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Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Gracie Lollar Champion

Gracie Lollar Champion

Apr 9, 2018

GRACIE CHAMPION – Gracie Deason Lollar Champion, age 86, of Columbus, MS, passed away April 9, 2018 , at Trinity Healthcare.  Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at 1:00 PM at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Lammons officiating and Rev. Ralph Windle assisting.  The interment will immediately follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery.  Visitation will be...

Chester Cox

Chester Cox

Apr 7, 2018

CHESTER COX

William Chester Cox, age 91, died Saturday, April 07 , 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. A Mass of Resurrection will be held Tuesday, April 10 , 2018 at 11:00 AM at Annunciation Catholic Church with Father...

Sara Noah

Sara Noah

Apr 7, 2018

SARA NOAH

Sara C. Noah age 96 died Saturday, April 07, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation...

Mozelle Reich

Mozelle Reich

Apr 5, 2018

MOZELLE REICH

Mozelle Onnie Reich age 95 died Thursday, April 05, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Saturday, April 07, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel College Street Chapel; burial will follow at Beersheba Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday...

Ronald Maurice Clowers

Ronald Maurice Clowers

Apr 4, 2018

Ronald M. Clowers, age 53, died Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at his home in Columbus. Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home and Crematory, 2nd Avenue North location, will be in charge of his memorial service. Visitation will be Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 1:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel, followed by a memorial service at 2:00...

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...