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Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Mary Anita Branyon

Mary Anita Branyon

Feb 3, 2017

Mary Anita Branyon, age 71, of Steens, MS, passed away February 3, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services will be Sunday, February 5, 2017, at 2:30 PM at Piney Grove United Methodist Church with Rev. James Black officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Piney Grove Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 1:30 PM until the time of the service...

Monnie Juanita Price

Monnie Juanita Price

Jan 25, 2017

Monnie Juanita House Price, age 87, of Columbus, MS, passed away January 25, 2017 , at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services will be Friday, January 27, 2017 , at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Gardner officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service...

Melissa Crow

Melissa Crow

Jan 24, 2017

Melissa Robertson Crow, age 66, formerly of Columbus, died January 24, 2017 at Valencia Gardens Health Care Center in Riverside, CA. A private, family graveside service was held Saturday, February 18, 2017 at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Bobby Sanderson officiating.   Services were entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home.

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Eloise Spruill

Eloise Spruill

Jan 23, 2017

ELOISE SPRUILL

Eloise Thomas Spruill age 95 died Monday, January 23, 2017 at Windsor Place Nursing & Rehab Center in Columbus. A private family memorial service with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating, will be held Monday January 30, 2017 at Memorial Funeral Home.

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Lois Spruill

Lois Spruill

Jan 16, 2017

LOIS SPRUILL

Mary Lois Wiggins Spruill, age 81, of Columbus , MS , passed away January 16, 2017, at AvonLea Assisted Living in Tupelo , MS . Funeral services will be Thursday, January 19, 2017, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Sammy Crawford officiating. The...

Sue Swain

Sue Swain

Jan 13, 2017

SUE SWAIN

Dorothy Sue Swain age 71, died Friday, January 13, 2017 at her residence in Hamilton MS. Services will be held Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Hamilton Church of God of Prophecy with Pastor Billy Stevens officiating, burial will follow at...

Lura Mary Smith

Lura Mary Smith

Jan 11, 2017

LURA "MARY" SMITH

Lura E. "Mary" Smith age 88 died Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at Trinity Retirement Center in Columbus . Services will be held Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Bill Duncan officiating, burial will follow...

Arthur Shaw, Jr.

Arthur Shaw, Jr.

Jan 9, 2017

ARTHUR SHAW, JR.

Arthur Shaw, Jr. age 91 died Monday, January 09, 2017 at Vineyard Court Nursing Center in Columbus . Services will be held Thursday January 12, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Shaeffer’s Chapel United Methodist Church with Rev. Curtis Bray officiating, burial will follow at Shaeffer's Chapel...

Emma Shipman Williams

Emma Shipman Williams

Jan 9, 2017

Emma Shipman Williams, age 89, died Monday, January 09, 2017 at Trinity Healthcare Center, Columbus.  Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral  Home and Crematory Graveside  services will be held on Saturday morning, January 14, 2017 at 9:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will follow at 10:00 AM  at First Presbyterian Church Saturday morning . A memorial service will...

William Hunter Allgood

William Hunter Allgood

Jan 8, 2017

William Hunter Allgood, infant son of John Hunter and Margo Turner Allgood died Sunday January 8, 2017 in Memphis. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Gunter & Peel Funeral Home.

Timothy Donald Hansen

Timothy Donald Hansen

Jan 8, 2017

Timothy Donald Hansen, age 80, of Columbus, MS, formerly of CA, passed away January 8, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  A memorial service will be held at a later date.  Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Hansen was born August 4, 1936, in San Diego, CA, to the late Donald and Marjorie Healy Hansen.  He...

Elaine Mcdill

Elaine Mcdill

Jan 7, 2017

Elaine Wright McDill, age 85, of Columbus,  died Saturday, January 7, 2017 at Baaptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 11:00 AM in the chapel of Memorial Funeral Home with Rev. Douglas A. Blakney officiating.  Visitation will be from  10:00 AM until the time...

William Given Hornsby

William Given Hornsby

Jan 7, 2017

William Given "Bill" Horsby, age 70, of Columbus, MS, passed away January 7, 2017, at his residence.  Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charlie Whitney officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Furnace Hill Cemetery in Vernon, AL.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Mr....

Ruby Jane Bolton

Ruby Jane Bolton

Jan 6, 2017

Ruby Jane Brown Bolton, age 75, of Columbus, MS, passed away January 6, 2017, at her residence.  Graveside services will be Sunday, January 8, 2017, at 3:00 PM at the Old Booneville Cemetery in Booneville, MS, with Billy Ferguson officiating.  Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Bolton was born September 25, 1941, in Pontotoc, MS, to the...

Cynthia Braswell

Cynthia Braswell

Jan 6, 2017

Cynthia Braswell June 5, 1954 - January 6, 2017 Cynthia Reynolds Braswell, age 62, of Columbus, died  Friday, January 6, 2017 at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory. Visitation will be Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 10:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home. Graveside services, with John Beasley officiating, will...

Roy L. Price, Jr.

Roy L. Price, Jr.

Jan 6, 2017

Roy L. Price, Jr., age 72, of Ellisville, MS, passed away January 6, 2017, at South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel, MS.  Graveside services will be Tuesday, January 10, 2017 , at 2:00 PM at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.  Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Price was born May 29, 1944, in New...

Doyle Gordon Brown

Doyle Gordon Brown

Jan 5, 2017

Doyle Gordon Brown, age 89, of Columbus, MS, passed away January 5, 2017, at Windsor Place.  Funeral services will be Sunday, January 8, 2017, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tommy Gillon officiating and Rev. Steve Blaylock assisting.  A graveside committal will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with full military honors.  Visitation  will be...

W.G. "Son" Brown

W.G. "Son" Brown

Jan 4, 2017

Walter G. "Son" Brown, Jr., age 85, of Artesia, MS, passed away January 4, 2017, at his residence.  Funeral services will be Sunday, January 8, 2017, at 1:00 PM at the Crawford United Methodist Church with Bro. Daniel Talley officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Oak Limb Cemetery in Crawford.  Visitation will be Saturday,...

Virginia Anne Smith

Virginia Anne Smith

Jan 3, 2017

Virginia Anne Lehmberg Smith, age 80, died Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at her home in Columbus.  Graveside services will be held  at a later date at the Causeyville Baptist Church Cemetery, Causeyville, MS, where her husband  James Noel  and infant son Noel  are buried. The daughter of the late  Charles Edward and Naomi Mynatt Lehmberg, Mrs. Smith was born April...

Richard James Carson

Richard James Carson

Jan 2, 2017

Richard James Carson, age 47, of Columbus, died Monday, January 02, 2017 at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory.  Visitation will be Saturday, January 14, 2017 from 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM at The Refuge, 9939 Hwy 45 North, West Point, followed by a...