OBITUARIES

Jun 15, 2022

BILLY FLOORE Ret. Ltc. Billy Floore age 95 died Wednesday June 15, 2022 at his residence in Columbus, surrounded by his loving family. A memorial service will be held on Monday, June 20, 2022, at 11:00 am at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Columbus, Mississippi under the direction of Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory with Father Jason Shelby...

Jun 11, 2022

LILLIE STOKES Lillie Blaxton Stokes, age 93, of Columbus, MS, passed away June 11, 2022, at Windsor Place Nursing & Rehab.  Funeral services will be Saturday, June 18, 2022, at 10:00 AM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel with Rev. David Honeycutt officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 9:30 AM until the time...

Jun 9, 2022

PINKY KING

Thomas Lester “Pinky” King, age 76, died at home in Fairhope, Alabama, on Thursday, June 9, 2022; he was surrounded by his family and friends.  Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbus, Mississippi, on Sunday, June 12, from 1:00-3:00, with a service immediately following.

Mr. King was born in Berkeley,...

Jun 7, 2022

FLOYD PRUDEN - Floyd Everett Pruden, Jr., age 73, of Columbus, MS, passed away June 7, 2022, at his residence.  Graveside services will be Friday, June 10, 2022, at 3:30 PM at Lee Memorial Park in Verona, MS with Rev. Ann Russell Bradley officiating.  Visitation will be Friday, June 10, 2022, from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM at Memorial Gunter...

Jun 7, 2022

Dorothy Hickman

Dorothy “Dot” Hickman passed away on June 7, 2022. She was 97 years old. She was born March 1, 1925, in Lowndes County to the late Monroe and Ella Mae Vaughan. Valedictorian of Caledonia High School class of 1944, her first job was working at Columbus Air Force Base during WWII. She later worked for...

May 30, 2022

HAROLD BERRY

Harold Clayton Berry age 80, died Monday, May 30, 2022 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Graveside services will be held Friday June 3, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. at Memorial Garden of Columbus    Joe Warren officiating, Columbus MS. Visitation will be held Friday June 3, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. til 11:00 a.m. at Memorial Gunter Peel...

May 30, 2022

Kathy Turner age 66 died Monday May 30, 2022 at West Point Community Living Center in West Point, MS. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory.

May 27, 2022

BUDDY KERR

John A. “Buddy” Kerr age 88 died Friday May 27, 2022 at his residence in Columbus. Graveside services will be held Tuesday May 31, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be held Tuesday May 31, 2022 from 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home.

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May 26, 2022

Myrna Marjorie Carpenter age 87 died Thursday, May 26, 2022 at her residence in Columbus. Services will be held Wednesday, June 01, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel with Pasto r Randy Randle and Associate Pastor Tim Williams officiating, burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday on hour prior to service at the...

May 25, 2022

GARY BARNETT

Gary Leroy Barnett age 85 died Wednesday May 25, 2022 at St. Joseph Hospice in Gulfport, MS. Services will be held Saturday June 4, 2022 at 11:30 am at Wesley United Methodist Church with Rev. Sarah Windham officiating; burial will follow at Howell Cemetery near the Athens Community in Monroe County. Visitation will be held...

May 22, 2022

Taggart Edmond Burns, 8 months, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at his residence in Columbus. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at 2:00 pm in the Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory Chapel. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at the funeral home.

May 18, 2022

Steven Carl Wallace, Jr. “Colt"

December 7, 1993- May 18, 2022

Steven C. Wallace, Jr., “Colt,” age 28, passed away suddenly on May 18, 2022. He was born December 7, 1993 to Steve and Teena Wallace in Oxford, MS. A 2012 graduate from Caledonia High School, Colt went on to graduate from Mississippi University for...

May 16, 2022

GARY STACKS - Gary W. Stacks II, age 44, of West Point, MS, passed away May 16, 2022, at his residence.  A private family memorial service will be held at a later date.  Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Stacks was born October 2, 1977, in Biloxi, MS, to Linda Stacks Milner of...

May 12, 2022

JUDITH STOVER

Judith Elaine Stover age 77 died Thursday May 12, 2022 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. No services are planned at this time. Mrs. Stover was born on July 26, 1944 in Granite City, IL to the late Helen Ruth Taylor Warmack and Charles Warmack. She was a retired restaurant owner/operator.

Survivors include:

May 9, 2022

PAUL SOUTHERLAND

Paul Southerland passed away at home surrounded by his wife and children on May 9, 2022, after an extremely brave and hard-fought battle with cancer.  Growing up on a farm in Columbus, Mississippi, Paul began plowing soy bean fields and milking cows as a child. Always a life-long learner, Paul worked in numerous...

May 7, 2022

PEGGY BISHOP - Peggy Ann Massingill Bishop, age 63, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 7, 2022, at Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, FL.  Funeral services will be Thursday, May 12, 2022, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel.  The interment will immediately follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery.  Visitation will be Wednesday, May 11, 2022, from 6:00 -...

May 5, 2022

Dorothy Ward Smith McMullan Langford died Thursday, May 5, 2022.

One of three daughters, “Dot,” was born on July 12, 1927, in Columbus, Mississippi to Nannie Kate Ward Smith & Herbert Atkins Smith.

She graduated from S. D. Lee High School in 1944 and would go on to attend Mississippi College for Women where she...

May 1, 2022

Freddie Elizabeth Lindsey age 82 died Sunday, May 01, 2022 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Thursday, May 05, 2022 at 2:00 PM at Authentic Church / First United Pentecostal Church 311 Tuscaloosa Road Columbus, MS 39702 with Pastor Steve Blaylock and Pastor Craig Blaylock   officiating, burial will follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will...

Apr 29, 2022

Charlotte Carr Sanders, 79, entered the larger life on April 29, 2022, at home.

Charlotte was born on June 23, 1942 to the late Horace Jewell Carr and Ada Fields Carr.

She was a graduate of S.D. Lee High School where she was a majorette and played clarinet in the marching band. She continued her...

Apr 27, 2022

Frances Jones Borland, age 62, of Columbus, MS, passed away April 27, 2022, at her residence.  Funeral services will be Sunday, May 1, 2022, at 3:00 PM at First United Methodist Church with Reverends Jimmy Criddle, Anne Russell Bradley, and Aislinn Kopp officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery.  Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory is...