OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Eliza Morrow

Eliza Morrow

Aug 23, 2017

ELIZA MORROW

Elizabeth Grace "Eliza" Morrow age 4, died Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus MS. Services will be held Sunday, August 27, 2017 at   5:00 PM at First Baptist Church with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating Visitation will be held 2 hours...

James Earl Criddle

James Earl Criddle

Aug 23, 2017

James Earl Criddle, age 80, of Caledonia, MS, passed away August 23, 2017, at Baptist Hospital in Memphis, TN.  Memorial services will be Saturday, August 26, 2017 , at 3:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Milton Spotts and Rev. Mike Dalton officiating.  Visitation will be Saturday, August 26, 2017 , from 1:00 - 3:00 PM at Gunter...

Mary Elizabeth Mitchell

Mary Elizabeth Mitchell

Aug 21, 2017

Mary Elizabeth Mitchell, Columbus, went home to be with the Lord August 21 at her home at the age of 101. Anyone who knew Mary loved her. Mary was preceded in death by her loving husband Zola, her parents Claude and Nancy Herard, brother Forrest Herard (Son), and sister, Avis, who also died at the...

Kathlyn Graves

Kathlyn Graves

Aug 20, 2017

Kathlyn C. Graves, age 100, died August 20, 2017, in San Antonio, TX.  Services will be held August 26 at Universal City United Methodist Church.  Burial will be in Memorial Gardens of Columbus, Mississippi. Mrs. Graves was born on November 15, 1916 in Centralia, WA to the late D.O. and Mildred Skinner Cato.  She was a life-long member of the...

Francis Thomas Troskey

Francis Thomas Troskey

Aug 18, 2017

Francis Thomas Troskey, 92, died peacefully in his sleep at his residence in Boynton Beach, Florida, on August 18, 2017. Funeral arrangements  have been entrusted  to Memorial Funeral Home.  Visitation will be at Memorial Funeral Home Thursday, August 24, 2017 from 5:00 PM  to 7:00 PM. A Mass of the Resurrection will be...

Jamie Cox Sledd Mills

Jamie Cox Sledd Mills

Aug 17, 2017

Jamie Cox Sledd Mills, age 94, died Thursday, August 17, 2017 at Collegeview Personal Care Home. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory. Visitation will be Friday, August 18, 2017 at Memorial Funeral Home from 5:00 PM to 7:00PM and one hour prior to the service Saturday. Services, with Rev. Glenn...

Dorothy Gibson Rawls

Dorothy Gibson Rawls

Aug 14, 2017

Dorothy Gibson Rawls, age 87, of Columbus, MS, passed away August 14, 2017, at The Windsor Place.  Graveside services will be Thursday, August 17, 2017, at 10:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery.  Gunter & Peel Funeral Home and  Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Rawls was born June 18, 1930, in Zama, MS, to the late Pete and Margie Chunn...

Nadine Gates

Nadine Gates

Aug 13, 2017

Nadine Sobley Gates, age 95, of Columbus, MS, passed away August 13, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services will be Saturday, August 19, 2017, at 10:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Russell Brown officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Gates was...

Lois Mary Stephenson

Lois Mary Stephenson

Aug 13, 2017

Lois Mary Stephenson, age 91, died Sunday, August 13, 2017 at Shepherd's Cove in Albertville AL. Services will be held Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Don Harding officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home...

Bobby Norris Keys

Bobby Norris Keys

Aug 11, 2017

Bobby Norris Keys September 11, 1930 - August 11, 2017

BOB KEYS

Bobby Norris Keys, Sr died at Phoebe Senior Center ( formerly known as Morningside) in Albany, GA. Services will be held 10:30 am on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at First Baptist Church with...

Kenneth Joesph Yearby

Kenneth Joesph Yearby

Aug 11, 2017

Kenneth Joseph "Nick" Yearby Sr., age 63, died Friday, August 11, 2017 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Visitation will be held Thursday August 17, 2017 from 6 until 8 at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home.

Nick was born Thursday, May 13, 1954 in Lowndes County, GA to the late...

Reba Stout

Reba Stout

Aug 11, 2017

Reba Stout February 16, 1942 - August 11, 2017

Reba Lenore Owen Stout, age 75, died Friday, August 11, 2017 at Inman Healthcare in Inman, SC. Services will be held Saturday, August 19, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Ray officiating.  Burial will follow at Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Visitation...

Dr. Robert I. Gilbert

Dr. Robert I. Gilbert

Aug 11, 2017

Robert Gilbert

Robert Irvine Gilbert was born on June 20, 1915 in Kissimmee, Florida and passed away on August     2017 at his home in Columbus, Mississippi. He was predeceased by his parents, Mabel P. and Fred S. Gilbert, his wife Mary, his sister Anne H. Gilbert, and his brother...

Willie J. Thomason

Willie J. Thomason

Aug 11, 2017

Willie Joe Thomason age 75 died Friday, August 11, 2017 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Monday, August 14, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Ministers Cory Trevathan and Jason Pennington officiating.  Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Monday from...

Dottie Gerhart

Dottie Gerhart

Aug 10, 2017

Dorothy Jean "Dottie" Gerhart age 80, died Thursday, August 10, 2017 at her residence in Columbus. Services will be held Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at    11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Paul McDonald officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, August 14, 2017 from 5:00 PM until...

Cecil Warren Mcgahey

Cecil Warren Mcgahey

Aug 7, 2017

Cecil Warren McGahey age 86, died Monday, August 07, 2017 at his residence in Columbus. Services will be held Friday, August 11, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Walter Butler officiating.Burial will follow at Piney Grove Methodist Church Cemetery in Steens. Visitation will be held Friday from noon until service...

Betty Jo Cantrell

Betty Jo Cantrell

Aug 4, 2017

Betty Jo Stockman Cantrell, age 81, of Caledonia, MS, passed away August 4, 2017, at her residence.  Funeral services will be Sunday, August 6, 2017, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Don Harding officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Furnace Hill Cemetery in Vernon, AL.  Visitation will be Sunday, August 6, 2017 , from noon...

Donnie Walden

Donnie Walden

Aug 2, 2017

DONNIE WALDEN

Donald Edward “Donnie” Walden age 75, died recently at North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo. Visitation will be held Saturday from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home.

Mr. Walden was born on Friday, April 10, 1942...

Elma Ruth Jones

Elma Ruth Jones

Aug 1, 2017

Elma Ruth Lancaster Jones, age 91, of Columbus, MS, passed away August 1, 2017, at Windsor Place.  Funeral services will be Saturday, August 5, 2017, at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Melvin Mordecai officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus.  Visitation will be from 12:00 PM until the time of the...

Geri Elaine Mcclusky

Geri Elaine Mcclusky

Aug 1, 2017

Geri  Elaine McClusky, age 48, of Columbus, died Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at her home surrounded by family and friends. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory. Services, with Rev. Kenny Gardner officiating, will be Friday, August 4, 2015 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will...