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Walter "Bob" Bjorklund, Jr.

Walter "Bob" Bjorklund, Jr.

Mar 23, 2020

Walter "Bob" Robert Bjorklund, Jr., 78, of Columbus, MS passed away Monday, March 23, 2020, at Garden Hill Assisted Living, Columbus, MS.

A private family funeral service will be Thursday, March 26, 2020 at 11:00 AM in the Lowndes Funeral Home chapel with Father Jeffrey Waldrep officiating.  Interment will be at Memorial Gardens, Columbus, MS at a...

Annie Ruth Ponds

Annie Ruth Ponds

Mar 21, 2020

Annie Ruth Pridmore Ponds, 93, of Columbus, MS passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020 at Trinity Healthcare in Columbus, MS.

A family only graveside will be held Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 2:00 PM in Beersheba Cemetery, Columbus, MS with Rev. Tim Lee officiating and Lowndes Funeral Home directing.

Mrs. Ponds was born February 3,...

Donald William Kirby

Donald William Kirby

Mar 19, 2020

Donald William Kirby, 84 of Caledonia, MS passed away Thursday, March 19, 2020 at Windsor Place, Columbus, MS.

A Memorial Service will be Friday, June 19, 2020 at 3:00 P.M. at Vibrant Church.

Mr. Kirby was born February 25, 1936 to the late Raymond and Kathleen Beal Kirby in Cumberland, MO.  He retired from Kelly...

Frank Jenkins

Frank Jenkins

Mar 19, 2020

Frank Maurice Jenkins, Sr., 81, of Columbus, MS passed away Thursday, March 19, 2020, at his residence.

A family only Funeral service will be Monday, March 23, 2020 at 11:00 in the Lowndes Funeral Home chapel with Bro. Melvin Mordecai officiating. Friends may watch service online at www.lowndesfuneralhome.net .

Mr. Jenkins was born June 3,...

Julian Thomas "J.T." Coyle

Julian Thomas "J.T." Coyle

Mar 17, 2020

Julian Thomas "J.T." Coyle, 76 passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at his residence.

A memorial service will be for family only on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 1:00 PM in the Lowndes Funeral Home chapel with Bro. Mel Howton officiating.  Friends may view the service online at www.lowndesfuneralhome.net .  Lowndes Funeral Home directing.

Mr....

Norman Maleta

Norman Maleta

Mar 15, 2020

Norman Thomas Maleta, 80 of Columbus, MS passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020, at his residence.

Services are pending and will be announced by Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS.

Mr. Maleta was born on August 20, 1939, in Hackensack, NJ to the late Thomas and Lucille Paolino Maleta. He was a veteran of the United...

Bobby Eugene Nickoles

Bobby Eugene Nickoles

Mar 12, 2020

Bobby Eugene Nickoles, 69, of Columbus, MS passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT.

Visitation will be Tuesday, March 17, 2020, from 6:00-8:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home. A funeral service will be Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at 2:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jack Taylor officiating. Interment will be in...

Michael Reynolds Law, Sr.

Michael Reynolds Law, Sr.

Mar 11, 2020

Michael Reynolds Law, Sr., 71, of Columbus, MS passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at his residence.

Visitation will be Saturday, March 14, 2020, from 10:00 AM -12:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home. A memorial service will follow in the chapel at 12:00 PM with Matt Law officiating.

Mr. Law was born July 24, 1948,...

Carolyn Forrester

Carolyn Forrester

Mar 11, 2020

Carolyn Fay Forrester, 68, of Columbus, MS passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at Windsor.

Visitation will be Saturday, March 14, 2020, from 1:00-2:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home. A funeral service will follow at 2:00 PM in the Chapel with Bro. Kenny Gardner officiating. Interment will be in Furnace Hill Cemetery with Lowndes Funeral Home directing....

Lewis Coleman Robertson

Lewis Coleman Robertson

Mar 10, 2020

Lewis Coleman Robertson, 88, of Indianola, Ms and formerly of Columbus, Ms, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at his home.

Visitation will be held Friday, March 13, 2020 from 10:00 - 11:00 AM at Lowndes Funeral Home. A funeral service will follow at 11:00 AM in the chapel with Rev. Al Hamm officiating, Interment will...

