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Mr. Buddy: The empty chair at Pheba’s Diner: Remembering the town’s ‘true historian’
Whenever you walked through the wooden front door to Pheba’s Diner off Highway 50, there was always one thing that remained constant.
Tabatha Coleman
CRAWFORD — Tabitha Denise Coleman, 55, died June 26, 2026, in Columbus Funeral services will be 2 pm Sunday, at Brown Ridge MB Church Burial will follow... more
David Perkins
VERNON, Ala — David Lynn Perkins, 69, died June 29, 2026, at Fayette Medical Center-DCH Funeral services will be 2 pm Thursday, at Chandler Funeral... more
Dameon Robinson
MABEN — Dameon Jamal Robinson, 38, died June 22, 2026, in Ackerman Funeral services will be at 11 am Friday, at West Memorial Funeral Home Burial will... more
Theodis Weaver
STARKVILLE — Theodis “Pepper” Weaver, 62, died June 26, 2026, in Columbus Funeral services will be at 2 pm Friday, at Mt Peiler MB Church Burial... more
LaNelle McMillen
LaNelle Garner McMillen of Columbus, MS, passed away on June 21, 2026, in Brevard, NC, after a sudden illness LaNelle was born on January 9, 1937, in Buena... more
Annie Thomas
STEENS — Annie Thomas, 77, died June 21, 2026, at West Point Community Living Center Funeral services will be 11 am Friday, at Glenn Chapel CME Church... more
Bettye Simmons
COLUMBUS — Bettye Jean Gray Simmons, 80, died June 26, 2026 Funeral services will be 11 am Friday, at Carter’s Funeral Services with Antwion Collins... more
James “Pug” Forrester
James “Pug” Edward Forrester, 78, of Columbus, MS, passed away Monday, June 29, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT in Columbus, MS Visitation will be... more
James Allen
James Oliver Allen, 87, of Columbus, MS, died on June 29th, 2026, at his home Services will be held on Thursday, July 2nd, 2026, at First Methodist Church of... more
Shirley Fields
MILLPORT, Ala — Shirley Ardean Watkins Fields, 89, died June 27, 2026 Funeral services will be at 2 pm Wednesday, at Dowdle Funeral Home, with Danny... more
Johnnie Newman
Johnnie Mae Newman, 81, of Columbus, MS, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2026, at Aurora Health and Rehabilitation Center in Columbus, MS Visitation will be... more
Willie Kelley Jr.
WEST POINT — Willie James Kelley Jr, 69, died June 24, 2026, at his residence Funeral services will be at 11 am Wednesday, at Bryan Union Hall with Dan... more
James Allison
James Allison, age 84, of Columbus, Mississippi, passed away on June 28, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 1,... more
Rebecca Sudduth
VERNON, Ala — Rebecca “Becky” Anne Sudduth, 69, died June 25, 2026, in Columbus No services will be held at this time Chandler Funeral Home of Vernon... more
Climmie Lee
CEDAR BLUFF — Climmie Ruth Lee, 80, died June 22, 2026, at her residence Funeral services will be at 2 pm Sunday, at Bryan Union Hall with Elbert Lee... more
Johnny Bufkin
Johnny Ray Bufkin, age 91, of Columbus, MS, passed away peacefully June 24, 2026, at his residence Funeral services will be Monday, June 29, 2026, at 11:00... more
Willie Ferguson
REFORM, Ala — Willie Gene Ferguson, 86, died June 25, 2026, at Hospice of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Funeral services will be 11 am Monday, at... more
Willie Neely
STARVILLE — Willie James Neely, 70, died June 21, 2026, at his residence Visitation will be from 1-3 pm Saturday, at Hairston and Hairston Funeral Home... more
Martha Neyman
Martha J Neyman, 75, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends on Monday, June 22 She was born on April 29, 1951, in Memphis, Tennessee,... more
Patricia Cubon
Patricia Ann Cubon, 86, passed away peacefully at her home on June 23, 2026, in Maben, MS She was born on July 5, 1939, in Peoria, Illinois, to the late... more
