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OBITUARIES PUBLISHED 9/26/2016
Clary Hairston
COLUMBUS — Clary Follins-Hairston died Sept. 19, 2016. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Lee-Sykes Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be from noon-5 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Mrs. Hairston was born Jan. 21,... read more
Joyce Simpson
COLUMBUS — Joyce Simpson, 79, died Sept. 25, 2016, at College View Personal Care Home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Funeral Home. read more
Janette Downs
ABERDEEN — Janette Rackley Downs, 84, died Sept. 24, 2016, at her residence. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Friendship Baptist Church with Todd Bowen officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens.... read more
Bobby Sanders
GORDO, Ala. — Bobby Joe Sanders, 75, died Sept. 24, 2016, at Arbor Woods Health & Rehab. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel with Kerry Shipp officiating. Burial will follow... read more
Lawrence Scott
KOSCIUSKO — Lawrence Scott died Monday Sept. 26, 2016, at the VA Nursing Home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. read more
LOCAL OBITUARIES
Hank Anderson
Published: 9/24/2016
STARKVILLE — Rev. Hank Edward Anderson, 62, died Sept. 22, 2016, in Oktibbeha County. Services will be at 11 a.m. on Monday at Starkville Church of God with Rev. Don Hooper... read more
Zach Swedenburg
Published: 9/24/2016
Winford Zachary Swedenburg, age 15, died September 13, 2016 in Bradenton, FL. He was born February 17, 2001 in Columbus, MS. Visitation will be Thursday, September 29, 2016 from 5:30... read more
Bessie Rice
Published: 9/24/2016
ALICEVILLE — Bessie Lee Rice, 74, died Sept. 22, 2016, at Pickens County Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday at Nibethany C.P. Church with Rev. Anthony Barnes... read more
Mildred Forbey
Published: 9/24/2016
COLUMBUS — Mildred Lindsay Forbey, 82, died Sept. 23, 2016, at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo. Services will be at 11 a.m. on Monday at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John... read more
Lizzie Clemons
Published: 9/23/2016
COLUMBUS —Lizzie Mae Williams Clemons, 67, died Sept. 15, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Southside MB Church with Rayfield Evins officiating. Burial... read more
Erastus Thomas
Published: 9/23/2016
COLUMBUS — Erastus Abraham Thomas, 35, died Sept. 14, 2016. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Anderson Grove MB Church in Caledonia with David Williams officiating. Burial will follow... read more
Virlee Taylor
Published: 9/23/2016
COLUMBUS —Virlee Taylor, 82, died Sept. 16, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Services will at 1 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Mt. Carmel Church with Lizzie Harris officiating. Burial will follow... read more
Bobby Weeks
Published: 9/23/2016
COLUMBUS — Bobby Joe Weeks, 75, died Sept. 19, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at New Covenant Baptist Church with Ed Nix... read more
George Hickman
Published: 9/23/2016
COLUMBUS — George Hickman, 71, died Sept. 18, 2016, at his residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Fourth Street MB Church with the Rev. Jimmy Rice officiating. Burial... read more
Mary Ponds
Published: 9/23/2016
COLUMBUS — Mary Ann Ponds, 73, died Sept. 19, 2016, at her residence. Memorial services will at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lowndes Funeral Home with Kenny Gardner officiating. Mrs. Ponds... read more
Kayla Carter
Published: 9/23/2016
COLUMBUS — Kayla Nicole Carter, 25, died Sept. 21, 2016, at her residence. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. at Vaughn Cemetery in Steens with Grant Mitchell officiating. Lowndes Funeral... read more
Donald Babb
Published: 9/23/2016
GORDO, Ala. — Donald Denny Babb, 79, died Sept. 19, 2016, at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Gordo First United Methodist Church with Dan... read more
NEW YORK TIMES OBITUARIES
Agnes Nixon, Who Injected Social Ills Into Soap Operas, Dies at 93
Her “All My Children” and “One Life to Live” tackled drug addiction, abortion, child abuse and AIDS along with the usual soap tales of infidelity.
Ronald P. Stanton, Trammo Founder Who Shared His Fortune, Dies at 88
Mr. Stanton, who escaped from Nazi Germany with his mother when he was 9, made his money in petrochemicals and gave more than $300 million of it away.
Shimon Peres of Israel Dies at 93; Built Up Defense and Sought Peace
Mr. Peres helped build up his country’s military might, then worked as hard to establish peace with Israel’s Arab neighbors.
Herschell Gordon Lewis, a Pioneer of Gore Cinema, Dies at 90
Mr. Lewis set the bar for low-budget horror in movies like “Blood Feast” that went on to inspire filmmakers like Wes Craven and Quentin Tarantino.
Charles L. Schultze, 91, Dies; Advised Presidents on Economic Policy
Mr. Schultze spent most of his career working on national economic and fiscal policy, as a government economic adviser, university professor and research fellow.
Peter L. Gerety, Oldest Archbishop Who Preached Social Justice, Dies at 104
Archbishop Gerety, who led the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, preached for social justice and sought to give voice to women, the laity and lapsed churchgoers.
Joe Browder, a Guardian of the Florida Everglades, Dies at 78
Mr. Browder put together an eclectic bloc that prevented the construction of a jetport near Everglades National Park that would have been the world’s largest.
Max Mannheimer, a Keeper of Holocaust Memory, Dies at 96
Mr. Mannheimer visited hundreds of schools and other institutions, advocating democracy and helping ensure that Germany’s World War II horrors were never repeated.
Jean Shepard, a Female Country Voice With Muscle and Ambition, Dies at 82
Ms. Shepard, also an expert yodeler, joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1955, the third woman to do so.
The golfer Arnold Palmer was one of the most celebrated and charismatic athletes of the 20th century.
Arnold Palmer, the Magnetic Face of Golf in the ’60s, Dies at 87
Palmer, who won seven major titles, captivated fans with his ferocious swing and fearless attitude, helping to inspire an American golf boom.
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