Eunice Irene Pounders, 91 of Caledonia, MS passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at her residence. Visitation will be Thursday, May 1, 2014 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. A funeral service will follow at 1:00 pm in the Chapel with Bro. Byron Harris, Bro. Jerry Pounders, Jr. and Bro. Don Hardin officiating. Interment will be at McDuffie Cemetery in Hamilton, AL with Lowndes Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Pounders was born on July 4, 1922 in Fayette, Alabama to the late William Monroe and Jessie Mae Belk Shepherd. She was a member of Zion Assembly Church of God and worked as an Inspector at both Caledonia and Coy Manufacturing for over 37 years. Mrs. Pounders was a good mother and grandmother. She loved flowers, loved to pick butterbeans and loved to go to church. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband-Quinton "QR" Pounders and sons-Norman Doyle "Moochie" Pounders and Roger Lee Pounders. Mrs. Pounders is survived by daughters- Elaine (Dewitt) Ray, Steens, MS, Helen (Jerry) Brackin, Brenda (Bill) Farley, Anna Mae Tofsrud all of Caledonia, MS; sons-Bobby (Cathy) Pounders, Kenneth (Diane) Pounders, Junior (Sue) Pounders, Cecil (Donna) Pounders, Jerry (Judy) Pounders, Warren Pounders all of Caledonia, MS and Harold (Debbie) Pounders, Columbus, MS; 44 grandchildren; 66 great-grandchildren; 9 great-great-grandchildren and a brother-Clay Shepherd. Pallbearers will be Lance Brackin, Johnny Farley, Ashley Pounders, Clavin Ray, Sam Pounders, Brian Pounders, Jacob Pounders, Cody Pounders, Jason Pounders, Josh Pounders, Gunner Wilson and Derrick McBride. Honorary Pallbearers will be Ladies of Walt Willis Plaza, Walt Willis, Doc Perkins, Tommy Clegg, Dr. Woodard, Dr. Stennet, Staff of Camilla Hospice and Staff of Mississippi Home Health. Memorials may be made to Eunice Irene Pounders Memorial Fund, c/o Lowndes Funeral Home, 1131 N. Lehmberg Rd., Columbus, MS 39702.