Obituary Listing

Dec 14, 2021

Robert Warren Petersen, 71 of Columbus, MS passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at his residence.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Mr. Petersen was born April 15, 1950 in New Haven, CT to the late Robert Warren and Anneliese Gleim Petersen.  He lived in several states including New Jersey, Florida...

Dec 12, 2021

Becky Rivers, 61 of Caledonia, MS passed away Sunday, December 12, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Golden Triangle, Columbus, MS.

Visitation will be Wednesday, December 15, 2021, from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS.  A memorial service will follow in the chapel with Bro. Tommy Gillon officiating.

Mrs. Rivers...

Dec 12, 2021

Mary Anne Daniel

Mary Anne Daniel, 85 of Columbus, MS passed away Sunday, December 12, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Golden Triangle, Columbus, MS.

Visitation will be Wednesday, December 15, 2021, from 1:00 – 2:00 PM at New Hope United Methodist Church.  A funeral service will follow at 2:00 PM with Rev. Sarah Windham...

Dec 9, 2021

Shelia Jean Head, 63, of Columbus, MS passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021, at her residence.

A memorial service will be Sunday, December 12, 2021at 2:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel, Columbus, MS.

Mrs. Head was born on September 13, 1958, in Macon, MS to Barbara Abrams Edmonson and the late Billy Edmonson. She...

Dec 7, 2021

Bobby Coy Smith, 85, of Houston, MS passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at West Point Community Living Center.

A graveside service will be Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 2:00 PM at North Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Kilmichael, MS with Rev. Joseph Shelton officiating and Lowndes Funeral Home directing.

Mr. Smith was born on April...

Dec 7, 2021

Sarah Claudine Junkin Hickey Lewark, 89 of Columbus, MS passed away Tuesday, December 07, 2021, at her residence.

A visitation will be Friday, December 10, 2021, from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS.  A funeral service will be Saturday, December 11, 2021, at 2:00 PM at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with Dr....

Dec 5, 2021

Lois Inez Williams, 96, of Columbus, MS passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT.

Visitation will be Saturday, December 11, 2021 from 10:00 AM-11:00 AM at Woodland Baptist Church, Columbus, MS. A funeral service will follow at 11:00 AM at Woodland Baptist Church with Bro. Shelby Hazzard officiating. Interment will be in Leake Memorial...

Dec 4, 2021

Ezella Eva Hymel Grissom, 86, of Columbus, MS passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021 at her residence.

Visitation will be Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Canaan Baptist Church, Columbus, MS. A funeral service will follow at 12:00 PM with Bro. Paul Shaw and Bro. David Westmoreland officiating. Interment will be in...

Dec 3, 2021

Larry Wayne Peeks, Jr.  45 of Columbus, MS passed away Friday, December 3, 2021.

A graveside service will be Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Eastview Baptist Church Cemetery, Columbus, MS.

Mr. Peeks was born April 23, 1976 to Wayne and Virginia Peeks in Macon, MS.  He worked in the logging business for...

Dec 2, 2021

Jean Moore, 90, of Columbus, MS passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Columbus, MS.

Visitation will be Saturday, December 4, 2021, from 9:00 AM-11:00 AM at Fairview Baptist Church. A funeral service will follow at 11:00 AM with Bro. Sammy Crawford officiating and Bro. Drew Moore assisting. Interment will be in Memorial Gardens with...

Dec 1, 2021

H L Estes, 83, of Brooksville, MS passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at Garden Hill Assisted Living, Columbus, MS.

Mr. Estes was born on July 27, 1938, in Cullman, AL to the late Vesta Talley Estes and Roscoe Estes. He worked for the Alabama Department of Transportation as a Stock Clerk for many years. Mr. Estes graduated...

Nov 24, 2021

Shirley G. Smith, 83 of Columbus, MS passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Columbus, MS.

Visitation will be Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS.  A funeral service will follow at 2:00 in the Lowndes Funeral Home chapel with Bro. Chris Rutledge officiating.  Interment will be...

Nov 23, 2021

John Thomas Lancaster, 84 of Columbus, MS passed away Tuesday, November 23, ,2021 at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, Jackson, MS.

A visitation will be Friday, November 26, 2021 from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS.  A memorial service will follow at 2:00 PM in the Lowndes Funeral Home chapel.

Mr....

Nov 16, 2021

Betty Jean Ruffin, 84, of Tuscaloosa, AL passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at Forest Manor Health and Rehab.

A graveside service will be Saturday, November 20, 2021, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gardens, Columbus, MS with Bro. Tommy Gillon officiating and Lowndes Funeral Home directing.

Mrs. Ruffin was born on January 29, 1937, in...

Nov 13, 2021

Doris A. Elmore, 82, of Columbus, MS passed away Saturday, November 13, 2021.

Memorial Graveside Service will be held on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at 10:00 AM at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Columbus. Lowndes Funeral Home and Crematory is honored to be entrusted with final arrangements.

Mrs. Elmore was born on May 6, 1939, in...

Nov 12, 2021

Jeffrey Pyle, 45, of Columbus, MS passed away Friday, November 12, 2021 at University Medical Center in Jackson, MS from this life into the next after his valiant struggle with melanoma. Family and friends from all over rallied together to show their love and support before his passing.

Visitation will be Friday, November 19, 2021, from 6:00...

Nov 11, 2021

Danny Sprouse, 74, died November 11, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus, Mississippi.

Visitation will be Sunday, November 14, 2021, from 12:00 PM-2:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, Mississippi. A funeral service will follow in the Chapel at 2:00 PM with Billy Ferguson officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Gardens, Columbus, Mississippi.

Danny was...

Nov 11, 2021

Wife, mother, and retired First Grade Teacher Kaye Love Champion McDonald passed away on November 11, 2021, at the age of 62 after an onerous battle with Kidney Disease and Heart Disease at Baptist Memorial Hospital, in Columbus, M.S.

Kaye Love Champion McDonald was born on October 15, 1959, to doting parents Earnest Clifton (E.C.) Champion and...

Nov 9, 2021

Sandra Lee Martin, 57, of Columbus, MS passed away Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at her residence.

Visitation will be Monday, November 15, 2021, from 1:00 PM-2:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. A funeral service will follow at 2:00 PM in the Chapel with Pastor Robert L. Hamilton, Sr. officiating.

Mrs. Martin was born...

Nov 8, 2021

Billy Ray Lawson, 87, of Columbus, MS passed away Monday, November 8, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT

Visitation will be Friday, November 12, 2021 from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. A funeral service will follow in the Chapel at 12:00 PM with Bro. Dennis Pickens officiating. Interment will be in Living Faith Tabernacle...