OBITUARIES

Nov 3, 2022

KATHY CESARE

Kathryn "Kathy" Ellis Rhett Cesare passed away unexpectedly at Baptist Memorial Hospital November 4, 2022. She is survived by her husband, John Cesare, her sons, Munford Rhett Cesare, John Charles Cesare (Haley) and William Parker Cesare (Landry) and her grandchildren Neveah and John Robert. Kathy is also survived by her mother, Kathryn Rhett, brothers, Wythe...

Nov 1, 2022

Linda Bailey Williams, age 78, of Aberdeen, MS, formerly of LaGrange, GA, passed away November 1, 2022, at the Care Center of Aberdeen.  Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory.

Oct 28, 2022

NANCY CRENSHAW

Nancy H. Crenshaw, 70, of Caledonia, MS, passed away unexpectedly Friday, October 28, 2022, at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be Wednesday, November 2, 2022, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Columbus, MS. A funeral service will follow at 1:00 pm at First Cumberland Presbyterian...

Oct 27, 2022

JAMES HULETT

James Henry Hulett age 93 died Thursday, October 27, 2022 at Brandon Nursing & Rehab in Brandon MS. Graveside services will be held Friday, October 28, 2022 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Mr. Hulett was born on February 17, 1929 in Christian County, Illinois, to the late Oscar Cornelious Hulett and Evelyn...

Oct 25, 2022

JOHN MILLER

John Mark Miller age 45 died Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at his residence in Caledonia. Services will be held Thursday, October 27, 2022 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel with Pastor Paul Shaw officiating, burial will follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the...

Oct 18, 2022

CMSgt Neal Stephen VanValkenburg, 91, passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus.  Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 21, 2022 at 11:00 am at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Pastor Jearl Hunley officiating and Pastor Luke Lawson assisting .  Visitation will be from 10:30am until service time at the church.  A...

Oct 18, 2022

DON PIERCE - Donald Ray "Don" Pierce, age 61, of Ethelsville, AL, passed away October 18, 2022, at his residence.  Funeral services will be Friday, October 21, 2022, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel with Rev. Jerry Pounders officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus.  Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until the time...

Oct 13, 2022

George Wade of West Monroe, Louisiana September 15, 1934 - October 13, 2022

Funeral services will begin on Monday October 17th with visitation at 10:00am at Griffin Funeral Home in West Monroe Louisiana. Graveside services will be at the Northeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Rayville LA @1:00. The family would like to thank the Staff of Savannah Grande of...

Oct 6, 2022

RICHARD DEASE - Richard Sterling Dease, also known as Wizard and KF5AZ, age 78, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 6, 2022, at the State Veterans Home in Kosciusko, MS. Funeral services will be Monday, October 10, 2022, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel with Rev. Mitch McWilliams officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of...

Oct 4, 2022

Joyce Camille Westbrooks, 76, formally of Columbus Mississippi, passed away in her Athens, Alabama home on October 4, 2022 surrounded by her family.  She was born on August 24, 1946 to Mr. and Mrs John Perkins.  She is a graduate of Lee High School class of 1964, and a graduate of Mississippi University of Women class of 1968.  After...

Oct 4, 2022

Rommay Fay Hatcher

(December 4, 1938 - October 4, 2022)

Rommay Fay Hatcher, 83, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at her home in Columbus, Mississippi.

Visitation for Mrs. Hatcher will be Friday October 7, 2022, from 10:00-11:00 AM at Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home in Columbus. Services will be Friday...

Oct 1, 2022

Jane Wilson Strickland of Columbus, Mississippi June 10, 1934 - October 1, 2022

Jane Wilson Strickland, 88, passed away on October 1, 2022 at Trinity Health Care Center in Columbus. Ms. Strickland was born on June 10, 1934 to Leo Curtis and Agnes Milam Wilson. She married Harold Strickland on May 16, 1956 and together they had three children....

Oct 1, 2022

William Randolph Taylor, II

Born, raised, and died on the Taylor homestead in the prairie of western Lowndes County, Bill Taylor was a true lover of the people and places around him. William Randolph Taylor II (Bill), age 74, born on June 16, 1948, to Catherine and Penn Taylor, died at home after a multi-year battle with...

Sep 30, 2022

Sadie Mae Patton Fant

January 26, 1933 – September 30, 2022

Mrs. Sadie Fant went to be with Jesus Friday, September 30, 2022 at her son’s residence in Columbus. Services will be held Tuesday October 4, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home Chapel; burial will follow at Greenlawn Park Cemetery. Visitation...

Sep 27, 2022

Howard Ferguson, age 82, of Columbus, MS passed away at his residence on September 27, 2022.

Funeral services will be Monday, October 3, 2022, at 11:00 am at Annunciation Catholic Church with Father Jeffery Waldrop officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery in Columbus.    Visitation will be Sunday, October 2, 2022, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at...

Sep 26, 2022

Edward Franklin McDowell Jr

On September 26, 2022, Edward “Eddie Mac” McDowell age 71, died at Dugan Memorial Home in West Point, MS, where he had been a resident for the past several months. Eddie Mac was a life-long resident of Starkville. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward F. McDowell and Mary Evelyn Reynolds...

Sep 25, 2022

TOMMY BETTS Thomas Edward "Tommy" Betts, age 76, of Columbus, MS, passed away September 25, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in West Point, MS.  Funeral services will be Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel with Matt Moehring and Sonny McLellan officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Lone Oak Cemetery in Steens, MS. ...

Sep 20, 2022

Gayle Pigue Glenn, 79, passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at her home in Columbus, MS. Gayle grew up in the Mississippi Gulf Coast city of Biloxi and graduated from Biloxi High School before attending college at the Mississippi University for Women. She considered Columbus her home and was a proud member of the First United Methodist Church of...

Sep 19, 2022

Wright McKinley Boney, Jr., age85, of Steens, MS, passed away September 19, 2022, at his residence. Funeral services will be Friday, September 23, 2022, at 10:00 AM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel with Rev. Ben Yarber officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will be Thursday, September 22, 2022, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM...

Sep 16, 2022

BILLIE FAYE BUXTON

Billie Faye Buxton age 93 died Friday September 16, 2022 at her residence in Columbus. A graveside service will be held Wednesday September 21, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Memorial Gardens of Columbus, with Brother Bill Webb. Visitation will be held Wednesday September 21, 2022 from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. at Memorial Gunter...