OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Columbus, Lowndes County & Surrounding Areas

Nelmon Wakefield

Nelmon Wakefield

Apr 18, 2016

NELMON L. WAKEFIELD

Nelmon L. Wakefield age 84 died Monday, April 18, 2016 at Aurora Health & Rehabilitation in Columbus . Services will be held Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 1:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Melvin Mordecai officiating. Burial...

Rebecca Jenkins

Rebecca Jenkins

Apr 10, 2016

REBECCA JENKINS

Rebecca Bush Jenkins age 96 died Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Rocky Ridge Retirement Home in Birmingham AL. Services will be held Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Becky Davis officiating, burial will follow at...

Mary George Shepherd

Mary George Shepherd

Apr 9, 2016

Mary George Shepherd, age 91, of Steens, MS, passed away peacefully April 9, 2016, at her residence.  Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Ch apel with Rev. James Black officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.  Visitation will be Wednesday, April 13, 2016,...

David Roy Coleman

David Roy Coleman

Apr 7, 2016

DAVID COLEMAN

David Roy Coleman, age 62, died Thursday, April 7, 2016 at Walker Baptist Hospital in Jasper, AL. A memorial graveside service will be 2:00 PM Monday, at Beersheba Cemetery with Rev. Frank Ward officiating. Gunter and Peel Funeral Home is in...

Walter Lee Perrigin

Walter Lee Perrigin

Apr 6, 2016

Walter Lee Perrigin December 6, 1939 - April 6, 2016

WALTER PERRIGIN

Walter Lee Perrigin age 76 died Wednesday, April 06, 2016 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo. Services will be held Monday, April 11, 2016 at 1:00 PM at Bethel Baptist Church , with Rev....

Mavis Crocker

Mavis Crocker

Apr 5, 2016

MAVIS CROCKER

Emma Mavis Crocker age 89 died Tuesday, April 05, 2016 at Trinity Healthcare Center in Columbus . Services will be held Friday, April 08, 2016 at 3:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ben Yarber officiating, burial will follow at Friendship...

Jimmy Derden, Jr.

Jimmy Derden, Jr.

Apr 4, 2016

James William "Jimmy" Derden, Jr., age 66, of the New Hope community, passed away April 4, 2016, at his residence.  Funeral services will be Thursday, April 7, 2016, at 1:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tim Le e offic iating.  The interment will immediately follow at Beersheba Cemetery.  Visitation will be Thursday, April 7, 2016, from 11:00...

Joel Johnson Mcadams

Joel Johnson Mcadams

Apr 2, 2016

Joel J. McAdams, age 94, went to be with his Lord Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Trinity Place . He arranged to have his body donated to the Body Donation Program at the University Of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson . Gunter & Peel Funeral Home has been entrusted with his services. Visitation will be...

Terry Gene Walker

Terry Gene Walker

Mar 30, 2016

Terry Gene "Kiddo" Walker, age 60, of Northport, AL, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away March 30, 2016, at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa, AL.  Funeral services will be Saturday, April 2, 2016 , at 2:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Rev. Bobby Sanderson officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour...

Lee Wayne Whaley

Lee Wayne Whaley

Mar 30, 2016

Lee Wayne Whaley age 67 died Wednesday March 30, 2016 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo . Graveside services with U.S. Army Honors will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday April 3, 2016 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

Beth Gee

Beth Gee

Mar 29, 2016

Beth McCormick Gee, age 68, of Columbus, MS, passed away March 29, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services will be Friday, April 1, 2016, at 11:00 AM at Beersheba Cumberland P resbyt erian Church with Rev. Tim Lee off iciating.  The interment will immediately follow in Beersheba Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the...

Eula Mann

Eula Mann

Mar 27, 2016

Eula Mae Mann age 85 passed over to be with her Lord and Savior, Sunday, March 27, 2016 at Windsor Place Nursing & Rehab Center after a lengthy illness. Services will be held Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Melvin Mordecai officiating, burial will follow at Mt....

Hazel Luella Upton

Hazel Luella Upton

Mar 26, 2016

Mrs. Hazel Luella Upton, age 91, died Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Windsor Place Nursing and Rehab.  Graveside services will  2:00 PM Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at Rehobeth Methodist Church Cemetery in Hazel hurst, MS with Gunter and Peel Fune ral Home directing. Mrs. Upton was born in April 21, 1924 in Barlow, MS to the late Nelson and Susie...

Bruce Strohminger

Bruce Strohminger

Mar 24, 2016

Bruce Strohminger

Bruce Vernon Strohminger age 83, died Thursday, March 24, 2016 at LifePointe Village in Southaven , MS . Funeral Services will be 2:00 PM Monday, March 28, 2016 at Morgan Chapel Baptist Church in Sturgis , MS with Rev. James Lewis officiating; burial with U.S. Air Force...

Lois Mishler

Lois Mishler

Mar 23, 2016

Lois Killough Mishler

Lois Killough Mishler passed away on March 23, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus , MS . She was 89 years old. Services will be held at First Baptist Church at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, March 26, with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating; burial will follow...

Martha Ellis Mckellar

Martha Ellis Mckellar

Mar 23, 2016

Martha Ellis "Marcie" McKellar, 74, died in her home March 23, 2016 following a lengthy illness. Marcie was born in Columbus MS on October 29, 1941 to the late Carl and Mary Alice McKellar. She was a loving mother, daughter, sister and friend. A graduate of S.D. Lee High, she also attended MSCW. Marcie was...

James Earl Strickland

James Earl Strickland

Mar 22, 2016

James Earl Strickland, age 81, of Columbus, MS, passed away March 22, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services will be Thursday, March 24, 2016, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Michael Thomas officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Mr. Strickland was...

Bud Moore

Bud Moore

Mar 21, 2016

BUD MOORE

William Claris "Bud" Moore age 79, went home to his heavenly home Monday, March 21, 2016 at his residence in Columbus MS. Services will be held Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 2:00 PM at New Covenant Baptist Church with Rev. Ed Nix, Rev....

Becky Williams

Becky Williams

Mar 21, 2016

Rebecca (Becky) Jo Williams, age 60, passed away Monday, March 21, 2016 at her home in Columbus , MS of natural causes. Visitation will be held Saturday, April 2 from 10 - 12 am at Memorial Funeral Home, downtown Columbus , MS , followed by a funeral procession to Friendship Cemetery where a graveside service...

Wilma Shaeffer Pennington

Wilma Shaeffer Pennington

Mar 18, 2016

Mrs. Wilma Shaeffer Evans Pennington, age 92, of Columbus, MS, died Friday, March 18, 2016 at Forest Manor Nursing Home in Northport, AL. Arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home.  Services will be Monday, March 21, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. Visitation will be...