Ernestine Cockrell

Ernestine Cockrell

Mar 9, 2020

Ernestine Cockrell, 93, of Columbus, MS passed away Monday, March 9th, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Golden Triangle Hospital.

Visitation will be 9:30-11:00 AM on Thursday, March 12 th at Lowndes Funeral Home followed by a funeral service 11:00 AM in the Chapel with Bro. Steve Brown officiating and Mr. Jimmy Newell assisting. Interment will be Memorial Gardens...

Cherri Denise Shaw

Cherri Denise Shaw

Mar 8, 2020

Cherri Denise Shaw, 58, of Columbus, MS passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020, at Windsor Place.

Visitation will be Thursday, March 12, 2020, from 1:00-2:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home. A funeral service will follow at 2:00 PM in the chapel with Bro. Melvin Mordecai officiating and Elder Harold Weeks, Sr. assisting. Interment will be in Pleasant...

Dr. John Wierengo

Dr. John Wierengo

Mar 7, 2020

Cyril John Wierengo, Jr. of Columbus, Mississippi, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away Saturday, March 7 th , on his 80 th birthday.

Visitation will be Monday, March 09, 2020, from 6:00-8:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 10, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Fairview Baptist Church, with Bro. Tommy Gillon...

Jo Nell Alford

Jo Nell Alford

Mar 7, 2020

Jo Nell Alford, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020, at D.C.H., Tuscaloosa, AL.

A memorial service will be Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 3:00 PM at Covenant Presbyterian Church, Columbus, MS.

Mrs. Alford was born February 23, 1928, to the late Murray Valcus and Lilly Goolsby White in Winfield, AL. She married Jack D. Alford,  ...

Patricia Schmitt

Patricia Schmitt

Mar 5, 2020

Patricia Lynne Schmitt, 61, of Columbus, MS passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020, at her residence.

Visitation will be Wednesday, March 11, 2020 from 2:00-3:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. A funeral service will follow at 3:00 PM in the Chapel with Bro. Steve Brown officiating. Interment will be in Vaughn Cemetery, Caledonia, MS with...

Melonie Lynn Underwood

Melonie Lynn Underwood

Feb 25, 2020

Melonie Lynn Underwood, 50, of Columbus, MS passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT.

Visitation will be Wednesday, March 4, 2020, from 6:00-8:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. A funeral service will be Thursday, March 5, 2020, at Life Church at 3:00 PM with Josiah Andrews officiating. Interment will be in Rowan...

Kenneth Wayne Jones

Kenneth Wayne Jones

Feb 24, 2020

Kenneth Wayne Jones, 73, of Columbus, MS passed away Monday, February 24, 2020, at North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice-Tupelo.

Visitation will be Thursday, February 27, 2020 from 1:00-2:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home. A funeral service will follow at 2:00 PM in the chapel with Bro. Jimmy Ray officiating. Interment will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Columbus,...

Margaret Perry

Margaret Perry

Feb 23, 2020

Margaret Summerville Perry, 87, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2020, at Promise Rehabilitation Hospital in Wichita Falls, TX.

Visitation will be Friday, March 6, 2020, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. A funeral service will be Saturday, March 7, 2020, at 11:00 AM at Brick M.B. Church, Columbus, MS with...

Michael Sessum

Michael Sessum

Feb 19, 2020

Michael Earnest Sessum, 60, of Columbus, MS passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at his residence.

A service will be held at a later date.

Mr. Sessum was born on July 3, 1959, in Williamsburg, VA to the late William E. and Bonnie Shoemake Sessum. He enjoyed fishing, Nascar, and loved to piddle in his...

Patricia Hankins Holliman

Patricia Hankins Holliman

Feb 17, 2020

Patricia Hankins Holliman, 84, of Caledonia, MS passed away Monday, February 17, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT. A visitation will be Friday, February 21, 2020, from 11:00 AM-1:00 PM at New Salem Baptist Church. Funeral service will follow at 1:00 PM with Bro. Mel Howton officiating.

Mrs. Holliman was born on October 20, 1935, in Caledonia, MS...

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