OBITUARIES

May 4, 2016

JOHN WEBB - John Dewitt Webb, age 95, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 4, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  A graveside memorial service will be held Saturday, May 7, 2016 , at 11:00 AM at Beersheba Cemetery with Tommy Hall officiating.  Visitation will be Friday, May 6, 2016, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home....

May 1, 2016

Willie Green Brown, age 84, of Columbus, MS, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on May 1, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday, May 3, 2016 , at 2:00 PM at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. Walter Butler officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Andrews Chapel Cemetery near Ethelsville, AL.  Visitation will be Tuesday,...

Apr 26, 2016

Jesse Merl Criddle, age 74, passed away April 26, 2016, at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Kosciusko, MS.  A memorial service will be held  Friday, April 29, 2016, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Grant Mitchell officiating. Mr. Criddle was born March 14, 1942, in Monroe County, MS, to the late Jim Tom and Lucy...

Apr 23, 2016

Eugenia Summer

Emily Eugenia Summer, age 92, died April 23, 2016, at Trinity Personal Care. She was born to Charles Edgar Summer and Emily O’Rorke Summer in Newton , Mississippi , June 13, 1923, along with her twin brother, Charles Edgar Summer, Jr. She fondly...

Apr 21, 2016

James Stanley Hargett, age 86, of Columbus, MS, passed away April 21, 2016, at his residence.  Funeral services will be Saturday, April 23, 2016, at 3:00 PM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with R ev. Sammy Crawford offici ating and Dr. Shawn Parker and John Sanders assisting.  The interment will immediately follow at Furnace Hill Cemetery in Vernon, AL, with...

Apr 18, 2016

J. H. Spruill, age 87, of Tupelo, MS, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away April 18, 2016. at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Sammy Crawford officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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....

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...

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...