Obituary Listing

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,  ...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Feb 17, 2020

Mary  "Mimi" Short Taylor, 68, of Columbus, MS passed away Monday, February 17, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT.

A memorial service will be held at a later date in Sullivan, IN.

Mrs. Taylor was born on August 3, 1951, to the late Frances Rita Kearney Short and Lt. Col. James Franklin Short in Sullivan, IN. ...

Feb 15, 2020

Ruth Clark Nichols, 98, of Columbus, MS, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2020, at her residence.

Visitation will be Monday, February 17, 2020, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. A funeral service will follow at 11:00 AM in the Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jim Ray officiating. Interment will be...

Feb 15, 2020

Virginia Dowdy,91, of Columbus, MS passed away February 15, 2020, while sleeping peacefully at the home of her sweet caregiver and dear friend, Brenda Bozeman.

A celebration of life will be on Saturday, February 22, 2020, at 2:00 PM at Fellowship Baptist Church, Eupora, MS, with Rick Young officiating and Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS directing.  A...

Feb 14, 2020

Dr. Gary Farley, the former Director of Missions for the Pickens Baptist Association, died in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on February 14, 2020, due to complications following a series of strokes.

A Memorial service will be held at a later date.

Dr. Farley was a specialist in the sociology of rural and small churches, and wrote hundreds...

Feb 12, 2020

Ashton Bryant Hammett had his final #1 Victory Royale as he moved on from his life's journey and met with our Lord on February 12, 2020. He was a lifelong resident of Belle Chasse, La. until 2017 when his family moved to Columbus, Ms.

He was a brave warrior who fought Transitional Hepatoblastoma, a rare liver cancer,...

Feb 6, 2020

Charlotte Ann Howard, 74, of Columbus, MS passed away Thursday, February 6, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT.

A graveside service will be Sunday, February 9, 2020, at 1:00 PM at Memorial Gardens with Mr. Bill Cade officiating and Lowndes Funeral home directing.

Mrs. Howard was born January 5, 1946, in West Point,...

Feb 5, 2020

Anne Sue Weeks West, 90, of Columbus, MS passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT.

Visitation will be Saturday, February 8, 2020, from 10:00 -11:00 AM at Wesley United Methodist Church, Columbus, MS. A funeral service is to follow at 11:00 AM with Rev. Sarah Windham officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Gardens with...

Feb 1, 2020

Wesley Ponds, Sr., 78 of Ethelsville, AL passed away, Saturday, February 1, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Golden Triangle, Columbus, MS.

A memorial service will be Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at 10:00 AM in the Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Melvin Mordecai officiating.

Mr. Ponds was born on February 11, 1941, in Columbus,...