Earl Ray Eads, 68 of Columbus, MS passed away Monday, February 16, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle, Columbus, MS. A Memorial Service will be Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 12:00 PM at Eastview Church , Columbus, MS with Bro. Junior Eads officiating. Lowndes Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Eads was born April 7, 1946 to the late James Morgan and Helen Iown Honnell Eads in Columbus, MS and lived here his entire life. He was a member of Eastview Church, Columbus, MS. Mr. Eads worked as a heating and cooling installer. In addition to his parents, Mr. Eads was preceded in death by his wife - Sandra Kuhn Eads: brothers - James Woody Eads and Roy Cleve Eads; sisters - Ethelene Pace and Beatrice Akins. Mr. Eads is survived by his sons - Mark Shawn (Stacy) Eads, Ethelsville, AL and Kevin Bryan Eads, Columbus, MS; grandchild - Tinsley Eads; brothers - Hebert (Faye) Eads and James Melvin (Joyce) Eads; and sisters - Irene (James Earl) Hankins and Lavel (Buck) Bennett. Memorials may be made to Earl Eads Memorial Fund, c/0 Lowndes Funeral Home, 1131 N. Lehmberg Rd., Columbus, MS 39702.