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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.
Ethan Young
NOXUBEE COUNTY — Ethan Gemar Young, 18, died Feb 13, 2026 Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter’s Funeral Services of Macon... more
Marc Cates
CALEDONIA — Marc Lawrence Cates, 73, died Feb 3, 2026, at his residence Funeral services will be held at a later date Lowndes Funeral Home of Columbus... more
Jewel Otts
SULLIGENT, Ala — Jewel B Otts, 84, died Feb 10, 2026, at her residence Funeral services were at 2 pm Friday, at Otts Funeral Home Burial followed at... more
Ruth Berry
Ruth Taylor Berry, 72, went to Heaven on the morning of Tuesday, February 10, 2026 She was a cherished wife, devoted mother, beloved friend, and... more
Barbara Ann Drees
Barbara Ann Drees, age 71, passed away peacefully at the Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, FL, on January 12, 2026, with her son and daughter at her... more
Sue Altman
Sue Cobb Altman, age 88, rollated into heaven on February 11th with her usual speed – the same speed she drove her 1972 Dodge Dart down Hwy 90 to... more
Johnny Lang
COLUMBUS — Johnny “Pimp” Lang, 66, died Feb 4, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Funeral services will be at 12 pm Saturday, at... more
Earl Sudduth
STARKVILLE — Earl Lee Sudduth, 45, died Jan 30, 2026, in Starkville Funeral services will be at 11 am Saturday at New Prairie Grove MB Church Burial will... more
Lekayla Calmes
STARKVILLE — Lekayla Hatisha Calmes, 34, died Fe 3, 2026 Funeral services will be at 2 p,m, Sunday, at Bethel MB Church Burial will follow at Chapel Hill... more
Rosie Malone
CRAWFORD — Rosie Bell Malone, 95, died Jan 27, 2026, in Crawford Funeral services will be at 2 pm Saturday at Pleasant Grove MB Church Burial will follow... more
Jessie Bradford Jr.
MACON — Jessie Bradford Jr, 23, died Jan 16, 2026, at Noxubee General Hospital Funeral services will be at 11 am Saturday, at Emmanuel Baptist Church,... more
Helen Barham
FAYETTE, Ala — Helen Ruth Barham, 86, died Feb 9, 2026, at her residence Funeral services were at 2 pm Thursday, at Otts Funeral Home Chapel, with Randy... more
Inez Summerville
COLUMBUS — Inez Summerville, 79, died Feb 2, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Funeral services will be at 2:30 pm Saturday, at the Word... more
Nicole Cungious
COLUMBUS — Nicole Renee “Nikki” Lavender Cungious, 52, died Jan 29, 2026, at St Dominic Hospital in Jackson Funeral services will be at 2 pm Saturday... more
Barbara Malone
COLUMBUS — Barbara Jean Strong Malone, 79, died Feb 2, 2026, at her residence Funeral services will be at 11 am Saturday at Carter’s Funeral Services... more
Larry Shirley
STEENS — Larry Shirley Sr, 70, died Feb 1, 2026, in Eupora Funeral services will be at 11 am Saturday, at 15th Street Church of God in Christ in Columbus,... more
Mereno Hubbard Jr.
LOWNDES COUNTY — Mereno Van Hubbard Jr, 38, died Jan25, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Funeral services will be at 2 pm Sunday, at St... more
Emitra Humphries
COLUMBUS — Emitra Ann “MeJan” Humphreis, 50, died Feb 2, 2026, at her residence Funeral services will be at 1 pm Sunday, at Anderson Grove MB Church,... more
Christopher White
SULLIGENT, Ala — Christopher Paul “Chris” White, 58, died Feb 6, 2026, at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory Funeral services will be... more
Jean DuBose
VERNON, Ala — Jean Elizabeth DuBose, 94, died Feb 9, 2026 Funeral services will be at 3 pm Friday, at First Free Will Baptist Church, with Joe Beckon... more