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Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Edna Smith

Edna Smith

Apr 3, 2018

EDNA H. SMITH

Edna Hudspeth Smith, age 88, died Tuesday, April 03, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Friday, April 06, 2018 at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, April 06, 2018 from...

Marcy Lou Daves

Marcy Lou Daves

Apr 3, 2018

MARCY DAVES

Marcy Lou Daves, age 76 died Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Dugan Memorial Home in West Point. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, April 04, 2018 AT 2:00 P.M. at Memorial Gardens of Columbus, with Rev. Danny Avery officiating.

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Carl D. Whittle

Carl D. Whittle

Apr 2, 2018

DEWAYNE WHITTLE Carl Dewayne Whittle, age 57, of Columbus, MS, passed away April 2, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  Funeral...

Jim Britt

Jim Britt

Mar 29, 2018

JIM BRITT – James Dalton “Jim” Britt, Jr., age 66, of Starkville, MS, passed away March 29, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 2nd Ave. location is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Britt was born August 11, 1951, in Macon, MS, to the late...

Blanche Greggs

Blanche Greggs

Mar 17, 2018

Mrs. Sara  Blanche Cole Greggs, age 82, died Saturday, March 17, 2018 at Garden Hill Assisted Living & Personal Care. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to  Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, 2nd Avenue North location. Private, family graveside services will be Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at Egger Cemetery with Rev. Tommy Gillon officiating....

Nelda Frances Bailey

Nelda Frances Bailey

Mar 17, 2018

Mrs. Nelda Frances Comer Bailey, age 92, formerly of Columbus, died Saturday, March 17, 2018 at her son’s home in Starkville. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, 2nd Avenue North location. Visitation will be Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 10:00 AM at Wesley United Methodist Church, followed by...

Joyce Chaltry

Joyce Chaltry

Mar 14, 2018

JOYCE CHALTRY Joyce Marie Dettman Chaltry, age 82, of Columbus, MS, passed away March 14, 2018, at Trinity Healthcare.  A visitation will be Saturday , March 17, 2018, at 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel College Street location. Mrs. Chaltry was born July 13, 1935, in Menominee, MI, to the late Walter William and Cecile Victoria Delgoffe...

Norfleet Reichle

Norfleet Reichle

Mar 14, 2018

Henry Norfleet Reichle, age 68, of Columbus, MS, passed away March 14, 2018, at his residence.  Funeral services will be Sunday, March 18, 2018, at 3:00 PM at Shaeffer's Chapel United Methodist Church with Rev. Curtis Bray officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Shaeffer's Chapel Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral...

Robert L. Pavlenko

Robert L. Pavlenko

Mar 13, 2018

Robert L. Pavlenko age 90 died Tuesday March 13, 2018 at his residence in Columbus. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 2nd Ave N.

Janice Marie Stone

Janice Marie Stone

Mar 9, 2018

Janice Marie Stone age 75 died Friday, March 09, 2018 at her residence in Steens. Services will be held Sunday, March 11, 2018 at 3:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel College Street Chapel with Rev. Mel Howton officiating, burial will follow at Egger Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the...

Pearl Loftis

Pearl Loftis

Mar 6, 2018

Cara Pearl Loftis, age 97, of Columbus, MS, passed away March 6, 2018, at Trinity Health- care. Funeral Services will be Friday, March 9, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel with Rev. Derek Fretwell of ciating. The interment will immediately follow at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Mrs. Loftis...

Walcie B. Porter

Walcie B. Porter

Mar 2, 2018

Walcie B. Porter, age 88, of Columbus, MS, passed away March 2, 2018, at his residence.  Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at 1:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel College St. location with Rev. Curtis Bray officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Fayette County, AL.  Visitation will be from 11:00 AM until...

Thomas Edward Myers

Thomas Edward Myers

Feb 23, 2018

Thomas Edward Myers, age 55, of Houston, TX, passed away February 23, 2018, at St. Jospeph Hospital.  A graveside memorial service will be Saturday, March 17, 2018, at 1:00 PM at Egger Cemetery in Caledonia, MS. Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 2nd Ave. location is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Myers was born November 26, 1962, in Memphis,...

Rollin Williams Sloan

Rollin Williams Sloan

Feb 23, 2018

ROLLIN SLOAN

Rollin Williams Sloan died February 23, 2018 in Columbus, Mississippi. He was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi on January 5, 1981 and lived in Moultrie, GA and Johnson, SC prior to moving back to Pontotoc.

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John Johnson

John Johnson

Feb 22, 2018

John M. Johnson

John Miles Johnson, 87, of Starkville passed away February 22, 2018. Born to John Wesley “Johnny” Johnson and wife Stella Lela Miles on June 15,1930 in Weir, Mississippi, John was a Korean era veteran and a 1954 graduate of Mississippi State College. As were...

Mary Corkren

Mary Corkren

Feb 22, 2018

MARY CORKREN Mary Young Wilson Corkren, age 85, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 22, 2018 , at her residence.  Graveside services will be Sunday, February 25, 2018, at 2:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Harold Lollar, Jr. officiating.  Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory College St. location is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Corkren was born April...

Reba Conn

Reba Conn

Feb 22, 2018

REBA CONN

Reba Conn age 84 died Thursday, February 22, 2018 at Windsor Place Nursing and Rehab in Columbus. Services will be held Monday, February 26, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel College St Chapel with Bro. Kevin Cuevas officiating, burial will follow at Ross Cemetery in...

James Paul Calaway

James Paul Calaway

Feb 18, 2018

James Paul Calaway, 80, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 18, 2018 at his residence. A Mass of the Resurrection will be held  Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Annunciation Catholic Church  with Father Jeffrey Waldrep, Celebrant. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Mr. Calaway was born December 20, 1937 in Lawton, OK to the...

Frank Smith

Frank Smith

Feb 17, 2018

FRANK SMITH Harold Franklin "Frank" Smith, age 87, died peacefully at Trinity Place on Saturday, February 17, 2018. A worship service celebrating his life will be Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at 2:00 PM at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Tony Proctor and Rev. Jerry Horton officiating. The interment will immediately follow at...

Jason Nowell

Jason Nowell

Feb 15, 2018

Jason Mitchell Nowell, 57, passed away February 15, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at Clarkson Baptist Church with Bro. Tim Hudson and Bro. Chris Wells officiating.

Mr. Nowell was born on Monday, January 30, 1961 in Starkville, MS to the late Jasper and...