Obituary Listing

Dec 6, 2016

Mary Frances Fondren, 76, of Caledonia, MS, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at Sanctuary Hospice House, Tupelo, MS.

Visitation will be from Friday, December 9, 2016, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. Funeral Services will be Saturday, December 10, 2016, at 2:00 PM in the Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel with...

Dec 1, 2016

Russell Jordan, 54, of Greenwood Springs, MS passed away Thursday, December 2, 2016, at his residence. Mr. Jordan was born January 7, 1962, to Dixie White Nichols and the late James Sylvester Jordan in Columbus, MS. He has lived in the area for his entire life and was formerly a mechanic and technician for Bates Tire Center and 3...

Nov 28, 2016

Neil Llewellyn Cole, 68, passed away Monday, November 28, 2016 at Covenant Place in Sumter, SC.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Lowndes Funeral Home and Crematory, Columbus, MS. Inurnment will be at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.

Mr. Cole was born March 22, 1948 to the late Kenneth...

Nov 27, 2016

Lt. Colonel (retired) Lowell D Scales passed from this life that he loved into eternal life of which he could only imagine, on Sunday, November 27th, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital- GT in Columbus, Mississippi.

Visitation will be held at Shaeffer's Chapel United Methodist Church, Friday, December 2, 2016, from 10AM to 11AM, with the...

Nov 24, 2016

William Dewitt Reed, 59, of Caledonia, MS passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital- GT. A Memorial Service will be held Sunday, November 27, 2016 at 2PM in the Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Reed was born December 20, 1956 in Clay Center, KS to the late H.A. and Louise Dahse Reed. He was of the Lutheran...

Nov 24, 2016

Jody "Joe" Dewayne Otts, 47, of Columbus, MS passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016, at his residence.

A Visitation will be held Thursday, December 1, 2016, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS.

Mr. Otts was born January 6, 1969, to Robert Otts and the late Jackie Kidd Otts in...

Nov 24, 2016

Gaye Nell Harris Froshour, 80, of Columbus, MS passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – GT. Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS is entrusted with arrangements. Mrs. Froshour was born March 26, 1936 in Texas to the late Carl Edwards and Floy Wright Harris. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Froshour is preceded...

Nov 23, 2016

Mary Frances Rouse, 69, of Columbus, MS passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at her residence.

Mrs. Rouse was born March 31, 1947, to the late Willie D. and Katie Estelle Elms Thompson in Columbus, MS. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband-Norman E. Rouse.

Mrs. Rouse is survived...

Nov 21, 2016

Bobby Gene Yearby, 64, of Columbus, MS passed away Monday, November 21, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT, Columbus, MS.

Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Yearby was born January 29, 1952, to the late Arne Deal and Joane Nell Knight Yearby in California. He was a mechanic by trade. In...

Nov 18, 2016

Deborah Joan Steelmon Wheeler, 61, of Millport, Al passed away Friday, November 18, 2016, at her residence.

Lowndes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Wheeler was born September 9, 1955, to the late Herbert Glenn and Ruby Wiggs Steelmon in Vardaman, MS.  She loved fishing, working hard, and flowers. In addition to her...

Nov 15, 2016

Frances Virginia Brown, 73, of Columbus, MS passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at her residence.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2016, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. A Graveside Service will follow at 3:00 PM at Furnace Hill Cemetery, Vernon, AL with Lowndes Funeral Home directing.

Nov 13, 2016

Judith Elaine Whitcomb, 78, of Caledonia, MS passed away Sunday, November 13, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT, Columbus, MS.

A Visitation will be held Wednesday, November 16, 2016, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. Funeral Services will follow at 12:00 PM with Brother Melvin Howton officiating in the Lowndes Funeral Home...

Nov 11, 2016

Nell D. Brown, 87, passed away peacefully Thursday, November 10, 2106, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT, Columbus, MS.

A Memorial  Service was held Saturday, November 12, 2016,  at 10:00 AM at Life Church, Columbus, MS.  Lowndes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by her parents-the late Arthur L. and Ida Bell...

Nov 6, 2016

Rev. William Leon "Bill" Benson, 69, died, November 6, 2016, at his home. A Visitation will be Wednesday, November 9, 2016, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. A Funeral Service will follow at 1:00 PM in the Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Byron Benson officiating. Interment will be in Vaughn Cemetery, Steens, MS...

Nov 3, 2016

Tina Ruth Clark, 54, of Caledonia, MS passed away Thursday, November 3, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS.

Visitation will be Saturday, November 12, 2016, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. A Memorial Service will follow at 12:00 PM in the Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel.

Ms. Clark...

Nov 2, 2016

Robert Lawrence Daniel, 83, of Columbus, MS passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT, Columbus, MS.

Visitation will be Saturday, November 5, 2016, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. A Funeral Service will follow at 3:00 PM in the Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. James Black officiating....

Oct 31, 2016

Regina Anne Fleming Neyman, 69, of Columbus, MS passed away Monday, October 31, 2016, at her residence.

A private family memorial service will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Neyman was born September 17, 1947, to the late Joel Robert and Jimmie Sue Hankins Fleming in Jackson, TN. She moved to the area from...

Oct 31, 2016

Shirley Mae Grantham, 80, passed away on Monday, October 31, 2016, at Windsor nursing home, Columbus, MS.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, November 2, 2016 from 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. A Funeral Service will follow at 10:00 AM in the Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Mel Howton officiating. Interment...

Oct 30, 2016

James Hutcherson, Sr., 83, of Columbus, MS passed away Sunday, October 30, 2016, at St. Francis Hospital, Memphis, TN.

Visitation will be Thursday, November 3, 2016, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. Funeral Services will follow at 1:00 PM in the Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. David Skinner officiating and...

Oct 30, 2016

William "Bill" David Pelphrey, 68, of Caledonia, MS passed away Sunday, October 30, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT, Columbus, MS.

Visitation will be Wednesday, November 2, 2016, from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Kolola Springs Baptist Church, Caledonia, MS. A Funeral Service will follow at Kolola Springs Baptist Church at 2:00 PM with Bro. Don Harding...