OBITUARIES

Bailey Grace Jordan

Mar 19, 2021

BAILEY GRACE JORDAN

Infant Bailey Grace Jordan died Friday March 19, 2021. A graveside service will be held Friday March 26, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery.  Survivors include her parents Brittany Cheyenne Jordan and Devin Jordan. Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 716 2 nd Ave N is in charge of...

Sallye Boyde

Mar 19, 2021

Sallye Boyde of Columbus, Mississippi July 10, 1932 - March 19, 2021

SALLYE BOYDE

Sarah "Sallye" Boyde age 88, died Friday, March 19, 2021 at her residence in Columbus. A graveside service will be held Monday, March 22, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Anne Russell Bradley officiating.

Mrs. Boyde was born...

Linda Burns

Mar 18, 2021

Linda Burns of Columbus, Mississippi October 5, 1947 - March 18, 2021

LINDA BURNS

Linda Jean Burns age 73, died Thursday, March 18, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel 903 College St Chapel ; burial will follow at...

Nancy Weathers

Mar 15, 2021

NANCY WEATHERS

Nancy Todd Weathers, age 82, of Hueytown, AL, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away March 15, 2021, at Self Healthcare & Rehab of Hueytown.  Graveside services will be Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at 2:00 PM at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Joel Frederick officiation.  Visitation...

Nancy Imes

Mar 11, 2021

NANCY IMES

Nancy McClanahan Imes, age 92, of Columbus, MS , passed away March 11, 2021, at her residence.  Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 716 2 nd Ave. North location.

Gwendolyn Jourdan

Mar 11, 2021

GWENDOLYN JOURDAN

Gwendolyn Darlene “Gwen” Jourdan, age 62, of Columbus, MS, passed away March 11, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services will be Sunday, March 14, 2021, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel 903 College St. location with Pastor Roy Plymon officiating and Pastor Steve Blaylock assisting.  The private family interment will immediately follow...

Kathy Smith

Mar 7, 2021

Kathy Smith of Hamilton, Mississippi February 6, 1959 - March 7, 2021

KATHY SMITH

Kathy Smith age 61 passed away Sunday March 7, 2021 at her residence in Hamilton, MS. Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, 2nd Ave N Location has been entrusted with arrangements. A private family memorial service will be held at a later...

Henry S. Weiss

Mar 7, 2021

HENRY WEISS

Henry Stephen Weiss was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi on November 8 th , 1930 to the late Joe and Cissy Weiss. He graduated from Clarksdale High S chool. He was an MP in the United States Army (1953-1955) where he was stationed in Brooklyn, New York. He married Jody McKnight on June 30 th...

Donald Lynn Weathers

Mar 5, 2021

Donald Lynn Weathers of Columbus, Mississippi January 11, 1961 - March 5, 2021

Donald Lynn Weathers, 60, passed away March 5, 2021 at his residence.

Graveside services will be Monday, March 8, 2021 at 2:00pm at Memorial Gardens with Tim Childs officiating.

Don was born in Columbus in 1961 to Charlie Faye Moore Weathers and...

Kevin Stewart

Mar 3, 2021

KEVIN STEWART

Kevin Stewart, 49, of Columbus, passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  Funeral Services will be held Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 2:00 pm at First United Methodist Church in Columbus.  Visitation will be from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm at the church.  Burial will be at Nebo Cemetery in Ackerman, MS....

Helen Willis

Feb 26, 2021

HELEN WILLIS

Helen Jo Willis, age 71, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 26, 2021, at her residence.  Graveside services will be Saturday, March 13, 2021, at 1:00 PM at Blaylock Cemetery, 2400 Blaylock Rd., Sulligent, AL, 35586, with Chaplain Melvin Mordecai officiating.  Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 903 College St. location is...

Leroy Sims

Feb 24, 2021

Leroy Sims of Columbus, Mississippi July 16, 1990 - February 24, 2021

LEROY SIMS

Leroy Armstrong Sims, Jr., age 30, of Columbus, MS , passed away February 24, 2021, at his residence.  Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 716 2 nd Ave. North location.

Elise Jackson

Feb 21, 2021

Elise Jackson of Tupelo, Mississippi June 2, 1935 - February 21, 2021

ELISE JACKSON

Elise Mary Davis Jackson, age 85, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 21, 2021, at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo, MS.  Graveside services will be Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at 11:00 am at Egger Cemetery in Caledonia, MS, with Rev....

Henry Douglas Vaughn

Feb 19, 2021

Henry Douglas Vaughn of Steens, Mississippi March 28, 1942 - February 19, 2021

Henry Douglas Vaughn, a native of Caledonia went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 19, 2021. The child of the late Gunter and Reba Vaughn, he was born in Caledonia, Mississippi on March 28, 1942.

As a youth and into his...

Lorine Wilson Sanders

Feb 19, 2021

Lorine Wilson Sanders of Steens, Mississippi February 19, 2021

LORINE SANDERS

Lorine Wilson Sanders age 82 passed away Friday, February 19, 2021 at her residence in Steens. A graveside service will be held Sunday February 21, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.  at Lone Oak Church of Christ Cemetery in Steens with Minister Keith Wilson officiating.

Mrs....

Ethelyne White Strait

Feb 19, 2021

ETHELYNE STRAIT

On February 19, 2021, Ethelyne W. Strait passed away while surrounded by her loved ones.  She was 90 years old at the time she was called home.  A native of Louisville, MS, she was preceded in death by her parents Walter and Ida White, brothers, Jim White and Walter Earl White, sisters,  Dale Robertson, Sally...

Steven Douglas Williams

Feb 17, 2021

Steven Douglas Williams of Columbus, Mississippi January 9, 1976 - February 17, 2021

STEVEN WILLIAMS

Steven Douglas Williams age 45, died Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at his residence in Columbus. A visitation will be held at the 903 College Street location of Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, Saturday February 20, 2021 from 12:00 PM til...

Todd Gale

Feb 12, 2021

TODD GALE

Robert Todd Gale entered into this world in Columbus, Mississippi on a blustery October 9, 1968.  From the very beginning, Todd, had a twinkle in his eye and a swagger in his step that never failed him until a cold, somber Friday, February 12, 2021 when he was taken way too soon.  The rawness of...

Rayburn Cantrell

Feb 10, 2021

RAYBURN CANTRELL

Rayburn Dee Cantrell, Sr., age 78, of Caledonia, MS, went to be with the Lord on February 10, 2021, at his home.  Drive in funeral services will be held Sunday, February 14, 2021, at 1:00 PM at the 903 College St. location of Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home and Crematory, with Pastor Dan...

Cathy Rueff

Feb 10, 2021

​​   Cathy Denise Rueff, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 10, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  She was 51.  A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at the Columbus Seventh Day Adventist Church, 301 Brooks Road, Columbus, MS  39702.

Cathy was born in Birmingham, Alabama.  Adopted at a very early age by two...