OBITUARIES

May 13, 2015

BOB SHRIVER Robert Lee "Bob" Shriver age 73 died Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Melvin Mordecai officiating, Visitation will be held Wednesday from noon until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be held at Reamer Hill...

May 13, 2015

Linda Jean Mahaffey Williams, age 66, of Montevallo, AL, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away May 13, 2015, at Chandler Health & Rehab Center in Alabaster, AL. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 16, 2015, at Gunter & Peel Chapel at 1:00 PM with Pastors Terry and Shirley Hosmer officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus....

May 13, 2015

Thomas Glenn Comer, Sr., age 95, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 13, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at 11:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Comer was born April 11, 1920, in Fulton, MS, to the late...

May 7, 2015

Vernon Kendrick "Kenny" Brett II, 67, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. Services will be Monday, May 11, 2015 at 11:00 AM at the Caledonia United Methodist Church with Rev. Prentiss Gordon, Jr. officiating. Military honors will be held after the service...

May 3, 2015

At two months short of 102 years of age, Sally Mauck lived a long, good life. Born in Itta Bena, MS, in 1913, she grew up in a close knit small town, outliving all her peer friends and relatives. She remembered going down to the town park in Itta Bena as a child and hearing stories told by elderly Civil...

Apr 28, 2015

Donna Ann Moore Butler, age 69, of Columbus, MS, passed away April 28, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Thursday, April 30, 2015, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Blaylock officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Viistation will be Wednesday, April 29, 2015, from 5:00 -...

Apr 28, 2015

KEN SARTAIN Kenneth C. Sartain age 70, a retired CPA, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Ken was born and raised in Memphis, and earned Bachelor and Master degrees from the University of Memphis. He spent many years as a Bible teacher and mentor at...

Apr 27, 2015

Theda Taylor Robertson, age 95, of Lithia Springs, GA, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away April 27, 2015, at Brookdale Assisted Living. Graveside services will be Friday, May 1, 2015, at 2:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Bill Benson officiating. Visitation will be Friday, May 1, 2015, from 12:00 PM until 1:45 PM at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home....

Apr 26, 2015

O.B. SPRUILL Oscar Burris "O.B." Spruill, Jr., was born in Columbus, MS on November 8, 1932. He attended public schools and graduated from S. D. Lee High in May of 1950. A few weeks later the Korean War started. In January, he enlisted in the U. S. Air Force and served with the Strategic Air Command. He was a member...

Apr 22, 2015

MAUREEN McGUIGAN Maureen Alicia McGuigan, age 90, past away peacefully at her residence Wednesday, April 22, 2015, surrounded by family. Graveside services will be held Friday, April 24, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with Father Robert Dore officiating. Mrs. McGuigan was born on Thursday, August 14, 1924 in Lawrence, MA to the late George and Cathryn...

Apr 22, 2015

Cydney Rubin Hudson June 21, 1950 - April 22, 2015

Cydney Rubin Hudson, age 64, died Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Noland Health Services in Tuscaloosa AL. Services will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 1:00 PM with Dr. Bill Hurt officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Columbus MS. Visitation will...

Apr 22, 2015

David L. Carlisle, age 65, of Columbus, MS, passed away April 22, 2015, at his residence. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Carlisle was born March 28, 1950, in KY, to the late John Griffen and Vertie Mae Robinson Carlisle. He was a graduate of Purdue University...

Apr 21, 2015

Ann Brown Duke, age 86, of Columbus, MS, passed away April 21, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Thursday, April 23, 2015, at 3:00 PM at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Anne Russell Bradley officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, April 23, 2015, one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorial Funeral Home...

Apr 20, 2015

JOHN ROSS CHISM John Ross Chism passed away Sunday, April 20, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS. John was born June 5, 1981 in Columbus and lived most of his life in Lowndes County. He was a graduate of New Hope High School and Mississippi University for Women and was employed as a graphic designer by the T...

Apr 18, 2015

Raymond D. Mullins, age 77, of Columbus, MS, passed awayApril 18, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services will be Monday, April 20, 2015, at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. A private family interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, April 20, 2015, one hour prior to the service at the...

Apr 16, 2015

Albert Wayne Eaves, Jr., age 81, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 PM with Revs. Eric Davis and Allen Dees, officiating. Visitation will be Saturday, April 18, 2015 from 6:00...

Apr 12, 2015

IRMA LATHAM Irma Johnson Latham, age 88, of Ethelsville, AL, passed away April 12, 2015, at Community Hospice Darlington Oaks of Verona, MS. Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel with Bro. Redus Hall officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Shiloh Cemetery near Gordo, AL. Visitation will be Tuesday, April...

Apr 7, 2015

BARBARA HUMBERS Barbara Anita Humbers age 79 died Tuesday, April 07, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Don Harding and Rev. Milton Spotts officiating, burial will follow at Egger Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Saturday from noon until service time. Barbara...

Apr 3, 2015

Mack Winston Edwards, age 53, of Caledonia, MS, passed away April 3,2015, at his residence. A graveside memorial service will be held Sunday, April 12, 2015, at 2:00 PM at Egger Cemetery with Bro. Joe Oswalt officiating. Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Edwards was born October 31, 1961, in Aberdeen, MS, to the late...

Mar 31, 2015

REVIS SHELTON Revis Shelton age 82 died Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Thursday, April 02, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Michael Shelton and Bro. Robert Gillis officiating, burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon until service time Thursday at the funeral...