OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

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...

Beverly Holmes Mcintyre

Beverly Holmes Mcintyre

Feb 15, 2018

Beverly Ann Holmes McIntyre, 67, died Thursday, February 15, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home  & Crematory, 2 nd Avenue North. Rosary will be said Sunday , February 18, 2018 at 5:00 PM at Annunciation Catholic Church. A Mass of the Resurrection will...

Robert Eugene Ford

Robert Eugene Ford

Feb 15, 2018

Robert Eugene Ford, Sr., age 85, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 15, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  Graveside services will be Sunday, February 18, 2018,at 3:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Jimmy Criddle, Rev. Trey Skaggs, and Rev. Anne Russell Bradley officiating.  Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until 2:45 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home...

Bob Oaks

Bob Oaks

Feb 13, 2018

Willie Ray "Bob" Oaks, age 75, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 13, 2018, at Windsor Place.  A memorial service will be Thursday, February 22, 2018, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel 2nd Ave. location with Bro. Caleb Hughes officiating.  Visitation will be from noon until the time of the service. The son of the late Willis Frank...

Mattie Mae Phillips

Mattie Mae Phillips

Feb 12, 2018

MATTIE PHILLIPS

Mattie Mae Phillips age 87 of Columbus, MS, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, February 12, 2018. Services will be held Saturday, February 17, 2018 at 12:00 noon at Memorial Gunter Peel College St. Chapel with Rev....

William Ray Boothroyd

William Ray Boothroyd

Feb 11, 2018

William Ray Boothroyd, age 62, of Caledonia, MS, passed away February 11, 2018, at his mother's residence in Hattiesburg, MS.  Funeral services will be Friday, February 16, 2018, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel 2nd Ave. location.  Visitation will be from 12:30 PM until the time of the service. Mr. Boothroyd was born October 24, 1955, in Montgomery,...

Charles Curtis Golson

Charles Curtis Golson

Feb 8, 2018

CHARLES GOLSON

Charles Curtis Golson Sr. age 77, died Thursday, February 08, 2018 at his residence in Columbus. Services will be held Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel 2nd Ave N. Chapel with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating, burial will follow...

Dr. Selden Lambert

Dr. Selden Lambert

Feb 5, 2018

SELDEN LAMBERT

Dr. Selden Elizabeth Tate Lambert was called home to our Heavenly Father on February 5, 2018. Services will be held Sunday February 11, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Shaeffer’s Chapel United Methodist Church with Rev. Curtis Bray officiating; burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior...

Walter L. Mckay, Jr.

Walter L. Mckay, Jr.

Feb 5, 2018

Walter L. McKay, Jr. July 20, 1930 - February 5, 2018

Walter L. McKay, Jr., age 87, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 5, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  Memorial services will be Saturday, February 10, 2018, at 11:00 AM at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with Rev. Anne Harris officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. ...

Allie Faye Wood

Allie Faye Wood

Feb 4, 2018

Allie Faye Brown Wood, age 86, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 4, 2018, at her residence.  A private family graveside memorial service will be held at Egger Cemetery in Caledonia, MS.  Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, College St. location, is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Wood was born August 7, 1931, in Caledonia, MS, to the late...

Frances M. Perkins

Frances M. Perkins

Feb 3, 2018

Frances M. Teague Perkins, age 94, of Columbus, MS, went home to be with her Lord and Savior February 3, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be Friday, February 9, 2018, at 2:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Todd Matocha officiaiting.  Visitation will be Friday, February 9, 2018 , from 12:30 PM until 1:45 PM at Memorial...

Miller Puckett

Miller Puckett

Feb 3, 2018

Gregory Miller Puckett, age 23, of Columbus, MS, passed away February3, 2018, in Starkville, MS.  Funeral services will be Saturday, February 10, 2018, at 2:00 PM at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Chad Kingsbury officiating.  Visitation will be from noon until the time of the service. Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 2nd Ave. location is in charge...

David K. Forbes

David K. Forbes

Feb 2, 2018

David K. Forbes, age 87, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 2, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  A private family graveside service will be held at Memorial Gardens of Columbus.  Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory College St. location is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Forbes was born August 30, 1930, in Newport News, VA, to the late Anderson...

Floyd Milton Hegwood

Floyd Milton Hegwood

Jan 28, 2018

Floyd M. Hegwood passed from earthly life on Sunday January 28, 2018.

Visitation will be at Memorial Funeral home Friday, February 2, 2018 6 – 8 PM with services at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints , 2808 Ridge Road, on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 2:00...

Linda Inez Bell

Linda Inez Bell

Jan 27, 2018

Linda Inez Bell, age 70, of Columbus, MS, passed away January 27, 2018, at Choctaw Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ackerman, MS.  A private family memorial service will be held at a later date.  Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory College St. location is in charge of arrangements. Miss Bell was born July 21, 1947, in Columbus, MS, to...

Florence Atkins

Florence Atkins

Jan 27, 2018

Florence Atkins

Florence Elizabeth Atkins age 94 died Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Superior Assisted Living in Panama City Beach FL. A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 17, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gunter Peel 2nd Ave Chapel with Rev....