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Sonny Kesler
Feb 28, 2015
SONNY KESLER Luther Franklin "Sonny" Kesler, Jr. passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2015, at The Lodge at Natchez Trace in Nashville, TN at the age of 84. He was a retired cattle rancher and row-crop farmer of 44 years. He was born on February 5, 1931 in Blytheville, AR to the late Luther "Frank" and Agnes Gaines Kesler. After...
Ed Phillips
Feb 28, 2015
ED PHILLIPS Edward (Ed) Louis Phillips, age 80, passed away on February 28, 2015. Ed was born in LeRoy, Illinois on December 27, 1934 and was preceded in death by his father and mother, Jo Francis (Bud) and Helen McDonough Phillips. As a young boy, Ed moved with his parents and his sisters to Artesia, Mississippi where the family continued...
Wayne Crowson
Feb 26, 2015
WAYNE CROWSON Wayne B. Crowson age 70 died Thursday, February 26, 2015 at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa AL. Services will be held Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 10:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow at Westminster Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Ripley MS. Visitation will be held at the funeral home, Friday February 27, 2015 from 5:00...
Glenda Clardy
Feb 20, 2015
Glenda Winter Clardy, age 82, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 20, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Eupora, MS. Funeral services will be Monday, February 23, 2015, at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel. The interment will immediately follow at Andrews Chapel Cemetery in Pickens County, AL. Visitation will be Monday, February 23, 2015, from 10:00 AM...
Sarah Green Younger
Feb 20, 2015
Mrs. Sarah Ellen Green Younger, age 93, died Friday, February 20, 2015 at Trinity Healthcare in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Monday, February 23, 2015 at 11:00 AM, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 12:00 PM, with The Rev. Father Robert Dore, celebrant. Interment will immediately follow in Piney Grove...
John Howard Odom
Feb 19, 2015
John "Howard" Odom, age 75, was called home by his Lord and Savior, February 19, 2015. He passed away peacefully, in the comfort of his home, surrounded by family. A long time resident of Columbus, MS, he was currently living in the Longview Community of Starkville, MS where he was born, November 1, 1939. A hard working man all of...
Billy Gene Fuller
Feb 17, 2015
Billy Gene Fuller, age 75, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 17,2015, at Regency Hospital in Meridian, MS. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Fuller was born January 29, 1940, in Oxford, MS, to the late Edwin Pinson and Mattie Mae Jones Fuller. He worked for many...
Richard Wayne Robinson
Feb 17, 2015
Richard Wayne Robinson, age 68, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 17, 2015, at his residence. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, March 1, 2015, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Jammie Turner officiating. Mr. Robinson was born October 18, 1946, in Meridian, MS, to the late Raymond Ray and Berta Mae Williams Robinson....
Mitchell Scofield
Feb 16, 2015
MITCHELL SCOFIELD John Mitchell Scofield age 94, died Monday February 16, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Saturday February 21, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating, burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Mr. Scofield was...
Ruby Hydrick
Feb 15, 2015
Ruby Nell Mattox Hydrick, age 84, of Lavon, TX, entered Heaven's Gates on Sunday, February 15, 2015, at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at 11:00 AM at Gunter & Peel Chapel. Graveside services will be private. Mrs. Hydrick was born December 6, 1930, in Fulton, MS, to the late Farris Gordon and Zora...
Robert Leonard Styron
Feb 14, 2015
ROBERT STYRON Robert Leonard Styron age 44 died Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Services will be held Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating, burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Robert was born on Sunday, July 05, 1970 in Hattiesburg, MS to Robert Carl and...
Allie Fay Mccullough
Feb 12, 2015
Allie Fay Taylor McCullough, age 93, died Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Services for Mrs. McCullough will be 2:00 PM Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Danny Avery officiating and Rev. James F. McCullough assisting. Interment will follow at Springhill Cemetery in Millport, AL. Visitation will be one hour prior to the...
Faye Strickland
Feb 12, 2015
FAYE STRICKLAND Faye Strickland age 65 died Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Generations of Vernon in Vernon AL. Graveside services will be held Sunday, February 15, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Murrah's Chapel Cemetery with Mike Smith officiating. Faye was born on Wednesday, July 20, 1949 in AL to the late Sam and Mamie Lou Langford. She was a retired...
Lorene Brooks
Feb 10, 2015
LORENE BROOKS Lorene Brooks age 91 died Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at her residence in Columbus. Services will be held Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Billy Ferguson officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery near Dancy, MS. Visitation will be held Saturday from 9:30 until service time at the funeral...
Arlene C. Gable
Feb 8, 2015
ARLENE GABLE Arlene Caroline Gable age 88 died Sunday, February 08, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. A memorial service will be held Friday, February 13, 2015 at 5:00 PM at Kingdom Hall 5590 Hwy 182 East Columbus, with Bro. Robert Jordan officiating. Mrs. Gable was born on Wednesday, January 26, 1927 in Charles City, IA to the late Arthur...
Twiller Fay Sanders
Feb 6, 2015
Twiller Fay Bennett Sanders, age 82, of Columbus, MS, passed away February 6, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at 2:00 PM at First Pentecostal Church with Pastor Steve Blaylock officiating. A private interment will immediately follow at Haughton Memorial Park Cemetery in Amory, MS. Visitation will be Monday, February 9, 2015, from...
Steven Michael Heinz
Jan 26, 2015
Steve Heinz, 57, died Monday, Jan. 26, 2015 at BMHGT in Columbus, MS. Services will be held Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015 at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home with visitation from 4:006:00 p.m. A memorial service will follow at 6:00 p.m. with longtime friend Randy Rigdon officiating. Steven Michael Heinz was born July 10, 1957 in Vancouver, WA to Leonard and...
Thelma Turnipseed
Jan 25, 2015
Thelma Turnipseed, 95, passed away peacefully Sunday, January 25, 2015 at her home near her daughter in Decatur, Georgia. Thelma was born in McCool, Mississippi, on February 4, 1919, the youngest of seven children of Homer Hunt and Perla Whitmire Hunt. Thelma married Mike Turnipseed, her high school sweetheart at the end of World War II. She happily followed Mike...
James Wallace Garton
Jan 24, 2015
James W. " Jimmy" Garton, age 69, died Saturday January 24, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital -Golden Triangle. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 27, 2015, beginning at 1:00 PM at Annunciation Catholic Church. A Mass of the Resurrection will follow at 3:00 PM at the church with the Rev. Father Robert...
Sandra Kendrick
Jan 20, 2015
SANDRA KENDRICK Sandra Kendrick age 67 died Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham AL. Services will be held Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Roger Lucas officiating, burial will follow at Sulligent City Cemetery Sulligent AL. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the...
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