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Roy K. Price
Sep 27, 2024
Roy Kim Price age 68, died Friday, September 27, 2024 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Tuesday, October 01, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jody Gurley officiating, burial will follow at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery near Bradley MS. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Monday, September 30, 2024 from 5:00...
Shawn Eads
Sep 26, 2024
SHAWN EADS
Mark Shawn Eads age 52 died Thursday September 26, 2024 in Conroe, TX. A funeral service will be held Saturday October 5, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at Eastview Church with Pastor Junior Eads officiating; burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held after the service at the church.
Mr. Eads was born in Columbus on September 27,...
Betty Walker
Sep 25, 2024
Betty Lou Furr Walker, age 72, died September 25, 2024, at Baptist North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held, September 29, at 3 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbus, MS, with Tracy Arnold officiating, burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home from 1 p.m. until the time of the service.
Betty was...
Frank McKellar
Sep 21, 2024
Frank Monroe McKellar, 74, passed away on September 21, 2024, in West Point, MS. Born on October 14, 1949, Frank was a lifelong resident of Mississippi, graduating from Lee High School in Columbus before earning a degree from the University of Mississippi, where he played football.
Frank was a self-employed entrepreneur and dedicated many years to building his business, United Financial...
Dr. Susan Johnson
Sep 21, 2024
Dr. Susan Newell Johnson, age 63, of Columbus, MS, passed away September 21, 2024, at her residence. Funeral services will be Thursday, September 26, 2024, at 12:00 PM at First Methodist Church with Rev. Wesley Pepper officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be from 11:00 AM until the time of the service in...
Gerald Hicks
Sep 19, 2024
Gerald Wayne Hicks, age 59, of Columbus, MS, passed away September 19, 2024, at his residence. A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 11 A.M, at Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be held one hour before the service. Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Hicks was born November 2, 1964, in Columbus,...
Wanda Baucom Andrews
Sep 15, 2024
Wanda Joyce Baucom Andrews, 82, of Columbus, MS, passed away peacefully, September 15, 2024, at Garden Hill Assisted Living Home in Columbus, MS, Visitation will be Wednesday, September 18, 2024, from 4:00 - 5:00 PM at Eastview Church, Columbus, MS. Funeral services will be Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at 5:00 PM at Eastview Church with Pastor Junior Eads officiating with...
Sarah Hunter Wells
Sep 12, 2024
SARAH WELLS
Sarah Hunter Wells age 85 died Thursday September 12, 2024 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Friday September 20, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Kevin Cuthbertson officiating; burial will follow Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the Mississippi State Veterans Cemetery in Kilmichael, MS. Visitation will be held one hour prior...
Joyce R. Nixon
Sep 12, 2024
In loving memory of Joyce R. Nixon, passed from this life to be with her Lord on September 12, 2024, at the age of 88 surrounded by her loved ones. She is preceded in death by her son, Jay Reava, and is survived by her sons, Doug Reava (MaryAnn), Jon Reava (Bonnie), and Jeff Reava (Laura). Grandchildren, Darcy Reava (Brandee),...
Jamie Butler
Sep 12, 2024
Jamie Butler (Van Loan), 44, of Caledonia, MS passed away Thursday, September 12, 2024, at her home in Caledonia surrounded by family.
Visitation will be Sunday, September 15, 2024 from 2:00 to 3:00 at Kolola Springs Baptist Church in Caledonia, MS with the service following with Pastor Matt Moehring officiating. After the service, a short graveside service will take place at...
Betty Walker
Sep 9, 2024
Betty Jane Walker of Manila, AR and Columbus, MS, passed away at her home on Monday, September 09, 2024. Betty was born on November 24, 1930, in Manila, AR to John and Hester Williams. She was a lifelong resident of Manila and graduated from Manila High School. In 1948, she married Jack Walker and had two daughters – Junie and Sandy. While her...
Pastor Ron Thomas
Sep 8, 2024
Pastor Ron Thomas
Ronald Dean Thomas Sr., 77 of Coldwater, Mississippi passed away at his home on September 8, 2024.He was born on June 7, 1947 in Missouri and was the Pastor at Greenleaf Methodist Church in Tate County, Mississippi.A celebration of life memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, September 14, 2024 for 2 pm at Greenleaf Methodist Church- 3004 Greenleaf...
Jessica Alexander
Sep 7, 2024
Jessica Alexander of Columbus, MS, passed away peacefully on Saturday at home surrounded by her family. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at Annunciation Catholic Church on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., with Father Jeffery Waldrep as the celebrant. A visitation will precede the service at 10 a.m., with Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory in charge...
Carl Deddo
Sep 4, 2024
Mr. Carl Deddo of Columbus, Mississippi passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Carl, the youngest of twelve siblings, was born on May 13,1930, to a big Italian American family and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. In 1954 he was drafted into the United States Army where he served honorably for 11 months. Upon...
Ginger Hite
Aug 31, 2024
Virginia (Ginger) Williams Hite passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2024. Ginger was born on September 9, 1935 in Columbus Mississippi. She was proceeded in death by her parents, Buxton Thorne and Virginia Fraser Williams and also her brother Buxton Thorne Williams, jr.
Ginger grew up in Columbus Mississippi and graduated from S.D. Lee High School where...
Helen Virginia Adams Garrard
Aug 31, 2024
Helen Virginia Adams Garrard, age 91, died Saturday August 31, 2024 at Windsor Place Nursing & Rehab Center. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at 9:00 am at Memorial Gardens in Columbus. Arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory.
Helen was born on January 3, 1933 to the late...
David Owen Dyson
Aug 30, 2024
David Owen Dyson of Huntsville, Alabama March 8, 1966 - August 30, 2024DAVID DYSON
David Owen Dyson, 58, passed away at Huntsville, AL on August 30, 2024 from a brain hemorrhage. He was a 1984 graduate of Heritage Academy and a 1989 Aerospace Engineering graduate of Mississippi State University. When he was 5-years old, he announced that he was going to be...
David Paul Ashmore
Aug 29, 2024
David Paul Ashmore of Pickensville, Alabama May 6, 1965 - August 29, 2024
David Paul Ashmore age 59 died Thursday August 29, 2024 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory.
Jean W. Kyle
Aug 28, 2024
Jean Wingo Kyle, age 72, died Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at her residence in Clinton, MS. Graveside services will be held Saturday, September 7, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Memorial Gardens, 176 Frontage Road, Columbus, MS with Robert (Bob) Honsinger officiating. Jean was born on July 10, 1952, to the late Thomas Wayne Wingo and Irene Pettit Wingo. She graduated...
Stephanie Dawn Basson
Aug 27, 2024
Stephanie Dawn Basson of Columbus, Mississippi January 10, 1969 - August 27, 2024STEPHANIE DAWN BASSON
Stephanie passed away at Baptist Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus, MS on Tuesday August 27, 2024 from complications of NASH liver disease. She is survived by her parents James Howard and Jeanette B (Beasley)Basson, sister Angie(Angela Lyn) Basson, brother Randy Basson, Randy’s wife Melanie (Lee) Basson, and...
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