Mavery Elam
Jul 7, 2018
Mavery Elam, age 94, of Columbus, MS passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018, at her residence in Nashville, TN.
A graveside service will be held on Thursday, July 12, 2018, at 10:00 AM at Springhill Cemetery, Millport, AL with Lowndes Funeral Home directing.
Mrs. Elam was born on June 5, 1924, in Millport, AL, to...
Violet Jenese Richardson
Jul 7, 2018
Violet Jenese Richardson, 78 of Columbus, MS passed away July 7, 2018 at her residence surrounded by family at 2:15 PM. She was born on June 9, 1940 to the late Charlie and Ozema (Hughes) Robison in Sulligent, AL.
Visitation will be Tuesday, July 10, 2018 from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus,...
Lyonel Ray Gilmore
Jul 5, 2018
Lyonel Ray Gilmore, age 71, of Columbus, MS passed away Thursday, July 5, 2018, at his residence.
A private family service will be held at a later date.
Mr. Gilmore was born on March 24, 1947, in Lowndes County, MS to the late Elmon Leo and Jewel Erlene Stanford Gilmore. He loved to go fishing....
Virgil J. Byrd
Jul 5, 2018
Virgil J. Byrd, age 92, of Columbus, MS passed away Thursday, July 5, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, Columbus, MS. No services are scheduled at this time. Mr. Byrd was born May 3, 1926 in Munford, AL. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and a retired telephone technician with Nokia. Mr. Byrd is survived by his...
Gary Richards Hurt
Jul 5, 2018
Gary Richards Hurt, age 67, of Columbus, MS, passed away Thursday, July 5, 2018, at his residence from a heart attack resulting from diabetes.
Gary was born in Noxubee County on June 7, 1951, to the late Travis Alonzo Hurt and Jeanette Richards (Hurt) Burnley. He graduated from Noxubee County High School in 1971 and answered the...
James David Gray
Jul 4, 2018
James David Gray, age 66, of Columbus, MS passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, Columbus, MS.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 7, 2018, from 10:00 – 11:00 AM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. A funeral service will follow on Saturday, July 7, 2018, at 11:00 AM in the Lowndes...
Raymond Langford
Jul 2, 2018
Raymond Langford, age 62, of Columbus, MS passed away Monday, July 2, 2018, at his residence.
A visitation will be held on Friday, July 6, 2018, from 2:00 – 3:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. A funeral service will follow on Friday, July 6, 2018, at 3:00 PM in the Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel, with...
Bettie Elaine Strickland
Jun 28, 2018
Bettie Elaine Strickland, age 87, of Columbus, MS passed away Thursday, June 28, 2018, at Baptist Health System, Jackson, MS.
A visitation will be held on Saturday, June 30, 2018, from 1:00 – 3:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. A funeral service will follow on Saturday, June 30, 2018, at 3:00 PM in the Lowndes...
Jack Wayne Avant
Jun 28, 2018
Jack Wayne Avant was born on August, 1, 1938 in Whiteville, N.C. to the late Rufus and Mary Alma Martin Avant. He passed away at his home on Thursday, June 28, 2018.
He enlisted in the United States Air Force on December 9, 1957 and proudly served his country retiring after twenty years of faithful service. His...
Edith Catherine Starks
Jun 26, 2018
Edith Catherine Starks, age 75, of Hamilton, MS passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at her residence.
No services will be held.
Mrs. Starks was born on April 29, 1943, in Mississippi to the late Louis and Catherine Allen Huffman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband- Will Starks....
Annie Overton
Jun 26, 2018
Annie S. "Mommie Ann" Overton went to be with her Lord and and Savior on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at Grayson Place.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 1, 2018, from 12:00 – 1:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. A funeral service will follow on Sunday, July 1, 2018, at 1:00 PM in the...
James Howard Westberry
Jun 26, 2018
James Howard Westberry, age 86, of Columbus, MS passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at his residence.
A visitation will be held on Friday, June 29, 2018, from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. A second visitation will be held on Sunday, July 1, 2018, from 1:00 – 2:00 PM at Rinehart and...
Joan Irene Chandler
Jun 25, 2018
Joan Irene McHann Chandler, age 83, of Columbus, MS, passed away Monday, June 25, 2018, at her residence. A visitation will be held on Saturday, June 30, 2018, from 1:00 – 2:00 PM at Bethel Baptist Church, Columbus, MS. A memorial service will follow on Saturday, June 30, 2018, at 2:00 PM at Bethel Baptist Church, Columbus, MS with Bro....
Richard Steve Wilkes
Jun 21, 2018
Richard Steve Wilkes, age 62, of Columbus, MS passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018, at his residence.
No services have been set at this time.
Mr. Wilkes was born on December 12, 1955, in Rockhill, South Carolina to the late Richard and Jean Dove Wilkes. He worked as a machinist for Gulf States installing steel...
Roger Brown
Jun 21, 2018
Charles Roger Brown, 59, of Columbus, MS passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018 at his residence.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
Mr. Brown was born August 23, 1958 in Aberdeen, MS to Lalia Lavelle Walker Scott. He worked for many years as a supervisor in the oil industry and...
Robert Charles "Mac" Mccollum
Jun 21, 2018
Robert Charles "Mac" McCollum, age 89, of Columbus, MS passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, Columbus, MS.
A memorial service will be held on Sunday, July 1, 2018, at Wesley United Methodist Church, Columbus, MS at 2:30 PM.
Mr. McCollum was born on February 3, 1929, in Shuqualak, MS to...
Lillian Maxine Stokes
Jun 15, 2018
Lillian Maxine Rea Stokes, 86, of Columbus, MS passed away Friday, June 15, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital- GT in Columbus, MS.
Visitation will be Sunday, June 17, 2018, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. A funeral service will be held Monday, June 18, 2018 at 11:00 AM in the Lowndes...
Billy Joe Varner
Jun 13, 2018
Billy Joe Varner, age 66, of Columbus, MS passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, Columbus, MS.
A private family service will be held at a later date.
Mr. Varner was born on January 15, 1952, in Columbus, MS to Upton O'Neal and Mary Lorene McNeel Varner. He worked at Tech...
Darlene Bohar
Jun 8, 2018
Darlene Sullivan Bohar, 60, of Caledonia, MS passed away Friday, June 8, 2018 at Vineyard Court Nursing Home in Columbus, MS.
The family will hold a private memorial at a later date. Lowndes Funeral Home and Crematory, Columbus, MS is entrusted with the arrangements.
Mrs. Bohar was born February 18, 1958 in Tuscaloosa, AL to...
Mary Catherine Atkins
Jun 4, 2018
Mary Catherine Atkins, age 84, of Columbus, MS passed away Monday, June 4, 2018, at her residence.
A graveside service will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2018, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gardens, Columbus, MS in memory of Mary Catherine and John Wayne Atkins. Father Jeffrey Waldrip will be officiating and Lowndes Funeral Home is in...
