlyle officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery. Memorial Funeral...

Kenneth Jerome Ingraham Jr.

Kenneth Jerome Ingraham Jr.

Jun 5, 2009

KENNETH JEROME INGRAHAM (Cajun) Kenneth Jerome Ingraham, age 62, of Columbus, MS passed away Friday June 5, 2009 at his residence in the New Hope community. Kenneth was born on February 21, 1947 in Alexandria, LA to the late Kenneth G. Ingraham and the late Earlene Ortego Ingraham. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his...

Marguerite Dickert Creekmore

Marguerite Dickert Creekmore

Jun 3, 2009

Marguerite Dickert Creekmore , Age 93, formerly of Columbus, died Wednesday, June 3, 2009 from a massive heart attack at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City, MO . Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home on Sunday, June 7, 2009 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM. Graveside services will...

W.C. "Billy" Thompson

W.C. "Billy" Thompson

May 31, 2009

William Cyrus Billy Thompson -Sept. 12, 1912-May 31, 2009. Mr. Billy as he was fondly called, was born in Caledonia, MS. He was the son of the late Cyrus and Bessie Vaughn Thompson. He was introduced to a kinder way of life of horses, buggies, chores and fun on a farm. Moving to Columbus at an early age, his love...

Alton Allen Honnoll

Alton Allen Honnoll

May 26, 2009

ALTON HONNOLL Alton Allen Honnoll Age 88 died May 25, 2009 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus, MS Services will be held at Memorial Funeral Home on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 2:00 PM with Minister Joel Ellis Officiating burial will follow at Furnace Hill Cemetery near Vernon, AL at 3:45 p.m. Visitation will be at Memorial Funeral...

William "Bit" Grady Thompson Sr.

William "Bit" Grady Thompson Sr.

May 19, 2009

W.G. BIT THOMPSON William Grady "Bit" Thompson Sr. Age 84 died May 19, 2009 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus.. Services will be held at Crawford United Methodist Church on Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 2:00 PM With Dr. Walt Porter Officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Limb Cemetery in Crawford. Visitation will be at Memorial Funeral Home...

Ted Jutman

Ted Jutman

May 16, 2009

TED JUTMAN Theodore R. Ted Jutman age 93 died Saturday May 16, 2009 at The Homeplace in Columbus. Visitation will be held Sunday May 17, 2009 from 4 until 6 at Memorial Funeral Home716 2nd Ave North in Columbus. Graveside services will be held AT 1:00 P.M. Monday May 18, 2009 at Plantersville Cemetery in Plantersville, MS. A gathering for...

Earlie Lee Sanders

Earlie Lee Sanders

May 16, 2009

EARLIE SANDERS Earlie Lee Sanders Age 89 died May 16, 2009 at The Windsor Place Nursing & Rehab Center in Columbus, MS Graveside services will be held at Memorial Gardens Cemetery on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 1:00 PM With Pastor Ron Thomas Officiating Visitation will be at Memorial Funeral Home on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 from 5:00 PM to...

Hampton Couchman Jr.

Hampton Couchman Jr.

May 13, 2009

HAMPTON COUCHMAN JR. BIRMINGHAM - Edward Hampton Hank Couchman Jr., 81, died Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham. Services will be held Saturday May 16, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Joel Ellis officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday May 15, 2009 from 6 until...

Mary Frances Mccaleb

Mary Frances Mccaleb

May 13, 2009

Mary Frances McKellar McCaleb, 93, of Columbus, MS died Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus, MS Funeral arangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gardens Cemetery, with Rev. Ron Thomas and Rev. Gary Walker officiating. She will be buried...

Helen Whitworth Odom

Helen Whitworth Odom

May 10, 2009

Helen Whitworth Odom, 87 ,of Columbus, MS died Sunday, May 10, 2009 at Rush Hospital in Meridian, MS. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Tuesday , May 12, 2009 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 10:00 AM in the chapel of Memorial Funeral Home,...

Elona Mendrop Sams

Elona Mendrop Sams

May 9, 2009

Mrs. Joe O. Sams, Sr. Elona Mendrop Sams age 91 died May 9, 2009 at the Windsor in Columbus. Mrs. Sams was born on January 19, 1918 in Hollendale, Mississippi to the late Eldon Richard and Beulah Irene Golden Mendrop. Services will be held Tuesday May 12, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Shawn Parker...

Donald Ean Wayne Evans

Donald Ean Wayne Evans

May 6, 2009

Ean Evans , 48, died May 6, 2009 at his home in Columbus, MS. Arrangments for his Memorial service have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. A Memorial service, with Rev. Curtis Bray, offiiciating, will be held Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 11:00 AM at First Assembly Of God Church . Visitation will be held thirty minutes prior to the...

Tip Smith Easley

Tip Smith Easley

Apr 28, 2009

Mrs. Tip Smith Easley, 88 ,of Columbus, MS died Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at Trinity Healthcare Center in Columbus, MS. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be at Memorial Funeral Home on Thursday, April 30, 2009 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Services will be Friday, May 1, 2009 at 10:00 AM in the chapel...

Virginia P. Robert

Virginia P. Robert

Apr 27, 2009

Ms. Virginia P. Robert died Monday, April 27, 2009 at St. Martins In The Pines Retirement Home in Birmingham , Ala. She died from natural causes. Visitation will be conducted at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbus Wednesday, April 29 between the hours of 6 p.m and 8 p.m. She will be laid to rest at Memorial Park Cemetery next to...

Laurie Waring Cox Barber

Laurie Waring Cox Barber

Apr 24, 2009

LAURIE COX BARBER Laurie Waring Cox Barber, Age 104, died April 24, 2009 at Trinity Healthcare Center in Columbus. Graveside services will be held at Friendship Cemetery on Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 2:00 PM with Dr. Sam Morris and Rev. Ron McDougald officiating and Memorial Funeral Home in charge of her arrangements. Mrs. Barber was born on June 27,...

Thomas Carleton Billups Iv

Thomas Carleton Billups Iv

Apr 19, 2009

T. Carleton Billups IV Thomas Carleton Billups IV died peacefully on April 19, 2009 in Dallas, Texas. He was ninety-four. Graveside services will be at Friendship Cemetery in Columbus, Mississippi on May 5, 2009 at 1:30 PM with The Very Reverend James F. Carlyle of St. Pauls Episcopal Church officiating. A member of two Lowndes County pioneer families, Mr. Billups...

Raymond D. "Ray" Barksdale Jr.

Raymond D. "Ray" Barksdale Jr.

Apr 15, 2009

RAY BARKSDALE Jr. Raymond D. "Ray" Barksdale Jr. Age 85 died April 15, 2009 at The Windsor Place Nursing & Rehab Center in Columbus, MS Services will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 3:00 PM with Father James Carlyle Officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be at St. Paul's...