Mrs. Carolyn Ann Newell, 76, of Columbus, MS passed away Monday, May 2, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Golden Triangle.

Visitation will be on May 5, 2022, at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus MS from 9:00 – 11:00 AM.  Funeral services will follow in Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Melvin Mordecai officiating.  Interment will be at Oak Forest Cemetery, Pontotoc, MS with Lowndes Funeral Home directing.

Mrs. Newell was born October 27, 1945, in Marks, MS, to the late Dock Pettit and Mary Ruth Tutor.  She was a member of Union Chapel Baptist Church.  Mrs. Newell loved bowling and attending church services.  She enjoyed collecting Santa Clause figurines and helping with Vacation Bible school.  She was also associated with the Student Alumni Ambassadors and Jesters Social Club at MUW.  Mrs. Newell's family would like to express their appreciation to Baptist Hospice for their loving care.  In addition to her parents, Mrs. Newell is preceded in death by her husband, Keith Newell.

Mrs. Newell is survived by her sons – Cris Newell and Shannon (Katherine) Newell; grandchildren – Mary Sam Luker and Lily Newell, and her brother Gary (Donna) Pettit.

Pallbearers will be Ron Johnson, Santa Rosa Beach, FL -  Jeff Cunningham, Columbus, MS - John Potter, Columbus, MS - Cole Childers, Peachtree City, GA - Ed Hopper, Columbus, MS - Jeff Holloway, Pontotoc,  MS

Memorials may be made to the Alzheimers Association, 855 S. Pear Orchard Rd, Ridgeland, MS 39157